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The better version of MGSV came out 12 years ago today
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SlimeGooGoo
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The_hunter
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The first portable game I played that was better than the console counterpart.
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MGS5, except Konami wouldn't let him call it MGS5.
And still thinks that because he has been very clear that TPP is MGSV.
And still thinks that because he has been very clear that TPP is MGSV.
ValiantTraveler
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One of the best PSP games I played and a great Metal Gear. I loved the cutscene artworks and animations - wish more developers used that style. The bite-sized missions were a lot of fun and allowed for a large variety of environments and objectives. While the story wasn't mind-blowing as you would expect an MGS story to be, it had some heartfelt moments. The dialogue writing and voice acting were impeccable, come to think of it this was David Hayter's last performance. Some gameplay moments were outstanding like the mission where you go all out against enemies. Bosses were tedious but the Peace Walker final fight was incredible.
nominedomine
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Oh, you'll see it, it just won't be any good (most likely).
CamHostage
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I have Peacewalker but for some reason it got buried in my pile, so the only PSP Metal Gear I played through was Portable Ops...
I personally recommend that one though, it's not by Kojima (and neither PSP game really solved the single-analog stick issue; PW did some things better, but I also hear it removed crawl and did some other things differently,) but PO is kind of the proto-Peacewalker, with a story that really helps going from 3 to PW to V (albeit PW re-retconned some things in it.) It's a bite-sized, mission-at-a-time style game, but there's also bosses and an evolving story when you're not just grinding out tasks on different maps. Certainly not perfect, you're fine if you missed it, but it's got some memorable moments and contributions to the saga.
To me, the two PSP games go hand in hand, and although I get why it didn't fit, it's sort of a shame that the MGS HD Collection didn't remaster both games. (AC!D 1&2 could have been done over too, but those don't fit any canon; also MGS GB was pretty good and could have been redone a bit like the MG 1&2 games on that HD Collection.)
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Dick Jones
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Wonder what Kojima will think of next with the PS5's SSD
It would be cool if there was a similar comment to change discs and when Snake goes to light a cigarette (MGS4 loading callback) Otacon tells him the SSD had already loaded it in. Snake grumbled that he used to have time to smoke a cigarette waiting for it before.
ValiantTraveler
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Thank you for posting this. You summed up my thoughts about Portable Ops. I played it twice before Peace Walker. It's a shame fans don't talk about it despite it having introduced the soldier recruitment mechanic and being a solid game overall. Proto-Peace Walker is a great way to describe it. For a game where Kojima wasn't involved, the team behind it did a great job.
93xfan
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solidus12
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There's the option to have one complete installation at the beginning.
Peace Walker is unironically one of my favorite MGS titles ever.
I had the Peace Walker logo on a mousepad for quite some time. I had a part of the Peace Walker main theme as my ringtone for the longest time as well. It's the bit starting around the 2:00 minute mark:
The bit before it is this sort of "calm before the storm" before the next segment just blasts you with this intensity and I absolutely LOVE it.
I had the Peace Walker logo on a mousepad for quite some time. I had a part of the Peace Walker main theme as my ringtone for the longest time as well. It's the bit starting around the 2:00 minute mark:
The bit before it is this sort of "calm before the storm" before the next segment just blasts you with this intensity and I absolutely LOVE it.
remember_spinal
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I loved portable ops. I think thats where PAZ originates also
Kerotan Frog
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I also love Portable Ops. It's CRIMINALLY underrated. I love the story so damn much. And Calling to the Night is an amazing track.
Arkangelus0
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The original mgsv, kojima says in his mind the idea start with The Boss in Normandy and sadly we dont get that, the mgsv we got its a terrible metal gear full of plotholes, terrible story and a bland expwrience, peace walker like you say is the better mgsv, the Best psp game and 1 of the Best mgs in gameplay
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Arkangelus0
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The gameplay its not as good as PW, But at the time, 2006 was amazing (yes it needed a New scheme control) and the story was fucking amazing, and yes its fucking canon, But like all non mgs kojima games, sadly it was not re released (digital copy arrive post vita), the 2 acid games never Go digital in North América and lets not forget the biggest list mgs of all, GHOST FUCKING BABEL
treemk
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I was so freakin hyped for this game, borrowed my brother's PSP to play through Portable Ops and then pre ordered the Big Boss PSP.
The game fully lived up to it. I played it for hundreds of hours and 100% the game. Co-op and PVP using the PS3 program (Adhoc party?) was really fun too. The game was fully designed for the PSP in a way that made it fell better for being portable instead of limited or watered down.
Unfortunately my battery swelled up, so I need to find a new one before I can use my PSP again
The game fully lived up to it. I played it for hundreds of hours and 100% the game. Co-op and PVP using the PS3 program (Adhoc party?) was really fun too. The game was fully designed for the PSP in a way that made it fell better for being portable instead of limited or watered down.
Unfortunately my battery swelled up, so I need to find a new one before I can use my PSP again
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Imru’ al-Qays
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Finally playing these games on my Vita, almost done with 3. Probably going to do PW next unless someone makes a strong case for PO. After 1-3 I'm desperate for a game with solid, modern controls lol
Arkangelus0
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If you alrdedy played 1 to 3, play the release order, portable ops, 4 and pw, the games not only have good gameplay, have amazing story
plasmawave
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Arkangelus0
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That game is awesome, Just People are not ready for that conversation, the zombies are People Who nanomachines take control, the game final battle is metal gear vs a kaiju made of nanomachines, that mgs rising on steroids
crunchyBiscuits
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Peace Walker was brilliant. I also enjoyed the animated comic book style cutscenes
Really wish they brought it to PC or remastered for newer consoles
Really wish they brought it to PC or remastered for newer consoles
Arkangelus0
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Me and my Best friend are actually playing peace walker since Last week on xbox series x/s, you can play it on xbox one as well
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MrMephistoX
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I actually didn't realize this was BC on Xbox? Just bought it https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/mgs-pw-hd/BQXWH8FJK3V0 ironically XSX is the best overall MGS saga console at the moment all thats missing is MGS1 and 4. Curious how it holds up visually...I played Ninja Gaiden 2 the other day for the first time and the art direction made it seem current gen...until you zoom in on textures lol.
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ParaSeoul
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ParaSeoul
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We lost too many good PSPs to thisI was so freakin hyped for this game, borrowed my brother's PSP to play through Portable Ops and then pre ordered the Big Boss PSP.
The game fully lived up to it. I played it for hundreds of hours and 100% the game. Co-op and PVP using the PS3 program (Adhoc party?) was really fun too. The game was fully designed for the PSP in a way that made it fell better for being portable instead of limited or watered down.
Unfortunately my battery swelled up, so I need to find a new one before I can use my PSP again
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
It's light on story & bosses, level design could be better and the controls were difficult to get around (but emulated you can make it a bit better setting the d-pad camera to the 2nd analog stick, which is still gonna be digital but oh well) but the mood, style & ideas were ace, Kojima adopted many.
Portable Ops is flawed but neat, I wish PW/V were more like it, but with Kojima back onboard instead of just expanding on its awesome ideas and features and and bringing in some QOL changes to it all, they just went to batshit crazy extremes where you just fulton everyone and everything in it.
There was also the expandalone Portable Ops + which doubled down on randomized missions and the multiplayer (which I guess was pretty awesome for the PSP all things considered, much like Metal Gear Online was for the PS2, It had new characters and collabs like Old Snake before MGS4).
It's the final "classic" Metal Gear Solid game before 4, PW and V went in a totally different direction so shouldn't be missed for that alone, though I guess if you're playing them in a sequence you can always play some newer games then go back to this, they didn't release chronologically after all.
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Bo_Hazem
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Wonder what Kojima will think of next with the PS5's SSD
Is your nickname base on Solidus Snake?
Sadly, I didn't play Peace Keeper as I'm not a handheld guy.
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papersleeves
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Never played Peace Walker. I have the MGS HD Collection on PS3. Is this pretty a good candidate to get into it?
Peace Walker was GOAT metal gear for me for a long time. I used to marvel at how good it looked on psp. I remember vividly playing it and passing it on a holiday to France and UK. I bought it to play on the plane and got hooked, and used all my down time, whether it after a days sightseeing and in between restaurants or on trains before sleeping in my hotel, playing that game. I even managed to get a Peace Walker tshirt at a Uniqlo in Paris. It was fucking brilliant. Still have it, and still have the PSP. Tempted to fire it up.
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DelireMan7
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If you're not familiar with at least MGS3, I would say Peace Walker is not a good starting point.
Best is MGS1, 2 3 and then PW.
You could go MGS3 directly and then PW.
EDIT : On topic, I played it first time last year and it's amazing. One of the best of the series. Those "comic style" cutscenes... Wonderful
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treemk
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The futon could have used more limitations, more so in V than PW but for me having to drag people around so much in PO was one of the worst things about it. The wormhole in V does kinda ruin the game.
Slicker than your average
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Still makes me laugh that people think peace walker is a good mgs game, it's not even a good game.
Missions last what like 1 minute with 3 enemies you can just run past.
Boring bullet sponge bosses
Awful story with snake in love with a computer he wants to fuck.
Missions last what like 1 minute with 3 enemies you can just run past.
Boring bullet sponge bosses
Awful story with snake in love with a computer he wants to fuck.
DelireMan7
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I give you the bullet sponge bosses.
For the rest, it looks like you didn't play the full game xD
But I'd say it's not for everyone.
papersleeves
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Sorry if I didn't express myself correctly. I have played MGS1, Twin Snakes, MGS2, MGS3, MGS3 Subsistence, MGS4 and finally MGSV. A bunch of times for MGS1-2-3 especially. It's only Peace Walker that I've skipped. I was wonderous if the PS3 port included in the HD Collection is a good rendition or if I should hunt a PSP copy instead.
DelireMan7
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Ha sorry xD
I heard the PS3 version is the best. Better graphics, framerate... I played the PSP version last year and it was fine for me. A bit rough at the start but quickly I didn't mind it anymore. The PSP stick can be annoying and the aiming controls are weird at first.
I think the PS3 version is the must play now that I think about it.
RoadHazard
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What is it?
treemk
Banned
One minute is an exaggeration on how short they are, but short missions is exactly what you should have on a portable game.
Bullet sponge bosses are negated by upgrading your weapons and co-op, the giant robots and monsters are fucking awesome in co-op. All of the main story level bosses can be deleted in seconds with upgraded weapons. I imagine it was heavily designed for kids on a train, bus, or at school playing co-op but I did most of it on adhoc party.
The story is cheese with some cringe, that's just MGS.
The game is a masterclass on how to make a big IP work on portable. Did you play it on PSP or the PS3 remaster?
The PS3 version is good but you miss the charm of playing it on PSP, worth playing if you don't have access to a PSP.
Javthusiast
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solidus12
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yes, I love MGS, though peace walker is my least favorite
Good, do you want yet another timeless masterpiece series to be ruined and loose all relevance because of untalented imposter losers working for scum leech corporates and speculators trying to milk it?
SlimeGooGoo
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