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A new update patch for the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection has added new resolution options for two of the games. The patch is available now for Steam players and will roll out for console versions at a later date.

The added resolution options apply to Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, with the patch adding two presets as well as custom settings. Players can choose to run both games at their original resolutions, or can now select Adjusted Mode, which runs at a native 1080p. However, this can be upscaled to 1440p or 4K. The highest possible resolution for your system will be selected automatically. The FMV sequences from the game can also be displayed at their original resolution or upscaled to 1080p.

As well as new resolution adjustments, the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection patch adds control remapping. Once again, this only applies to either Sons of Liberty or Snake Eater. Controls can be remapped for both controller and keyboard and mouse, or presets can be used. A new setting for mouse sensitivity has also been added.

While these resolution options can potentially make Metal Gear Solid 3 look better, a higher fidelity remake is also on the way. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is currently in development and, according to the development team, is now playable from start to end. However, a release date has yet to be announced.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S. The latest patch is available now for PC, with a console patch on its way at a later date.

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The Solid Snake and Raiden Metal Gear Solid Nendoroids are making a return after almost ten years. Both Metal Gear protagonists are now available to pre-order now ahead of a 2025 worldwide release.

The Metal Gear Nendoroids first released in 2015, with Solid Snake releasing in January and Raiden in November. Both figures are set to re-release in 2025, although they are available to pre-order now. Both Nendoroids are ¥6,500 from the Japanese store, which will release them in March 2025. Meanwhile, the US store is selling them for $37.99 and they will release in Q3 2025.

The Solid Snake Nendoroid is based primarily on his appearance in the first Metal Gear Solid, featuring the sneaking suit of that game. It can be posed like other Nendoroids, but can also be posed in a prone position for prime sneaking. It comes with two weapons, the SOCOM pistol and the FAMAS assault rifle, along with a cardboard box that he can hide in. A low-poly PS1 face piece is also included.

Meanwhile, the Raiden Nendoroid is based on his debut in Metal Gear Solid 2. He comes with similar add-ons to Snake, with a pistol, assault rifle and cardboard box. In addition, there is a katana and a naked body, referencing the later portions of the game on Arsenal Gear. This re-release also comes with a special illustration from Metal Gear artist Yoji Shinkawa, depicting the Nendoroid in his iconic style. There is also a face piece using an expression drawn by him.

The Solid Snake and Raiden Nendoroids are available to pre-order now from both the Japanese and US Good Smile Company stores, and will release in 2025. Their original games are available to play now in the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

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A number of figmas showed up at Good Smile Company’s Smile Fest 2024, and one was an updated version of the Metal Gear Solid 2 Solid Snake figure. It is a new take on the item that first appeared back in August 2018. 

The Metal Gear Solid 2 Solid Snake figma wears his original uniform, just like the first version of the figure. His face plate is a stern, stoic expression in the example photo. He’s also holding the tranquilizer that he came with originally. It does seem like the bodysuit is a different shade than the original version of the figma. Also, the paint job on the face seems a bit different and more in line with other recent releases.

Here’s how that looks:

To compare, here’s how the original 2018 version of the Metal Gear Solid 2 Solid figure looked. The additional accessories also included an assault rifle and a cardboard box. Some of the hand parts would even allow the figma to be posed as though it is hanging from a shelf or table.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is available on the PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, Vita, Switch, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Series X, Windows PC via various collections, and the Solid Snake figma will return in the future.

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Konami announced that Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 are now Steam Deck verified. Additionally, the Bonus Content of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 is now compatible with Steam Deck as well.

The latest Ver.1.4.1 and Ver.1.4.1D title updates appeared on Steam on January 29, 2024. The update seems to fix some of the issues that appeared when playing on Valve’s handheld gaming computer. However, it is unclear what changes players can expect.

The brief patch notes provided by Konami only confirmed Steam Deck for Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, and the SteamDB website for MGS2 and MGS3 states the same. SteamDB also informs of fixes to some minor issues and issues related to playing with keyboard and mouse configuration.

As for the original Metal Gear Solid, the Steam page for the game informs that the game has the “playable” status instead of verified. However, the only caveat present in this title results from some in-game text being small, which could make it difficult to read on the Steam Deck display.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 is immediately available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 are part of the collection, and each game can be acquired individually on Steam.

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The Metal Gear Archive UT line of T-shirts will return to Uniqlo stores in Japan in January 2024. Each T-shirt will cost 1,500 yen (or about $10), with 6 variants available. [Thanks, Game Watch!]

The Metal Gear collaboration T-shirts were originally released in 2009 and 2012. The collection features T-shirts from 5 different games in the series. These titles include Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Iconic motifs and logos from various entries in the MGS series appear on these T-shirts, like cardboard boxes and the Peace Walker Peace logo.

You can take a better look at the Metal Gear Archive UT Uniqlo T-shirts in the gallery below:

The re-release of the T-shirts coincides with the launch of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, which includes the first three games in the MGS series, as well as the original Metal Gear 1 and 2 for the MSX2, the NES version of Metal Gear, and Snake's Revenge: Metal Gear 2.

The Metal Gear Archive UT line of Uniqlo T-shirts will return in January 2024. There are 6 T-shirts available, each costing 1,500 yen (~$10). The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 is now available for the Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The PS4 release date is currently undetermined.

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The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection is upon us, bringing three beloved stealth classics to modern systems. Although the Konami franchise is now decades old, the cinematic storytelling of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty featured groundbreaking themes ahead of its time.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is generally viewed less fondly today. The sequel was a huge deal in 2001 as the world eagerly awaited a follow-up to Hideo Kojima’s previous masterpiece. But opinion quickly soured as the game went into some unexpected places. For starters, the initial tanker segment at the beginning of the game was short, with protagonist Solid Snake swiftly swapped out for a newcomer: Raiden. The story soon got strange as Raiden’s mission went on odd tangents. Eventually, his team began talking in riddles and demanding he turn the game console off.

However, this weirdness is exactly why Metal Gear Solid 2 is my favorite release in the franchise. It’s a unique title that challenges the player’s preconceived notions about video games, sometimes in the most direct way possible. Its late-stage revelations are some of the most thought-provoking moments I've ever experienced in this medium. It also somehow managed to be a harsh criticism of today’s political landscape, a whole 20 years ahead of time. With the release of the Master Collection on October 24, 2023, it’s the best time to re-examine what Kojima's sequel was trying to achieve.

As noted by Hideo Kojima himself, each of the Master Collection trilogy focuses on a different theme. The first game was the “Gene” game, with genetic manipulation as a key plot point. The third was the “Scene” game, which focused on how our environment shapes us. Metal Gear Solid 2 was the “Meme” game, and not just because of people quoting, “we managed to avoid drowning” years later. In its original meaning, a meme is a concept, or an idea ed down from person to person. Metal Gear Solid 2 expresses this by questioning the nature of information and how its spread can be manipulated.

In Metal Gear Solid 2, information in the United States is controlled by the Patriots, a series of artificial intelligence. They control what the population sees according to their whims and influence political decisions at every level of government. The Patriots have unchecked power and no ability to humans, even those who created them.

It’s not hard to spot the parallels to the world of algorithm-driven social media that we live in today. From Facebook to TikTok and YouTube, we are bombarded with content based on automated systems with minimal human input. Even Google engineers have itted they don’t fully know how their own algorithm works. These systems are open to abuse, allowing conspiracy theories and disturbing content to filter through and warp the information around us.

We see this throughout Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Raiden is lied to about the nature of his mission constantly. His mission on the Big Shell is a sham, a marine-based LARP of MGS1’s Shadow Moses mission, designed to train him to be a super soldier like the legendary Solid Snake. Even his girlfriend is manipulating him, hired by the Patriots to monitor his every move. His trauma from serving as a child soldier is preyed upon to facilitate this, in a manner not unlike some corners of modern social media, steering broken young men down their own paths of violence.

While the switch to Raiden as the protagonist was controversial at the time, this focus on misinformation is vital to why it was necessary. While Snake’s previous missions haven’t always given him all the information, he is still a veteran able to draw on his own experience to move through a mission. Raiden is a rookie and much more reliant on the guidance of others, making him the perfect candidate for this kind of manipulation.

It also allows the presence of Raiden to become its own meta-commentary on the nature of false information. The game’s own marketing campaign was full of lies of its own. Not only did Raiden make no appearance in any pre-release material, but magazines also carried false screenshots of Snake running around the Big Shell as the playable character. Kojima manipulated the audience into expecting more Metal Gear Solid, while the final game defied those expectations.

However, this shift allowed Snake himself to take on a new role, one that offered a way past the manipulation. The first thing Raiden learns about Solid Snake is something we know to be false. Through playing the tanker segment, we know Snake isn't a terrorist despite being told he is. It's the smoking gun leading us to question everything else we hear from this point.

Snake’s presence on the Big Shell is a problem. He and Otacon persistently dig up information that exposes the lies of the Patriots, causing the whole thing to collapse. Snake becomes a new voice of reason. He helps Raiden make sense of the confusion he suffers after learning how much of what he knew was a lie. In a powerful ending speech, he reminds Raiden that in a world of lies, he must find his own truth.

“Don’t obsess over words so much. Find the meaning behind the words. You can find your own name and your own future.”

Metal Gear Solid 2 is often overshadowed by the first and third games in the trilogy. However, it remains the most prophetic game in the series, offering an eerie reflection of the world we find ourselves in 20 years on. The Master Collection offers a chance for old and new players to examine this weirder entry in the series in a new light. One that not only predicted today's problems but, through Snake’s final speech, offers possible solutions.

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 will launch on October 24, 2023, across various platforms, including the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

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Konami revealed Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1's output resolution and framerate information on the game's official website. People can expect 30fps to 60fps, depending on the game. [Thanks, Wario64!]

Metal Gear Solid will run at 30 frames per second and display at a 1920×1080 resolution on all consoles. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater will run at 60 frames per second and display at a 1920x1080 resolution on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam versions. With the Nintendo Switch version of both games, they will run at 30 frames per second and display at a 1920x1080 resolution when the Nintendo Switch is in TV mode.

All three games will display at 1280×720 and run at 30 frames per second on the Nintendo Switch when used in Handheld mode.

Konami noted that the listed framerate information is just the maximum framerate achievable in the Master Collection, and during gameplay or cutscenes with large amounts of effects, the framerate may drop.

The full resolution and framerate information for the Master Collection can be viewed below:

[caption id="attachment_987360" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Image via Konami[/caption]

The collection will include Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear, and Metal Gear 2. The Master Collection will also come with bonus content including digital screenplay books, Metal Gear (NES version/FC version), Snake’s Revenge, Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel, Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel, and Metal Gear Solid: Digital Soundtrack.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 will appear on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Nintendo Switch on October 24, 2023. The PS4 version release date is currently to be determined.

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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 will be releasing on the PlayStation 4 due to popular demand from fans, announced Konami on August 21, 2023. Originally, it wasn't among the four consoles announced for the collection at launch.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection was announced during the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, where it was revealed it would be coming to the PlayStation 5. Konami later announced there would be a Switch version during the June 2023 Nintendo Direct.

The collection will include Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear, and Metal Gear 2. The Master Collection will also come with bonus content including:

• Digital Screenplay Book: A comprehensive collection of cutscene dialogue, briefing files, and scripts
• Digital Master Book: A collection of tidbits, quotes, strategy guides, maps, hidden item locations, and more
• Metal Gear (NES version/FC version)
• Snake's Revenge
• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Soundtrack

The MGS franchise has had a few different collections release over the years, the most recent one being the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection which released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 featuring the first two Metal Gear games, the first three Metal Gear Solid games released on the PS2, and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 will appear on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The PS4 version release date is currently to be determined. However, it will appear on the other four platforms on October 24, 2023.

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Nintendo revealed that the first volume of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection will release on the Nintendo Switch on October 24, 2023. The game was previously announced during the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, and it will contain the first three Metal Gear Solid games. Additionally, the collection will also include the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2, as well as the NES version of Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge on the Nintendo Switch.

Additionally, the collection will include plenty of digital side material. We already know some of the things we'll see. For example, it will include a digital soundtracks and in-game guides for each entry, master books including story and character details, as well as several screenplay books. The collection will also include the Digital Graphic Novel for both Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2.

You can check out the reveal trailer for the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxL0HnOQZ28

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1 will release on October 24, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch. The collection was also previously confirmed to appear for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. All of its games also appeared on various other platforms over the years.

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The Metal Gear Solid series will reappear with a new set of ports of the original three games under the title of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection. Announced at the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, volume 1 of the new collection will include the original Metal Gear Solid, Sons of Liberty, and Snake Eater.

This is not the first time that the MGS series has received a compilation. The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection originally released for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and it included the first three MGS games, alongside Peace Walker and the two original Metal Gear games.

Meanwhile, the Legacy Collection released on PS3, and it included every MGS released up until MGS4 Guns of the Patriots.

The first volume of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection will appear for the PS5 on Autumn 2023. More details will appear in the future.

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There could be a new Metal Gear announcement on the way, as the official Twitter for the game responded to a suspicious tweet from an sharing a Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty image suggesting, “…we have visitors coming next week”

Here is the full message. The official is replying to a “Tom Olsen,” who shared an image from the Computer Room in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The image shared even has the bird cage for Emma Emmerich’s pet parrot.

Tom, we talked about this.

Please check your Codec each morning for meeting updates and evacuations in-case of PMC incursions.

And we have visitors coming next week, so finish cleaning the vents and make sure the flags are all hung properly, but do not touch the C4 this time. https://t.co/u9C6yrONil

— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@Metalgear) April 14, 2021

The “Tom Olsen” Twitter began tweeting on April 8, 2021 and only follows the s for Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, Konami, and the New York Mets. The first image showed Big Shell, a key location from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He went on to show images of the dining hall, some lockers, and Strut F.

On April 9, 2021, “Tom” teased that his birthday is April 30th, which could hint at another reveal.

Every morning, we have to at the security office and enter our personal info. It's kind of a hassle. Good news though, it'll be my birthday soon! pic.twitter.com/wJswL46O2T

— Tom Olsen (@TheTomOlsen) April 9, 2021

Most recently, a suspicious video ended up being shared.

Leaving a bit late today so that I could set up my DSLR and record some footage of the sunset before heading back to the city. It's such an amazing view.

See you tomorrow, Big Shell. pic.twitter.com/UrhDthNuHM

— Tom Olsen (@TheTomOlsen) April 14, 2021

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is available on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC.

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Famitsu launched a special English survey last month that asked fans overseas to vote on their favorite Japanese games, and the results were revealed in this week’s issue of the magazine. [Thanks, Ryokutya2089.]

Here are the top-20 games  (also include series), voted by 6,678 fans:

1. Persona 5 - 1,276 votes
2. NieR: Automata - 1,132 votes
3. Dark Souls series - 502 votes
4. Monster Hunter: World - 494 votes
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 474 votes
6. Monster Hunter series - 458 votes
7. Bloodborne - 452 votes
8. Yakuza 0 - 375 votes
9. Persona 4 - 318 votes
10. Final Fantasy VII - 308 votes
11. Chrono Trigger - 247 votes
12. Metal Gear Solid 2 - 227 votes
13. Persona 3 - 203 votes
14. Metal Gear Solid 3 - 198 votes
15. Super Mario Odyssey - 197 votes
16. Metal Gear Solid - 191 votes
17. Final Fantasy series - 190 votes
18. Nioh - 168 votes
19. Okami - 164 votes
20. Pokémon series - 162 votes

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Sometimes the best disguise for sneaking past guards is a cardboard box. Other times the best way to sneak past guards is by using your birthday suit. Those of you who’ve played Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty know that Raiden believes the latter, and his spirit lives on in this new Nendoroid figurine.

The Raiden Nendoroid includes a number of optional parts:  a hand gun, an assault rifle, a cardboard box, and of course, a naked body to honor his appearance in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Of particular note is the inclusion of an expression from Metal Gear Solid’s art director, Yoji Shinkawa. Also, like the Solid Snake Nendoroid, this figure has special articulation that allows him to bend, allowing you to create more poses.

You can find more images of Raiden over on the Good Smile Mikatan blog. He’s up for pre-order now, if you’re interested in getting your paws on him.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was localized by an individual named Agness Kaku. As a 24-year-old freelancer, Kaku worked past considerable hindrances on the most controversial Metal Gear Solid game to date, and in a recent interview with Hardcore Gaming 101, reveals her working conditions at the time.

For starters, she had access to no artwork or screenshots from the actual game.

This is in stark contrast to Jeremy Blaustein, who worked on the first Metal Gear Solid, and was provided with access to art work, information on the locales and weapons in the game, and to series director, Hideo Kojima, himself. Recalling her own experience with Sons of Liberty, Kaku shares: "Oh no, they were all originally just Word files. I should say that I was literally never given access to Konami."

Konami were also not the type to negotiate.

“The writing had to be cut down due to screen space concerns and Konami insisted on editing the product extensively; however, from what I understand, much of the errata corrections I performed on the original screenplay did survive,” Kaku recalls. “Many, many in-game /words were written in stone and non-negotiable. I making a case for how stupid 'sneak' sounded; I've no idea whether the agent even took these concerns to the clients.”

In addition to this, Konami required that the game’s English script match the Japanese on a micro level, despite the fact that, at the same time, there were very strict character limits on the English translation, due to the amount of text that could be displayed at any given time on the screen.

Blame also lies, to a large extent, with Kojima himself, whose writing didn’t make matters any easier.

"When a story has a plethora of cliches ('the-government-made-me-a-killer-then-abandoned-me' comes painfully to the mind) AND takes itself seriously, all one can do is lay on a good coat of noir and make it stick,” Kaku shares. “That, and eliminate glaring factual inaccuracies. I wish I could specific instances, but I know that they were mostly if not all to do with the government and military stuff.”

Ironically, despite the considerably harsh working conditions -- being a freelancer, she was paid less $5,000 for the project -- Kaku's name wasn’t even mentioned in the Sons of Liberty credits, and Konami later attempted to force her to remove critical write-ups of some of their titles from her website, despite the fact that she’d never been made to sign any non-disclosure agreements.

You can read the full interview with her at the HG101 link above; it provides fascinating insight into the very different localization processes for two very different games. You can even translation files for Metal Gear Solid 2!

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