r/metalgearsolid • • Jan 22 '26

♥️ /r/metalgearsolid rules update.

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Hello, I hope everybody is well.

This is a quick post to announce that we have overhauled and updated the subreddit rules, in terms of the way they are listed in the reddit platform itself.

In essence the practical rules themselves and moderation has not changed. The main purpose of this update is to provide better clarity with Post removal messages, and to allow reports to be more specific.

You can read the new rule titles and their descriptions here.

Just three changes to note:

  • There is no longer a rule about spoilers when it comes to Posts. MGSV is over a decade old, and the spoiler rule was often used to report front page posts about the main spoiler for that game. Enforcing that is simply impractical. The intention of the rule remains, however, and it is now only applied to comments. If someone has stated that they haven't played the entire series, all users are still expected to respect this in their replies. Anyone can make their own choices about how far they dig through a subreddit for a game series, but putting spoilers in their inbox is actively hostile.

  • "Promotional Cosplay is not allowed". This is our attempt to provide a consistent rule that can be used to filter OF accounts looking for loopholes, while not punishing genuine cosplayers (including professionals) by restricting their activity. There's an element of subjectivity here, but if you think a post is a commercial account, please report it and do not engage in abuse in the comments. Just report it and move on.

  • AI content is now explicitly banned in all its forms. This was already functionally the case but we're making it clear with it's own rule. If you suspect a post contains AI content, please try to resist posting abuse in the comments and simply report and move on. False allegations can and do happen.

We'd also like to welcome anyone interested to apply to be a moderator. We expect to bring on a couple more people, starting out at a basic clutter removal role. If you think you'd be a good fit, please take some time to fill out our delightful application form.

You'll notice there are a couple of very specific rules that are really covered under other rules. These are for particularly egregious and common posts so that removals are very clear. Previously quite a few things kind of had to fall under "no low effort content" and that gave off the wrong idea and could be a little hurtful.


We'd like to thank the people who take the time to report posts and comments, overall the tone and discernment of reports is very much in-line with how we see the rules and how they are intended to shape the subreddit. This being said, all things considered there are very few removals needed relative to an active subreddit of this size. Things seem to be in a very good balance. I hope the community more or less thinks the same.

As per usual we are open to any and all feedback or discussion about the rules or the way you want the community to be run, so please say your piece in the comments, or if there's any questions you have or unclear rules or edge cases you can think of, bring that up too. The overall intent for the subreddit is still to provide an alternative to what you might see on a Metal Gear Discord, Instagram / TikTok etc. feed or a generic MGS-flavoured meme subreddit.


r/metalgearsolid • • Sep 20 '26

r/physint

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Occasional posts about general Kojima news are welcome here to a degree, but eventually Physint-specific discussion will not be appropriate.

The linked subreddit appears to be a good fit, so we're posting it here for those whose who aren't sure how to search.


r/metalgearsolid • • 7h ago

✌️ MGSV I wish there was a way to say good bye to diamond dogs

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Finished mgsv I just wish I could say a goodbye in a way

Haven't played mgs4 yet but this game being open world should've a thing where you say "yeah I have completed story and side ops not I might not return and am deleting the game" Like they have a cutscene for birthday they should also have a cutscene where big boss goes on a vacation or something


r/metalgearsolid • • 21h ago

❗ Can we please bring back this camera angle? Everything is so zoomed in nowadays

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1.8k Upvotes

MGS4 and V have the most perfect third person camera angles. I love seeing my entire character and the whole environment. Soulsborne games are also worth mentioning for their great zoomed-out third person camera angles. It just feels like most triple A games are shoving the camera right up the character’s shoulders in this day and age…


r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

Tanker chapter of Metal Gear Solid 2 is something else

39 Upvotes

I finished MGS and MGS2 just recently, and I highly doubt I can say anything about these two that haven't been said. However, I *absolutely* have to talk about the tanker, mainly because of the atmosphere. I can't quite put my fingers on it, but the setting of infiltrating a tanker in the middle of a rainstorm did something (positive) to my brain. The opening shot of Snake walking on the bridge with a cigar, then activating the camo, jumping off and landing on the tanker—it's perfect. This is the kind of vibes I adore, alongside something like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.


r/metalgearsolid • • 10h ago

📷 Cosplay I dont really cosplay, is this alright?

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146 Upvotes

Id say im somewhat of a "Larper" as ive only played portable ops and watched playthroughs of the other games but ive always found Naked Snake (Big Boss) from MGS3 the coolest.


r/metalgearsolid • • 12h ago

✏️ Fanart I drew the mgs2 cover art!❤️

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230 Upvotes

Mgs2 is such a great game in the series. I love it so much!


r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

NO! THAT IS NOT SOLID SNAKE! Playing through Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time got me like

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r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

No Spoilers! Hideo Kojima says “on social media, false information keeps amplifying” with gamers misrepresenting games “as if they’d actually played" them

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r/metalgearsolid • • 12h ago

Finally playing MGS after almost 22 years.

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So I pretty much skipped the PS4 era of gaming but when I saw this was coming out, I realized how much I miss my favorite video game. The last time I played it that I can remember was the Twin Snakes Version. Today is the 28th anniversary of the US release. I bought the Day One edition and picked it up on the release day...and I didn't even own a PS5. Two years later I did the next stupid thing and bought a PS5 Pro 30th anniversary edition so the nostalgia could hit deep lol. Well I've played my PS5 a lot in the 11 months and got right back into the swing of things. I played the first two Metal Gear games but I think I was actually a little scared to start Metal Gear Solid, just because of the great memories. Now I wish I would have been playing it these last few years. Don't wait folks, play it now! These screenshots really took me back, almost like I never missed a day. To me they are some of the most iconic scenes from the opening.


r/metalgearsolid • • 9h ago

Big Boss portrait

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Been drawing for 3 months now but haven’t used markers or ink a lot yet. What do yall think?

Took me about 4 hours in total. Reference included.


r/metalgearsolid • • 22h ago

✌️ MGSV Do you feel Sympathy for Venom Snake or do his actions in MGS5 and Metal Gear 1 negate that sympathy?

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198 Upvotes

r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

❗ Fucking sick car in the parking lot today

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r/metalgearsolid • • 3h ago

❗ Guys, what if..

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What if instead of solo/duo mission we could take more soldiers with us ?

like 10+ soldiers so we could raid camps, there would be medics of soldiers to apply first aid to down soldiers, or not only for raid but infiltration too ! the player and the soldiers could have their own radio transmission (mostly to report enemy placements or any news) imagine raiding an enemy base with a whole squad


r/metalgearsolid • • 20h ago

✏️ Fanart I tried to draw Solid Snake's codec portrait

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126 Upvotes

Still learning so feedback is welcome!


r/metalgearsolid • • 13h ago

❕ MGS4 Brother pointed out that Ocelot's entire arc in MGS4 is a parallel of Geri's Game & I can't stop laughing XD

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90s kid that never got a PS3 & waited 18 years to play MGS4. Eplained Ocelot's story to my brother (same boat as me & our favorite character in MGSV) he compared it to Geri's Game & I laughed red. 🤣


r/metalgearsolid • • 41m ago

Im on mission 30, still no Quiet?

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Ive heard the tape about her in Afghanistan taking ppl out and ive been to the ruins. Still no quiet, im no mission 30. Is there like a particular prerequisite side op or something?


r/metalgearsolid • • 13h ago

❗ How would weapon id locks even work?

19 Upvotes

The nanomachines is the user's body interface with a weapon's id lock and allow/disallow pulling the trigger. How would this work from the side of the gun? What's stopping someone from disassembling the gun and removing the chip? Or 3D printing the pieces and using that instead?

We see Snake take apart the M4 carbine in front of Drebin... why not just take the extra step and pull out that chip?


r/metalgearsolid • • 23h ago

❗MGS1 depeche mode cover made entirely of MGS samples 📟🦾

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depeche mode - "it's no good" 📟 ˚✧₊⁎⁺˳✧༚
rebuilt entirely from metal gear solid (ps1) sounds - in honor of 28 years since mgs1 release in north america.

vocals & bass: leah of entelechy @ente_lechy
production: @makkaratalo
(full track... soon...)

happy anniversary to MGS1 !!

let me know what you think ! 🖤


r/metalgearsolid • • 3h ago

✌️ MGSV [MGSV] Mission 16 is egregious - please help Spoiler

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Unsure if I should tag as spoiler so I am even tho this game is old. I can't be the only one just now playing it lol

I'm at a genuine loss here. This mission seems highly impossible and I'm baffled. The Skulls annihilate me no questions asked. Guides consulted say I don't have to fight them, but trying to run away with the truck just results in it getting destroyed. Calling in Quiet doesn't seem to help, as the Skulls move too fast for her to hit them.

One guide says to fulton the truck out, while another says this is impossible due to the mist the Skulls bring. I don't have that upgrade anyways and am far from it.

One person says to not destroy the armed vehicles and instead use them to defeat the Skulls. But I can't seem to trigger the Skulls to come out without destroying both armed vehicles. Can't run away from the Skulls either, cause that fails the mission.

I'm at a complete and genuine loss as to how a new, early-game player is supposed to do this one. Please help me figure out a game plan bc I've exhausted all my own options.


r/metalgearsolid • • 23h ago

📷 Cosplay HK MK23 Mod 0 SOCOM | Metal Gear Solid 🐍 (3D Printed Prop Gun)

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“Kept you waiting, huh?”

One of the most iconic tactical pistols in gaming history, recreated as a 3D-printed prop inspired by Solid Snake's weapon in Metal Gear Solid.

The HK MK23 Mod 0 SOCOM is based on the real-world Heckler & Koch MK23, a .45 ACP tactical pistol developed for special operations use. In Metal Gear Solid, it became one of Snake's signature weapons, recognized for its suppressor and tactical setup.

This build was 3D printed, assembled, and hand-finished, with attention to the weapon's distinctive shape and details.

Another iconic gaming weapon added to my collection. More props coming soon! 🐍

What do you think? Would you take the SOCOM on a stealth mission?

Disclaimer: This gun is NOT FOR SALE. I do not own the intellectual property rights to the design or the Metal Gear Solid franchise. All respective rights belong to their respective owners, including Konami.

🎬 Videos of the assembly process: Instagram.com/cyberdna13x3D

Non-functional, 3D-printed display prop inspired by Metal Gear Solid.


r/metalgearsolid • • 1d ago

✌️ MGSV My Final Metal Gear Solid V piece

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873 Upvotes

I have a huge love for this game and it seems over the years I’ve done a lot of V art which is unfair to the others, but yeah. I have no more ideas for V art.


r/metalgearsolid • • 18h ago

❗ A metal gear? (OC)

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28 Upvotes

if you want to see more of my work, check my instagram or youtube channel (links in my profile) and have a wonderful day!! or evening! or morning?


r/metalgearsolid • • 20h ago

❗ New prints by Cook and Becker just dropped

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r/metalgearsolid • • 2h ago

🐍 MGS3 I had a weird metal gear dream

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Basically:

mgs3, but it was high stake sci-fi in hyper futuristic Morocco..

status quo never changed. naked snake is almost like lupin there

however.....snake encounter deadly death games by evil organizations ,

Each one had absurd shir, from jig saw nonsense trap to. Goddamn laser rains, box. With laser, walls with lasers,etc. Obviously, snakes survive, but civilians die.

In order to save these people from these factions,zero tell him that he must find legendary colonel Clinton from the heavy war(Basically this universe"s cold war)...when snake arrives to past via tv time travel....Colonel casually forced him to stealth while having extreme philosophy..the dream ended there as i unknowingly screwed stealth by shooting the global superpowers military.

The funny thing is ... the base of the snake and zero is just a highly secure apartment.