Metal gear solid 1, Amazing game, absolute cinema, Kojima, I love you (what? remove that) he's the focking goat, This game is an absolute masterpiece. The level design is very well implemented and was very advanced for its time. Despite the graphics being a bit dated for this generation, you can adjust it to the highest quality setting, which gives you a version with better textures and higher resolution. This game blew my snake solid.

Oh, ♥♥♥♥, I'm exaggerating about such a masterpiece. I don't usually put this much humor in reviews, but Kojima is a crazy guy who creates masterpieces whenever an idea crosses his mind. Identifying a man by his balls? I don't think so, Kojima.

This game was made with great care; they even needed LEGO pieces to create the collisions. Who would have thought? In short, I have nothing to add, the story is very captivating, highly recommended, the characters are unique, and don't even get me started on Solid Snake.
10/10 Kojima is the goat

➕Voice acting
➕Atmosphere and presentation are very cinematic for its age
➕Included optional content missions


➖Graphics - I wish this was the Twin Snakes version
➖Poor combat
➖Bad camera angles

The game world takes place at a nuclear missile disarmament base in Alaska. You spend most of your time in doors, but do occasionally venture outside. There is some small exploration and interactivity in the form of collectables.

The narrative is impressive for a game of its age, and really put Hideo Kojima on the map. It focuses on a government covert mission with deep political ties with twists and turns. Great story and it ages well.

The mechanics are again impressive for a title of its age, but I don’t feel like it’s that great when combined with the limitations of the hardware at the time. The controls and camera are often more dangerous than the enemies. The top-down view is very restrictive and then shooting and combat controls are pretty bad by today's standards.

There are no achievements tied to difficulty, so I opted to play on the easiest mode for the story. I found deaths still somewhat frequent due to poor controls and (re)learning boss fights, specifically the last couple fights at the end of the game can take a few tries.

The graphics are unchanged from PS1 and, therefore, terrible. I really wish we got the Gamecube’s Twin Snakes as the MGS1 experience, but that’s wrapped up in Nintendo’s barbed wire, I’m sure.

On the technical side, it runs fine and I noticed no bugs.
i9-13900KF | RTX 4090 | 64GB RAM | 1440p @ 240hz | Windows 11 installed on SSD

The audio is great. The music is fine, it’s mostly background music but nothing extravagant.

The voice acting though…revolutionary. It’s almost fully voice acted with for a PS1 game is impressive. The voice acting still holds up to this day.

Considering the age of the game and the PS1 system, this has decent replay value. While the story is linear and unchanging, there are additional VR missions included here. Also, when you beat the game, you unlock an item like stealth camo or infinite ammo that makes second playthroughs more fun.

Metal Gear Solid (MGS1) is somewhat of a legendary PS1 game that was way ahead of its time. Its presentation was so cinematic and the great voice acting, that it provided a peak PS1 experience that few other games came close. But how does it hold up, almost 30 years later? Exceptionally well.

By far the worst parts of the game that didn’t age well are the graphics, controls, and camera, all of which could be a limitation of the hardware at the time. In 2026 though, there are some very rough parts. It’s hard playing a stealth game when you can’t adequately see your full surroundings. And if/when you are found out, an army of infinitely respawning drones follow you around to show you how bad the combat aged.

Overall, if you can get past the rough parts, MGS1 is truly worth the experience, only if to experience one of gamings earliest stealth-focused games.

$20 base price is a bit steep for an almost 30-year-old game, but the sale price of $14 is much more palatable.

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In all seriousness, this game is as great as it always has been with smoothing turned off and a ReShade CRT filter.