BasilZero said:
Using that logic - Metal Gear Solid isnt part of the Metal Gear series then lol.
Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Rising (which I am sure is gonna end up becoming a series on its own) are part of the Metal Gear universe - hell even the creators mention it via the video I linked to you.
Also I'm pretty sure you are gonna be lost in some parts of the game (storyline wise) and the character development (on how a character is or why they are like that unless they do some sort of flash back).
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Also about RE series....Code Veronica (from what I have found info on) was supposed to be RE3 <- dont take my word for it anyways. Also a list I found
These are all canon:
Resident Evil/REmake
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
Resident Evil Zero
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil Revelations
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil spin-off games that may have a lot or a little to do with the main story but are still considered canon :
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (The new levels)
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (The new levels)
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 1 and 2
Resident Evil: Survivor
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Non-Canon:
Resident Evil Gaiden
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil: Degeneration (Game)
Resident Evil: Gun Survivor 2 (well, I guess it's canon if you want to consider the fact that it's just a dream Claire had.)
http://www.gamespot.com/resident-evil-6/forum/are-some-resident-evil-games-non-canon-64397725/
The above information (about RE may be true or not - dont take my word for it)
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Just because it doesnt affect the main storyline doesnt mean its "Non-Canon".
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Well no because Metal Gear Solid replaces and adds onto the original Metal Gear Games. If they continued making Metal Gear games, then MGS would be a different series, but they don't. Metal Gear Solid continues on what Metal Gear started, and expands on it.
Metal Gear Solid is to Metal Gear, what Super Mario 3D Platformers are to Super Mario Bros. It's the same series.
You yourself are admitting this in the bold when you say Metal Gear Rising will be its own series (to me it already is it's own game).
As for your example on Resident Evil, Code Veronica is technically a main series game, but it's not a main entry. You can skip Resident Evil CV and not be missing out on any story from RE 0-6. The events in CV are an isolated event. I haven't played Revelations yet, but I think it's the same. This would be similar to RE: Dead Aim, except the characters in CV appear in other RE games.
So like Rising, CV is not a main Resident Evil game. When they eventually do release a MGS6, the events in MGR will have little weight to the story, if any.
