There are very few games that can say they had as much of an impact on the video game industry as much as Metal Gear Solid did.
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If there's one game that has had an undeniable impact on the stealth genre and beyond, it's Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid. The game revolutionized the way we think about stealth games while showing how narrative and cinematic storytelling could be integrated into video games.
Kojima's masterpiece set the gold standard, and since then countless developers have tried to capture some of that magic in their games. Whether they succeeded or failed, the influence of MGS is evident in their DNA. With Black State making headlines for its obvious Kojima influence, let's look back at five other games that owe a debt to the legendary series.
This is a game that, on paper, had all the makings of a spiritual successor to the first Metal Gear Solid. Released in 2019 by Square Enix, it had a lot going for it, including character designs by Yoji Shinkawa, the same artist behind Metal Gear's iconic look.
