What MGS game to play first?

Metal Gear Solid 2 or 3? I've heard that part 3 occurs before parts 1 or 2.

Order of plot goes 3, Portable Ops, 1, 2 and 4. I forget where the NES Metal Gear games goAsianGamer

MGS3, MGPO, Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, MGS, MGS2, MGS4.

The ones in bold were the ones you were missing.

This is also in Chronological order.

I am personally playing them in this order:

MGS3

MGS Portable Ops

MGS1

MGS2

MGS4

That seems like the best order

[QUOTE="AsianGamer"]Order of plot goes 3, Portable Ops, 1, 2 and 4. I forget where the NES Metal Gear games goqman101

MGS3, MGPO, Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, MGS, MGS2, MGS4.

The ones in bold were the ones you were missing.

This is also in Chronological order.

Chronological order is not anologous to intended playing order. To really understand the series, begin with MGS1 (or even MG1&2, if you're that devoted to it). MGS3 and Portable Ops being played first will RUIN MGS4, and will also make very little sense. So much of the drama within the franchise will be lost. It isn't even a discussion to be had, really. Chronological order in terms of setting is irrelevant. YourChaosIsntMe

Indeed, the best way to play the series is to play them in the order that they were released. Metal Gear Solid (and Twin Snakes) has plot summary files that you can read of Metal Gear 1 and 2, so it's not fully necessary to play them, but play 3 after 2, and Portable Ops after 3 (though this game isn't completely necessary to understand 4, there are several hints to the overall story here, plus you see events that are simply implied in other games, such as the formation of FOXHOUND).

NO!!!!!!!!!!!! You want to play them MGS Solid Snake, MGS2, MGS3... I heard from the Metal Gear fans if you play them outta order you will not understand alot of number 3...BLBLAKERS10

I played MGS3 first and I understand it all just fine.

You should play MGS/ MGS TT, then MGS 2, then MGS 3, then MGS 4.DeafNYCPlayer

Exactly play them in the order they were released, i think u could only play them chronologically if u already finished all the games and ur just having fun with them.

Don't play them in chronological order, play them in the original order that they were meant to be played (released). You could play through the whole MGS series without even touching the NES Metal Gear games, because MGS has a whole primer on what happened in those game.

^^^funny to the poster above me, I'm listening to Opeth right now :p

Although MGS3 occurs chronologically before MGS, MGS2 and MGS4. I really do recommend you play it in the order the games were released, i.e,

1

2

3

4

Numerically. The way Kojima wanted it. Remember Kojima released MGS3 to help tie some of the loose ends from previous MGSs.

whys everyone crying about it, play them as THEY are meant too be played, then you'll get the drift of the story easier.

playin them in any other order wil jus confuse u or spoil parts of the story

start with mgs2, mgs1 will jus make ur gamin experience feel diluted seein its ps1.

I would say Metal Gear Solid 2 would be good to play first. The order goes 1,2,3,4.ArmoredCore55

not true! MGS3 happens in like the 60's or sumthin, WAAY before 1 or 2

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