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Metal Gear Solid 4 |OT| No Place to Hide, No Time for a Legend to FoxDie
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Raging Spaniard said:
It was great for a lot of reasons, but I found that sneaking past the drones in a more traditional Metal Gear environment was less entertaining than the awesome battlefield sneaking that happened in acts 1 and 2.
And act 3's gameplay can suck my balls.
MiamiWesker
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Maaseru said:
Nothing in that counts.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
This is kind of a embarassing post but..I am so blown away by this game, truly just astounded by it.
Have any of you read a book where because of the great character development you start to just
love the scenarios and general world created so much that there comes a moment when you realize
your getting close to the end and you start reading really slowly trying to delay getting to the end
as much as possible.
This game is doing that to me...Now that I am in Act 4 I just dont want this thing to end....
Have any of you read a book where because of the great character development you start to just
love the scenarios and general world created so much that there comes a moment when you realize
your getting close to the end and you start reading really slowly trying to delay getting to the end
as much as possible.
This game is doing that to me...Now that I am in Act 4 I just dont want this thing to end....
MiamiWesker
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eXistor said:
The first two acts did not have classic MGS gameplay, they had classic MGS3 gameplay. Act 3 and Act 2 in a way is a giant throwback to MGS1 and MGS2. In act 3 the area is gigantic but you are still maneuvering around guards but not really reling on camo, on creating diversions and stuff like in the first games. The following thing was there to guide you and provide interesting moments. Act 4 was obviously a throw back to MGS1, the gameplay there again fits more with MGS1, avoiding enemies, finding interesting ways to get around them and a bunch of boss fights and gameplay variety. Act 3 and act 4 are brilliant in how it brings the old with the new. MGS4 is really the culmination of all gameplay aspects of all MGS games in a perfect package.
-COOLIO-
The Everyman
NinjaCodah said:
very true, its as if people figure they cant be taken seriously if they arn't a harsh critic.
either that or accepting a brand new game as an amazing, revolutionary experience makes the video game connoisseurs feel shallow. Like their jumping on a bandwagon.
I'm not fickle and i've been a huge gamer for as long as i can remember, but mgs4 is my favorite game ever.
Crazymoogle
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TheOddOne said:
Actually...
You can *try*. Just pause the game and switch to port two. It's just that when you do, the only button you can press is start - just enough for the codec call coming in to call you an idiot for trying it out. :lol
burgerdog said:
After playing it through yet again, I have to say that, personally, it's my favorite level in any stealth action game EVER. So gooood. (And, having just started trying out MGO today, I can't wait till they make a MGO map based on it; there are so many sections they could use- the area at the very beginning, the power station, the confinement facility, the vista mansion, etc.- so many potential battlegrounds)
-COOLIO- said:
You have got to be kidding me with this stuff. Its cool if you don't find any major faults with the game but to ignore the fact that others might have legit qualms is being a bit too myopic.
MGS is a love/hate game and 4 is no different. No need to broadly label those of don't agree with you and collectively bury them with MGS Defense Force.
Seiken said:Even on the Boss Extreme, two chaff grenades were enough to beat Shadow Moses without alerting anything!
I used 3 cause I'm lazy. One before that room and then two in that room.
Shadow Moses on extreme is pretty hard. The fight with wolf wasn't that bad (just not getting an alert was the hardest part) but the fight with vamp was a bit annoying since I was low on stun grenades.
I managed to get through the first part of act 5 on the boss extreme with no alerts on the first time too. I'm pretty proud of myself.
Dr.Hadji said:
I actually disagree with this for the first time. MGS4 is so uneven and varied across its experience that its entirely possible, for perhaps the first time in the series, for someone's opinion to fall between hate and love. (as is the case with mine, to a degree) If you aren't enjoying the game at one part, keep playing and chances are you'll run into something you will. (Similarly, if you are enjoying one part, there's a chance you'll end up changing your mind when you get to a new section)
Giant Robot
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can anyone tell me if you can choose any Act to play after you've beaten the game once? Like is there a Boss rush mode/level select, etc..
Dr.Hadji said:
It's just as ridiculous to proclaim that a certain segmant was balls and nothing but fan service just because YOU felt that way.
I thougth Act 3 was brilliant, as it changes the pace. The problem was the tension wasn't high enough, more patrolling officers and vehicles were needed (search lights and that business as well).
But to out right say it sucks, or it's bad, fan service, etc? There is a LOT to be had from those different situations.
Fact is, he's right to an extent. A lot of folks are SEARCHING for reasons to post negative things about this game. It's no different from any high profile release. Gears, Ninja Gaiden II, Halo 3. All of these games have their fair share of looneys saying it's too awesome or 'blows'.
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Deleted member 17706
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I was just playing Metal Gear Solid 3 and in
Eva's codec profile it says she was born in 1936. If Metal Gear Solid 4 takes place around 2019, wouldn't that make her like 83 years old? She certainly didn't look it...
Micromegas
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traveler said:
What is the plan for MGO? I had heard on a podcast earlier that what is included on the MGS4 disc was considered the "starter pack" and that Konami was going to release the "real" MGO as a separate product this fall. Still the case? Anybody know?
So far I really like MGO, but even after such a short period of time playing I'm starting to see limitations in the maps and gametypes. It definitely needs some refinement, but a great start already.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
I like MGO but Im getting my ass kicked. Im way too eager and play it like I would play an action game instead of an MGS game, thus I die, a lot
Raging Spaniard said:
I bet you're not using any of the SOP plugins. I go with a sniper setup along with some CQC. The addon that lets you see your opponent through walls temporarily is pretty amazing. I tag em with one shot, line up my next shot and when they go peek around the corner or try to take a different route..blam.
Also, I have infinite amounts of fun sneaking up behind people, and stun knifing them constantly until I finally just headshot them.
Lonesome_Raod
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Just finished act 3. The first part on the streets was awful. Messy and dull. After act 1 and 2 I had high hopes. I hope it gets back on form.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
1stStrike said:
Yeah I need to hit that up, right now I have firearms (pistols and assault rifles, plus CQC) Now that Ive beaten the single player Ill put some more time into it
eXistor
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MiamiWesker said:
Right, you are basically repeating what I said
I said I liked MGS3 the best by far, so for me that is classic MGS gameplay. And what I said about it bordering on the absurd is simply because there wasn't enough gameplay. I liked what there was, but it wasn't enough. The absurd part I meant was the high cutscene ratio. The gameplay in itself is all good, but I do wish there was a bit more act1/2 gameplay later on in the game.
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Deleted member 17706
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I personally really enjoyed the sneaking part in chapter 3 on my first playthrough. Then again, I hadn't been very stealthy in act 1 or 2, so it was a bit refreshing to have to play it like traditional MGS.
Zefah said:
That was why I enjoyed it as well. I also thought that, in addition to making you use stealth, it presented in a different way from the older games, giving you a taste of something new. (Which, incidentally, is also the reason I disliked Act 4's take on stealth)
Edit: Nice job, DrBo!
You do realize, however, if you had done the entire thing you just did only one more difficulty setting higher, you would have unlocked the best emblem in the game though? I can't imagine wanting to go back through and do what you just did right after doing it on a higher setting. :lol
â Narayan
Member
You know what? I realized that you don't deal with every privatized PMC that is led by Outer Haven.
The-Switcher
Banned
Can someone explain how
Raiden got his arms back and was completely human in the hospital after seemingly loosing both of them when he saved Snake from the Outer Haven ship?
FabCam said:
Haha, yea. Actually,
I climbed up a random ladder just to see what was up there and found the little robots in the trench coat peeking around the corner. It was pretty amusing. Also, if you get ahead of the guy in the park you can pose as a statue and the guy will piss on you. There's a bunch of little funny shit like that around there.
I was pretty blown away after act 3. It was different, but fun.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
That's enough DP to buy 19 more weapons and get the Drebin face camo in act 5DrBo42 said:Just did my first ever no alert, no kill playthrough in an MGS game. Somehow it made the experience better.
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