If there ever were a game in need of a remake, it would be the first game in the Metal Gear Solid series, and if there ever were a time for this remake to happen, it would be now. But considering the unfavorable way Hideo Kojima and Konami split up, along with the failure that was Konami's Metal Gear Survive, it's unlikely that an official remake of Metal Gear Solid will ever happen.
Still, while an official remake may be out of the question (excluding the GameCube version released over 16 years ago), fans can create one themselves, and one fan has decided to do just that. Using the Unreal Engine, they've gone ahead and started creating a Metal Gear Solid 1 Remake, and so far, it looks awesome.
Said creator wants to remain anonymous, but they did share a demo of their fan remake with YouTuber Bluedrake42, who mainly uses his channel to show off such things. Funnily enough, the demo utilizes Metal Gear Solid's ending boss fight to show off its progress, pitting Snake against Metal Gear Rex.
The gameplay that the remake utilizes differs from the original title, which works to its benefit. It plays more like Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, giving it a modern feel. And changing up a game's mechanics is something many recent remakes have been successful with, such as Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy 7.
According to Bluedrake, when the anonymous creator completes the project, they'll release it to the public to play for free. However, the fan plans to recreate the whole of Metal Gear Solid 1, and it's unclear whether or not they're doing it by themselves or if they have people to help them out, so it's uncertain when exactly the game will release.
Bluedrake doesn't state why the fan wants to remain anonymous — probably because he didn't get informed either. One likely reason is that the individual wanted to avoid getting a call from Konami, because while fans can recreate a licensed video game property, the company holding said license can always shut it down or just outright sue the fan.
Hopefully, this kind-hearted fan will be able to finish the game sometime soon, and won't get shut down in the middle of doing so. Konami's already shut down one Metal Gear Solid fan remake before, and there's no reason to think it won't do it again if it catches wind of this current one.
Metal Gear Solid launched in 1998 on the PlayStation.