Sounds like the author of this article didn't understand the gameplay mechanics. It's supposed to be a slow stealth game that requires patience and strategy and avoiding threats, not an action FPS game where you run through and shoot everyone you encounter.

The camouflage mechanic he mentions, almost as an aside, is crucial to sneaking through levels. Moving from tall grass to fallen leaves to swampland can drastically change your camouflage level, requiring you to quickly optimize for the environment or be detected. You need to pay attention to your surroundings and be very methodical in your approach, or risk being detected easily.

I've played for 40 minutes and I'm still in the intro area. Granted, part of that is due to another common trope of Hideo Kojima games: lots of cutscenes and story-heavy exposition.

But just learning how to sneak around and avoid detection takes time and patience. The first guard I encountered, I had to sit still for maybe 5 minutes and watch him slowly patrol around the small area, so I could figure out his patterns and approach him... and he still detected me when I got too close! Moving makes too much noise, so you need to wait for your target to approach you before going after them. It's a process, and if you don't have the patience to sit and wait for opportunities to present themselves, then this game is probably not for you.

Nostalgia does help with gameplay like this. Metal Gear Solid 3 is my favorite of the MGS series, and I am thoroughly enjoying playing its remake with modern controls and graphics. Going back and playing the original game can be difficult after getting used to today's modern controls in games, but this remake includes both classic and modern controls, so you choose how you want to play.

Also, this game just dropped yesterday for advanced release. That's hardly enough time to play through it and write a decent review. This article must've been written in a rush, which may contribute to the author's poor experience.

I actually write reviews for video games and post them to !games@lemmy.world. Just as a hobby. You can check my account's post history to see them all, or go to my blog where I'm archiving them (This link). I'm excited to write one for Metal Gear Solid ∆: Snake Eater. But I need to play a bit more of the game before I feel I can give a proper review, so keep an eye out for a new post in the coming week or two.

Yeah I'm holding off until it's like 50% off. I watch a few playthroughs and it just bugs me how the characters looked compared to the original. I just feel like it lost the charm the original had, just shiny graphics