I used to love MGS2, then hate it, then love it again
Certainly it has some silly moments (like the crotch-grabbing thing), and annoying/irritating characters (vamp, fatman and, above all, otakon's sister).
Also you may argue about how the plot gets twisted at the end
but from a mere technical point of view...
I don't think to go so far if I say it represents one of the best achievement in videogames' history
I don't know based on what is Resoglas saying that
I don't remember about anything that in 2001 looked as good as MGS2, on ANY system (inc. PC), and that's saying a LOT, considering PS2 is basically a piece of junk.