it's taken me almost 3 years to beat this game lmao
(and it still says Overall completion 51%)
(and it still says Overall completion 51%)
1998
This review contains spoilers
i have about 150 hours in mgsv so i figured it's about time i actually played the other metal gear games, starting with mgs1. it's still pretty fun even if it has aged rather poorly in some aspects.
my main problem with this game is how it's essentially a boss rush. the stealth is very simplistic, and while it's definitely the highlight of the game, there's no way the stealth gameplay alone could make up even the majority of the gameplay. this leads to the game following the formula of: sneak past two guards -> cutscene -> boss fight -> cutscene -> repeat. the game being about half boss fights wouldn't be much of a problem if the boss fights were fun and had creative solutions but most of them are just tedious. you run around and shoot the bad guy, and the very dated ps1 combat certainly doesn't help here. the greatest offender of this was definitely ocelot, who's boss fight is literally just running in a circle while getting shot from off screen. (i also really REALLY suck at this game which is probably a big factor here too)
that's pretty much all the problems i have with mgs1. i played the game on the duckstation emulator and the ps1 graphics are just so smooth and charming. the story is also great (definitely better than mgsv) and liquid is such a great villain.
the game's biggest strength is definitely the cutscene direction. it really is just incredible. the final fight between gray fox and rex is unbelievably hype and even when nothing exciting is happening the cinematography is still able to keep me engaged.
pretty good game!
my main problem with this game is how it's essentially a boss rush. the stealth is very simplistic, and while it's definitely the highlight of the game, there's no way the stealth gameplay alone could make up even the majority of the gameplay. this leads to the game following the formula of: sneak past two guards -> cutscene -> boss fight -> cutscene -> repeat. the game being about half boss fights wouldn't be much of a problem if the boss fights were fun and had creative solutions but most of them are just tedious. you run around and shoot the bad guy, and the very dated ps1 combat certainly doesn't help here. the greatest offender of this was definitely ocelot, who's boss fight is literally just running in a circle while getting shot from off screen. (i also really REALLY suck at this game which is probably a big factor here too)
that's pretty much all the problems i have with mgs1. i played the game on the duckstation emulator and the ps1 graphics are just so smooth and charming. the story is also great (definitely better than mgsv) and liquid is such a great villain.
the game's biggest strength is definitely the cutscene direction. it really is just incredible. the final fight between gray fox and rex is unbelievably hype and even when nothing exciting is happening the cinematography is still able to keep me engaged.
pretty good game!
2020
i beat this game start to finish thats crazy why would i do that
i can't believe what i've done
2022
Like most games I play now it seems I learned about this through a Jacob geller video. He, like many others when talking about the game, focus on how you’re able to manipulate Will’s face like it’s the complete focus of the game. It really isn’t. While the different expressions you’re able to make is the “main mechanic” of the game, the focus is definitely the ARG aspect that the game doesn’t really advertise all that much. This made it come as a really nice surprise when I had to start going to some scientist guys Carrd and looking at the Steam banner for the code to my diary. Didn’t expect the game to be so meta. Good stuff.
Also he just like me frfr
Also he just like me frfr
2019
Not joking in the slightest when i say this deserves to be considered one of the greatest video games ever made
2018
cool ig. i find the visuals and music disorientating and it stresses me out. definitely didn't feel like i was being enlightened. i definitely see why people love this so much but i just find it so overstimulating. what makes tetris already so beautiful to me is how simple it is.
2021
i saw some highlights on youtube and thought it was funny and then i played the first 10 minutes cause i felt bad being mean
2015
Chess or flying gorilla
2012
Beautiful. That ending is one of those moments in games where everything else just fades away and you're completely engrossed in what's happening on screen.