Well, will I?
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jun 12, 2008
In 2014, war has become so routine that it is at the core of the global economy. A rapidly aging Solid Snake picks up his gun and embarks upon his final mission in this epic tale of tactical espionage action -- the conclusion to the Solid Snake saga.
Will I like MGS4, even if I haven't played the previous games?
It is definitely (character wise,especially later into the game) very closely linked to previous games, but I would think you would still enjoy gameplay at least. But knowing the story would make it way more enjoyable, there are certain things in there just made for the fans that have been following it.
I never played any of the previous ones, and I loved it. I bought the Essential MGS Collection after. It is a trip playing the first game now.
I'd never played any of the previous games, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the game, and the story. You might want to watch the Metal Gear Retrospectives that the guys at Gametrailers.com put together before you play MGS4, though. They sound like pure madness because the story is so convoluted, but a lot of the information contained in them will help you grasp what's going on.
The retrospectives can be found at the following location:
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/6748.html
Hope you enjoy the game. I was surprised by how much I did.
You wont understand it but the gameplay is very good. My suggestion is to get the essential collection for the ps2. Play through all of them , and then play mgs4.
I haven't played a Metal Gear game since the first on the NES! But I can't wait to play this game...I like the fact from what I'm hearing that you can play this game like Splinter Cell or go all out like Gears of War... Really excited to play this game....
I personally didn't like the game, but I thought the story was presented really well. I had not played 2 or 3, but I was still able to follow what went on. Also, if it was really bothering you, you can check out the story of the earlier games here.
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