Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Preview
Announced during a PlayStation Showcase last May, the saga Metal Gear Solid made son grand return with a compilation, eight years after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Scheduled for October 24, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will be released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. On the occasion of a presentation organized by Konami, it is this version which we were able to try for about an hour. And the least thaton can say is that this collection promises to be particularly complete.
Snake is back!
As previously announced, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 first features the first three episodes of MGSnamely Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sounds of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As for the latter two, they are ports of the remasters developed by Bluepoint in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection released in 2012 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita. But that’s not all. With Metal Gear Solid, it’s possible to play the very first Metal Gear released on the NES in 1988 and Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge on the same platform in 1992. And it doesn’t stop there since the MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake are also present within this compilation.
In a word as in a hundred, you will have understood it but itThis collection is particularly complete to trace a major part of the history of Metal Gear. And it goes even further since the screenplay and masterbook of each game are included in it, the two visual novels in video format as well as a digital soundtrack with about twenty pieces to read these pages. This compilation is intended to be rich and offers several versions of the same game as for MGS1 including VR Missions and Special Mission are also included. Nothing seems to have been forgotten to offer the most complete experience of the beginnings of Metal Gear Solid.
And on Switch, what is it worth?
If Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is rich in content, the question of the technique quickly comes to rest whenon talk about the version nintendo-switch. As for games released on 8-bit consoles, not grand-thing to say car everything obviously works well thanks to emulation. On the side of Metal Gear Solid originally released in 1998 on PS1, nothing to say either sinceon is face with a fluid result, even if visually pixelated. But obviously, what is likely to interest the most players are MGS2 and MGS3. Based on the first remasters made by Bluepoint in 2012, on finds a similar result. Technically, the Nintendo Switch holds its own with a stable framerate and high resolution to enjoy these two PS2 episodes in good conditions.
After this first approach, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 promises to be one of the most complete compilations to discover the prestigious saga from Konami. THE fans will be able to enjoy all the first episodes of the series as well as the many bonus, while the others will discover it in good conditions. It remains to see the result final scheduled for October 24.