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Death Metalist
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In terms of story:
4>3>1>2>5
In terms of gameplay:
5>4>2>3>1
4>3>1>2>5
In terms of gameplay:
5>4>2>3>1
Ein Bear
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In terms of gameplay, my favourite MGS is 2.
I just much prefer the faster, more arcadey style of gameplay. You always knew exactly how the enemies would react to your actions in any given situation, and could plan your run accordingly.
As the games dropped the vision cones and got more open, they became these more random, sandboxey experiences. Which were still cool and all, but weren't really as fun. Too much 'I'd better crawl really slowly in case there's guards that I can't see'.
Those VR missions in MGS2 are still the pinnacle of the series' gameplay to me.
I just much prefer the faster, more arcadey style of gameplay. You always knew exactly how the enemies would react to your actions in any given situation, and could plan your run accordingly.
As the games dropped the vision cones and got more open, they became these more random, sandboxey experiences. Which were still cool and all, but weren't really as fun. Too much 'I'd better crawl really slowly in case there's guards that I can't see'.
Those VR missions in MGS2 are still the pinnacle of the series' gameplay to me.
BreezyLimbo
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MGS4 is a great game
So many wrong opinions.
So many wrong opinions.
Death Metalist
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I'm all for it.
The problem is that those games are high art, and science doesn't apply to art
EdReedFan20
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The fourth and final segment of Dan's appearance of Kinda Funny's GameOverGreggy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc7IYRK0AVM
Piston Hyundai
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swap 1 and 2 and you got it
I agree with this opinion
Death Metalist
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I got reminded that one of the best parts of MGSV is not experienced by many due to it being a side thing but it's incredibly well done.
The whole thing with Paz and Venom.
tryagainlater
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MGSV is my most hated game.
ScottSullivan
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That's the fun thing about metal gear. There's a legitimate argument for any of them being the best of the series. Even 4 with all of its fan service, wacky story, and over the top closures to all the loose plot holes is amazing in it's own way.
I can't believe I still haven't played MGS5
I can't believe I still haven't played MGS5
Death Metalist
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In hindsight it works better once you know who Venom is and all. But it is done very well especially if you listen to the tapes you get after every visit which everything in the end turns out to be a figment of his imagination because of his own guilt. Comparing that with the rest of what the game does when it comes to story and it's easy to see why it's damn good.
BreezyLimbo
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you can make an argument for any MGS game
Piston Hyundai
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what about ghost babel
it's incredibly trite imho. I mean Paz's voice acting is great actually, I quite like that, but the way it's structured is garbage (literally bring paz a tape, she does an animation about her head hurting, leave, listen to new unlock, rinse repeat) and
the fact that it's just Venom beating himself up about a girl he didn't really have any connection to in the first place
I mean I literally have like I think 100+ hours in MGSV, which is like 4 times the amount of time I've spent in any other MGS game, and the only thing I really took away from it was a feeling like I wasted my time
Antiwhippy
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100+ hours is a lot to waste.
you're telling me
i think the main thing i ended up being super disappointed in with MGSV (aside from the god awful story) was how little the world simulation stuff ended up being. Like nothing really seemed to go beyond the closest base.
Does it include the last two hours of MGS2
Death Metalist
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Well, he is a medic and it was ultimately his feeling of guilt for not saving her and for not finding the last bomb. He did save BB though. I just found it very interesting and it gave me something to think about. Him being guilty and imagining all that says alot about Venom as a character.
if konami still existed i personally would hold the opinion that if kojima went
i would laugh my ass off. like, holy shit, would that be some hella good performance art
psych it was a gaiden game the whole time! here's the REAL MGSV
or if we had been playing as solidus the whole time, i'd have liked that
CoolBatteryCharge
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Death Metalist
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Atleast now we got this to look forward to.
Fully believe that he used V for this because he was reserving 5 for the next one
Human Trashcan
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V > 3 > 1 >>> 2 >>>>>>>> 4
The quality of an MGS game is inversely proportional to how often "The Patriots" is uttered
The quality of an MGS game is inversely proportional to how often "The Patriots" is uttered
The Right Deal
Banned
Mainline MGS ranking is my jam.
3>2>1>5> garbage game.
It's hard to rank 1 and 5 , completely different experiences. But I'm very sure they're better than 4!
3>2>1>5> garbage game.
It's hard to rank 1 and 5 , completely different experiences. But I'm very sure they're better than 4!
The only thing I like about MGSV is Skull Face, and that's definitely isn't because he's a good villain because he isn't, but the Voice Actor is goddamn fantastic. The few emotional beats the game goes for fail horribly like (Spoilers duh)
or the
. And previously mentioned by me practically everywhere but fuck everything about Quiet and what makes Quiet even worse is the fact she's really the only female character in the game and she's effectively treated as Venom's pet.
And MGS4 was Kojima feeling himself and going off the goddamn cliff. Everything going on with Raiden in that game is dumb as hell, the moronic "plan" by Rose and Campbell might be one of the worst things in the entire series, their plan makes no sense on any level. And the game gets to a new height of pointless withholding important information from Snake.
And The Boss isn't a particularly interesting character as she's presented in MGS3 proper.
The mission where you exterminate your soldiers, clearly supposed to be emotional but just these are my faceless goons doesn't make them anything more than faceless goons
Paz mission which flopped because A. I don't give two fucks about Paz and B. I don't give two fucks about Venom's emotional reactions
And MGS4 was Kojima feeling himself and going off the goddamn cliff. Everything going on with Raiden in that game is dumb as hell, the moronic "plan" by Rose and Campbell might be one of the worst things in the entire series, their plan makes no sense on any level. And the game gets to a new height of pointless withholding important information from Snake.
The Big Mama shit is bad, reconstructed Big Boss is even worse. The B&B corps are fetishistic. And Deus Ex Machina Big Boss ending is weak as fuck, it gives Snake the worst possible out and allows Big Boss a measure of redemption he doesn't deserve. I find the hug between them forced or not infuriating
And The Boss isn't a particularly interesting character as she's presented in MGS3 proper.
The biggest problem with MGSV is that they gave it away in trailers well over 2 years before the game even came out. That and the fact that a 28 year old series has concluded with a shit ton of loose ends and even some that were answered were done by retconning.
MGS2 is still the greatest.
MGS2 is still the greatest.
Glitchesarecool
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rising is still the best one with great gameplay, excellent music, and one of the more realistic storylines in the series
Glitchesarecool
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Raiden no longer being a whiny little punk seemed like a pretty good step forward for him.
The DLC for Sam was pretty great.
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