How Metal Gear Revolutionized Video Games

Metal Gear is one of the most revolutionary and groundbreaking franchises in gaming history. Oftentimes being cited as single-handedly popularising the stealth video game genre, as well as featuring one of the most immensely detailed and intriguing narratives I've ever experienced. Today we start our journey towards carefully analysing each game in the franchise, where we'll attempt to understand why this series is thought of in such high regard. And to begin with, we take our attention to the franchises humble beginnings and see how the earliest metal gear titles setup the foundations of not only the series as a whole, but also what would be considered the modern stealth video game format we experience today along with it.

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Metal Gear 2 - 1:15:27
Metal Gear Solid - 2:30:32