10-09-2025, 12:41 AM
I haven't had that issue with holdups, honestly. My method has always been just walk or crawl up to them, start stalking when I'm getting closer and hold them up when I'm in range. I'm playing on console though so I don't know if PC has had issues with that or not. I just finished my fourth run and opted to go with Legacy Mode for a single run on extreme difficulty. While I miss the ability to toggle from 360 camera to Vanilla that MGS3 HD has, I understand why they couldn't do that with this game. Legacy Mode is completely retooled beyond just the cameras.
Bullet drop is removed, so like in classic MGS3, your tranq gun has the reach of a sniper rifle, once again rendering the Mosin Nagant useless. The cover system is changed to feel like classic MGS3 (but way too sticky for my liking). CQC still has all the cool new animations but no longer zoomed in. Enemies drop more than one item now. You can run and gun again like in MGS3, but you have to lock on like MGS2 to aim directly at an enemy. You can't move when looking in FPV and of course, the camera is like it was in MGS3 back in '04. They put a surprising amount of effort into making this mode work, and it wasn't painful or anything to get through. Honestly, it still managed to be quite enjoyable, but I have zero intention of ever replaying Delta in Legacy Mode again outside of maybe a boss fight or two.
My biggest issues with Legacy was both the cover system and the camera jittering way too much. It felt like anytime I got near a solid structure, the camera would jerk around too much, and like I said, you're way too sticky, pressing up against any surface and having to actually pry yourself loose in a way you didn't need to in the default mode.
I'm doing one more run just for fun where I'm gonna try and bypass enemies instead of taking them down, then I'm gonna go back to playing DS2, but overall, I can confidently say that I really enjoyed my 30+ hours with Delta across four playthroughs. The fact that I was compelled to jump right back in right after the credits had rolled, to me, means that this game was doing something right. I don't know if it's gonna be my defacto go-to version of MGS3 since I still kind of favor classic MGS3 on the Master Collection, but I loved my time with this game from start to finish.
Bullet drop is removed, so like in classic MGS3, your tranq gun has the reach of a sniper rifle, once again rendering the Mosin Nagant useless. The cover system is changed to feel like classic MGS3 (but way too sticky for my liking). CQC still has all the cool new animations but no longer zoomed in. Enemies drop more than one item now. You can run and gun again like in MGS3, but you have to lock on like MGS2 to aim directly at an enemy. You can't move when looking in FPV and of course, the camera is like it was in MGS3 back in '04. They put a surprising amount of effort into making this mode work, and it wasn't painful or anything to get through. Honestly, it still managed to be quite enjoyable, but I have zero intention of ever replaying Delta in Legacy Mode again outside of maybe a boss fight or two.
My biggest issues with Legacy was both the cover system and the camera jittering way too much. It felt like anytime I got near a solid structure, the camera would jerk around too much, and like I said, you're way too sticky, pressing up against any surface and having to actually pry yourself loose in a way you didn't need to in the default mode.
I'm doing one more run just for fun where I'm gonna try and bypass enemies instead of taking them down, then I'm gonna go back to playing DS2, but overall, I can confidently say that I really enjoyed my 30+ hours with Delta across four playthroughs. The fact that I was compelled to jump right back in right after the credits had rolled, to me, means that this game was doing something right. I don't know if it's gonna be my defacto go-to version of MGS3 since I still kind of favor classic MGS3 on the Master Collection, but I loved my time with this game from start to finish.
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