I never played beyond Snake Eater interestingly…
I remember Metal Gear Solid was one of our first PlayStation games. I watched my brother play. At that time I didn’t understand the story. Replaying it later helped.
Snake Eater … Yeah I remember I had a friend of mine tell me how to install a mod chip lol. Then I was able to play a Snake Eater copy.
The game was out of this world imo. Yes, a bit extreme in the story telling. Like the intro takes I think one hour until you actually start playing. And of course it wasn’t entirely realistic.
But it was this merge of immersing yourself into this world, applying different camouflage depending on wherever you were in the world. Devising strategies on how to subdue enemies or avoid them altogether.
The different boss battles were marvelous as well. That incredible sniper battle with The End lol.
“Heeeear me, Snake!”
An astonishing game truly.
I loved throwing poisonous snakes at them haha.