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[theBishop]

You're going to really enjoy MGS4. I went back through all the games before MGS4 came out and it was that much more powerful for me. A lot of things I had forgotten about were drudged back up in my mind, so I went into it fresh.

Did you play MPO too? To what extent does it factor into the MGS lore?

 

[Y2Kev]

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Almost. The FOXDIE was programmed to target Ocelot, Big Boss, and EVA, the former Patriots who were trying to take the system down.

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I thought about this, but I'm not so sure I buy that. Why would they target Big Boss? He's in a coma until the system is already down. And Ocelot....well, sure.

 

[1stStrike]

Did you play MPO too? To what extent does it factor into the MGS lore?

Yea, I went through MPO. It fits right in (unlike the acid series). It's a direct continuation from MGS3 with you taking up the helm of naked snake again.

 

[TTP]

My emblems: PUMA, GIANT PANDA, CROCODILE, COW, PIG, HYENA, LOBSTER, INCHWORM, FROG, and my title....

"EAGLE"

BTW, there is no way to check out your emblems from the main menu or something right? Kinda sucks not recalling what you have left to unlock.

 

[theultimo]

Did you play MPO too? To what extent does it factor into the MGS lore?

MPO just furthers the story from MGS3. Basically from the end of MGS3 and the beginning of MG1.

 

[Narag]

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I thought about this, but I'm not so sure I buy that. Why would they target Big Boss? He's in a coma until the system is already down. And Ocelot....well, sure.

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Possible failsafe if he did wake up and contacted Snake.

 

[AmMortal]

I think they need to release a "patch" where you can Select each act individually.

 

[1stStrike]

I think they need to release a "patch" where you can Select each act individually.

Yea, cause I've got 6 game saves right now at all my favorite spots in the story.

 

[Magnus]

On my second playthrough. Holy shit @ Cry/Rage/Scream/Laugh bullets. :lol

Just started my replay too; same reaction. Can't wait to test this shit out :lol

Also noticed the

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dolls

in my inventory! Hahaha, I've found a new alternative to picking up every single body to dump items out of it. This is faster and more entertaining.

 

[The Elite]

Yea, cause I've got 6 game saves right now at all my favorite spots in the story.

I just kept saving as new throughout the game. Now I can go back to any point like a chapter in a book. They give you an individual save icon for each checkpoint saved. Brilliant idea.

 

[jaundicejuice]

This isn't a game, it's an interactive movie.

 

[Farnack]

Yea, cause I've got 6 game saves right now at all my favorite spots in the story.

I got 18. 2 for each beauty, 1 for the other bosses, 1 for each beginning act, 1 before the end, 1 at the end.

And I don't give a crap. 8D

 

[Torquill]

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I thought about this, but I'm not so sure I buy that. Why would they target Big Boss? He's in a coma until the system is already down. And Ocelot....well, sure.

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An excellent point, but I find pretty much everything in this game breaks down when you start trying to ask questions at that level . I'm going to go with "fuck it, we might as well add him to the list too just so we've got all the bases covered." Yes, that's correct, the John Doe AI swears.

 

[Farnack]

Also noticed the

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dolls

in my inventory! Hahaha, I've found a new alternative to picking up every single body to dump items out of it. This is faster and more entertaining.

Yeah, the

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dolls

are definitely the best weapon ever.

More innovative than the portal and gravity gun combined.

 

[test_account]

I have a question, is it possible to run and gun throughout the whole game or does some missions require you to sneak or else you will fail?

 

[traveler]

Yeah, the

Spoiler

dolls

are definitely the best weapon ever.

More innovative than the portal and gravity gun combined.

:/

Just a quick question, is it possible to run and gun throughout the whole game or does some missions require you to sneak or else you will fail?

Some parts will be more difficult, (while most will be easier) but, yeah, you can do it throughout most of the game. (One section in Act 3 will pretty much necessitate stealth.)

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

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An excellent point, but I find pretty much everything in this game breaks down when you start trying to ask questions at that level

since the series ushers its fans to ask such questions, we have a right to. for me, the answers either not being there or being too far of a stretch, or even just vague, ended up ruining the web of plot they spun for mgs4 ; /

i really wanted to like it, too

 

[Dead]

This isn't a game, it's an interactive movie.

It's an experience

 

[jvalioli]

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I thought about this, but I'm not so sure I buy that. Why would they target Big Boss? He's in a coma until the system is already down. And Ocelot....well, sure.

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Snake wasn't planning on killing Big Boss if he got to the body before Liquid. It would have been a lot better for the Patriots if Big Boss was dead, since his DNA can't be used to access the system unless he is alive.

 

[test_account]

Some parts will be more difficult, (while most will be easier) but, yeah, you can do it throughout most of the game. (One section in Act 3 will pretty much necessitate stealth.)

Ok, but is it possible to run and gun all the way through? I mean, will you get "mission failed" or something if you fire a bullet or get detected in a mission?

 

[traveler]

Ok, but is it possible to run and gun all the way through? I mean, will you get "mission failed" or something if you fire a bullet or get detected in a mission?

No, nothing like that.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Yeah, the

Spoiler

dolls

are definitely the best weapon ever.

More innovative than the portal and gravity gun combined.

So do these new weapons appear after the beginning portion of the game? Because I didn't see them when I started a new game.

 

[traveler]

So do these new weapons appear after the beginning portion of the game? Because I didn't see them when I started a new game.

After you get the Mk II. (and make you sure you loaded your old save instead of starting a new game)

 

[Ourobolus]

All right...second time through. So far, Act 1 complete!

Big Boss Hard
1:22
0 kills
0 continues
0 alerts
0 recovery items used

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

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Snake wasn't planning on killing Big Boss if he got to the body before Liquid. It would have been a lot better for the Patriots if Big Boss was dead, since his DNA can't be used to access the system unless he is alive.

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so why wouldn't the system kill him in his coma state, since it's directly linked to his state of being?

 

[test_account]

No, nothing like that.

Ok, thanks for the info! I havnt played MGS 1, 2 and 3 yet so i'm waiting to really play MGS 4 single player (i have only tested it for about 5-10 minutes or so) until i finished MGS 1, 2 and 3 so i will be able to follow the story (or maybe i will just read through the MGS 1, 2 and 3 story on the internet, i dont know) So far i'm playing Metal Gear Online

 

[Y2Kev]

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Snake wasn't planning on killing Big Boss if he got to the body before Liquid. It would have been a lot better for the Patriots if Big Boss was dead, since his DNA can't be used to access the system unless he is alive.

That answers that!

 

[zombi]

Has there been any word on the integral podcast schedule? Now that KPR is on hiatus I cant wait till the next. Its such a cool idea too, bring us back into it every so often.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

After you get the Mk II. (and make you sure you loaded your old save instead of starting a new game)

Great, thanks for the reply. Was wondering when I'd get them.

 

[theultimo]

Ok, thanks for the info! I havnt played MGS 1, 2 and 3 yet so i'm waiting to really play MGS 4 single player (i have only tested it for about 5-10 minutes or so) until i finished MGS 1, 2 and 3 so i will be able to follow the story (or maybe i will just read through the MGS 1, 2 and 3 story on the internet, i dont know) So far i'm playing Metal Gear Online

If you read through the story it will help a lot. However, if you do have a chance to play through them before starting MGS4, I would do so. It makes the whole game so much more fulfilling.

 

[shantyman]

I'm not reading this thread due to potential spoiler exposure, so this may be old:

In cut scenes if you shake the sixaxis the octocamo deactivates. I love Kojima.

 

[jvalioli]

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so why wouldn't the system kill him in his coma state, since it's directly linked to his state of being?

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These are just guesses: I imagine there is a system in place that prevents the AIs from directly killing the founding members the same way that the system isn't able to deny any of the founders access. That is sort of how it works in a lot of Sci-Fi advanced AI movies. :lol

 

[jaundicejuice]

It's an experience

All I know is that it took me a little under twenty hours to beat the game on Solid Normal and I imagine that about twelve of those hours were spent watching the game, not playing it. I beat that game something like an hour and a half ago and I'm still watching it, wtf! I get that the Metal Gear Solids are story driven experiences but this game was Xenosaga like in its absurdly long cutscenes.

 

[test_account]

If you read through the story it will help a lot. However, if you do have a chance to play through them before starting MGS4, I would do so. It makes the whole game so much more fulfilling.

Ok, thanks for the info! I still need to buy Metal Gear Solid 1 and 3 (so far i only own MGS 2 and 4), but i'm sometimes lazy with things like this so i dont know when i will get around to buy the games and play them :\

 

[SnakeXs]

I'm not reading this thread due to potential spoiler exposure, so this may be old:

In cut scenes if you shake the sixaxis the octocamo deactivates. I love Kojima.

It's not just the cut scenes.

 

[traveler]

Random question:

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is there any significance to Little Grey? I remember pressing the flashback button once in a scene with him and seeing an old photo of the Patriots/Philosophers with a monkey.

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

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These are just guesses: I imagine there is a system in place that prevents the AIs from directly killing the founding members the same way that the system isn't able to deny any of the founders access. That is sort of how it works in a lot of Sci-Fi advanced AI movies. :lol

jesus, some of the components in this game's plot are just so vague.

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the AI

makes little to no sense as an entity alone, outside of the fact that

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it created a war economy based on how it was programmed to act

but that shift was supposed to be

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a glitch in the system anyway

? really now, let's talk about telling a convincing story before we just go all willy nilly with making things happen for the sake of a tidy end

 

[burgerdog]

Sorry for asking again, what are the requirements to get the Altair costume?

 

[-Rogue5-]

I found something cool in Act IV:

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After you go into Hal's old office and come out, there's Gekko that comes through the roof... If you use the Mk.III you can go to the switchboard that you blew up in MGS, and turn on the electric floor back on to fry him.

Kojima, you sexy minx.

 

[TTP]

All I know is that it took me a little under twenty hours to beat the game on Solid Normal and I imagine that about twelve of those hours were spent watching the game, not playing it. I beat that game something like an hour and a half ago and I'm still watching it, wtf! I get that the Metal Gear Solids are story driven experiences but this game was Xenosaga like in its absurdly long cutscenes.

Beating a game like MGS4 is not playing all of it.

 

[Everdred]

I have a question, is it possible to run and gun throughout the whole game or does some missions require you to sneak or else you will fail?

I was run and gun the whole game except for Act 3 when your basically forced to.

 

[TTP]

I found something cool in Act IV:

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After you go into Hal's old office and come out, there's Gekko that comes through the roof... If you use the Mk.III you can go to the switchboard that you blew up in MGS, and turn on the electric floor back on to fry him.

Kojima, you sexy minx.

How's that a discovery? Otacon tells u to do that.

 

[Jtrizzy]

On my second playthrough...I love the gun customization so much. M4 w/Laser/Scope/flashlight/grenade is so awesome. I'm loving the gameplay so much on my second play since I'm not having to rush through to get to the cut scenes.

What's the deal with the place where you can enter a password? It's in the extras section where you download camo/podcasts/music.

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

How's that a discovery? Otacon tells u to do that.

really? when?

i just

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railgunned

it, baby

 

[The Elite]

How's that a discovery? Otacon tells u to do that.

He didn't tell me to do that. Sounds fucking cool... I'm going to try it.

 

[TTP]

On my second playthrough...I love the gun customization so much. M4 w/Laser/Scope/flashlight/grenade is so awesome. I'm loving the gameplay so much on my second play since I'm not having to rush through to get to the cut scenes.

What's the deal with the place where you can enter a password? It's in the extras section where you download camo/podcasts/music.

Konami will release passwords to download stuff.

 

[Crazymoogle]

I found something cool in Act IV:

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After you go into Hal's old office and come out, there's Gekko that comes through the roof... If you use the Mk.III you can go to the switchboard that you blew up in MGS, and turn on the electric floor back on to fry him.

Kojima, you sexy minx.

Actually...

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The control tutorial covers this EXACT situation, with a little illustration of the floor electrifying. Considering it's the only place in the game I can think of where you can do it, the fact they added it to the control descriptions is a little crazy. :lol

 

[TTP]

He didn't tell me to do that. Sounds fucking cool... I'm going to try it.

He did to me. Odd. Maybe I called him on the codec.

 

[AmMortal]

Konami will release passwords to download stuff.

When?

Do we have to do anything to get them?

 

[Gribbix]

Random question:

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is there any significance to Little Grey? I remember pressing the flashback button once in a scene with him and seeing an old photo of the Patriots/Philosophers with a monkey.

Spoiler

He's presumably called Little Grey because of his resemblance to this old photo that conspiracy theorists claim is an alien.