Where do I even start with this game?

I was a teenager when the original released, and I still vividly remember the day I bought it from the store. It’s always held a special place in my heart. After playing this remake, I’m happy to say it’s an absolutely faithful recreation of the original and I mean that literally. Not a single line of dialogue has been changed. No cutscene has been redirected differently, and no easter egg has been left behind. This is the kind of remake that would make Hideo Kojima proud.

The characters and environments look stunning, and everything ran flawlessly even with other applications running in the background. Playing it brought back the same sense of awe I felt as a kid experiencing the game for the first time. The protagonist’s relationship with his mentor remains one of the most complex and intimate dynamics I’ve ever seen in any medium. It goes far beyond the boundaries of a conventional relationship between people, and it serves as the catalyst for the entire Metal Gear saga. Said mentor is also, in my opinion, one of - if not downright THE - greatest female characters in gaming history.

The game is also filled with side stories that border on Shakespearean tragedy, few of which you’ll only uncover through repeated and persistent codec conversations. In short, I genuinely don’t think any game will ever surpass this game's story for me. Replaying it nearly 20 years later served as a reminder as to exactly why I’ve always felt so strongly about it. It’s Hideo Kojima’s magnum opus, and still the only game that has ever reduced me to ugly tears as an adult.

Beyond the main story - which already offers plenty of replay value - the game also includes the Ape Escape mode from the European Subsistence re-release in 2006, along with the Nightmare minigame and the online FoxHunt mode, though the latter already seems fairly inactive.

Whether you're a newcomer to Metal Gear or an old timey fan like me, I wholeheartedly recommend this game. It is a great starting point to the saga as well as a faithful recreation of the original.

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Loved the game and the story. Maid me buy the other Metal gear solid games to play them as well