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Konami on GOG - MGS1, 2, Metal Gear 1987, Castlevania/Contra Collection
- Thread starter Uzupedro
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I mean I get that.
But if you are bringing all these games back, why not put out the better versions?
This feels really odd.
I guess they're just testing the waters with a low-cost effort.
Yeah I think people are misunderstanding what's happening here. GOG is (usually) for old PC games buttoned up and made available on modern systems. That's all this is. They just took the PC versions and made them work in 2020. It's entirely possible this was something pursued by GOG themselves so these versions were easily available.
I assume you can just use XPadder to map keyboard inputs to controller inputs?
Never played the originals; do Solid and 2 still hold up? How are the KB-mouse controls?
I'm the kind of person who thinks classic Tomb Raider's grid platforming is genius and still plays excellently, so controls being outdated isn't a concern
I'm the kind of person who thinks classic Tomb Raider's grid platforming is genius and still plays excellently, so controls being outdated isn't a concern
Woah. Emperor Calus origin story...... That Kojima, he did it again!
Only reason I can think is that they're looking to spend as little on this as possible. The HD Collection is still PS3/360 only, so it'd take more porting work than just uploading the old PC ports to GOG and leaving it up to buyers find the fan patches that make them playable.
It is Konami so I guess I should expect the least possible.
Considering your stance on Tomb Raider's controls, you will be more than fine with those of MGS lol. Their controls are perfect for their gameplay design.
The HD collection was never ported fully to PC, whereas these original versions were. For this, they would have made the effort to make sure it runs, but not have to deal with porting over a whole other code base.
I would love to see MGS3 and 4 brought over so I could finally play all of the main games on PC without emulators, but I don't expect that to ever happen.
"In my opinion, this probably isn't the best way to experience this classic film. If you want to watch the original Psycho, I suggest watching Gus Van Sant's Psycho, a remake released in 1998"
This thread confuses me, haha. People have always told me to play The Twin Snakes as the best way to experience MGS1. I haven't gotten a copy yet since it's super expensive, but is this not the case? I don't have a PC fwiw.
I can't speak for the PC releases, but MGS1 and MGS2 do hold up well as stealth-action games.
It's a matter of taste. The remake has a lot of the extra control features of MGS2, but with the same map and encounters as MGS1, so if you decide to use those features, it kind of "breaks" the original intended experience and makes everything easier. The cutscenes were also totally redone and feel more in line with the zaniness of later games, rather than being (relatively speaking) more grounded like MGS1.
Personally I prefer The Twin Snakes over MGS1, but they're fairly different experiences.
oh shit, so these are native PC releases? Or were they running on an emulator all those years ago?
Sitll have my big box, i remember getting it for the added content that i didn't even know exist in the Greatest Hit edition on ps2.... never tried on my win 10 if this work.....
I can only assume that those people don't like you.
The original MGS1 is a masterpiece and is what basically kickstarted modern cinematic games.
Twin Snakes is uh... just kinda there.
Silent Hill 2 currently needs a ton of fan patches to get it looking and playing good.
We better hope they don't just bring over the old PC version with no work at all...
I know, but I'm curious where this PC port specifically came from. Did they actually go through the trouble of porting it now (and if, why not MG2 as well), or is it something that was already ported years ago but had been left unreleased for whatever reason until now. It's really weird.
Two of the absolute best video games ever made. It might take a little while to get used to the controls (I honestly have no idea how they'd play on m/kb), but once you get up to speed they're incredible.
Please let Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4 be next!!
Btw, I've never played a MGS game, maybe I'll try this two games soon.
Btw, I've never played a MGS game, maybe I'll try this two games soon.
About that collection, it doesn't make much sense because the Contra and Castlevania Anniversary Collections exist, and those have all those games and more, plus the quality of the ports is superior.
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Vania/Contra collection is Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Contra and Super C.
It's Steam only, but still.
Anyone remember during the hype of MGS3, it was listed on PC by IGN? Wonder if they just assumed from MGS1-2 it would eventually end up there or if it was supposed to be there.
Wow I just realised there's people probably posting in this thread that weren't alive in 2003.
Wow I just realised there's people probably posting in this thread that weren't alive in 2003.
Going off that Verge article, gamers really could stand to have a conversation about what actually constitutes preservation and making an older work accessible.
Remakes like Twin Snakes, RE2 and 3, or even the Crash and Spyro trilogies... Are new games. They might pull from the original titles to varying degrees, even lifting the entire design... But when you strip out all of the arts and assets of a work and rebuild them, you've created something new. This isn't a qualitative statement, many of these remakes have been wonderful. But we can't insist that they replace the original works, or act like preserving those original works is an inadequate way to release them.
Remakes like Twin Snakes, RE2 and 3, or even the Crash and Spyro trilogies... Are new games. They might pull from the original titles to varying degrees, even lifting the entire design... But when you strip out all of the arts and assets of a work and rebuild them, you've created something new. This isn't a qualitative statement, many of these remakes have been wonderful. But we can't insist that they replace the original works, or act like preserving those original works is an inadequate way to release them.
I honestly think they were trolling you. Twin Snakes is notoriously bad.
It will be whatever version they sold in that same release 18 years ago, so it'll be the the USA versions in that case.
Pardon the choice of video but it seems appropriate given the approach to these releases.
Yes that's right. They're selling an emulator and rom pack that they originally sold 18 years ago.
It's an 18 year old emulator.
It's an emulator from 18 years ago.
Is there seriously no way to put MGS1 in windowed mode? It's not even an option in the settings. GOG forces a black background surrounding the game.
Will download this. Thank youTo anyone thinking about playing MGS 2: Substance, you should download V's fix for MGS2.
It's a custom-built installer/launcher which includes a widescreen fix, controller support, configurable graphics options, and more.
And yes, it does work with the GOG release.
GitHub - VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fix: Unofficial fix for PC version of Metal Gear Solid 2
Unofficial fix for PC version of Metal Gear Solid 2 - VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fixgithub.com
For those wondering what this port of MGS 2 looks like, along with V's fix (widescreen support and other patches), you can watch some of my gameplay here:
www.ign.com
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - 18 Minutes of PC Gameplay - IGN
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance has finally been re-released on PC thanks to GOG! Check out these 18 minutes of lovely 1440P/60FPS gameplay footage. MGS2 V's Fix was used for this capture https://github.com/VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fix.
I mean, the info has been there since 2000 and 2002, these are not new:
