Never played MGS originals (1-3), only ever played the Phantom Pain, for a first timer its not too bad you get to live the experience for the first time in the original way the games were developed!
I think it's almost like a retrospective history piece, you can see the foundations and the ideas culminating in both a young Konami and young Kojima during this era. Small inclusions and tricks show you how this game was ahead of it's time for the time, which is important cause you're playing a snapshot from the late 90's. THIS WAS GAMING
overall 9/10, would be a 10 but Meryl deserved way better even if she had that low res poly booty that for the time was oh so divine