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[Afro Republican]

There have been Metal Gear Solid games released at retail but which one do you believe is the BEST game in the series? Choose one in the poll, and then explain why in a post below!

METAL GEAR SOLID

The Twin Snakes

METAL GEAR SOLID 2

(Requested by TLZ and MiyazakiHatesKojima )

METAL GEAR SOLID 3

METAL GEAR SOLID 4: CUTSCENES OF THE PATRIOTS

PEACE WALKER

Portable Ops

METAL GEAR SOLID V PROLOGUE

METAL GEAR SOLID V

 

[Hostile_18]

Not sure it's fair counting MGS1 and its Remake as separate entries.

MGS 1 PSX gets my vote and then MGS 3. Both games really blurred the line between game and movie, utilizing the best of both mediums IMO.

Loved the opening of MGS5 then when it seemed to go open world I "noped" out.

 

[StickyFox]

MGS 3! With it's tear jerking ending and everything, Substance close second.

 

[firegamer273]

MGS 3 no doubt about that !

 

[MeatSafeMurderer]

i cri evrytiem

Need I say any more?

 

[Psykodad]

The one with The Boss.

 

[kingpotato]

Huh?!
Why limit the survey to Solid entries? Afraid metal gear acid 1 or 2 will steal the show? First VR title I ever enjoyed.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

OP is triggering me by putting the Xbox Version of the MGS2 cover art.

 

[Bryank75]

3... no contest. It has the gameplay, the bosses, the Boss, the amazing ending, just amazing depth and breadth to the game.
Loved the boss battles and the characters.

Oh...and Snake Eater, the song! 'Some days you feed on a tree frog'... awesome!

 

[Afro Republican]

Huh?!
Why limit the survey to Solid entries? Afraid metal gear acid 1 or 2 will steal the show? First VR title I ever enjoyed.

There's an other option at the bottom of the poll.

 

[Dhoulmagus2008]

1. Metal Gear Revengeance
2. MGS2
3. MGS3
4. Peace Walker
5. MGS Acid series

 

[Afro Republican]

OP is triggering me by putting the Xbox Version of the MGS2 cover art.

My Secret Weapon:

 

[WouldYouKindly]

I'm not voting on the simple fact you put that trash twin snakes on the poll

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I went with the one I spent the most hours on, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Played it 200+ hours on the PSP and then another 100 between the PS3 port and the Vita digital version.

Second place, under that same criteria, would be Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain. 150 hours easily.

MGS4 would be third, somewhere around 80-100 hours (I'm not sure exactly).

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Sons of Liberty easily

 

[JLB]

good taste ppl, my two favs are psx and 3 indeed.

 

[KOMANI]

My Secret Weapon:

Your secret weapon is a fake mgs3 subsistence cover by roza? Weird.
also weird to include Portable Ops and not Revengeance.

 

[Azelover]

MGS3 was the most polished and overall better game.

But MGS2 just had a much bigger impact on me. So MGS2: Sons of Liberty.

 

[Afro Republican]

also weird to include Portable Ops and not Revengeance.

There's an other option.

Also Revengeance doesn't have Metal Gear Solid in the title.

 

[Shifty1897]

Good job GAF, 3 really is the best one.

 

[KOMANI]

There's an other option.

Also Revengeance doesn't have Metal Gear Solid in the title.

Haha then why add “metal gear related name”? And why not include :

Haha you only made this thread cause you found one other person that felt like Twin Snakes was the best metal gear. Not even hating, but you should have gone all the way.

 

[Captain Hero]

Oh man ..

Why are we still here GAF ? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my rage … and my anger … The time I’ve lost… the comrades I’ve lost… won’t stop hurting… It’s like they’re all still there. You feel it, too, don’t you?

I can't choose one only .. it's like you asking me to move with one leg or use one hand , every fuckin part is completing the other , solid snake , Big boss , The boss , Eva , Kaz , meryl , liquid , Otacon , Grey fox , Raiden , sniper wolf , psycho Mantis , The end , the sorrow, paz , strange love , ocolot , Johnny and so many great characters..
Best game ? No
Best movie ? No
Best series? No

Its




A Hideo Kojima Game

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

There's an other option.

Also Revengeance doesn't have Metal Gear Solid in the title.

Let's just open it up to any game with "Metal" in the name.

I vote Heavy Metal FAKK 2.

 

[EDMIX]

1.MGS3
2.MGS2
3.MGS Peace Walker
4.MGS4
5.MGS1
6.MGSV

 

[Afro Republican]

Haha then why add “metal gear related name”? And why not include :

Haha you only made this thread cause you found one other person that felt like Twin Snakes was the best metal gear. Not even hating, but you should have gone all the way.

That game was already in the poll.

 

[KOMANI]

That game was already in the poll.

Hahaha you son of... the boss

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I voted for mgs3 as well, but mgs5 has a strong case, even with its flaws. It's the best combat and stealth gameplay the series has ever had, and there's a ton of content even though it feels incomplete. But mgs3 "accomplishes its mission" by feeling complete and whole, like it did everything it set out to do.

I hate mgs4's guts. Best moment was the end credits, that's not an ironic smartass complaint. Literally the coolest thing that happens in the entire game is when you the read the name of the voice actor for big boss in the credits and think "but big boss wasn't in this game" and suddenly the credits stop and a scene with big boss happens. Second best moment was when Snake wore a disguise with Gillian Seed's coat. Every other thought I have about mgs4 is how trash it was. Uncreative bosses...Johnny pooping himself...Sunny making eggs...Fuck off. Imagine making mgs3 and following it up with this piece of crap. And imagine me buying the overpriced ps3 out of excitement for the follow up to mgs3 and getting such a disappointing experience. Ugh. Past trauma revisited! Just thinking about it now makes me push playing death stranding further to the bottom of my backlog.

 

[Sub_Level]

Expected 3 to be first (which is indeed a good game), but pleasantly surprised that 2 is in second. Good taste gaf.

 

[Afro Republican]

I'm actually surprised both variations of V were thrown under the bus. On Gaf I keep hearing how V was a step up from the disappointment of 4.

 

[Digity]

Snake Eater baby.

Spoiler

I love them all

 

[KOMANI]

i would love to give it to GZ, MGS1, and I pulled my vote from MGS2 to give it to Ghost Babel. It’s a testament to how great the franchise is.

 

[Sub_Level]

I'm actually surprised both variations of V were thrown under the bus. On Gaf I keep hearing how V was a step up from the disappointment of 4.

Phantom Content has a mixed reception among the fandom just like 4. And Ground Zeroes is superb but its an appetizer not a meal.

 

[ethomaz]

MGS4.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

For the MGS3 lovers in the thread, was your introduction to the game via Snake Eater or Subsistence?

 

[Kev Kev]

snake eater and its not even close

For the MGS3 lovers in the thread, was your introduction to the game via Snake Eater or Subsistence?

mine was snake eater. the work around for the camera issue is that you could go into first person. and since you could lean left and right or peak over shit while in that view, it was mega helfpful for scouting out areas and even necessary at times.

subsistence was even better tho. i still used first person perspective a lot but having the camera was liberating. its been so ong since i played the og snake eater that i cant remember what having the "fixed" camera was like. but it never bothered me as i was used to it from mgs1 as a kid and mgs2 later on of course

 

[KOMANI]

This would have been easier if we compartmentalize by era, canon, or creators.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

My Secret Weapon:

 

[Afro Republican]

For the MGS3 lovers in the thread, was your introduction to the game via Snake Eater or Subsistence?

The Later sold less so I expect most people sadly played the unplayable original version.

 

[MeatSafeMurderer]

For the MGS3 lovers in the thread, was your introduction to the game via Snake Eater or Subsistence?

Snake Eater. Subsistence's camera is definitely better, and I wouldn't choose to play without it today, but the original release is what stole my heart.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

For the MGS3 lovers in the thread, was your introduction to the game via Snake Eater or Subsistence?

Subsistence. I heard there were a lot of improvements.

 

[SentientStone]

Metal Gear Solid 1 is my favourite.
Metal Gear Solid 2 was most hyped though due to the period of my life and the massive upgrade in graphics.
Metal Gear Solid 3 was a masterpiece too, if I was younger it would have been my favourite with the help of nostalgia.
After 4 I kinda lost interest in the series (was so hyped but felt the game was overproduced and with too much cheesy exposition for my taste).

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I played the series out of order and by the time I reached MGS3, Subsistence was already out on PS2 so naturally I went with that version. Thanks for sating my curiosity MeatSafeMurderer Afro Republican Kev Kev and Touch fuzZy. get BizZay

 

[Sub_Level]

The Later sold less so I expect most people sadly played the unplayable original version.

The one with the stable framerate unlike Subsistence lol

 

[KOMANI]

The one with the stable framerate unlike Subsistence lol

That might be because they added more environment so you couldnt see how bare the map was with the 3D camera. (According to Ryan Payton).
Side note: all versions of mgs3 sold less than 1,2, and I believe 4 worldwide.

 

[Neff]

V because it has by far -by fucking FAR- the best gameplay.

 

[Thabass]

MGS 3 followed VERY closely by Peace Walker and MGS2. So close, but Debriefing FOR THE SONG ALONE + the rest of the game is the reason this game is my number one. Glad to see other people agree.

 

[Zoanoid33]

The Boss > Every character ever

 

[MrS]

Peaked with 3 imho. The atmosphere, boss fights and story were all absolutely incredible.

 

[Hinedorf]

I picked MGS for PSX. If not for that amazing game you can't really speak to the future.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Definitely 2. It controls great, the level design is awesome, the narrative is the best and it holds up better than any other game in the franchise. There are no objectively wrong picks though, what a great franchise.

Rising is also a masterpiece.