A really solid sequel to the mgs1. Is it a masterpiece? Probably. But a flawed one for me.
New fps aiming is nice but it's slows the pace. Trying to play like mgs1(run, deceive and hide) is impossible sometimes with how many small corridors this game has so you essentially have to use the fps aiming like it or not(I saw some people manage to take down enemies immediately with the lock on button but tbh I never managed to do that).
But I liked the new dive move. It saves you multiple times in combat.
Lastly, there are more gadgets now. They are mostly used for some gimmicky gameplay sections, but It refreshes the pace so It's nice.
One thing I am not a big fan is the map and content size. If we combine both the tanker and the plant, I assume they match the mgs1 size. But because of that, I didn't get the feeling and awe of one big continuous map.
Story is amazing as ever and I think it even suppresses the og mgs1 for me with how it manage to surprise me and made me engaged for learning more about the big mystery.
The point where I am not too hot on is the new characters. I love the villain and he is still my favorite mgs villain. But others... Not so much. I don't have any problem with Raiden compared to the others, because he is a confused poor man just like snake in the mgs1. But I have a big problem with Rose. When both Raiden and Rose starts infighting like a broken couple I just want to throw the disc out of the window. Also all of the new bosses feels like a cliche parody characters that I can't take any of them seriously compared to the mgs1. Did we return to msx era? Why they reverted back to one off cliche bosses? They are not "that" bad tbh. But still their stories are not that gripping other than... Maybe fortune. That's it.
There is a reason psycho mantis, sniper wolf, vulcan raven is famous and that's not their overly strange design. It's their stories that feel realistic and emotional. They couldn't replicate this feeling in here.
For me characters are just as important as the story itself... No, at times even more important so that's why I broke one star off. But still a good game.
New fps aiming is nice but it's slows the pace. Trying to play like mgs1(run, deceive and hide) is impossible sometimes with how many small corridors this game has so you essentially have to use the fps aiming like it or not(I saw some people manage to take down enemies immediately with the lock on button but tbh I never managed to do that).
But I liked the new dive move. It saves you multiple times in combat.
Lastly, there are more gadgets now. They are mostly used for some gimmicky gameplay sections, but It refreshes the pace so It's nice.
One thing I am not a big fan is the map and content size. If we combine both the tanker and the plant, I assume they match the mgs1 size. But because of that, I didn't get the feeling and awe of one big continuous map.
Story is amazing as ever and I think it even suppresses the og mgs1 for me with how it manage to surprise me and made me engaged for learning more about the big mystery.
The point where I am not too hot on is the new characters. I love the villain and he is still my favorite mgs villain. But others... Not so much. I don't have any problem with Raiden compared to the others, because he is a confused poor man just like snake in the mgs1. But I have a big problem with Rose. When both Raiden and Rose starts infighting like a broken couple I just want to throw the disc out of the window. Also all of the new bosses feels like a cliche parody characters that I can't take any of them seriously compared to the mgs1. Did we return to msx era? Why they reverted back to one off cliche bosses? They are not "that" bad tbh. But still their stories are not that gripping other than... Maybe fortune. That's it.
There is a reason psycho mantis, sniper wolf, vulcan raven is famous and that's not their overly strange design. It's their stories that feel realistic and emotional. They couldn't replicate this feeling in here.
For me characters are just as important as the story itself... No, at times even more important so that's why I broke one star off. But still a good game.