i really didn't gel too much with the gameplay personally, it wasn't terrible by any means, and i acknowledge i probably could've played better in areas - but a lot of the gameplay just didn't click with me and i found some areas frustrating and dated, such as the sniper duels with wolf, the weird janky AI of the enemies, and larger aspects such as the lack of walking? (feels odd to me) it feels like the game wants me to go slow in areas but without the walking option i just tended to headbutt into things a lot and die over and over, but again i probably could've just played better. but generally the gameplay hasn't aged gracefully and it definitely feels like a 26 year old game.

the narrative, characters, and atmosphere on the other hand is really incredible stuff, the plot twist of master being liquid snake was like holy shit damn, did not see that coming, and just generally the stakes being raised the way they were at the end was super enthralling and allowed me to look past the shoddy gameplay.

i think the gameplay on its own is like a 2.5/5, but the story is easily like a 4/5, thus my overall rating of 3.5/5 - definitely looking forward to MGS2 and MGS3! :D

i really didn't gel too much with the gameplay personally, it wasn't terrible by any means, and i acknowledge i probably could've played better in areas - but a lot of the gameplay just didn't click with me and i found some areas frustrating and dated, such as the sniper duels with wolf, the weird janky AI of the enemies, and larger aspects such as the lack of walking? (feels odd to me) it feels like the game wants me to go slow in areas but without the walking option i just tended to headbutt into things a lot and die over and over, but again i probably could've just played better. but generally the gameplay hasn't aged gracefully and it definitely feels like a 26 year old game.

the narrative, characters, and atmosphere on the other hand is really incredible stuff, the plot twist of master being liquid snake was like holy shit damn, did not see that coming, and just generally the stakes being raised the way they were at the end was super enthralling and allowed me to look past the shoddy gameplay.

i think the gameplay on its own is like a 2.5/5, but the story is easily like a 4/5, thus my overall rating of 3.5/5 - definitely looking forward to MGS2 and MGS3! :D