How To Play Metal Gear Solid 1 On Pc

[Lavonna Baldree]

MetalGear Solid V is finally here, and by all accounts, HideoKojima has delivered anothermasterpiece. His greatest accomplishment, however, is providing me with theopportunity to write another masterpiece of my own, once again providinghapless players with my priceless insight.

Situation: Monthsbefore The Phantom Pain's release, you decide to play through the Ground Zeroesprologue to catch up on the story.

How an amateurhandles it: Play through the relatively short main mission, then complete afew optional side quests and challenges to unlock bonus content in MGS V.

How a pro handles it:Start Ground Zeroes an hour before you plan to go to bed, because it's ashort game anyway, right? Watch in confusion as the opening cutscene introducesa bunch of characters you've never seen before because the only Metal Gear gameyou played was MGS 2, even though it's supposedly not a "real" MGS game becauseit starred that blond guy everyone hates. Fall asleep halfway throughthe opening cutscene because holy crap is it long. Wake up at 3:00AM and go tobed, then put the game back on your shelf the next day.

Situation: Launchday of MGS V is finally here!

How an amateurhandles it: Watch a quick video recap of Ground Zeroes on YouTube becauseyou beat that game months ago, then dive right in.

How a pro handles it:Figure you should finally play through Ground Zeroes. Re-watch the lengthyopening cutscene, while almost nodding off again. Contemplate the odds of youhaving narcolepsy, then rejoice when the game finally gives you control ofSnake. Immediately walk backwards off a ledge overlooking the ocean, thenunwittingly press the drop button and fall to your doom. Restart the missionwhile hoping that won't be part of the data that The Phantom Pain imports.

Situation: Afterplaying through The Phantom Pain's prologue, you find yourself in the middle ofAfghanistan.

How an amateurhandles it: Pull up your map and find the shortest route to your currentobjective, then ride D-Horse to said objective.

How a pro handles it:Blindly run towards the objective without looking at the map because you'vegot a marker right there in the environment that even counts down your distanceto it. Then run right into a giant canyon wall, hindering your progress. Walkaround the wall looking for a way up, continually sliding down gentle inclinesand inspecting cracks that you can't actually climb up even though you playedthrough a crack-climbing tutorial earlier. Finally pull up your map to seeyou've been wandering the wrong way the whole time. Call in D-Horse and ridehim in the opposite direction for what feels like forever, then pull over to aquiet spot to check your map again. Once you get your bearings, exit the menuto see a massive bear walking toward straight toward you. Pull out yourtranquilizer pistol and shoot it in the face 10 times only to see that it couldcare less about your feathery little darts. Try to run away as he charges, thenget knocked off of D-Horse with one swipe of his massive bear paw. Get up andrun back to your horse, then tackle him to the ground because you accidentallypressed the dive button instead of the interact button. Patiently wait forD-Horse to get up while the bear swipes you again, this time criticallyinjuring you. Impotently try to bandage your wound while the bear mauls you todeath, then respawn all the way back in the canyon you initially got lost in. Pretty good.

Situation: You'rein the middle of an enemy-occupied fort, and the one guard you want to extractis within eyesight of several other enemies.

How an amateurhandles it: Create a series of diversions to lure the guard someplaceprivate, then incapacitate him and carry him to a secluded location forextraction.

How a pro handles it:Obsessively sneak back and forth between hiding spots in the fort because it'sloaded with guards and you can't decide who to take down first. Continuelooming around the target until a sandstorm rolls up. Contemplate the odds ofyou being able to sneak in, grab the guard, and get out before the storm ends,knowing that every second you hesitate makes your success that much unlikelier.Finally decide to throw caution to the wind; ambush the guard, choke him outfrom behind, attach a fulton balloon to him, then run back and dive behindcover in one suave, continuous motion. Listen to the soothing voice of theiDroid lady tell you that your extraction failed, because of course you can't fulton a guy during a sandstorm. Take comfortin the fact that at least the sandstorm prevented anyone else from seeing whatan idiot you are.

Situation: You'reon a mission to rescue a prisoner who's being transported from one heavilyfortified enemy compound to another.

How an amateurhandles it: Move swiftly under the cover of night to set up an ambushbetween the two forts. Leave D-Horse in the middle of the road as a diversion,then tranq the driver and passenger soldier when they stop to investigate. Grabthe prisoner and bring him safely back to the landing zone.

How a pro handles it:Waste a bunch of time at the beginning of the mission picking flowers andcollecting resources from a nearby outpost while the prisoner is transported tothe other compound. Eventually follow him there, but get distracted along theway by a truck because the driver has moderately good stats. Chase after thetruck only to get spotted and have everyone in the compound start shooting atyou. Run away and plant a decoy in the middle of the road that the truck washeading down, then hide in the bushes and wait. Eventually get impatient andcreep back to the fort only to see that the driver and passenger are stilloutside the truck looking for you. Reload your last checkpoint, then head backto the same spot and park an abandoned jeep across the road to block thecoveted truck's path. Hide behind a big sign and wait forever again because youspent less time getting to the target location. Head towards the compound insearch the truck, only to have a guard take notice. Start slowly crawling yourway out of the guard's line of sight, then freak out when you hear the truckapproaching. Break out into a quick sprint and get back to your hiding spotjust in time, without alerting anyone. Watch as the truck plows right throughthe jeep and drives away. Return to your mission.

Situation: Thehighly skilled prisoner you just rescued is injured.

How an amateurhandles it: Assign him to the med bay as soon as he gets back to Mother Base!

How a pro handles it:Assign the prisoner to R&D so you can finally build that tranq rifleyou've been eyeing. Facepalm 30 minutes later when you realize that he died atsome point from his injuries, forcing you to replay the entire rescue mission onceagain, even though you don't really need him anymore. Use your fancy sniperrifle to incapacitate his driver before he can leave the first fort, eventhough it is way more heavily guarded than the final location. Wonder whyeveryone in the fort was alerted by the shot, then realize that even thoughit's a tranq rifle, it's still not silenced. Run toward the base while thenearby APV you overlooked starts shooting you to pieces, then dive behind arock. Try to select your tranq pistol as enemy guards start flanking yourposition, but accidentally hide in a box instead. Wait a second to see if thedisguise will work. Watch the guards shoot you through the box, then jump outof the box and shoot them with your tranq gun. Hide behind the rock again, thenthrow a decoy out next to the APV. Inflate it and watch as the APV shoots it toshreds and then immediately starts shooting at you again. Switch to yourassault rifle and shoot two more guards hiding by the jeep, accidentallyshooting the hostage in the process. Pray it's only a flesh wound, then make amad dash towards the jeep while the APV continues shooting at you. Diveheadfirst into the car door because you're still not pressing the interactbutton. Get into the jeep and hightail it out of there, calling a helicopter onthe way. Drag the bleeding prisoner out of the jeep and put him on the chopper.Add him to the med bay while realizing that although you just spent two hourscompleting a single, relatively easy mission, you're still loving the game.

Situation: Youwant to check out the shiny new platform you build on Mother Base.

How an amateurhandles it: Call in the helicopter and fly to the other platform.

How a pro handles it:Why wait for that dumb pilot when you can take the complimentary jeepprovided for you? Hop in and start driving down the extremely long bridge. Getbored along the way and spin the camera around so you can see Big Boss. Drivestraight into a metal barrier, then back up and turn, wedging yourselfin-between the barriers like Austin Powers. Get back on the road, then wobblethe steering back and forth as you drive, because it really is the longest andmost boring bridge ever. Lose control and start swerving across the road, thenfly up over the sidewall into the water and die. Respawn back at the base youleft from.

Situation: Youhave finally fully upgraded your fulton balloons, allowing you to ship vehiclesand cargo containers back to mother base.

How an amateurhandles it: Gear up for the next mission and use the new upgrade should thesituation present itself.

How a pro handles it:Scour the countryside for the one enemy camp that had a bunch of shippingcontainers, because now they're all yours. Try to sneak in when you finallyfind it, but get spotted a million miles away. Flub a few pistol shots at theencroaching guard, then pull out your assault rifle in a fit of anger and gunhim down, alerting the rest of the camp to your presence. Saunter up to yourprecious cargo as a swarm of soldiers approach your location, because you canalways just hitch a ride on the last container. Fulton the first container onlyto watch it hover a foot off the ground before popping. Realize you didn'tactually equip the upgrade when development completed because you were alreadyin the field and kind of assumed you'd have immediate access to it. Get shotfrom the guards flanking you from all angles and cutting off your escape route.Spot an abandoned truck in the middle of the camp, then make a mad dash for itas your enemies close in around you. Accidentally attempt to fulton the truckas well because you held in the interact button instead of pressing it. Waitfor the balloon to pop again and drop your getaway vehicle to the ground. Hopin and immediately drive it onto a large rock, getting stuck as the soldierscontinue to pepper the truck with bullets. Pull up the start menu and instantlyteleport back to the Aerial Command Center, because even if it doesn't saveyour most-recent progress, you didn't really accomplish anything anyway.

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