What's the appeal of Metal Gear Solid and where should I start if I want to get into it?
What's the appeal of Metal Gear Solid and where should I start if I want to get into it?
Ian Gomez
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Leo Brown
Start with TPP, it's the only good one :)
Dylan Barnes
it's a nice mix of stealth, action and story.
start with mgs if you are a normie or the mgs3 version of metal gear and metal gear 2 solid snake if you are based
you can skip portable ops
so:
mg>mg2>mgs>mgs2>mgs3>mgs4>pw>mgsv
Jose Thomas
It's definitely the most playable, and I think it has a lot do do with being able to use the mouse & kb. It feels like a proper game at last instead of fiddly ass gamepad mechanics.
The games appeal for me is the stealth emphasis, you can develop all kinds of weapons but they're a red herring, and the game punishes the shit out of you when you get spotted in later levels. Sheer sneekiness is always the most rewarding approach.
Kayden Allen
fucking casuals
Dylan Murphy
Story is pretty good, but mgs4 retconned a lot of stuff for fanservice.
this guide is pretty good, but when you get to mgs3 make sure it isn't the original release. It has camera issues. You'll know if its the right one if its from a remake or has some other nonsense name in the title.
theres a remake for mgs1 called the twin snakes, but i wouldn't play it over the original. it has a lot of different changes that arent exactly better.
Thomas Adams
Metal Gear Solid is like James Bond / Rambo versus the X-Men. There are straightforward and conventional solutions to most challenges and often some extremely outlandish and bizarre solutions. It does a good job of creating a universe where you accept the serious and silly aspects in equal measure.
Most people would recommend playing in release order (and rightfully so) but if you are really uncertain about commiting and just want a good sample of the series, play:
>MGS2 Tanker Chapter
and
>MGSV Ground Zeroes
Ground Zeroes is essentially a next-gen version of the Tanker in many ways, so you can compare earlier and later entries in the series.
Colton Morgan
Sebastian Richardson
it's the origin of cinematic cancer. imagine the average western moviegame except at least it has decent-ish japanese arcade gameplay to go with it. go play the first one (that's MGS on PS1, not the Gamecube remake, and not the MSX game) and see if you like it.
Nathan Miller
where can I play the original metal gears? All I have is the trilogy and a ps4
Ryan Perry
It's on the mgs3 menu
James Bell
thanks
Noah Thompson
It's a fucking electric boogaloo about america and russia fighting over megazords, with over the top looney tunes characters and cringy melodrama. But the OST is very good.
Gavin Reed
tomorrow(?)
Luis Flores
what's that?
Lucas Cooper
Connor Green
if you don't mind retro games, play the first two Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear 2 on the MSX, then on to MGS1. If you don't have the patience to play 2 old games just start with MGS1, although you're going to miss some references to the story. If you liked MGS1, you play it in release order afterwards
Carson Cook
mg1 and mg2ss suck a lot dude
skip to mgs1 which is basically a 3d remake of mg2
Jeremiah Flores
What did Kojima mean by this?
Nicholas Ross
Play in release order
Mason Gonzalez
Read the plot of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2. Play the rest in release order.
Lincoln Hall
They're not bad, just lower your standards for a bit and you'll see that they were staples for their time. Also MGS2 *might* make some sense after playing the 3 games because you know that it's essentially the same shit over and over
Angel Diaz
you suck, those games aged very well, especially mg2
Caleb Hill
>shaking free of her hugs
she just wants to hold you, snake. equip your rations and give her a moment of tenderness before the end
Austin Hernandez
What did Kojima mean by THIS?
Adam Baker
2deep4u
Lincoln Wright
POOPS has a goat story tho