Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5038094-20140721042428/@comment-25366375-20140904033658

64.33.250.214 wrote:

UMAs were a part of Snake Eater, as was the cardboard box. Since Kojima brought the box back and gave it "added features", I can't see how a UMA would be any more immersion breaking than that (if one considers the box an immersion break). Phantom Pain will allow Support Buddies in the form of animals. What if we got a UMA as one of those Buddies? Afghanistan does have its own version of Bigfoot called "Barmanou" or "Man of the Forest". Imagine finding one and Fultoning it back to Mother Base. I'm glad you agree! I was kind of worried that I was going to get canned for that one.

And you're totally correct, Afghanistan and Africa both have a wide range of UMAs, a simple Wikipedia search can introduce you to many, many different types of them. Now, they wouldn't all have to be as huge as Mokele-mbembe (the dinosaur Chico mentioned in Peace Walker) or anything, just a nice easter egg for finishing the game once, or perhaps completing a certain mission in a certain way. Or maybe there's a Barmanou just roaming around the giant map of Afghanistan and you've got a minute chance of seeing it. I mean, Snake Eater had a tsuchinoko and Peace Walker had a Rathalos (the latter of which is non-canon of course), I'm just saying I think it'd be kind of cool and a good way for Kojima to work in another example of his humour into the dark Phantom Pain.

That said, however, I doubt it very much that we'll see a UMA. But if we do, and size permits, I'm certain we'll be able to Fulton it back to Mother Base. I for one would find that hilarious.

64.33.250.214 wrote:

By the time Kojima decided to remake MG1, if that time ever comes, would Hayter be able to do a convincing impression of a rookie Solid Snake? Solid would be barely over 20 in MG1. Hayter would have to get his voice sounding much younger than his original MG1 performance. I heard the brief snippet of voice work he did in the fanmade trailer, and it wasn't enough to tell whether he could effectively pull off young Solid.

Fans seem super obsessed with brining Hayter back. Why does he need to do Snake again, though? He could just as easily satisfy fans by playing the role of a minor character. Hayter having ANY involvement with another MG game would be enough to bridge the old games with the new. For example, he could voice the character Black Ninja. I suspect the reason David Hayter's voice is the way it is for that trailer is that he was either playing Big Boss (because I don't think there's any guarantee he's actually playing Solid Snake in that trailer) or that he's too accustomed to his 1974 Big Boss/2014 Solid Snake voice(s).

Considering a fan remake of Metal Gear wouldn't have industry professionals working on it, the same could probably be said for the voice direction division. I'm certain Hayter could pull it off.

As to why I personally would love to see Hayter return; he's been the iconic voice of both Snakes for over 10 years, believably portraying both Big Boss and Solid Snake during that time. Aside from anything else, the way Konami handled his replacement was a pretty low blow. Also I'm sort of a voice acting enthusiast, and nothing bothers me more than inconsistent voices, which of course the Metal Gear Solid series is not new to, but it bothers me nonetheless.

I guess my main point here is that I want to see Hayter thrown a bone here, and maybe you're right, a role like Black Ninja may be what he needs. With deeds such as offering half his paycheck to get most of the original cast to return to Twin Snakes, you could tell he really cares about Metal Gear Solid, and he even played the games too. I'd hate to be in his position and it's hard to imagine anyone else as Solid Snake.