Just when I though I got out....

..They sucked me back in.

Im talking about Metal Gear Solid. Until yesterday, I had played half of 1 and 4, and about a half hour each of 2 and 3. I honestly could not beleive the hype surrounding this series, and was baffled by the devotion of gamers to what I saw as Hideo Kojima's masturbatory opus.

Sorry, y'all. I was wrong.

Yesterday, I decided to give the game one last try. I figured that with such a convoluted story, Id have to start right at the beginning. Up until yesterday, Id only played MGS1 to the torture scene (a couple of times) and quit. Man, I was missing out. I ripped through the whole game, Im already halfway through 2 now, and I get it. I have a feeling I wont be playing anything else until Ive finished 2,3,4 and portable ops.....This is the epic story Ive been looking for in a game, and it was right under my nose.

I may still think the story gets a little self-serving and heavy-handed, but **** its good.....

..They sucked me back in.

Im talking about Metal Gear Solid. Until yesterday, I had played half of 1 and 4, and about a half hour each of 2 and 3. I honestly could not beleive the hype surrounding this series, and was baffled by the devotion of gamers to what I saw as Hideo Kojima's masturbatory opus.

Sorry, y'all. I was wrong.

Yesterday, I decided to give the game one last try. I figured that with such a convoluted story, Id have to start right at the beginning. Up until yesterday, Id only played MGS1 to the torture scene (a couple of times) and quit. Man, I was missing out. I ripped through the whole game, Im already halfway through 2 now, and I get it. I have a feeling I wont be playing anything else until Ive finished 2,3,4 and portable ops.....This is the epic story Ive been looking for in a game, and it was right under my nose.

I may still think the story gets a little self-serving and heavy-handed, but **** its good.....

You didn't like MGS until the torture scene? What about Psycho Mantis?

Glad you are finally enjoying it.

To be honest, at first I thought Psycho Mantis was a little gimmicky, although that fight, Sniper Wolf and Vulcan Raven were the high points for me.  I just couldnt get past the windy codec conversations and what to me seems to be Kojima's prioritization of his narrative over gameplay.  Its a funny attitude for me, because I love alot of old RPG's that are every bit as windy.  Ok, Ill admit that once I quit because I hadnt saved in a long time, and the torture killed me...... 

I dont know exactly what changed; I was just ready to take the game for what it is.  It definitely does pick up steam quite a bit after the torture scene, and that helped.....I think my initial dislike may have something to do with all the hype surrounding the games; Im sometimes one to dislike over-hyped anything until it dies down.....

Edit: I also have developed a taste for stealth in games, which I previously detested.  Thats important.

I have played the first half of MGS4 to death, but I still cannot make it past the "follow the civilian" level.  My vision and color-blindness suck badly, both of which end up being hugely problematic in that level.  Sooner or later, I'll get someone to help me out with it, but in the meantime, man, I'm stuck.

Whenever I get a PS3, the first game I buy will be MGS4. I must continue my love / hate relationship with this series having played them all, never completing any.

I hated the original, but I respected it immensely.