Classic Metal Gear Solid gets revived in MGS4

by Andrew Yoon { May 1st 2008 at 4:50PM }

This Metal Gear Solid trailer has some humble beginnings, showing off footage from the classic PS1 title and Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl. But then it does something completely unexpected. We see Young Snake sneaking around in a completely remastered Shadow Moses. Could it be? Is Metal Gear Solid being remade in MGS4? Perhaps not the entire game, but it's likely we'll see a few playable segments from Snake's earlier adventures. This would be an incredible homage to a hero who's time has likely come.

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Tags: metal-gear-solid, metal-gear-solid-4

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

True_Darknight @ May 1st 2008 4:57PM

oh thats freaking sweet!!

I personally think they should redo all the games!!! just like that!!!

go go gadget MGS!!

Justin @ May 1st 2008 5:00PM

-drool-

adamantypants @ May 1st 2008 5:03PM

OMFG

wocyob @ May 1st 2008 5:05PM

i kind of busted in my pants.....alot

Aaron @ May 1st 2008 5:05PM

OH SNAP!!!!!!!!!

Young Capwn @ May 1st 2008 5:06PM

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudeeee....

WTF i think i just creamed myself....

a.j. @ May 1st 2008 5:06PM

or...what if this is actually a 10th Anniversary MGS re-release?
is it so far fetched?

reson8er @ May 1st 2008 5:07PM

It just keeps getting better and better. I am on a personal mission to play and finish the entire series before getting MGS4.

Just beat 3, MG, MG2 and I'm currently on MGS. This looks totally awesome. Especially considering MG/MG2 were in 8-bit where you have to use a LOT of imagination for them to blend in to the current crop of games lol.

XanthouS @ May 1st 2008 5:14PM

I had read there would be a number of "flashbacks" to past games in the series. Perhaps they are playable flashbacks??

Nathanical @ May 1st 2008 5:14PM

*remembers the FFVII PS3 'TECH DEMO' :/*

origami kid @ May 1st 2008 5:18PM

anyone know where i can download this?

please..

Chris @ May 2nd 2008 8:21AM

gametrailers.com:
http://www.gametrailers.com/download/33452/t_mgs4_revived_v2.wmv

Michael K. @ May 1st 2008 5:20PM

that video was so amazing it made my heart stop and i died... and it was awesome

Raj Sai @ May 1st 2008 5:32PM

I'd love to see a re-imagining and re-release of Metal Gear I & II,... I dunno, call it Metal Gear Solid: Prelude or Metal Gear Solid: The Rise and Fall of Big Boss, or something... basically blend the very basic storylines from I and II, and completely redo the opening of the series. They could do an amazing job of storytelling and character analysis dealing with inner turmoil of Big Boss, and the rookie snake... Hell, it'd be kick ass if you could play as Big Boss in the credits prelude (I'd imagine he'd look just like 'Old Snake' but with a beard), look you already have the character models :).

Ves @ May 1st 2008 5:33PM

I didn't even pay much attention after the Brawl fight

balaamsafe @ May 1st 2008 5:34PM

oh freaking snap

Marjoh @ May 1st 2008 5:36PM

Well in the other trailer they showed REX, along with RAY. I'm guessing Snake would revisit Alaska to investigate. But I doubt they actually recreated the entire original MGS for next-gen pleasure. But you never know. Or it could also be like a dream sequence like the zombie game and the Sorrow's level in MGS3.

It would be nice to see another MGS remake. But I rather they spend their remake time on the Metal Gear "without Solid" series.

SSG @ May 1st 2008 5:48PM

Please let this be true.

Kilo720 @ May 1st 2008 5:56PM

cant wait for jun 12 to find out the truth

Hyams @ May 1st 2008 6:16PM

It'll almost certainly only be a few key points from the origional game (and perhaps MGS2 too) working as flashbacks. MGS2 had very brief 'flashbacks' too, but used the origional game footage and so looked very out of place.

BUT it would be incredibly cool if a remastered version of MGS1 did come with the new game. MGS4, MGO, and MGS1 (Uber Edition), all for only £45 and on one disc? Count me in. (Not that I wasn't already in at only MGS4...)

Jim @ May 1st 2008 6:18PM

ZOMGWTFBBQ!!!

I'm excited!!!!!!!!

Haseeb @ May 1st 2008 6:55PM

ITs all very clear to me now. Kojima is the reencarnation of psyco mantis as a goood psychic in this metal gear world we live in.
"this day never happened, the entire day. Its tomorrow and yesterday was the day before, "solid Snake

playcrackthesky @ May 1st 2008 7:19PM

Im willing to bet on playable flashbacks or something of that sort.

Damn you Hideo. Im over GTA before even playing it, give me mgs4!!

Is anyone else worried that the graphics will look a little bland, the same engine was used to make MGO and although good, its not great.

LT.ShinySides @ May 1st 2008 9:47PM

That would make a pretty sweet multiplayer map...add in the tank area and the bit where you kill raven (for the first time) and that would be a nice size map :D

Axis @ May 1st 2008 11:06PM

i hope they keep that killer boss music from mgs1, would love to hear that in 7.1 surround sound.

cantbeatmegaman @ May 2nd 2008 2:23AM

I rike it.

man, the nostalgia factor is killer. june can't come soon enough.

sicklesdawg @ May 2nd 2008 2:31AM

I Love kojima that dude is just....GOD

Johndude @ May 2nd 2008 6:12AM

Did that remind anyone else of lost?

Where Desmonds in the Helicopter? And has a flashback sorta thing where he could technically change the future?

Maybe we have to go back and change the future or something in MGS4?? Thatd rock

Chris @ May 2nd 2008 8:26AM

... no :P

Mainly because Japanese SciFi is so much better than anything us Westerners ever come up with.

CJLopez @ May 2nd 2008 12:58PM

Did my eyes didn't play a prank on me???

There was, a Assasin Creed poster, behinh kojima, that said Assasin Creed Solid???? Does it has to do anything with the trailer where altair was in the Mid East conflict of MGS4???

My god, wanna play it!

Andrew Yoon @ May 2nd 2008 12:59PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxw91PSTRq8

Dahk @ May 2nd 2008 1:05PM

All I have to say is: HOOOOOOOOLY CRAP.

And HOT DAMN.

mark @ May 2nd 2008 1:06PM

Uh, did anyone notice that the "did you like it?" clip at the end was from the Assassin's Creed/MSG4 mash-up?

Does this point to a fan-hoax? The MSG4-quality MSG footage is impressive, but more likely points to playable flashbacks than a full remake.

raj @ May 2nd 2008 1:39PM

Jaw dropping stuff

Stef @ May 6th 2008 10:00AM

Anyone else notice, when the "dream" ends and it cuts to Old Snake lifting his head, if you play that frame for frame, you can see snakes face from MGS!!?? (the first one! in Ps1 graphics and everything!??!)
What the ****!!!!???? Now I am confused... just what is that supposed to mean?

Twist @ May 29th 2008 7:36PM

well my only question is wasnt mgs4 supposed to be released originally in 2006 they have been developing this game for a long a** time what has been the hold up was it MGO or possibly REvived :D the reason i ask this is because like i said mgs4 was originally supposed to be a launch title for the ps3