I picked this game for the Stealth spot for my Retro Achievement Challenge and to finish my challenge! Metal Gear Solid, I remember playing the demo a lot when I was young and so happy when I got it any played it a bunch. So I wondered how much this replay of the game was going to go all these years later.
It was very nostalgic when hearing for the first time in years, "This is Snake! Colonel, can you hear me?" And from there on I hit the ground running. I forgot that this game didn't have the tranquillizers and tried to CQC enemies but they just get back up quickly and don't stay stunned at all. And you can't force them to sleep with a choke hold. It's kill or sneak. I did love how over the top the game still is and how much 4th wall breaking it was. And being a kid at the time, it took me forever to find Meryl's number. I ended up finding it in the manual if I remember correctly not realizing it was the actual game CD case. And little me thought it was on on the Optical Disc you get from Baker. And more about Meryl, I thought it was so risque that you could see her without her pants at the time. Now though, it just makes me go, why? I also forgot how smooth of a talker Snake is. That and I didn't remember how much they focus on Meryl butt to show you how to find her later. But other then that the game and gameplay is solid. There's some cheap hits you will suffer from if you don't know ahead of time but all in all, still fun.