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Metal Gear Solid Community |OT4| God Bless the Chopper!

Shy

Member
Guys, I missed y'all. I am seriously loving this game.

Side note: Whilst disagreeing here and there I am overwhelmed with how cool this community continues to be. Between Shy, Brau, Screaming Meat, Batzi, and so many others y'all have made this thrill ride seriously thrilling. Fuck yes and thank you.
Thanks. right back at ya.
This game is a good example how too much terrain is not a good idea. I spent more time running around tyring to get to places, than actually doing a mission. Even with a jeep. There is just NOTHING to do in between.

Didn't Kojima play RDR or GTAV? with the random encounters? This game needs more random encounters. The only thing random right now are the cutscenes i trigger every time i got back to motherbase. All of them seem to be random and just plain weird.
I put the blame on both of those things on the game being cross gen.
Also, watched the cutscene with
Quiet in the Rain
. I am ashamed of Kojimas words and deeds.
Yeah, that shit was embarrassing.
 

brau

Member
I dunno about the cross gen being at fault for lack of things to do. I think it was a combination of Kojima spending tons of money, Konami getting impatient until they put the foot down and shut shop. The game is so ambitious that it falls short in so many ways.

Cross gen has its impact for sure, but i don't think it was the major factor to deny the game from more content. Scope is just too big.

Also... i do hate all the low poly look of hte game. I have some awesome shots only to notice they look terrible because of the low geometry.
 
Well at least I'm enjoying playing the game again, working towards 100%. Took a littte while to be motivated after chapter 2 sucked the life out of me.
 

brau

Member
Well at least I'm enjoying playing the game again, working towards 100%. Took a littte while to be motivated after chapter 2 sucked the life out of me.

I think this game is enjoyed by the people that are new to the series, or didn't know much about the game.

With so many expectations, i feel like the game is not good enough.

Maybe i'll like it more in a few years.
 
I dunno about the cross gen being at fault for lack of things to do. I think it was a combination of Kojima spending tons of money, Konami getting impatient until they put the foot down and shut shop. The game is so ambitious that it falls short in so many ways.

Cross gen has its impact for sure, but i don't think it was the major factor to deny the game from more content. Scope is just too big.

Also... i do hate all the low poly look of hte game. I have some awesome shots only to notice they look terrible because of the low geometry.

Honestly, to me, this is the most shallow entry in the series by far. With each Metal Gear title, I feel like I can return and discover new things as time goes on. With MGSV, however, I feel like "Welp, game's over and I've got this Mother Base that I can't do anything with so." The replayability incentive isn't as strong as I was expecting it to be and that's one of the most disappointing things about the game, personally.
 

Shy

Member
Honestly, to me, this is the most shallow entry in the series by far. With each Metal Gear title, I feel like I can return and discover new things as time goes on. With MGSV, however, I feel like "Welp, game's over and I've got this Mother Base that I can't do anything with so." The replayability incentive isn't as strong as I was expecting it to be and that's one of the most disappointing things about the game, personally.
Completely agree.
 
Honestly, to me, this is the most shallow entry in the series by far. With each Metal Gear title, I feel like I can return and discover new things as time goes on. With MGSV, however, I feel like "Welp, game's over and I've got this Mother Base that I can't do anything with so." The replayability incentive isn't as strong as I was expecting it to be and that's one of the most disappointing things about the game, personally.
Yeah I think I'm just looking at it like another platinum trophy. That metal gear feeling isn't there.
 

MajorTom

Member
Yeah I can't really see myself doing a second play through any time soon.
I'll continue playing until I get the platinum trophy but I don't know if I could play it all again.
 

brau

Member
Alright... poll time guys!

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pahamrick

Member
I think this game is enjoyed by the people that are new to the series, or didn't know much about the game.

With so many expectations, i feel like the game is not good enough.

Maybe i'll like it more in a few years.

I love the game, well, gameplay wise and I've been a fan for close to 20 years. Really, the game play is the only reason I've been going back to it. Everything else about it is a mess, the story, the obvious cut content in some scenes, ect .. But the actual 'game' part of the game? Brilliant. Shame the rest is like a wet fart.
 
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Xpike

Unconfirmed Member
i think the game is brilliant
sadly i dont play MGS solely for the gameplay, but also for the enviroment, music, story, characters, and themes in it, and that's where MGSV:TPP (But somehow not GZ) failed.
 

brau

Member
i think the game is brilliant
sadly i dont play MGS solely for the gameplay, but also for the enviroment, music, story, characters, and themes in it, and that's where MGSV:TPP (But somehow not GZ) failed.

GZ is awesome.

Very contained, but very intricate. Lots of options, tactics and replayablity. AS well as a very concise narrative that is ingrained within the game and also in the camera and dialogue.

I think this is present within the prologue of TPP. Even when a lot of it is push forward to win.
 

pahamrick

Member
i think the game is brilliant
sadly i dont play MGS solely for the gameplay, but also for the enviroment, music, story, characters, and themes in it, and that's where MGSV:TPP (But somehow not GZ) failed.

I think you get a couple moments where everything comes together and it FEELS like MGS, but those moments are pretty sparse, but nothing like any of the earlier games. Not even PW, really.
 
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Xpike

Unconfirmed Member
I think you get a couple moments where everything comes together and it FEELS like MGS, but those moments are pretty sparse, but nothing like any of the earlier games. Not even PW, really.

for how funny the cutscene is, most of the Skullface mission except that moment on the jeep felt like classic mgs.
 
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Xpike

Unconfirmed Member
id be ok with considering Peace Walker and MGSV spinoffs not necessary to the saga
 
d) pleb

because you're playing it on PS3. yuck those shadows. :3 holy cow.. hat frame rate and LODs... and the motion blur to hide it hahaha

watching. :)
You know what the best part is? I'm having fun with it knowing that, when I finally get a PS4, I'll play it again. "Remastered" :) with all that awesome graphics!
 

Timeaisis

Member
Oh i posted in the wrong thread. I meant to say HI here and that I'm at episode 35 so I hope to be done soon and can actually partake in the discussion. :p
 
That Kotobukiya Rex is going to be the death of my wallet.
Started by painting the tiny Solid then immediately ordered Ray and a 1/100 Hind D.

Now im wanting a ridiculous 1/100 USS Missouri, and considering doing 2 parts of Shadow Moses(Rex hanger, coms tower) myself.
 

Cathcart

Member
I like MGSV fuck you all
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Yeah the reaction from this community is a real bummer. Game is fantastic, I'm actually having more fun on other forums where most of the people are new to the series. Years of expectations and hype ruining the game for a lot of hardcore fans I guess.
 

Shy

Member
Yeah the reaction from this community is a real bummer. Game is fantastic, I'm actually having more fun on other forums where most of the people are new to the series. Years of expectations and hype ruining the game for a lot of hardcore fans I guess.
My reaction to the game has nothing to do with expectations or hype, but playing it.
 
Yeah the reaction from this community is a real bummer. Game is fantastic, I'm actually having more fun on other forums where most of the people are new to the series. Years of expectations and hype ruining the game for a lot of hardcore fans I guess.

i love the game. from a gameplay perspective i think it's revelation, and i really, really hope other devs take notice and copy the mission structure and how the game encourages you to experiment and approach things from a bunch of different angles.

i think the story is okay, some of it is really well done. it's just really awkwardly paced. i love to see someone compile a concise list of missions you'd have to play through in a row to get a clear path from beginning to end where the cutscenes and story elements are given in bursts the way they are.
 
I'm fucking horrible at it, almost made it out once, almost.
And how do you add people to your ally list. ?

Idk. I didn't realize you lost staff permanently when you use them to retaliate.
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Damn, I was using her for all my side ops.. Turning the game off now :(
 
I just finished chapter 1.........I don't think I can continue playing V at this point. I'm too drained and too disgusted.

For 3 years, this thing has been on the forefront of my mind and now this.....just feels empty. I had so much confidence that this would be incredible. I really, truly wanted this project to succeed and so much has gone so wrong. In the back of my mind though, I had this reservation that this could be the dark knight rises all over again and unfortunately, my fears all but became a reality.

How does a person that created mgs 2 fuck up this royaly? Is it egotism? Pessimism? Franchise fatigue? Why do creators do this shit? Judging from everyone else's reaction here, I don't think I'll find much joy in continuing, it would just be torture. Jesus, I'm bummed.

I'm genuinely wondering if the pacing and narrative is solely kojima's doing or konami's ( I would very much like to see the executive s of said company be skull fucked to death and their children crucified upside down.)

The only way to make the phantom pain subside from playing this travesty of a game is to nailgun my dick to a termite mound.
 
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