{"id":47894,"date":"2026-04-27T22:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47894"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:23:46","slug":"david-hayter-comments-on-metal-gear-solid-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47894","title":{"rendered":"David Hayter Comments on Metal Gear Solid Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Have you ever sat through a <u>Metal Gear<\/u> cut-scene and not understood what the hell just happened? Turns out you&#8217;re in good company \u2014 the ultimate company, in fact.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In an interview on <u>Fall Damage<\/u>, David Hayter \u2014 the voice of Snake from the original <u>Metal Gear Solid<\/u> up to <u>Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker<\/u>, along with the series&#8217; numerous offshoots and spinoffs \u2014 revealed that, perhaps like most of us, he too has struggled to keep up with series creator Hideo Kojima&#8217;s complex storylines.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Do I understand the story of Metal Gear Solid?&#8221; he said when asked (thanks, <u>FRVR<\/u>). &#8220;Uh, basically, I do. Do I understand all of it? Absolutely not.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I\u2019d be like, \u2018What does this mean?\u2019&#8221; he joked. &#8220;And they\u2019d say, \u2018Just say it.'&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every IGN Metal Gear Review<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That said, Hayter admitted that while the stories can be difficult to follow at times, they are what &#8220;makes Metal Gear, Metal Gear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThere\u2019s more information,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There\u2019s more character development. There\u2019s more detail to the story than you can ever possibly absorb, no matter how many times you play it. That&#8217;s what makes the world feel real and rich and lovable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hayter revealed last year that he had finally &#8220;forgiven&#8221; series creator Hideo Kojima for not casting him in 2015&#8217;s <u>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/u> after playing the &#8220;amazing&#8221; game.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At the time he was jettisoned for Hollywood movie star Kiefer Sutherland, Hayter <u>admitted<\/u> that playing the game at the time would&#8217;ve felt like &#8220;60 hours of humiliation,&#8221; adding: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got no particular love for Kojima. I don&#8217;t feel any need to go back and work with him again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, with more distance, Hayer said: &#8220;There was reluctance. I didn&#8217;t want to play the game because I figured it would hurt my feelings. Then, you know, 10 years went by and I was like, &#8216;Ah, to hell with my feelings. What do I care?&#8217; [&#8230;] I&#8217;m a screenwriter, so I get fired for a living, like I literally, eventually, get fired from every single gig that I&#8217;ve got, and I&#8217;m not a child. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Stop being a baby and play the game.&#8217; So I played it. It&#8217;s amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world&#8217;s biggest gaming sites and publications. She&#8217;s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. 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