EDGE: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D looks better than the HD version
February 19th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, News, Posted by ValayMetal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D’s visuals have gotten a lot of flack ever since Konami shared the first screenshots and footage of the game. Fans criticized its seemingly textures, poor frame rate, and overall disappointing graphics.
In the end, it seems that Kojima Productions was able to pull things together. Details have started to emerge from EDGE’s review of Snake Eater 3D, and the magazine was apparently more than impressed with the studio’s work on the title’s visuals. EDGE went as far as to say that “the HD update doesn’t look as good as this portable treatment.”
EDGE wrote in its review:
“Packed with detail, both in terms of it’s environments and mechanics, this is a game that pays back investment in spades. MGS3 is a moden classic – the tighest, smartest and most emotional journey in the series – and even the HD update doesn’t look as good as this portable treatment.”
EDGE gave Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D an 8/10. You can find more scores from the magazine’s latest issue here.
Thanks to joclo for the tip!
- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D Accessory Set coming to Japan Published on: December 27, 2011
- Kojima: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is a remake, has been made from scratch Published on: November 28, 2011
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D launching Winter 2012 Published on: September 18, 2011
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D out this winter in Japan Published on: August 25, 2011
- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater details (due out in spring) Published on: September 29, 2010

2 Responses to “EDGE: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D looks better than the HD version”
By Chamber on Feb 19, 2012
Anyone who has played the demo can easily see this to be fact; the PS2 version is blurry and unattractive by today’s standard, and the HD versions are simply up-scaled versions of the PS2 version. It’s obvious that the 3DS iteration is re-textured and received a significant facelift (as opposed to a simple bump in resolution) and anyone who says otherwise is delusional and living in a the sweaty stink of nostalgia.
By kghu on Feb 20, 2012
As expected after playing the demo.
Screenshots just don’t really do the game any justice.