Is MGSV worth playing?

Ehnsanity · May 20, 2020, 03:26:01 PM

This is coming from the perspective of someone who has never played a Metal Gear game in his life so bear with me in case this game is an actual masterpiece and I was unaware.

I found it while looking through my PS Library (presumably it was free one of the months) and recognised that I definitely had not played it. So I ask before I commit the hard drive space, what did you think of it if you played it?

Verbatim · May 20, 2020, 03:29:31 PM

haven't played it either, but i think metal gear is one of those franchises you should try to play in sequential order first

you don't necessarily have to start with the original MSX2 games from the '80s, but starting with MGS1 is recommended

that is, unless you don't care about the story or whatever—it's just a big part of the franchise's appeal

big dog · May 20, 2020, 03:32:07 PM

i enjoyed it, as someone who'd never played any of the other games

had no idea what the fuck was going on though

Ehnsanity · May 20, 2020, 03:35:51 PM

Is the story seriously that confusing or is it just context heavy?

Verbatim · May 20, 2020, 03:37:37 PM

Quote from: Ehnsanity on May 20, 2020, 03:35:51 PM

Is the story seriously that confusing or is it just context heavy?

people meme about how confusing it is, but it's really just very dense and, yeah, context-heavy

Ingy · May 20, 2020, 04:39:31 PM

Ehnsanity · May 20, 2020, 04:51:40 PM

https://youtu.be/2r_8Wf8nRr8

Busta Nut · May 21, 2020, 10:24:04 PM

Quote from: Ehnsanity on May 20, 2020, 03:35:51 PM

Is the story seriously that confusing or is it just context heavy?

It's not complex, just... a tad convoluted at times. There are a couple of retcons along the way, and some story bits that honestly don't need to be explained (MGSV) or loose ends that are just tied up unsatisfactorily (again, MGSV), but overall it's a fun series.

I started with MGS3, then played trough the rest of the series afterward in order. Only real let down was V, but the gameplay was fun overall. MGO3 really just made me wish for 2 again tho.

Big Boss · May 28, 2020, 06:01:57 PM

MGSV is fine as an open world stealth game if you only care about the gameplay