I decided to revisit one of the best games I've ever played: Metal Gear Solid. For me this game introduced the idea of story over gameplay in games. This game in fact feels more like an "interactive film"! It starts just like a film and throughout the game the names of the voice actors pop up as credits as the characters are introduced. The game is so dam watchable that some kind soul has taken the trouble to record themselves playing the game and then uploaded it to You Tube.
Of course this still had far to go before it could rival anything of true cinematic merit. The cutscenes whilst being the basis of the game can be tedious at times, especially thanks to the cheesy voice acting and labored anti war messages. Its also full of rather out of place humour that for me doesn't sit well with the "serious" story. Some of the comments made by the bosses whilst you're fighting them turn everything into a bit of a parody. When revolver Ocelot declares that "there's nothing like sliding a long silver bullet into well greased chamber" one doesn't take the whole situation at all seriously.
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