Top 5 reasons you should try the Metal Gear series

Starting in 1987, the famous Stealth (stealth) game series Metal Gear has captivated the gaming community. Here are 5 reasons you should give the Metal Gear series a try.

1. Series that created the Stealth genre for the gaming industry

Originally described as a Tactical Espionage Action-themed tactical action game, Metal Gear was released in 1987 with stealth gameplay instead of head-to-head combat. The player assumes the role of Solid Snake, tasked with infiltrating the Outer Heaven base to destroy the Metal Gear, a walking tank armed with nuclear weapons.

Surprised many gamers at the time was the ineffective way to play “Rambo” with Outer Heaven. Specifically, players must play stealthily, avoiding the sight of soldiers by standing in the dark or behind obstacles. After that, many other games with similar stealth themes came out like Tom Clancy’s Spinter Cell and Dishonoured, but Metal Gear was the game that enlightened the genre.

2. The plot is full of unexpected twists

The development team of the early Metal Gear games, with Hideo Kojima as the head, enjoyed the spy element with many hidden meanings. The Metal Gear Solid storyline from the 1998 version is just about a normal infiltration mission and then many things about Solid Snake himself that he himself didn’t want to know were revealed. The unexpected twists in the plot of the Metal Gear series will surprise you more and more.

3. Characters that are unique and memorable

The plot in the series is very cinematic, with many characters you can’t forget. Psycho Mantis and Revolver Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid have their own imprint that players will always remember even though they are somewhat lacking in acting.

A better example is how the developer tells about the main character Solid Snake. Voiced by David Hayter (actor and screenwriter for the Watchmen, X-Men movies, he described how cool Solid Snake is.

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4. Deep music

As mentioned above, the plot of the Metal Gear series is full of movies and a good movie cannot be complete without great music! Konami games have the participation of talented composers. The OST for the first Metal Gear was composed by Iku Mizutani, a composer for many popular games such as Shadow of the Ninja and The King of Fighters XIII.

Meanwhile, Metal Gear Solid brings together Konami’s best composers. Among them is Rika Muranka’s most memorable song with the song title “The is Yet To Come” in the ending credits of the game. With Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, music is taken to a whole new level. The tracks were created by Norihiko Hibino, famous Japanese saxophonist and famous Hollywood composer – Harry Gregson Williams (Shrek, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan).

5. Break the line between game and player

The last thing worth mentioning is the surprises the Metal Gear series sometimes gives you. The fact that Psycho Mantis can read your memory card in the original PSX version of Metal Gear Solid is also a memorable event. This is just an easter egg in the game, so you can find other things while playing the game.

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