Today, the original Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation is considered among the best games of all time and an early pioneer of stealth games. Every Metal Gear game directed by Kojima is laced with his signature touch, for better or for worse: the characters, gameplay, and story are uniquely his, and the way his characters speak and the way the story twists and meanders to its final scene are identifiably Kojima. Much of this is due to the enigmatic (or infamous, depending on who you ask) mind behind the scenes, Hideo Kojima. Every line is meticulously analyzed and cross referenced, every detail dissected. Few video game franchises garner the intense amount of scrutiny and analysis that Metal Gear Solid does.
