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Rank the Metal Gear Solid games.

Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:25 pm
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:25 pm
I'm ranking only the games I've played and completed, which is the main MGS games with MGS1-MGS5. Never played any of the PSP games because I never had a PSP.

1. MGS3. Everything that has been said about this game has been said. The story, the presentation. My favorite PS2 game ever.

2. MGS1. Started the modern franchise on PS. First experienced this game on a demo disc from Pizza Hut and I was hooked since. I remember being sad when the demo ended after you got into the vent in the area where the Hind helicopter was after you got the SOCOM in the truck. The Gamecube remake, The Twin Snakes, was excellent, just wish it had come out for PS2 or Xbox.

3. MGS5. I'm lumping in Ground Zeroes and the main game Phantom Pain into here. Just a brilliant concept and natural progression for the franchise as more and more people want open world experiences. Just depressing knowing this might be the last great MGS game thanks to Konami fricking everything up.

4. MGS4. An amazing game and my favorite PS3 game ever. It's an A+ game, but I realized it's the game I replayed the least. Probably one of the best displays of the PS3's capabilities. Can only imagine how beautiful it would have been on the PC.

4. MGS2. Good follow up to the first game. I can complain about the Raidan plot but that's been done before, so I won't. Essential early PS2 game.

Posted by Blitzed
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:26 pm to
Copy cat
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
18317 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:32 pm to
Copying the idea for a ranking thread?
Posted by Blitzed
Member since Oct 2009
21310 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:33 pm to
yeah
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
18317 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:39 pm to
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yeah


Posted by IAmReality
Member since Oct 2012
12229 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:40 pm to
I only played 1 2 and 3.

MGS 1 is the best, blew everyone away for it's time.

1
3
2
Posted by Tigerfan7218
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
14251 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:52 pm to
3
5
1
4
2
Posted by Freauxzen
Utah
Member since Feb 2006
37286 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 4:55 pm to
1. Metal Gear (NES)
2. MSG 3


The rest were incredibly pretentious games imo. Something always felt off about the presentation and game systems, for being fairly simple games. I toyed with 5 and thought it was good, but again, meh.

Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:09 pm to
3
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1
5
4
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66431 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:20 pm to
nostalgia-laced rankings

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1
3
4
5



trying to avoid nostalgia

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1
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5



5 was a well-made game, but a shite MG game
Posted by The Quiet One
Former United States
Member since Oct 2013
11600 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:13 pm to
1 - tGOAT
3 - Awesome ending & boss fights
Peace Walker - Polarizing, but I loved it
2 - Great job at theme development, but boring 2nd half
5 - Passable. Great mechanics, awful gameplay
4 - Kojima smacks fans in the face with his own feces
Posted by saintsfan92612
Taiwan
Member since Oct 2008
28878 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:34 pm to
MGS4 was so beautiful, but was the least fun to play imo. Essentially a 20+ hour movie.


MGS5 is probably the most fun to frick around in, but had a pretty lame story.

MGS1 and 3 were definitely 1 and 2 in some order. Just great story and good gameplay.

MGS2 wasn't awful, but pretty forgettable.

So I would agree with your 5 exactly.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77614 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:40 pm to
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MGS2 wasn't awful, but pretty forgettable.


Well that's not right.
Posted by saintsfan92612
Taiwan
Member since Oct 2008
28878 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:45 pm to
I meant the whole AI plot... and Solidus fight and Vamp and the others...just all around more boring than 1 and 3
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77614 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:48 pm to
2 was anything but boring, which is what I'd classify 3.
Posted by The Fall of Romo
Independence
Member since Oct 2013
731 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 8:12 pm to
I’ve only played the first 4. Started 5 but after repeatedly hearing that the story was weak I stopped playing before I invested too much time into it. With that said -
1. 3
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
Posted by AUtigerNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2011
17107 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 8:54 pm to
5 Phantom Pain is an awesome game. I really enjoyed.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66431 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 9:08 pm to
quote:

MGS2 wasn't awful, but pretty forgettable.


2 was my first and it BLEW MY frickING MIND. still has a special place for me
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66431 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 9:43 pm to
quote:

I meant the whole AI plot... and Solidus fight and Vamp and the others...just all around more boring than 1 and 3


Posted by IAmReality
Member since Oct 2012
12229 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 9:57 pm to
MGS2 the game was pretty good
MGS2 the characters and story were abortions

Makes MGS2 hard to evaluate fairly
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