METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

Price by market

Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.

14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.

14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask

The 1 “not sold” market is read from the Steam price pass of Aug 31: that day the store answered for this game elsewhere and gave no price there. The 14 priced markets are the same rows as the table above — each the latest price we hold, dated here when it is older than that pass. The 0 marked “not asked” were not put to this store at all — either it has no storefront there or we do not collect it yet, and neither is a statement about the game. A refusal is a refusal on one day; a store can list a title again tomorrow.

Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.

Hours played at review time, across 776 reviews with recorded playtime.

positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up

Just as good as I remember, quirks and all. Now I'm someone who grew up playing Metal Gear Solid as a kid so of course I've got rose tinted glasses here looking back but despite that I still feels this holds up incredibly well. Controls can be a little clunky at times but entirely forgivable considering this is an original Playstation game which is a few decades old at this point. Outside of that the story, voice acting, and everything else still shines. Mechanics are iconic at this point but it's still great to revisit where everything got its start for Snake and the Solid run of these games going all the way up to MGSV. All of it feels tightly designed and run through making for a run through that almost feels like a movie in its presentation and pacing. From fire fights to fisticuffs, sniper shots to sabotage, betrayal and brutality, Metal Gear Solid knows exactly what it is and never pretends to be anything. Price wise the Master Collection Vol 1 feels pretty good at $30 with everything you get. $10 and under for Metal Gear Solid 1 is more than worth it in my opinion too if you're just looking for the individual experience. You're still looking at a dozen or so hours of game to get through, a variety of boss fights, and narrative filled with all sorts of spy tropes and reveals that play out until after the credits finish rolling. If you haven't played this before do yourself a favor and check out this classic. And if you have why not give it another visit? Even after not playing it for nearly 20 years it still feels like a great time.