[kupoartist]

IGN have a side by side comparrison of the PS1 and GC versions of MGS1, which I'm sure many of you will be interested in seeing.

Looking at the two versions, I was surprised how well the original PS1 version holds it's own. In certain subtle ways, I actually prefer the PS1 version! Sure, the textures and lighting are technically far superior, but stylistically, the textures and lighting just don't have the right... intention, or something.

For example, look at the textures on the floor of the dock: they're completely different, and the PS1 version just has... more character to it. Looking at the GC version of that area, the clean floors just don't look as lived in as the PS1 version's - Shadow Moses to me was always a decades old facility, literally crumbling to pieces in certain areas. The new version just looks so... clinical. Like it's been scrubbed, mopped and dusted every day for the last 50 years. This carries over into the other iindoor areas - why so smooth. Also, look at the Truck in the PS1 version - it looks far less bland, even though it looks so low definition!

Next up is the lighting. Sure, there are probably more light sources and a far more dynamic environment in the GC version (something i'm sure you'll get once its in motion), but theres a boring, mono-tone lighting scheme throughout the indoor areas on those shots, whereas you get a high contrast, more atmospheric Green scheme in the PS1 version.

Apart from those, the GC version does look better - note how it is blessed with the same excellent camera direction seen in MGS2, and i'm sure it'll look amazing in motion... Just don't go throwing away your original copies - MGS on PS1 was a wonderfully atmospheric game with excellent attention to detail that deserves to be kept as an example of how low-tech games could still look good!

Nice to see the codec hasn't dispensed with the nice 2D portraits from the original... they are masterpieces in their own way and extremely stylish.