Why Was Metal Gear Solid So Good?
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why didnt you play it on a ps3 with upscaling?
@@orimna lol almost every VPN ad is incredibly misleading and often lying
Tom Scott or Kitboga have way better explanations than I could ever give
@Soloman Grundy milathemute, it's in the videos description
my impression of you is getting REALLY good. sometimes i narrate certain things in your voice when im bored. speech patterns and accent are on point....my girlfriend makes me narrate our sex in your voice.
@@greenkoopa
Paramedic: That mushroom is highly poisonous and deadly
Snake: Ok, but how does it taste?
Paramedic: Im done
*Fun Fact* A man in Japan robbed a place using a Box to hide his identity and still didn't get caught even he was on tape.
@Shoudday Cha oo thanks sorry.
Well it is the ultimate tool for espionage
Lol nice
We all know Korea is a Japanese colony.
Chad
You forgot that 4th wall mention for the torture scene.
If you rapidly smash circle the way I did, your arm probably hurt. Then you get a codec call where Snake mentions his arm hurting. They tell you to place the controller on your arm and they make it vibrate.
Genius.
How did I not catch that?
@@00kamina39 You can't call during the torture scene, pushing select submits to Ocelot.
wow, is this legit? and I thought I've uncovered all the secrets in mgs... more than 20 years later and still learning new things
@@matibuce search "revolver ocelot torture and cutscenes" and skip to 21 : 30.
@@kloroformd confirmed. This game never cease to amaze me.
Fun fact about Metal Gear Solid PC port: Nobody gave them original music files and they had to rip the music from the PS1 version
Seems the PC port has few of it's stories during the production phase. I never got to play the PC port but from what I know back then the graphics hasn't improved much from PSX version, unlike the GameCube port, or remake if I would stated. That was a feast of an eye to play Metal Gear Solid again, with great graphics.
@@fikri565 Well that's just wrong. I've played the PC port it definitely has superior graphics to the PSX version. It definitely doesn't look as good as twin snakes but twin snakes has its own set of problems that the PC port does not have.
It's hard to describe what it felt like playing this back in the day, so unique and having played all the other ones, nothing will beat that first experience as a kid.
For real. Figuring out Meryl’s codec on the back of the case. Beating mantis by switching ports. Mgs along with the ff7,8,9 and some of the survival horror games made me spend the most time playing my ps1 even more than my other consoles at the time like the snes sega. The maturity in gaming was just unmatched at that time. It’s hard to understand if you weren’t there at the right age.
Yeah especially not having a clue what to do now we have UA-cam lol all the good old days we where so lucky
Metal gear solid was one of the games that make me realize that games aren't just games but an art form, this game was ahead of his time with the cinematic style.
bro i feel you i only just turned 20 and just recently played all of the mgs games and theres hands down my favorite game hope one day there will be a remake in my lifetime 😂
That's what I told myself today after finishing mgs 3
@@dennisgorospe6744 Unfortunately we won't see any official remakes. Kojima himself said every game looks and plays exactly how it should and Konami owns the rights, a company he no longer works for. His philosophy is reflected in games like MGS4 where you see flashbacks of older games with their original graphics, as well as in MGS2 with flashbacks to MGS1.
EXACTLY!
I was so blown away by MGS JUST OFF THE DEMO DISC! Played the dam demo over and over for at least 4-5 hours straight. It’s just as you described it: cinematic.
The Twin Snakes is pretty much Otacon retelling Sunny the events of the Shadow Moses Incident, just like one of his Japanese Animes.
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that I'd have enough to fund a better remake.
@@GuyOnAChair LMAO
As someone who despises the way The Twin Snakes turned what was otherwise a pretty grounded story into over-the-top Looney Toons nonsense, I have to admit that is a pretty good way to interpret the game as head canon (nothing in the game supports it unfortunately)
It won't change my stance on the game, but thinking about it through this interpretation, I can't help but laugh at the idea of Hal's perception of Snake.
LOL, good job there.
I always saw Twin Snakes either as the MOVIE Adaptation of the Events of MGS1 that Natasha wrote as a Novel of what happened after the Game or Raiden's VR Version of Shadow Moses that he did since Canon-wise he "Experienced" those events but this being Otacon's interpretation also works pretty well too 😆
@@OmniNexuz I remember the movie thing being mentioned somewhere, "did you know gaming" i think
Man, it was like playing a movie.
Games in the late 90s early 2000s are classics.
theres a lot of classics today too but they're overshadowed by the constant soulless corporate dumpster fires
look at Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. half of the game was cutscenes with the finale being an hour long one
@@4TIHZ the greatest form of fan service is any medium ever. I bought a ps3 and 60inch telly with 5.1 in uni specifically for that game. I paid those off a few years ago 😂😂
Are old, when gamesdo it today you guys complain about it and that's ridiculous
Backtracking aside, this game is an amazing experience. The attention to detail is crazy good. The fact that I can use Wolf's handkerchief to not get attacked by her dogs, using a cigarette to see lasers, and etc. Replaying this now, I'm still as amazed as I was when I was a kid.
"Mastering material, flying in the Highwind, and breeding chocobos...and wishing I could breed Tifa"
😂😂
materia
A fellow man of culture.
Don't give up hope. There's always the next part of the Remake!
Breed is such a cursed term lol XD
same.
The best way I've heard the original vs Twin Snakes described is the original is how it really happened, Twin Snakes is how Snake tells the story at bars.
i’m replaying twin snakes right now it’s so ridiculous lmao
Nah, Snake wouldn't exaggerate it like that.
Otacon, however...
I think of the Twin Snakes as a VR Simulation that Raiden went through that's obviosuly filled with lies and exaggerations. Raiden even mentions having done a Shadow Moses VR mission in MGS2
Imo Twin Snakes is what actually happened and MGS1 is either the official account of the story told in the book Nastasha Romanenko wrote or how Snake tells it to people so he won't seem insane
The tone of Twin Snakes isn't too far off from what MGS eventually had in it, really, so that's why I'm saying it
@@PaganMinDNW No because MGS4 uses dialogue from PS1 MGS meaning Kojima himself probably doesn't consider it a replacement over the original
I remember playing the demo on a Pizza Hut demo disc for hours. My favorite game of all time. Even though I've played through it countless times I'll still sit through every single cinematic and Codex call.
It's funny I came across your comment. That's how I first played MGS as well. I went out and bought the game as soon as I could after playing that demo!
Very similar but my demo came from the UK official playstation magazine just had the first section up to the lift. I was instantly hooked with storyline and cinematic style.
Its insane how subjective an analysis can be. As a kid playing this game, I remember the Psycho Mantis encounter as being so different from anything I had played before. The quirkyness to the mechanics of how to beat him set the stage for games like Eternal Darkness on the GameCube.
Played the game like 4 times and never knew you could actually be transported in the back of trucks! A testament to the amount of small details on offer!
Damn crazy
The series in general has so many small details to count. I've played 1-5 many times and always learn something new from playing or watching videos. I never get tired of playing them.
@@Dynamo33 ive played it numerous times and made that long trek every time. I thought you had to because Snake was pissed at Otacon for telling him he had to go back
Truck?
We'll I'll be a monkey's uncle.
@@Dynamo33 I did it myself for years haha, part of the game I told myself.
I remember it saying sexual situations on the rating. My mom bought this game and wouldn’t give it to me until 2 years after release only for me to find out that it was the underwear scene lol
Its actually not just because of that scene. Its also because during the Psycho Mantis scene she acts super sexual towards Snake and begs him to ''take her'' while under his control. Snake gets flirty in a few codec calls as well which I imagine pre 2000 got the old mums up in a tizzy as well :P
Azazreal oh shit didn’t even think of that. I haven’t played it since I was like 13 so maybe I was to young to notice haha
@@Azazreal oh yeah, that bit in the psycho mantis fight was uncomfortable considering my mom was sitting next to me, luckily she doesn't speak english but you don't need to understand it to get an idea of the situation.
@@javierortiz82 the voice acting in Japanese seriously makes me turn my head around to confirm that no enemy might be in the area.
So you had a good mother then
"I had that ringtone."
*[nervous glance at phone with Peace Walker wallpaper, codec ringtone, alert notification and evasion alarm]*
Shit, I never even thought about the evasion alarm! I still use the codec ringtone and alert notification, it's at the point where hearing the alert sound from anything else is weird.
Bro, you can run and shoot at the same. Hold square to draw weapon, then hold X to enable move/aim. Continue holding X, then release square button to shoot. Every time you press Square, you'll shoot, and you'll be able to move if you keep holding X. Makes Ocelot fight much easier
Fun fact... The vulcan cannon that Raven is armed with... Is actually taken from a freaking jet fighter.
I was under the impression that he salvaged it from the chopper you shoot down with Stinger? Makes sense cos after you shoot it down and proceed to the snowfield, there is a parachute seen in the trees which hints liquid landed there so the Hind wouldn't be far off. Then from there you go to the underground base where raven is in wait with the gun from the chopper
@@himynameis3664 No. A Hind-D is a russian gunship. They don't use Vulcan cannons for armament.
@@sevenproxies4255 aw shit I over thought the whole thing, thought it would have fit together nicely. Guess I should've done a quick Google before I went on a rant
@@himynameis3664 I learned that my first time fighting Vulcan Raven because I was all 'Oh no! How do I beat this guy!? Call people and see what they can offer' as I was like, 7 or something like that, only to hear that little tidbit. Now I didn't think much of it until later but once I did it elevated Vulcan Raven as amazing.
This game is such a timeless masterpiece. Even it's graphics have a certain charm to it.
Old grafix are leet
Ya ps1 graphics are basically a art style at this point but ya this game does hold up exceptionally well for a ps1 game.
The graphics of MGS1 were way beyond what even game developers themselves at the time thought was possible, just to get an idea about it.
I have a foxhound tattoo on my calf. This entire series in-short, kept me away from a lot of trouble and help with a lot of my depression as a kid. It helped me accept the ugliest of situations and made me laugh at the right times. Cheers.
Cringe
@@Janfey you must be a irl loser lmao
I loved how the whole Ninja / Gray Fox first scene resembles the "Predator" (yeah the Arnold one), as theres such an erie horror tone on this segment.
Psyco Mantis had that horror vibe as well.
Come to think of it the bosses are all really good regarding backstory, looks, character... i just love this game man..!
That's why the game had such an impact. At that time you just never saw that level of character development or convincing voice acting. I think it was probably the first game to do this and it basically changed how people perceived games and what a game could actually be story wise.
Pretty sure this one of the first games I've played where it actually scared me as a kid first playing it.
The ninja scene and psycho mantis always gave me chills, and the ninja part I was thinking ghosts and stuff.
Then I learned after getting the camera 📷 you could catch pics of actual ghosts hidden in the game.
When I first discoved it was taking a picture of myself in the women's bathroom after Meryl, and to my horror after developing it what I saw.
My mans has conquered the thumbnail game , just putting straight waifus on them and attracting the cultured men .
Ya the girl that makes them is in the description
Eric Skalicky oh , I didn’t realize that thanks dude.
Snake should have his rear facing the viewer to maximize views.
GuyOnAChair he is dummy thicc though.
Ewww
"Amongst the Mujahideen I was known and feared as Shalashaska. Also called... REVOLVER OCELOT!"
I like to imagine he kept trying to introduce himself like:
Im shallalla.....shalal....shaskalala.....fuck it.....Im REVOLVER OCELOT
@@Azazreal Revolver " Revolver ocelot" Ocelot. Revolver Ocelot.
@@Azazreal Shalash...Shalasih..salashini..
OCELOT!
*spin revolver menacingly
@@returnedtomonkey8886 (Revolver Ocelot)
Considering Kojima's previous naming conventions, I feel like "Confirmed Arseman" will be a character in a future game.
For anyone curious GOG just released Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2.
I remember being a kid and reaching the CD case bit. Colonel tells me to check the back of the CD case. Man, I was stuck for days. Running around looking for a CD case in game. When it was actually the physical Metal Gear Solid CD case I got from the store haha🤦😂
Yeah that fucked me over too playing it on an emulator.
@Stefano Pavone I genuinely didn't know that. I just Googled the answer after I got tired of searching aimlessly.
Yea, this was before my house had internet access and I didn’t have the original case for the game when I originally played it in ‘98.
If it wasn’t for good ol’ video game mags like EGM and GameFan having it printed in their Tips and Tricks sections back at that time, I couldn’t say HOW LONG this would’ve taken me to figure out.
(To the OP: I also thought at the time it was referring to an in-game CD case lying on a desk or something that I had to find.)
i tried to somehow investigate the data baker gave me😅
Yeah, that was a real stonewall for a rental in a generic Blockbuster box.
Hummm interesting thumbnail choice :3
You can thank, MilaTheMute for that.
Tits sell but who's buying
It kinda gives a new ring to the code name "Solid Snake"
Just like one of my Japanese animes..
Yeah Mila is a... nsfw artist
Funny story: When I was like 13 I beat Psycho Mantis WITHOUT changing the controller to the second port. The reason being that I am Mexican and was playing the European Spanish dub version AND turns out that the Spaniards use a word for "controller" and "controller port" that is almost unheard of in Mexico and therefore, I had no idea what the HELL the colonel was talking about and i just could not figure it out. I just killed him in like a million tried chipping away at his health and it took me like an hour no joke. Imagine my shock when someone told me that you were supposed to do in PLAIN FUCKING SPANISH lol.
If I remind it correctly, you could also shoot the two statues in the room and that would do the same trick as switching controller port. What a legendary game this was.
@@vredeling i did not know this
"And wishing I could breed Tifa."
With the power of art and commissions, you can.
5:44 pfft “way back in the day” I still have the codec as my ringtone and the alert sfx as my text message for my iPhone.
I wake up everyday to the ALERT music 😂
@@WeOnlyEatSoup I hate customising my alarm. Makes me hate the songs/sound effects that I use.
InternetIntrovert same the msg alarm is literally a negative trigger for me after years of being a phone alarm for work
Lol I have a xyborg ninja wallpaper
One of my favorite moments in life was meeting David Hayter. Absolute legend.
I was supposed to before an UNNAMED COUNTRY started a once-in-a-century plague.
@@merces47letifer4 that's super passive aggressive....
@@potatoman1000 yeah nobody could ever figure out what I meant by that one. CHINA IS A COMMUNIST SHIT HOLE AND THE PEOPLE ARE BEING OPPRESSED. Better?
@@merces47letifer4 You're just salty China was able to actually contain it quickly relative to other countries despite discovering it and being the first known large outbreak (and no, it hasn't been scientifically established that it started in China) and the US, with its unhealthy, paranoid, and diabetic population, is suffering immensely with politicians more concerned about using it as an opportunity to shove money at rich people and coercive electioneering rather than putting in place basic life-saving measures and making sure people aren't crushed with medical bills for the gall of going into the health care system
@@BobsRevenge Thank god China did everything in its power to suppress information while it started to spread outside the country. They even imprisoned a doctor who was trying to spread the news to his students and other people.
"Imagine you're playing doom for a second and every time a demon hits you, you stand still for a second and can't fire back"
But this isn't Doom... it's not meant to be doom. It's the complete opposite. Same goes for criticizing the fact that the game actually has flinch when you get shot by Sniper Wolf; this ain't no Call of Duty where getting shot has the equivalent reaction of getting bit by a large mosquito.
U do flinch when shot in cod
@@User-ge7ni Yup. You slightly move your head when you’re hit. Definitely the same thing.
"She can assist my *SNAKE* any time"
🤣🤣
"What're you talking about..."
Ah, another wonderful thumbnail by MilatheMute.
@@peanutbutterdijonnaisesandwich check the description, he has a link to her Twitter
Yes, been loving these
MILKIES!!!
More covered up than usual
Who is that blonde lady in the thumbnail?
She looks like Lien Neville from the King of Fighters
One of my favorite youtubers talking about one of my favorite games on my birthday, awesome.
Happy birthday!
Stribor Mutić thank
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Αντώνης Πυροτρέλας thank you🤑
Happy birthday! Cheers mate 😊
Happy Birthday my dude, hope you have a great day in this time of year.
Metal Gear Solid is the Terminator 2 of Video Games.
MGS1 will forever be one of my best memories in gaming. I remember playing it for the first time growing up and I was absolutely blown away. I've probably beat it 50+ times to this day and still enjoy it. This game was years ahead of its time. There's so many details, dynamics, and different aspects of game play along with a a very good story that ties everything in perfectly. With better graphics it could easily rival any game that has come out since then 24 years ago. All in a very good Era of gaming too. Today's games look more realistic and intense than ever, but they just lack something that this game had. Idk what it is, but they're just not the same.
i feel this way about alot of games now vs then. games back then felt more like a game, nowadays games feel more like simulations
Don’t know if you’re going to see this but I believe I have found out why new games don’t feel like the old ones. In short
It’s soul
I think today games have less and less soul/self associated with them. I think. To some degree. There is a sort of fatigue. A fatigue that all the stories have been told and that there’s no real point of pushing as hard as those guys did because they already got to the top of the mountain. So there’s a lot less passion and drive to achieve what has already been done.
Soul is the reason games coming out today feel lifeless.
heh, because of the bad ringtones on my phone, I have the codec ringtone as my current ringtone.
still don't regret it
I know the feeling. Have it for my text messages. lol
I’ve got the codec call for my text ringtone as well. Love it.
wow, me too! hahahaha message ringtone, never gets old
I wasn't too smart I put the Metal gear solid alerted mode on for my incoming text messages. I always get nervous when it goes off! I'm like who can see me?
I got it on my mobile, I gotta see if I can get that working again for This particular phone.
Hey, Idk what this thumbnail artist is, but keep it comin.
Also, murl th1cc.
MilaTheMute, he is worth supporting
I actually really liked the over the top action scenes! You have to consider that The Matrix and Romeo must die had just come out and those kind of scenes were THE new thing! Finally Hollywoord recognised something that was typically found only in anime. I think for that reason it really fits the game with its over the top villains and a Hollywood version of something that has essentially the structure of an anime
One thing I did enjoy with the Twin Snakes version was that the devs did include a shortcut to reduce the backtracking for changing the keycard shapes. On the right side of the main hangar there are steam and nitrogen lines you could shoot to instantly change the keycard shape. But it was risky because it involved hang, drop, and then catching the next rail to get to the pipes. MGS1 is damn good. If you do have a PS3 and a physical PS1 copy you can play it that way as well. All PS3s play PS1 physical games.
After your "breed Tifa" joke, I though it said "Metal Gear Solid: Impregnate" instead of "Metal Gear Solid: Integral"
@Bubba Ssshh!! I just got off.
@Bubba My ooga booga senses are tingling.
Metal gear solid 2: The back door.
The game over screen will forever be the best.
SNAAAAAAAKE!!!!
In Metal Gear (MSX, 1987) you can use thermal goggles and cigarettes to see laser beams and use cardboard box to hide yourself from moving surveillance cameras. Metal Gear Solid had many elements that first appeared in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX, 1990) from little gameplay details (catching cold and alerting everyone by sneezing, disarming claymores, punching walls for luring enemies) to storydriven and scripted sequences (stairway chase, battle with Hind D), pretty good story and great music
Amazing story, awesome gameplay, great characters, fantastic boss fights and environments. It is a masterpiece.
"Huh, what was that noise?"
"Whose footprints are these!?"
Huh? Just a box.
"Whose footprints are- UGHUGUHGHGUHUGHGHGHHUG *snap*"
"Huh? What was THAT noise?"
Liquid!
pretty sure the backcover codec code was to mess with pirates xD
I was so dumb as a kid that i thought that Campbell meant the back of the CD case you get in game..... i spent days trying to figure out how to look at it.... finally i asked my dad to help and he said, "Why dont you look at the back of the real CD case?" Biggest face palm ever
It killed my run on.the PS Vita.
@@Ozzianman Are you serious? You only had to look the answer up on the internet, unless you're dense.
It's many years ago and it did not occur to me at the time. Have finished it now.
Annoyed me on PC as the discs didn't come with a case in the bundle I bought it in. And this was around 1998-2002 era pre broadband internet.
I remember beating this game 12 times in a row over multiple days. I love it, it's such a legendary game. I wish it would get a super high quality remaster. Plus the soundtrack is so damn good! Every track is so iconic.
Hideous Kojima was definitely ahead of his time, this game was especially immersive for me since I live in Alaska
twin snakes is just otacon telling of the story. thats why some parts of the story are diferent and snake can backflip out of rocket
Doesn't make it any less stupid.
That's just a fan in joke to be fair, not actually an in universe explanation for why Twin Snakes is so bad. 😅
@Starscream91 *Calls someone edgy. Proceeds to be the aggressor here.*
Congratulations, you played yourself.
@Starscream91 I only said, "They're stupid" (paraphrasing), and you jump on me and call me "kid," tell me to get the stick outta my ass, etc. From where I'm standing, you're the edge boi here, kid.
@Starscream91 You better get that stick out of yours and quit telling people what they can and cannot enjoy.
Why was it so good? Because when it was released in 1998 (the best year in gaming EVER) there was absolutely nothing else like it on any other platform, mate to me this game is like a fine wine that gets better with age and it's still the best game in the series, this game will forever be a dead set masterpiece!
100% Agreed
I like 2 more but this is true. Just don't tell Razorfist this lol
There was TIME CRISIS with the handgun.
Shin, shouldn't you be at Area 88?
Sorry Shin, although Metal Gear on PS1 was apparently more popular, for me it was Tenchu : Stealth Assassins with the TV brightness turned down ultra low so you can only really see the Ki Meter. I'm so sad.
19:23 You know, that's actually not such a far-fetched idea, considering that the Genome Soldiers were all under Psycho Mantis' influence. It's possible that he was using his psychic powers to turn them into walking, talking cameras. Then again, they can still instantly alert their comrades after Mantis dies, so maybe they just have bodycams or something. Anyway, great review as always, Gman. Keep it up!
MGS is still my all time favorite games ever made! I played the demo on the PlayStation jam pack, a demo cd that came with your PlayStation purchase. I still have my original copy. I’ll never get rid of it :) absolutely love this damn game. A masterpiece of modern gaming!
14:35 Yeah. I remember this, played it when I was young as well. "What CD case?? I don't have any CD item in my inventory to check, what does he mean!?" It took me quite a while.
Agreed about Snake's voice, it's very distinct and powerful. I'm proud to say, I can do a dead-on Solid Snake impression. If I had a time machine, I would visit my younger self at age 11 and speak in the Snake voice and watch his brain explode, causing to a time paradox.
The stealth effect is used the same way as water effect and works if you use a 3dfx Glide API, or emulate it with a Glide Wrapper.
It was also possible to run at 1024x768 if you used Voodoo 2 in SLi.
I’m glad you mentioned tenchu , as it is my favorite game , many UA-camrs who speak of stealth genre , forget about tenchu , and tenchu and metal gear help create a genre that to this day is still my favorite genre of gaming !
I'm gonna need that thumbnail ASAP
Considering the style looks the same as some of his recent thumbnails, I'm gonna go ahead and assume it's an artist he's throwing money at to make them for him, so basically the source would be either Gman himself and/or the artist.
I found Twin Snakes to be pretty good as a remake, although to be fair, this was my first introduction to the original MGS. I definitely need to play the original emulated to see the differences. Either way, it was a major revelation for video games and has gone to create on of the most insane, yet incredible series ever.
I played this when I was 9, and although a lot of the plot went over my head, it remains one of the most memorable gaming experiences I've ever had.
Recently just completed this game about a few days ago. I’m already started on MGS2, and I just want to thank Gman for getting me into metal gear with confidence
Yeah, GmanLives? The real question is: Why are YOU so good?
His Aussie kangarooski of a chode is able to surpass Metal Gear.
Bah, kiss-ass
@@OCTO358 yessir
I cant believes metal gear solid 1, 2 and 3 havent been remastered on current consoles
Seriously, I recently played through MGS1 for the first time via emulator after loving MGS5 and was so ready to get invested in this series. MGS1 was campy and silly and full of heart but had genuinely sharp and incisive commentary on the state of the world hidden within. I loved it...
And then my computer wasn't able to emulate MGS2 properly. And there's no PC ports of half of the games... and they're all locked away on consoles that range from inconvenient to buy to obsolete.
This has to be one of the hardest franchises to get into for a newcomer in gaming, and some damn remasters or at least proper ports to PC would let me and many others finally join in without having to go out of our way to get all these old consoles and games.
Even if it happened I'd never buy it. MGS rights are held by Konami who did such scummy things with their company in recent years I could never do it justice in a comment.
Scott Jones buy second hand, nothing goes to Konami then
@@tommyswain3762 or you could just pirate it
@@tommyswain3762 also the person who bought the game first would have given to Konami.
Great story, excellent voice acting, great graphics for its time and great gameplay. The intro always gave me the chills, it was almost like I was watching the beginning of a movie. No game prior to it ever made me feel like that. 6:25 nice! lol
19:35 - There's actually a Nikita in one of the rooms on the B1 level of the nuclear storage building. You don't need to backtrack all the way back past the infrared sensors in the Armory. Saves a lot of time.
"Wishing i could breed TIFA..!!" yup. This is gonna be a goooooooood vid
*beat tifa
It was good because Hideo Kojima had not yet jumped the shark when it came to excessicely long cut-scenes.
Yes they were a bit on the long side in MGS compared to other playstation games at the time. But nowhere near as drawn out as the cut-scenes that came in later sequels.
Its getting worse with every new game he puts out
MGS V, the Intro Mission takes control away from you pretty much every 30 seconds, and it takes forever, but at least once your dropped in Afghanistan, you get a full mission with only 2 or so little cutscenes.
Death Stranding... for the first 3 hours of the game, you get to control yourself for 5- to 10% of that time. The entire rest are cutscenes. And they are NOT that interesting. Almost refunded the game because of it.
@@kenobiwanobi889 I completed MGS4. I felt it concluded the story og Solid Snake and didn't feel like looking into further sequels.
The cut-scenes were so long they had to introduce, not only a pause feature for the cut-scenes, but a SAVE FEATURE in the middle of cut-scenes.
What has Kojima been smoking!?
@@sevenproxies4255 Yes, havent played 4 myself, but Ive heard its the worst in the series when it comes to cutscenes, some of which take an hour or longer.
Along comes Death Stranding, doing the same thing, except the story is pretty bad, so its not really worth all that time
@@kenobiwanobi889 There was only one long cutscene in MGS4, at the very end of the game, it was a 1,5 hour movie basically. AND IT WAS FUCKING GREAT. Just imagine, it's 2008, you just completed one of the best games ever on a new console generation and then you get a full feature movie as a treat. Compared to a dozen extremely dissapointing and boring ending I would take another 2 hours long Kojima cinematic anytime.
@@WARXion Fair point. As I said, I never got to play MGS4, but after what people told me, I imagined it to be similiar to newer Kojima-Games. It was hard for me to really enjoy MGS Vs story, not because of the length and amount of cutscenes, but more the many times youre expected to have played other games to understand the plot (There were two non-main-MGS-titles for the PSP or Vita, dont quite remember, which are set directly before MGSV), and just that the plot goes three different directions at once, you never know what it really is all about, and it ends so abruptly. Although that isnt so much Kojimas fault as Konamis.
I almost closed the video right out the gate but gave it a second and ended up watching the whole thing.
Subbed to see where you go from here.
I'd recommend working on your recording setup/soundmix and maybe loosen up the newscast cadence a little- leaning just a bit more in the casual conversation direction- and you've got a solid commentary channel voice here.
I remember cellphones being monophonic and not customizable back in those days. But yeah, I got the ringtones (alert for SMS and codec call for call) as soon as I got my Motorola V3 some good years later.
I am amazed I missed out on this franchise as long as I did.
I didn't even know about Metal Gear until I played Metal Gear Rising back in 2013 during that whole fanwar:
The DmC reboot vs MGR.
Then I was so interested in the world I jumped back to MGS4 and was amazed, then I went and played the HD Collection for Sons of Liberty, Snake Eater and Peace walker and was even more blown away.
I don't think I played the Original MGS1 till the end but damn did I love it and still play it to this day.
Plus I know a lot of people have their issues with The Phantom Pain, but it remains my most played MGS game to date with nearly 500 hours played.
Wow, i cant believe u would play that long!
How's the sneaking mission?
This game revolutionized everything about video gaming for me. Very great memories, the nostalgia is grand. I've always wanted to play Twin Snakes since the graphics looked sharper, but after seeing this video, I think I'm not missing out on much.
Twin snakes is a great remake with the graphics and mechanics of mgs2
My favorite game of all time to this day. The atmosphere always drew me in.
Me too! My favourite game of all time, ever!
To this day! And it’s been 22 years!
MGS1 will always be number 1 for me!
I would only put FFVII on the same level for me, that is how important this game is to me
This, resident evil 2, and final fantasy 7 for me.
This video earned you another sub dude, absolutely marvelous. It's rare that I watch a whole youtube video, but man, I may watch this one twice.
Notigang! Love from the Philippines
I don´t know what version of the pc port you played, or what versions are available, but in my original CD version the stealth effects worked perfectly!
Also, when the Louvre of videogames finally opens, Metal Gear Solid and Half Life each deserve a special place of honor. Two incredibly influential games!
Although the game has aged I love going back and playing it just to be in the world and atmosphere of shadow Moses. I was like 10 or 11 when it came out and I just loved it from day one.
im surprised to see you cover this one, and to hear you liked it back then! freaking awesome
are you doing a review series on mgs? In that case, the best is yet to come
Man, i watch your channel for years, but now at last you cover my favorite game, the best game of that Generation in my humble opinion. I have a PC original from the 2000. And to put cherry on the top, i bought it off from an Aussie guy :).
Greetings from Serbia.
Dude, you really nail it on the head when talking about these games. It's great that our generation can also go back and relive these experiences like getting in a time machine. I feel like being in a retirement home is gonna be pretty cool.
19:35 you don’t need to go all the way back to the Armoury for the Nikita. You can find one on next floor of the Nuclear Warhead Storage building.
I still remember that Phantom Pain video you did but I never thought you'd do a full on review on the original Metal Gear Solid or any other entry for that matter! That Twin Snakes tear down was absolutely legendary. I wonder what the chances are for you covering a few more of them?
When are you going to check out Hunt Showdown - think as an FPS guy you'll like it.
Don't you need friends for that game?
@@BobsRevenge Best played with friends but possible to soloQ. If you play solo you're at a disadvantage but if you play with silenced weapons then use tactics/stealth to take out players.
@@MrTHotz tbh I was just trying to direct a burn at gman because I was miffed at the death stranding joke lol, I have almost 100 hours logged and love the game
@@BobsRevenge Real question, where is the fun in death stranding?
@@zaikolebolsh5724 Sadly, only when you're fighting something which isn't exactly common.
Great job on these *Metal Gear* videos! I just recently saw some of your recent ones and they were excellent too.
I just wanted to mention that the reason I got into *Metal Gear* was because it was one of the demos on a Pizza Hut disc back in the day. I played more times out of that demo than any other in my life. Eventually when I got a PlayStation I rented it from Blockbuster and beat it in one weekend. Great times back in 6th-7th grade.
Had that ringtone three years ago? I still do pal. Will never change it.
Great video! I remember I would always troll the second Sniper Wolf fight with the Nikita launcher. As soon as the fight starts, go all the way to the right and use the hill as cover. Snake is invincible. Wolf is unable to hit Snake from this spot, so you can unleash Nikita rockets until Wolf dies. Probably one of the easiest boss fights in video game history, and this is coming from someone who is dreadful at video games 🎮👍😆
Gman, I'm really happy you're cover MGS, but, who does your thumbnails? Just to be topical, this one specifically, I'd like to have it for my desktop wallpaper, if it's the proper aspect ratio
Milathemute, it’s in the description
@@waggel. Thanks, appreciate it
Yeah, @waggel had it right, if you see what appears to be original art in the thumbnail or on the intro of a video, just expand the description. These content creators are big on promoting the work of the folks that help out with their channels so you can likely get all that info in the description and link up with the creator directly
I will say two things you kinda missed.
In B1 of the second building (same building that you enter after taking out the tank) there is a level 3 room with Nikita Missiles ready to go, not a far trip AND can be further cut down by just going there first.
The Rat doesn't always eat the PAL Key, if you are fast enough, you can get the card immediately (also in the Otacon ending it's never touched by the rat, but then again you also miss out on having two bombs in your inventory that you have to toss out)
Man I was so proud showing off this game to my PC-only brother at the time. Wore out the PSM demo disc going through that intro over and over.
Fun fact: Gman commented on PW's Snake Eater piano version and Snake Eater.
Eyyy I think I saw that.
Yo thanks for the video GMan and covering one of the most prolific series in gaming. Everyone has their own favorite Metal Gear Solid title and personally I need to play one of them to get a better understanding of its story and characters. Yes I'm super late on this but things going on in the world maybe all need a little bit of Metal Gear Solid in our lives. Take care everyone and stay safe.
I think konami should remastered metal gear 1 and 2 when solid snake during his days in foxhound was led and betrayed by big boss and greyfox and fights both them in zanzibar and outer heaven. Another is giving other metal gears solid characters their own spin offs such as grey fox, ocelot, liquid snake and foxhound and solidus snake since raiden metal gear solid revengeance was a successful and memorable with the memes, characters, and boss fights and more importantly soundtrack
You can just "look" at Meryl. First person view. Keep looking at her. She blushes the longer you take a look at her.
Its these little things, that I heavily enjoy in Kojimas games.
And if you have the patience to sit through and stare at her long enough, eventually she will slap Snake, to the point where Snake can be killed with a slap.
Man!!!! I was watching MGS clips this morning after a long time...
What a coincidence!?!
That's what I thought too.This morning I decided to Marathon the series and suddenly Gman uploaded a video about mgs :D
I, too had the codec sound as my ringtone on my sweet motorola razr flip phone. And I, too, was absolutely drowning in poontang
What great timing, I happen to be playing through the series again right now
When I played MGS back in the day, I was blown away by what they did cinematically, and I could see real efforts they were making to make the game more grounded and realistic, breaking away from the ties that video games once had. They made your actions have consequence, and they even tried to shift away from having names like "Big Boss" by acknowledging that all these soldiers had other names.
And then in MGS2 they had a vampire who literally stood on water and pinned your shadow, and a boss you could never hit just because "she was lucky."
I still have the codec sound as my ringtone.
have it for my message tone
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Music, art style, range of influences and yet respect and appreciation to those influences, one of the biggest if not biggest icons in gaming.
The metal gear solid series from start to finish has had me hooked. I mean one two and three are standouts to me but the rest of them after that still are amazing and are so unique and special. Keep up the awesome content