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That’s partly becauseKonamiplayed it every single hour, on a massive screen that dominated the convention hall.

This was on a gigantic jumbotron screen that towered over everything.

Snake looks to an explosion in the distance

According to Ham, all that attention was well-deserved.

“It was so next-level,” he says, “so many interesting camera angles for everything.

It felt so cinematic.”

Ape Escape monkey showing its behind to the camera in a trailer for Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta

That cinematic style wasn’t the only similarity between Syphon Filter and Metal Gear Solid.

Both games are semi-political thrillers with a blend of stealth and action gameplay.

Eventually, it didn’t really matter.

A screenshot from the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake.

Death Stranding 2

A brightened screenshot from Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes.

Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta screenshot

Metal Gear Solid 3 remake Snake aiming a pistol

Metal Gear Solid collection

Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

A sprite sheet for Hollow Knight Silksong

Podracing on a screen in Andor season 2 episode 4

Eva Victor as Agnes in Sorry, Baby

Mister Terrific in Superman

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2