[Big Dude]

I'm currently playing through the Metal Gear Solid games, since the virtually biggest game ever is coming out in two weeks now and I thought I'd see if it was my cup of tea.

I'm near the end of disc 1 of MGS1 and I have to say, so far I do not see what all the hype surrounding these games is for (the first one at least). Its very mediocre at best. The controls are absolutely horrible; I find my self dieing because of the controls more than anything else. Those random trap holes were a pain too (Why the heck is there a room with a box of ammo sitting right on top of one?!). So I've pretty much resorted to running into everything like an idiot, die a couple times, then once I've figured it out try and make it through it usually still resulting in a couple deaths before I actually get past a point. This isn't becoming as frequent as I get further in however.

I can say one good thing though, the story is somewhat interesting. Thats about all thats keeping me on this. That, and seeing what the next boss will be like. Cyborg Ninja and Psycho Mantis have been the funnest so far.