16 Games That Changed Dramatically During Development

METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY

In the very early months of Metal Gear Solid 2’s development, it was going to be a much different game- a much more traditional sequel to its predecessor, in fact. The original plan was to have Solid Snake be the primary protagonist once again, with the story dealing with nuclear weapons, the return of Liquid Snake (the actual Liquid Snake, not just his arm), and Snake’s attempts to foil his plans to use Metal Gear once again. As we all know well enough now, that story changed drastically, and even though the Tanker section in Metal Gear Solid 2 is essentially a holdover from the original vision, almost everything else ended up being thrown out the window.