Posted on: September 25, 2020
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Second best way to play Metal Gear Solid
Tl;dr: this is a more polished version of Metal Gear Solid: Integral that works on modern machines without fan-made patches and WITH WORKING FMVs DURING CUTSCENES. It is identical in most respects to the original PS1 version, apart from the addition of a first person mode (double tap the First Person button), a Very Easy difficulty with an MP5 with infinite ammo, and the addition of 300 VR missions (originally released as a separate title for the PS1). Because of the limitations of PC (the absence of vibration and memory cards) some dialogues and gameplay segments have been cut or altered (e.g. parts of the Psycho Mantis cutscene and his boss fight). These are minor things, not really detracting from the overall experience, but worth noting. On the bright side you no longer have to return to main menu to load the game (and you can save without having to call Mei Ling, so it's a bit faster). It runs at higher resolutions, up to 1024x768 (no native widescreen support), with an option to use the software renderer with up to 800x600 resolution. As the resolution of textures remains the same as it was, the game doesn't really benefit from higher resolutions, although they are achievable with the use of third-party mods and emulation. I prefer the low-res look that the original relied on, so it's not an issue for me. There is a 30fps lock. The game may exhibit slowdowns when captions appear during gameplay (can be avoided by simply disabling them). There is controller support through DirectInput and Xinput, but if you're using something with triggers (e.g. Xbox 360 pad) you might not be able to bind them properly. What GOG done is basically made it work on modern machines out of the box (you used to have to install fan-made patches before) and fixed FMVs during cutscenes (the only version where they work properly AFAIK on newer Windows). Overall, I still prefer the emulated version, but this is an excellent way to experience Metal Gear Solid all the same!
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