Replaying MGS2 in 2026
I dug out the collection for a rainy weekend replay. Some notes, in no particular order.
- The tanker is still perfect. Short, dense, full of little secrets. I found two things I had never noticed before.
- Controls take an evening to get used to. First-person aiming feels stiff now, but after an hour my hands remembered everything.
- The codec calls are hilarious. Saving the game and listening to the conversations is half the fun.
- The ending hits differently now. A story about a world drowning in information makes a lot more sense to me today than it did at fifteen.
Verdict: still in my top 5, and probably not going anywhere. Next up for a replay is Twilight Princess, if I can find the time before the holidays.