I've been replaying the series on emulators.
MGS1 is still so fucking good to this day. I have imprinted in my DNA Gray Fox's death scene and the boss fight against REX, my father played that fight so many times that it's one of my first ever memories. I think I was 5 or 6 at the time when he played the game in the late 90s.
MGS2 is the step-up. The Tanker episode is awesome, and Big Shell is one of my favourite game settings, one that MGS5, with the Mother Base, couldn't bring back to the same level. I'm going to Shell 2 at the moment.
The benefits of emulation, quick save and quick load, makes replaying the games quite a breeze. I'm also replaying them on Easy for the first replay, but I have plans to redo them all at the higher difficulties as a challenge.
I was hesitant at first about the Master Collection, then refrained from buying it after I saw how poorly ported the games were. To comparison, two screenshots from MGS2 Substance on PCSX2 with the HD texture pack on and off.
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