Posted on: May 10, 2022
eluna91
Verified ownerGames: 55 Reviews: 2
The best available option to play MGS
Until a proper remake or remaster comes along, this is likely the best way to play Metal Gear Solid. I don't say this lightly, fully acknowledging that this port is far from perfect. However, even with the omissions and deficiencies this is still the best way to play one of the greatest games ever made. To begin with, it's incredibly easy to play with a controller. There is no need to download any other software as the game picks up on compatible devices and the default layout is pretty close to what it was on PS1. You can customize your control configurations to your heart's content. I'm playing with my Elite Series 2 controller and it's absolutely wonderful. It's also easy to set-up higher resolutions, and stretch to widescreen using GOG's Directx Settings executable. I understand that stretching the image to widescreen is not exactly looked at favorably, but I like filling my screen. Completely subjective and personal preference. Through this executable you can also enable Anisotropic filtering up to 16x and Antialiasing up to either 4x or 8x, I can't remember which. A couple of additional changes that I think are indispensable. Go to PC Gaming Wiki and download the mod that improves the games audio quality. This mod fixes what is arguably the worst part about this port. The sound isn't horrible, but it is noticeably low quality. There are also 2 commandline arguments that I consider to be essential. The first enables the games original subtitle font for the codec calls. The second argument disables the texture filtering which eliminates a lot of the warping that is typical of PS1 games. Both commandlines can be found on PC Gaming Wiki. You will not get better textures or better lighting or anything like that, you get virtually the same experience you had playing on PS1 just much clearer and sharper. It's great. This revived my passion for the series, and I look forward to pouring hours into this game to get all the unlockables.
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