So I'm a moron because I don't share your opinion of it being great?
And yes, I absolutely agree that MGS: Rising looked amazing. I was excited for that one. When I saw the new Rising, my hype train derailed so hard.
As far as opinions are concerned, I'm just glad I FINALLY am able to at least express my own in these forums. I have nothing against anyone who's all for fun, I'm glad they enjoyed the game, but consider me in the camp of folks who were let down by what it ultimately turned into. I felt that it seemed logical for them to tell his story between 2 and 4 after 4 had resolved. I did not want to see what became of the world post mgs 4 but because platinum decided that was too constraining, that world was indeed imagined, and in doing so, tarnished 20 years worth of storytelling(even if that story telling is overly expository etc,etc..).
I waited for MGS:R. I waited for what seemed like an eternity, and this was BEFORE I even knew gaf existed. Finally, when it re-emerged I was beaming with excitement. The excitement of an 11 year old kid who poured thousands of hours into the VR Missions just for the sole purpose of playing those three short but sweet Frank Jaeger missions. Then I watched the trailer, and within the first few seconds, I knew something was wrong. The 11 year old me just got bitch slapped. hard.
The engine. To see metal gear rendered in a different engine was harrowing. To see Yoji Shinkawa's art transcribed into something.....it was like Chris Nolan handing the bat keys to Michael Bay. Like a high schooler who rambunctiously draws laser weapons and chainsaw hands on Aubrey Beardsly pictures in textbooks.
Then the music kicked in. Oh the music. Someone saw the Metal preceding Gear and took it quite literally. I thought we were a little more evolved than this, even in the mindless action forefront. I mean if cheese is what your going for, that's one thing, but hiring DragonForce to do the soundtrack after getting Ennio Morricone to score your franchise for years was like......it was akin to the feeling of watching groupies fuck a sand shark for Korn tickets......that's literally how it felt. I'm not a highschooler anymore. I can't go back to that world. I just can't do it. I'm sorry. And this was all punctuated with the line " It's time for Jack to let her rip!". Face. Palm.
Look at that gif. Just look at it. I wanted to play that game. Zone of the Enders (2nd runner) was a terrific, highly kinetic action game. The team obviously has clout, just not the focus. I would have loved to see an action game of that caliber by them. See, for years now i've seen arguments about this game and everyone always mentions that its a spinoff, that it's a love letter to the series, that it amps up the cheese. Well let me just say, there's two, supremely different kinds of crazy. There's Kojima's productions kooky, 4th wall breaking, self aware b-movie rationale, and then there's Platinum games who are about as restrained as Tarantino is when it comes to acting in his own movies. And I will always prefer the former over the latter.
In the spirit of The Phantom Pain, I'm gonna go ahead and use a Melville quote here:
"...with hate, I spit my last breath at thee!" (I mean that against the game, not the people who like it). Again, I have nothing against anybody who loves this game. I did play the demo, and I knew , just knew that it was going to succeed. Even if I didn't want to, the important thing is that people had fun with it. And lo and behold, so many of you dudes have. That being said though, Infinity P, you have my salute good sir, and you aren't alone.
Metal Gear Tang Clan?
Forever.
