Ehhh, I really wanted to like this one with how much of a fan I am of MGS 2 and 3. But there were too many things here that just don't work for me. The stealth action gameplay is pretty good despite me not liking the controls, but it also has large amounts of backtracking that were extremely boring. There were some fun boss fights with cool gimmicks, but some of the later boss fights were infuriating for me. I wasn't the biggest fan of the story either. It was strange since it has all the elements you see in later games. The anti war themes, the convoluted storylines, balancing of different tones, characters going on long monologues whenever they get the chance. Yet I couldn't help but feel bored by the story, not feeling particularly intrigued or impacted by anything that happened. It does have some scenes I genuinely liked and I appreciate it setting up all the storylines that the next games will build upon; but I just don't feel any strong emotions towards the plot as a whole. MGS 1 by no means a bad game, just one that I really wish clicked with me more.