METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 - PlayStation 5

I’m fairly new to the metal gear solid games. I played the last master collection all the way through about a year ago. So I’ve been waiting patiently for this one for a while. I bought it physically because of the state of physical games and the actual ownership of games. I doubt it’ll send much of a message but please buy all your games physical so Sony can understand we gamers want to own our games not have a license for them. Going back to metal gear though, I’ve only played through MGS4 at this point, I’m still yet to play peacewalker, but the quality of the collection is amazing and MGS4 is an amazing game with an amazing story. The game was previously trapped on the PS3, this just shows how important video game preservation is which goes hand in hand with video game ownership. All in all Metal Gear Solid is an amazing franchise but you know what’s even cooler? Owning your actual games.

After 18 long years of PlayStation 3 exclusivity, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots finally arrives on current-gen consoles. Hideo Kojima delivers a masterpiece in Solid Snake’s final chapter. If gameplay is important to you, this might not be the game for you. However, if you’re looking for cinema, storytelling, and a single-player gaming experience, Hideo Kojima delivers. This anime-blended, single-player action game not only gives you a great story but also offers great replay value. Also included in this collection is Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a PSP classic. Alongside Master Collection Vol. 1 and Metal Gear Solid Delta, Master Collection Vol. 2 gives fans, both old and new, an opportunity to experience more of the saga. Hopefully, bringing the collection to current-gen consoles might spark a Solid Snake revival in the near future.

This isn’t exactly a remaster package, but that’s more than fine. Konami really knocked it out of the park porting over a game previously trapped on PS3 hardware. MGS4 on PS5 is a beauty. 4K@60fps does wonders for these high quality textures. Hard to tell this game originally released in 2008. Fantastic, highly recommend.

This is a nice collection to have for MGS fans, but even better since MGS4 is finally free from the PS3. The game even performs betters with a higher framerate, a better resolution, and has much quicker load times. I'm so happy to have this second collection finally!

I have no idea how to recommend this enough, but dear reader I beg of you to give this awesome remaster a chance, of course playing the other games that come before it so that you actually know what's going on. Enjoy!