{"id":33526,"date":"2023-08-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/hands-on-report-metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-super-crazy-rhythm-castle-and-more\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:00:00","slug":"hands-on-report-metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-super-crazy-rhythm-castle-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/hands-on-report-metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-super-crazy-rhythm-castle-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-on report: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1, Super Crazy Rhythm Castle, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stealth adventures, sci-fi action, action-rhythm and explosive party games headlined a hands-on event held by Konami this past week. Attendees could get hands-on with four upcoming titles from the publisher, which included the chance to reacquaint ourselves with Snake\u2019s adventures in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1, test our shoot \u2018em up skills with Cygni: All Guns Blazing, alternate between cooperative and competitive with Super Crazy Rhythm Castle and try some fresh spins on classic multiplayer in Super Bomberman R 2. <\/strong>Read on for impressions on all four titles.<\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get straight to the facts, shall we? Volume 1 of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection gives you the choice to download each game separately (with Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 are combined into one) and the bonus contents individually onto your PS5. Each includes digital booklets on their uniform top menus, dossiers detailing the entire in-world history of MGS (complete with warning spoilers on initially opening), transcripts of that game\u2019s dialogue, and an online manual for that specific title.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

My hands-on time was limited to the original Metal Gear Solid era. Master Collection Vol.1 contains four titles total from this release window: the 1998 original, Metal Gear Solid VR Missions, Metal Gear Solid Special Missions and Metal Gear Solid Integral.<\/p>\n

The Collection keeps the MGS experience as authentic as possible, down to Circle being used to confirm and X to cancel, and save files limited to 30, 15 blocks per (phantom) Memory Card. The DualSense controller\u2019s feedback mirrors the original DualShock vibrations when Snake\u2019s wading through water, firing bullets or taking damage. After playing through the opening acts of the Shadow Moses Incident (my first since completing the game back on original release), the experience still captivates. It\u2019s lean, and the gameplay ideas introduced \u2013 so dazzling back in the 90s \u2013 have lost little of their sheen.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s continue with MGS and detail what\u2019s new or expanded. Metal Gear Solid will include Trophy support (including a Platinum Trophy), as well as allowing you to select from multiple language versions (each housing its own separate save state). There\u2019s a new top-level, Collection-specific menu. For the MGS era that includes options for minor visual adjustments, choosing from a selection of wallpapers to surround its 4:3 presentation or switch the gameplay screen\u2019s positioning from center to left or right. This menu also includes an option to switch your controller port from P1 or P2. For those who this will be their first ever playthrough, this may be a seemingly odd addition. It\u2019ll come in useful.<\/p>\n

The Collection also houses the HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, last seen in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection released over a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 will launch on PS5 on October 24. A PS4 version was announced at the event, but a release date has yet to be confirmed by the time of publishing.<\/p>\n

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