Should i play MGS V The phantom pain without knowing the rest of the saga (except for peace walker)?

Hmmm maybe you should play Snake Eater first (wich is before PW)

can't tell for sure - reading the prologue, playing through MGSV GZ and listening to all the
tapes gave me a picture of whats going on, and made want to play Phantom Pain
(mgs I & II were the only ones i cared to play through before)

still have a Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on X360 rotting unplayed
much like every MGS released on PSP ... lack of motivation

I'd play something else m8. MGS is a game for console peasants. The only PS I own is a PSP so personally I have no interest in MGS

I haven't played any of the series/saga/potato so far and hmm I'd be a bit reluctant to dive straight in at V without knowing anything. I did that with GTA V mind you, but not really the same thing.

Ground Zeroes has a "previously on Metal Gear" synopsis. Phantom Pain just throws you straight into the mess.

If you already played Peace Walker without having played 3, or the "Solid Snake games", and that didn't bother you, then I don't see why you shouldn't play Phantom Pain. But you should definitely play Ground Zeroes before it.

If you are a veteran of the series and really enjoy the story, its going to sound weird not having David Hayter doing the voice, so I would think being newer to the series, if you enjoy the new game enough, go back to the other games and see where it all started. Also did you try Ground zeroes?

I'm a bit surprised you played PW without 3, considering how much the plot threads from 3 are referenced in PW.

Read the wiki on the story & see if that batty as a bag of flying bananas story makes sense. If it looks fun sure, otherwise watch actual gameplay videos to see if it looks fun before buying it.

I have quite a few hours in. It's funny how very little MGS knowledge you need for this game compared to any of the others ones, where it was almost essential.

So far there are very little references to other games. You don't even need to really play Ground Zeros to get into PP. Although you should for some better context, or watch a video of GZs, it isn't a long game.
Although I'm not super far in the game. So that could change any time.

I'd say yes, I mean you might miss a couple references and throwbacks, but nothing major, however it is since to already know the characters, and see how they have changed and stuff.

I always prefer starting at the first game of the series. Like Hitman 1, Ass Creed 1, etc.

You have?: No
You should?: FREAKING AND ABSOLUTLY YES!!!!1!!1!one

A friend of mine has not played any of them and is enjoying it, Peace Walker still ties in alot with this game and shares many of that games features such as the Mother Base System and Fulton. So yes, have a blast! (Metal Gear Solid 3 is one of my favourite games of all time, so check it out if you get a chance.)

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go watch all vids in youtube lol

Coming from someone who started on the series with the very first Metal Gear on the good-old, never-caught-on-in-the-US, MSX2 systems, I find this comic to be very relevant. In short, you can drop in anywhere in the series and enjoy the game for what it is and does.

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Its easy to get into MGSV:TPP but the problem is you might get a bit confused with some points, most of which were put into MGSV:GZ, but from the length of MGSV:GZ i'd just recommend someone else playing it.
MGSV:TPP though, I recommend it so much, there is so much to do, it'll be worth the money.
I myself have only played MGSV:GZ and a little bit of MGS4 but part from that nothing else and im still enjoying MGSV a lot.

I've been playing it with minimal knowledge other than MGR:R (which, uh, doesn't really count) and Peace Walker and a quick run (okay, many runs, but mostly for the gameplay) of GZ and I've been enjoying TPP a lot. I think there are some nods to the earlier series which I'm missing, but the cassette tapes are good for catching up.

You should play Snake Eater just because its an amazing game. 5 does a decent enough job delivering backstory.

If you are playing for fun then no.

If you're playing for the story than FUCKING YES! There are moments in the game you will not get without playing previous titles.

I'm new to the series, so I was wondering the same thing :/

GASP!

If you are not interested in the story, go ahead. If you are, then play the rest first and still be confused about what's happening and why. But I'd highly recommend at least watching the cutscenes from the rest of the series.

Sorry but for me no
You can play it and adapt to the game nicely
But you won't feel the "feel" anything I mean
You can understand it more by playing MGS3

After that maybe you can understand the references
Like "You're pretty good", "Snake? Snake? Snakeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!", "Kept you waiting huh?" or even why cardboard box??
xD
Or "A NOT HIDEO KOJIMA GAME"
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u need ...mgs 3 ps2
mgs portaple ops
mgs peace walker
mgs ground zeros
u can just watch the move of each game in you tube