It seems like every thread about the Metal Gear Solid series eventually turns into a debate about which game was the best (and the worst) in the saga. The MGS series is rivaled probably only by Final Fantasy and Pokemon when it comes to how difficult it is to come to a consensus about which entry in the series was the best. With regard to the MGS series, things get especially tricky because each mainline game varies pretty wildly from its predecessor while still keeping the core gameplay and themes intact.
I've never done a GAF Votes thread before, so I am gonna keep this simple. We are only voting on mainline games in the Metal Gear Solid canon. To be clear, those games are defined as such:
- Metal Gear Solid (MGS1)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance (MGS2)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistence (MGS3)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (MGS
O) - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (MGS4)
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (MGSW)
To make it easier for me to compile the data, please use the abbreviations in parentheses when writing out your votes.
I have not included Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake because I'd like to restrict the vote to the "Solid" series specifically. After all, most of us were introduced to Tactical Espionage Action with the release of MGS1, and all of the arguments I see on GAF revolve around the Solid games. I also omitted some other games under the Solid moniker for not being considered canon (e.g. Metal Gear Ac!d and Ghost Babel).
Please format your votes as seen in the example below:
1. MGS1; Optional notes about why you picked this game.
2. MGS2; Optional notes about why you picked this game.
3. MGS3; Optional notes about why you picked this game.
Simply put your Top 3 MGS games, with #1 being your favorite.
Keeping in line with the simplicity theme I'm going for here, points will be awarded for each vote as follows:
- #1 vote = 5 points
- #2 vote = 3 points
- #3 vote = 1 point
Voting will be closed on February 20th, which gives everyone a week to chime in and have their votes counted. Once that happens, I will compile all of the votes, add up each game's total points, and then make a new thread with the results.
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It's time to make things official and see what game stands tall as GAF's collective best in the MGS series. So stock up on rations, flick on your thermal goggles, and light up a cig. We're goin' in.
