User blog comment:Dr. Angryslacks/Favorite/Least Favorite Video Games/@comment-1781822-20110228151427

LIKES:

1) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistence

The story is great, and so I'll give it a brief sumary:

Set in 1964, the game follows lone operative Naked Snake as he is ordered to destroy a rogue Soviet military base and destroy the Cobra Unit, and elite group of solidiers led by his former mentor, The Boss.

The gameplay is perfect in Subsistence, as the game takes place in mostly in the jungle, you can use the right thumbstick to move the camera.

And the cool system of camouflage, where you pick your clothes and facepaint to suit the environment.

There is also a unique feature that allows you to heal your injuries using the medical items you have on-hand.

It's a great game with a deep story.

2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

This game is absolutely stunning, with amazing graphics and gameplay, but doesn't come close to MGS3. The plot:

In 2014, the world has slipped from oil reliance to war reliance. Solid Snake, now codenamed "Old Snake", is sent in to assassinate Liquid Ocelot, a merge of Liquid Snake, Solid's clone brother, and Revolver Ocelot, a long-time rival of Snake's. Many characters return from previous games, such as Naomi Hunter, the adopted sister of Gray Fox, the first cyborg ninja, and Raiden, his second successor.

The series has all its loose ends tied in this fantastic masterpiece of gaming, and introduces a lot more gameplay aspects, such as the Psyche Meter, which effects Snake depending on his mental health, and certain actions will increase his stress, which can have bad results. Another is the perfected CQC (Close Quarters Combat) system, where you can disarm, stun and incapacitate guards in a variety of non-lethal manners, increasing your score. WEAPONS! In MGS4, there are over 60 weapons to choose from! My favorite: The Patriot hand-rifle, the .50 cal. Barrett, and the M1911 from MGS3.

3) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance

It's good, but not that good. The latter half of the game is literally a recreation of the first game, so the second playable character, Raiden, can be formed into the next Solid Snake.

In 2005, Philanthropy, comprised of Snake and Otacon, gets news of the next Metal Gear in development. Snake is sent aboard a tanker to recon the situation. As a result, he "dies".

In 2009, a lone operative is sent to a facility, the Big Shell, to deter a terrorist plot that involves the kidnapping of the US president, and later, a whole array of Metal Gear RAYs, and Arsenal Gear, a means of control over information and recorded history.

The plot is too heavy for an action game, in my opinion, and there are TOO MANY CUTSCENES! Seriously, you go into a room, and there's a cutscene!

My favorite game for its simplicity, however, and the cool VR (Virtual Reality) training missions.

HATES:

1) All FPS games. I cannot work with the camera. AT ALL.

2) All games with no violence. I don't like racing games, sports games, etc.

3) Games with poor controls. Deducts heavily from the gameplay.