i want to get into these games and since i bought a PS3 i have access to the entire series, i just wanted to make sure what version should i be playing ( i can easily get a gamecube and a copy of TS)
what does ERA think
what does ERA think
the best way to play MGS1: original vs twin snakes
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Wait for the Bluepoint PS5 remake.
For now? The OG. Oddly, it's aged much better than TTS.
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For now? The OG. Oddly, it's aged much better than TTS.
The original is the better version but there's nothing wrong with Twim Snakes.
Since you already have the PS3, just go with the original.
Although of you're serious about this start with Metal Gear on MSX which is included in MGS3 HD's main menu. (Along with the second game).
Since you already have the PS3, just go with the original.
Although of you're serious about this start with Metal Gear on MSX which is included in MGS3 HD's main menu. (Along with the second game).
The original has the better soundtrack and atmosphere.
Twin Snakes made some solid gameplay improvements. It cuts basically 90% of the tedious backtracking that was in the original as well as added plenty of QOL changes that were in MGS2. These do make the game much easier but also less frustrating to play.
Both are worth checking out. Also don't believe anyone that says that the original had better voice acting. Mei Ling's English accent is atrocious and the original English voice actor for Grey Fox was not fitting at all, also everyone talks in a very unnatural pace that doesn't line up with any other game in the series.
Twin Snakes made some solid gameplay improvements. It cuts basically 90% of the tedious backtracking that was in the original as well as added plenty of QOL changes that were in MGS2. These do make the game much easier but also less frustrating to play.
Both are worth checking out. Also don't believe anyone that says that the original had better voice acting. Mei Ling's English accent is atrocious and the original English voice actor for Grey Fox was not fitting at all, also everyone talks in a very unnatural pace that doesn't line up with any other game in the series.
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both are fine, original is a little easier to play on more modern systems/vita as gamecube is a little harder to hook up to modern tv´s etc.
wish Bluepoint would be working on Metal Gear 1, 2 and Solid remakes :E
wish Bluepoint would be working on Metal Gear 1, 2 and Solid remakes :E
I really like Twin Snakes.
It feels like a Platinum Games take on the game, cutscene wise, love it.
It feels like a Platinum Games take on the game, cutscene wise, love it.
I've been told the original is way better and the additions (especially the in-engine cinematics) are super whack.
Still, if "MGS Stealth" to you means proper first person aiming and having a silenced tranq gun, you will feel much more at home playing the Twin Snakes.
Still, if "MGS Stealth" to you means proper first person aiming and having a silenced tranq gun, you will feel much more at home playing the Twin Snakes.
Twin Snakes is infinitely better
MGSV has bad gameplay outside character action
MGS4 is a disgrace in every regard
MGS2 shouldve been VR rather than a real event
MGS3S is the best game
Heres all my mgs opinions
MGSV has bad gameplay outside character action
MGS4 is a disgrace in every regard
MGS2 shouldve been VR rather than a real event
MGS3S is the best game
Heres all my mgs opinions
If you ask me in 2019, Twin Snakes plays better and is more true to what the Metal Gear series became.
Twin Snakes has some great remixes too
Twin Snakes has some great remixes too
People usually say the original but Twin Snakes is more fun. The aerobacts in the cutscenes are more over the top but not out of place compared to what comes later. Its easier than the original but more options makes the game less frustrated than the more limiting game play of the original. The music and voice acting has changes but they're not neccessarily bad.
The PS3 port of 1 had some really bad input lag when I tried it, so I would say TS on that alone. YMMV of couse.
That aside, TS is a perfectly fine way of getting the plot of MGS1. There's some goofy action moments in cutscenes, but nothing outrageous. Gameplay-wise, it plays and looks like MGS2, which makes the game way easier but it has certainly aged better.
That aside, TS is a perfectly fine way of getting the plot of MGS1. There's some goofy action moments in cutscenes, but nothing outrageous. Gameplay-wise, it plays and looks like MGS2, which makes the game way easier but it has certainly aged better.
Orginal, because the game is designed around the limitations the controls have.
TTS is good, but the MGS2 controls made it feel too easy.
Headcanon - TTS is Otacon recounting the incident and turning Snake superhuman.
TTS is good, but the MGS2 controls made it feel too easy.
Headcanon - TTS is Otacon recounting the incident and turning Snake superhuman.
Original.
The remake has less personality, worse music, much worse atmosphere, worse level design and worse cinematics.
Only thing the remake has going for it is the better Mei Ling voice acting.
The remake has less personality, worse music, much worse atmosphere, worse level design and worse cinematics.
Only thing the remake has going for it is the better Mei Ling voice acting.
PS1 is more "grounded". Twin Snakes is more in line with how Kojima does the rest of the series. Bombastic and wild and almost an anime.
Original. Twin Snakes makes gameplay changes that don't really fit, changes the VA, and adds (admittedly amusing) weirdly crazy cutscenes by Ryuhei Kitamura. If you must play it, I'd say play it after to see the differences.
1000% the original game. Twin Snakes is essentially a parody which should not be someone's first exposure to Metal Gear Solid IMHO.
They're both perfectly fine imo. Twin Snakes doesn't have the unreasonable difficulty spike at the end that the original has, if that's a factor for you. But otherwise it's completely up to you.
Both versions have their advantages, I wouldn't really call either of them the definitive version, though. Make sure you play TS on hard mode, though, otherwise it's a damn joke.
People who complain about the different VA for Gray Fox are the real puzzle about the whole thing... the new voice actor isn't outstanding, but the original one was ridiculously over the top and completely wrong for the character.
It's a damn shame he peaked so early, Versus is amazing but everything else is so uninspired...
People who complain about the different VA for Gray Fox are the real puzzle about the whole thing... the new voice actor isn't outstanding, but the original one was ridiculously over the top and completely wrong for the character.
It's a damn shame he peaked so early, Versus is amazing but everything else is so uninspired...
Twin snakes seemed like a bastardized version of MGS1, but after the crazy shit in 4, I think it fits right in.
OG is far better, imo.
OG is far better, imo.
Here's a simple comparison of the first level. You can see the amount of detail that was lost in the conversion to the gamecube remake. The environment comprising of many details, materials and layers are almost entirely removed on Gamecube.
Here's the music of the first level. One is one of the most haunting pieces of ambient music in the genre. The other is flat as it can sound.
Make a choice.
Original:
- Better voice acting. For some reasons MGS1 has by far the best VA in the series.
- Better OST easily.
- Better controls. I love the GC controller but it didnt work as well as the DS1 with the game.
- Better art direction. TS looks sterile compared to the original and MGS2.
- More balanced gameplay. TS is kind of broken difficulty-wise.
- Better cutscenes.
TS:
- More advanced graphics.
Honestly, i can't see how this is even a debate.
- Better voice acting. For some reasons MGS1 has by far the best VA in the series.
- Better OST easily.
- Better controls. I love the GC controller but it didnt work as well as the DS1 with the game.
- Better art direction. TS looks sterile compared to the original and MGS2.
- More balanced gameplay. TS is kind of broken difficulty-wise.
- Better cutscenes.
TS:
- More advanced graphics.
Honestly, i can't see how this is even a debate.
There's no parody involved, it's just the usual Kitamura excess.
I'd take first person shooting and corner shooting over rerecorded voice acting and more over the top cutscenes.
And purists like to act Snake was like this 'regular guy' like John Mcclane who somehow defeated these supernatural or elite oponents and I can respect their preference, but for people playing the series for the first time, they're going to get used to seeing Snake as a supersoldier anyway, some of the shit he triumphs over in the sequels is remarkable. The original feels ancient now with a hamstrung amount of gameplay options (and the characters don't even have eyes) and nowadays that limited gameplay isn't ideal for for the genre. TTS may be too easy but indeed more fun overall and you really feel like you can toy around with the guards by hiding in lockers or using the rails to sneak behind them.
