Today, we're going to mostly talk about Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, but I just wanted to point out that he included a Tony Hawk Pro Skater inspired mini-game in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance.Īnyone who complains about zombies and how they have no purpose in a Metal Gear game, I give you exhibit A. By today's standard practices, repackaging two games onto a single disc and selling it all over again is the bare minimum a bundle needs to be called "Definitive."īy the standards from a decade ago, it's downright pitiful, and we have Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence to thank for setting such a high bar.įor those who don't remember, after their success, former Metal Gear Solid producer Hideo Kojima went back and retooled both of his PlayStation 2 games for a much more complete package. $40 on the PC! I won't go into the argument of it not having the phantom Mission 51 and can't be considered definitive because of its absence.
It runs at 1080p at 60fps, and features both Transfarring and trophy support. It was also included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. However, this version did not include the second and third discs, thus lacking the game's online multiplayer, an extended video of every cutscene from Metal Gear Solid 3, and an E3 trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4. Subsistence was later re-released as part of the Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection just prior to the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
A number of other bonus features are present as well, including parodies of several cut-scenes found in the game. The original release of the game also included ports of the original MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, marking the titles' first release outside of Japan. It also included the series' first online multiplayer component via the release's second disc, Persistence, though it has since been taken off-line. It was the first Metal Gear to map camera control to the right analog stick. Released in Japan a year after the original's North American launch, Subsistence is an expanded release of Metal Gear Solid 3 containing the original game and a number of additional features.
For an in-depth look at the original release, see the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater page. This page contains only information relevant to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.