PlatinumGames Turns MGS3’s Guy Savage Into a Dracula-Slaying, Castlevania-Style Nightmare

Konami confirmed that PlatinumGames reworked the classic Guy Savage minigame for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and footage shows a noticeably different take on the sequence. The studio revealed its involvement, and the new version appears in Delta, which launches later this month.

- Who made the new Guy Savage and where it was announced.

How the minigame differs from the original, including setting and enemies.
Where to view gameplay footage of both the original and the remake.
Release date and platforms for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

What Guy Savage was in the original

In the PlayStation 2-era Metal Gear Solid 3, the Guy Savage minigame could be accessed by loading a save file while Snake is in his cell in Groznyj Grad, after he had been tortured by Colonel Volgin. In that version, Snake’s nightmare sequence features a character using a pair of arm-blades to fight groups of monstrous police officers armed with hook swords.

What PlatinumGames changed

PlatinumGames, the developer behind Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, overhauled the minigame for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Footage of the remake shows a Castlevania-inspired, hack-and-slash presentation set in a graveyard. Moreover, the new sequence includes an encounter with Dracula, and the action looks aligned with PlatinumGames’ character-action style.

How the remake differs, briefly

Compared with the original prison-like setting, the remake places the combat in a creepy graveyard and swaps the hook-sword police for hordes of ghouls and a Dracula boss fight. Also, the gameplay shown emphasizes tighter, action-focused controls consistent with PlatinumGames’ prior work.