I think so long as you've played MGS3 Snake Eater you'll have some semblance of idea of what's going on. At least that's what I've heard and what I hope because that was the last MGS game I played.

That and Peacewalker. I think it's more important if you've played MGS3 though as a lot of what happened in Peacewalker is reviewed and then expanded upon. Big Bosses' timeline is what I'm most familiar with, and it's a hell of a lot more interesting than Solid Snake's. A lot of the story is tucked away in to cassettes, so if you're just in it for the game it shouldn't really be that big of a deal, as long as you have some general idea of what's happened. For a MGS game it's pretty lax on the cut scenes, but just a warning, it's incredibly dark for one too. Rape, torture, children soldiers, genocide, it's got some quirk to it (namely one line near the end which I had a double take to), but it's pretty straight laced for a MGS game.

I really, really enjoyed it (even if I read most of the lore and played only MGS3). It just gets really depressing towards the end, almost to the point where I kind of don't want to pick it up for awhile.

Meet Rudy. He's an old friend I haven't seen in twenty years, and he's going to protect me from the alien. So long as I'm playing Alien: Isolation or any other scary game, he'll be by my side, giving me support.

Say "Hi!", Rudy.


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Just as an aside to further illustrate my manliness, I've never used YOLO unironically in my life, but it has become a mantra that I repeat to myself over and over again whenever I summon the courage to make a crouched break for an objective.

Of course, once I hear the alien touch down, all thoughts of YOLO go out the window, and I flee with my tail between my legs to the nearest hiding place, praying to any god who might be listening with pity in his/her/its/their heart.

YOLO is a way of horror game life.

P.S. My new computer can probably play a lot of older games, but I'm dubious just how good it is, so are their any 360 horror games worthy of note? I'm looking at the Condemned series and F.E.A.R., but from what I gather the 360 isn't exactly a haven for quality horror games. Luckily I still have Dead Space in the wings.

^I assume you're enjoying the horror genre then? If so, i'm happy to hear that. I don't really know anything for 360, but if you have a pretty decent PC, you need to play Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Outlast.

You definitely need to play Condemned: Criminal Origins.

This idea did not work out, turns out becoming a vampire was more of a nuisance than a bonus.

For the love of God man, never smile on a pic again.

Also, the Dead Space series, if he hasn't already.

I think "enjoy" is a... strange word to use, but it's definitely a refreshing change from RPGs and FPSs.

The Batlord Creepy Smile© has done it again.

Just finished Until Dawn. A lot better than I was expecting. The endless jump scares were a bit much, and more often than not the characters were insufferable, but the mystery throughout and the story itself was quite good. The whole butterfly effect aspect and all the different potential outcomes was interesting.