Is it OK to play Metal Gear Solid 5 first?

You only stand to gain from starting with an earlier game in the MGS franchise; it will introduce you to the story more comfortably and you will appreciate the gradual gameplay improvements.

Do you need to play previous Metal Gear Solid games before 5?

While it's certainly not required to play the games in order, it will make understanding Metal Gear's overarching plot much easier.

Which Metal Gear game should you play first?

In fact, MGS3 ends up being a wonderful starting point for those interested in Metal Gear's story, since the events of this game end up getting referenced in pretty much every title that follows.

Which Metal Gear Solid 5 to play first?

Play Ground Zeroes first; it serves as a prolouge to the Phantom Pain.

What should I play before Metal Gear Solid 5?

Firstly welcome to the series, you're in for a treat! To answer your question, it is definitely recommended that if you can, you play Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3, 4, Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes, even better if you play the first two Metal Gears and Portable Ops.

I can't believe I never played Metal Gear Solid V

Why is MGS5 unfinished?

But it didn't- wanting to release the game after a long development cycle, and not wanting to spend any more money on it than the large sum they had already invested, Konami cut short the development of Metal Gear Solid 5. And that was, in so many ways, the root of so many problems.

Is Metal Gear Solid 5 a long game?

When focusing on the main objectives, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is about 45½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 163 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

How to start Metal Gear Solid 5?

METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Press the Start button while on the title screen to display the Title Menu. Play from the beginning or continue a previously saved game. Select the mission you want to play.

Can you beat Metal Gear Solid 5 without killing?

Yes. You can't go without hurting someone, but you most certainly can go without killing anybody. ...

Do you have to play Metal Gear Solid 1 4 before 5?

No. The "essential" games you should play if you want to know the full lore are probably: MGS3, Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes. MGS4 happens after TPP and is more about Solid Snake than Big Boss.

How to be a girl in Metal Gear Solid 5?

Go to Prisoner Extraction 02 in Side Ops, which seems to always spawn the otherwise extremely rare woman prisoners. This unlocked my FemSnake, who was assigned the random codename "Obsidian Mole." Then, when choosing a mission, go to Character and you'll be able to play the rest of the game as her.

What is the shortest Metal Gear game?

It starts with Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, which takes only two hours to beat, and ends with Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, which takes 45 hours just for a normal playthrough.

Is Metal Gear Solid 5 funny?

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is wildly fun, often despite its story, but rarely despite its systems.

Is Metal Gear Solid 5 better than 4?

As a result, it's safe to say that Metal Gear Solid V has the superior gameplay but Metal Gear Solid 4 is definitely great fun, especially with its amazing bosses.

Why is MGSV so confusing?

Part of the reason the overarching series narrative might be so complicated is because Kojima did not have the entire plot assembled when he made the first game, he said. This can lead to story inconsistencies, like the ones Kojima previously warned Metal Gear Solid V players to expect.

Is mgs5 only in Afghanistan?

The first hour or so of The Phantom Pain takes place in Cyprus, during a harrowing hospital escape. However, the remainder of the game takes place in a Soviet controlled Afghanistan and a multifaction controlled Africa.

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Is MGS V grindy?

It's only the end game that is grindy. Try doing to the FOB Event 150 times in a row. That's grindy. The SP side of the game isn't nearly as bad as you're making it out to be, although if resources are your problem, at least do the FOB Event a dozen times or so before you say it's grindy.

Why does quiet not talk in Metal Gear Solid 5?

He deduced that she must have decided not to speak, or even write, English in order to avoid infecting Mother Base with the strain of the parasite inside her.

What Metal Gear game is quiet in?

Created by Hideo Kojima, designed by Yoji Shinkawa, and based on and voiced by Stefanie Joosten, Quiet appears in the 2015 action-adventure stealth game, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as one of the game bosses opposing the protagonist Venom Snake, but can also become an ally who can go on missions with him.

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Is Metal Gear Solid 5 difficulty?

I agree that it's pretty low on the difficulty scale, at least when it comes to dying or "failing," but unless you're getting really high grades on every single mission, it can't be that easy.

Is Metal Gear Survive a horror game?

About this game

Travel to a strange alternative universe and fend off zombies in the action-adventure survival horror METAL GEAR SURVIVE.

Is DD a guy or a girl?

DD's gender was confirmed to be male in the main menu featured in the demonstration, with the presenter repeatedly referring to him by masculine pronouns, and supported by DD lifting his leg up to urinate at the start of the mission (female canids squat when urinating).

How many endings does Metal Gear Solid 5 have?

This is why Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has two endings. At the climax of the game's first chapter, Venom Snake and his Diamond Dogs take their revenge on the villainous Skull Face and the credits roll—but then the game's second chapter starts.