I've binge played Rising, the NES game, and Solid 1+2 before this. I didn't really care for the NES title but still respected it. The rest I loved a lot for their very powerful antiwar messages. 1 and 2 especially had strong messages that hit me hard emotionally. Additionally, 1 and Rising had a lot of charm to them. So many moments like hanging which player # you are in 1 to defeat a boss were cool and memorable.
Going into 3 I had fairly high expectations since I heard it's a fan favorite and since I loved 1 and 2 so much. Gameplay wise I like the camo system and am a bit mixed on the food system. Overall a very solid addition gameplay wise. The main thing that holds this game back for me is the story didn't impact me as much as the others. Most of the villains in this were boring in comparison to what the others offered except for one near the end which was actually very well written. Besides the spectacular ending there just wasn't much that jumped out at me during the story TBH. I do think this is a good prequel but just didn't have the extra spark that made the other games special to me. The antiwar message in other games was done better, life lessons were taught better, the plotlines felt more deep, etc.
Going into 3 I had fairly high expectations since I heard it's a fan favorite and since I loved 1 and 2 so much. Gameplay wise I like the camo system and am a bit mixed on the food system. Overall a very solid addition gameplay wise. The main thing that holds this game back for me is the story didn't impact me as much as the others. Most of the villains in this were boring in comparison to what the others offered except for one near the end which was actually very well written. Besides the spectacular ending there just wasn't much that jumped out at me during the story TBH. I do think this is a good prequel but just didn't have the extra spark that made the other games special to me. The antiwar message in other games was done better, life lessons were taught better, the plotlines felt more deep, etc.