I've gotten through the first chapter and now, while I wanna see where the story goes (or at least how it gets there. Damn spoilers) I find myself only doing the necessary missions. About 50 hours into the game and I kinda feel like I've seen all its tricks. No sour grapes on it, but all the "emergent gameplay" feels like a hundred ways to do something that I only end up doing one or two different ways.
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skLaFarebear
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It'd be a damn shame if MGSV was as short as other Metal Gears, considering the scope of the gameplay and MB's systems.
Mister Negative
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Yup.
I think a lot of why I didn't enjoy the game is because I was eager to get to the ending and join the discussion. I overplayed it. I wasn't having a blast but I was forcing myself to play, so when I think back on it I don't really have positive memories.
skLaFarebear
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Combat Deployments are on a timer so that you're not grinding a ton of GMP every single second. The MB expansion also doesn't really feel that bad considering its not something that has to happen right now, but I am sad about the R&D on weapons taking so long. 18 minutes I get, but its just depressing when it takes over an hour to upgrade a weapon.
i wish the timer kept going when i wasn't playing. better off just leaving the game idle, lol
skLaFarebear
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When the game goes cheap on PC I'd definitely give it another playthrough
Eh, I mean it really wouldn't solve the problem of being overpowered/rich too quickly, but I can agree on the timer working for weapons when its off.
Other than weapons though, resources processing takes for fucking ever, which it shouldn't considering I've beaten the game and just wanna build stuff. Its kind of what's turning me off from 100% since I'd just be sitting idle or doing pointless grinding most of the time.
even if there's no platinum trophy in it for me.
Eh, I mean it really wouldn't solve the problem of being overpowered/rich too quickly, but I can agree on the timer working for weapons when its off.
Other than weapons though, resources processing takes for fucking ever, which it shouldn't considering I've beaten the game and just wanna build stuff. Its kind of what's turning me off from 100% since I'd just be sitting idle or doing pointless grinding most of the time.
yea, 18 min timer for the weapons is unnecessary.
Nah... I mean, that doesn't help, but I think a lot of the game just... is... well, I don't want to say busywork exactly, since I enjoyed it a lot even if it wasn't memorable. But in terms of a Metal Gear game, a lot of it just plain doesn't matter, or provide the barest of plot points. Go kill this dude. Go extract these dudes. Oh he was a human trafficker and his guys were delivered here, weird. He's not a real character or anything though so don't worry about it. Go blow this up. Okay you did it but nothing is actually gonna change in-game even if it sets up some other thing later.
And it's not like Hitman Blood Money where essentially nothing actually mattered at all and it was just sandboxes for days. It's Metal Gear. And it doesn't feel like it at all.
that said I enjoy playing Metal Gear well enough that I'm redoing the missions to do objectives, get S-ranks etc since I have more options now, but this'll wear off soon enough.
skLaFarebear
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Nevermind fuck MGSV^
skLaFarebear
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But when he takes down a helicopter with Quiet's grenade ricochet everything will be perfect.
Liquid Shake
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I can't wait for the enemies to adapt to his grenade play and start showing up in full riot suits. That's where the game shines, I think- forcing you to use tactics outside your comfort zone.
The adaptive AI and the combat mission counters are my favorite part of the game. Seeing enemies get helmets in response to my tranq pistol, only to get face masks to counter me hitting them in the face and finally full suits that make them near impossible to track was so interesting. I miss being able to easily tranq snipe a spotlight guard from a distance, though.
nckillthegrimace
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i really like cats and i wish they were more places
why isn't there a giant bomb cat
New mail bag idea.
shadyspace
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Can't wait to watch him pull that off for the first time in late 2016.
Glitchesarecool
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Fucking saved.
I'm having a blast with it. Game feels super good and reflex mode is a perfect little "whoopsie" save button. Also I love getting S-rank Octopus results, and I just did the 3 commander extraction without being detected. Feels so good.
Keyser Soze
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Write this on the outside of the box
"I put my cat Schrodinger in a box, and sent him to you. I don't know if he made it or not"
"Hmm, seems to have turned into a dog."
dan will be inside the box
NumberThree
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I'm right at the end of the game and I kinda just want to go to town with Cheat Engine and shit.
StopMakingSense
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? I find the grenades throw really nice. Just takes a few tries to get the hang of it.
tryagainlater
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I just finished a mission in MGSV with a well aimed grenade and was able to just sneak out. Drew would be proud.
Now that I have to CQC a lot of enemies to take them out, I've become more and more appreciative of them. Target you need to extract stuck in a crowd of riot troops? Toss in a smoke grenade, fulton them and sneak away like a shadow.
broncobuster
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Did Dan or Jeff call Mario Maker Expert fucked? Whoever, what an understatement. You're lucky to get a basic take a leap of faith onto this one-by-one block at the full distance of your jump level.
you feel like a real goddamn ninja the first time you chuck a nade into a crowd and just run in and grab the guy you need and run out again.
EarsOfASnake
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No one reads advertising quite like ol' Billy Redface. DraftKings kicked up a stink after that read and I hope he doesn't cut them any slack if they come back.
skLaFarebear
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stump sock
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Shitttttt yakuza 1 remake for ps4 in January, yakuza 6 in the fall
In Japan obv.
In Japan obv.
funkystudent
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time to get on #buildingthelist
Maybe we can get time before the PS5 is out this time.
I seriously doubt we'll get even 6, but I have even less hope for Kiwami and Zero. I want them all so much, though. I'd also kill for a Yakuza 2 Kiwami.
Japan seems to be putting big effort onto PS4, which makes me happy. This is either the glorious revival of Japanese gaming or the final gasp before it all dies and transforms 100% into mobile gaming land.
stump sock
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remember, the reason I started learning japanese was in an attempt to play imported RGG games
i've literally prepared myself for this exact situation.
anyway, the english guides for 0 are pretty good now if anyone cares
I listened to Danswers for the second time, an episode I downloaded almost 4 months ago exactly. It's the one with the therapist, Stephanie (forgot her last name). My thought are about the same as when I tried listening when the show first started. I really enjoy listening to Danny, his outlook on life matches with mine in a lot of ways, but it's hard to take Dan seriously when it comes to any serious life choices. That said, I do agree with him about honest communication. It makes so many things easier.
That said, which episode has Paul Ryckert? I'd love to listen to that one.
That said, which episode has Paul Ryckert? I'd love to listen to that one.
TheMrPliskin
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Yeah, this thing is dumping out games at an alarming rate
NumberThree
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Episode 10.
thankfully the better podcast is recorded at the end of the week.
New Gundam and Gravity Rush were the only things I took away from that thing.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Vita getting a lot of support for a dead console.
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