Once you've played Metal Gear 2, you crave ever bigger tensions, ever bigger thrills.
Metal Gear 2 is playable on modern consoles! Our Metal Gear 2 walkthrough will get you through the first sequel of this classic series.
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So you want to get into Hideo Kojima’s magnum opus of storytelling before being dragged into his newest trip featuring Norman Reedus and a fetus? There’s no other story-driven video game out there like the Metal Gear series and what better way to prepare for Death Stranding then by playing the games that skyrocketed Kojima to fame.
However, though he might be a master of storytelling in video games, understanding Kojima’s complete vision can be overwhelming.
Yeah play the order they were released.
Some people suggest chronologically, but the way certain reveals happen in certain games the narrative was purposely written in a way that it makes most sense to play them in release order. There are certain callbacks or references in MGSV to the first metal gear solid for example. So if you played them in chronological order you will have no idea what those references in V are referring to
Start with Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 from NES. Then play the Metal Solid series in the order they released.