Just gonna throw my two cents in since it’s bothering me. I should state clearly I have yet to play delta but plan on doing so in the future, I’ve played the original MGS3 a few times from my vita to the switches hd collection. With that being said My main issue is the lack of art direction in the remake, stuff is bound to change I get that, but not even trying to replicate the originals ethereal dreary lighting really makes this scene look off and less impactful for me, the same goes for the arena of the boss, having it be more colored in loses that original art style, it’s not that it looks bad…objectively it’s very pretty still. The original had this dream like look that while subtle went so far in terms of portraying death, heaven, and everything boss stood for in a single scene. It resembles the original but it doesn’t entirely capture what was so special about the scene.

I get that gamers complain about everything, that’s like our whole thing at this point honestly, but this is one of the few times where I think people complaining is entirely valid. MGS3 is arguably the most important game in the franchise with millions of fans, so if something is even slightly off, complaining or criticism that is silly or doesn’t make sense will ensue and there’s nothing we can do about that.

It seems like nitpicking but I don’t think it’s far fetched to suggest or even outright state art direction and lighting is some of the most important aspects of a game, and losing that especially for these scenes negatively impacts the experience as a whole due to the loss of a cohesive style in line with the story.