One thing is for sure: You don't forget MGS games. MGS I was OK with. Quirky, had some nice interaction (PsychoMantis was genuinely freaky). Story had some cool "Who really calls the shots" stuff in it. Gameplay/mechanics, I always just adjust to what I'm given. MGS2? WTF! Starts out great. Then Raiden, while I wasn't as put off by the bait and switch as some were at the time, I still found the banter between "Jack and Rose" irritating; I felt like I was being tested. Later in the game when everything starts going batshit, the "Colonel" and Rose start talking about the S3 project, and they put it to you (the gamer) as if you are a robot who cannot help yourself and will do whatever it takes no matter how ridiculous to complete the task, even if it is not real. I actually said, out loud, "Oh, Hell No!!" and turned off the console. So for MGS3, obviously I had no interest, but my buddy couldn't stop talking about how different 3 was from 2, and there was no way I wouldn't absolutely love it. He was right. I, like you, felt compelled to finish the batshit story in 2, and it didn't let me down, fucking batshit, and after deriding me near the end of the game, the closing movie jumps up and down about how you have to be free and make your own choices. WTF!? Make up your fricken mind! MGS3 was the second time Kojima got me all worked up over his story, but MGS3 was more emotional. Overall it's one of the best games I have ever played.I loved just about all the characters whether they were on the codec, or kicking my ass in a boss battle, and HOLY FUCK, The End is the strangest/funniest boss battles I have encountered.
I'm getting pretty spoilery from here on out concerning 3 and 4.
You will never forget the last time MGS3 forces you to hit the attack button. I set the controller down and waited, hoping there would eventually be a cutscene. Damn you Kojima!! MGS4 was a no brainer after 3. However, while I enjoyed the game, good GOD! Snake's voice acting (I know it's still Hayter, I think he's a legend) made me want to gouge my ears out. Of them all I was not affected much by 4. I'd say returning to Shadow Moses was goosebumpy and the Ocelot was a riot. Have yet to play MGSV. I don't game like I used to, and the Konami bullshit turned me off in a big way.
P.T. was the most dread inducing experience I have ever had with a piece of interactive media, and those loopy fucks took it all away.
Starflight Star Control 2 Minecraft/Terraria/Starbound FTL Sins of a Solar Empire (kind of) X3
Just some games flashing through my head while viewing the footage of and reading about this. Not to mention the cool way they are going about the soundtrack. This project looks to hit all my Holy Shit buttons.
Tryptophan's comments