Do I need to play any title before this?

[Daft punker]

?

[Lethal Placebo]

This is a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the 3rd Metal Gear Solid game, but actually the 5th Metal Gear game in the series overall (the first two being Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake).

However, MGS3 is also a prequel to the rest of the series, so you won't be lost story-wise if you choose to play this game first, you'll just miss out on some references here and there.

I love the Metal Gear series, so of course I would recommend you play the other games first before this one comes out (if a recent GameStop tweet is to be believed, this game will be out on November 17th). If 2D games aren't your thing, you can skip Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (though MG2 is absolutely fantastic), but you absolutely should NOT skip Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty if you plan on playing the other games prior to this one.

If you only care about being able to follow the story, no you don't have to play the other games before this one, but I'd recommend it anyway.

[PawgaliciouS QueeN]

No.

[the wizard]

there's a little game called Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater that's pretty fun

[PawgaliciouS QueeN]

Sounds old af.

[Khanjima]

the game's story is a prequel to the entire series so technically no

[Daft punker]

thank yo yall

[V I D A L]

No. This game is the first one chronologically in the Metal Gear series. There is nothing that happened before this game.

[2IOF]

If you decide to get into the series. Here is the order to play in.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops - This one is always on debate if canon or not.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Available on Steam)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Available on Steam)
Metal Gear (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (Available on Steam)

Now to be honest, I prefer people to play in release order to get the same story as they came out for full effect, due to alot of call backs or jokes that will get referred, but even if you play in chronological order. You will not miss out on anything important.

[REPENT]

You will enjoy it more if you play MGS1 and MGS2 beforehand. If you don't play those games then you will not understand who Ocelot is. And you will not really understand who Naked Snake is. MGS3 is a prequel to the entire series, but its still MGS3 and if you want to have the full experience you must play MGS1 and 2.

[REPENT]

I played all of these games on PS2, PS3, PSP, and PS Vita. In MGS3 you will encounter the younger versions of characters who appear in MGS1 and MGS2. It does help to play 1 and 2 before 3.

[Player 9000]

Honestly you need to play Snatcher first.

[Lar Dass]

Not really, but if you are planning to play the whole series after this its quite difficult since theres a few titles not on pc, possibly might come with mgs collection volume 2. If that happens then yeah you could start with this, but then if they decide to remake the rest of the ps2 games you can wait it out

[Snake]

No it's the earliest game in the timeline, there are references to things that happen as funny things but this game is the start of the franchise chronologically

[Ezekiel]

Originally posted by 2IOF:

If you decide to get into the series. Here is the order to play in.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops - This one is always on debate if canon or not.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Available on Steam)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Available on Steam)
Metal Gear (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Available on Steam via Master Collection Vol. 1)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (Available on Steam)

Now to be honest, I prefer people to play in release order to get the same story as they came out for full effect, due to alot of call backs or jokes that will get referred, but even if you play in chronological order. You will not miss out on anything important.

This order is completely wrong and evil. Play them in the order of release, beginning with Metal Gear 1 and 2 for the MSX. Every game builds on the information the player learned in the previous. Every game builds on the mechanics of the previous. Enjoy the progression.

[REBirthTheEdge]

Honestly you should still play MGS1 and MGS2 first, but MGS3 can be played standalone.