The upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content from its predecessor, Metal Gear Solid 3, including the notorious Peep Demo Theatre, as per an age rating. Although developer Konami has yet to officially confirm the inclusion of this controversial content, the U.S. classification board, the ESRB, has given the stealth action game a Mature 17+ rating. This rating is attributed to its realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and the presence of "suggestive/sexual content."
The ESRB's detailed report also highlights the game's realistic portrayal of violence and bloodshed, stating: "Cutscenes depict further instances of violence/blood: a restrained character beaten and electrocuted; a character shot in the eye; a character on fire shot several times." Furthermore, the report specifies the suggestive/sexual content, noting: "The game contains some suggestive/sexual content: a man groping a woman's breasts; close-up camera angles of deep cleavage; a character briefly groping a man's crotch; a Peep Demo Theatre allowing players to view cutscenes of a female character's body from a first-person perspective."
The Peep Demo Theatre, an unlockable feature in the Subsistence and HD Collection versions of the original Metal Gear Solid 3, allows players to control the camera around Eva in her underwear during a specific cutscene. This feature becomes available after completing the game four times.
Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will launch on August 28. Alongside this announcement, a new teaser trailer revealed the return of the beloved Snake vs. Monkey minigame.
In our Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview, IGN described the game as "more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been." The preview praised its beauty and nostalgia but noted that it remains almost faithful to the original to a fault. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received an impressive 9.6 rating from us, reflecting its high acclaim.
