Can you play mgs4 without playing others

User Info: TwilightChild. You can, if you read the Wiki through first. Thanks i think ill do the gametrailers vid and take it from there. Yah, the MGS retrospectives are a good thought.

However nothing beats story-telling than Youtube videos of all the cut-scenes melded together nicely. User Info: Enhanced-State. Unless you don't look up the information, you'll be confused as hell. More topics from this board Official Metal Gear Solid 4 - 2.

How do I beat vamp? There's so many call backs and fan service to earlier games, you'd really be missing out on a lot just playing 4. I used it to fill in some blanks, because I never played MGS 3. Nor did I play any of the portable ones.

So that's a nice, quick alternative to playing all the games. It's pretty great. It's a fun game, regardless of it's references, thought those references do make the game WAY better.

There are some great "Let's play" videos on youtube if you can't actually play through yourself. MGS3 is absolutely amazing. I read quite some pages to get the story and then I jumped into it.

Played it, finished it, enjoyed it. Metal Gear is kind of a story based franchise in the long run. It helps to know some background of all the main characters. So jumping in fresh to MGS4 might be hard to digest. Please Log In to post. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users.

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User Info: EventualDecline. I not learn good writing. But some must writing down songs of the biwa hoshi. Very good stories. But he killed by invaders then no more story. Forgetted by all. Characters will reference the 'War Economy' a lot. Raiden's new look, Sunny Emmerich, etc. Raven View Profile View Posts. I never played a MGS game ever until this game. I'm having a lot of fun so far lol. Pckables View Profile View Posts.

You'll miss some deeper backstory and references, but overall the story is easily understood by itself. Knowing the MGS4 plotline is just a bonus. Amarson View Profile View Posts. Not really, its self contained story, it has little references in there to previous mgs but its not that big of a deal.