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[Dalauz]

lmao my last.fm streaming just stoped when i clicked this thread

:lol :lol :lol

game and thread of the forever indeed.

 

[B.K.]

Someone just pointed this out on a youtube comment about a relation between a certain song

Spoiler

Call me Hal

and the MGS2 spoiler

Spoiler

When Emma dies she tells Hal to call Her Emma and not e.e.

This would link these two scenes together.

Sounds like they should have changed

Spoiler

Nocola and Bart in Here's to You to Dave and Hal.

 

[brandonh83]

Sounds like they should have changed

Spoiler

Nocola and Bart in Here's to You to Dave and Hal.

yeah that's what I was thinking :lol

beautiful song though.

 

[bloody pirate]

This thread has to be one of the fastest moving OT I have seen... wow

 

[CommanderQueen]

I loved all the subtle suggestions at incest in MGS2.

 

[[HP]]

I'll buy my PS3 tomorow, and MGS4 is already pre-ordered.

 

[Kagari]

Is there an embargo for US review outlets?

 

[SolidSnakex]

I loved all the subtle suggestions at incest in MGS2.

 

[brandonh83]

I loved all the subtle suggestions at incest in MGS2.

...they were subtle?

 

[CommanderQueen]

Who's the chick in your avatar. The cuteness is too much for me to handle.

 

[Tarin02543]

Incest? is this game franchise crazy or what? I just like to sneak around corners and sedate soldiers.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Ok, I take back my earlier comment. The OP is still the best ever, but the thread has taken a critical dive after all the review griping. Typical GAF, this is why we can't have nice things :lol

I've listened to the whole soundtrack a couple times since yesterday, phenomenal stuff.

 

[brandonh83]

There are profiles on the official site for

Spoiler

Mei Ling and Rosemary

, for those of you who did not know.

 

[Always-honest]

man, I hope MGS4 ending is not one of those depressing artsy kinda ending like the ending from No Country For Old Man. I like the movie, but the ending really left me feeling empty and depressed.

why?.. great ending imo.. best guy lives.

 

[CommanderQueen]

spoilers removed

 

[SRG01]

Who's the chick in your avatar. The cuteness is too much for me to handle.

Wait... you're a guy?!

 

[brandonh83]

The ending to "No Country" was convoluted and poorly shot. I understood what they were saying but I know a lot of people who were confused by it and didn't know who was dead in the hotel room.

How can you NOT tell who was dead in the hotel room? The clothing made it pretty obvious, as well as his wife crying just a second later.

 

[CommanderQueen]

Wait... you're a guy?!

I'm whatever you want me to be baby.

How can you NOT tell who was dead in the hotel room? The clothing made it pretty obvious.

Once again, I could, a lot of people didn't though.

 

[brandonh83]

Once again, I could, a lot of people didn't though.

Yeah I wasn't talking about you, just people who couldn't tell. Weird.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Who's the chick in your avatar. The cuteness is too much for me to handle.

Hayley Williams

 

[Zenith]

I loved all the subtle suggestions at incest in MGS2.

Considering there was no biological link between EE or her mother it could hardly be called incest.

 

[CommanderQueen]

Hayley Williams

Funny, I met her before her band was big. Don't care for her band much, but she was nice.

 

[womfalcs3]

Anybody know of upcoming deals for this game at Circuit City, Best Buy, etc.?

I called my local GameStop and their only software-only deal is if you trade in games towards MGS4, you get 20% off.

 

[mileS]

Didn't see anyone with this avatar so I'll gladly take it!

thanks Chef!

 

[Callibretto]

why?.. great ending imo.. best guy lives.

Spoiler

well, the whole movie I've been watching this old guy trying to survive and rooting for him to survive, and near the end he just died like that. they don't even show the moment of his death. I felt like he accomplish nothing despite his struggle. his wife's dead soon after, and if I remember it right, he's not even killed by guy hunting him. it's just depressing

if I apply that ending to mgs4, it'd be something like playing as snake, struggling till the end of the game where he finally got perfect chance to kill Liquid, and then Foxdie suddenly kicks in and he Solid Snake died of heart attack, failed to kill Ocelot, then we got epilogue with Ocelot killing Otacon, Meryl and anyone else

edit: spoiler for people who haven't watched no country for old man

 

[veggiestick2000]

Holy CRAP, what an incredible thread. Thanks.

 

[MollyMillions]

About the how/if of Snake's death:

I'm not ruling out a "heroic" suicide (even though it's been telegraphed so obviously in the trailers). Think about it as Snake going out on his own terms instead of whenever FoxDie randomly stops his heart.

I imagine if this happens there will be a huge rift about whether this was a good decision, seeing as how suicide is generally considered "cowardly", selfish and the "easy way out" in Western culture, while in Japan it is often seen as a courageous, selfless, honorable and moral act.

Should be interesting. More interesting than him dying of artificial old age or just being shot in combat.

 

[brandonh83]

The only way Snake can die is if he chooses to take his life. So it will be suicide if anything.

 

[so_awes]

soundtrack is out?

where did you guys get it so quick?

 

[Y2Kev]

JUST CURIOUS DOES THE 7 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 3 x 2 HOUR INSTALLS

/kotaku

 

[cresto]

seems like the reviews aren't going to be as unanimous as GTA IV had. Guess metal gear has a narrower fan base

 

[brandonh83]

JUST CURIOUS DOES THE 7 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 3 x 2 HOUR INSTALLS

/kotaku

:lol :lol

 

[Metroidvania]

Just watched the Beauty and the Beast section again....Damn, those bosses are going to be AMAZING to fight.

 

[lunlunqq]

Someone just pointed this out on a youtube comment about a relation between a certain song

Spoiler

Call me Hal

and the MGS2 spoiler

Spoiler

When Emma dies she tells Hal to call Her Emma and not e.e.

This would link these two scenes together.

Oh... shit!!!

I hate myself for reading this spoiler... fuck...

 

[drknite]

Oh... shit!!!

I hate myself for reading this spoiler... fuck...

I read the same thing Those black bars are to tempting.

 

[Callibretto]

About the how/if of Snake's death:

I'm not ruling out a "heroic" suicide (even though it's been telegraphed so obviously in the trailers). Think about it as Snake going out on his own terms instead of whenever FoxDie randomly stops his heart.

I imagine if this happens there will be a huge rift about whether this was a good decision, seeing as how suicide is generally considered "cowardly", selfish and the "easy way out" in Western culture, while in Japan it is often seen as a courageous, selfless, honorable and moral act.

Should be interesting. More interesting than him dying of artificial old age or just being shot in combat.

the safe way to go is died protecting or saving someone, I think all culture consider that as a noble thing to do, self sacrifice and all that. but you're right, it'll be interesting to the reaction if they choose to use the suicide death.

even if the trailer implied the suicide pretty heavily or that Snake's not gonna survive till the end, I'm still holding some hope that Snake will make it till the end. even in eurogamer review, they told Snake not to come back, sure it could basically mean no more metal gear games, but it could easily implied that Snake survives in the end

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Oh... shit!!!

I hate myself for reading this spoiler... fuck...

I've played MGS2 so i didn't expect it to be spoilerific but the idea behind it made me

WHY DAMNIT! DAMN YOU!!!!! DAMN YOU ALL TO HEAVEN!!!!

 

[Dante]

Just watched the Beauty and the Beast section again....Damn, those bosses are going to be AMAZING to fight.

That's my fav trailer

 

[Antdogg355]

I am glad I read the responses first because I was a few literally a few seconds away from highlighting that spoiler.

 

[Dever]

Just watched the Beauty and the Beast section again....Damn, those bosses are going to be AMAZING to fight.

I can tell that Crying Wolf and Screaming Mantis are going to be my favorites. Wolf's sobbing creeps me out, and it's probably a given that Mantis is going to be a total mindfuck.

 

[h3ro]

I can tell that Crying Wolf and Screaming Mantis are going to be my favorites. Wolf's sobbing creeps me out, and it's probably a given that Mantis is going to be a total mindfuck.

I'm going to keep my other controllers ready... just in case....

 

[camaroace]

Sounds like they should have changed

Spoiler

Nocola and Bart in Here's to You to Dave and Hal.

Nice catch, I love how everybody has been tempted to read the spoiler tags that I posted and aren't to happy about it. Anything to seek more knowledge about MGS4 before it comes out ehh?

 

[lunlunqq]

I am glad I read the responses first because I was a few literally a few seconds away from highlighting that spoiler.

DON'T YOU EVER HIGHLIGHT IT!!! Believe me. It will give you a terrible terrible feeling... shit...

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Can someone link or post the background for the US LE that was in the other thread, I'd really like to use that cover as a background for my PC.

This? What resolution?

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

What does "Kuwabara" mean? Volgin kept saying it in MGS3. The only Kuwabara I know is the dude from that anime.

 

[sykoex]

What does "Kuwabara" mean? Volgin kept saying it in MGS3. The only Kuwabara I know is the dude from that anime.

"Kuwabara kuwabara" a Chinese myth to ward off lighting. It is akin to "knock on wood" for the English language. The term "kuwabara" means "mulberry field," a reference to a Chinese myth that mulberry trees cannot be struck by lightning.

 

[PistolGrip]

What does "Kuwabara" mean? Volgin kept saying it in MGS3. The only Kuwabara I know is the dude from that anime.

hikaru no go?

 

[jdnation]

What does "Kuwabara" mean? Volgin kept saying it in MGS3. The only Kuwabara I know is the dude from that anime.

It's a Japanese thing, like a superstitious good luck charm that you say whenever there is a thunderstorm so you don't get struck by lightning.

Edit: What sykoex said...

 

[Always-honest]

Spoiler

well, the whole movie I've been watching this old guy trying to survive and rooting for him to survive, and near the end he just died like that. they don't even show the moment of his death. I felt like he accomplish nothing despite his struggle. his wife's dead soon after, and if I remember it right, he's not even killed by guy hunting him. it's just depressing

if I apply that ending to mgs4, it'd be something like playing as snake, struggling till the end of the game where he finally got perfect chance to kill Liquid, and then Foxdie suddenly kicks in and he Solid Snake died of heart attack, failed to kill Ocelot, then we got epilogue with Ocelot killing Otacon, Meryl and anyone else

use spoilers tags....
so you're a sucker for hollywood endings... plenty of that for you...
great ending imo. best guy walks away

 

[Barrett2]

Does anyone else think the gun-metal PS3 is ugly as hell? IMO, the hottest PS3 bundle would be a white system with a small & discrete Snake logo etched on the hood.