Metal Gear Retrospective: Snake's Punishment Begins
by Heather Alexandra on Kotaku, shared by Barry Petch from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3Y5YM)
Metal Gear wants the player to fail. The game's rough edges are part of the growing pains of an early genre, but taken in the context of the entire Metal Gear series, these challenges also feel like horrifying defense mechanisms. As Solid Snake infiltrates Outer Heaven, the player intrudes upon the game's world."