So after finishing all other 3D kojima-led metal gear titles(and MGR), it's safe to say this one was the weakest due to how poorly some of its rough edges aged. It's kind of a natural sort of aging, it's unlikely for a game like this to stay fresh but it definitely is important for its context in the series and putting the first brick into what it would become. in a sense it's a redux of mg and mg2, but elevates nearly every aspect of it and frames it like a film, a mainstay for its series and relatively uncommon. It has some great and terrible writing, and extremely awkward performance. However, it's still engaging and set me up to really enjoy the rest of them. If I had played this and it hadnt gripped me, theres no way that I wouldve dropped into the others. It's... pretty good.