This review contains spoilers
Holy shit LOL this game goes insane. Literally living Kojima's movie.
Absolutely beautifully made. Clever, inventive, exciting, fucking odd and strange and weird and one of a kind. Funny, has a massive heart, life affirming. Such a strong vision brought to life in such a strong way.
Really glad I played the first two Metal Gear games first, they give a lot of context to the way the design evolved. This game feels like Kojima just redoing the first two with more modern technology - lots of the same ideas/setpieces/even similar level designs sometimes, redone with higher fidelity and stretched further.
Some of the ideas in here still feel absolutely brand new to this day. When Naomi says "put the controller to your arm" and then it rumbles to simulate the nanomachines in Snake's arms getting stimulated? Psycho Mantis? The whole codec system and the amount of discovery and subtle branching choices. It's just amazing. Ludonarrative harmony to the max. I was Snake. This was MY movie.
Also wasn't expecting the plot to be so life affirming? There's so much heart. Everyone is so earnest whilst exploring love and life and war and death. It's just great man. Even with blocky PS1 graphics I was enthralled.
Only loses a half star because there were a couple of frustrations with the combat at moments, and the moveset feeling basic, but those are such small complaints in the face of such a stunningly made game.
Absolutely beautifully made. Clever, inventive, exciting, fucking odd and strange and weird and one of a kind. Funny, has a massive heart, life affirming. Such a strong vision brought to life in such a strong way.
Really glad I played the first two Metal Gear games first, they give a lot of context to the way the design evolved. This game feels like Kojima just redoing the first two with more modern technology - lots of the same ideas/setpieces/even similar level designs sometimes, redone with higher fidelity and stretched further.
Some of the ideas in here still feel absolutely brand new to this day. When Naomi says "put the controller to your arm" and then it rumbles to simulate the nanomachines in Snake's arms getting stimulated? Psycho Mantis? The whole codec system and the amount of discovery and subtle branching choices. It's just amazing. Ludonarrative harmony to the max. I was Snake. This was MY movie.
Also wasn't expecting the plot to be so life affirming? There's so much heart. Everyone is so earnest whilst exploring love and life and war and death. It's just great man. Even with blocky PS1 graphics I was enthralled.
Only loses a half star because there were a couple of frustrations with the combat at moments, and the moveset feeling basic, but those are such small complaints in the face of such a stunningly made game.