BlazingDarkness
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I expected GAF to vote: MGS3>1>4>2
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Do you think that either MG1, MG2, or Ghost Babel would have gotten enough Top 3 votes to have made a difference? Just curious.
That's beside the point, they are already some of the most unappreciated games around, you just made it even worse by not even listing them. While in quality they are good enough to be ranked in the top. The games aged really well. Pretty sure they atleast have a higher significance than MGS
O. It just doesn't make sense to make an incomplete ranking.SteveWinwood
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They would have gotten about the same amount of points as portable ops.
No, MGS2 is the irrationally hated game in this franchise.
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Retro_
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You'd probably need a different scoring system if you included more games.
As it was this vote was pretty much 2 and 1 competing for 2nd place
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
1-MGS3
2-MGS4
3-MGS2
2-MGS4
3-MGS2
molekiller
Banned
I totally agree, I would place MGS4 behind peace walker even...
PenguinPoacher
Member
How should 2 be lower, this is how it was voted. The name is NeoGaf rankings not SteveWinwood's craptastic rankings.
Shadow of the BEAST
Banned
mgs2 is probably the most dissapointing game ive ever played.
so much so that i gave up the franchise.
metal gear solid is one of my favorite games though. 5/5.
so much so that i gave up the franchise.
metal gear solid is one of my favorite games though. 5/5.
GoncaloCCastro
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I waited until voting ended so I could post this, basically I tried to think of which Metal Gear I thought was best, but I couldn't come to a conclusion. I can't rank them, they are all incredible experiences, even with some convoluted plot thrown in these games are, for me, amazing.
VeryGooster
Banned
Why exactly is MGS3 almost universally loved? don't get me wrong I love it as well (I did rank it 4th though), but the added mechanics from both previous games aren't really that necessary. Camo system is a drag when you wanna change it and it doesn't give you that much of an advantage. The food system is irrelevant, there's so much shit to eat all the time (even on euro extreme), that you never ever feel like you're in a "survival mission", same goes for the injury system where healing supplies are pretty much limitless.
The story is pretty straight forward and not as whacky and crazy as previous entries. There are basically no plot twists, mindfucks, etc (OMG The Boss is actually not evil??? bitch please), in a way it's the least "Metal Gear" game in the series.
The Cobra Unit is just there, it doesn't have much of a part in the plot like Fox-Hound or Dead Cell and aside from the actual battles, they're rarely spoken of by the other characters.
It's still one hell of a game, but I feel it gets much more credit than it deserves.
The story is pretty straight forward and not as whacky and crazy as previous entries. There are basically no plot twists, mindfucks, etc (OMG The Boss is actually not evil??? bitch please), in a way it's the least "Metal Gear" game in the series.
The Cobra Unit is just there, it doesn't have much of a part in the plot like Fox-Hound or Dead Cell and aside from the actual battles, they're rarely spoken of by the other characters.
It's still one hell of a game, but I feel it gets much more credit than it deserves.
It's a game that lets you beat bosses with a handkerchief, among other things.
As I played 3 again recently it is interesting in that the two stand out bosses (The End and The Boss) are truly incredible but the others are pretty bland since they have no story to them at all and fairly predictable game play.
Of course, I'd take hundreds of bosses like that over MGS4-style "I'm going to tell you a sad story about the boss you just killed".
Of course, I'd take hundreds of bosses like that over MGS4-style "I'm going to tell you a sad story about the boss you just killed".
TheAtomicPile
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How can GAF do the top 50 Nintendo list so well, and then do this so wrong?
MGS 2 is the cat's pajamas. I love all these games (except PO), but none of the other games are as consistently fun, or tell as cool of a story. I'll take the underwater Emma escort mission of MGS2 over the MGS3 Eva escort mission any day.
MGS 2 is the cat's pajamas. I love all these games (except PO), but none of the other games are as consistently fun, or tell as cool of a story. I'll take the underwater Emma escort mission of MGS2 over the MGS3 Eva escort mission any day.
Didn't vote, but I will throw in, one of the quintessential moments in videogame storytelling (for me) was the moment after the credits in MGS1. Ocelot talking on the phone, to "Mr. President." Just a "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa" moment for me, even if the end result wasn't quite as great, it still stands out for me.
But the overall rankings are pretty close to how I'd put them.
But the overall rankings are pretty close to how I'd put them.
GillianSeed79
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Top 4 is exactly how I voted, so I'm pleased. Really, MGS3 and MGS1 are interchangeable for me at No. 1. Both are the best MGS games in my eyes.
This pretty much.
MGS2 will always be my #1 though. It's funny how a lot of people think less of the game because of the crazy story. Personally, I wouldn't have my MGS any other way.
LiquidSolid
Member
And yet the Plant level design was boring, the set pieces were mediocre, the boss fights were the worst in the series and the writing was just a complete mess. I'll give you the gameplay and the Tanker scenario (both were fantastic) but the rest of that game? No. The entire Plant scenario is the worst part of the entire series as far as I'm concerned (excluding Twin Snakes and Snake's Revenge).
Put MGS2 below MGS4 and PW and I like the list. More people around here really need to play PW though, it's fantastic.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
- Undeveloped healing mechanics that you never really use if you're not terrible at the game
- Undeveloped food mechanics that you never really use past the first playthrough unless you're going for Markhor
- Camo system is generally a waste of time
- Terrible online mode with servers that aren't even up anymore instead of hundreds of extra missions
- Story was isolated from the other four games pretty severely, notably when it first came out
But it's still a fantastic game!
- Undeveloped food mechanics that you never really use past the first playthrough unless you're going for Markhor
- Camo system is generally a waste of time
- Terrible online mode with servers that aren't even up anymore instead of hundreds of extra missions
- Story was isolated from the other four games pretty severely, notably when it first came out
But it's still a fantastic game!
The Omega Man
Member
GAF you have made me proud, perfect ranking with the king of all MGS games supreme on top.
I wouldn't mind MGS4 being even lower thou
I wouldn't mind MGS4 being even lower thou
Henry Jones Jr
Member
Pretty good ranking. I'm a little hurt that MSG2 didn't rank a little higher. At least its not as hated as it sometimes seems.
Henry Jones Jr
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I agree with all these points. I think MGS3 would be my favorite if they took out all the eating/healing/camo stuff.
But... wouldn't that put MGS1 at the top? (⌐■_■
If there was any sanity left in the world 2 would've won.
But then two should be at the top. It is by far the most interesting and layered story of all the games.
If there was any sanity left in the world 2 would've won.
Most layered story? Sure, I'll give you that.
But it had the worst execution of any MGS game when it comes to how it told that story.