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"My thoughts on MGS1 and 2"

The best video games in the world, The Metal Gear series. Anyone had the urge to play on their previous Metal Gear game after they’d completed MGS2? I did, and I noticed some things about the games too. For example, the storyline:

Metal Gear 2 has brought with it some “not so good” storylines. In Metal Gear 1 there were no signs at all of the idea that Otacon had a sister. He never dropped any hints or anything, but suddenly, when the new game comes out, she appears! And Otacon had a sister all along! Why didn’t it give us that information in the first game?
Also, the most terrible storyline of MGS2 is when it turns out that Campbell, someone you deeply respect almost as much as Snake, turns out to be a Robot!! This ruins the chances of playing further games with him on your side, which I’m sure most of us would have wanted!

But that’s just a few faults with the storyline. Others lie in the small parts of the game. You only get to see Mei Ling a couple times if you’re lucky, why isn’t she throughout the whole game? And Naomi! She was great! The FOXDIE storyline really kicked @$#!! I am happy that they dropped a few hints in about that in the new game too. But the previous codec team rocked. Especially Master, I’d almost completely forgotten about him! I also preferred the battle music when you got seen in the previous game; there is a lot more action in it.

OK. Your all probably getting the idea that I hate the game now so I’m gonna stop dissin’ the game for a while and get to the parts I love, which although I haven’t written them all down, is the majority.

The clips of the previous game in the previous graphics were great! It really showed that Metal Gear Solid 1 was not dead, and they used it quite well in building a storyline onto. The fact that they’re in black and white helps too, along with the breath-taking music in the background.

OK that’s not much about what I like about these games, but I really just wanted to express the faults with it. I hate to say the games have faults because I see them as perfect, but I just want to know what you think of it and if you have a clue in the blue hell what I’m talking about.

Thankyou,

I’m Tazz.

P.S. Was there another, very old Metal Gear in which Big Boss died? Cos I never heard of it.

MGS2 was one of my favourite games ever, my I think the Zelda series were and are better

I was glued to Ocarina of Time, i got it 4 Christmas, usually we go out for dinna or have fun round family's houses, I just sat in the bedroom at my grandparents and played it non-stop, only 4 drink, but itz replayability aint all that gud becoz the dungeons become tedious.

Big Boss died in Zanzibar in the 2nd Metal Gear game, its all on www.metalgearsolid2.de. I agree with Tazz, MGS 2 hugely better things like graphics and gameplay but the story and principle of the realism in the game strayed from MGS 2, too many surprises and twists/turns, mgs 1 still my fav coz of the characters, foxdie, small twists but then ONE, HUGE twists at the end, all wrapped together with originality and lack of expectation that ppl had for MGS 2

Tazz wrote:
>I wondered what all that
> talk about Zanzibar was.

Big boss's base was located in Zanzibar.

All you need to know is in the mannual and game of mgs1. If you don't have access to it you'll have to ask.

Can somebody tell me what console these games were on? I wondered what all that talk about Zanzibar was.

Blank wrote:

It was called Metal Gear 2:
> Solid Snake

actually there were two metal gear 2's, metal gear was on the nes/msx the second game was called metal gear 2: solid snake it was on the msx, but the nes version was called metal gear 2 : snake's revenge.

Mr. Furby wrote:
> Tazz wrote:
> Was there another, very old Metal Gear in which Big Boss died?
> Cos I never heard of it.

yup there were two metal gear games before metal
> gear solid:

metal gear
metal gear 2: snakes revenge

at the end of metal
> gear, snake defeats big boss but big boss escapes, but in metal gear 2 big boss
> has set up a base in zanzibar (excuse the spelling) snake goes in and this time
> kills him, in metal gear 2, solid snake also defeats his best friend grey fox
> (who later makes an appearence in mgs).

as for the metal gear solid games
> they were both good especially the first one, good post.



It was called Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

The story of MGS2 was absolutely ridiculous. The first one was at least believable.

Although MGS1 did have the most amazing cut scenes, it didn't have the playability of Ocarina of Time. And although MGS2 did have the most amazing playability, it didn't have the story of Ocarina of Time or of MGS1.

Ocarina of Time was an enormous game too. Both the MGS games were relatively small. I completed MGS2 on Normal mode yesterday in 2 hours and 15 minutes. That's pathetic!

Anyway, Ocarina of Time is, in my opinion, the best game ever made. MGS2 has the second best 1 player game around. Although it doesn't have the story, it does have amazing gameplay. Still, MGS2 is ultimately flawed. As soon as they chose the location of the oil platform, it was basically ruined. Every bit of the game was the same! The tanker is by far the best bit.

As for multiplayer, neither Zelda or MGS has it. That crown goes to Perfect Dark (for consoles anyway) and I don't think anyone can argue.

i'd have to disagree with you there i thought the story was much better in mgs games then zelda.