Topic: Metal Gear Solid V OT

@Fight_Teza_Fight MGS4 is an okay MGS game but has some excellent set pieces that will go down a treat for fans of the series. Its wraps up the Solid Snake part of the story brilliantly and has some proper WTF moments towards the end. It is a lot of cutscenes though!

I played Peace Walker on PSP (one of only a few games that I did) and I'm amazed really that it got shunted onto a handheld device originally as it is quite a big part of the story to bridge MGS 3 and 5. It's part of the HD Collection that was on the PS3 so I would recommend trying to play that as well. I don't know if it's on the version on PS Now.

@Fight_Teza_Fight check out eBay. I just had a look and ps3s seem to be going for about £20-30 including postage

I've played both Peace Walker and MGSV GZ&TPP twice. Once with a fair gap between them and once one right after the other. I have to say that the MGSV duology was a lot more rewarding when I played it directly after Peace Walker as what little story it contains is so directly linked to PW that I think I missed a lot of details the first time I played it.

Probably worth watching a let's play of PW at least as you've already played it or booting up PW (if you end up getting a PS3) and listening to the tapes to brush up on the story before playing GZ.

As for 4, probably not essential to play before MGSV. 4 came out before Peace Walker anyway so you've already technically skipped it by playing PW!

Edit: oooo hang on a minute, I see you wrote that you beat the trilogy on Vita. Not sure whether you mean MGS 1, 2 and 3 or 2, 3 and PW

Edit 2: re read your second post now, disregard some of what I said 😅

Edit 3: my playtimes on peace walker have been 90 and 100+ hours for my first and second playthroughs. I can't remember what my first phantom pain playtime was but I don't think it was as long as my second which was like 130 hours

@ralphdibny Join @RogerRoger and @Th3solution in the 'Must Improve My Reading Skills 2021' club.

@Fight_Teza_Fight play the game Teza. Skip GZ and go straight to the phantom pain.

@JohnnyShoulder 😂 booo! Reading is for the illiterate!!

Sorry for the late reply everyone.
I watched a 4hour YouTube Peacewalker video/movie. Made the mistake that I could multitask playing something less story heavy (Disgaea 1), which hooked me straight in. Next game to start will be GZ.

@nessisonett Year long subscription ended a couple of months ago. Really should’ve taken advantage of that in hindsight. At least that’s an alternative to have. Streamed RDR(1) & that wasn’t a problem so MGS4 should be ok. Thanks.

@Thrillho Played the HD collection on the vita & it played great. Probably should’ve played PW, but at that time didn’t feel like playing a ‘spin off’. I usually skip them unless it’s Persona or Kingdom Hearts.
Ive not played the platinum MGS either & that’s supposed to be excellent.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

As I mentioned in the Non PS4 Games thread, I finally started Metal Gear Solid 2 today. Haven’t managed a proper session but have probably got around 5 hours in. So frikkin’ cool. Something I’m enjoying (apart from the military/espionage with a hint of supernatural) is regardless of its age, the setting feels the most contemporary of the MGS games I’ve played so far. Kojima is so adept at for-seeing where civilisation is headed, its quite impressive.

I’ve just started clearing the bombs at the plant, so I met ’Iroquois Pliskin’ which was awesome. Considering its age it is still a helluva lot of fun tbh.

@colonelkilgore woop woop! Nice one!

Just played through the Big Mama reveal scene in MGS4… magnifique *chef’s kiss

@RogerRoger @Fight_Teza_Fight @ralphdibny @themcnoisy @Thrillho @nessisonett @JohnnyShoulder @Keith_Zissou @LieutenantFatman and @AnyoneElseWhoMightKnow 😉

Guys I have an issue, I’ve now got to 98% complete on MGS2’s VR and Alternate Missions. Done all the difficult ones and just have MGS1’s Snake Hold Up missions left. Problem is, I can’t aim the assault rifle without firing it! I’ve done a bit or research (well googled it) and it was apparently touch sensitive back on PS2 (& on PS3 with a DualShock 3 I’d imagine] but my DualShock 3 is long dead and I’m using some 3rd Party effort.

I’ve also read that clicking L3 does the same thing… but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything for me (think it’s Xbox if I’m honest, though unclear). Surely there is something I can do here right? After probably 100 hours of numerous playthroughs, on numerous difficulties, boss runs, snake tales and 490 VR and Alternate missions, don’t tell me my hunt for the plat is gonna go down like this! 🥺

@colonelkilgore Yep, buttons are pressure sensitive on PS3 which is why I can’t play some of my PS3 games anymore. You’re probably going to need a DualShock 3 if you’re on original hardware!

@nessisonett thought so, just ordered a refurbished Dual Shock 3 from Back Market now… pretty frustrating this but oh well. Cheers for the quick reply.

@colonelkilgore good to hear that you've ordered a DS3! There isn't really anything else I could suggest unfortunately. I didnt delve too much into the additional content of MGS 2 barring some of the Snake Tales missions!

@ralphdibny cheers dude, gutted as that would’ve been the plat!

@colonelkilgore Glad your quandary is gonna be sorted. You might wanna tag a few more people next time.

@RogerRoger it's crazy mate, I've had no issues throughout as I've always just held up guards with a hand gun. It just so happens the last 10 missions of the VR & Alternate Missions only supply you with an assault rifle (which just starts spraying bullets the moment i 'push square' 😉).

I can't believe I've managed to beat the various parts that are considered notorious plat-blockers... but heard nothing about this issue whatsoever.

@JohnnyShoulder funny enough I just text (rather than tag) a mate of mine, he reckons he got a few ds3's that still work... so good shout... in a way 😁

Epic post fair play!

@nessisonett @ralphdibny @RogerRoger it appears that the whole M4 hold up thing could be a real problem, even with an original DualShock 3:

https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/topic/138543-mgs1-s...

I’ll be trying both the wire and toothpaste cap methods over the weekend 😂

@Keith_Zissou yeah he has a spare… and I’ve ordered a refurbed one… but having read a bit further into it, it looks like it’ll be ‘temperamental’ even with a dualshock3 (hence the crazy controller-rig thread).

If I’d have known about this going in, I probably wouldn’t have aimed for the plat… but now I’ve put so much time in… and I’m so close (like 30 minutes away if I was on Xbox 360 or PSvita with their different control methods) that I’m gonna plod on.

@Keith_Zissou it would be mate (apart from any for Portable Ops and the Acid games, if there are any). I ain’t counting my chickens though, this whole M4 aim without firing thing just seems incredibly suspect.

I’d kinda thought the plat was mine after completing the MGS1 Snake Variety Missions… I don’t think that anymore that’s for sure 🤯