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I've been convinced to give the Metal Gear series a try, but I've never played them before. Where do I start and what are some tips I should know? (hexbear.net)
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I've never played a Metal Gear game because I figured that it was some military glazing action movie wannabe with a couple of wacky memeable moments here and there.

Well I was watching a someone play through the original and this shit actually seems right up my alley. It's way, way goofier and less chuddy than I expected. It is very action movie, but it happens to mimic the style of the only type of action movie I like. The type that is so over the top and silly that you wonder if it's taking itself seriously or not. Like Escape from New York in game form.

I can pirate legally acquire literally every game in the series easily, But where should I even start? There's like a million of these games and remakes. Should I start with NES game? Metal Gear Solid PS1 or Twin Snakes? Which ones are skippable? What the hell is a Revengeance?!

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[–] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It’s military glazing in the same way Twin Peaks is FBI glazing is about the best way I can put it, especially in response to your comment about it being kind of goofy and not chuddy. MGS is sexy/goofy in the best way.

If we want to do it chronologically, it would be MGS 3 and then MGS V, MGS 1, 2. 4.

3, V, Metal Gear, 1,2,4 would be interesting.

Anyways, if you start with 3, you can continue with 1 (and then 2 and 4) or go to V and then 124. You should start with 3 imo. Biased since it’s the first MGS I ever played but I can’t imagine any other intro. So much pulpy fun, and you can go into the story with a blank slate.

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