Just played metal gear solid. Damn, that actually surprised me. The story was good, gameplay was good, and this was all done on the PS1? I’m taking a small break before heading up to MGS2 and figured I’d share this screenshot for all my fellow gamers XD

  • Cyanogenmon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    1 month ago

    EVERY entry in the MGS series from ps1 onward in its entirety (minus Survive) is one of those “if only I could play it for then first time again” games.

    Have you ever played them or is this your first time through the series?

    • Silvia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Boldly diving into the series for the first time! I needed something different, and I figured “Fuck it, Metal Gear time. I’ve been wanting to try it for a long time. Snake was one of my mains in Smash.” lol
      Anyway, obviously i’ve heard PLENTY about the series, but thankfully in casual conversation, most people dont talk about story details, so im pretty blank on twists and turns.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        In case you aren’t aware, there’s also Metal Gear (1&2) for the NES. Most people just ignore those because they aren’t nearly as good, but they’re the start of the series. If you want more, they’re there.

        • Silvia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          I knew about them, i tried 1 and… well, it’s a little too far back for me. I don’t care for too many NES era games, apart from a few JRPGs

  • birbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 month ago

    I just started playing MGS for the first time! When I was a kid MGS was one of those “grown up” games I couldn’t play. I picked up a copy from a retro game store a few weeks ago and finally sat down to play at the weekend. I see what all the hype is about, it’s like diving into a 90s espionage thriller. Looking forward to playing further!

    • Lesrid@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      It was my first Rated M game and it set the bar impossibly high

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      When I was a kid a babysitter I had brought MGS1 and played it. It always stuck in my mind and later got me to try the series and I loved it. The portion I saw included the >!jail cell and using the ketchup to get out.!< No other game was doing things like MGS at the time.

      I must have been around 5/6 at the time. Its safe to say that game wasn’t appropriate, but it really showed what gaming could be.

      Edit: added spoiler tag. I hope no one saw that who shouldn’t have. I forgot that despite talking about a ~26 year old game that it’s in a thread for people just now playing it.

    • Silvia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      Sadly no, too many damn lists, “top 10 details in gaming”, and other such things like that to avoid the spoilers lol. But, i sat back and enjoyed the game as not only a “game” but a little piece of gaming history and DAMN, MGS is very ahead of it’s time in style, meta references, and presentation. I couldn’t stop a big dumb grin spreading on my face when

      spoiler

      the screen blacked out with a green “Hideo” in the corner in Mantis’s fight.

      (Mantis fight spoilers) I even loved the little deathtraps in the game, trap doors in the floor, bullshit little gun turrets hidden around corners… but my dumb ass likes Fatal Labyrinth on the Genesis, so do with that as you will XD

      • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        I imagine you played the remaster on Steam, how did you defeat him though? In the original

        spoiler

        You had to plug your controller on the Player 2 slot so that Psychomantis couldn’t read your mind.

        And that seems hard to reproduce the feeling on a PC while still giving everyone a chance to win the fight

        • Silvia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago
          spoiler

          There’s a setting in the Master Collection’s options menu that let you mess with controller settings, and one of those settings is connect as P2

  • Yokozuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 month ago

    I also just re-played through this, mgs1 is a fantastic game for so many reasons. It brought me back to when games were meant to be fun and not a grind fest.

    I would also like to say maybe take the downtime you have now and play through the VR missions for 2, they add a lot in when it comes to functions of sneaking and playing those will really make you aware of the tools at your disposal, that’s currently what I’m doing when I feel like it.