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David Hayter not reprising his role as Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5? Statement
- Thread starter Mr. RHC
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Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
As someone who doesn't have a history with the series, but recently bought the HD collection on sale, he seemed like a bad voice actor.
SolsticeZero
Banned
I'm honestly thinking it's more Kojima trolling. I won't believe he's not in the game until after I've beaten it four times, gotten the platinum, and watched all the way after the credits.
sacrificengineer
Member
Yeah, it upset me too. I don't really know what to think about it. The game is looking and sounding great, but no Hayter is something I'm really not okay with.
Callo Merlose
Banned
People suddenly forgot how James Flinders got fucked over.
keltickennedy
Member
Seriously? You wouldn't buy the game simply because they changed the voice actor?
IdreamofHIME
Member
It's not Metal Gear Solid 5, it's Metal Gear Solid V. There has to be a reason for the V after using numbers for the other 3.
The unveiling of this game is a rabbit hole and we're still falling.
The unveiling of this game is a rabbit hole and we're still falling.
My memory of the MGS storyline is extremely vague, but, Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 (the MSX ones) take place after Peace Walker right?
The destruction in the trailer looks like Outer Heaven from Peace Walker, which is destroyed at the end of Metal Gear 2?
So, where does MGSV take place in the storyline? To me it looks like the end of Metal Gear 2, when Solid Snake "kills" Big Boss. Would that explain why he's in a coma? If so, that confirms that Solid Snake can be in this game... right?
Sorry if this all bullshit, I recently played through the games again but my memory of them isn't really that clear anymore :[
edit: Ah, just remembered that Outer Heaven = Metal Gear and Zanzibar = Metal Gear 2
The destruction in the trailer looks like Outer Heaven from Peace Walker, which is destroyed at the end of Metal Gear 2?
So, where does MGSV take place in the storyline? To me it looks like the end of Metal Gear 2, when Solid Snake "kills" Big Boss. Would that explain why he's in a coma? If so, that confirms that Solid Snake can be in this game... right?
Sorry if this all bullshit, I recently played through the games again but my memory of them isn't really that clear anymore :[
edit: Ah, just remembered that Outer Heaven = Metal Gear and Zanzibar = Metal Gear 2
Kevin Conroy is Batman
Peter Cullen is Optimus Prime
David Hayter is Snake/Big Boss
Others may fill those roles admirably but those are exclusively the voices i associate in my ind with those characters. Unless there is a good story/game reason for the change (or him just pulling the swerve and being solid snake), it will be a pretty tough pill to swallow for me, personally.
Peter Cullen is Optimus Prime
David Hayter is Snake/Big Boss
Others may fill those roles admirably but those are exclusively the voices i associate in my ind with those characters. Unless there is a good story/game reason for the change (or him just pulling the swerve and being solid snake), it will be a pretty tough pill to swallow for me, personally.
I thought the bandaged guy was Kiefer Sutherland.
Yep, probably one of the most iconic voices in video games.
Right up there with Mario, "Wise fwom your gwave" and Nolan
Audioboxer
Member
Hmmm, interesting point.
Future PhaZe
Member
Sutherland > Hayter.
It wont stop me from buying the game (unless the new VA is something horrible) but changes to VAs personally bug me -alot-. I still am not happy they changed Cole's VA for inFamous 2.
fadetoblack
Member
I can't take these No Hayter No Buy posts seriously. If you're into the game because of a single voice actor, then maybe the game isn't for you in the first place?
Sola Scriptura
Member
Any bets as to whether this Twitter "outing" is a red herring to throw us off him voicing one of the phantoms?
DJSharpeCheddar
Banned
They're calling Big Boss "V" for some reason. Someone said (paraphrase) "V has woken up".
Seems like the both are. Brace for Tyler Durden-esque plot twist.
keltickennedy
Member
Does anyone know how far along the game is? Is it coming out this year? Maybe they are still doing casting. Previously, wasn't Hayter cast late in production on MGS4 and Peace Walker?
There's the whole "V has come to" thing, so they're definitely going for a double meaning with the V in the title.
Paradicia
Member
The next splinter cell and metal gear solid games will be without their iconic voice actors - Michael Ironside and now David Hayter.
Having said that MI was getting old and he was brought in as an advisory figure for the role but in this case Hayter looks like he's being left out to dry.
Having said that MI was getting old and he was brought in as an advisory figure for the role but in this case Hayter looks like he's being left out to dry.
Apophenia Overload
Member
I thought MGS4 was the last one, Revengeance is just a spin-off, and the series is done? Or did Kojima flip-flop like crazy.
GhostTrick
Banned
Of course. Except if they have a good reason, like the character's age or something.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
You're telling me that Konami is bad at handling voice actors? Wow, I can't believe it.
:lol
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Just as bad as getting rid of Michael Ironside in Splinter Cell....
Sola Scriptura
Member
Yeah, something is definitely up with that. There's still plenty of mystery to go around even if this is the "official" reveal.
The Elite
BOSS
Really? I can completely understand that the guy would feel rubbed a little the wrong way considering the time he's given to the series. Kojima didn't have to include him, that's the creators decision, but I'd at least talk to Hayter about the reasoning.
Hayter didn't voice Big Boss in MGS 4.. not sure why people expect that he'd voice Big Boss in 5.
People need to remember the only reason he did the voices in MGS 3 was because that big boss was the same age/era as Solid Snake was in 1/2. This is not a Big Boss from that age/era. He's older. It's a different voice and a different character.
Doesn't make sense to cast him in this game.
People need to remember the only reason he did the voices in MGS 3 was because that big boss was the same age/era as Solid Snake was in 1/2. This is not a Big Boss from that age/era. He's older. It's a different voice and a different character.
Doesn't make sense to cast him in this game.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
Akio Otsuka was still playing Snake in the Ground Zeroes trailer, so yeah, I don't think this is a "old Big Boss = new voice actor" thing.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
He's more Solid Snake to me, even though that's dumb and they are clones.
I even hope this is true, this "V has come to" still confuses me.
Hayter never had a place in any Metal gear plot. Snake, however, did. And Hayter has played every Snake except for Old Big Boss at the end of MGS4. I think he has a right to be a little salty.