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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

2001-11-13

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment JapanPublisher: Konami

PS2

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the espionage action game Metal Gear Solid. Much of the gameplay remains the same, as the game's protagonist has to sneak past guards, outsmart them using various gadgets and defeat the tricky boss enemies. The game expanded its predecessor's cover mechanic, with Solid Snake or Raiden able to take cover behind walls or objects and pop out to shoot at enemies, while the improved enemy AI allowed enemies to also take cover from the player. Metal Gear Solid 2 is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time, as well as a leading example of artistic expression in video games.

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CrustyJay7116Reviewed a game4 weeks ago

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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I'm a bit torn on this game. On one hand, it's clearly a step up in terms of gameplay from MGS 1. Also, it looks very good for a PS2 game. On the other hand, I just wasn't as interested in the story. I feel like it started off decently. Being able to play as Solid Snake and hear Otacon over the Codec again was lovely and I liked the vibe of the Tanker level. There were some fun call backs and easter eggs and I really enjoyed the part near the end where you were sneaking around trying to get pics of the new Metal Gear. Then, we got to the plant chapter and we had the big reveal that you were now going to be playing as Raiden, but Raiden just wasn't a super interesting character to me. He wasn't bad, by any means and I definitely appreciated him a lot more as I learned more about his history and I really liked the little codec convos he had with Rose. He just wasn't nearly as cool as Snake was. He felt whiny and didn't have the same kind of cool guy energy that Solid Snake had. Also, I ultimately didn't enjoy exploring the Plant as much as I enjoyed Shadow Moses from the first game. I feel like you had to do a lot of back tracking and I feel like they made you jump from hoops just to get from one area to the next. I suppose that's kind of the point, but it didn't make it any less annoying to do. The villains and bosses simply weren't as interesting. Seeing Ocelot make his return was cool and I liked the reveal that Liquid was basically using Ocelot as a vessel to live on. I also enjoyed the Fat man boss battle. I thought it was unique and felt very reminiscent of and MGS 1 boss. I also enjoyed the very final boss battle against Solidus. Other than that, I felt all of the other bosses were just boring. Olga's fight in the beginning was fun, I suppose and I ended up liking her near the end. Fortune was kind of cool, I guess? I felt bad for her, but she was kind of just whiny. I don't think you even ever fought her. You had one fight where you just had to dodge her attacks for a bit and thats it. Vamps fight was kind of cool but nothing special. None of the characters really felt as memorable this time around. That all being said, the last 2-3 hours are phenomenal. I wanna say pretty much after the part where you have to snipe while Emma crosses the bottom of the Big Shell was when the game really picked up for me. I will always remember the part where the AI starts glitching out and Campbell starts sending you nonstop codec convos and his voice is all distorted and creepy. I love the little references and easter eggs and the part where your radar changes to a random creep shot of that lady was super unsettling but I think that was the point in the end so they nailed it. I think once it was revealed that the mission itself was basically a series of orchestrated events for the Patriots to see if they could recreate Solid Snake through Raiden, I appreciated the game even more and then ending where Raiden looks at the dog tags and its revealed that you, the player, were not just playing as Raiden, but you WERE Raiden the whole time was really nicely done. All in all, while I did have a lot of issues with the game, I still very much enjoyed it. I still would probably rank it as my current least favorite MGS game so far, but the big reveals at the end and certain moments like glitched out Campbell made me appreciate it and I can see why this is some peoples favorite game in the series.

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sadez13Archived a game3 months ago

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MGS2: Sons of liberty se siente como la evolución natural de la saga. Sin embargo el nuevo protagonista, Raiden, es un punto el cual o amas u odias. Pero las cinematicas largas y llamadas del codec redundantes entre secciones cortas de gameplay son lo peor del juego en mi opinión personal.

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xblinkzbtwxReviewed a game4 months ago

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My personal favorite metal gear solid game, A big step up from the first with very improved graphics and new mechanics, Going from being snake in the tanker to playing Raiden in the big shell was a change i wasn't expecting, Story again is very well drawn out and goes super deep with all the how big shell was a host to GW and all of that stuff, bosses are super fun to beat and play against, tons more difficulty's and vr missions and Raiden sword :)

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kurosawada_vtArchived a game4 months ago

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I like MGS2 more than MGS - there I said it. The mindbreaking story, especially that plot twist, captivated me. At first I was dragging on with the game, groaning because why am I not playing as Snake? why am I playing as this rookie Raiden instead? But boi was I wrong. What made me curious more about the story, what led me on to keep going, were the codec conversations between Raiden and Rose. Which is ironic because I feel like if I were in that type of relationship, I would need to be hammered and need to smoke first and contemplate life in my car for an hour and a half before going inside my house to my significant other. Now what really blew my mind was the plot twist, I cannot even describe how insane it was. I'm pretty sure those who played this game when it released were amazed as hell when that part came on. I can't even fully describe it in text because you need to experience it yourself. Anyways. Story was insane. I loved it.

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OsybobReviewed a game4 months ago

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Difficile de trouver des défauts à ce jeu qui m'a beaucoup amusé. Allez peut être assez difficile à "prendre en main" à part ça nous sommes devant un chef d'oeuvre.

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Noir_PIReviewed a game9 months ago

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[MASTER COLLECTION] great, infinitely replayable, whacky story at the end and Rose is the worst but overall one of the best games in the franchise

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VeraSimilaReviewed a game11 months ago

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Really great. Required reading.

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AyiluyArchived a game1 year ago

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I like first one more, but that one also very good, enjoyed to play it

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passengerhofmannArchived a game1 year ago

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Во второй части картинка прям похорошела. Тут вам и тени, меняющиеся в зависимости от источников света, и отражения, и тающие кубики льда, разбросанные от выстрела по стакану, и очень эффектно выглядящая вода. Гений снова опередил время) Геймплейно игра тоже изменилась в лучшую сторону. Стрелять и целиться стало удобнее, а игровая камера берёт более адекватные ракурсы. Под конец из игры начал совсем пропадать баланс между геймплеем и кат сценами, и это не очень на мой взгляд. Тебе могут дать побегать минуты 3, а затем пичкать 30 минутными роликами и разговорами по рации. Поднадоело) По сюжету это продолжение первой части, только ещё более запутанное) Слушать придётся внимательнее, либо перечитывать инфу на вики, как сделал я) Дабы окончательно разобраться в нюансах происходящего)

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AtticusSagemoved a game from Want to play to Playing1 year ago

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

This game is a long time favorite and now im beating it NoDetection/NoKills/NoRadar/HardMode!!!

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ShakeyJakeyBReviewed a game1 year ago

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My favourite game of all time. My 8th time completing it (but the first time on stream) I played this as part of the Master Collection on PS5. Stills holds up well, 23 years later. Absolutely love it.

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residentArchived a game1 year ago

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Кодзима - действительно гений, но геймплей временами страдает от управления. В целом получил от игры новый игровой опыт и массу различного спектра эмоций 😄

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TyrantSnakeArchived a game1 year ago

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un nuevo protagonista que no se esperaba nadie y aunque si se extraña a snake esto hace que se apresie mas en la ausencia del personaje y raiden a la larga cae supero

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