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    #1  Edited By jayhall

    so ive never been a playstation fan but ive always been interested in metal gear from a far and im wondering if just watching all the cutscenes from the games is enough for me to learn the plot or if i should watch playthroughs
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    #2  Edited By Marz

    yah you should know a good portion of the story just by watching the cutscenes, only thing i can think of that you would be missing is the boss fights where you might miss some story elements.

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    #3  Edited By MooseyMcMan

    I remember that in Twin Snakes on Gamecube (remake of the first), there was a cutscene viewer that actually described the boss battles with text in between the battles. 
     
    But year, the cutscenes would be sufficient. Or if you're in a hurry, Wikipedia has nice plot summaries (and you may want to go there anyway, because it can get rather convoluted). 

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    #4  Edited By LiquidPrince

    There is a lot of stuff that happens outside of cutscenes, through in game discussions or Codec stuff. You could understand the story by watching the cutscenes some what, but it would be a distilled experience that isn't necessarily better.

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    #5  Edited By MooseyMcMan
    @LiquidPrince said:
    " There is a lot of stuff that happens outside of cutscenes, through in game discussions or Codec stuff. You could understand the story by watching the cutscenes some what, but it would be a distilled experience that isn't necessarily better. "
    Yeah, especially in the first two, as much story is told via CODEC as is in cutscene. Don't skip those.
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    #6  Edited By jayhall

    alright ill watch a playthrough thanks guys
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    #7  Edited By Djeffers03

    It MIGHT take you a while.

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