MGS3 is the perfect balance between espionage and Kojima's weirdness. It's one of my favorite games of all times. Perfection.

This game is timeless. This along with RE4 and GTA SA were truely revolutionary games. They carried videogames to be as big as they are today, production wise they are still better than most games nowadays.

This game is one of the best metal gears. Definitely deserves hall of fame status

My opinion this has one of the best opening themes in a game, still good.

I see Snake Eater, I click it!

This video brought back some good memories. I used to do speedruns of this game and cleared it probably 100 times on my old PS2. I was 20 when this game came out i think, and it still holds itself for its age with its soundtrack, (aged) graphics, spy story, and characters. If there is one MGS title to ONLY play, this would be it hands down, the other titles are great but the replay value of Snake Eater is many times over the others imo.

That era where every game release was introducing NEW gameplay mechanics. From 2012 and after the game industry is called Clone wars.

The ending hit so hard for me , it was so real and sad af, brought a tear to my eye, one of the best games I’ve ever played

The reloading speed is exhilarating.

This was the Golden age of gaming imo, perfect balance of technology & talent. No wonder this period spawned so many timeless, beloved games. I hunted down a ps2 slim on ebay just to play this incredible Masterpiece along with a dozen other amazing titles from this era

Ageless, timeless masterpiece. To the people who never played this you truly missed out. Damn game was chaotic, suspenseful, weird, scary, sad, and so damn gratifying. Suggest playing the MGS3: Subsistence version though!

Most people won't even realise, but Kojima and his martial arts expert conceived an entire martial art for Snake to use (CQC). It's amazing what depth it has and made me interested in japanese Ju-Jutsu that I practice to this day. Amazing game!

This game should be remastered and released on Xbox and PS5

One of the best Cold War games imo. Really should be remastered with upgraded graphics and ported to new consoles and PC

I'm so glad I got to grow up with metal gear solid.

I cannot believe this is a PS2 game. The graphics and animations look and feel pretty recent but what?! It was released in 2004?! Man I loved this game so much and thank you reminding me of that today.

I bought a PS2 slim for THIS game! Even bought it again for Subsistence. One of my top five favorite games ever! Even after all these years, what a thrill...

It should be noted that MGS3 did not come out with the rotatable camera shown throughout this video. That was added in a re-release, over a year later

I played this so much growing up and the graphics have held up so freaking well

That theme song snake eater was classic!

MGS3 is the best game on PS2 and one of the best of all time. I have more than 400 hours on this game. Love it.

The gameplay, the stealth, the feeling, the plot, all the little intricacies, the politics, a masterpiece of a game. When I think of realism and survival one of the games that pops up into my head is MGS3. It doesn't have to be a 4k graphics game with in an in depth crafting system to be "survival" and it doesn't have to be a hardcore FPS to be "realistic." The way you interact with the world, despite how linear it is, was so immersive. Managing your resources on harder difficulties, deciding between risking it for an item or just sneaking past danger, all the different ways you can go about every area, tripping an alert and just barely staying alive, and so many more amazing mechanics and experiences all bundled into a PS2 game. Imagine that.

As far as gameplay goes, and especially time spent in the game at this point... V might be my favorite in the series, even if the story was underwhelming But every time I think about proclaiming that phantom pain is my favorite, I feel dirty, because this game is not just my favorite metal gear solid, but it was one of my absolute favorite games that generation. I wasn't even the biggest metal gear solid fan. My first entry into the series was the second game, which was just a total mindfuck of an introduction to metal gear solid. I still enjoyed it though, it was really cool to play. But I only ever beat it once other than that all of my time was spent replaying the tanker section as snake After that I played the twin snakes on gamecube, and I absolutely loved the hell out of that game. Beat It multiple times. But then Snake eater came out, the game play is better, I like the setting better, I liked all of the stuff with your camouflage system, sneaking around the jungle setting, I liked the more simplified story compared to even the original metal gear solid story, and I liked big boss so much more as a protagonist. Snake is a badass, and he was definitely really cool to take control of. But big boss is just more charming, he's a little bit naive in this game, and has this cheeky sense of humor about him that just makes him more endearing to play. And the story hits that much harder by the end of it knowing who he's going to become This game is just amazing. The boss fights might have been a bit of a step down from the prior to games overall, but experiences like the long walk by all the enemies you've killed to get to the sorrow, the beautifully poetic fight against the boss at the end, and then especially the fight against... Well The End. That might be one of the coolest boss fights in video game history. There's so many methods to beat him that are all pretty unique. I would put him right up there with the psychomantis fight as far as metal gear boss battles. I've heard rumor that this is actually the one they're going to remake. I have mixed feelings about that. This is a game that I would want to closely mimic the original in design and layout if it was remade, don't try and force open world crap into it. Open world design barely even made a difference in phantom pain, all you're going to do is just fly the helicopter to all the different sandboxes to mess around in. This game is so perfectly structured in both level design and narrative. If they could really just kind of keep that but update the visuals and controls... I would never play another game in my life. As it is I do find these older titles a little tougher to go back into. Really three would be made a lot better for me if there was just a damn crouch walk. Trying to replay metal gear solid 2 starts to make me wonder how I ever dealt with that camera But no matter what I will always hold mgs3 as one of the greatest games ever made

I hope it's true that this game is getting a remake . Would be fire depending on them keeping it to the source

My favorite game of all time. Just a pure masterpiece for its time. It’s gameplay might not be timeless, but man is the setting and presentation of this game amazing even to this day.

So I was born in 1995, and I got to play games like this very early in age because I had a cool grandpa. I played and beat both MGS3 and RE4 the year that they came out. RE4 and MGS3 are my favorite games of all time for a good reason. I've never had an experience from a video game like these two since then. And to experience these games at such a young age made me fall in love with both franchises to this day.

Definitely one of my favorite mgs games

Here after the remake is announced. Hypeddd

Story wise this title was really the apex and connection of the series, driving the following games. So amazing and I couldn’t get enough when it came out. Hopefully we can get a remastered version on new system.

This was and still is my favorite metal gear title. It's strong from beginning to end. That being said, I really should give 4 and 5 more play time. It just really felt like all aspects of the game were tight. The story was less esoteric than other MG titles and so I enjoyed the narrative much better, from beginning to end. The ending, (to this day tied with my favorite DQ8). The mechanics were solid as well and made the game slick to play). The environments, set pieces, and graphics were phenomenal as well. Furthermore, the boss fights were great (I usually dislike boss encounters). I hope at some point, Konami pulls their head out of their ass and offers a proper next gen remaster of all the 3d MG titles. I would love to see this title at 4k 60fps. I would gladly pay 60.00 for a release like that.

I will always love MGS3, I must have played it all the way through 10 plus times and I’m sure I will again. The deep lore with real world footage and espionage to bolster the feeling of authenticity, character development, passionate attention to detail; all these things are missing in so many triple A games of today.

Playing through that intro and then getting the Snake Eater title song is my best gaming moment.

My introduction to MGS and amazing game. I remember watching the long trailer in a demo back then got hook right away.got the game the first day it come out. And honestly one of the few games I completed in the ps2.

I would love a remake of MSG3 Snake Eater for the PS5.

Metal Gear Solid is competing with Splinter Cell? Wrong Splinter Cell is trying to compete with Metal Gear Solid

This and MGS1 are the best of all series...

This reload time is exhilarating!

I remember when they remade 2 and 3 and released them on the vita.. I miss that thing. Such a shame Sony forgot about it.

I did a perfect stealth run of this game a few years back, and it was gruelling as hell, but it felt so good at the end. Dragging Eva at the end of the game without being spotted was the toughest part.

06:42 The school I work at has calorie mate in the vending machine. Never knew why I was inexplicably drawn to it before watching this video and unlocking a core memory.

The game is legend , but the sound track is masterpiece 😍😍😍

I think this is my all time favorite game. There are a few other games that come close but this is at the very top. I just love the setting of the game. When it came out & I played it for the first time I couldn't believe I was controlling snake in a freakin jungle! I wish there were more games that took place in the woods or in the jungle like MGS3 . Where the environment really feels genuine not just some stiff block like landscape. I wish that this series would keep going & going. These games never get old.

This game has the best codec conversations, lol. It doesn't get enough credit for perhaps being the MGS with the most sense of humor. If you spin Snake around in the menu enough times, he'll throw up in-game! It's little secrets like that, which highlighted a new level of detail Kojima would strive for. Food could spoil if it stays in the inventory too long. First-Person View is diminished after you lose your eye. It's pretty incredible all the finer things he cared about that other games don't bother paying attention to.

I never played MGS3 before and almost bought the MGS3 stand-alone release on PSN Store. But what is holding me back is the upcoming MGS Delta: Snake Eater possibly releasing this year. From what I see the core gameplay is the same just redone in Unreal Engine 5. So with that being said, is it recommended that I hold off for MGS Delta, or not?

just played it and finished it days ago!!! going through all of them now 🙌

it only took me 20 years later to finally play this franchise up to MGS4 now but holy crap how good was snake eater!!

On ps2 I unlocked the invisibility cloak on the hardest difficulty by getting through the game with no alerts. I was always able to apply my imagination to this game while playing that made it fun everytime I played it which was many times.

Mgs2 is hands down one of my top 3 favorite games. I never got to play snake eater when it was new. I have it emulated just need to find some time now !!

My favorite game of my favorite series. Hope if they do remake it, they make it larger as well. Would hate it to get the RE3 treatment and it's over in 3 hours. All those boss fights, especially The End and The Boss (which is my personnel favorite), The ladder when the music starts kicking in, just so epic.

MGS3 could be remade into a killer-app! To freely drop into the jungle and make your way to the fortress at your own pace (and meeting the Cobra bosses randomly) could work amazingly! Top that off with the GREAT story and characters.... :o MGSV+MGS3=MGS++

This game was nothing short of perfect. The absolute best in the series! A prequel yes, but still out right amazing! I haven't played V yet, not sure how I feel about Big Boss being voiced by Kiefer Sutherland.. but 3 is the best so far. The story, gameplay, and just the experience are phenomenal! I wish I had the ability to make myself forget things, just so I could replay it again for the first time. It does still have great replayability.. idk how many times I've beaten it, but would have no problem doing it again right now. Every time I play through I still find out something new. To me this was the peak of MG. We'll see if V changes that.

Been thinking about metal gear a lot lately. Must be something in the air 🤷‍♂️

So excited that a remake is in the works right now

Having played all the MSG games, MSG Solid will always be my #1 and have a special place in my heart. Playing MSG2, I was disappointed in the story line and the old Switch a Roo with Raiden. When MSG3 was announced I was a bit hesitant and not as excited. But damn did I love MGS3. It's one my #1A and the game was a blast to play. Mechanics were great, the lore, story line, all of it.

Graphics will always age, play mechanics will always evolve, but with an outstanding narrative and characters, brilliant art direction, and just incredible attention to detail and a sense of style audio and visually, you have the recipe for a timeless classic.

I absolutely loved this game, I beat it on hard without the use of the radar, doing it that way makes it way more immersive and intense, I even beat the End naturally, with a tranquilizer no less!

Still am amazing game to this day and it is hallmark of why the series is so beloved!

Hands down my favorite Metal gear game! In my top 5 all time honestly

This game is still one of the best 18 yrs !!! Later

I cracked up when I saw ocelot outside during the ending

2022 just beated 5. but working on fob..... but going back tomorrow will be a blast . cant wait

Definitely my favorite game ever! I really need to replay this soon

Going to download this today.

I love watching videos of people revisiting the mgs series

I loved Mgs3, a lot of people call it the best game in the series for a reason. The graphics, music, story, characters, gameplay, replay value, boss fights, acting, ending, pacing and everything in it pretty much. I do thin the cobra unit could have been more flashed out and some of the gameplay can be a bit annoying. As well as starting of a bit slow but overall excellent game.

it's been almost 20 years and I still listen to the soundtrack of this game sometimes and remember all the feelings of being 18 years old and playing as big boss... that music was brilliant... having a big composer for the soundtrack in games wasn't the norm in the early 2000s. Between MGS and Final Fantasy X I got through my teenage emotions XD.

My favorite game and movie. Still cry every time I watch a playthrough

Yes love this game and I have it on my ps vita and still play it from time to time

I love snake eater such a great metal gear solid game and a excellent prequel to the metal gear series

Nostalgia

Never played this entry as couldn't afford at the time. Now with emulator on phone will definitely download.

Whats really crazy is that even in this video when the R1 prompt appears on screen my right index finger twitches.

Snake Eater is the best Metal Gear game of all time. The game will always hold up no matter how many years pass. A masterpiece in every way. 🙌

Thanks for this. Going to start replaying it right now! 🐍🍴

Nice timing. I just finished mgs1 and now on too 2 then 3

The ending was so amazing..one of the best ever made

I didn't know what was going on within Metal Gear Solid 2 at the time, I never got a PS2 until 2002 and about a year later, I had to borrow Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty from an aquantant of mine. That same year, I learned that Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes was in development and I wanted a Gamecube to play that too and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Wish the actual Game Footage was 60 FPS.

I've beaten alot of games over the years but beaten this 1 just felt great

I'm always amazed of the MGS3 HD version. It's so beautiful looking today

A remake of Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 3, & remastered Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS5 would be awesome.

In my younger years I always preferred 3 but as I've got older I now prefer 2. MGS3 did get me very interested in Cold War History. I love MGS MGS2 MGS3 and MGSVTPP. I'm not a fan of 4 that much or PW though

Im trying so hard but the controls are so bad..just gonna wait for the remake

Is subsistence a snake eater too?

In my opinion it's always been my favorite Metal Gear game. Quite possibly my favorite game of all time.

Kojima and only kojima must remaster this game, not remaking like re3

This is the greatest video game of all time. Revolutionary and captivating.

Still have a pic of my foxhound rank and platinum trophy, def a top 3 game of all time in my book: RIP THE BOSS ❤️

I've never played this. Is it still worth it? Givin the graphics? I've only played phantom pain

Good video as usual but my 👍 for the videos title. Thanks for the videos team 🎮⚡ 💓🤗😗💕 Be safe and STAY blessed everyone 🙏

Only played the 3ds port, still great even on that (did buy the 2nd stick attachment tho)

This is my favorite game of all time !! And I been at it since Atari !!!

One of the greatest games ever made, and in my top 3 of all time.

Every Kojima game is my favorite game, you're pretty good!

I've been used to with MGSV controls, jusy realised that old MGS games are hard XD

I dream of a bossfight vs The End in a remake with modern gameplay, graphics and no loadings 👀

Good review, I agree it is the best Solid entry. However why did you give it a 9 and not a 10? You never mention anything negative. I’m sure you have your reasons but it would be nice to hear them. For me the food/medical menus were a little too much. You spend too much time in the menus keeping Snake in good health.

Was really hoping for a remake

Well, it was competing with other stealth action games, but back then every stealth action game was a copy of Metal Gear Solid so there was little competition. Furthermore, I don't think in the game industry there's much competition because buying a game doesn't prevent you from buying another game. There might be competition in terms of comparison, reviews etc but not in terms of marketing. Splinter Cell in particular wasn't a direct competitor because they were games released for different consoles and back then it wasn't normal to have different consoles unless you were a nerd adult or a very spoiled kid. 5:48 - I would add that there was also a fixed camera (in this video the footage is from newer versions where they included a modern free camera, but it wasn't the case in 2004) which made predicting enemy positions harder. 9:34 - This statement hurts so much when I think of what they did in MGSV. 10:54 - Now that Kojima doesn't work at Konami anymore I really hope they won't remake it!

Amazing and Epic game. Ahead of its time. A perfect homage to the cold war 007 inspired spy thriller...still MGS is the best of all time....MGS3 was the perfect prequel and a refreshing opposite and a pastiche of the 60s thriller.

Loving this game is probably why I love games like escape from Tarkov now