Absolutely incredible game, with elements I never could imagine being implemented in 1987. Truthfully, save states are why I was able to fully enjoy the game, as the amount of deaths and where it sends you back DEFINITELY gets very tedious and can completely ruin the experience.

With some save states thrown throughout, this game instantly becomes one of my favorites. The sneaking aspect is insanely unique, especially for the time, and controls fairly well. It's nice that the enemies only have four sides they can see, making the sneaking part challenging, but still doable, and very motivating! I went into this series as a complete noob, only knowing the famous memory card reading boss in MGS1, so the twist with Big Boss at the end actually got me! Yes! I am that stupid! But it was very fun seeing throughout the game how he switches from helping you to giving you legit bad advice, which had me wondering if my version's translation was just bad with all the "bad" advice he was giving. The 4th-wall break with him commanding you to "turn off your MSX!" was super cool too, definitely not something I was expecting to see in an 80's game. I used a guide here and there for Metal Gear, but mostly was good always knowing what to do next, or what item I needed as the radio system was great at relying information to the player. It was nice too when stuck how you could call them yourselves as well.

Original Metal Gear rocks. I loved sneaking around, finding weapons, and planning when to attack. This game by itself has me in love already, and it's considered one of the weaker of the series! Very excited to see what's next.