Quote Originally Posted by Old Manus View Post
The majority of the pre-release hype centred around footage of hi-res Snake poppin' niggas on the Tanker level and using guns that weren't even in the game (the FAMAS), then suddenly the game was released and Snake is replaced by this 15 year old blonde who looks about as badass as Liberace on a tricycle. It was pretty bad/ingenious marketing.
Not only that, but footage from later in the game, such as the Harrier fight, was edited to put Snake in instead of Raiden. Which I think might have been part of why some people didn't like him. They did such a good job of hiding the fact that you play as him in the game before it was released that it was a complete surprise. Not to imply that people would have been any happier if they knew before hand.

The simple answer I'd say is that most fans don't like change, especially the more hardcore fans of a series who will spit on pretty much anything that isn't the original game made prettier.