Review iamdark1988 5/5 · Apr 8, 2015
One for the ages
I will jump straight in there, if you play video games and you haven't played Metal Gear Solid. Then all I can say is that you're doing it all wrong.
This game is called a classic, timeless, legend and many more. I fully agree with all the positive statements. I'm perhaps being too biased, but I cannot find any faults …
I will jump straight in there, if you play video games and you haven't played Metal Gear Solid. Then all I can say is that you're doing it all wrong.
This game is called a classic, timeless, legend and many more. I fully agree with all the positive statements. I'm perhaps being too biased, but I cannot find any faults in the game.
From the introduction of Solid Snake and Roy Campbell to exploring Shadow Moses and crawling through ventilation shafts. You want to play the game from beginning to end. Rather than feeling as if you're being forced to as many games do (certainly most recently).
Enough of the fanboy moment....
Graphics: Overall I can see they were pushed as far as they could have gone. Any further and either the game would have ended up with 10 discs or sacrifices would have had to been made with the story.
Music: If you want your music to be seemingly interwoven into the gameplay. You don't need to look further. If you enjoy classical arrangements, again, look no further. If classical music was more widely regarded then any one of the pieces would remain at number one forever.
Cinematics: As with the music, certain cinematic scenes are seemingly interwoven with the gameplay. When they're not you know something big is going to happen in all of them. This also relates back to wanting to play the game from start to finish.
Story: I won't say too much here as I wouldn't want to accidently give something away. However if you enjoy stories regarding nuclear war, ethics of cloning, romance and many more themes. You won't go wrong here.
Controls: Simple. Responsive. That's all you need.
Gameplay: Although it's very linear, towards the end you can wonder off and explore to your hearts content. Need I say more?
Summary: Metal Gear Solid. Solid in name, solid in nature.
