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WELCOME TO THE NEOGAF METAL GEAR COMMUNITY! THE PLACE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS METAL GEAR
PREVIOUSLY ON OUTER GAF
|OT1| Made you wait, didn't I? (by JayEH)
|OT2| What the fuck happened here? You people are insane. (by Love Deterrence)
Metal Gear is a series of stealth action games, created by Konami in 1987. Depending on the game, you normally play as either Naked Snake (Big Boss) or Solid Snake, the two main protagonists, whose mission is usually to infiltrate an enemy base to eliminate a nuclear threat. This is in broad strokes, since trying to get into more detail would be useless as the plot is admittedly a bit convoluted at times, but there's a lot more to the story than that.
Metal Gear is also known for mixing reality with supernatural stuff, so you may have heard things about these games like guys who shoot bees from his mouth, immortal vampires, giant nuclear robots singing, etc. Despite all the craziness, the games also tackle serious topics like nuclear deterrence, torture, child soldiers and so on. If you're new to the series and decide to give it a chance, you'll be rewarded not only with excellent gameplay but also with one of the most compelling storylines in the medium.
The picture below shows the two main story arcs in the series, along with each game's theme and the year in which the story takes place.
METAL GEAR
The game that started it all, starring a young Solid Snake. It is not essential to the overarching plot of the series, but if you want to play it it's included in the Subsistence and HD versions of MGS3.
METAL GEAR 2: SOLID SNAKE
Considered one of the best 8-bit games ever made, the sequel to Metal Gear significantly improved the stealth-based gameplay of its predecessor, and introduced a more complex storyline dealing with themes such as the nature of warfare and nuclear proliferation.
METAL GEAR SOLID
- "What soldiers?"
- "Next-Generation Special Forces led by members of unit FOX-HOUND. They've presented Washington with a single demand, and they say that if it isn't met, they'll launch a nuclear weapon."
The first 3D game in the series, which made it explode in popularity. The cinematic style and storytelling were quite innovative at that time and would influence later games in the medium. In 2004, a remake was released for Nintendo GameCube (MGS: The Twin Snakes).
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY
- "Don't worry. I know the drill -- we're not terrorists."
- "Very good. Don't you forget that you're a part of "Philanthropy" now, an anti-Metal Gear organization and officially recognized by the UN."
The jump from MGS to MGS2 was one of the biggest in the whole series, both gameplay and graphics wise. Considered by many a postmodern masterpiece, MGS2 was a game ahead of its time; its themes and social commentary are much more relevant now than when it was released.
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER
The game where we get to see the origins of the legendary soldier known as Big Boss. Snake Eater introduced several new gameplay features, such as the survival and camouflage mechanics. The Subsistence version also added a user-controlled 3D camera and Metal Gear Online, the first iteration of the online modes in the series.
METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS
The first canonical game in the series for a portable platform. It introduced the Comrade System, which allows Snake to recruit allies and send them into battle or have them provide intel, for example. Portable Ops also featured a Wi-Fi-enabled multiplayer mode.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
Probably the most divisive game in the whole series, with many of the fans loving it while as many others find it disappointing. For what it's worth, MGS4 was GAF's Game of the Year 2008 (not only once but twice when there was a revote in 2012 and it ended up winning again). In any case, the game is an experience like no other, so you should play it and judge for yourself.
METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER
Initially this game was going to be named Metal Gear Solid 5. Not without reason, since Peace Walker has the biggest amount of content in a Metal Gear game to date, with more than a hundred missions between main and side ops, co-op mode, lots of audio tapes that flesh out the story, etc.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Platinum Games doing what they do best. A fast-paced action game starring Raiden, over the top in the best possible way, with an excellent soundtrack and memorable bosses. Canon or non-canon, you can't miss this if you're a fan of action games.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
- "That would be Chico. He’s being held in the same area as Paz. Last radio contact was forty hours ago. Find them both. Bring ‘em back alive. Enter the compound from the south cliff. Secure Chico and Paz, then report back from the rendezvous point."
The prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It consists of a main mission (Ground Zeroes), four side ops with different objectives and two non-canonical extra ops. Despite its short length, it is possibly the best Metal Gear yet in terms of gameplay and it has tons of replayability, so give it a try while you wait for The Phantom Pain!
THE BEST IS YET TO COME...
The setting has never been bigger:
Snake has never looked better:
And imagine how amazing the new Metal Gear is going to look in the Fox Engine:
TRAILERS
Snake's Revenge is a stealth action game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and a direct sequel to the NES version of the original Metal Gear. Released in North America in April 1990 and in Europe in March 1992, it was made without the involvement of creator Hideo Kojima and it's not part of the series' canon.
Ghost Babel is a non-canon game, released for the Game Boy Color in 2000, that serves as an alternate sequel to the events of the original Metal Gear. The game is set seven years after the events of Operation Intrude N313.
The AC!D games were released for PSP in 2005 and 2006 respectively, and developed as a separate franchise from the main Metal Gear series. The games use a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions.
Game Designer: 70% of my body is made of movies. - Hideo Kojima
Director of Kojima Productions, former Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment and the man responsible for the Metal Gear series. None other game developer has gone to such great lengths to play his fans like a damn fiddle: the infamous MGS2 bait and switch, creating fake game studios to announce new games just because, etc. This reputation has led some fans to believe that there is a ruse behind everything he does and says, resulting in insane fan theories and legendary threads like TeamCG vs TeamReal or the head transplant Doctor.
Also, as you can see in the picture, a few months ago we succeeded in delivering a poster with MGS-GAF avatars to Kojima. He even hanged it up in the Kojima Productions office, so we couldn't be more proud!
THREAD RULES
Spoiler tags will only be needed in the case new information about The Phantom Pain's plot is revealed. If you want to use spoiler tags to discuss the other games that's fine, but it's not required as all of them have been out for a while.
In addition to this thread, we have a Telegram group filled with MGS GAF members to talk and hang out. If any of you want to join our group please let us know and we'll add you in!
Disagreeing is fine, personal attacks are not. (Thanks Brau for the picture!)
#TEAMS
Will David Hayter appear in MGSV? Choose your team!
FAN VIDEOS
SUPER BUNNYHOP
A great series of in-depth analysis of the first three Metal Gear Solid games.
KEFKA PRODUCTIONS
Excellent trailers, montages and movies.
ZOHANNINE
Hilarious machinimas.
NVZMAN
The origins of MGS-GAF.
CHINNER
Mostly speedruns, but also dubstep and parkour.
INFINITY PATRIOT
In his channel you can find some S-rank walkthroughs of Ground Zeroes.
DEVILFOX
Another MGS-GAF member, who was one of the winners of Donna Burke's music video contest.
YONGYEA
News and analyses about Metal Gear Solid V.
PYTHONSELKAN
OUTERCAST
AVATARS
Click the picture to go to a collection of MGS related avatars made by Cipher Cat (thanks CC for your crazy fanfics, the hype Rex/Ray and everything else you have contributed to this community!)
OUTER GAF INFO
There's a hidden link to a Google Docs document in this post, if you quote it you'll see it at the very top. Feel free to add your info!
GRAVEYARD
WALL OF SHAME
WELCOME TO THE NEOGAF METAL GEAR COMMUNITY! THE PLACE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS METAL GEAR
PREVIOUSLY ON OUTER GAF
|OT1| Made you wait, didn't I? (by JayEH)
|OT2| What the fuck happened here? You people are insane. (by Love Deterrence)
Metal Gear is a series of stealth action games, created by Konami in 1987. Depending on the game, you normally play as either Naked Snake (Big Boss) or Solid Snake, the two main protagonists, whose mission is usually to infiltrate an enemy base to eliminate a nuclear threat. This is in broad strokes, since trying to get into more detail would be useless as the plot is admittedly a bit convoluted at times, but there's a lot more to the story than that.
Metal Gear is also known for mixing reality with supernatural stuff, so you may have heard things about these games like guys who shoot bees from his mouth, immortal vampires, giant nuclear robots singing, etc. Despite all the craziness, the games also tackle serious topics like nuclear deterrence, torture, child soldiers and so on. If you're new to the series and decide to give it a chance, you'll be rewarded not only with excellent gameplay but also with one of the most compelling storylines in the medium.
The picture below shows the two main story arcs in the series, along with each game's theme and the year in which the story takes place.
METAL GEAR
- Release date: July 1987
- Available on MSX2 (Original version), PS2/PS3/360/Vita (Included in Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence/HD)
The game that started it all, starring a young Solid Snake. It is not essential to the overarching plot of the series, but if you want to play it it's included in the Subsistence and HD versions of MGS3.
METAL GEAR 2: SOLID SNAKE
- Release date: July 1990
- Available on MSX2 (Original version), PS2/PS3/360/Vita (Included in Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence/HD)
Considered one of the best 8-bit games ever made, the sequel to Metal Gear significantly improved the stealth-based gameplay of its predecessor, and introduced a more complex storyline dealing with themes such as the nature of warfare and nuclear proliferation.
METAL GEAR SOLID
- Release date: September 1998 (JP), October 1998 (NA), February 1999 (EU)
- Available on PlayStation (Original version), PC, PS3/Vita (PS Classic), GameCube (The Twin Snakes)
- "What soldiers?"
- "Next-Generation Special Forces led by members of unit FOX-HOUND. They've presented Washington with a single demand, and they say that if it isn't met, they'll launch a nuclear weapon."
The first 3D game in the series, which made it explode in popularity. The cinematic style and storytelling were quite innovative at that time and would influence later games in the medium. In 2004, a remake was released for Nintendo GameCube (MGS: The Twin Snakes).
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY
- Release date: November 2001 (NA/JP), March 2002 (EU)
- Available on PS2 (Original version), PC, PS3/360/Vita (HD version)
- "Don't worry. I know the drill -- we're not terrorists."
- "Very good. Don't you forget that you're a part of "Philanthropy" now, an anti-Metal Gear organization and officially recognized by the UN."
The jump from MGS to MGS2 was one of the biggest in the whole series, both gameplay and graphics wise. Considered by many a postmodern masterpiece, MGS2 was a game ahead of its time; its themes and social commentary are much more relevant now than when it was released.
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER
- Release date: November 2004 (NA), December 2004 (JP), March 2005 (EU)
- Available on PS2 (Original version), PS3/360/Vita (HD version), 3DS (Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D)
The game where we get to see the origins of the legendary soldier known as Big Boss. Snake Eater introduced several new gameplay features, such as the survival and camouflage mechanics. The Subsistence version also added a user-controlled 3D camera and Metal Gear Online, the first iteration of the online modes in the series.
METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS
- Release date: December 2006 (NA/JP), May 2007 (EU)
- Available on PSP
The first canonical game in the series for a portable platform. It introduced the Comrade System, which allows Snake to recruit allies and send them into battle or have them provide intel, for example. Portable Ops also featured a Wi-Fi-enabled multiplayer mode.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
- Release date: June 2008
- Available on PS3
Probably the most divisive game in the whole series, with many of the fans loving it while as many others find it disappointing. For what it's worth, MGS4 was GAF's Game of the Year 2008 (not only once but twice when there was a revote in 2012 and it ended up winning again). In any case, the game is an experience like no other, so you should play it and judge for yourself.
METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER
- Release date: April 2010 (JP), June 2010 (NA/EU)
- Available on PSP (Original version), PS3/360 (HD version)
Initially this game was going to be named Metal Gear Solid 5. Not without reason, since Peace Walker has the biggest amount of content in a Metal Gear game to date, with more than a hundred missions between main and side ops, co-op mode, lots of audio tapes that flesh out the story, etc.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
- Release date: February 2013 (Consoles), January 2014 (PC)
- Available on PS3/360/PC
Platinum Games doing what they do best. A fast-paced action game starring Raiden, over the top in the best possible way, with an excellent soundtrack and memorable bosses. Canon or non-canon, you can't miss this if you're a fan of action games.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
- Release date: March 2014 (Consoles), December 2014 (PC)
- Available on PS3/PS4/360/X1/PC
- "That would be Chico. He’s being held in the same area as Paz. Last radio contact was forty hours ago. Find them both. Bring ‘em back alive. Enter the compound from the south cliff. Secure Chico and Paz, then report back from the rendezvous point."
The prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It consists of a main mission (Ground Zeroes), four side ops with different objectives and two non-canonical extra ops. Despite its short length, it is possibly the best Metal Gear yet in terms of gameplay and it has tons of replayability, so give it a try while you wait for The Phantom Pain!
THE BEST IS YET TO COME...
The setting has never been bigger:
Snake has never looked better:
And imagine how amazing the new Metal Gear is going to look in the Fox Engine:
TRAILERS
- VGA 2012 Debut trailer
- GDC 2013 Trailer
- E3 2013 RED BAND Trailer
- E3 2014 Trailer
- "Quiet But Not Silent" cutscene | "Diamond Dog" cutscene
- Metal Gear Online - World Premiere Trailer
- E3 2015 Trailer
- Gamescom 2015 Trailer
- Launch Trailer
- E3 2014 Gameplay Demo - Afghanistan (Daytime)
- Gamescom 2014 Gameplay Demo - Afghanistan (Nighttime)
- TGS 2014 Gameplay Demo - Africa
- E3 2015 Gameplay Demo
- Freedom of Infiltration Gameplay Demo
- Gamescom 2015 Gameplay Demo - Mother Base & FOB
Snake's Revenge is a stealth action game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and a direct sequel to the NES version of the original Metal Gear. Released in North America in April 1990 and in Europe in March 1992, it was made without the involvement of creator Hideo Kojima and it's not part of the series' canon.
Ghost Babel is a non-canon game, released for the Game Boy Color in 2000, that serves as an alternate sequel to the events of the original Metal Gear. The game is set seven years after the events of Operation Intrude N313.
The AC!D games were released for PSP in 2005 and 2006 respectively, and developed as a separate franchise from the main Metal Gear series. The games use a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions.
Game Designer: 70% of my body is made of movies. - Hideo Kojima
Director of Kojima Productions, former Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment and the man responsible for the Metal Gear series. None other game developer has gone to such great lengths to play his fans like a damn fiddle: the infamous MGS2 bait and switch, creating fake game studios to announce new games just because, etc. This reputation has led some fans to believe that there is a ruse behind everything he does and says, resulting in insane fan theories and legendary threads like TeamCG vs TeamReal or the head transplant Doctor.
Also, as you can see in the picture, a few months ago we succeeded in delivering a poster with MGS-GAF avatars to Kojima. He even hanged it up in the Kojima Productions office, so we couldn't be more proud!
THREAD RULES
Spoiler tags will only be needed in the case new information about The Phantom Pain's plot is revealed. If you want to use spoiler tags to discuss the other games that's fine, but it's not required as all of them have been out for a while.
In addition to this thread, we have a Telegram group filled with MGS GAF members to talk and hang out. If any of you want to join our group please let us know and we'll add you in!
Disagreeing is fine, personal attacks are not. (Thanks Brau for the picture!)
#TEAMS
Will David Hayter appear in MGSV? Choose your team!
- #TeamA: David Hayter will voice Solid Snake
- #TeamB: No David Hayter, but Solid Snake will appear
- #TeamC: No David Hayter, no Solid Snake
- #TeamD: Big Boss = Gray Fox. COINCIDENCE?
- [New] #TeamE: PT included in MGSV as easter egg
FAN VIDEOS
SUPER BUNNYHOP
A great series of in-depth analysis of the first three Metal Gear Solid games.
- Critical Close-up: Metal Gear Solid Part 1 | Part 2
- Critical Close-up: Metal Gear Solid 2
- Critical Close-up: Metal Gear Solid 3
KEFKA PRODUCTIONS
Excellent trailers, montages and movies.
ZOHANNINE
Hilarious machinimas.
NVZMAN
The origins of MGS-GAF.
- Metal Gear GAF V: Ground GAFfers
- Metal Gear GAF V: The Phantom Wait
- Metal Gear GAF 4: Guns of the Sn4ke-triots
CHINNER
Mostly speedruns, but also dubstep and parkour.
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - Eliminate the Renegade Threat Speedrun 0:38.818
- Intense Metal Gear Parkour
INFINITY PATRIOT
In his channel you can find some S-rank walkthroughs of Ground Zeroes.
DEVILFOX
Another MGS-GAF member, who was one of the winners of Donna Burke's music video contest.
YONGYEA
News and analyses about Metal Gear Solid V.
- Metal Gear Online 3 - Trailer Analysis
- YongYea being played like a damn fiddle by our General Batzi a.k.a. OnigawaraV
PYTHONSELKAN
The craziest of the bunch, and leaders of #teamD. You may think their theories are too far-fetched, but if you go with the flow you will enjoy their flawlessly edited videos.
Python & Selkan are actually one and the same person, according to this report by Outer GAF's intel operative Love Deterrence. COINCIDENCE!?
- MGS5 Detailed Analysis - Phantoms of the PATRIOTS, GRAY FOX, S3 Origin, Mirror Therapy - 2 Hours!
- MGS5 - GRAY FOX Silhouette Teased in TGS 2014 Gameplay?!
OUTERCAST
AVATARS
Click the picture to go to a collection of MGS related avatars made by Cipher Cat (thanks CC for your crazy fanfics, the hype Rex/Ray and everything else you have contributed to this community!)
OUTER GAF INFO
There's a hidden link to a Google Docs document in this post, if you quote it you'll see it at the very top. Feel free to add your info!
GRAVEYARD
WALL OF SHAME
