Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 launches 2023-10-23T22:00:00Z for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The collection will include “Metal Gear Solid,” “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty,” “Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater” and bonus content.
Yeah, it does make sense. The games were designed controller first (only!) anyway, so it’s the right way to play 'em, it’s just annoying to not have the MKB option out of the box. I like pc gaming because it provides me with options, so I dislike when something arbitrarily reduces my options.
I’m sure there are technical (non-trivial) reasons for why some games don’t have M/KB support.
Some of it is down to the effort it would take to do, and that the way inputs are “read” from a mouse is different than from a controller.
I know recently Ninja Gaiden was ported to PC with no mouse support either. That kind of makes sense, as attacks are directional, and you have a full range of 360 degrees to attack in.
MGS2 was released on PC in 2003, with mouse support iirc, but it was pretty broken otherwise.
I see the MGS1 port is on GOG with mouse support too, so idk
As someone whose enjoyment and introduction to the series started with Ground Zeroes and then Phantom Pain, I am quite excited for this.
I have no expectation if I’ll understand any of it, as with the previous titles I have played, but I welcome to the bombastic and nonsensical story telling. Whether or not I can afford it is another matter.
