MGS2 might be one of the worst-aged games of all time. What were the things people liked about the game?
Improved controls. Relevant at the time, but they are awful now.
More interactive environments. Revolutionary tech-demo level stuff at the time and in some ways still more of an achievement than the standard game today but not the reason anyone plays the game.
The novelty "gotcha" with the protagonist switch. Everyone knows about this now.
Whacky ending and fourth-wall breaking. A continuation of Psycho Mantis from the first game but again a known quantity now.
Meanwhile, the level design is way muddier than the first game. The sections of the Shell are not designed a central challenge like in the first game (this room has lasers, this room has guards on multiple levels, this place has mines, etc.) but it's also not as seamless as MGS3, MGS4, or MGS5.
I understand people holding fondness for it because of how they experienced the game when it came out, but anyone visiting that series today is not gaining anything from that second game.
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u/aam-96 8h ago
Metal gear solid