Everyone must play MGS3
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Buggy Loop
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Wise words
Play this game or else the boss will go steven segal on your ass and break all your damn bones.
Play this game or else the boss will go steven segal on your ass and break all your damn bones.
sonycowboy
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Let's annoint the King!
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Cinematically the best game ever.
PS2 GoTY!
The beauty of MGS3 is that the game is a prequel. It takes place in 1964 and sets up the events for MGS1 and MGS2. It definitely helps clear a ton of gibberish found in MGS2.
Now, with the codec cutscenes, there are quite a few in the beginning. The first couple hours of the game is very story heavy. Lots of cut scenes and lots of codec messages. But don't let this dissuade you. After the prologue is done and over with, the game really opens up. The cut scenes come at the right time, and the codec messages are short and sweet. If you remotely liked a tiny part of Metal Gear Solid you should at least give MGS3 a shot.
Mike said:
The beauty of MGS3 is that the game is a prequel. It takes place in 1964 and sets up the events for MGS1 and MGS2. It definitely helps clear a ton of gibberish found in MGS2.
Now, with the codec cutscenes, there are quite a few in the beginning. The first couple hours of the game is very story heavy. Lots of cut scenes and lots of codec messages. But don't let this dissuade you. After the prologue is done and over with, the game really opens up. The cut scenes come at the right time, and the codec messages are short and sweet. If you remotely liked a tiny part of Metal Gear Solid you should at least give MGS3 a shot.
mike, the game plays like the previous 2 but more refined. CQC, camo, and missing radar (so you have to use old fashion stuff like sonar or motion detector) are the 3 big improvements I think.
CODEC can be skipped although I wouldnt recommend skipping all because some of them are quite interesting.
CODEC can be skipped although I wouldnt recommend skipping all because some of them are quite interesting.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Seriousy though, I really think everyone should give this game a chance. Every single gamer, even those who didn't quite liked MGS, or who hated MGS2, even those who hate stealth gameplay in general. The game is just that unusually good.
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
Best Game I have played this year and is up there with Mario 64 as one of my all time faves...
Do yourself a favor and play this game
Do yourself a favor and play this game
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
cuccoo = favourite forumer
the control is so mind-blowingly enabling once you master it. YOu can make Snake do just about anything after a couple hours of getting the systems down.
oh yeah, duh, my GotY no doubt. I can't remember the last time I have been so obsessed with a game and it's characters like MGS3, or a movie for that matter.
Kojima has broke new grounds with this one, on ALL fronts: from sound-to graphics-cinematics-music-GAMEPLAY-adrenaline pumping sequences-boss battles-CQC-characters-ENDING-Replayability.
Yeah, it just needs to be played to be understood. And the game requires hours of uninterrupted play, to get the most out of it. Think of it has a movie you PLAY, where you don't want to be interrupted from the world and story you have escaped into.
And like some have said, after the first couple hours of story set-up and gameplay, the game truly takes off, and wait until the final hours of the game, nothing else comes close to the conviction you feel of completing your mission, and the immersion of gameplay INTO the story.
For the record, I played MGS1 and 2 both for a couple hours each. I really liked MGS1, but MGS2 lost me. MGS3 is an entirely different animal and has me captivated with the series now.
oh yeah, duh, my GotY no doubt. I can't remember the last time I have been so obsessed with a game and it's characters like MGS3, or a movie for that matter.
Kojima has broke new grounds with this one, on ALL fronts: from sound-to graphics-cinematics-music-GAMEPLAY-adrenaline pumping sequences-boss battles-CQC-characters-ENDING-Replayability.
Yeah, it just needs to be played to be understood. And the game requires hours of uninterrupted play, to get the most out of it. Think of it has a movie you PLAY, where you don't want to be interrupted from the world and story you have escaped into.
And like some have said, after the first couple hours of story set-up and gameplay, the game truly takes off, and wait until the final hours of the game, nothing else comes close to the conviction you feel of completing your mission, and the immersion of gameplay INTO the story.
For the record, I played MGS1 and 2 both for a couple hours each. I really liked MGS1, but MGS2 lost me. MGS3 is an entirely different animal and has me captivated with the series now.
Property of Jumpship
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Tabris said:
Good news. Im now offically in.
Socreges said:
I can appreciate that. But have you watched the Boss's expressions closely, and her eyes? Did you not feel the tension when
Ocelot juggles his revolvers roulette style at Sokolov?
CG aint a distant 2nd. I SKIPPED THROUGH the CG and codec shit in the other 2 MGS's. I hate that crap usually. But this game's CG had me sold from the opening sequence.
I think CG is usually considered to be video besides that of the gameplay engine, but I'm never sure.montanha said:
And yeah, the cut-scenes are often wonderful. And the "distant second" thing isn't worth debating. But my point is that people who wouldn't have tried the game for themselves by now are largely those that hate the cut-scenes and not necessarily the gameplay.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
CG? What CG?
There is no CG in the game. There's FMV sequences of real life footage stuff from the Cold War era, but that's it
The game rocks, best cutscene direction ever, very awesome soundtrack, great bosses, lots of secrets and the best MGS game in the series. Fighting the bosses are fun in this one since there's many ways to kill them. It just rocks
The game rocks, best cutscene direction ever, very awesome soundtrack, great bosses, lots of secrets and the best MGS game in the series. Fighting the bosses are fun in this one since there's many ways to kill them. It just rocks
The scary thing is, MGS3 cutscenes look better than some pre-rendered CG.
In some sequences the lighting job done on the scene really makes it look like it's pre-rendered, yet it's still being done real time.
After watching how well it all worked together in MGS3, in game switches from Pre-rendered CG cutscene to gameplay is now jarring to go through..
In some sequences the lighting job done on the scene really makes it look like it's pre-rendered, yet it's still being done real time.
After watching how well it all worked together in MGS3, in game switches from Pre-rendered CG cutscene to gameplay is now jarring to go through..
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
The last thing I look foward to in a game.cuccoo said:
However the gameplay is amazing and the codec sequences are short, that's what should be hyped.
And like someone mentioned before, be sure to reserve the last 3 hours so you can consume the climax of the game in 1 sitting. Very intense stuff. The game's ending is very satisfying as well, and I'd go as far as to call it one of the best endings ever in a video game. It's refreshing too in this age of stupid cliffhanger endings
Doom_Bringer
Banned
yeah the game is much better than MGS1 and 2. I am 10 hours into it and so far I am really impressed (just finished HL2 few weeks ago)
Can't wait to get this exam crap out of the way!
Can't wait to get this exam crap out of the way!
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
I love this fuckin game. Great story!
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
The game is great... But 60fps feels good as sh!t when you go back to playing MGS2 (never finished it, now my save is corrupted and have to start all over).
sonycowboy
Member
Wario64 said:
Oh, no you didn't
:lol
ToyMachine228
Member
No...Seriously, definitely the best PS2 game I've played all year. So far, my GOTYs go like this...
PS2- MGS3: Snake Eater
Xbox- Halo 2
GCN- Pikmin 2
PS2- MGS3: Snake Eater
Xbox- Halo 2
GCN- Pikmin 2
I F'n hate trying to sneak passed guards. Tt is next to impossible get around unseen without the old radar. The motion and person sensor range is useless. Take a fiew steps, go into first pers view look around, take a few more steps, repeat endless until you are spotted then guards flood and you must start all over*Smashes controler* The boss fights have been great so far though.
ToyMachine228
Member
Gek54 said:
I killed just about every guard...364 enemies killer. Got the Shark rating.
This is sort of off-topic, but it's on the subject of Metal Gear, and I wasn't sure if it was worth starting a new thread for...
Does anyone think it's kind of ironic that Kojima makes these great games that are essentially cautionary tales about war, but the main draw is avoiding enemies, stalking enemies, killing enemies... I mean, I realize you can play the game PEACEFULLY, without killing others (except maybe some bosses), but does he think that people care about them because of their anti-violence/anti-crazy-genetic-experiments message, or does he realize that most people just like deviously and violently hunting enemies?
Does anyone think it's kind of ironic that Kojima makes these great games that are essentially cautionary tales about war, but the main draw is avoiding enemies, stalking enemies, killing enemies... I mean, I realize you can play the game PEACEFULLY, without killing others (except maybe some bosses), but does he think that people care about them because of their anti-violence/anti-crazy-genetic-experiments message, or does he realize that most people just like deviously and violently hunting enemies?
kumanoki said:
I don't know, I didn't really follow the situation. I'm actually sure this point I raised has been talked about before, though I wasn't involved in the discussion, so I'm not trying to make some poignant statement or anything like that. But I have been thinking about it recently, after hearing some people describe why they enjoyed the series so much at work. It just seems like it promotes violence more than it expresses a healthy message.