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Metal Gear Solid 4 |OT| No Place to Hide, No Time for a Legend to FoxDie
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Dabookerman
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FUCKKKK 
So I finished Act 3, 2 and a half hours into the single player.
Beat the Boss, skip all the cutscenes, eager to find out my tally...
I managed to rack up 1 kill
All this time, and I ended up getting 1 accidental kill.. probably from
DAMMIT
Oh well, no alerts.. Better keep that up!
So I finished Act 3, 2 and a half hours into the single player.
Beat the Boss, skip all the cutscenes, eager to find out my tally...
I managed to rack up 1 kill
All this time, and I ended up getting 1 accidental kill.. probably from
the Chase sequence
DAMMIT
Oh well, no alerts.. Better keep that up!
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Exactly. And I hope the inspirational banner that is MGS4 is hanging in the creative minds of every developer out there. I hope that every meeting held in conference rooms where development teams have collected to discuss their attempt at greatness are met with the question, "Is it as good as Metal Gear Solid 4?". We can only hope that the people at Insomniac, Naughty Dog, Bungie, Epic, Capcom; etc. are raising their collective glasses, paying homage, and getting back to work. The bar has been set and some are going to need a very tall ladder.Busty said:
sleeping_dragon
Banned
The praise in this thread for this game is up there with Shadow of the Colossus when it first came out. I hope the bandwagons who bought the game because of the pure hyped enjoyed the game as well as the true fans does.
Fix The Scientist
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What are the locations for each act? Are they dramatically different to the middle east location?
I was disheartened to find I suck at MGO...I thought since everyone else had the game only at most 24 hours by the time I logged in to it, I'd have a chance....first couple TDMs, I was on the losing team, but top scorer..then I got owned...bad. ... must stop aiming at the body!!!
Im still on Act one, getting used to the nuancesof the controls before moving forward, I could run and gun it but thats not the point of waiting 3 years for this one.
Funny thing, my fiance came down to see what I was doing, and Im creeping along the ground doing the 'worm' for like 4 minutes trying to see how far I can sneek and she was like 'this is a game' and Im like "yea, and its awesome :lol !"
Im still on Act one, getting used to the nuancesof the controls before moving forward, I could run and gun it but thats not the point of waiting 3 years for this one.
Funny thing, my fiance came down to see what I was doing, and Im creeping along the ground doing the 'worm' for like 4 minutes trying to see how far I can sneek and she was like 'this is a game' and Im like "yea, and its awesome :lol !"
SIP YEK NOD
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Not that i'm complaining, but that is an aweful lot of sideboob for a scientist.McBacon said:
â Narayan
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Ground Chokehold:No_Style said:
Hold an enemy in a standard CQC hold. -> Crouch whilst holding enemy. -> Press forward and CQC button. -> Hold CQC button if you wish to incapacitate enemy during hold.
Bascally, it's like if you wanted to throw down an enemy while holding them in CQC. But instead of standing, you're crouching.
Monkey Steals Peach:
As the "!" icons show up in your pat-down search, the final "!" will be the immobilizer.
GodofWine said:
For MGO use the third person targetting if you are in a rush or running. Then roughly aim your recticle and place the head of the enemy in the middle or it. If you are using an assault rifle (the AK and the M4) or SMG P90 usually it's a head shot and they go down fast. If not use the FPS mode and slowly tap the trigger button (just place the iron sights near the neck).
And for certain game types where you have only 1 respawn, don't rush, go slow.
This game is unreal. I've always been a big MGS fan but this just goes beyond my expectations completely. I'm not sure what it is about some of the cutscenes, but there were a couple times where I actually thought I was watching something shot in live action. I actually caught myself thinking "this looks real" and no game has ever given me the same feeling. I guess it's a combination of the post processing and amazing motion capture, but I don't know... Still trying to wrap my head around it.
glaurung said:
Yes but you can't just shake it. You need to tilt the controller clockwise and counter like a wheel.
I'm halfway through act 2 and it's been fucking AMAZING. Holy hell I wish this game lasted forever. Everyone who has beaten the game already, did you play it in Big Boss Hard? I'm playing in that mode and it's taking a long time to play (which I love). I think the high difficulty gives me a good mix of sneaking and then straight up action when shit gets too hard.
Dark10x is right when he says this thread still hasn't had any haters show up yet (that have played the game). I will stay this as my only dissapointment - It's a game for the fans, and as awesome as that is for me and everyone posting here, it will make things difficult for everyone to enjoy it. It really deserves to sell 100 million copies but I can see someone who has no knowledge of the Metal Gear games not enjoying the complexity of the story and the length of the cutscenes.
Having said that: Kojima, Payton, Hayter, everyone involved... Thank you so much! You are gods.
bigswords said:
Advice taken. Dumb question to ask after having played almost an hour of it, but is there any aim assist? I might have been over riding it manually if so? but if I place the reticle on their head and fire, and they move a little, will my aim adjust, or do I have to do it. I've been doing it, but obviously would be better off letting it do it, if it does it.
â Narayan
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Wha? I shake the controller normally and it works fine.Oni Jazar said:
â Narayan
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I'll try and take some camera shots when I get home.davygee said:
â Narayan
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Did you install the latest firmware?frey said:
So... after 16 hours of playtime, I finished MGS4.
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i don't know what to think.
I mean, on one hand, the cutscenes were fucking long, like, even more than MGS3. On the other hand, it made me cry like 4 times. And then there's the ending.
Jesus christ.
I'm gonna go watch the bluray making of now. I bought the LE strat guide, which is, in turn, an interesting product. According to the forward (by Kojima), the guide was made in conjunction with Kojipro, as opposed to the people making the guide just figuring things out themselves like it usually is. It has a shit load of little details that I want to look through on my next playthrough.
But lol, oh shit, infinite bandana and optic camo 5mil drebin points :lol
But you know, I still feel like something wasn't explained, or at least, not in the main story I guess:
What's up with Snake suddenly knowing CQC? Did that get explained? Or did he know CQC all along, but the gameplay just didn't allow for it?
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i don't know what to think.
I mean, on one hand, the cutscenes were fucking long, like, even more than MGS3. On the other hand, it made me cry like 4 times. And then there's the ending.
Jesus christ.
I'm gonna go watch the bluray making of now. I bought the LE strat guide, which is, in turn, an interesting product. According to the forward (by Kojima), the guide was made in conjunction with Kojipro, as opposed to the people making the guide just figuring things out themselves like it usually is. It has a shit load of little details that I want to look through on my next playthrough.
But lol, oh shit, infinite bandana and optic camo 5mil drebin points :lol
But you know, I still feel like something wasn't explained, or at least, not in the main story I guess:
What's up with Snake suddenly knowing CQC? Did that get explained? Or did he know CQC all along, but the gameplay just didn't allow for it?
My only major complaint so far is the tragic lack of popping out over low-cover into aim mode. When crouched behind cover you have to unglue yourself from the wall, step back a bit and most often manually stand up before the gun will actually go into aim mode proper. It's a ridiculous oversight that messes with the hefty use of cover and gunplay this game pushes. No blindfire? L1 just becomes worthless in these moments? Cmon now...
Respect to the heads that already finished this game. I'm only a couple hours in and haven't been this blown away by game concept since Bioshock. What's amazing to me is that we have all seen a Middle Eastern warzone tons of times in games but it still feels fresh and exciting doing it Metal Gear style.
That the game engine allows you to transition between third person, over the shoulder, and FPS smoothly and flawlessly is amazing. It gives you in-game visual control like no other game I've ever played. Popping between all three views allows you to create your own in-game scene and should become the standard henceforth.
It's immediately apparent that this game has much replayability based solely on how you choose to navigate the maps. Every time I stealthed through an area I was thinking "I would love to do this again, guns blazing" or "what if the MkII did all the fighting in this area."
Everything thus far up until Drebin was totally flawless. Drebin unfortunately is a typical Japanese video game character; too overdone in an attempt to create a memorable personality so instead we get a cheezy cliche. It is however a minor blemish on what so far an overwhelming experience. (Those Lizards - Jesus!!!)
Even Snake smoking a bloody cigarette while the game did its install was entertaining! I can barely believe that the hype for this game was actually understated!
That the game engine allows you to transition between third person, over the shoulder, and FPS smoothly and flawlessly is amazing. It gives you in-game visual control like no other game I've ever played. Popping between all three views allows you to create your own in-game scene and should become the standard henceforth.
It's immediately apparent that this game has much replayability based solely on how you choose to navigate the maps. Every time I stealthed through an area I was thinking "I would love to do this again, guns blazing" or "what if the MkII did all the fighting in this area."
Everything thus far up until Drebin was totally flawless. Drebin unfortunately is a typical Japanese video game character; too overdone in an attempt to create a memorable personality so instead we get a cheezy cliche. It is however a minor blemish on what so far an overwhelming experience. (Those Lizards - Jesus!!!)
Even Snake smoking a bloody cigarette while the game did its install was entertaining! I can barely believe that the hype for this game was actually understated!
â Narayan
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It's explained in a codec session with Otacon during Act 1.Darkpen said:
Dabookerman
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No_Style said:
You could say Snake always knew CQC, if you count chokeholds and jude flips and shit from MGS1 and 2.
Afterall, CQC was sort of inherited aswell.
â Narayan
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dabookerman said:
There is actual meaning as to why he didn't use it, and to how he knows it.U K Narayan said:
bloody pirate
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so what do you guys think about the first boss battle? i never exp anything like that
how long did it take yall to find out the MK 2 was one of the decoys? lol i fell for it like 3 or 4 times :lol
zerodayPopbot
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Incredible experience. I finished it a few hours ago and all want to do is to experience it again. Though, I think I will wait a few days, as I would probably overload if I started again so soon.
I will play MGO in the meanwhile.
I will play MGO in the meanwhile.
PuppetMaster
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Only played about 4 hours now. But I can already tell this is going to be my "Game of the Forever". Jesus christ is it good!
Everything seems to have come together so perfectly. Visuals, Audio, Gameplay. I don't think I could have asked for more! Kojima and his production team are truely gods among men!
Everything seems to have come together so perfectly. Visuals, Audio, Gameplay. I don't think I could have asked for more! Kojima and his production team are truely gods among men!
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