This has the potential to be one of my shortest write ups yet, as the case for “Metal Gear Solid” is an absurdly strong one.
Put simply, this game popularized an entire video game genre, “the stealth game,” doing the concept better than it had ever been done before, while also making it a viable format for others to emulate.
So, what you have here ultimately is a quality game which is also an important and influential game.
There you go, case made.
(Naturally, what makes the game “quality” is subject to interpretation, which is why we bother with this whole series in the first place.)
Continue reading Metal Gear Solid — Retro Gaming Essentials (No. 41)Metal Gear Solid at a glance:
Genre: Stealth game
Released: 1998
Platform: PlayStation
IGN’s Best PlayStation Game Ever