Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26100802-20150531185402/@comment-177.249.112.38-20150603030311

ok,

First of the Golden rule of the Metal Gear franchaise is to not skip the cutscenes, most of them are incredibly long, some of them even taking up to 30 mins. but if you want to learn the story and know whats going on you should not skip them.

I also began playing MGS 3 and decided to skip a cutscene and then was puzzled as to why a bunch of soldiers where knocked out, and even missed the part where they introduce a character named Ocelot. But in the end its up to you if you want to skip them its okay :)

second, the controls can get a little tricky (at least for me) but you will get used to them, you should also always plan your move, because unlike shooter games like Call of duty or medal of honor, metal gear is mostly a stealth game, meaning that if you go in guns blazing, you are likely to get killed easily.

thats why you need to plan carefully what are you gonna do, I recommend using the binoculars to scout the area, and always pay attention to your camo index, the higher it is the harder for the enemies to spot you, this number can change very quickly, in a minute your index can be at 80% then you move to another spot and it falls down to 15%

Another tip I can give you is if you defeat the bosses with non lethal methods (like tranquilizar darts, or melee attacks) they will give you special camo suits with unique properties, I waited until my second playthrough before doing this but you can do it on the first if you want.

And always remember to catch food inorder to heal, and if you are wounded pretty badly you should find a hiding spot and heal yourself, the game explains how to do that early on