Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Developer(s): KCEJ
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 87/100
Game description: Solid Snake returns in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, the expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, with all-new game modes, hidden characters, and storylines. Top-secret weapons technology is being mysteriously transported under cover of an oil tanker to an unknown destination. It's up to Snake to infiltrate the transport and keep this deadly weapon of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands. You'll have plenty of ways to practice, as the game offers more than 350 virtual reality missions in addition to more than 15 alternate missions.
A multi-platform updated version of the original MGS2 first released for the Xbox, the game contains the main Sons of Liberty game with some subtle alterations and additional content, such as more then 300 new virtual reality training missions and 200 "Alternative Missions" set in areas taken from the main game.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.8 RC (r4563) | GSdx (r4459) |
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BIOS: USA v2.00, Running near full speed. Requires a powerful PC. | Machina |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5618) | GSdx |
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Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), The only way to boot is to make an iso and load it using the internal PCSX plugin under CDVD => ISO. Game is playable in hardware mode with very small graphical glitches (background in codec is broken on both HW and SW mode). Thermal googles are broken on HW mode, showing a green picture, works in SW mode. Fps are almost constant at 50, just dropping down to 35-40 in very crowded area. | |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5754) | GSdx SSE4 (r5752) |
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Runs at full speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 Pro x64 (build 19043.1415) |
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v1.7.2.224-1-g8db0b5282 | ? |
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Retesting on more recent builds. Built-in sensitivity settings no longer seem to work. The old frame drops issue that I had in the past however, has been fixed now while wearing Stealth camouflage. | Ryudo |
NTSC-U | Windows 8.1 |
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v1.5.0 (dev-2043-g5b4c948) | GSdx 0.1.16 AVX2 (r5875) | SPU2-X 2.0.0 (r5830) | The main game - i.e. the story mode and the extra missions - runs fine. I get decent speeds on both hardware and software mode. The Skateboarding mini-game, which is accessible from the main menu, crashes PCSX2 at the loading screen. It gives the error
..\..\FiFo.cpp(48) : assertion failed: Function: ReadFIFO_VIF1 Thread: EE Core Condition: vif1Regs.stat.FQC != 0 Message: FQC = 0 on VIF FIFO READ! At this junction, I fear it may be a problem with my ISO. I may redump my disc and try again. |
Retroaesthetics |
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? | ? | ? | There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here. |
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Trivia
- Original names: メタルギアソリッド2 サブスタンス (SLPM-67002) & (SLPM-74901) & (SLPM-67008), 메탈 기어 솔리드 2 서브스텐스 (SLKA-35001)
Known Issues
Eavesdrop cutscene Olga movement error
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: In the cutscene where Raiden uses the directional mic to eavesdrop on Ocelot and Olga, she pulls her gun out on him and then walks away. Olga is supposed to walk through the right side door. Instead, she infinitely walks to the left, and you're forced to press X to skip the later part of the cutscene.
- Workaround: None.
Left side pixel artifacts
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Alongside the left side of the screen, there are artifacting pixels that are 1 pixel wide. Easiest to see at native resolution. Happens across pretty much the entire game.
- Workaround: None.
Vamp stop VFX bug
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Minor spoilers. During the Vamp boss fight, Vamp throws traps to stop you from moving. If the center of the trap is located inside one of the railings at the edge of the map, the effect doesn't render at all.
- Workaround: None.
Fortune first cutscene flickering
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: During the first cutscene involving Fortune, there is a close-up where Vamp says "Queen." while next to her. This shot has full-screen 60Hz flickering.
- Workaround: None.
Left side is blurred during cutscenes
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some cutscenes are rendered at 10fps with motion blur to give a dramatic slow-motion effect but the effect is only shown on a small portion at the left side of the screen. A great place for testing this is Solidus Snake's introduction, right before the Harrier fight.
- Workaround: Use "Software mode".
Depth of Field not working properly
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The depth of field effect doesn't work as intended in higher resolutions.
- Workaround: Use "Software mode".
Fixed Issues
Color issue
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some skin textures are darker than normal.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Weapon laser issue
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Weapon lasers appear significantly darker than on original hardware in the tanker.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Infrared sensors issue
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: In the tanker, the infrared sensors are visible without the need to shoot a fire extinguisher. Appears as black lines that turn red while the extinguisher is active.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Serious slowdown during The skateboard mini-game
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: This mini-game is really performance heavy
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Broken texture in The skateboard mini-game
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: After falling once from the skateboard the texture of the new skateboard will become broken
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Transparency issue
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: The water surface in the swim areas and Otacon's glasses are completely reflective.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Taking pictures fails
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: During missions that require taking pictures, taking the (usually right) pictures fails.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Dragging bodies fall
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: The enemy bodies sometimes fall before you release them while dragging.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Twitching on gun aiming
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: Sometimes aiming a gun just makes the arm twitch.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Pressure sensitivity long-term issue (PCSX2)
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: PCSX2's plugin-to-core merge on 1.7 development builds uses LilyPad for handling gamepad inputs. The problem with this is that the version of LilyPad used doesn't contain pressure sensitivity for anything other than L2 and R2 if you're not using a DualShock 3 controller. This is a problem because you can't even rebind the left or right trigger to the square button to access pressure-sensitivity functionalities like lowering your weapon. For reference, analog input on L2 and R2 do work on PCSX2, but ONLY on those two buttons.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Fuzzy textures in Software mode
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some textures like the air vents on the lockers' doors or shadows around light sources exhibit a weird artifact.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
- First tested on: v1.5.0-dev-3391-gbf9519433-7012-vs2019-Win32
- Last tested on: v1.7.5812
- Github: Issue #3295
Non-Issues
The skateboard mini-game isn't working
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: When opening the skateboard mini-game, PCSX2 will show an error message.
- Workaround: Don't use widescreen hack.
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