Current Events > if the Metal Gear series had ended with MGS2, would you have been satisfied?

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g0ldie
12/30/22 1:54:02 PM
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like, how Kojima was saying he wanted it to be his final one (correct me if I'm wrong), and with how it ended

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meestermj
12/30/22 1:54:45 PM
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No, Snake Eater is the peak of the series IMO.

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ANort175
12/30/22 1:55:12 PM
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It should have ended after MGS3

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g0ldie
12/30/22 1:57:26 PM
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on one hand, I think it could have worked, but on the other, the sequel baiting after credits call would have left people demanding more.

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TendoDRM
12/30/22 1:57:52 PM
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I mean knowing the latter games we would miss out on, of course not.

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Ricemills
12/30/22 1:58:53 PM
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ANort175 posted...
It should have ended after MGS3

nah. narrative wise MGS3, a prequel, is not the place to end the series.

MGS4 should be the end. it was even designed as the end of Solid Snake's story.

also MGSV shouldn't be the end for tge same reason with MGS3.

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buddhamonster
12/30/22 2:04:16 PM
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Absolutely not. MGS3 was the best in the franchise.

Four was very fun as well. Hell , I even loved five and Peacewalker despite all their faults.

If two was truly supposed to be the end, then Im thankful he stuck through it all the way up to five, and we got several more quality games out of the franchise.

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g0ldie
12/30/22 2:07:45 PM
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I just mean, in this scenario, had you not known about the games after MGS2, do you feel like its conclusion was satisfactory enough to put the series to rest

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Ricemills
12/30/22 2:09:11 PM
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no, because MGS2 did have sequel bait with the AIs, la li lu le lo, patriots, etc.

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g0ldie
12/30/22 2:15:10 PM
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good points.

I wonder if Kojima had a more conclusive ending in mind, and Konami told him they wanted a sequel during development, and that's why we had some open threads, or if he was fine ending the game how it ended, leaving things a little "messy", which is more realistic.

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Spiderman23J
12/30/22 2:17:02 PM
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shoulda ended with kojimas true vision of 5

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meestermj
12/30/22 2:22:00 PM
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Also, pretty sure Kojima didn't want to make any sequels at all.
I remember him saying in an interview that he said after the end of each game (even number 1) that he wasn't making a sequel.

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Ricemills
12/30/22 2:25:39 PM
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Spiderman23J posted...
shoulda ended with kojimas true vision of 5

yes, and release date 2025 with $1B budget.

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Gobstoppers12
12/30/22 2:27:20 PM
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Nah. It ended on a huge sequel hook.

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Nasty_Nitro
12/30/22 2:39:14 PM
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I pretend it did because the story gets so fucking moronic after MGS2

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Gobstoppers12
12/30/22 2:41:41 PM
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Bruh Liquid Ocelot literally ran off with Ray and Snake dove into the water after him.

That's sequel bait lol

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Irony
12/30/22 2:49:05 PM
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Um no

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Zombified_Toast
12/30/22 2:53:00 PM
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Ricemills posted...
yes, and release date 2025 with $1B budget.
TBH i would've been fine waiting.

Though it would also mean no Death Stranding, so take that for what you will.

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InTheEyesOfFire
12/30/22 2:54:04 PM
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meestermj posted...
No, Snake Eater is the peak of the series IMO.


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Nasty_Nitro
12/30/22 3:21:58 PM
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Zombified_Toast posted...
TBH i would've been fine waiting.

Though it would also mean no Death Stranding, so take that for what you will.

Yeah I would have been okay waiting and it come out on PS5 a REAL sequel not a prequel not years ahead into the future. UGH

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g0ldie
12/30/22 3:30:51 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

truu.

I guess it could have been one of those open-ended things, where there's always "another battlefield" (implied, in this case).

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Gobstoppers12
12/30/22 3:55:25 PM
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I feel like something comes of that. You know, given all of MGS4.

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_Krave_
12/30/22 6:57:56 PM
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Never played any of them.

Story seems interesting, but I just can't stand stealth games.

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PowerOats
12/30/22 7:06:58 PM
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Would fans accept mgs2 being the final game if it came out after mgs3? As in mgs3 comes out in 2001, mgs2 out in 2004
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Aressar
12/30/22 7:13:49 PM
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At the end of MGS2, Liquid Ocelot is still on the loose with an agenda of his own. That's objectively both an unresolved issue as well as sequel bait.

If MGS was the final game at the time, that would've been closure enough. Sure, Ocelot is still around, but his agenda doesn't necessarily include world domination and/or revenge on Snake.

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Gobstoppers12
12/30/22 7:22:40 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Obviously not Snake swimming after him. There was no way he was going to catch up, lmao. But the idea that Ocelot got away with Ray and Snake was desperately trying to stop him. Which did go somewhere...Hence, MGS4. You can't end a game, which is called "Metal Gear," with one of the Metal Gears from its namesake getting stolen by a terrorist, and then just say some profound shit about memes and genetic code before ending the series forever. It definitely needed a sequel.

MGS3 was an unexpected detour in between, but obviously it's amazing too.

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Gobstoppers12
12/30/22 7:25:24 PM
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_Krave_ posted...
Never played any of them.

Story seems interesting, but I just can't stand stealth games.
Play it on easy mode and blast your way through. Plenty of rations, plenty of ammo. You only occasionally have to hide and let your alert run down to progress to the next room. The further into the series you get, the more lenient it is with stealth requirements, too.

Worst case, at least watch "MGS Movie" videos on Youtube that have all the cutscenes with some clips of gameplay spliced in. It's a series everybody should experience. If not for the insanely creative and flexible gameplay, then for the memorable characters (and their memes)

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g0ldie
12/30/22 7:27:46 PM
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it's unfortunate that it became outdated, and you can't find it anywhere outside of the PS3, because the digital MGS database that came out around when MGS4 did was a great resource.

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Gobstoppers12
12/31/22 12:10:03 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Strictly speaking, yes, it's possible.

But it would be absolute trash to do so.

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Gobstoppers12
12/31/22 12:17:38 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

For anybody who cares about the story and characters, and for people who think stories should have payoff or closure...it would have been awful.

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Magician
12/31/22 12:21:35 AM
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No because then we wouldn't have the greatest game of all time MGS4
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Gobstoppers12
12/31/22 12:33:22 AM
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Maybe for its leg of the story, but not for the series as a whole. If there had never been closure for the open questions of MGS2, I would have been incredibly disappointed.

Incredibly disappointed.

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Gobstoppers12
12/31/22 12:46:46 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

You're welcome to your opinion, but I disagree.

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Heavy_D_Forever
12/31/22 12:49:07 AM
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MGS2 is bullshit cuz I bought the game on release day thinking I was gonna play as Snake like in the tanker demo. Then I'm playing the game and they make me play as Raiden's bitch ass. That's not what I signed up for.

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Ricemills
12/31/22 1:05:51 AM
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Gobstoppers12 posted...
You're welcome to your opinion, but I disagree.

Liquid ghost is cooler than self hypnosis.

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comicfire
12/31/22 1:08:46 AM
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Without knowing what the future could hold, 2 would have made for a strong, poignant ending

With knowledge of what comes after, missing out on 3 would be tragic

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Nasty_Nitro
12/31/22 2:02:23 AM
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MGS3 is when the series became all about gameplay because the story went backwards for no reason.

Imagine if we didnt do a whole mission with Sigint, Paramedic and Major Zero and we didnt know that the super spooky and mysterious Patriots where a bunch of goofy ass nerds These guys are the fucking Illuminati your telling me Big Boss couldnt kill these guys?! MGS4s story and explanations are Game of Thrones level disappointing IMO.

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GZAgenius
12/31/22 2:03:29 AM
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MGS3 was the best one

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Magician
12/31/22 2:05:25 AM
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Nasty_Nitro posted...
MGS3 is when the series became all about gameplay because the story went backwards for no reason.

Imagine if we didnt do a whole mission with Sigint, Paramedic and Major Zero and we didnt know that the super spooky and mysterious Patriots where a bunch of goofy ass nerds These guys are the fucking Illuminati your telling me Big Boss couldnt kill these guys?! MGS4s story and explanations are Game of Thrones level disappointing IMO.

In a way, nerds do run the world these days. Look at Musk, Bezos, Gates.
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Nasty_Nitro
12/31/22 2:15:20 AM
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Magician posted...
In a way, nerds do run the world these days.
Musk cant even run twitter! The Patriots controlled the entire world
Bezos might be building an army of Metal Gear Rays tho. But Bezos isnt a dweeb hes in shape and gets hoes and runs a huge company and is super creepy and deadly serious. In fact Bezos or anybody menacing or creepy would have been better than the Virtuous Mission team. That reveal really dampened the ending. Also Meryl & Johnny ugh made me want a refund.


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Nukazie
12/31/22 2:16:42 AM
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it's cool and all but i'd want more snake

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