Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-209.220.66.20-20140131165820/@comment-1504072-20140204221934

Weedle McHairybug wrote: At least MPO actually established FOXHOUND, which was a fairly important element in the Metal Gear franchise. Other than formally introducing Hal's father, and probably the foundation of Outer Heaven (which, really, MGS4 already made clear why it was founded and thus didn't really need further explanation), maybe who set up The Boss, what actually happened that was of any importance to the actual saga and we didn't know beforehand? Besides, PW pretty much contradicted some things from MGS4, anyways. Yes, you could very well skip both PSP installments if one so wished. MGS3 pretty much set up why Big Boss founded Outer Heaven, making both sort of unnecessary to the overall saga; MPO and Peace Walker just provide the fine details. Even MGSV is essentially more Big Boss filler, but it will still be fun to play. MPO's awful controls and tiny multiplayer maps leave a lot to be desired. But if you prefer MPO, that's fine. To each his own.