Excuse the history lesson, but theres no way around it.Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.
1packages up the first five games in the franchise into one bumper collection of tactical espionage action.
In every case, the mechanical act of playing the game is tight and interesting.
The systems here are every bit as solid as stealth games likeHitman,Combat still works.
Metal Gear Solid 2s tanker prologue was iconic then, and its iconic now.
But the controls are where things start to suffer.
Although how you do that is up to you.
Take the humble cardboard box.
This is a recurrent theme - the intricate interactions, not the wolf urine.
Sneak and destroy
Soldiers in all three games feel intelligent but are actually very stupid indeed.
Youll jump to your feet.
Youll feel a rush of adrenaline that few games can match.
Better yet, each of the stealth masterpieces have tight runtimes.
The games stories pinball between spy fiction and some absolutely ridiculous conspiracy theories and supernatural elements.
Dig in, they dont do tactical espionage action like this anymore.
Accessibility
Outside of basic subtitling, there’s next to nothing here.
Accessibility isn’t catered for at all here.
If you’re craving more sneaking, see howAssassins Creed Mirage is the series first true stealth game.
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