The Day I understood Metal Gear Solid

Batch · January 08, 2016, 08:27:04 AM

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Yeah I still dont get it.

Verbatim · January 08, 2016, 08:32:49 AM

Star Bomb is the embodiment of cancer.

Batch · January 08, 2016, 08:55:02 AM

Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 08, 2016, 08:32:49 AM

Star Bomb is the embodiment of cancer.

We'll add it to the list.

DAS B00T x2 · January 08, 2016, 09:41:39 AM

Metal Gear?

Elai · January 08, 2016, 09:45:11 AM

Does this video have anything to offer a Metal Gear vet like me?

Raptor the Kid (24) · January 08, 2016, 11:16:37 AM

sick animation

Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM

Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand

Luciana · January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM

Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand

If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.

Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 04:45:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand
If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.

Jumping into any franchise without playing previous installments is confusing.

MGS is no different.

Doctor Doom · January 08, 2016, 04:49:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand
If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.

How many other developers need to release an entire encyclopedia just to let new players catch up? Not many, I'd wager.

Verbatim · January 08, 2016, 04:56:14 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:45:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM
Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand
If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.
Jumping into any franchise without playing previous installments is confusing.

MGS is no different.

you're one of a very small amount of people who have actually played the MGS games in sequence, though

prior to the MGS collection being released, you couldn't really blame western gamers for not owning an MSX 2 to play the original two games on--and the one we did get on NES ended up having nothing to do with anything

then there was snake's revenge, so we assumed that was part of the story, too

and there were no smug internet assholes to tell you how wrong you were, so

yeah, i'd say it's pretty fucked up

all you're saying is, "it's not fucked up if you take away what makes it fucked up"

Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 04:59:12 PM

Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 08, 2016, 04:56:14 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:45:39 PM
Quote from: Luciana on January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM
Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand
If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.
Jumping into any franchise without playing previous installments is confusing.

MGS is no different.
you're one of a very small amount of people who have actually played the MGS games in sequence, though

prior to the MGS collection being released, you couldn't really blame western gamers for not owning an MSX 2 to play the original two games on--and the one we did get on NES ended up having nothing to do with anything

then there was snake's revenge, so we assumed that was part of the story, too

and there were no smug internet assholes to tell you how wrong you were, so

yeah, i'd say it's pretty fucked up

all you're saying is, "it's not fucked up if you take away what makes it fucked up"

MG1 and MG2 aren't all that integral to the franchise. MGS1 onwards is, minus PO, Revengeance, and any non-canonical games.

Cadenza has moved on · January 08, 2016, 05:02:26 PM

The games make more sense if you ignore the existence of 4 and V.

Elai · January 08, 2016, 05:07:15 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM

Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand

MGS2 is pretty hard to make sense of.

Cadenza has moved on · January 08, 2016, 05:19:52 PM

Quote from: Eliab on January 08, 2016, 05:07:15 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand

MGS2 is pretty hard to make sense of.

President octopus wants to save the world from the people who are manipulating you, the player character.

Granted it takes the entire game for this to become apparent.

Luciana · January 08, 2016, 05:22:05 PM

Quote from: Cadenza on January 08, 2016, 05:02:26 PM

The games make more sense if you ignore the existence of 4 and V.

Kinda, yeah

challengerX · January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM

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Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 06:02:19 PM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM

Some of the shittiest games around.

memes

challengerX · January 08, 2016, 06:03:27 PM

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Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 06:05:04 PM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 06:03:27 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM
Some of the shittiest games around.
memes
Easily one of the worst franchises. Completely nonsensical story and subpar gameplay.

So which have you played?

Verbatim · January 08, 2016, 06:06:45 PM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM

Some of the shittiest games around.

oh look, verb's trying to shit up another thread

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Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 06:29:10 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 06:05:04 PM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 06:03:27 PM
Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM
Some of the shittiest games around.
memes
Easily one of the worst franchises. Completely nonsensical story and subpar gameplay.
So which have you played?

challengerX · January 08, 2016, 06:35:28 PM

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January 08, 2016, 06:46:25 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:45:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on January 08, 2016, 04:41:42 PM
Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
Metal Gear isn't that difficult to understand
If you've been following it game to game maybe. Try jumping into 2 or 4 without any references.
Jumping into any franchise without playing previous installments is confusing.

MGS is no different.

Tell that to the ones that jump into Fallout, Bioshock, and The Elder Scrolls.

Girl of Mystery · January 08, 2016, 06:50:29 PM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 06:35:28 PM

Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 06:05:04 PM
Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 06:03:27 PM
Quote from: Lemnator on January 08, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 05:59:56 PM
Some of the shittiest games around.
memes
Easily one of the worst franchises. Completely nonsensical story and subpar gameplay.
So which have you played?
I've tried most of them. I played the new one and the other older ones on the PS2.

Funny how MGSV is being praised for its gameplay, huh?

Also lol. Just because you didn't understand it doesn't make the story nonsensical.
If you're after a super serious 24/7 story then MGS is the wrong franchise. It's supposed to be corny.

Big Boss · January 08, 2016, 07:58:49 PM

Quote from: Cadenza on January 08, 2016, 05:02:26 PM

The games make more sense if you ignore the existence of 4 and V.

4 is acceptable, 5 is fanon

Batch · January 08, 2016, 09:07:28 PM

Another thread where Lemon takes it too seriously. Just chill man.

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Girl of Mystery · January 09, 2016, 12:51:57 AM

Quote from: challengerX on January 08, 2016, 11:28:02 PM

Funny how CoD is still selling millions of copies, huh?

For somebody that calls Skyrim's story trash, you seem to enjoy really shitty stories.

CoD selling a lot doesn't have anything to do with anything. It's still shit regardless of sales and people know it's shit. People praised MGSV for its gameplay because it was one of the things it nailed.

He says as he unironically thinks Bioshock Infinite has a good story and Skyrim is well written.
You're like the person to ignore when it comes to story.