METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake

its alright

Best way to play the originals that I know of, the NES translation is really bad, so you cant just emulate that; besides that I think there's fan translations, but I couldn't get the emulation working IIRC, so I'm glad I got this, so I can finally play the game. This game also comes bundled with many other great games in the series, so there's no reason not to pick it up as long as you like the series, and have any interest in the original games. The actual gameplay of the first game is definitely of it's time, I love it as a fan of retro games, and I can see why it would've been considered innovative for the time. Maybe a modern revamp of the game would be good, hopefully improve on the issues with not being able to tell an enemies line of sight, and not being able to save outside specific rooms, among other quality of life and graphical upgrades; but for a mostly unaltered game of it's age this is a great way to play the game. As for the second game, I haven't played it yet, and when I do maybe I will update my review.

Metal Gear 2 is a Christmas game

Definitely a fun, nostalgic time. There's not really much I can say that's going to sway anyone who isn't into this sort of top-down game with sneaking and shooting to go ahead and give it a shot, so that's not the point here. Really, the only point is "knowing what these games are, did they do a good job with them, and do they hold up?" For the first point, yeah. The only gripe I have with it is that you can't just borderless fullscreen either of them, and if you try fullscreen it gets very wonky with alt-tab and in the end it's best just not to bother. If that's a negative for you or something you don't care about is very much up to you. As for "do they hold up", unfortunately I'm not the person to ask, there. I played the originals and since they give almost the same experience (since they're almost the same games) I'm inclined to think positively. I will note that the save system on them is sort of ass, and you need to be prepared for that. I don't remember if the old password system had the same problems, but it's basically like you'll pass an invisible checkpoint from time to time, which isn't necessarily based on major in-game milestones like "just beat a boss" or something, and any saves after that checkpoint, no matter where you make them are . . . at the checkpoint. Which you aren't informed about. At least in the first game, entering and leaving an elevator does it, but in the second, it seems random. For instance, I traversed a section of map before meeting a "jungle" boss. Keeping that vague enough to avoid spoilers, but you'll know it when you see it. Then saved after. Then triggered an alert, which I was trying to avoid, so reloaded - which brought me back to the traversal bit with the boss still very much alive. So yeah, they've got some issues, but still a good time, I'd say.

This is my first experience for anything Metal Gear: The story for MGS1 is practically nonexistent and the story for MGS2 is present, but vague. The best thing MGS2 did to improve from MGS1 is adding humor. I chuckled at a few dialogues. This, however, didn't help alleviate the game from being frustrating and boring. My biggest issue with both games is that it is incredibly easy to get lost on what to actually do. I gave up and ended up consulting guides nearing the end of MGS1 and somewhere around the middle of MGS2. Figuring out where to go and remember where to back track to was the least fun part of the game. In MGS1 and MGS2 stealth was fun until I found rooms that would just clear my detected status, so I just stopped caring. Shooting, hitting, and exploding enemies also stopped being fun. I tried to keep the weapons I use to take out common enemies varied but that didn't do much. The gameplay for both MGS1 and MGS2 are almost exactly the same. The only substantial difference in MGS2 is that they introduced proning, allowing you to hide and lose the enemies. For both games you are unable to save unless you are in an elevator. Why? I don't know, it's annoying and it sucks. I want to play the game and stop playing the game whenever I want. Having to backtrack to the elevator every time is just so exhausting. The bosses didn't really have any unique or creative approach to beating them, it felt as if they were designed to beaten by the new you toy just obtained. Though I discourage this, if you are going to buy the two games, my advice is to not take anything in the game seriously. This isn't a jab at the game, the game overall is just not serious. In the most non-derogative way text can convey, this game is a joke.

Fantastic, hit of nostalgia and happy 100%. Sadly I wish they had put more effort in terms of modern achievements as I would have explored both games even more rather than go the "efficient" route. I had no issues but I wish It allowed me to select resolution as steam menu was too small and everything was enormous making reading a guide when I got stuck in Metal gear 2 quite the challenge. Despite the obstacles, this is an easy yes for me.

Was hard-locked by a bug in E1 of the Underground Tunnel area of Metal Gear 1. Bravo, Konami! Can't believe you guys went through the trouble of getting rid of the passwords but left in all of the game-breaking bugs! You and Kojima deserve each other! I think I'm going to pass on purchasing the second Master Collection. https://imgur.com/a/Y2jCfew