The original Metal Gear Solid is not particularly suited for a VR conversion, compared to its sequel, due to the weird implementation of first-person view in the Integral release, but this is apparently not enough to stop some developers from trying.
A new video shared on YouTube by Cycu1 showcases an MGS VR fan project in development by Holydh. While the project is still a work in progress, and many things don't work as they should yet, it definitely looks impressive.
The Metal Gear Solid VR Boneworks mod can be downloaded from Nexus Mods. An overview of the mod's features can be found below:
- Elevator fully functional like an IRL one with physic buttons
- cameras and spotlights spotting the player and triggering NPCs aggro
- custom npcs (Kinda dumb for now, I'll tweak them as much as I can in the future)
- all automatic doors functional
- lasers and gaz trap functional
- roamable vents
- original SFX (most of them come from ps1 version, the others come from the PC version. Since the PC port is kinda bad I had to resample and tweak these sfx so the white noise isn't noticeable)
- original musics with proper transitions according to the player's location
- original NPCs voicelines (Only french for now but will do the english version soon)
Metal Gear Solid is now available on PC via GOG. Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 will soon return to digital storefronts, as confirmed by Konami last month:
We are currently working on renewing the licenses for select historical archive footage used in-game, therefore, we have made the temporary decision to begin suspending the sale of MGS 2, MGS 3 and all products that include these games from digital storefronts globally starting from November 8th, 2021.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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