I am a BIG Metal Gear fan, but to be more specific I am a Big Big Boss fan because MGS:3 is the one I first played.
ever since then I played them all with the exception of portable ops and (until now)MGS:2.
So I got the HD edition a little while back, I mean two Big boss games for the price of one how could i resist.
However I told myself that I should play 2 first after all its the only one in cannon I haven't played yet.
Besides the fixed camera I have no problems with the game play, its excellent for its time, my problem is with the story.
MGS:2 in my opinion had a lot of potential to have a great story.
Its premise and set up is very intriguing, and with the exception of one, all the characters are interesting.
But holy hell someone really should have told Kojima "Show. Don't tell"
It feels like half the game I'm staring at the codec screen while two people ramble on about King Kong or chop sticks in someones hair.
The codec sequences are in a word oppressive!
Even the big reveal at the end is all told through the freaking CODEC!
I kept wanting to jam my finger on the square button.
I liked Raiden, and still do, however I think his albatross is his girlfriend Rose who is barely a character and more of a plot device.
Ill stop here before I turn this into a review.
My question for you folks is: What is the black sheep of your favorite game series, and why?
Now I need to play Snake Eater to get the bad Metal Gear taste out of my mouth.
ever since then I played them all with the exception of portable ops and (until now)MGS:2.
So I got the HD edition a little while back, I mean two Big boss games for the price of one how could i resist.
However I told myself that I should play 2 first after all its the only one in cannon I haven't played yet.
Besides the fixed camera I have no problems with the game play, its excellent for its time, my problem is with the story.
MGS:2 in my opinion had a lot of potential to have a great story.
Its premise and set up is very intriguing, and with the exception of one, all the characters are interesting.
But holy hell someone really should have told Kojima "Show. Don't tell"
It feels like half the game I'm staring at the codec screen while two people ramble on about King Kong or chop sticks in someones hair.
The codec sequences are in a word oppressive!
Even the big reveal at the end is all told through the freaking CODEC!
I kept wanting to jam my finger on the square button.
I liked Raiden, and still do, however I think his albatross is his girlfriend Rose who is barely a character and more of a plot device.
Ill stop here before I turn this into a review.
My question for you folks is: What is the black sheep of your favorite game series, and why?
Now I need to play Snake Eater to get the bad Metal Gear taste out of my mouth.