So I am around 5 hours in on the first Metal Gear Solid game, and from what I've heard about halfway through. So far I am really into it, and the game is pretty different from what I expected. First off the boss battles are amazing, psycho mantis, ninja, and vulcan, have all been very fun and challenging, I particularly enjoyed the ninja boss fight. The dynamic to every boss battle is interesting as well, each time I go in blind, not know what to use, and I haven't beat one in the first go around yet. Each one has taken me around 5 to 7 tries, getting slightly frustrated after each loss only makes me want to go at it a different way, and use a different strategy. The story so far has been very interesting, the isolated day in the life way of storytelling is extremely effective to me. The stealth gameplay was something I was a bit worried about, seeing as how I typically don't like these types of games, but here it feels very tactile, and to say the least I am getting the hang of it. Another thing that is great is having a reason to use all the gadgets they give you, and signifies really good game design.  
 
Stay tuned I will hopefully finish the game soon! 
 

So I am around 5 hours in on the first Metal Gear Solid game, and from what I've heard about halfway through. So far I am really into it, and the game is pretty different from what I expected. First off the boss battles are amazing, psycho mantis, ninja, and vulcan, have all been very fun and challenging, I particularly enjoyed the ninja boss fight. The dynamic to every boss battle is interesting as well, each time I go in blind, not know what to use, and I haven't beat one in the first go around yet. Each one has taken me around 5 to 7 tries, getting slightly frustrated after each loss only makes me want to go at it a different way, and use a different strategy. The story so far has been very interesting, the isolated day in the life way of storytelling is extremely effective to me. The stealth gameplay was something I was a bit worried about, seeing as how I typically don't like these types of games, but here it feels very tactile, and to say the least I am getting the hang of it. Another thing that is great is having a reason to use all the gadgets they give you, and signifies really good game design.  
 
Stay tuned I will hopefully finish the game soon! 
 

My favourite game ever.

I commend thee for exploring this masterpiece regardless of its age and sequels.

Are you planning on playing all the games in the main series or just MGS1?

That game is fantastic. The dialogue gets really cheesy though... It almost hurt the second time I went back and played it.

Really good game design? I wouldn't call all the obnoxious anachronisms in MGS to be really good. Y'know. Like how you have to backtrack all the way to the Armory so you can get a sniper rifle?  Or the part where everything is super clunky and occasionally punishing?
 
Nonetheless, despite the fact that *as a game* the original Metal Gear Solid hasn't aged especially well, from a story perspective it was and still is pretty groundbreaking. Personally, as a heathen who came to the series much later, I prefer The Twin Snakes for being somewhat more playable and far easier to look at. Yes yes. I know I am a bad person.

One of my favs. I'm happy your not playing the GameCube remake. They redid the voice acting and some of the music and did a terrible job at it.

" sure beats playing 4! h8t how they screwed up the story. "

MGS1 is still my favorite out of the series. The addition of the Patriots in MSG2 kinda ruined it for me. Regardless still a great series!

Glad you are liking it. And yeah, like everyone else, this is probably my favourite in the series.

" @Zao said:

" sure beats playing 4! h8t how they screwed up the story. "

*angry glare* 
 
The only fucked up thing about 4 is the after credits sequence. 
 

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I like to pretend that Snake actually pulled the trigger and wasn't a pussy.

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" @InfamousBIG said:

" @Zao said:

" sure beats playing 4! h8t how they screwed up the story. "

*angry glare* 
 
The only fucked up thing about 4 is the after credits sequence. 
 

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

I like to pretend that Snake actually pulled the trigger and wasn't a pussy.

"

I totally agree with Infamous with an angry glare. "

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @InfamousBIG said:

" @Zao said:

" sure beats playing 4! h8t how they screwed up the story. "

*angry glare* 
 
The only fucked up thing about 4 is the after credits sequence. 
 

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

I like to pretend that Snake actually pulled the trigger and wasn't a pussy.

"

I totally agree with Infamous with an angry glare. "

I liked that part :( "

Make sure your chatting it up on your codec, there is some depth to the characters that you can get if you chat with them at the right time or if you have the right thing equipped. And some of the funniest moments in the MGS games are through codec calls.
 
 

This is one of my favourite games of all time.

" I commend thee for exploring this masterpiece regardless of its age and sequels. "

One of the Greatest series ever. Hideo Kojima is a genius 

" @Lego_My_Eggo: I've been making sure to check up on all of them every so often.  Also the Torture sequences on my psp are a total bitch "

five hours and you're only half way? well i guess if you dont skip the cut scenes...

" @FancySoapsMan:  An MGS Marathon... I feel the urge to do this now? "

Ugh.  All this just makes me wonder how the series went so bad.  MGS1 was a masterpiece.  Seriously, MGS2 was hard to swallow then 3 and 4, fuck that, I am outta here.

I'm looking forward to the MGS2 discussion so I can post about how everyone is wrong when they hate it and still manage to be on topic.

" @TwoOneFive: Why would I skip the cut scenes on my first go around? "

" @thehexeditor said:

" @FancySoapsMan:  An MGS Marathon... I feel the urge to do this now? "

I did that last summer, sure to say I had a great time... my girlfriend wasn't to happy about it though :S "

" @TwoOneFive: Im currently 6 hours and 55 minutes in and I just got out of the torture sequence. "

" @TwoOneFive: I Picked up 2 today for 2.99 "