Metal Gear Solid 1 - Why It Still Matters
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- In-Depth Video Game Analysis - Metal Gear Solid 1 on the Sony PlayStation.
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It may not look like it now but this games graphics were insane at the time of release.
So damn true
Most definitely, this game was leaps and bounds ahead of it's time when it first released in 1998
3D games were in their infancy still finding their feet. This game dropped where the gameplay characters were near equal to the cinematic models of the character, along with this there was literal hours of storytelling through the codec calls packed in which expanded the whole thing into a literal playable movie. It was even more than a movie-like experience because of the length and density of the storyline. Nothing else compared to it, in my opinion very few games still haven't come close to what this game gave us.
I was a kid when this game dropped but I don’t remember these graphics being anything that special. It felt more like the art direction and cinematography is what made it stand out more than graphics
When I saw them breathing steam from the cold and leaving footprints it was just mind blowing, it's hard to give context to how insane this was. My console before this was the genesis playing sonic 2 and lion king, so to go to crash bandicoot and then this it was unreal
In 2023 I’m still obsessed with the story of this game. I wish they were to make more games
Same mgs 1 should be the game being remaded nt mgs 3
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When I saw the soldiers breathing steam from the cold and leaving footprints in the snow it was just mind blowing, it's hard to give context to how insane this was. My console before this was the genesis playing sonic 2 and lion king, so to go to crash bandicoot and then this it was unreal
goosebumps
I played the demo from the Official PlayStation magazine countless times
Very true, it's hard to realize, and convey, how mindblowing it was when you were experiencing it right there and then back in the days...
The first time I played was the demo at Toys R Us, I never experienced a rumble controller before and freaked out when the Hind -D took off.
I was there in 1998 when this game dropped. To this day, it’s remained my favorite game of all time. Even thou the gameplay is dated by modern standards, I feel like that is also part of it’s charm. The over the head view point. The blocky graphics. The constricting control scheme. It doesn’t matter. The heart and soul of this game has remained to this day. The story. The voice acting. The music. The characters. The cutscenes. All of it just felt so ahead of it’s time and felt like EVERYONE gave it their A+ effort. I play this game once a year on my PS2 because of the impact this game made on me. I bought a copy of Sons of Liberty, before I had a PS2, because I HAD to know what happened next. Rumors of a remake have come and gone, if a proper one from the ground up happens, then I say bring it on. If not, then I worry not. For I was there to experience a game that defines a genre to this very day and I can’t thank Kojima enough for bringing this game to the masses. Thank You for this video. I’m so glad to know that there are people out there who truly care about this game as I do.
We appreciate your insightful comment. Thank you.
By modern standards? It was ass in the 90s just as much as it is now.
@@confusedinthisworld yeah because you were there right? You were probably too busy with the pathetic N64 and are still bitter jealous about it
I couldn't agree more
The first game was on the NES and that's why Solid is the way that it is. Instead of diving head first into 3D Hideo and others took the old school approach with new DNA. The gameplay is vastly improved with the graphics. It's why it had the impact it did and why we still run forward with old ideas because they can be explored in a new way. Revolutionary doesn't even begin to describe this idea because we keep going back to it. A remake could have the same gusto. Just look at RE right now. What's old is new and what's new is good. 😉
Playing games for at least 33 of my 40 years, and this still remains in my top 15 or 20 of the thousands I've played. I rented it from the local video store the week it was released and stayed awake all night finishing it around midday the following day. I experienced it all in one go as though I was Snake stuck in that place until the job was done and I'll never forget the impact it had on me. There is only a handful of games that I've played like that, where I felt compelled to keep going and see it through to the end in one session.
Absolutely my favorite video game of all time! Played it on PS1 in 1998. Still have the OG complete game to this day.
Same. Perfect.
@@JackTorrance333 my man 😎👉
God, metal gear solid 1! I'd say that out of MGS 1 and MGS 2, MGS 1 is much more emotional. The codec calls are brilliant in helping characterize everyone! I especially loved the choice to give up. I felt like it was inevitable making it just that much more sad when I learned you can endure the torture. It gave me a really unique experience that I don't really think can be achieved with most of the games I've played by surprising me. All the speeches at the end of the game were also just so memorable and almost made me cry many times. I especially loved the speech on genes in the credits from Naomi. What a game! It was truly a masterpiece. You also gave me much more to think on. Thank you for that!
I'm not sure who actually made the decision, but having Greg Eagles originally voice Gray Fox was a stroke of genius. A nod to James Earl Jones as Darth Vader that people seem to overlook. The fact that Kojima removed this from Twin Snakes is a hilarious bit of irony considering his love for US cinema.
Kojima didn't direct Twin Snakes. And all the voice lines were re-recorded. So it's likely that they couldn't get him back to do the voice again.
@@minuscaseus I know Kitamura directed Twin Snakes, but I thought it was Kojima's decision to have the voices redone in the way they were. Also, didn't Eagles voice DARPA Chief still in Twin Snakes?
@@Pensive_Scarlet I stand corrected. I didn't even realize he was still the DARPA chief. It's been a minute since I've played the game.
It was not a good choice, the voice actor was good but it was obvious that it was a black mans voice. Twin snakes voice actor matches the character of gray fox better
@@jamesrevere2992 I mean, ideally, you'd have Eagles doing the voice until the mask comes off, then you'd have Paulsen doing the voice. Just like how they did with Jones and Prowse in Star Wars. Just think it was a missed opportunity, is all.
I don't think they need remakes, more like remasters, games are already amazing.
A remake similar to RE2 and RE4 would be mazing
Even though i've never played MGS (My dad has played a few Games), it's lore fascinates me I hope you do more Videos about this Franchise's Lore .
Yeah that video of the lore would be nice
If you're the type of person that can see past the old school controls and dated graphics then this is definitely worth firing up on an emulator to play through. Also put yourself in the place of someone witnessing this as a leap in technology, cos even though the gameplay and graphics are dated now they were so beyond anything we had at the time
If the lore interests you I’d recommend meti not the bad guys mgs videos
I would just pick up Phantom Pain sometime. The moment-to-moment gameplay and overall atmosphere are equal to or better than the best there is in any game ever.
This game was amazing and had me hooked at like 8 years old! Can’t believe how long ago that was and how fresh this still is on my mind. My favorite series ever!
None of the nine Kojima directed games need a remake. Part of the charm of the series is playing them in release order and experiencing how the controls and graphics change. That being said, we need a port of the Legacy Collection to current gen consoles and PC.
The Digital Graphic Novel for the PSP was a unique way to re-experience MGS. The Grey Fox scenes were so well done.
HOLY
Thanks for reminding me about it
I absolutely love the series. I remember playing all the way back on PS2
That's it? Ps2?
Things started with MSX my friend
@@DarthPferd the farthest i go back with gaming is super Nintendo.
@@luckilew try Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake for MSX
@@DarthPferd where do I find that
We need a game with Gray Fox and Big Boss. A few pre ninja missions and some beginner snake missions with him learning cqc from big boss
That's what mgs5 should have been, I was so disappointed at the lost potential
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This and Nier Automata share the top spot for me. Incredible game, incredible characters. I just played it again for the first time in 20 years. Yup, it's still amazing. It opened my eyes to what could be done in the medium. No other game came even close to the experience this game delivered.
Those are also some of my favorites the others being the original FFVII (I hate the remake with passion), Last of us and Witcher 3, in no particular order. Each of these games had a huge impact in my life, not just about gaming but about how I see the world.
If you didn’t yet I suggest you to also play Nier Replicant
I learnt from this video that Gray Fox can break you out of the cell. After all these years I never knew that
I found it out by accident after I botched the Ketchup trick Lol
Loved this game and the pycho mantas fight is legendary.
Best boss fight ever!
Gotta relax with that, best video game reveal is definitely 'You are Revan.' First time going through that scene was shattering.
@@frankgrimes7388 It really was 🙂
We only don't need a remake because Konami without Kojima would completely destroy this series.
So it's better to be dead and be loved than to be revitalized and be hated by everyone.
There was already a last attempt at a remake called MGS: The Twin Snakes on GameCube.
@@crimcrusader8459 but that happened early when Metal Gear wasn’t even close to be over yet.
One of the first games I ever got for my PS1 was metal gear solid, picked it up used. I was hooked immediately. Have played every game in the series except for some of the portable titles, I love metal gear.
I just want the first 3 games to get remakes/remastered or just get ported to newer consoles, I'm stuck playing phantom pain, survive, and ground zeroes 😭
The iconic "alert" sound is probably in more internet videos than any other sound.
Nastasha wrote a book on the experience called "In the darkness of shadow moses" raiden mentions it
I like the way the graphics have aged on this. I don’t know how pretty they would look on a modern 4k huge television.
Wow what an incredible video, please make more videos, especially about metal gear solid
Just joined after this video would love more keep up the amazing work do
I remember playing the demo first from a gamer magazine, and I was in heaven. I got the game when it released, and it sucked you right in..yes I cried when sniper wolf died and the wolves howed in the winter silence. Ooo, that's when ya know you were invested. And that silly joy I got when I finally got the invisibility device ooo. But my favorite outside snake himself and, of course, sniper wolf would be grey fox. He was such a mystery and so cool that he just added to the experience. Mantis, with the taking over the ps controller, was wild to experience back in those days you actually felt dumbfounded. Overall, there are so many memorable characters and feelings and substances that it stays with you.of course, I loved 2 and 3 , 4 was iffy for me. Tho I did enjoy phantom pain. Of course, there was the training game after the first one before MG2. That was cool, just if to play around with grey fox. The remake for GameCube wasn't to bad tho but to experience the first MG is nothing like it and if to do a remake now would be interesting but would have to really try hard to capture the feel of the first. You can have all the fancy graphics, but to really feel like the first is a must.ps you also know your a die hard when you made sure to listen to every radio transmission and thst alone was a wild trip.
Omg remember the blue pizza hut demo disc?
I played peacewalker on the PSP in 2009 for over a hundred hours and it was my favorite for a long time, now it might be two again. I think mgsv was really disappointing
Remake? No. Remaster? Yes!
If they ever do another MGS remake, I think they should include more in the way of content adapted from VR Missions. Hell, let us play a "Reverse/Rebirth" mode where you play through the events of the game from Grey Fox's perspective.
_You're that ninja_
I remember looking at this very cover 1:07 back in 2001-2002, thinking:"dafuq is this game about"
After finishing this game I was a believer
One of my all time favorites. When I beat it as a kid I wanted to forget the game so I could do it again for the first time. As an adult I named one of my sons Gray. This game meant something to me.
Excellent snake, age hasn't slowed you down one bit
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I always liked when badass fictional characters tend to be on the "shorter" side(by american standards). Typically male badass characters are 6'+( 6'3" tends to be the favorite). Now I've heard this is only partially intentional, as to the Japanese, 5'10" is actually considered to be tall. Which is why characters like Leon S Kennedy are 5'11" and the tallest RE protagonist(Chris) is 6'1". I think the varrying of Snake's height is them trying to scale it up to meet the american standards of "tall".
Thank You for the trip through memory lane. Mastery of a game! It was this game that truly made realize what gaming could be. And yes, GreyFix is also my favorite character in this universe
I've watched A LOT of MGS analysis videos (probably ALL of them on CZcams lol), and yours is one of the best! MGS is my favorite game of all time, and my favorite of the series--it's because of the characters! I really appreciated your in-depth analysis on each...
AND FOR SAYING NASTASHA IS SO UNDERRATED. THANK YOU. I wish we got more of her, either in this one or even in others of the series. I would love to see her beyond just a codec screen.
Couldn't agree more
I'm happy mostly everyone wants more Metal Gear content. At the same time we all got plenty of mgs content. Plenty! I know we all want updated versions on current gen. Just don't forget to say thank you and be grateful for what is already made. I got the Legacy Collection for the PS3, so my wishes were granted. I'm good!
MG1&2 need remade. They’re literally the Big Boss and Venom Snake villain story they deserve to be told and played. The MSX versions are so ancient the gameplay doesn’t really translate well anymore. While it’s great to be thankful, this is important part of the series.
@@MusicForTheBroken Do you feel the same way about MGS1’s gameplay?
I love the way the character models talk.
Scholar you are the Ace of the Childhood Air Force Squadron Thank You for revising this Classic that is close to me than anyother game I played this game when I was 7 with my Dad and Uncles and we all agree this was the greatest ps1 game for Stealth tactical planning and the story & characters
I remember a time when the only reason I went to school was to look at screenshots for this game on this thing called the internet
Love the video bro. this game is a master piece i still listen to the cutscene videos 20 odd years after first playing
The music at 5:26 is from the MSX games, right? 🤔
Excellent video dude, I started playing the franchise back at 2004 when I was 10, and still, I'm totally obsessed with this.
I've said it once I'll say it again, Metal Geat 1 and 2 for the MSX needs a remake not mgs1
All 3 of them need a remake
@wintersnake mgs1 doesn't really need a remake. the only thing you can fix is visuals and a few bad things the game has. Also, they did remake mgs1, but it was only released on one console and wasn't all that good. Metal Gear 1 and 2 definitely need a remake.
Agreed. I would actually love to see some of the story from Big Boss s viewpoint as well as David s rookie mission..The parallels and drama if done right could be great..Metal Gear 2 had a great story in its game already. So to me the Metal Gear story would be the one that is vague enough to do something like a duel Vantage viewpoint story arc involving both Young and old Snakes..But that's my wishful thinking..Metal Gear 2 can be fully realized and transferred since the lore and its script is right there along with my favorite piece of music for its title sequence. This way they can bring Keifer Sutherland and David Hayter to do the roles. Or just bring back the VO from MGS 4 if Kiefer won't return..
Agreed. The story of the first game has alot of tolerances that would make a modern remake, loaded up with the yrs of lore that emerged subsequently, a tour de force in action and storytelling.
Those first 2 games should be first in the queue if Konami ever decides to reopen this franchise to new releases. Full stop
MSX?
Hmm, that's interesting but I was wondering when or if you'd upload to this channel again.
Also what had happened to your other channels or did those get taken away???
I was there when it was released. Although this is a classic, I would mind a remake
The graphics are still serviceable. The first 5 minutes you play you're like "oh hell no I can't play this jank", a few minutes later you're marveling over the level of low res details. How they pulled this off back in the day is amazing
That’s crazy some time ago I was thinking what was one aspect that stand ou in each MGS and the characters was exactly what I thought of MGS1, I do not recall what was about the others I think 2 was the plot, 3 the ambiantation, 4 being the culmination of everything and V the gameplay.
I don’t remember if was exactly it but was something around those lines
Yes. U got the jist of it.
The old GFX and weird gameplay and polygons only make it MORE SPECIAL!
If they remade this with an all-too-familiar over the shoulder camera, it would just be another Resident Evil 4 / Gears of War clone.
I remember missing the first disc if this game so I never could play it when I was younger.
It took me about a decade to find out Meryl was the Colonel's daughter. Was about to play MGS4, when I decided I should play 1-3, I wondered why I didn't have the stealth camo. Looked up how to get it, and was floored when the brand new Codecs came up. 😮
I like how Null's design is a nod to the cyborg ninja of you observe carefully
I remember when I played the demo from PlayStation magazine I knew I needed this game as soon as it came out. My friend at the time didn’t think it was going to be a good game but I convinced him it was amazing and he grew to love it. This game final fantasy 7 and resident evil 2 are some of my best gaming memories then later mgs 2 and 3 were just as good.
MGS is fine the way it is. What they need to remake is Metal Gear 1 and 2: Solid Snake. From pixelated 16 bit overhead gameplay to fully rendered 3D 4K gameplay with its same storyline intact. That is a challenge and something worth a remake.
Growing up with siblings means you share everything. Getting quality game time was hard but one afternoon my dad let me play this from start to finish. For 6 hours I had the big TV all to myself. It was here when I heard the after credits phone call and it got me really excited for the sequel. It was also my first go on extreme. I just liked the sound of it at the time. Had no idea the game was actually harder. 😅
every hit game deserves a remake with hd grahics and extra contents
Only commenting so I won't get spoiled, but I just played through the first hour of Metal Gear Solid for the very first time recently. Controls are something to get used and polygons for days for the cutscenes, but the gameplay itself, soundtrack, cinematography, voice acting comes together and brings a level of intrigue that you're kinda surprised a game like this can be brought to life in a such a way, especially all these years later.
The off putting feel of the graphics is literally thrown out due to how well directed the cutscenes & even character interactions on the codec are. And the voices that deliver said interactions, immersing you into the story. It's amazing how a game this old ages so well. I've been on & off on Metal Gear over the years, but this is one I intend on finishing & then go beyond from there.
I recently play it on duckstation emulator and I was blown away how amazing this game is.
gta V didnt come out until 10+ years later but that Jim Houseman guy was the "Devin Weston" of THIS game
To this day the grey fox scenes are still sad to him saying hurt me more to his death scene amd snake screaming Fox.
If not a remake, then a port to pc for the entire series because this is probably the most difficult series to emulate flawlessly, especially mgs4. It's really sad.
I just got into Metal Gear, is it worth buying a ps3 to play mgs4 or should I just wait for a re-release ?
Doesn't need a remake, but a re-release tweaked to run on modern systems easier. Figure out a way to get rid of the pressure sensitive buttons on the newer games too. Need XInput support to be a lot better in the series as well.
found this on accident and immediately realized, "oh hey that's Saiyan Scholar! I've watched a lot of his videos already!"
Good video. Reminds me how much I miss the MGS series.
Oh my god, what an amazing video essay, 10/10 just like the game you are covering in the video.
Would you guys be okay if Kit Young of Netflix Shadow and Bone (Jesper Fahey) also play as revolver ocelet if there was ever a metal gear solid tv show?
great content brother, absolutely love it
The Twin Snakes was the Remake though. David Hayter took a huge pay cut to bring back the Original Cast. The phoned in performance from Jennifer Hale and lack off VR Missions did ruin the replay value.
I remember getting a free demo of MGS from Pizza Hut back in the day before it originally released. Anybody else remember getting PS1 game demos from pizza hut back in the mid/late 90s?I played that demo over and over for months until my parents got me a copy of the game. It is an all time classic and was super hyped leading up to its release. It was the game that changed what people thought about video games and what they could be. Before this we only had SNES and Genisis. It was a massive leap forward in gaming, maybe one of the biggest leaps forward ever.
The old metal gear games do need remakes though. I wanna see snake set big boss on fire in 4k
Can anyone give me the source of the image used at 1:27 please?
I love Gray Fox, such a badass. I used his color scheme in Warframe a lot since as the space ninja game it feels somewhat appropriate.
Here we are, couple months later. MGS 3 ramek & MGS Master Collection Vol. 1
No one expected that but everyone need it so badly!!!
Kinda did? There had been alot of rumors going into the reveal.
Great video mate, enjoyed all of it. The game of a generation.
The story gives me post cold war vibes which makes sense for the 90s, I always loved the setting and music. Gave me a Kenji Kawai vibe from Ghost in the Shell/Patlabor.
33:26 Exactly! They knew and it's fine! This is exactly the reason they'll never remake this game. I don't want them to ruin its legacy by chancing these character designs, dialogue, and humor for the "modern audiences". God damn, I hate that term.
If gameplay gets a revamp, then I'm all for it.
I love the entire Metal Gear series, but the this game is my favorite and got me in so much trouble from not doing chores or something due to the cutscenes and codec scenes.
This game never fails to give me chills.
MGS may not need a remake, but it definitely needs to be more easily accessible on modern hardware.
I still play MGS1 on my PS Vita.
5:38 you nailed it man
Resident evil 4 and dead space didn't need remakes but I'm very happy to have them.
They might not need to remake Metal Gear Solid one but boy I would love a remaster of it I would love to see it in the style of Metal Gear 3 Snake Eater
In addition to the MGS series people should really jump into the authors kojima heavily references and celebrates in this series specifically John Carpentir who serves as the visual inspiration for revolver ocelot and who wrote and directed the escape from la and new york films, big trouble in little china, and the thing - that the character Snake Pliskin who is same character from the games played by kurt Russell. If your younger and you havent seen kurt russell doing snake your in for a treat. additionally the character Trautman from rambo is a ringer for roy cambell, there are dozens of other references from cinema from dr. strangelove, to the predator but what cements it all is kojimas cohesive worldview that gives all characters meaning while not falling into any good guy/ bad guy tropes, these games are political masterpieces reinforcing the idea that in a world with finite resources, there are no absolute enemies just relative ones with competing goals, "Tomorrows ally is yesterdays enemy, and vice versa".
Maybe not a remake but definitely a ps5 and xbox modern update remaster. We do need the 2 metal gear from NES remake though.
They're gonna screw it up the moment they remake it.
Great video btw!
One of the most classic games just loved it so much thank u for this
omg saiyan scholar? i didnt even know you had a gaming channel and your opinions were based here too! insta liked
You from Wales by any chance?
The whole series should be remastered and sold as a massive £200 to & £300 box-set on PS5.
A remaster would be wild though. With trophies...
I do agree that MGS1 is special, precious, ICONIC Classic.
Yet my old ass would love if somehow we kept the game the samr... in all aspects storyline , game play , canera work , story telling script... but we just upgrade it to nowadays graphics... just from curiosity...even though I have no problem with his 90s PS1 graphics that I revisit quite often
Doesnt need it but, what the hell, why not, lets get nuts.
MGS may not need a remake but it could definitely use a port, currently the best way to play it is on aging hardware with more then likely a burnt disc (since the physical discs are getting rarer and rarer with each passing moment) OR play the GoG version which is functional even if it's lacking a lot of features (doesn't play nice with non 4:3 monitor resolutions, can't really emulate the psycho mantis fight, is lacking rumble support almost entirely). The original is fine but as time goes on that experience is going to be harder and harder for people to actually play.
It need to return on PS5 it's iconic game the masterpiece sony konami kojima it's US never forget never quit we need Metal gear solid back on playstation
I agree. It's a masterpiece and the pixel graphics are charming. If they remake it, they'll make changes and usually it makes for a worse game. I rather have a new similar game with another title (Not MGS). A new IP.
MGS is my Favorite Series of All Time
Absolutely stellar character analysis.
Honestly, i wish they'd do nothing but update the graphics and maybe controls, everything was perfect. The voice acting, score, everything was perfect
They are re-releasing the games on all systems under the legacy collection, that will serve as your update to controls. You don't have to buy the remakes if you don't want to but many others including myself would love to see all the originals released and remakes.