![]() ![]() Playing it again in 2015 gets me thinking about the series and how it influenced my favorite hobby. Fans that played Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake. ![]() The game was revolutionary to me, but I wonder how revolutionary it was to original fans of the series. Metal Gear Solid is a remake in a lot of ways Kojima recycled a lot of ideas from his previous games when making it. It was also really cool to come directly off of the previous two games, giving things new context. ![]() Going back, I was genuinely surprised with how well it held up for me. A lot has changed in video games since I last played the game in 2005. How does it hold up after all of this time? I’ve played through the game quite a few times over the years (eight?), but before now it had been 10 years since my last playthrough. Now, I was blown away by the game at the age of 14, but that was 17 years ago. “I don’t know…” I had no idea that the amazing game I was playing had roots in something older. I had too many questions about that part. It’s weird, you can smoke.” I left out the part where he’d had his cigarettes in his stomach. Ignorant of the series’ history, I replied, “No, this is new. Everything, from its gameplay to its subject matter to its presentation, felt completely different from anything I’d played before.Īt one point, my older brother came downstairs, looked at the screen, and asked what we were playing. I’d played “Mature” games like Mortal Kombat and Doom before, but Metal Gear Solid was the first game I’d played that felt like a video game for grown-ups. We spent that weekend playing through the entire game, and I was in awe. Now, I’m being a little dramatic, but it was a big moment for me. ![]() He pulled out a copy of Metal Gear Solid. “What do you want to play, then?” I asked. I was both shocked and pretty damn disappointed. As he pulled a new PlayStation out of his backpack, he told me he’d sold his Nintendo. I asked if he’d brought any of his Nintendo 64 games. He showed up, and we immediately went downstairs into the basement to play. He had a Nintendo 64 and we’d often show each other the new games we’d been playing. We didn’t see each other very often, so it was all a really big deal. A friend who lived kind of far away was coming over and he was going to spend the weekend at my house. The moment I unwrapped that gift was the closest to being a fanboy I have ever been. I guess what I am trying to say is, I was invested. I took his talk to heart and went into the holiday expecting anything but a new Nintendo console. I was so happy, I literally cried. The day before, my brother had pulled me aside and told me that Mom and Dad weren’t going to get me one and I was just going to be disappointed and sad if I kept talking about it and got my hopes up. I’d made a huge fuss about getting one the year it came out and my parents got me one for Christmas. Whether you owned a Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC, or Game Boy, there was something amazing to play. 1998 gave us Resident Evil 2, Suikoden II, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Grim Fandango, Baldur’s Gate, Star Craft, Pokemon Red & Blue, Banjo Kazooie, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, and, of course, Metal Gear Solid. 1998 was the best (I’m willing to hear an argument for 2007, but I’m not sure I’m ready to forgive Portal for the flood of puzzle-platformers that followed). Subject: I’m Pretty Sure the Surgeon General Wouldn’t ApproveĮvery now and then, we get a year where great games are bountiful and formative. ![]()
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