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The biggest question people asked me after I finished Metal Gear Solid V was “what games should I play before tackling Phantom Pain?” Essentially, you only need to play (or watch) Peace Walker to get the basic gist, but knowledge of Ground Zeroes and Snake Eater will help considerably.

This video from the Lore YouTube channel details the story so far in roughly a minute, so if you don’t have time for those games (even the “movies” with just cutscenes are 5-10 hours long per game), you can check it out above. As far as Metal Gear Solid V spoilers go, it only covers roughly the first hour of the game, which has been seen by way of trailers for the past few years.

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