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I briefly played the Metal Gear Solid demo when I was boarding school over 10 years ago. It was a surprisingly embracing experience, with an arcade feel about it, perhaps since the game for the most part is technically played in 2D. It wasn’t a game I immediately became excited about though. I had never played the original NES version, or too many action games in particular, so the Metal Gear experience came and went.
It wasn’t until the looming release of Metal Gear Solid 4 for Playstation 3 that I decided to invest myself in the series. Grabbing the series in 2008, the second and third instalment didn’t do much for me honestly, but the first game for Playstation One got me hooked. It’s an incredible game, and I’m ashamed for not playing it throughout those years.
Oh right.. erm, gameplay footage…
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Honestly, like Half Life 2, there’s not too much I can say about this game, except its just completely engrossing. I’m no Metal Gear die-hard fan, all it is to me is an incredibly great game. I spent a good week addicted to it back when I grabbed myself a copy though. The game was surprisingly cinematic, considering it was a Playstation one game! Its something you just take for granted now, but thinking about it, this game would have left a hefty impression in the industry.
Its something the series seemed to take pride in, the final instalment practically being more movie than gaming. When I was told to grab some popcorn before playing the game, I simply laughed. Oh how wrong I was, with an introduction cinematic of around half hour, and a end-game cinematic of just over two hours!
As for the first game though, everything is balanced nicely. Highlights for me include the Psycho Mantis boss of course, as well as the range of gadgets and weapons you could use. The game had charm you’d find in old BBC Micro games though. Throughout the game, you could use cigarettes and cardboard boxes for little beneficial use, well, with a couple of notable exceptions.
Metal Gear Solid was simply crazy fun!
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