Steel Gear Strong voice actor David Hayter says there’s now not any onerous emotions in regards to the determination to drop him for the fifth recreation within the collection.
Hayter was the voice of Strong Snake and Bare Snake within the Steel Gear collection, and appeared in eight video games – 4 principal collection entries, a remake and three handheld spin-offs – earlier than being dropped by Konami.
For Steel Gear Strong 5: The Phantom Ache and its prologue title Floor Zeroes, Snake was as an alternative performed by 24 actor Kiefer Sutherland, making it the primary principal collection entry to not contain Hayter.
On the time, Hayter refused to play the sport, telling Sport Informer again in 2016: “That’ll be 60 hours of humiliation that I can’t get to. I haven’t performed the final two iterations [Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain] as a result of it’s simply too painful.”
A decade later, nevertheless, Hayter has now revealed that he has now performed Steel Gear Strong 5 and met Kiefer Sutherland, and has no in poor health will in the direction of both the sport or his in-game alternative.
“There was reluctance,” he mentioned about approaching Steel Gear Strong 5. “I didn’t need to play the sport as a result of I figured it could damage my emotions. Then, you already know, 10 years glided by and I used to be like ‘ah, to hell with my emotions. What do I care?’
“I’m a screenwriter, so I get fired for a residing – like, I actually, ultimately, get fired from each single gig that I’ve bought – and I’m not a toddler. I used to be like: ‘Cease being a child and play the sport.’ So I performed it. It’s wonderful.”
Hayter defined that he used to get insulted when followers would inform him the their favorite recreation within the collection was the one he wasn’t in, however that now he’s performed it he most likely agrees with them.
“I would ask followers ‘what’s your favorite Steel Gear?’ and in the event that they mentioned Steel Gear Strong 5 I’d be like: ‘What the hell, dude? Like, you already know, thanks. Do you wanna give me a paper minimize as properly? Possibly pour some lemon juice on it?’
“After which I performed it and I’m like, ‘I believe that is my favorite gameplay of the collection.’ The truth that you may go into the identical state of affairs every time, and the [enemy] soldier’s gonna be doing the identical factor, however you may tackle totally different routes or totally different methods of assault, makes it really feel like time journey.
“So, sure, that was badass. As far as I’m involved, all is forgiven.”
Hayter revealed that he additionally ran into Keifer Sutherland at a bar in Dallas and the pair “had a bunch of drinks”.
“And he’s a fantastic man, you already know?” he mentioned. “No, no in poor health will. All is forgiven.”
Followers who’ve been lacking Hayter’s voice will be capable to hear him once more within the upcoming Steel Gear Strong Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of Steel Gear Strong 3, which will probably be launched on August 28 on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S and PC.
