The greatest gaming series of all time, Metal Gear Solid

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#1 NickD33
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It's no contest. Each game has amazing graphics, amazing story, amazing gameplay and the best and most clever boss battles in the histroy of gaming. Metal Gear solid 4 And Metal Gear Solid Subsistance are the greatest games ever imo. You can keep your Gears of war, Zelda's, Half life's none of them touch Kojima's masterpieces.

There has never been a more cinematic, clever, well written gaming series than MGS.

The best of the best

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#2 tOtalPWNaAe
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R&C IMO
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#3 Master-Thief-09
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That would be the Metroid series.
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#4 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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I respectfully disagree, as it will be a lot of people. Personally, mine would be Mario.
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#5 Rahnyc4
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the metal gear series is a pretty boring a lame series in my opinion. i care for none of those characters.
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#6 delta3074
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half life series,mario,resident evil series, metroid saga and zelda all have a bigger following, more games and are generally more scuccesfu than metal gearl but my personal favorite is the call of duty series
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#7 Chutebox
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MGS is up there, but the nod goes to Final Fantasy of course!
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#8 killerfist
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It's up there imo. But Legend of Zelda>MGS imo.
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#9 AzelKosMos
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It's no contest. Each game has amazing graphics, amazing story, amazing gameplay and the best and most clever boss battles in the histroy of gaming. Metal Gear solid 4 And Metal Gear Solid Subsistance are the greatest games ever imo. You can keep your Gears of war, Zelda's, Half life's none of them touch Kojima's masterpieces.

There has never been a more cinematic, clever, well written gaming series than MGS.

NickD33
I don't have a favorite series so to speak as there are far too many great ones around, but i can honestly say that while good games, the MGS series is over rated imo, and nowhere near the top of my list. The games need editing with pruning shears.
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#10 Generalmojo
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It's no contest. Each game has amazing graphics, amazing story, amazing gameplay and the best and most clever boss battles in the histroy of gaming. Metal Gear solid 4 And Metal Gear Solid Subsistance are the greatest games ever imo. You can keep your Gears of war, Zelda's, Half life's none of them touch Kojima's masterpieces.

There has never been a more cinematic, clever, well written gaming series than MGS.

NickD33

I agree, Kojima is simply the best

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#11 Floppy_Jim
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Realistically, a greatest game of all time list would include MGS, GTA, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, God of War, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Half Life, Resident Evil, Syphon Filter, Call of Duty. So yes, MGS would definately be up there.
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#12 SpinoRaptor24
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It's not the greatest gaming series of all time. Not even close.
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#13 drinkerofjuice
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I don't think so. My favorite is either GTA or Zelda
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#15 Generalmojo
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It's not the greatest gaming series of all time. Not even close.SpinoRaptor24

oh.. u think so? kl

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#16 SpinoRaptor24
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[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor24"]It's not the greatest gaming series of all time. Not even close.Generalmojo

oh.. u think so? kl

Yes I do:|

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#17 LitoLoco
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i agree with the op, mgs has the total package and is the best series in gaming history.
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#18 Generalmojo
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[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor24"]It's not the greatest gaming series of all time. Not even close.SpinoRaptor24

oh.. u think so? kl

Yes I do:|

Im realy sorry u feal that way, its an awesome story no 15+ year old should miss :D

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#19 creeping-deth87
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[QUOTE="Rahnyc4"]the metal gear series is a pretty boring a lame series in my opinion. i care for none of those characters. Generalmojo

funny how my 6 year old nephew and 8 year old neice think the same way hahaha :lol:

ummm.....how old are you?

Obvoiusly kids at that age aren't going to be all that intrigued by Metal Gear Solid. It's not exactly a child-driven franchise. As to your implication that only young people could find any faults with MGS, I'm 22 and have been playing videogames all my life. And you know what? I ALSO find MGS to be incredibly boring and overrated.
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#20 Lionheart08
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One of the best, but not the best. Mario is IMO.
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#21 PAL360
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- Sonic

- Mario

- Castlevania

- Warcraft

- Monkey Island

- Half Life

- Halo

- The Elder Scrools

to name few

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#22 st1ka
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[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor24"][QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

oh.. u think so? kl

Generalmojo

Yes I do:|

Im realy sorry u feal that way, its an awesome story no 15+ year old should miss :D

i'm 21 and i feel that the series' plot is terrible

So how old are you anyway?

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#23 kulmiye
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It's definitely up there in the greats but I'm afraid opinions don't make facts.
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#24 XxSTILL_BORNxX
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Agreed. And you forgot, each game had a different, unique and amazing soundtrack.
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#25 Chutebox
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Im realy sorry u feal that way, its an awesome story no 15+ year old should miss :D

Generalmojo
Calm down there bud.
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#26 Irve
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erm ....

ever heard of

Mario

Zelda

Virtua fighter

Pokemon

god give me 30 minutes and i could come up with more !

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#27 TTDog
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MGS is up there, but the nod goes to Final Fantasy of course!Chutebox

Maybe if they hadn't soiled the name with X-2 and Dirge of Cerberus...

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#28 Chutebox
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]MGS is up there, but the nod goes to Final Fantasy of course!TTDog

Maybe if they hadn't soiled the name with X-2 and Dirge of Cerberus...

I liked X-2......Never realized how so many people hated it though.
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that would be half life
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#30 LosDaddie
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  • Zelda
  • Halo
  • Gears of War
  • Mario
  • GTA
  • Splinter Cell

I find all those franchises to be superior to MGS. And yup, I've played MGS4 :)

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#31 Dystopian-X
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MGS has earned it's spot in my top series list, not only by being awesome but every single main MGS game has met my expectations and surpassed them, enjoyed all of them without any big disappointment

[QUOTE="TTDog"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]MGS is up there, but the nod goes to Final Fantasy of course!Chutebox

Maybe if they hadn't soiled the name with X-2 and Dirge of Cerberus...

I liked X-2......

Same here, it was not best but not nearly as bad as some say.

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#32 immortality20
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That is your opinion and I can understand that. I have never liked one of those games personally. My favorite would be Mario. Mario 1, 3, Super Mario, Mario 64 and Mario Galaxy are amazing.
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#33 manicfoot
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Nothing sums up MGS better than a boss who can fire bee's at you for no reason :lol: Seriouosly, MGS is great but the storytelling is really hit and miss for me. MGS2 is one of my favourite games of all time but 3 bored the hell out of me and none of the bosses had a backstory. 4 was ok but had some incredibly cringe worthy moments and incredibly far fetched plot twists, mixed with boss characters that felt incredibly similar (they all say "OH NOEEEES I'M SCARED. I DON'T WANT *insert random emotion* ANYMOREEE" when they die) and a layer of hollywood cheese. "Rose... I'm done running" * same epic music plays that we heard 5 minutes ago*
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#34 dual_boot
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Agreed. It's the only series where each sequel got better and better.
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#35 Legendaryscmt
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Zelda will always be my best series ever.
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#36 Lionheart08
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- Sonic

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Sonic is reaching the point where the bad is starting to outweigh the good.

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#37 rolo107
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Realistically, a greatest game of all time list would include MGS, GTA, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, God of War, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Half Life, Resident Evil, Syphon Filter, Call of Duty. So yes, MGS would definately be up there.Floppy_Jim
Yup, my thoughts right here, pretty much. Give or take a few games.
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#38 Keep-the-Faith
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Nah.

Resident Evil, Halo, Mario, those are my nominees.

You cant ever say 1 series...........as one genre doesnt appeal to all audiences.

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#39 deuce85
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The only other franchise that comes close IMO is Resident Evil. Been a long time fan of both.

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#40 tupapi006
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The best gaming series IMO its halo

Halo CE 9.7

Halo 2 9.4

Halo 3 9.5

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#41 suz437
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Imo I do think it's the best series of all time because each game has surpassed the last game.
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#42 kozzy1234
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I remember me and a buddy got MGS1 the day it came out and we where seriously just BLOWN AWAY. We played it all weekend and had one of the best gaming experiences of my life i must say.

MGS1 is still my fav, but i do enjoy all the games in the series.

In my top 10 for best series ever for sure.

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#43 kozzy1234
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Imo I do think it's the best series of all time because each game has surpassed the last game. suz437

I dissagree with that, i personally enjoyed MGS1 the most. All are amazing games though.

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#44 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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Mario is the best, IMO.

Also up there: MGS, Zelda, Metroid

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#45 thepwninator
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As far as series go? I disagree. In my opinion, it'd have to be the Baldur's Gate series-1, 2, and Throne of Bhaal, followed by Freespace, Homeworld, Mechwarrior, and many others besides.
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#46 Gh0st_Of_0nyx
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Joke topic confirmed :? "Most well written gaming series..." cmon gimmie a break :lol:
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#47 Wasdie  Moderator
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I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you there.

I'm sticking with Mario is the greatest gaming series of all time. It is the oldest, most widley known, and apeals to the widest range of gamers of any game series I have ever seen. I may not like Nintendo, but I can't deny how amazing the Mario Bros. Series has been.

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#48 Eddie-Vedder
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All 4 MGS titles made the top 20 in the 50 greatest games of all time thread! That's got to mean something :P Gamer's love MGS, and I agree with it being the greatest franchise ever!
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#49 onewiththegame
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Agreed. It's the only series where each sequel got better and better.dual_boot

MGS is way better than MGS2

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#50 THQ88
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I definitely agree with you TC. Metal Gear set the bar high when Kojima introduced it back in 1987 and showcased what stories in games should be like putting Hollywood movies to shame not to mention the introduction of the stealth genre at the same time. Kojima became the most influenced game developer in gaming history earning him the "Life Achievements Award" at the MTV awards. Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear FTW!!!