Comment Re:WHAT!?!?!?! (Score 1) 637
The original Metal Gear Solid had a feature like the one you describe. When resuming from a save, it gave you the option of reading a "Mission Log" consisting of a paragraph or two of text.
Here's an example of one:
After meeting up with Meryl, Snake gets the
detonation code emergency override key from her.
However, she only had one of the three keys
To stop the nuclear attack, one must deactivate
the detonation code or destroy Metal Gear itself.
Snake and Meryl head for the underground
maintenance base where Metal Gear is being
stored.
According to Meryl, there is no way other than
going north from the Commander's room on the
1st floor basement in the nuclear warhead
storage building.