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Metal Gear Solid 4 |OT| No Place to Hide, No Time for a Legend to FoxDie
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Kojipro please announce trophy patching. I need it when I replay MGS4 later.. strange how trophies give that extra bit of crucial incentive to replay a game :lol
And please make the trophy patching something interesting and postmodern..
Use it to generate another marketing wave to increase sales.
And please make the trophy patching something interesting and postmodern..
Use it to generate another marketing wave to increase sales.
plasmasd
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So I have a bad feeling about this alternate ending. Kojima has only used this type of time device before, and if what happens is what I think will happen, I'm not going to be too happy playing through MGS4 again. It would be just like Kojima to do it too. I dont need to spoiler tag anything, cause if you think about it... you'll come to the same conclusion.
Some explanation/spoilers (that are tagged) would be appreciated. Your mention of a time device makes me thing of that thing in MGS3... but I'm totally lost.
Oh wait... you mean [MS3 eater egg doesn't really need to be spoiler tagged info contained within]
. I thought that you were talking about
:lol
Do we have a thread specifically to discuss MGO? If we do, I apologize, but I just want to say that Survival is a great mode, and incredibly intense. Though I can see why they'd limit it and automate it. If they didn't no one would bother playing regular MGO/player made games.
It's a shame about the REWARD SHOP NOT WORKING though.
Oh wait... you mean [MS3 eater egg doesn't really need to be spoiler tagged info contained within]
How if you left your save long enough in the fight against the end, he'd die of old age
Raiden in Metal Gear Snake Eraser
Do we have a thread specifically to discuss MGO? If we do, I apologize, but I just want to say that Survival is a great mode, and incredibly intense. Though I can see why they'd limit it and automate it. If they didn't no one would bother playing regular MGO/player made games.
It's a shame about the REWARD SHOP NOT WORKING though.
Come join us.Zen said:
sankt-Antonio
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SRG01 said:
i guess every grown man has a solid eye when it comes down to titts...
Augemitbutter
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thats a good explanation.
Augemitbutter said:
I, for one, am glad that the titty friends were modelled for maybe maximum half a second exposure
The MGS4 topic has died off pretty quickly I guess. There's alot that I hoped would have stirred more conversation about; but those revolve more around the meta-aspects of MGS and MGS4 rather than the events contained in the game itself. Oh well... : (
masterkajo
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I have short question. I just got a french MGS4 LE off of ebay (living in Austria) and suddenly I am wondering if the game has local voice acting. My french ain't that great anymore :lol
I liked my David H./Snake...
I liked my David H./Snake...
masterkajo
Member
Thank god! You saved my day! I don't know how come that I got this paranoid question in my head but it seems that after I missed the LE when it was available, I couldn't believe to get one still sealed for €100.-
Anyway, thanks again! I am playing through the old ones again until that frenchman ships mine over here!!
Anyway, thanks again! I am playing through the old ones again until that frenchman ships mine over here!!
Started playing this last week. Was disappointed at first to see the return of
, but other than that the game has been great. Late on Saturday, I finished up Chapter 3, and I found myself preparing myself for a letdown for the rest of the game because the end of that chapter was so damn awesome it couldn't POSSIBLY get any better.
Holy shit this is awesome.
Vamp (I didn't really like him much and his name is something a 5 year old would come up with)
Then they drop you right down into Shadow Moses.
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
Finally finished the game.....loved it from beginning to end
Just finished up last night, planned on playing a bit and ended up playing all of Act 5.
This game is seriously amazing. It is a great service to the fans that have played all the games, answers just about everything with as many twists and turns as you'd expect from MGS. I equal this experience to something like LOTR: ROTK, or Return of the Jedi. Yeah, the movies are good on their own, but so much more rewarding if you have seen the previous two. I think MGS4 stands incredibly well on its own, but I don't think you get the most out of it unless you've played the other games due to all of the references.
If anyone's bored, here's my rundown:
I would put the series like this MGS4=MGS3>MGS>MGS2. I just can't pick 3 or 4. 3 has so much more content and things to do, ways to effect the game, items, etc. and is MUCH more difficult. I feel like MGS3 feels like a great adventure, with tons of varied environments and lots of locations to cover. 4, however, was downright epic from the middle of Act 3 onward, but took me less time and felt easier.
If there are any MGS fans that haven't played this game yet and have recently completed MGS3, I HIGHLY reccomend playing on HARD. Normal was a bit too easy, IMO, and I feel like I should have started on Hard (and I've played all of the previous games on Normal, so that tells you I'm not that great).
This game is seriously amazing. It is a great service to the fans that have played all the games, answers just about everything with as many twists and turns as you'd expect from MGS. I equal this experience to something like LOTR: ROTK, or Return of the Jedi. Yeah, the movies are good on their own, but so much more rewarding if you have seen the previous two. I think MGS4 stands incredibly well on its own, but I don't think you get the most out of it unless you've played the other games due to all of the references.
If anyone's bored, here's my rundown:
Act 1 and Act 2 had really the core MGS gameplay and felt a lot like MGS3. I loved how you could either sneak around or influence the battles themselves. The OctoCamo is a billion percent improvement over MGS3's camo switching.
Act 3 started to throw in some variation and the major plot twists. I did think it was kind of lame that the only core sneaking gameplay was trailing some dude, but it was a decent mix up of gameplay.
Act 4 was pretty much amazing, although really didn't have that much sneaking gameplay. Just getting control of Rex after the frustrating battles in the first game was so satisfying. I did think the RAY battle was a bit easy though.
Act 5 was pretty much all around epic. I couldn't stop playing. I was starting to think the fight with Liquid was going to be all cutscenes, silly me. I have to say that battle was disproportionately hard compared to the rest of the game- The MGS3 part especially as I felt there was no consistancy with the CQC, but I finally finished it.
WTFBBQ etc at the ending, just amazing. Loved every second of the ~hour cutscene to wrap things up, except the Rose "fake married to Campbell" think was pretty weak, IMO.
My only complaint about the game was the difficulty of the core gameplay. Way too many weapons, essentially infinite ammo through Drebin's shop (assuming you're taking out guards). I never really felt threatened and I only really died when I got two hit killed by Geckos. Conversely, I thought the hand-to-hand with Liquid was by far the hardest boss in the series. He has like triple the life you have, and I didn't feel like there were consistant strategies that were effective against him. I'll probably hit up GameFAQs and find out there were easier ways to beat him, but it's all good.
Act 3 started to throw in some variation and the major plot twists. I did think it was kind of lame that the only core sneaking gameplay was trailing some dude, but it was a decent mix up of gameplay.
Act 4 was pretty much amazing, although really didn't have that much sneaking gameplay. Just getting control of Rex after the frustrating battles in the first game was so satisfying. I did think the RAY battle was a bit easy though.
Act 5 was pretty much all around epic. I couldn't stop playing. I was starting to think the fight with Liquid was going to be all cutscenes, silly me. I have to say that battle was disproportionately hard compared to the rest of the game- The MGS3 part especially as I felt there was no consistancy with the CQC, but I finally finished it.
WTFBBQ etc at the ending, just amazing. Loved every second of the ~hour cutscene to wrap things up, except the Rose "fake married to Campbell" think was pretty weak, IMO.
My only complaint about the game was the difficulty of the core gameplay. Way too many weapons, essentially infinite ammo through Drebin's shop (assuming you're taking out guards). I never really felt threatened and I only really died when I got two hit killed by Geckos. Conversely, I thought the hand-to-hand with Liquid was by far the hardest boss in the series. He has like triple the life you have, and I didn't feel like there were consistant strategies that were effective against him. I'll probably hit up GameFAQs and find out there were easier ways to beat him, but it's all good.
I would put the series like this MGS4=MGS3>MGS>MGS2. I just can't pick 3 or 4. 3 has so much more content and things to do, ways to effect the game, items, etc. and is MUCH more difficult. I feel like MGS3 feels like a great adventure, with tons of varied environments and lots of locations to cover. 4, however, was downright epic from the middle of Act 3 onward, but took me less time and felt easier.
If there are any MGS fans that haven't played this game yet and have recently completed MGS3, I HIGHLY reccomend playing on HARD. Normal was a bit too easy, IMO, and I feel like I should have started on Hard (and I've played all of the previous games on Normal, so that tells you I'm not that great).
pete914 said:
I immediatly started out on Hard, and I felt it was the perfect difficulty for me, especially on a first playthrough.
The boss fights weren't all that hard though. As soon as you find out the 'trick' to battling them, you can avoid most damage and really finish them off rather quickly. It usually takes one death before you've figured them out though, so it's all good. Only exception to this is the final boss fight.
I was defeated a couple of times there and when I finally managed to finish him off, I actually was down to zero health at the end of the MGS2 part and during the entire MGS3 part. The same thing happened during REX vs. RAY where I had the upper hand most of the fight, but Liquid made a comeback in the end and got me down to almost no health. Only by performing one of those special cutscene moves, did I manage to defeat him.
I pretty much agree with everything here. MGS3 felt more of an adventure to me because it reminded me of James Bond so many times. The music, setting and of course the theme song. 4 felt like they focused a lot on the presentation, which actually wasn't that bad of a change. All the easter eggs and little fan stuff you can find makes up for it though! Already on my fourth playthrough and not done for a long time.pete914 said:
pete914 said:
Much of the reason MGS3 seemed so much more difficult is because MGS4's controls are vastly superior. If they remade 3 with 4's game engine and controls (which would be a dream come true for me), it would seem much easier. I'm hopeful MGS5 or 6 is set in the past like MGS4, especially if my wildest dreams for the series are realized and it stars The Boss as the main character. Probably won't happen, though.
I'm enjoying this game a lot more now that I have played it twice and am not rushing to get to save points while watching the story. It isn't as much of a punishment for moving forward. Although I am just in Act 2 and the third is my least favourite of all the acts.
The controls of the final battle felt less shitty the second time but I was playing on Liquid easy getting my stealth and bandana... for some reason... this isn't fun, don't do it.
Curiously, has anyone gotten Big Boss ranking on a fresh save game? No ammo stash nor advanced equipment to cushion it? I'll probably never get BB. Even if I practiced up on extreme I don't think I could meet the time reqs without using a guide and spending weeks which isn't my style.
How about games with none or limited use of Octocamo?
The controls of the final battle felt less shitty the second time but I was playing on Liquid easy getting my stealth and bandana... for some reason... this isn't fun, don't do it.
Curiously, has anyone gotten Big Boss ranking on a fresh save game? No ammo stash nor advanced equipment to cushion it? I'll probably never get BB. Even if I practiced up on extreme I don't think I could meet the time reqs without using a guide and spending weeks which isn't my style.
How about games with none or limited use of Octocamo?
KennyLinder
Member
Last night I completed my 4th run through the game which was Rambo style. I just walked into areas and fired my guns as much as possible, it was ace Totally different to how I played the other runs (1st: Try to be sneaky, deal with it if I get an alert, 2nd: 0 Alerts, 0 Kills, 0 Recovery items, 3rd: Assassins Creed unlock).
I also used this run to get loads of emblems such as 10 Combat Highs, 200 rolls, headshots etc. I got the Eagle emblem in the end which is 150 Headshots.
My next run is going to be going for Fox which involves getting 0/0/0 in under 6 hours, should be fun
Totally different to how I played the other runs (1st: Try to be sneaky, deal with it if I get an alert, 2nd: 0 Alerts, 0 Kills, 0 Recovery items, 3rd: Assassins Creed unlock).I also used this run to get loads of emblems such as 10 Combat Highs, 200 rolls, headshots etc. I got the Eagle emblem in the end which is 150 Headshots.
My next run is going to be going for Fox which involves getting 0/0/0 in under 6 hours, should be fun
BruceLeeRoy
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Dave1988 said:After 10 playthroughs and countless hours spent with MGS4 I've finally done it: all 40 emblems!
I am so happy right now.
WOW!
Awesome job man congrats!
FabCam said:
Try going on a killing spree you will hear him then
Pai Pai Master
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BruceLeeRoy said:Try going on a killing spree you will hear him then
That's just Liquid, an audio flashback from MGS1. "You enjoy the killing," etc.
Always-honest
Banned
shit-fart.Dave1988 said:After 10 playthroughs and countless hours spent with MGS4 I've finally done it: all 40 emblems!
I am so happy right now.
wow, well done.
Always-honest
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rdralla said:
BruceLeeRoy
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Pai Pai Master said:
Ah man! I thought that was Kojima. That makes more sense.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
dralla said:
He protected it. I thought that was quite obvious with the amount of enemies that came flying at Snake.
Carolina-blue
Member
Well, just finished MGS4 last night and wow... just WOW....
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Which brings me to another point, why the F$#@ wasn't Metal Gear Solid 1 released on the PSN Store for PS3/PSP before MGS4 launched (or even after it launched?) I mean its a huge "no-brainer," plus the game is already availble on the Japanese PSN Store!!!
This was such a missed opportunity for Konami & Sony... I would still really like a copy of MGS1 on PSN even though it would have worked better before MGS4 launched. And yes I know I could've got the MGS Essential Collection (I already own the original PSone version of MGS1) but that's not the point, I'd love a digital copy to play whenever I want and take on the road via PSP.
/rant
The whole Act 4 revisting Shadow Moses (And playing a bit of the beginning of MGS1) was an awesome "full-circle" moment
Which brings me to another point, why the F$#@ wasn't Metal Gear Solid 1 released on the PSN Store for PS3/PSP before MGS4 launched (or even after it launched?) I mean its a huge "no-brainer," plus the game is already availble on the Japanese PSN Store!!!
This was such a missed opportunity for Konami & Sony... I would still really like a copy of MGS1 on PSN even though it would have worked better before MGS4 launched. And yes I know I could've got the MGS Essential Collection (I already own the original PSone version of MGS1) but that's not the point, I'd love a digital copy to play whenever I want and take on the road via PSP.
/rant
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
ok
i don't know what it is, but i've been hitting a brick wall with the crying wolf boss fight. and i've played em all, i know how these things work. still, i CANNOT get past this and it's frustrating to the point of just wanting to hear a synopsis of the game and having it over with.
anyone got help for me?
i don't know what it is, but i've been hitting a brick wall with the crying wolf boss fight. and i've played em all, i know how these things work. still, i CANNOT get past this and it's frustrating to the point of just wanting to hear a synopsis of the game and having it over with.
anyone got help for me?
mattiewheels said:
This video should help you.
http://www.nextgenwalkthroughs.com/systems/ps3/mgs4/guide/vid065.php
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
thanks man
maybe i'm not hardcore enough, but this has to be the worst boss fight in the series. i know the theme of the fight is patience, but FUCK. i wish there was a 'skip fight' button i could press. it's just terrible.
maybe i'm not hardcore enough, but this has to be the worst boss fight in the series. i know the theme of the fight is patience, but FUCK. i wish there was a 'skip fight' button i could press. it's just terrible.
can someone please tell me what this ended up to be?:
what is this amazing OOOO thing?
http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog_e/2005/11/000044.html
what is this amazing OOOO thing?
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