Metal Gear Solid Psx Game Save Series And Its

For anyone that watched me play through Metal Gear Solid on Twitch, it must have been super apparent that Im not good at the game.

Metal Gear Solid Psx Game Save Series And Its

The game, and by extension the series and its complex and unique narrative, has always been a point of complete fascination for me.

For the last few years, Ive made promises to play through the games (I planned to play them chronologically at first), but I struggled with Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, unable to make it past the first couple hours due to boredom.

Ive owned the Legacy Collection on PS3, as well as Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain for many years now but it wasnt until recently that I mustered the energy to dive headfirst, completely determined to settle the score and see why the game is so beloved by millions of players.

After a 12-hour marathon stream and gaming session (with about an hour or so of technical hiccups, more on that later) I have officially finished the main playthrough of Metal Gear Solid on PSX, played on a PS3, with minimal assistance aside from some pointers after many attempts and failures.

Following some reflection, I think my main takeaway from Metal Gear Solid is that it is a game far ahead of its time both in game design and technical achievement.

It may not be my favorite game ever but I appreciate the design overall.

The story in those games carries into Metal Gear Solid but it is not super necessary for those that would rather not play them.

The narrative of those classic titles is summarized on the PSX game through an option at the main menu, which is handy for those curious.

Gameplay in Metal Gear Solid is fairly open-ended in the sense that there are multiple solutions, driving home the themes of the games hero who is an undercover super-spy sent to a secret base in a frozen tundra in Alaska to save a particular individual and stop a world-shattering superweapon from mobilizing.

The gameplay becomes more complex as the series continues, at least from my understanding, and as technology evolves alongside Snakes skills.

Ive always enjoyed games that give the player a set of tools to let them figure things out but many of the games I played growing up did not have these sorts of mechanics so I was surprised solutions were open here.

I was into straightforward 2D platformers and RPGs like Final Fantasy IX or Legend of Dragoon in my teens.

That said, I did really enjoy the open nature and challenge of Final Fantasy Tactics.

I remember struggling with Hitman 2, a game that my cousin and I rented over a weekend.

We did eventually stumble through the first couple of missions, but the game felt more complex than what we were used to and that made it abrasive to us.

Even now I get bored playing games like Dishonored, a game that has many tools but heavily suggests through gameplay not to use most of them.

Stealth has never been a genre I felt comfortable in as Im never sure what elements are at play and just how far an enemy can see or what obscures my character.

The only games I remember remotely enjoying in the genre are the first few Splinter Cell games, and I dont remember finishing any of them.

What truly prepared me for Metal Gear Solid was my playthrough of Death Stranding.

Maybe it has something to do with Kojimas games being outside of my comfort zone, but I was ready mentally for something different.

Death Stranding makes the player feel certain frustrations for a cathartic conclusion as a way to drive themes, ideas, and philosophies.

Even though I dont think Ill play Death Stranding again anytime soon, it had an impact on me, which drove me to Metal Gear Solid so soon.