Actor Kiefer Sutherland plays the role of protagonist Snake in "Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain." This was met with some backlash, with fans evaluating the game even before getting their hands on it and solely basing their judgment on the "24" actor's inclusion.
Voice actor Troy Baker defended Sutherland and asked fans during the Indy PopCon 2015 to just wait for the title's release and see for themselves the actor's stellar performance in the video game. He even went so far as to say that he is glad he's not Snake.
"To his credit, Kiefer Sutherland knocked it out of the freaking park, and he came in and he put the work in. I love David Hayter, I love David, he's a good dude and he's Snake, but so is Kiefer," the actor said regarding Sutherland's casting as the lead in "Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain."
"And that guy showed up, rolled up his sleeves and got dirty on this game. So reserve judgement until you play it. You only have like two more months left and trust me it'll be worth it," he promised.
Baker also had nothing but good words for Hideo Kojima, who won't be working on a "Metal Gear" installment any more (even if Konami chooses to make another installment), making "Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain" the final entry in the wildly popular franchise.
"I respect him as a game maker, as really one of the first cinematic game makers that we had, someone that really understood in a very Sergio Leone spaghetti western way of making film in a game, and for giving us one of the greatest video game characters ever in the multiple iterations of Snake," Baker said of Kojima.
"Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain" will be available for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on Sept. 1.
