(Played the PC port)
After playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengence I wanted to play the rest of the Metal Gear franchise, so obviously I had to start at the beginning โ Metal Gear.
So how does a game from 1987 hold up? (If I could capitalize numbers, I would) There is no point in even asking the question. Of course, it doesnโt hold up. The only reason to play it is to just see where the legendary series started.
Still, I donโt hate it. At the end of the day, I did finish it. (With a guide) While throughout most of it, I was quite bored, there were some genuinely intriguing moments where I thought that, had I played it when it came out, my jaw would be on the floor.
Honestly play it. It's worth it to see just how far gaming has come.
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
Apologies, I didnโt pay much attention during history class, so my Metal Gear lore knowledge isnโt that deep. I donโt know whether this game connects to the wider universe of the series.
You play as Solid Snake, a special forces operative, who is tasked with infiltrating the Outer Heaven to destroy a weapon by the name of Metal Gear. Getting dรฉjร vu?
There isnโt much of a story, but there is still more than I expected for 1987, and it did surprise me at a few points.
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ
It attempts to be a stealth game, and it only succeeds when you have the patience to take the โstealthโ seriously. You see, the combination of multiple exploits, awful AI, and unexplained mechanics led to me becoming bored with trying to play as intended and just brute-forced the rest of the game.
The use of a guide is highly recommended. There is very little that is explained properly and unless you want the authentic 1987 experience of banging your head against a wall, look up the solution.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ/๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐
2D-pixel graphics were the pinnacle of quality back then, the same can't be said for today.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐/๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
There isnโt much of an atmosphere or immersion in Metal Gear. I do wonder whether the people who played it on release had a different experience.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค
Back then the hardware used to play such games could make many sounds as such the soundtrack had to accommodate that. This led to it being a bit hard on the ears. Still, it is better than I expected. My favourite part is โRed Alertโ.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
As for my quest to complete the Metal Gear series, I stopped at Metal Gear Solid (the first) as I realized stealth games just are not for me. Maybe someday I will return.
After playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengence I wanted to play the rest of the Metal Gear franchise, so obviously I had to start at the beginning โ Metal Gear.
So how does a game from 1987 hold up? (If I could capitalize numbers, I would) There is no point in even asking the question. Of course, it doesnโt hold up. The only reason to play it is to just see where the legendary series started.
Still, I donโt hate it. At the end of the day, I did finish it. (With a guide) While throughout most of it, I was quite bored, there were some genuinely intriguing moments where I thought that, had I played it when it came out, my jaw would be on the floor.
Honestly play it. It's worth it to see just how far gaming has come.
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
Apologies, I didnโt pay much attention during history class, so my Metal Gear lore knowledge isnโt that deep. I donโt know whether this game connects to the wider universe of the series.
You play as Solid Snake, a special forces operative, who is tasked with infiltrating the Outer Heaven to destroy a weapon by the name of Metal Gear. Getting dรฉjร vu?
There isnโt much of a story, but there is still more than I expected for 1987, and it did surprise me at a few points.
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ
It attempts to be a stealth game, and it only succeeds when you have the patience to take the โstealthโ seriously. You see, the combination of multiple exploits, awful AI, and unexplained mechanics led to me becoming bored with trying to play as intended and just brute-forced the rest of the game.
The use of a guide is highly recommended. There is very little that is explained properly and unless you want the authentic 1987 experience of banging your head against a wall, look up the solution.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ/๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐
2D-pixel graphics were the pinnacle of quality back then, the same can't be said for today.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐/๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
There isnโt much of an atmosphere or immersion in Metal Gear. I do wonder whether the people who played it on release had a different experience.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค
Back then the hardware used to play such games could make many sounds as such the soundtrack had to accommodate that. This led to it being a bit hard on the ears. Still, it is better than I expected. My favourite part is โRed Alertโ.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
As for my quest to complete the Metal Gear series, I stopped at Metal Gear Solid (the first) as I realized stealth games just are not for me. Maybe someday I will return.