Psycho Mantis is different in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection

Whereas it is not uncommon data that the Metallic Gear Strong Grasp Assortment Quantity 1 will characteristic straight-up ports of the MGS HD Assortment from again within the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 period, we now know that Metal Gear Solid is the PlayStation model, which, because it seems may have had unintended penalties in one of many stealth game’s boss fights.

This information got here from a latest Konami press occasion, the place we acquired to take a seat down with the Change model of Metallic Gear Strong: Grasp Assortment Quantity 1.

For individuals who don’t know, this consists of Metallic Gear Strong 1 – 3, in addition to the MSX and NES Metallic Gear video games. It’ll be the primary time these video games can be found digitally through Steam, but it surely’s value noting that Metallic Gear Strong and Metallic Gear Strong 2 ports have been obtainable on PC digitally through GOG. In latest months, the latter has been delisted from the shop, although the unique MGS PC port remains to be obtainable on the time of writing.

The Steam itemizing for MGS Grasp Assortment mentions that Metallic Gear Strong 2 and Metallic Gear Strong 3 are the HD Assortment variations created by BluePoint video games over a decade in the past, however with minor tweaks relating to tutorial messages about controller inputs. Which means that all of the options within the HD assortment will likely be current right here; nonetheless, you gained’t be capable of expertise the insanity of Snake vs Monkey, the place Strong Snake should catch the slippery simians from Ape Escape.

The unique Metallic Gear Strong was conspicuously absent from that HD Assortment, although, so Konami has as a substitute ported the PlayStation model, with comparable tweaks to the management directions, and consists of each Particular Missions and VR Missions expansions. These searching for one thing near what you’ll find on GOG can play Metallic Gear Strong: Integral in the identical assortment. On this occasion, it’s nonetheless technically the PlayStation code with some vital tweaks, reminiscent of making the torture occasion in opposition to Revolver Ocelot considerably simpler on all issue settings.

From our transient time with it, it’s precisely the identical action game you keep in mind from the ’90s, full with its aggressive movement blur that masked the PS1’s technical limitations. That mentioned, information of this Metallic Gear Strong model does convey up one massive downside: is Psycho Mantis now invincible on PC?

For these unfamiliar with this specific boss encounter, this creepy adversary in a gimp masks will start this memorable, closely fourth-wall-breaking encounter by goading you with methods to mess you up and make the battle not possible to win.

The PC model had some tweaks made to this battle, primarily to make each technique doable in opposition to Psycho Mantis have a PC-specific twist, reminiscent of utilizing keyboard controls. Nonetheless, since we now know the Grasp Assortment MGS makes use of the PlayStation 1 code, this raises important, probably game-breaking questions that want answering.

We reached out to Konami to examine if the encounter is feasible in any respect for PC gamers because of the nature of the way you beat him within the authentic. “The way in which that individual boss battle will work has been addressed within the assortment, however the workforce wish to hold this methodology spoiler-free for anybody who could not have had an opportunity to play the unique/see the way it’s applied.”

We look ahead to seeing how this challenge is resolved when the MGS: Grasp Assortment Vol.1 launch date rolls round, which is October 24, 2023. Most later entries of the sequence, together with Metallic Gear Strong V: The Phantom Ache and spinoffs reminiscent of Metallic Gear Rising: Resurgence, are additionally amongst a few of the best PC games obtainable on Steam.