[QUOTE="Foulcry"][QUOTE="dionysosm"][QUOTE="Lucianu"] So i never played any of them. A thread here reminded me that.. and sparked my interest in the series, unfortunately, because now i have this itch and it wont go away..
Graphically speaking, my standards are non-existent because from my humble experience, i can play anything from GTA IV modded with ENB series, to Pong. If the gameplay is satisfying and for a game focused on story such as MGS, the story would need to grab my attention..
How is the gameplay, but more importantly, are the bosses mind boggling hard to the point of frustration, or are they just hard? This is about MGS 1 only, the rest of them are irrelevant until i finish the first one.
Is it worth 6$?
Metal Gear has been released in kind of a strange order. It was not released in chronological order at all. Chronological order is as follows: Metal Gear Solid 3 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Metal Gear (Released on the MSX) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (Released on the MSX2) Metal Gear Solid Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. You can get Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake on the second disc of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. I would highly recommend this. Metal Gear is a decent game and is worth playing at least once, but do not expect too much from it. It is very much an NES era game. It does not have much story, and it does not have much of a sense of direction. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake is where the series really started getting good. It has great character and a deep and complex story that is well told and well paced. This is where Kojima first showed his brilliance. No fan of the series should miss this game. It was brilliant. It was not until Metal Gear Solid (about 6 years later) that the world started to recognize him for the genius that he is. As for the difficulty level of Metal Gear Solid, it is tougher than 2 and 3, but it is, by no means, impossible or incredibly frustrating. It is very much a managable game. There is a remake of this game for the Gamecube called The Twin Snakes that is easier than the original version was. Interesting note: There was a Gameboy Color game called Metal Gear Solid (Metal Gear Ghost Babel over seas) that is a psuedo sequel to the original Metal Gear. It is a 'what if' scenario, and it poses the question "What if Big Boss did die at the end of Metal Gear 1?" It is an unofficial sequel, but Kojima was heavily involed in it. It is well worth tracking down a copy and playing because it is a brilliant game, as well. The mechanics of Metal Gear Solid transfered well to the 8 bit GBC, and it sacreficed nothing in terms of story and characters. What in the world are you talking about lol? Neither NES game had much of a story. It didn't really become an actual story or a successful franchise till Metal Gear Solid. I like both MSX versions for gameplay but get real dude neither game had a story or explained anything that could even form a story.
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