Spoilers, obviously
The biggest question people asked me after I finishedMetal Gear Solid Vwas “what games should I play before tacklingPhantom Pain?” Essentially, you only need to play (or watch)Peace Walkerto get the basic gist, but knowledge ofGround ZeroesandSnake Eaterwill 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 asMetal Gear Solid Vspoilers go, it only covers roughly the first hour of the game, which has been seen by way of trailers for the past few years.
