It’s no secret that we absolutely love Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, giving it a near-perfect score in our review. The chance to relive some of our favorite gaming experiences was too good to pass up, and it looks like we might be diving back in yet again.
In what’s shaping up to be a fine addition to an extensive list of PC mods available for the title, a tweet from modder Afevis Solmunko, whom you might know as the one behind MGSHDFix, a popular presence in the modding community, has unlocked a feature that might change the way you play Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
It unlocks a true third-person camera for a previously unprecedented amount of freedom in how you approach levels, and could be quite useful. The best part is that it’s been right there in the game’s files, and Solmunko stumbled upon it by accident.
Far be it from Kojima to keep something like this hidden for decades, it’s seemingly a holdover from Bluepoint Games’ Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Though the studio ultimately didn’t add true third-person to Metal Gear Solid 2, the code remained. Solmunko even notes, “Everything related to it is labeled BP/Bluepoint.”
Well, we’re going to dive in for a fresh playthrough. It should certainly help while we wait for the second volume of the collection to drop in August this year.
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