Silent Hill 2 is truly a masterpiece. The story is truly something special and messes up your psyche as you progress through the game, the plot twists of the game that are revealed towards the end are truly executed in a magnificent way that makes you feel empathy towards James despite his actions being wrong. The "In Water" ending I achieved really cemented how tragic the story of this game is, evoking many strong emotions. The atmosphere this title produces is eerie yet comforting at the same time, this is greatly complimented by the terrific soundtrack composed by Akria Yamaoka. The gameplay was amazing with my favourite part being the riddles as I found them fun to solve. Pyramid Head was a menacing presence throughout the game with it posing as James's personal tormentor for the actions he has committed which I found to be an amazing way to portray the guilt James had suppressed within him throughout the majority of the game. My favourite scene in the game was the final interaction between James & Angela on the staircase, something I believe was executed beautifully. Overall, Silent Hill 2 was an amazing experience that truly left me speechless after finishing.

You already know the drill, Greatest voice acting in the series, David Hayter's greatest (but hopefully not last) performance as Snake. The story is amazing as always, drawing you in with its twist and turns in the story. Great progression of the character of Big Boss finally being able to move away from the grief he endured from losing the Boss, tapping into the vulnerability of Big Boss which is portrayed phenomenally by David Hayter. The themes of nuclear deterrence and dangers of artificial intelligence are very prevalent in plot and drive home a message of how dangerous both are and how quickly they were developing around the time. Listening to the tapes in game were a joy to listen to, with great voice acting performances from each cast member. The comic panel cutscenes are stunning. Gameplay wise, The missions are short and the bosses are much longer, which leaves me feeling like the pacing of the gameplay is a bit off but its understandable due to it originally being a PSP game. However with that in mind, the arsenal of weapons and items available at your disposal to use during the missions was fun to experiment around with. The side ops missions were fun to play through as a nice break away from the story and just carrying out simpler tasks. This game has a lot of mechanics such as the recruiting of soldiers to MSF, deploying out those soldiers on missions and getting your recruits to manufacture equipment for you, these mechanics were enjoyable to play with and really enhanced the feeling of you leading an army of soldiers. Overall Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker is another masterpiece created by Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions which greatly influenced the next game in the series, Metal Gear Solid V, and although isn't a numbered title, greatly influential to the overall story of the franchise.