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d21lewis on 03 September 2012
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kitler53 said:


thanks to everyone replying to me!

so is there any reason other than price to go for the ps3 version of the HD collection?  i know getting it for vita (+peacewalker) will cost more but to be honest, money isn't exactly a big deal for me.  i was thinking that with the smaller screen maybe they'll look at bit better on vita.  that and my ps3 backlog is huge while my vita is not.  are controls gimped at all on vita?   either way i'm going to go download MGS1 now.

oh, and do i really need to play MG 1 and 2 first?  i actually started MG waaay back in the day when it was new.  there was a tank i couldn't get past and i eventually gave up.  i don't remember there being much story beyond the parachuting in bit at the very very beginning.

You've never really played the MGS series so you may not have the same problem as me.  Personally, I think that the controls for MGS2 and MGS3 SUCK on the Vita.  I've purchased MGS2 few times (MGS2, Substance, and HD Collection, Vita) and MGS3 even more (MGS3, Subsistance, 3DS, HD Collection, Vita).  I found the Vita controls to be a clumsy mess, especially with MGS3.

I can beat the games (if I could be arsed to finish them) and they look nice but I don't just play an MGS game.  I go for stealth and I steal dog tags.  Imagin how frustrating it is to be spotted because Snake won't stay in cover because the analog stick can't decide if left should still be left or right should still be right?  Imagine holding a guy at gunpoint and he asks "Are you going to shoot me?"  I end up getting an alert because it takes some serious finger gymnastics to put away my tranquilizer and pull out my pistol to shoot the guy in the leg, due to some bizarre button placement.  The touch screen isn't accurate enough to handle quick peaks from cover and I STILL don't know how to do chin-ups.  In MGS3, I found it really tough to do my CQC moves, too.

On the plus side, if you buy HD Collection on PS3 and Vita, you can port your saves from the console to the portable and back again.  I don't really use this feature, though (and it won't work on Peacewalker if you use the Vita but somehow it works on that same copy of Peacewalker if you use a PSP.  It's crazy!).  It looks super sharp and the games aren't tough to beat if you just want the story and the ending.  Just take it from me--if you're a serious Metal Gear player, the Vita is probably the best looking version of the game, ever--and the worst playing.