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Favorite Metal Gear game?

9:10 PM on 05.20.2008, Fronz 116 comments

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In the last debate, we shared similar nightmare stories about the hardest games we've ever played. Hundreds of votes were cast for over a hundred different horror stories, but in the end only two games stood out from each category. Below are the top results from each group:

  • Hardest Game Ever?:
  • Battletoads > I Wanna Be The Guy
  • Easiest Game Ever?:
  • Yoshi's Story 64 > You Have to Burn the Rope

For this week's debate, since Metal Gear Solid 4's release date is right around the corner, I'd like to take a look back at all the other games in its series. Whenever I hear friends talking about each MGS game, it's always hard to tell which is their favorite and least favorite. While that might be the sign of a good game series, that doesn't mean we can't weigh the pros and cons and still debate the topic.

What's your favorite Metal Gear game so far, and why? Give it some serious thought, cast your votes and reasons, get some friends to share their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner.

Bonus Question: What's your least favorite Metal Gear game? Why?


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taumpytears's Avatar
taumpytears at 05/20/2008 21:09
Metal Gear Solid 3.
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Respectable Gentleman at 05/20/2008 21:11
Metal Gear!?
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nilcam at 05/20/2008 21:14
I'm going with Ghost Babel. The animation and sound were amazing on the Gameboy Color and the gameplay was outstanding. What can I say - I love me some 2D.

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Chaosye at 05/20/2008 21:15
Metal Gear Solid 3.
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Fronz at 05/20/2008 21:15
Gamer Confession: I have yet to play a Metal Gear game. Back in the day, my side of the block was responsible for getting all the Nintendo consoles, and the other side of the street were the people who got the PS1 and PS2. That way we could spread out all the games on all consoles between everyone -- sorta like Niero's secret club when he was a kid.

And every damn time a Metal Gear Solid game came out, the other side of the street would always beat the thing in one friggin night, so I never had a chance to play or even watch MGS2 or earlier ones. By the time MGS3 came out I just said screw it, I'll wait and start the series from the beginning some day in the future when I'm bored.

So no votes from me this week :(
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joeisremy at 05/20/2008 21:16
Metal Gear Soild

get that twin snakes shit out of there it's like a bad John Woo film.
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madninja at 05/20/2008 21:16
Metal Gear Solid 2 even though it took a weird turn in the game and swapped characters and is still amazing for what it has done to the series. Acid games are alright though.
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Shin Oni at 05/20/2008 21:16
I'm torn between Ghost Babel, Twin Snakes, and the PSX MGS. But for here, i'm with Nilcam. Ghost Babel takes my vote. I had loads of fun on that little thing that made me glad I was curious and rented the game.

Least favorite? I dunno. I would say MGS2 just cause the story was well...bleh. Plus no snake action and overall felt like MGS rehashed with a new whiny character...with a hot girlfriend.
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the GAMEGOBLIN at 05/20/2008 21:17
MGS3 is mah favorite.

My least favorite is AC!D but that shouldn't even count
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4knuckleshuffle at 05/20/2008 21:21
NEVER PLAYED ONE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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emo zema at 05/20/2008 21:22
3 snake eater cuz it was awesome .

2 sons of liberty no CQC means i die every 5 seconds .
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king3vbo at 05/20/2008 21:22
MGS3 = win

Least favorite = AC!D
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MobileSuitGundam at 05/20/2008 21:26
Loved the AC!D games (no love for Turn Base eh?)

Still tied between MGS3 or AC!D2
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Lurkmon at 05/20/2008 21:27
Metal Gear Solid.

The worst is AC!D
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KamikazeTutor at 05/20/2008 21:28
Favorite: Metal Gear Solid

Least favorite: Snake's Revenge
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madninja at 05/20/2008 21:29
Oh forgot least favorite, has to be Twin Snakes, poor representation of the original amazingness.
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Serdan66 at 05/20/2008 21:30
Metal Gear Solid 3, because 4 isn't out yet and it has both the best controls and ending.

AC!D was the worst, if only because it stopped working after I updated the firmware on my PSP.
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Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 05/20/2008 21:30
The orignol metal gear solid
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 05/20/2008 21:35
I've yet to try Ghost Babel which I heard was excellent.

But out of the ones I have played, I would have to definately say the original.

Twin Snakes would have been at the top if it wasn't for its' general silliness. But then again, I probably would have been disappointed if it was exactly the same as the original presentation wise, so it's kind of a lose lose situation, eh?
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Roryzilla at 05/20/2008 21:42
out of what i played, metal gear solid
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Magesx at 05/20/2008 21:49
Metal Gear Solid 3 is the best.

Metal Gear Solid 2 is the worst because I don't like it as much as 3 and PO.
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bVork at 05/20/2008 21:51
I'm not fond of the series as a whole, but I like Metal Gear Solid the most. I like Metal Gear Solid 2 the least due to the batshit insane storyline.
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Elandarex at 05/20/2008 21:52
God, this is difficult.

Overall I would have to say that Metal Gear Solid is probably the best; it just feels like the defining Metal Gear experience even to this day for me. But, if we're talking about enjoyment I would have to go with Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, by a hair.

That game was just so wonderfully camp and bondish, and had what I feel is the single greatest boss fight ever (The End). Not only that, but as has been mentioned more than once on the Podtoid, MGS3 managed to do a flawless job of humanizing Big Boss, which was totally unexpected. Oh, and the ladder sequence is the stuff of legend. I f**king love the Snake Eater theme (I'm one of the few, I know). Subsistence wins over Snake Eater for obvious reasons.

As for my least favorite, I would have to say Twin Snakes, no contest. Like I said, MGS is the defining game in the series and Twin Snakes just took that and really cheapened it in my eyes. It made everything over the top, but not in a camp way like MGS3, but in a "Hey, look how cool I am" way. Regardless of how the gameplay may be improved (and frankly, I cannot stand the Gamecube controls for this game) over the original, I have never made it past Revolver Ocelot simply because I can't stomach how badly it rapes one of the seminal achievements in gaming.
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Mister Disco at 05/20/2008 21:53
Metal Gear Solid 3 by a landslide. Great gameplay, great story, and let's be honest - Big Daddy is way cooler than his Solid Son.

Least fave? Snake's Revenge - Because frankly it should never have been made.
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---AMARU--- at 05/20/2008 21:53
mgs3 subsistence was perfect in my mind.
could never get into mgs2
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/20/2008 21:54
Metal Gear 3, Big Boss is the best....then Solidus....then Solid....then Liquid.
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Robert at 05/20/2008 21:54
3
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crunks at 05/20/2008 22:07
Metal Gear Solid 3 = CQC, Big Boss, Ocelot in BADASS mode.

Then very closely, MGS/Twin Snakes = The original, AWESOME story.
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Xerosnake90 at 05/20/2008 22:08
I'll go with MGS3: Subsistence. I just found the story was much more powerfull than MGS1 or 2, the gameplay was the best, all that good stuff.

My least favorite would honestly have to be the origional MG1 or 2. I didn't get very far when playing because I lost interest, yet it's still my fav game series to date.
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Mr Lazy at 05/20/2008 22:10
Metal Gear Solid for the ps1 it was so much damn fun i played it so many times its story, game play its all just so damn great
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DynamicSheep at 05/20/2008 22:19
I know that I'm going against the grain here, but I loved Metal Gear Solid 2.

The story was so fucking amazing, and as much as everyone feels like "Raiden" was an emo bitch, I felt that they developed his character really well in the game. I mean hell, the kid grew up on the battlefield doing brown-brown! He's a hell of a character, he's dealt with a ton of shit (including the mind fuck that was his mission) and people never gave him the chance he deserved. Hopefully, MGS4 changes people's opinions of Raiden.
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Rider Chop at 05/20/2008 22:25
I like MGS1 the most mainly for the characters and plot. but I like MGS2 for its significantly improved gameplay. plus they both have Cam Clarke so that makes them both awesome.

tough call.

I guess MGS1 since I have fonder memories of playing it, and there is a lot more Cam Clarke
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kariomart at 05/20/2008 22:27
Metal Gear Solid

2 and 3 just didn't feel as amazing as MGS did back in the day.
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F Whipple at 05/20/2008 22:33
Favorite...metal gear solid

Least favorite...mgs2 by default since these are the only that i've played
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TheExit at 05/20/2008 22:43
Favorite: Metal Gear Solid/Twin Snakes, both are really good.

Least: Metal Gear Snakes Revenge. I remember playing when I was younger, and damn it was hard! I could only play it with game genie, thats the only way I could get far.
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Phyraks at 05/20/2008 22:51
Well to preface my vote I have to first say that I've only played MGS2, MGS3, and Portable Ops...so that does cut down my options a bit.

Although it was hard to choose between 2 and 3, I'd have to say 2, Sons of Liberty, was the best. Simply because I favor the indoor environment, and various other things I liked more (also the screwed up codecs at the end were awesome).

Least favorite would be AC!D. Now before you say "hey wait, he didn't play that one," understand that I never played it because I did a lot of research into it since I really wanted it, but the more footage I saw of it the less I liked it.
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DrNutt at 05/20/2008 22:52
Favorite: Metal Gear Solid 3. The sad thing about this is that after this game, I am much less excited for MGS4 because I would rather have more 60's and 70's adventures with motherfuckin' Big Boss.

Least Favorite: This would have to be Metal Gear Solid. It's still an awesome game, but it's definitely my least favorite. I would feel bad naming any of the earlier Metal Gear titles because I would be holding them to different standards based on how old they are.
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Phyraks at 05/20/2008 22:53
Oh wait I did play MGS1 but I only ever played a small part of it and I was too young to get as much enjoyment out of Metal Gear as I do now.
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Demtor at 05/20/2008 22:56
Metal Gear Solid for PSX is my favorite and probably always will be. It was a masterpiece in my opinion. I've beaten it on ever mode possible and done just about everything you could. The first game to really nail the move to 3D almost effortlessly. The characters were original and fresh then. The story was amazingly well crafted and understandable if you paid attention.

I felt MGS2 really killed a lot of the original feel with the Metal Gear series up to that point. I enjoyed it, but felt they were really stretching a little too much for no real reason.

MGS3 is my second favorite, as it really is a great way of telling the rich story behind Big Boss. It went in to detail events we could only have imagined previously. They did a very good job of expressing the concepts involving the formation of the idea for Outer Heaven and its meaning throughout the series. While as far fetched as the rest of the series in terms of realism it was much more believable than some of the stuff that went on in MGS2 , by far.

If anyone has played through the true sequel to the first on the MSX system you'll know what I mean when I say that it deserves some huge props for its time as its basically Metal Gear Solid without 3D. I encourage any fan of the series to look in to getting a MSX emulator and playing the translated version if you haven't. I almost feel like its a prequel to MGS in a lot of respects.
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Wedge at 05/20/2008 23:00
MGS1.

MGS3 is lovely, but the gameplay is 110% shit.
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fish with hat at 05/20/2008 23:00
Silly robot, game debates to the death are for kids.

MGS 3: Snake Eater,is by far my favorite.

least favorite would have to be AC!D, just couldn't get into it i will have to try it again.
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braulio09 at 05/20/2008 23:02
Favorite: Metal Gear Solid 3. It just feels and plays almost perfectly.

Least Favorite: Metal Gear. I dunno, I've always felt it pales in comparison with any other Metal Gear/Metal Gear Solid game, and not just in the graphics department. It might be because I didn't get to play it until I got MGS3: Subsistence and therefore never appreciated it when it was new and innovative.
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Scape at 05/20/2008 23:10
This is the first Game Debate that I just can't answer.....
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brainderailment at 05/20/2008 23:12
Metal Gear Solid for the PSX

Worst: MGS2 for taking snake away, and storyline being so strange that I was totally expecting the PS2 to explode.
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norm9 at 05/20/2008 23:21
Favorite- Metal Gear Solid 2! The reason being the crazy bosses and contrary to why others don't like the game, I thought the story was pretty mindblowing (You can't tell me you called the whole thing about virtual mission and reenactment stuff- It's like saying you knew the ending of the Sixth Sense before it happened). And the phone call at the game's conclusion- Good stuff.

Least Favorite- Metal Gear Solid 3- The only reason it's my least favorite is because it took me 2 weeks to pass the first prelude mission of MGS3. The entire time I was trying to be sneaky, but the way the camera worked, it was impossible, and I eventually decided to shoot more than I had to. Thought it was great by the end of the game though.

An honorable mention goes to Ac!d. It's an actually cool game that's more like a turn based strategy like Advance Wars than Magic the Gathering.
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Detox at 05/20/2008 23:32
at first it was mgs3 because it is the setting of the begining of the saga, you get to play as the mastermind to it all, naked snake a.k.a. big boss! I liked the way hideo kept the 60's vintage in the game, especially with the amazing intro and song to it, reminds me of a james bond flick, but a much better intro, the game first started out as you completing a small mission, something happens, things go wrong, then the game really starts. Then the intro comes in, just like a james bond movie, he does a mission, something, he finishes it, but something goes wrong, and then you get your traditional 007 intro, amazing. But now I changed my mind and I choose mgs1, the feel of it was amazing and still is, it's really nostalgic if you think about it. Not only that but it has so many moral messages in it. It felt like a natural metal gear game to me, the setting, the music, it was all amazing. As for my least fave, it would be mgs2, not because of the story or gameplay, which was all perfected once again, but it's really what everyone hates, fucking Raiden, I was shocked when I heard his voice when I was starting the big shell chapter, I heard this light voice, and im like who the fuck is this? I suddenly became anxious in mystery and puzzled in confusion, then when I found out, I was saddened and dissapointed, he looks like a hot girl........................Nonetheless, mgs4 is gonna be amazing.
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cbre88x at 05/20/2008 23:40
This is too hard, mainly because I have all the great memories from the first game..it came out along with FF7 and Goldeneye and all..oh man.

I have to give my vote to MGS1. I just have so many memories from that game.

The worst has to be AC!D. It was an interesting concept that just didn't flow for me. It was still a neat little adventure.
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Mr Lazy at 05/20/2008 23:44
normally i hate it when games or movies are remade, but i find myself really wanting them to remake the original Nes metal gears because i can just imagine how cool they would be and how much more of the story line could be explained
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