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How About Metal Gear Solid 4 in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2? ‘Stay Tuned,’ Konami Says - IGN

Could Metal Gear Solid 4 appear in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2? Konami responds.

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Now, in a recent interview with IGN to discuss the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura teased Vol. 2 and its inclusion of Metal Gear Solid 4.

Asked directly about bringing Metal Gear Solid 4 to modern consoles, Okamura replied:

“We definitely are aware of this situation with MGS4. Unfortunately we can't really say too much at the moment with Vol. 1 containing MGS 1-3 dot dot dot… you can probably connect the dots!

“Right now we still are internally concerned about what we should be doing for the future of the series. So sorry, we can't really reveal anything at the moment. But stay tuned!”

A very non-answer answer, but I'm sure they're aware of how many people want MGS4 out of the PS3 purgatory.

 

[R6Rider]

Watch them include it, but it runs like shit and is low resolution.

 

[HL3.exe]

Wasn't this already sorta leaked through data mining vol 1?

 

[MagusMajul]

I would like to see it come out on steam, i am interested in what a modded mgs4 would be like at 4k 120fps.

 

[RagnarokIV]

It will obviously be there.
Peace Walker, 4 and 5.
I’m more interested in MPO.

Also Ac!d becoming available, perhaps a Vol 3 for non canon and spin off releases. Ghost Babel in there.

 

[Fahdis]

Watch them include it, but it runs like shit and is low resolution.

720P 24-30FPS
10 Minutes to load each chapter.
Get the original experience!!!!
DO YOU RIKE IT?

 

[simpatico]

I’ll keep my rosy memories of it thank you very much. Thinking back, I don’t think it’s playable anymore with how long the cutscenes are. I’m just gonna remember it being amazing and leave it at that. Lord knows it’s got 3 hours of gameplay at the absolute most.

 

[Tarin02543]

I’ll keep my rosy memories of it thank you very much. Thinking back, I don’t think it’s playable anymore with how long the cutscenes are. I’m just gonna remember it being amazing and leave it at that. Lord knows it’s got 3 hours of gameplay at the absolute most.

It really was a ps3 show case

 

[LordCBH]

Can’t wait for 720p barely 30fps MGS4 from lazy Konami

 

[RaduN]

I’ll keep my rosy memories of it thank you very much. Thinking back, I don’t think it’s playable anymore with how long the cutscenes are. I’m just gonna remember it being amazing and leave it at that. Lord knows it’s got 3 hours of gameplay at the absolute most.

I finished it in ~ 18 hours first time i played it. It has 7 hours of cutscenes.
You do the math.

 

[simpatico]

I finished it in ~ 18 hours first time i played it. It has 7 hours of cutscenes.
You do the math.

Which part is gameplay? All I remember is the opening level, the city streets at night which sucked, the Shadow Moses part which was cool fan service, and then the crawl through the microwave. What am I missing?

 

[TGO]

1024x768p 24-30FPS
10 Minutes to load each chapter.
Get the original experience!!!!
DO YOU RIKE IT?

Fixed

 

[FoxMcChief]

MGS4 was 60fps on the PS3, wasn’t it?

 

[adamsapple]

MGS4 was 60fps on the PS3, wasn’t it?

It was unlocked, barely hit anything above 24~26 in most cases tho.

It's one of the reasons the lack of an Xbox 360 version is a damn shame. We could have had a 60 FPS BC version for years now.

 

[AJUMP23]

I think MGS4 is the weakest of the series, best looking eggs though.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

MGS4 was 60fps on the PS3, wasn’t it?

Noooupp

 

[jshackles]

Wonder what Snake will tell Otocon to get a grip about in a re-release

 

[RagnarokIV]

MGS4 was 60fps on the PS3, wasn’t it?

Only if you equipped night vision goggles and stared at the floor of the smallest MGO map (Blood Bath).

 

[TGO]

I finished it in ~ 18 hours first time i played it. It has 7 hours of cutscenes.
You do the math.

8 hours and the ending is 71mins and the "Guns Of the Patriot" scene is about an hour too
49% of MGS4 is cutscenes including codecs.
MGS1 had 5 hours of cutscenes, MGS4's are just fucking long.
Also the fact that your first playthrough you'll be slapped with the installation after those is another reason people think there's not much gameplay.
But other then those two scenes and having it installed it okay, just like another MGS

 

[Badlucktroll]

now is the time to liberate mgs4 from its ps3 prison

 

[TGO]

I will say MGS4 does have special place in my library of games, it's probably the only game I actually felt connected to the character.
Revisiting Shadow Moses 9 years in Snakes & the players world was something.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Noooupp

Only if you equipped night vision goggles and stared at the floor of the smallest MGO map (Blood Bath).

I don’t know why I thought it ran at 60.

 

[SkylineRKR]

MGS4 was quite the show when it released. Personally I liked it, though upon replays its visible how it becomes worse and more linear with every chapter. Still, I ended up doing a full stealth no kill/death run when trophies were added and this was very doable.

Game was GOTY twice on GAF boys.

 

[RaduN]

Which part is gameplay? All I remember is the opening level, the city streets at night which sucked, the Shadow Moses part which was cool fan service, and then the crawl through the microwave. What am I missing?

What do you mean what are you missing? All the rest of course. Which is a lot. That's not to say i woulnd't have wanted double the gameplay time, who didn't, it was masterclass in stealth.

The immense replay value compensated though. I think i re-played it at least 20 times, it was that replayable. MGS2 was the only other game in the series i may have replayed more.

 

[Skifi28]

I don’t know why I thought it ran at 60.

Drugs probably.

 

[Parazels]

I didn't play only MGS Twin Snakes and MGS 4.
Imagine, if both games are included to the Vol 3!

 

[RaduN]

8 hours and the ending is 71mins and the "Guns Of the Patriot" scene is about an hour too
49% of MGS4 is cutscenes including codecs.
MGS1 had 5 hours of cutscenes, MGS4's are just fucking long.
Also the fact that your first playthrough you'll be slapped with the installation after those is another reason people think there's not much gameplay.
But other then those two scenes and having it installed it okay, just like another MGS

Mgs1 had under two hours. Maybe TTS had ~ 2 or a bit more.
Those installs were a drag, and that's on Sony not allowing the full install at the time of release.

 

[Judge Magister]

Bet they will try to make a port with minimum effort and cut content but let's give Konami the benefit of doubt.

I really care more about Solid Snake than Big Boss. MGS4 is flawed but pretty good and very emotional if you played MGS1-3.

+++
Sounds amazing, great soundtrack
Locations; Middle East, Shadow Moses or South America
Gameplay; Octocamo, plenty new tricks and weapons
Cutscenes; questionable length ok but some are just awesome like in the Middle East or the Microwave sequence
I like the characters in here, Old Snake, Ultimate Raiden, Liquid Ocelot or Drebin

---
faction mechanic was pointless same with the weird PMCs ads in the beginning
B&B unit were not that interesting
Meryl and Johnny thing is very irritating with long cutscenes. Same with stuff in the Nomad
Some clunky moments like Eastern Europe level
Nanomachines plot device

Replayed the game many times. Plus i was addicted to MGO at the time.

 

[Badlucktroll]

who knows what they finagled to get this on modern consoles. i wonder if its emulated or a shitty chinese port, but i bet they wont touch the code

 

[FoxMcChief]

Drugs probably.

 

[Killer8]

Give it the Delta treatment.

 

[kevboard]

if they ever port it, I wonder if they port it without any changes. that would almost require emulating a PS3's functions in a way. which would be weird.

so they almost have to do a full remaster or even remake to decouple the game from the PS3, and to not make it come across like a bothed port.

 

[BennyBlanco]

i hope they port MGS acid 1-2 and Peace Walker too.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

release it from ps3 prison; it and folklore are the only reasons my ps3 is still hooked up.

 

[Judge Magister]

release it from ps3 prison; it and folklore are the only reasons my ps3 is still hooked up.

Are you implying Killzone 2 it's not worth remembering?! How dare you!!

 

[Dorago]

It would be nice if they could open up the Peace Walker multiplayer for a modern matchmaking system.

Back in the day you had to change your PS3 region to Japan, language back to English, set up a new account, then download something called AdHoc Party then you could play non local multiplayer.

There was no voice chat and I kept my flip phone plugged in for so long the plastic melted around the plug.

 

[Esppiral]

It really was a ps3 show case

No it wasn't, and most probably the most "showcase" you remember were part of those 30 gb prerecorded cutscenes lol.

 

[Trelane]

I think MGS4 is the weakest of the series, best looking eggs though.

I remember the eggs more vividly than anything else from that game. Explains why I like FFXV so much, I guess.

 

[simpatico]

What do you mean what are you missing? All the rest of course. Which is a lot. That's not to say i woulnd't have wanted double the gameplay time, who didn't, it was masterclass in stealth.

The immense replay value compensated though. I think i re-played it at least 20 times, it was that replayable. MGS2 was the only other game in the series i may have replayed more.

Which section did a I miss? I’m legit asking because I don’t remember. Only play through was at launch. Love MGS. The way I remember it, the only area that you really have all your tools available is the first section in the middle eastern country.

 

[RaduN]

No it wasn't, and most probably the most "showcase" you remember were part of those 30 gb prerecorded cutscenes lol.

Nah.

Except for two cutscenes, (impossible to do on ps3) all others are rendered fully in realtime, and yes they are the best realtime rendered cutscenes ps3 ever saw (Re5 came close but...no match).
Also the entire game is under 30 gb.

 

[RedC]

Still waiting for Konami to improve the Master Collection they already released.

 

[RaduN]

Which section did a I miss? I’m legit asking because I don’t remember. Only play through was at launch. Love MGS. The way I remember it, the only area that you really have all your tools available is the first section in the middle eastern country.

Best way to refresh your memory is to either replay it or watch a long play. Here:

 

[simpatico]

Best way to refresh your memory is to either replay it or watch a long play. Here:

Ah, I forgot the first section becomes that grassland part. Man just scrubbing through, I think you're right. I could totally play this again.

 

[onnextflix5]

Longest movie I ever played, still loved the kojima style gameplay tho. It’s gonna a mission to this running on modern hardware.

 

[PrefectAboro]

Live action scenes in the beginning were a trip back in the day especially seeing David Hayter. Obviously everyone had goosebumps when you first enter the snowy Shadow Moses and the music plays. ACTUALLY controlling Metal Gear was fun. Raiden not only looked and sounded cooler but he surpassed Grey Fox as the ultimate cybernetic ninja. Imagine if we got to play as Raiden in MGS4?! The final fight with Ocelot is basically the entire Yakuza franchise in terms of cinematic style.

I would really love to hear the original Japanese voices and experience MGS4 for the true anime that it is. I saw a comment on youtube that stated the actor who played Big Boss was the real father of Akio Ōtsuka (Solid Snake). That's pretty cool.

 

[Arsic]

Imagine if they include functioning mgo with it but not need a Konami ID.

Wouldn’t have to play bootleg pc version people put together.

 

[Roufianos]

No shit, as soon as the last collection was announced as 'Vol 1', we knew this was coming. A collection of PW, Rising and V would be lame as fuck.

 

[R6Rider]

No shit, as soon as the last collection was announced as 'Vol 1', we knew this was coming. A collection of PW, Rising and V would be lame as fuck.

It would be PW, GZ, and V lol

 

[solidus12]

How would Snake disable his octocamo on Xbox? Their controller doesn’t have gyro.

The Mantis and Sorrow dolls use gyro as well.

You could also jiggle Rose’s boobs during the codec by moving the controller.

 

[RIPN2022]

I’ll keep my rosy memories of it thank you very much. Thinking back, I don’t think it’s playable anymore with how long the cutscenes are. I’m just gonna remember it being amazing and leave it at that. Lord knows it’s got 3 hours of gameplay at the absolute most.

Yeah in retrospective as a game, MGS 4 does not hold up well.