I just got me a ps3 today and while hunting online for games to buy I spotted mgs 4 for $20 and am thinking about getting it as it is one of the systems major exclusives. However, I have never really played a mgs before and wanted to know if I would be able to enjoy the game as a stand a lone, or if I really should play the other ones first.
I know some things about the series from hearing people talk about it over the years, but I never payed much attention to it. Would I just be lost having no clue what's going on, or can the story stand on its own?
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If I never played a MGS game before can I still enjoy 4?
You can certainly enjoy the gameplay, but you will be completely lost story wise. Trust me, at least read plot synopsises of the games, or watch the cutscenes on YouTube. Trust me.
I recommend you play through 1-3 first. They're great games, and they'll help you appreciate 4 much more.
I only played through the first till completion until I played 4. I was able to sort out what was going on, though it took me a while at parts. Some very different things have very similar names...
I would advise against playing it first, it would be confusing as hell. Personally if you have never played a MGS and REALLY want to play one without being totally lost story wise.... I say go for MGS3. It is one of the best in the series (my personal favorite) and chronologically it is actually the first one so there is no need to be concerned about not getting the story as it is all laid out in game. Info on the others helps you "appreciate it" but it is not needed to understand it. MGS4 not so much....
I would recommend playing the other three first. You can play MGS4 and still enjoy it, but there is a lot of things in that game that is just fan service and callbacks that would be a hell of a lot better if you know what they are referencing. Not to mention knowing the plot of the other games.
" I just got me a ps3 today and while hunting online for games to buy I spotted mgs 4 for $20 and am thinking about getting it as it is one of the systems major exclusives. However, I have never really played a mgs before and wanted to know if I would be able to enjoy the game as a stand a lone, or if I really should play the other ones first. I know some things about the series from hearing people talk about it over the years, but I never payed much attention to it. Would I just be lost having no clue what's going on, or can the story stand on its own? "If the Giant Bomb crew didn't know anything about or hadn't played a MGS game beforehand they probably would've given MGS4 either a 3/5 or a 4/5 instead of the 5 that they and I give it. Your call.
Ya I think I'm going to put off on it for now. I did just spent a crap ton of money on buying half a dozen or so games from various places to go with my system, so I will be busy for awhile.
Thanks for the help. I think I will hold off on this game, try to find the other games in the series first and play it down the road.
" @crusader8463: You may be able to find a better deal then this but i would recommend this box set, and amazon is also having a black friday sale on MGS4. "I would love to buy those, but Canada amazon sucks cock and never has stuff like that in stock.
My brother's Game of the Year for 2008 was Metal Gear Solid 4 even though he had never played any of the previous games. He is now playing through the entire series.
it's hard to say, i've played and still own them going back to the first one on NES and i know they have all greatly added to my enjoyment since they reference each other. I think on it's own MGS4 is a great game but without the history it's hard to say what someone else's experience will be. regardless just because it's such a well done game I definitely think it's worth it if you can get it cheap.
Yea you can but you'll probably not get whats going on so it's definitely worth it to play through the first 3 which are amazing games. You might still not get what's going on but you'd have play through four of the best games ever made.
My advice to you would be to wait for E3 and see if Sony announces some kind of HD collection of the first three. If they do, then wait for that. If not, go ahead and play 4.
Honestly, whether you have played any of the previous MGS games or not, you'll probably have no idea what the hell is going on either way. :)
Still, the MGS games are always worth a play. You can't go wrong. (Also, if you can, play MGS3 just because it's probably the best one out of the bunch, IMHO.)
" @HandsomeDead said:Snake Eater is one of the best games in the series, on the PS2 and, likely, ever." Play 1, play 2, watch a let's play of 3, then get into it. "Wait, what? Why only watch 3? That one was AWESOME! Unless it's because that one also had an extremely annoying camo system, which I agree got tiresome. "
There's actually a Metal Gear Solid timeline thing you can download from the PSN. I used it to fill in some blanks, because I never played MGS 3. Nor did I play any of the portable ones. So that's a nice, quick alternative to playing all the games.
"I never played MGS 3."That is a terrible mistake. Really, it was such a good game!
" @PrivateIronTFU said:I know. And I did buy it at one point. But at the time I was neck deep in school work, my job, and pretty much everything else. I never got the chance to get into it. And it wasn't too much later that I sold my PS2. I'm thinking eventually it will be playable in some form or another, like on the 3DS. I'll get to it then."I never played MGS 3."That is a terrible mistake. Really, it was such a good game! "
" @clstirens said:Oh yeah, Ioved 3." @HandsomeDead said:Snake Eater is one of the best games in the series, on the PS2 and, likely, ever." Play 1, play 2, watch a let's play of 3, then get into it. "Wait, what? Why only watch 3? That one was AWESOME! Unless it's because that one also had an extremely annoying camo system, which I agree got tiresome. "Play it."
I honestly think Snake Eater (rather, subsistence) is the best in the series.
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