metal gear solid primer

So let’s say you’re excited, interested, or even mildly curious about the pending release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, but you never got around to playing some of the titles in the series. Heck, let’s say you’ve never played any of the games, but all the raving reviews and 10/10 scores has you thinking it’s finally time to jump into the Metal Gear universe. Let’s also assume real life prevents you from running out and buying all previous games and playing them non-stop before The Phantom Pain comes out in 5 days. Well, my friend, you have a problem. Of all the franchises that have attached a story to a video game, none have done so with more (and often maddening) intricacy than the Metal Gear games. What’s what and who’s who matte...