The Metal Gear Solid franchise has been out of the limelight for years thanks to publisher Konami abandoning triple-A game development 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and franchise creator Hideo Kojima, who left to form his own studio. Eyebrows were sufficiently raised recently when Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, and Metal Gear Solid 2 were released on Windows on GOG.
This release may potentially expose many newcomers to the series, so the following list lets inexperienced players in on a few things to know before venturing into the 1998 classic. Fortunately, the game holds up significantly better than most other action games originally released on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sony's first PlayStation.
10 It Is A Good Place To Start The Series 🤡 🌸
While not the first game in the series — Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake are two canon entries preceding it — Metal Gear Solid is a great entry point for the series. It sufficiently explains the events of the prior two games and holds up well enough from a gameplay perspective. If not this game, then the only other great place to start would be Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, which is a prequel set in 1964.
9 ⛎ ꩵ First-Person Mode
Not included in the original PlayStation release, future re-releases included the ability to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:play t🏅hrough the game in first-person. Before this, one could look through Solid Snake's eyes, but was unable to move at the same time. It feels like more of a novelty than a real way to play, but it is still impressive to see a PlayStation game from 1998 have such a feature. It reminds one of Grand Theft Auto V's first-person mode on its re-release.
8 VR🧸 Missions
On the original PlayStation release, only around thirty VR missions were included. Re-releases, dubbed Integral in Japan, had a whole slew of VR missions which were packaged as a standalone title in🦋 North America.
The Windows versi⛎on includes all of these missions, makingꦿ for a bevy of bonus content to go through after completing the story. Don't expect them to be quite as enjoyable as the main game, however.
7 🐲 It Is Based On The Old Windows Port 🃏
Do not expect any wild changes to this edition, because it is based on the Windows port from 2000. While it is great to have a more accessible version of what is often considered one of the best games ever made, one wishes a little 🍸more effort went into updating it for modern times. With this port also comes with several issues which must be remedied thro💖ugh fan patches.
6 Technical L꧑imitations Make The Game Easier
Those familiar with the later entries of the franchise are accustomed to holding up guards, hiding bodies, and setting down items to trick enemies. Going back to this older title, one has to forget all these strategies. The level of interaction with the AI is still impressive considering the hardware on which it was developed, but do not expect anything on the level of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metal Gear Solid 2 or Snake Eater.
5 💖 ♕ There Are Better Ways To Play It
While there is almost no bad method of playing such a legendary title, with a little searching and digging one can find a more optimal way to experience Metal Gear Solid. Purists will want to find a CRT television and an original PlayStation, but the absolute best version would be through the PlayStation 3's backward compatibility. Even without a disc, the game is available for purchaseও on the PSN store.
4 🍎 🦂 It Is Pretty Short
Being a linear action game from 1998, one should not expect a game on the scale of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain.
A first play through will probably take about ten hours, and future runs will certainly shave a few hours off of this since one already knows what to do. However, a short run time is not a deꦦtriment when every single moment is pure gaming goodness.
3 Watch The Briefi🔯ngs
The introductory cinematic does a decent enough job at explaining Solid Snake's mission and the situation at Shadow Moses Island. However, one should spend some time before starting the story to watch and listen to the briefings where Colonel Campbell more thoroughly details every facet of the scenario. These also go a long way towards bridging the gap and filling players in on what happened in the prior two Metal Gear games.
2 Use The Codec 𝔉 ꦆ
While not as extensive as the codec calls from future games, the codec conversations in Metal Gear Solid are still comprehensive and provide plenty of bonus content for players to🍷 explore. The support team expands the world in which the game takes place and more heavily fortifies the themes and messages the game tries to convey to the player. It is also invaluable as a tool to receive hints in case one is stuck.
1 Watch All The Cu🐭tscenes
As great as the gameplay is, the narrative is the real star of the show. To this effect, one would be an absolute fool to skip over the cutscenes during a first play through. Without them, one would not understand what they are doing and they would miss out on one of the best gaming stories of the '90s. The graphics are dated and some of the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:voice acting is quaint, bu🎉t it is easy to appreciate the overall plot and drama.