16th March 2004, 11:02 AM
... back to the topic.
The game is a lot of fun, but it's true that the gameplay is really showing its age. No analog movement, the boss fights are pretty dull now (and easy most of the time thanks to the first-person mode), and overall it doesn't really stack up to newer stealth games like Splinter Cell. The graphics are pretty nice, not quite as good as MGS2 but still nice. Every once in a while the framerate really struggles (I've noticed it in certain areas when more than a few enemies started attacking me while in first-person mode), but it's not too frequent so it's not a huge deal. The cinemas are some of the best I've ever seen in a game before, and it's true that the gameplay pales in comparison to it. Especially the boss fights. You see this amazing cinema leading up to them and then when you fight them it's pretty dull. Just look at the Ninja fight. It's still a fun game, just not as timeless as I thought it would be.
The more I play Twin Snakes the more I get excited about MGS3, though. It looks to be the first major gameplay leap in the series since the original Metal Gear. This holiday season is going to be amazing, I tell ya. Better than 2002, even.
The game is a lot of fun, but it's true that the gameplay is really showing its age. No analog movement, the boss fights are pretty dull now (and easy most of the time thanks to the first-person mode), and overall it doesn't really stack up to newer stealth games like Splinter Cell. The graphics are pretty nice, not quite as good as MGS2 but still nice. Every once in a while the framerate really struggles (I've noticed it in certain areas when more than a few enemies started attacking me while in first-person mode), but it's not too frequent so it's not a huge deal. The cinemas are some of the best I've ever seen in a game before, and it's true that the gameplay pales in comparison to it. Especially the boss fights. You see this amazing cinema leading up to them and then when you fight them it's pretty dull. Just look at the Ninja fight. It's still a fun game, just not as timeless as I thought it would be.
The more I play Twin Snakes the more I get excited about MGS3, though. It looks to be the first major gameplay leap in the series since the original Metal Gear. This holiday season is going to be amazing, I tell ya. Better than 2002, even.