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Has Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes been rebranded as MGS5?

ThatDudeCurtis gives his opinion on why he thinks Ground Zeroes might now be going under the name MGS5.

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kent800820074173d ago

I thought it has been said that GZ will be a prequel to MGS5

itani4173d ago

WTF how many Metal Gears is there that are being made simultaneously?

Hanso4173d ago

2 or 3 now
we still dont know if GZ and 5 are two different Games

dubbnasty4173d ago

i think Ground Zeroes is the first mission of the game, the helicopter crashes and thats when "the phantom pain" happens, 2nd mission.Combine both of these together and you get the prologue for MGS5. So Ground Zeroes, The Phantom Pain, and then MGS5 is all one game.

Jasimulator4173d ago

This is what I was thinking, Ground Zeroes is the prologue, Phantom Pain is Chapter 1, Mobby Dick is an in-game organization at the first chapter, and the whole thing is one game that you know what it is.

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ILive4173d ago

I was thinking that that moby dick was created by one of the bosses in the game. Do you guys recall the guy in the flaming suit? Good point though, dubbnasty.

NavydAd4173d ago

I have never played a Metal Gear solid game. I just picked up a Ps3 and finished the Uncharted series. Thinking about going with metal gear series or God of war series where should I start?

RedDeadLB4173d ago

Tough call, but definitely play both series. I'd suggest MGS if you're in a sneaking mood.

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Hanso4173d ago

if you start with GoW play in order first:
GoW 1
GoW CoO
GoW 2
GoW GoS
GoW 3

for MGS
MGS1
MGS2
MGS3
MGS4
MGSPW
MG Rising

Sketchy_Galore4173d ago (Edited 4173d ago )

Do not play MGS4 first. You'll be absolutely lost and nothing that happens will mean anything to you, I also didn't much like it as a game but I'm in the tiny minority there. If you can handle old old old games the first Metal gear solid still stands up well.

Overall though I'd have to say for the perfect balance between easing yourself into the story and playing a well rounded Metal gear game I'd start with Metal gear solid 3. It's the first part of the story chronologically (I think) and even though its a sort of prequel story that can be played at any point in the marathon (as long as its played before Peace walker, which is its direct sequel) it's got the smoothest controls and the best mix of accessibility and originality. The only problem there is that it's probably the best one so it'll be downhill from there. Not far downhill but still no other game in the series stacks up against it for me.

If you can handle old PS1 games you should try playing them all in order of release. If not I'd say start with MGS3, then either MGS2 or Peacewalker, then MGS4. Just be sure to at least watch some of the cutscenes from MGS1 on YouTube before playing 2.

Warning, be prepared to take a lot of stuff with a pinch of salt. It's an amazing series but there's more then a little craziness and melodrama in there that can put off the more weak willed.

MizTv4173d ago

You know out of all the mgs games I think I like mgs2 the most
I fn love dead cell and yes I know people hate him but raiden is my boy!!!

RGB4173d ago (Edited 4173d ago )

@NavydAd

Hanso got it completely wrong! Metal Gear has one of the most complex stories in gaming history, probably media history. Starting at MGS1 would be retarded as by MGS3 you'd be completely confused!

The chronological time line is;

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD collection)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP only)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD collection)

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (coming next year)
Metal Gear Solid V (coming in the near future)

Metal Gear (HD collection)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (HD collection)
Metal Gear Solid (The Twin Snakes) (PSN or Gamecube)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (HD collection)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3 only)

Edit... Play in this order, MGS3 first and MGS4 last to get the most out of the story!

I'd avoid Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, not a proper Metal Gear.

@kent80082007

You've hit the nail on the head. Ground Zeros seems to be the warm-up acted before MGS V. Ground Zeros is a sequel to Peace Walker and the prequel before MGS V. MGS V will probably be the prequel of Metal Gear, the original game in the franchise.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader822d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere3d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX4d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno4d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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