Playing through the Metal Gear games for the first time. I really liked MGS 1 and MGS 2, fucking masterpieces, but MGS 3 just feels like a slog in comparison.
Pros: -awesome theme song -naked snake & the boss are cool characters -i like the change in setting & time period
Cons: -the villains are all inferior compared to the ones in the games before, especially MGS 1 -too much wandering around not doing anything of value, like in the shitty cave levels -the cure system sucks, it breaks game flow when you have to keep pausing the game and go through some dumb surgical procedure -the stealth system sucks, the radar system was alot more fun. now I can get spotted all the way from across the map and it's super annoying -the camo system sucks. nothing like breaking the flow of the game by having to constantly pause and change the camo. it tells you which one is best as well, so there's literally no point to the system -the game plot isn't as brisk or involved as the previous metal gear games, im not exactly on the edge of my seat in the story
ive just made it through the mountains section of the game and I'm at the boss fight under the mountain, and I'm losing my willpower to play. why do people like this game? why shouldnt i just skip to MGS4 & 5?
Most people that praise MGS3 started with MGS3. Coming into it from the previous 2 makes it alot worse than it would be as a standalone experience
Grayson Diaz
The gameplay is much better. You are rewarded for being patient, which is how it should be in a stealth game.
Ian Taylor
Not to mention introducing so many story elements that made the later entries in the series worse, first and foremost Kojima endlessly wanking Big Boss and the questionable introduction of the Boss as the cause of basically everything. I still think it's a great game in itself
Isaiah Jackson
the game is actually good. fun gameplay and story. but mgs 1 has a better dark atmosphere imo
Gavin Gonzalez
>why shouldnt i just skip to MGS4 & 5? Cause they're even worse. Well 5 is fun as a more actiony game I guess. It controls very smoothly and it's fun to go play on hard mode without reflex and just go guns blazing if you get spotted. 4 is trash all around though.
Kayden Cruz
This, honestly 1 was a disappointment for me compared to 3
Jacob Mitchell
I went from splinter cell to mgs3 and holy shit what a change of pace. And gott agree the camo system really breaks the flow of the game. You start really playing the game on your second playthrough tho, because its "stealth" is really one of a kind and it helps to know the layout of all maps so you can start exploring the technology.
Easton Gray
Agree. And gameplay sucks.
Samuel Cruz
MGS 2 required alot of patience, maybe even more. If you drop enemies and stick around too long, then it's almost 5 full minutes of extra security that you have to work through.
