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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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I knew nothing about the series and I enjoyed playing Metal Gear Solid (PS1) this year.

At times it was also really annoying and I needed my partner to motivate me to keep playing it. Usually I was approaching something wrong or I just needed to take a break. I think I restarted on easy difficulty.

Note that it's prominently about the story and has long cutscenes.

A certain part of the game is experienced much better on original hardware than emulator, so if you do have a PS1 laying around, plug it in. If you don't, emulator is fine.

Apparently the sequel is better but I got demotivated too early on.

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