MGS3 ties with the brilliant original as the best in the series. Hideo Kojima the creator of the MGS series is one of the few real superstars of the videogame industry, the others being Shigeru Miyamoto the creator of Mario, Link and so many others, and Yu Suzuki (Sega) of Shenmue and Outrun/Dayeeetooona! fame among others.
To His credit Hideo Kojima in my opinion is a genius (along with Miyamoto of course) and when he is at the top of his game there is nothing that this talented director/producer/programmer cannot do with a games machine or make happen.
The only limitations are that of the hardware wich he is creating a game for and in this case its Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater is FINALLY the game that all of the millions of Metal Gear fans out there have been wanting since the brilliant original MGS on PSone. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is yet another true work of art from one of the few talents in the vidoegame industry that are able to continually create one great game after another.
Metal Gear solid 2:Sons of Liberty was and always will be a great game but I tend to think of it as an "inside joke" of sorts from the always entertaining Hideo Kojima for many reasons, not the least of wich the star of the MGS saga Solid Snake was only fully playable for the short introductory segment of the game and there was Raiden and the slightly overconvoluted storyline all combined to leave more than a few gamers bewildered at it all. Although I still think of MGS2 as one of the 25 greatest games of all time it was a slight dissapointment in a few minor ways. Now on to the subject at hand METAL GEAR SOLID 3:SNAKE EATER.
With MGS3 Kojima and CO. (now named Kojima productions at Konami) delivered the perfect PRE-quel to an already AAA series with an incredible enthralling epic cold-war storyline that explains many of the origins of not only Snake himself but finally who the first BIG-BOSS was and his/her relation to the original Snake, code named naked Snake in MGS3.
The game also has a very young and ever entertaining OCELOT REVOLVER who actually learns a lot from Snake and BIG BOSS during the game and explains both his admiration and hatred for the current Solid Snake that is featured in MGS1 and MGS2.
The graphics are phenomenal of course that contain the best cutscenes thus far in videogame history and are certainly THE BEST CUTSCENES OF THE LAST GENERATION OF CONSOLES.
The gameplay is near spot on and is non intrusive and becomes second nature after about an hours play. The storyline is the best of the series slightly edging out the original MGS story as the best overall.
Of course to enjoy the WHOLE Metal Gear Solid storyline I would suggest picking up the new Metal Gear Solid Collection on Xbox360/PS3 believe me its well worth it in every way.
All in all this is the best MGS so far and I highly recommend this game to anyone and everyone, especially those that are fans of the Splinter Cell/Tenchu series of stealth games or to those that want to experience what is in my opinion the greatest on-going storyline in videogame history. One more point: Metal Gear solid 3: Snake Eater IS THE FIRST METAL GEAR SOLID IN THE SERIES in chronological order the games are listed* :
Metal Gear Solid 3:snake eater - PS2
Metal Gear Solid 1 - PSX/PSone - or better yet if you can find it Metal Gear Solid the Twin Snakes playable on both the Nintendo Gamecube and Wii.
Metal Gear Solid 2:sons of Liberty - PS2
Metal Gear Solid 4:Guns of the Patriots
*this list does not include the handheld versions of MGS.
Play these in just about any order but I would recommend this order for those new to the series: MGS 1, MGS3, MGS2 all available for play on the PS2. I have to point out that MGS2 will confuse anyone not familiar with the series and Highly recommend playing either the first MGS or part 3 FIRST in order to more enjoy the second and upcoming 4th. *the early Metal Gear games on MSX-Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear2:solid snake (available in MGS3:subsistance) take place in the timeline AFTER Metal Gear Solid 3 and before MGS 1.
The Subsistance version adds a great new and more cohesive camera angle and many great extras including the first two original METAL GEARS ; Metal Gear 1 MSX and Metal Gear 2: solid snake MSX.
Eight seminal games were released on the gaming market between October 26 and November 23, 2004. Twenty years later, here's Wccftech's retrospective.
You're not gonna include Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal or Jak 3 on that list? Just change it to Fall 2004 Releases and include the masterpiece that is Sly 2.
After over 20 years of fan speculation and theories, Metal Gear Solid 3's Eva voice actor has finally been revealed.
I'll save you the click. It was Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid), 20 years ago they decided to credit her under a pseudonym so the M rated game would not conflict with her family friendly voice acting curriculum back when that was still a concern with Disney.
With Metal Gear Solid Delta on its way, we look back to see how the original Snake Eater is the foundation on which the entire Metal Gear series is built and is without doubt the greatest prequel ever made.
The fact you can kill the end by either changing your console clock or my way when he is on the dock is such a cool Easter egg.
My video/play through i time coded the part of end getting killed at the dock
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The river scene with ocelot's dad will also change depending on your kill count
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So many things that can change on each playthrough
Oh also the iconic ladder scene always a classic
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wait are people upset i gave out spoilers on a 20 year old ps2 game?
Like for real this was on top of alot of charts for sales with so many different versions
It's 20 years old man these new "gamers" are weak
No one here ever turn on a history channel or go to school there are scary spoilers there too.
Getting hate for talking about a 20year old game on a comment section with a article that talks about the 20year old game with spoilers in the article
" original Snake, aka Big Boss, whose DNA was used to create the clones Solid, Liquid and Solidus"
Quick call 911 IGN spoiled the game
Wait til he realises there are people born years after MGS3 released who are now getting into mature gaming
@chard
I was watching robocop before i grew chest hair are you seriously saying people only play M rated games after they turn 17?
@just_looken
That’s not what I’m saying at all.
Im referring to the weird conclusion you jumped to, which is that anyone who hasn’t played MGS3 by now took too long and are also weak for being bothered by spoilers this long after the original release.
Plenty of people without chest hair will try this remake as their first exposure to MGS3. It’s not somebody’s fault or weakness if they were born in 2010 and had better things to do than play MGS3 prior to this remake. The world doesn’t revolve around you
And no one who hasn't played this game yet will know what the hell he's referring too. sensitive, delicate, snowflake.....
Have an agree, if people haven't bothered playing a 20 year old game and get mad at spoilers then they should stay out of enthusiast posts.
Right? like wow perhaps i should post about the gta 3 story in the next article get hate there for spoiling that game.
You really are something. Not only does a world turn around you, but you also are sensitive to 5 dislikes.
Who is weak now?
All remakes are done to bring in a new audience and make new money.
Why would you spoil a game or any kind of media for whatever reason If You experienced it?
Ohhh for your Youtube channel... there it is.
Jesus... imagine if someone commented your gameplay. Badly...
My boys will experience this remake for the first time.
1. Its not the dislikes its many post's on this site and other's always the haters or like you mad about spoilers on old old games.
2. My youtube channel is older that most "gamers" today i lost alot of vids do too youtube bots and yourself has no proof even playing any of the games so go ahead post away on stuff you have no idea how to play.
3. My header is real i used to make a few k or more a month or more with mahcinima when bf/gta/halo/world of tanks were in there prime.Now there is just few vids here there
love it.
Just remember while this game came out years ago, theres a whole generation f gamers who would have never played it. it wasn't current for them.
So the remasters are aimed at bringing in new fans of the franchise, posting these may spoil it for some.
The article literally has spoilers in it who the boss's kid is the eva relationship and entire series information you only get by playing the games.
Personally DMC3 is my favorite prequel. MGS3 is top 3 though next to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
Kinda surprised Red Dead 2 isn't IGN's pick for best prequel.
Its red dead revolver red dead redemption red dead redemption 2
I am still waiting for a way to turn off kingdom hearts looping music but the collection is cheap on amazon for those wanting 2 play the games.
thats a real gamer there, someone who plays a hack'n'slash, a stealth, and an aRPG. * claps hands *
To each his own when it comes to the main title. I find MGS3 to be the worst out of the console MGS series, although it's still a damn fine game in it's own right. Review-wise, Konami should consider themselves lucky that their dev. time made the game release about 5 months before SC: Chaos Theory came out.
@every comment above lol. I love them all. Of course i prefer some over others but they are all fantastic games in their own right.
"What MGS2 should have been." Are you shitting me? They are both awesome games covering totally different parts of time in the Metal Gear universe. MGS3 isn't what MGS2 "should have been," it's just an awesome game in it's own right.
Thankx for all the great responses and opinions.
I love all the main canon Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid games.
I cant wait to finally play Peace Walker on the new HD collection.
My two favorites are MGS3 - Great story and excellent interesting characters and MGS4 - for a long time Metal Gear Solid fan this was THE game I had been waiting for years to play and the boss battles were intense and very fun to play.