I like Metal Gear Solid. It was novel, and didn't really have the excessive flab of later titles.
It has an oppressive, almost dystopian tone to it with fantastic music, I was never too keen on Harry Gregson Williams work compared to the simple repetitive tones in this game.
It reminds me alot of the original Escape From New York (yes I know I know), where that movie barely had any lighting or action, with a far more claustrophobic isolated feel compared to it's sequel Escape From LA. Or indeed other "action" movies.
Gameplay wise it's more simplistic than 2's with the story reeled back, pure pantomime, but it doesn't reach incomprehensible levels of ridiculousness, it's pacing is just much better than the later games as Hideo Kojima became increasingly grandiose.
Much like 2 (although 2 was far better in this regard), it shows what can be accomplished on limited hardware if you have an artistic eye. It's just a bunch of crude polygon blocks, but the game manages to over-right that with style.
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