Here’s What’s Old And New In The Upcoming Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1

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One of the standouts of yesterday’s Nintendo Direct was the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1. However, some fans may remember that Konami sort of gave us this bundle already, in the form of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.

So what are the similarities and differences between these bundles and will it be worth it?

First things first, what fans need to understand was that Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was an attempt by then Konami lead developer Hideo Kojima to tie together the Metal Gear storyline that he had slowly built across console generations and multiple platforms. Some fans may want to believe otherwise, but Metal Gear’s continuity is a convoluted mess with many contradictions.

And so, in a way, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection had its own logical chronological continuity, but there were still some inconsistencies that Kojima really wasn’t able to get around. Kojima would eventually face the dilemma of wanting to push his creativity to the limit, and the consequences of doing so being making a storyline that’s hard to understand, and for some players, not worth investing in.

So here’s what is bundled in Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, released in 2013:

There was also a PlayStation 3 exclusive rerelease of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, called Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection. This included PlayStation Classics digital codes for Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid VR Missions, and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PlayStation 3.

Today, as reported by Gematsu, Konami has announced the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1. They have also outlined the contents of the collection, as follows:

Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the original