Yet another banger in this series. Snake Eater greatly modernizes tons of gameplay mechanics and delivers a more polished and satisfying game than the previous titles. The story is more focused on global politics and espionage than MGS2, which leaned on the philosophical side, but Snake Eater ultimately still digs into its roots.
The difficulty of rating this game comes with comparing it to its predecessors. To nitpick, I feel that this one overreached on some new mechanics - the survival food/cure mechanics felt more obtrusive than interesting, Snake can be a bullet sponge on most difficulties and enemy AI can be oblivious, so it's feasible in this game to go full lethal and just drain all the reinforcements sent at you to clear an area, and the bosses in this one nearly all felt more trivial and gimmicky than those of any previous games. There are a lot of extra nice details here though, so while I might lean towards preferring MGS 2, I do recognize that Snake Eater is a clear evolution.
The difficulty of rating this game comes with comparing it to its predecessors. To nitpick, I feel that this one overreached on some new mechanics - the survival food/cure mechanics felt more obtrusive than interesting, Snake can be a bullet sponge on most difficulties and enemy AI can be oblivious, so it's feasible in this game to go full lethal and just drain all the reinforcements sent at you to clear an area, and the bosses in this one nearly all felt more trivial and gimmicky than those of any previous games. There are a lot of extra nice details here though, so while I might lean towards preferring MGS 2, I do recognize that Snake Eater is a clear evolution.
Metal Gear Solid 3 takes the best of MGS 1 (stealth action, pacing and storytelling) and combines it with phenomenal improvements to action and combat in MGS 2 to create the perfect game. I loved the story, the stealth action, the combat and overall next level experience that this game provides. Truly a remarkable game and needs to be played by everyone!
I'm probably not gonna beat this. The remake is coming out, so I'll complete it then. However, I've played enough to warrant a review. Gameplay is a step up from MGS 2, but the story didn't grab my attention like the second game. It's a great story from what I've seen, and it probably gets better the more I play through the game, but it is what it is. Fantastic game though, stoked for the remake.
What a thrill this is...
Not only one of the best games ever made... but also one of the best movies ever made.
It is a river of emotions and memorable moments, that works perfectly as a linear narrative while also having a sirprisingly outstanding amount of way you canexperience this masterpiece.
The setting of the russinan jungle and the James Bond inspired narrative leads to an atmosphere that has nevere been replicated in any other game. It features some of the best characters and story moments in the Metal Gear series, with bosses that are able to make you feel hype, thrill, fun but can also make you feel melancholy and sadness.
i don't thnk the overall experience is straight up, perfect: it has a bit to jankness to it in terms of the gameplay, and some of the sections can be kind of a bummer to play on multiple playthroughts.
But there is no denying that this is a work of art. One of Kojima's biggest Magnum Opus.
Not only one of the best games ever made... but also one of the best movies ever made.
It is a river of emotions and memorable moments, that works perfectly as a linear narrative while also having a sirprisingly outstanding amount of way you canexperience this masterpiece.
The setting of the russinan jungle and the James Bond inspired narrative leads to an atmosphere that has nevere been replicated in any other game. It features some of the best characters and story moments in the Metal Gear series, with bosses that are able to make you feel hype, thrill, fun but can also make you feel melancholy and sadness.
i don't thnk the overall experience is straight up, perfect: it has a bit to jankness to it in terms of the gameplay, and some of the sections can be kind of a bummer to play on multiple playthroughts.
But there is no denying that this is a work of art. One of Kojima's biggest Magnum Opus.
As far as story goes, this is a pretty good entry. But as in terms of gameplay and everything else, it’s definitely different but nothing to right home about.
Don’t get me wrong this was a “SOLID” entry for sure, but I’m not too crazy about it like most people would consider this a masterpiece. Sure.
Don’t get me wrong this was a “SOLID” entry for sure, but I’m not too crazy about it like most people would consider this a masterpiece. Sure.
Rewinding back in the series to play MGS3 as someone who played MGS5 first was admittedly harmful to my experience, as the movement and controls felt awful and awkward for my entire playthrough- In general there were many aspects to this game that are quite reminiscent to the annoying stuff you'd see in games from the late 90s and early 2000s. Obviously this game is very impressive for the time it came out though, so I cant totally hold that against it.
That said, it was clear to me while playing this game why it is such a classic. MGS3 is very much a Kojima game and it is certainly not lacking in interesting, eccentric characters and complex war-and-spy based story elements. It also delivers a pretty impressive sense of atmosphere for a game from 2004. It does however occasionally have some of the silly and eye-rolling moments you'd expect from a Kojima story, but it's all very charming and got a laugh out of me multiple times. Ocelot and the final section with The Boss were particular highlights for me.
Cool game, but ultimately I'd be lying if I said i loved it.
That said, it was clear to me while playing this game why it is such a classic. MGS3 is very much a Kojima game and it is certainly not lacking in interesting, eccentric characters and complex war-and-spy based story elements. It also delivers a pretty impressive sense of atmosphere for a game from 2004. It does however occasionally have some of the silly and eye-rolling moments you'd expect from a Kojima story, but it's all very charming and got a laugh out of me multiple times. Ocelot and the final section with The Boss were particular highlights for me.
Cool game, but ultimately I'd be lying if I said i loved it.