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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD

PS Vita / PS3

Snake Eater HD rewards planning before the first steps into the jungle. Use a main no-kill run with three checklists: 64 Kerotans, Markhor species, and camouflage and face paints. Save the early elimination of The End for a separate test file, because the main run needs his duel and uniform.

The 46-trophy Snake Eater HD lists for PS3 and Vita, separate from Metal Gear Solid Delta and the Master Collection.

  • Difficulty: The campaign can be completed on Very Easy.
  • Kerotan targets: Activate 64 targets across both missions.
  • Hidden views: Six viewpoints: R1 on PS3, R on Vita.

Start counting in Virtuous Mission

Create a main file and a second slot to update before one-way sections. The first five Kerotans are in Virtuous Mission: hit them and wait for their sound before marking the spot. Continue with 59 in Operation Snake Eater. Revisiting a map can introduce a new target, so track both the area and the story segment.

  • Flag the bike escape and boss targets early, since you have less time to aim.

Defeat bosses by draining stamina

The tranquilizer and other non-lethal attacks keep the kill count at zero. Choose targets away from cliffs or deep water to prevent indirect deaths. Drain boss stamina to obtain their camouflage rewards. Collect those drops before leaving each arena: if a costume is beyond a door that does not reopen, you will need an earlier save.

  • Do not assume a costume automatically goes into your inventory.

Split The End’s two objectives

Save before the warehouse scene at Ponizovje. On a separate pass, grab the SVD and shoot him before the wheelchair goes inside to earn The Early End. Reload the earlier file and let him live for the proper duel. In the forest, creep up behind him, hold him up and persist until he drops Moss. Then finish the duel non-lethally.

  • Use the directional microphone or thermal goggles if you lose his trail.

Collect the species and keep the Tsuchinoko

For the Markhor rank, record 48 kinds of flora and fauna in one run. Collecting each one once is enough: check your inventory and search new areas before progressing. Trap a Tsuchinoko and do not eat it. If the story strips your gear, recapture it around Tikhogornyj after recovering the equipment; keeping it alive to the finish unlocks the Infinity face paint.

  • Count distinct species, not the number of individual specimens.

Watch the cutscenes through the grave

Hold the right shoulder button at the Krasnogorje lookout and during the torture at Groznyj Grad. Do it again after the Shagohod, after the last duel, when the president offers a handshake and at the grave salute. Do not skip the ending scenes. All six views belong on the same run: press R1 on PS3 or R on Vita.

  • Check your end-of-run rewards and kill count.

Trophies to watch

Snake Eyes

See all of the first-person views that are not indicated by the R1 button icon

Hold R1 or R in the six listed scenes even when the prompt is absent.

You Snooze, You Lose

Sneak up on The End and hold him up

Surprise The End from behind and keep holding him up to obtain Moss.

King of the Jungle

Obtain title of MARKHOR

Record all 48 species on one file and finish through the results screen.

It Ain't Easy Being Green

Find all 64 Kerotans

Hit five targets in Virtuous Mission and 59 in Operation Snake Eater.

PEACE WALKER

Finish game without killing anyone

Use stamina damage in boss fights and reload from before any avoidable kill.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a full second run for The Early End?

Unlock it at Ponizovje on a save branch, then restore the earlier file for the duel.

Do animal kills count?

Animals collected for Markhor are allowed. Watch for soldiers dying and use non-lethal attacks against bosses.

Can I use the Delta or Master Collection list?

Use the HD checklist: other editions have their own requirements even when a trophy shares its name.

Sources

Trophy lists

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