What Makes Metal Gear Solid Special? - An Analysis Of Hideo Kojima's PlayStation Masterpiece

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  • Metal Gear Solid is one of my favorite games on the original PlayStation and it spawned a wide array of sequels, spinoffs and tie-ins. This game is a true masterpiece from game design and story down to its unique character. What made Hideo Kojima and Konami's stealth game so special and important? What gave this masterpiece its spark that would ignite an entire franchise? Here's what makes Metal Gear Solid so special and why it matters. #metalgearsolid #hideokojima #konami
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  • @frequentcobra643
    @frequentcobra643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I definitely think MGS1’s graphics are very charming and iconic

    • @metalmanny666
      @metalmanny666 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here 😊

    • @bengough6955
      @bengough6955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just booted it up on my, incredibly, still fully functional Ps2. And though hella dated, there is something extremely stylised and unique about MGS1 which means though its polygon city, it really keeps a lot of its appeal.

  • @grumpywaluigi6442
    @grumpywaluigi6442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    What makes metal gear solid special? Simple, it has the best videogame character ever created
    Deepthroat

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's a deep historical reference, an analogy of modern humor and just plain amusing all rolled into one.

  • @kitfistofan9974
    @kitfistofan9974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yes I loved how psycho mantis could read my memory card so cool

  • @magicaljill
    @magicaljill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This video is so incredibly well made

  • @nadolfswitler-argentina6672
    @nadolfswitler-argentina6672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love the video bro!

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you random Argentinian citizen, very cool!

  • @realdegenerateplays
    @realdegenerateplays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for shouting me out my brother

    • @Frogman1212
      @Frogman1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's geniunely funny whenever you do this

  • @frequentcobra643
    @frequentcobra643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The boss fights, 4th wall breaks and innovation is what makes it SOOOO special

  • @whatscrackinyak
    @whatscrackinyak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video jay!!!

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!!! ❤️ I wish more people saw it 😭

  • @thedepressedgirl6208
    @thedepressedgirl6208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I didn't really know or care about the metal gear solid games until you started playing the metal gear solid game on the let's play channel really love metal gear solid game now.

    • @thedepressedgirl6208
      @thedepressedgirl6208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@randomnerd3402 That sounds great man

    • @thedepressedgirl6208
      @thedepressedgirl6208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@randomnerd3402 Oh lol that sucks

    • @kylebutler9281
      @kylebutler9281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@randomnerd3402 I get lost all the time in 2. The whole map feels like a maze. I still like it but I've beat it once and started it 3 other times I always get lost or forget what I'm doing later which is my fault

    • @thequestionable1413
      @thequestionable1413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kylebutler9281 same here. The tanker isn't that bad but the big shell is just massive

  • @daytonna6971
    @daytonna6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    U got me into Metal Gear I just played 5 now imma play the rest thank u for getting me into the metal gear games

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm really glad you're playing the series and enjoying it!!!!

    • @alexanderson6465
      @alexanderson6465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Btw, I'd say playing in release order the first time if you can would be the best!

    • @daytonna6971
      @daytonna6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexanderson6465 I was going to but 5 was the only one I coulda gotten without ps now

    • @alexanderson6465
      @alexanderson6465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daytonna6971 ahhh right, i have them all physically lol

    • @metalmanny666
      @metalmanny666 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s such a huge compliment

  • @roc5291
    @roc5291 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was there in 1998 when this game dropped. To this day, it’s remained my favorite game of all time. Even thou the gameplay is dated by modern standards, I feel like that is also part of it’s charm. The over the head view point. The blocky graphics. The constricting control scheme. It doesn’t matter. The heart and soul of this game has remained to this day. The story. The voice acting. The music. The characters. The cutscenes. All of it just felt so ahead of it’s time and felt like EVERYONE gave it their A+ effort. I play this game once a year on my PS2 because of the impact this game made on me. I bought a copy of Sons of Liberty, before I had a PS2, because I HAD to know what happened next. Rumors of a remake have come and gone, if a proper one from the ground up happens, then I say bring it on. If not, then I worry not. For I was there to experience a game that defines a genre to this very day and I can’t thank Kojima enough for bringing this game to the masses. Thank You for this video. I’m so glad to know that there are people out there who truly care about this game as I do.

  • @frequentcobra643
    @frequentcobra643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is probably one of my favourite games its definitely in the top 10 but I wouldn’t have played it if it wasn’t for you Jay so thank you

  • @degeneratetrump3057
    @degeneratetrump3057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why arent more people watching this? This is one of the best videos Jays made!

  • @theclown9293
    @theclown9293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always great when Jay posts stuff like this. So entertaining 👌

    • @doctormunchthatdin7642
      @doctormunchthatdin7642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love it but wish more people saw it. TH-cam always pushes this lazy kids crap but won't show people intelligent videos.

    • @theclown9293
      @theclown9293 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doctormunchthatdin7642 I know it’s genuinely stupid 😤

  • @tomhoward4905
    @tomhoward4905 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the voices in cutscenes, the way the echo really enhances the sense of open space in Shadow Moses

  • @retrobat8997
    @retrobat8997 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video what game do you think you will be covering next

  • @Tacoterm
    @Tacoterm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yessir metal gear solid video

  • @Frogman1212
    @Frogman1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always figured Snake was sorta based on Nick Fury, because they look the same, have multiple versions of themselves (life model decoys for fury) and are these relics of war that can't mentally leave that place. Maybe it's a huge coincedence.

  • @laundrybasketgamers
    @laundrybasketgamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jay

  • @G0DLIKE92
    @G0DLIKE92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Played this before it came out when it was on the demos that Pizza Hut had. There was a Japanese one and the American one. One of them ended when you went up the elevator and one when you snuck into one of the vents. So when it released I was 6, on the PS1 and been playing the series ever since. My favorite series of all time!

  • @robbyk7070
    @robbyk7070 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best videos here but TH-cam can't send a notification

  • @alexstray7758
    @alexstray7758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Metal Gear games so much

  • @legendaryrababa
    @legendaryrababa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its not only one of the best games of all time, but it was the greatest game of all time when it came out and it was so ahead of its time in terms of presentation

  • @bigboss1fan
    @bigboss1fan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I may be speaking for the whole series but what makes these games so special is its passion and characters. These characters are broken to begin with they all struggled and suffered and if they can overcome that brokenness. Something people can relate to and why these characters don’t feel like characters they feel like a old friend which why it will always have a mark in gaming history. I also think it’s community that also helps it stand out. 6 years have passed and no new installment has been made and yet here we are still talking about it; we talk about its themes, characters, story and theories. Next to Mr.Kojima MGS fans are the most passionate about it keeping its memory alive.

  • @smokingwolf4152
    @smokingwolf4152 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was a perfect storm of writing, directing, acting, and innovative gameplay at the time

  • @LonelyGamr
    @LonelyGamr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mgs 2 prob my fav game ever

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have great taste my friend

  • @ronnoc316
    @ronnoc316 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not even a Metal Gear fan. Just saw that you put a lot of work into it so I wanted to give you a view and a like. Hope everyone who sees this is having a good day.

  • @Final_Fantasy_7
    @Final_Fantasy_7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whats really interesting about metal gear solid 1 and the series as a whole is the "metal gear robot" itself.the design,concept and the idea that kojima and his team came up with is scary its as if it was based off a real life military weapon.can you imagine if a country actually developed a nuclear weapon similar to metal gear ?

  • @mrrobot6255
    @mrrobot6255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well if you ask me if it wasnt for MGS we wouldnt have splinter cell so it's pretty important imo

  • @pabloguraieb3138
    @pabloguraieb3138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omggg I love mgs do more mgs vids plsssss

  • @yajat5477
    @yajat5477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What if you remake this game with metal Gear Solid fives gameplay it would be the best game ever in my opinion

    • @yajat5477
      @yajat5477 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randomnerd3402 pretty sad I don't know how konami took the fox engine and messed it up that system is literal perfection

    • @kylebutler9281
      @kylebutler9281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomnerd3402 didn't they use the engine for a soccer game too? It's nuts

  • @valentinejpg
    @valentinejpg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God the graphics are so charming anf pretty, and i might be wrong but from what i think metal gear solid 1&2 were so ahead of it‘s time in some aspects. The dialogue was really smooth for the time and the stealth was really good. Obviously some mechanics were still a little wonky but that’s nothing unusual for the time. I just recently got into the second game and i played it on the ps2. I died and was so frustrated because it has been a while since i have saved but what i found absolutely insane was the fact that it auto saved? I never played a game on the ps2 that had auto save before! The characters were interesting and not so flat and some of the character representation ( such as queer and poc characters) was really great! The games deeply fascinated me and it was a story that is really unique

  • @harambe8365
    @harambe8365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m never this early

  • @kevintheprf6132
    @kevintheprf6132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Game most in need of a quality sequel since the second one left so many loose strings.

  • @MrSaturnMusic
    @MrSaturnMusic ปีที่แล้ว

    If I may "Um Ackshually" you, the NES didn't actually get the original 2 Metal Gear games, Metal Gear NES was a shoddy port missing huge amounts of content, and it got an entirely different sequel, titled Metal Gear 2: Snake's Revenge and wasn't made by Kojima at all
    I think it's an interesting little fact

  • @paulpud4864
    @paulpud4864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did you start making your videos longer?

    • @doctormunchthatdin7642
      @doctormunchthatdin7642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said he makes them to fit the length of the subject so some are shorter and some are longer

    • @DegenerateJay
      @DegenerateJay  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I try to do whatever length fits the topic. This one was longer. I have some shorter ones this next week coming up too. It really just depends.

    • @paulpud4864
      @paulpud4864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DegenerateJay oh ok. I like the longer videos most as long as the topics interesting enough but you keep everything well balanced anyways

  • @manjubargavi4146
    @manjubargavi4146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    what?! only 900 views? thats just so mean youtube

  • @bryce13950
    @bryce13950 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a very well made analysis on MGS, but I think that you have both greatly understated the importance of the first two Metal Gears. MGS didn’t do that much in the veins of revolutionary game design. Most of the mechanics were prototyped in Metal Gear. The mechanics were then further refined in Metal Gear 2. The mechanics in MGS are actually not all that different than what they were in Metal Gear 2 besides the added third dimension. The crazy story telling styles were also already in Metal Gear 2. MGS polished everything, but it’s not nearly as radical. I would be very curious to see you both run though Metal Gear 2 on the MSX and give an analysis of that game.

  • @nb-rc8nf
    @nb-rc8nf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    HELLO JAY YOUR PIZZA IS ON ITS WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @emilianovillarruelhernande343
    @emilianovillarruelhernande343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also MGS 3ds is the best version of that game

    • @thequestionable1413
      @thequestionable1413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd agree if it wasn't so limited by the resolution and technology of the 3ds. I'd rather just play it in the Legacy or HD collections

    • @emilianovillarruelhernande343
      @emilianovillarruelhernande343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thequestionable1413 yes the graphics and overall performance isn’t great but the controls are something else

  • @ZRNGTV
    @ZRNGTV ปีที่แล้ว

    Except RE predates this game........ So you could say RE inspired the inventory management systems, but that would be wrong as well.........

  • @doctormunchthatdin7642
    @doctormunchthatdin7642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really don't get why this channel isn't recommended to more people. All this site does now is reward lazy content.

  • @xman777b
    @xman777b ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nothing.

  • @emilianovillarruelhernande343
    @emilianovillarruelhernande343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually the second game of the nes is not the actual mg2 but a completely different game which Kojima wasn’t even related to. Also I don’t think snake was ever a mascot of PlayStation but more one of those guys like Leon Kennedy or Cloud which franchises are very related to PlayStation but not quite mascot characters, more just representative icons from that console. Also I don’t really think it should be called a masterpiece, the same way I don’t think any games should be called that, because it holds very little value now a days when everyone just throws it into what ever they want without really being much meaningful.