brockreiher
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Metal Gear Solid 2
From what I understand, it's pretty obvious Kojima wasn't allowed to make the game he wanted with Sons of Liberty due to pressure from Konami and then because of 9/11. Kojima apparently won an inner power struggle after fans hated Sons of Liberty, because Snake Eater covers the same themes but much better done. The stealth is a little more difficult in this one which holds it back, but that might just be a skill issue for me.
From what I understand, it's pretty obvious Kojima wasn't allowed to make the game he wanted with Sons of Liberty due to pressure from Konami and then because of 9/11. Kojima apparently won an inner power struggle after fans hated Sons of Liberty, because Snake Eater covers the same themes but much better done. The stealth is a little more difficult in this one which holds it back, but that might just be a skill issue for me.
Metal Gear Solid: Gamer Matrix Edition
A remake of Metal Gear Solid with worse vibes and tech demo first person stuff. I gotta imagine this was incredible in 2001 but has aged badly compared to Metal Gear Solid which holds up.
A lot of the emotional beats fall flat both because they center around Raiden who is a loser. For some reason (budget?) most of the story is told through codec conversations which are boring and look worse than they did in the PS1 games. It's not horrible but it's a shame because the story was a strength of the first game.
A remake of Metal Gear Solid with worse vibes and tech demo first person stuff. I gotta imagine this was incredible in 2001 but has aged badly compared to Metal Gear Solid which holds up.
A lot of the emotional beats fall flat both because they center around Raiden who is a loser. For some reason (budget?) most of the story is told through codec conversations which are boring and look worse than they did in the PS1 games. It's not horrible but it's a shame because the story was a strength of the first game.
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