9/10 (A)
Replayed MGS1 for my MGS playthrough. Still absolutely adore this game, and yes… it does hold up. Whine about the “dated graphics” (revolutionary for the time) all you want, but they still fit this game like a glove, and besides I’d say a couple of minor nitpicks, such as the second Sniper Wolf boss fight… and relatively annoying backtracking here and there, this is still a complete gem. Entirely love the lonely, melancholic atmosphere. The game feels cold and isolating, and I can never get enough of the characters. From Solid Snake to Meryl (this game is so romantic), and Otacon and Ocelot, to the entire codec crew and almost all of the antagonists… this is literally a “lightning in the bottle” set of people. I was also completely invested into the narrative and found the vast majority of the conversations and exchanges to be engaging. I’m totally willing to forgive the “cheesiness” and redundancies in the writing when considering the grand-scheme of the storyline, which even hints/sets up ideals that wouldn’t be seen until MGS4 (FoxDie Aging). I adore the musical score as well, easily one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, and that’s going across every type of medium. All in all, I still completely love this game, and it was truly joyful to experience it once again. So beautiful.
Replayed MGS1 for my MGS playthrough. Still absolutely adore this game, and yes… it does hold up. Whine about the “dated graphics” (revolutionary for the time) all you want, but they still fit this game like a glove, and besides I’d say a couple of minor nitpicks, such as the second Sniper Wolf boss fight… and relatively annoying backtracking here and there, this is still a complete gem. Entirely love the lonely, melancholic atmosphere. The game feels cold and isolating, and I can never get enough of the characters. From Solid Snake to Meryl (this game is so romantic), and Otacon and Ocelot, to the entire codec crew and almost all of the antagonists… this is literally a “lightning in the bottle” set of people. I was also completely invested into the narrative and found the vast majority of the conversations and exchanges to be engaging. I’m totally willing to forgive the “cheesiness” and redundancies in the writing when considering the grand-scheme of the storyline, which even hints/sets up ideals that wouldn’t be seen until MGS4 (FoxDie Aging). I adore the musical score as well, easily one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, and that’s going across every type of medium. All in all, I still completely love this game, and it was truly joyful to experience it once again. So beautiful.