Ill try to explain the full metal gear story, without saturating it with unnecessary information. Metal gear solid, the best video game series ever gq. After the cliff hanger at the end of mgs2, in true metal gear solid fashion, mgs3 has nothing to do with it. Only for for metal gear fanatics everybody almost everybody has been waiting, eagerly for the chance to start up their ps3s and boot up a round of mgs4. It is the ninth installment in the metal gear series that was directed, written and.
Metal gear is a series of actionadventure stealth video games created by hideo kojima and. Im alex, game developer at kalopsia games and huge fan of metal gear every time a new metal gear is about to be released, i have to reorganize my ideas and memories about the saga, which is usually a tiring task. Unfortunately, skull face expected that would happen. Someone asked help to understand ocelots role in the series and it was wonderfully explained. So, it makes sense that series receives a new life on nintendo switch. With metal gear solid 4 came came a newfound focus on authenticity, a desire of being relatively more grounded in reality, and to achieve that, the series tried to explain things, sometimes even. What the hell happened to metal gears story after metal. The decadesspanning metal gear solid saga isnt exactly the easiest. Without its deleted finale, metal gear solid v has. Snake himself will be more of a silent protagonist similar to mad max in mad max 2.
Revengeance due to it taking place after their shutdown in metal gear solid 4, their impact as well as the organization itself are frequently referenced. The story of metal gear, in its entirety, begins with the boss. I dont understand the ending to metal gear solid v. The boss is a woman who, in her mid20s, assembled a cooperative special forces unit of american and soviet operatives in wwii that played a significant role in the allied victory the cobra unit. In addition, thirty enemies which act as collectibles due to their left arms are mentioned by doktor to contain data directly relating. Please explain me peace walker story metal gear solid. Metal gear solid was cinematic in every sense of the word, from the opening credits. Boss is the central figure and overarching villain of the metal gear series. Stealth assassins is actually the first as it was released a few months earlier. Big boss finds and destroys the metal gear raxa, which is later revealed to be just. The third game in the series, metal gear solid for the playstation, marked the beginning of a whole new line of 3d for metal gear. New official metal gear solid website explains series plot. During the battle, the boss gives birth to a boy called adamska.
Could someone please sort of explain what happened before mgs4 because i dont understand anything in the story. Can someone provide me with a summary of the metal gear. The long, convoluted story of the metal gear solid saga so far big boss, aka naked snake big boss is the central figure and overarching villain of the metal gear series. The metal gear series is one of the most famous video game series for a reason.
Metal gear solid everything you need to know about the entire. There is an updated version of snake eater for 3ds and just recently nvidias shield tv. You can use xray vision, never explained, to look at. Theyre inspirational and theyre a large part of what makes the series so great. The 15 best quotes from the metal gear solid series. Metal gear solid the series updates to 3d for the playstation generation. I dont know, but i rather that than just green light a solar tone deaf metal gear, solid six or a metal gear solid mobile game, you know, but thats just me and thats pretty much where were at with the metal gear series. The phantom pain is due to take place slap bang in the middle of the storyline laid out by all previous series entries, ive pieced together the overarching narrative. The metal gear solid franchise is wellknown for its complicated story that many say is as complex or even moreso than the twistheavy tv show lost. In anticipation, he plants two bombs inside of paz while preparing an attack on mother base. Metal gear solid v was always supposed to be the missing link in the series, the game that explains how big boss transformed from the heroic, idealistic soldier of mgs3 to the big bad villain of. Entire metal gear saga explained big boss pt 1 duration. The story is arguably the least complex of the solid series, with that said the story itself is still very well written and provides the foundation for the rest of the games. Metal gear solid has always been something of a metanarrative first and a literal narrative second.
At the climax of the games first chapter, venom snake and his diamond dogs take their revenge on the villainous skull face and the credits rollbut then the games second chapter starts. Solid snake is attacked by gray fox who is piloting the metal gear r. Solid snake is sent to an alaskan facility for disposing of nuclear missiles, which has been seized by terrorists. Metal gear solid is about one soldiers legacy the boss the boss had a vision of a unified and united world forever branded a traitor, by the country she loyally served and protected. Its the characters around him who will expand the story. We try to explain metal gear in 12 minutes gametrailers.
This is a complete text dumpof a crucial part in metal gear solid 2mgs2 last scenes. The metal gear series is a complicated, circular mess of plotlines filled with surprises, twists, and betrayals. Guns of the patriots, but ive never played any of the other ones. Mainly that the games are really good, with eradefining graphics and deep, well thoughtthrough gameplay. Ground zeroes, big boss mounts a rescue for paz and chico. The phantom is the big boss that solid snake fights and i guess kills in the first game, explaining why big boss was alive in. Snake begins to build his metal gear, zeke, from parts stolen from the other mechs.
The html 5powered interactive game universe lays out the series story with an. The phantom pain, but are worried about not understanding anything thats going on, here. Solid snake is infected with a virus called foxdie which uses nanomachines in the body to kill certain people. Metal gear solid everything you need to know about the. It contains most of the series from the first game up to peace walker. Kojima felt he had the tools to truly deliver on his vision for the series. Solid timeline would i be over the moon excited for this project. Metal gear solid complete chronological story explanation. The quotes from the metal gear solid series are some of the best quotes in gaming. Since survive is the first metal gear game without kojima, fans of the series and of kojima himself are looking at metal gear survive with extra scrutiny. The phantom pain is an open world game focused on giving freedom to the player who will drive snakes actions. Publisher says the ending we got is the ending we were supposed to. Metal gear solid 5 publisher konami finally answered a conspiracy theory about the games ending.
Many dont want metal gear solid to slip away into the halls of video game history. He starts out as a good guy, working for the us government as a fox operative. Konami has launched a new metal gear solid website that attempts to explain the series complicated plot. Peace walker on the psp, a gamefaqs message board topic titled please explain me peace walker story. Would someone please explain to me the metal gear solid series. The quotes have such powerful meanings that they explain a large part of the reason fans love the series. He starts out as a good guy, working for the us government as a fox operative, but a string of betrayals eventually lead him down a dark path. Metal gear solid is recognized by some as the first 3d stealth game tenchu. Like wayfarer said, if you own a ps3, you can buy metal gear solid. They say that before you embark on a journey of revenge, you should dig two graves. Of the characters named snake in the series, there are at least four, but it gets a bit complicated as you get further down the line. How many snakes actually the metal gear series have. Our story begins in 1944, on the beaches of normandy, dday.
We try to explain metal gear in 12 minutes youtube. Although the patriots do not appear in metal gear rising. Metal gear solid beginners guide the characters explained. All of this text was dumped from the actual game, and is by konami.
Youre naked snake see how hard was that who was trained under the boss a hero of ww2 who also defects to the russians. Why metal gear solid vs ending is so disappointing kotaku. The real meaning of metal gear solid vs true ending. The metal gear solid series is beloved and well known for its wild and confusing story.
The phantom pain and is considered the worse metal gear game by many fans. Would someone please explain to me the metal gear solid. This intends to be an analysis to clarify some matters by exposing the main ideas from what i think are the original sources, and as an essay of. The idea of the player being unarmed and having to avoid being seen by enemies, rather than fight them, experienced a resurgence in popularity, and has been featured in many games since. This is in an effort to help new players to understand the metal gear series i put it up a.
The phantom pain on the playstation 4, a gamefaqs message board topic titled can someone please explain the prologue. Hideo kojima has explained comments he made about metal gear solid 5 characters being more erotic in a series of twitter posts, kojima said that hed ordered the team to make characters more. In order of their release, counting only the canon games, we have the following. The phantom pains attempt to bring the series full circle with a connection between the prequel timeline and the first metal gear, hideo kojima packed it with tons of plot twists and revelations.
Metal gear survive, the first metal gear game to be developed since series creator hideo kojima left konami, sold only a fraction of the sales made by metal gear solid v. A definitive list of all the weird shit that happens in. The bottom line is, kojima hasnt become david fincher overnight, and ground zeroes still has a whole bunch of goofy stuff in it to remind you that youre playing a metal gear solid see deal. You will see some of the most iconic characters and boss battles in video game history, each with their own very unique style. Solid snake finds out that the terrorists are led by liquid snake.
Metal gear solid 5 erotic character quotes explained by. The phantom pain is a stealth game in which players. Konami finally answered the metal gear solid 5 ending. Kojima was fired before the game was done, his name was scrubbed from the cover, and the metal gear series never really got a proper ending.