Alright, well I was about a day late uploading this because of tennis practice and other bullshits, but whatever. I sat down for about an hour and fifteen minutes the other day to play MGS2 and I really only played for about an hour but the cutscenes extended it a bit.

I started playing on normal difficulty, watching all the cutscenes and sitting through all the codec conversations. i want the full experience, the same one I got when I first beat the game several years ago, a great experience I hold in very high regard. From the start, I instantly get into the story and am suddenly thrust back into that espionage filled world of the series that just pulsates with energy and enthusiasm.

I must say, the music helps even more. I love it.

I got all the way through the beginning (introduction) part as Snake, which is a part I have almost memorized because of the many runthroughs that barely make it past that I've done. But I slaved through it, but I suppose it was a good kind of slavery. The best kind. The kind that shines through the pains like some awesome game, like Metal Gear Solid fucking Two.

The graphics are a bit dated for 2009, I guess, but I still love them, they still hold up, and way better than GTA3 I must say (early). The character voices, the audio, the music as I previously mentioned; everything is all superb. I really think it deserves all the credit it got.

A few gripes I had were really ones that resulted from me either being too used to the much improved control scheme of MGS4 or just me sucking at videogames. I got caught one time towards the end of the introduction because I hit x once and expected to move in a crouched position, but instead moved right into the prone one, and was too slow to avoid a Marine. Oh well. My fault, eh?

All in all, I'd say that my "first" hour of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was a completely enjoyable one, one that I'd gladly do again. Just kidding. It does get a bit boring after all the times I've done it. Now, on to the next flash review!