“Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing.”
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in hindsight, one of the best Single Player story games of the PlayStation 2. Many people that haven’t played it in years always say how this game was ahead of it’s time in 2001, certainly predicted the future with A.I & misinformation it’s really delicate themes of passing accurate history goes way beyond genetics, finding freedom and individuality. I can safely say after playing it since 2011, I am pretty much convinced once more. This story has aged like a fine wine. Kojima does it again and with it creates a literal movie feeling type game.
I will say from the get go, I am certainly not very nostalgic for this game. When I was originally playing it for the PlayStation 2, I was a Raiden hater I will admit. I just couldn’t grasp the idea of playing someone else other than the legendary solid snake. Many years later how I was proven so wrong and I have never felt so connected to Raiden on a personal level.
Gameplay I would say is great. They fixed a lot of what was missing in MGS1 and gave it some quality of life improvements. It felt right at home and I really appreciated that my skill in MGS1 could transfer over to MGS2. Swimming I would say needs a lot of improvements cause it was very clunky. Overall, Very interesting level design all things considered when you visit the plant. It feels very complex but when you dissect it, it’s a rather small map with a lot of narrow hallways which can be a detriment in playing the game stealthily.
Music is an absolute banger. Never felt dull in filler sections or when you are facing enemies/bosses. Great soundtrack!
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a great sequel, that is usually overshadowed by its twist early on in the game. If you look past that you are gonna have an absolute BANGER of a time playing it. I was playing this on the HD collection on the PS3 and to my surprise today (Nov 13) was the original date of when it came out in 2001 which is timed perfectly. Do yourself a favor and replay this masterpiece of a game. It’s crazy for me to think this was my least favorite Metal Gear solid game for a long time. I managed to log in 8hr 45m 27s on my run. Not a short game by any means.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in hindsight, one of the best Single Player story games of the PlayStation 2. Many people that haven’t played it in years always say how this game was ahead of it’s time in 2001, certainly predicted the future with A.I & misinformation it’s really delicate themes of passing accurate history goes way beyond genetics, finding freedom and individuality. I can safely say after playing it since 2011, I am pretty much convinced once more. This story has aged like a fine wine. Kojima does it again and with it creates a literal movie feeling type game.
I will say from the get go, I am certainly not very nostalgic for this game. When I was originally playing it for the PlayStation 2, I was a Raiden hater I will admit. I just couldn’t grasp the idea of playing someone else other than the legendary solid snake. Many years later how I was proven so wrong and I have never felt so connected to Raiden on a personal level.
Gameplay I would say is great. They fixed a lot of what was missing in MGS1 and gave it some quality of life improvements. It felt right at home and I really appreciated that my skill in MGS1 could transfer over to MGS2. Swimming I would say needs a lot of improvements cause it was very clunky. Overall, Very interesting level design all things considered when you visit the plant. It feels very complex but when you dissect it, it’s a rather small map with a lot of narrow hallways which can be a detriment in playing the game stealthily.
Music is an absolute banger. Never felt dull in filler sections or when you are facing enemies/bosses. Great soundtrack!
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a great sequel, that is usually overshadowed by its twist early on in the game. If you look past that you are gonna have an absolute BANGER of a time playing it. I was playing this on the HD collection on the PS3 and to my surprise today (Nov 13) was the original date of when it came out in 2001 which is timed perfectly. Do yourself a favor and replay this masterpiece of a game. It’s crazy for me to think this was my least favorite Metal Gear solid game for a long time. I managed to log in 8hr 45m 27s on my run. Not a short game by any means.