It's summer. I've played every MGS except for 4. Time to rectify that?

[Deleted member 8860]

Play MGR: Revengeance instead, OP.

Way better conclusion than GoT, way more fun than MGS4.

 

[BasilZero]

I did a MGS marathon with the MGS Legacy collection on PS3.


Finished MGS4 last month and it was great though I still find MGS3 to be the best in the series.

 

[packy17]

No.

Preserve your innocence.

MGS4 is a game Kojima didn't want to make and it shows in every facet of it's design, themes, and gameplay.

 

[FantasticMrSnake]

Yes, do it!

 

[Jimnymebob]

It's 2 really good levels, followed by 3 appalling ones that disregard every good gameplay idea the game had at that point.

The story is dumb, but in a fun way, and the game tries to overcome all its shortcomings by dumping nostalgia on you constantly.

I'd give it a 9/10.

 

[MistaTwo]

Absolutely. It's a flawed masterpiece, but at least feels like a more cohesive experience than MGS5. It trips over itself trying to tie up every lose end, while MGS5 is basically short an entire act.

 

[SsjCouri]

But they're so long ugh

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Thats what the popcorn is for silly :)

 

[Masterspeed]

It's a terrible 3 hour movie with a 35 minute game demo attached to it. I wish I could erase it from my memory.

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35 minutes? Now that's just bullshit. I've beat MGS4 a few times, I'm not a speed runner or anything,but there's way more game play than that.

Sure it's more linear, but it's still great.

 

[MistahShowtime]

It's the best game in the entire series. So yes, you should play it.

 

[Deleted member 37928]

I didn't like it much initially but I loved it when I replayed the entire series a couple of years later. So yes Op, give it a shot!

 

[NotLiquid]

Play one act a day

 

[GMM]

Terrible game and mediocre movie, absolutely the worst in the franchise by a long shot, watch Game of Thrones instead.

 

[EeK9X]

I'd say that it's woth. Last good MGS game.

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Not a very popular opinion, but I'd have to agree.

Love MG1 and 2, MGS1, 2 (yes, even 2) and 3. Hate Portable Ops (later excised from canon) and Peace Walker. The Phantom Pain is a good infiltration sandbox, but a terrible Metal Gear game (its story also basically borrows from Snake's Revenge, which is a sin on its own).

As for 4, the first couple chapters are the worst, and not representative of what a Metal Gear game should be (I blame Ryan Payton for his "influence"). Some consider chapter 3 a bore (I like it for being a true stealth section), and what follows are some of the best moments in gaming history.

Definitely worth it to experience them as a player, and not just through YouTube videos.