PaulSancheezzee
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Thanks for the info! I'll give that site a read later on today.
Definitely enjoying mgs3. Is it normal for the enemies to notice you right before you grab them with O, even while I'm holding down L?
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Thanks for the info! I'll give that site a read later on today.
Definitely enjoying mgs3. Is it normal for the enemies to notice you right before you grab them with O, even while I'm holding down L?
The Vita makes it better, I imagine, but Portale Ops' problems are more than its controls. The story sucks, for starters. That's worth considering before you jump in.
Personally, I can't remember much from the gameplay, so I won't leave a rock solid evaluation on that, but I remember it being decidedly unremarkable.
Personally, I can't remember much from the gameplay, so I won't leave a rock solid evaluation on that, but I remember it being decidedly unremarkable.
legacyzero
Banned
Love these VR missions!!!!!
legacyzero
Banned
I'd say you have another hour or two depending on what difficulty and if you are watching the cutscenes
Cornbread78
Member
anyone have a VITA control list for MGS2? I can't get the choke out move to work, and it's getting impossible to pass certain areas when I have to pull out my Socom and shoot all the time...
The chokehold? Unequip your weapon and hold square when behind a soldier.
Cornbread78
Member
Sweet, TY, I wish I could find a complete control lay-out I could print.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Just finished MGS2. My god what an amazing, deep, addictive game. Insane that something so big fits a tiny Vita card.
And compared to MGS4 I completed it's hard as nails. 19h, 184 deaths for my first Normal playthrough. No wonder I didn't have the patience in my early twenties to play very far.
The storyline of MGS2 makes me much more excited about MG Rising.
Now, off to MGS3, most view that as the best MGS ever, right? I only remember that I didn't even get through the forrest as a young man back in the day.
And compared to MGS4 I completed it's hard as nails. 19h, 184 deaths for my first Normal playthrough. No wonder I didn't have the patience in my early twenties to play very far.
The storyline of MGS2 makes me much more excited about MG Rising.
Now, off to MGS3, most view that as the best MGS ever, right? I only remember that I didn't even get through the forrest as a young man back in the day.
Does Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake transfar? I had started playing it on the PS3, and was hoping to continue on the Vita, but I don't see an option where this data carries over. My MGS2 & 3 data from Vita to PS3 transfarred great, giving me trophies too since I started on Vita while connected to PSN, and I'm hoping the same is true for the MSX games as well.
The PlayStation Blogcast announced that the MGS 2 & 3 HD versions will both be getting PSN releases this coming Tuesday for Vita & PS3.
I own the HD collection for PS3 and I already played through Snake Eater on it, so I might pick up Sons of Liberty for Vita if it's $15-20.
I own the HD collection for PS3 and I already played through Snake Eater on it, so I might pick up Sons of Liberty for Vita if it's $15-20.
MickeyPhree
Member
I'm going for the platinum on both 2 and 3. Some of those VR missions in 2 are so hard to do with the Vitas stick that I have resorted to playing many of them on the PS3. Sniping im looking at you.
I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case with the individual releases of the games on the PS Store.
Up to Konami in the end, though.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Finished MGS3 for the second time in years and hot damn this is a hell of a game.
The entire ending sequence was so gaddam gorgeous on the Vita screen. I might upload some screens I took later.
Did a no kill, no alert run and now its time to mess around with teh stealth.
The entire ending sequence was so gaddam gorgeous on the Vita screen. I might upload some screens I took later.
Did a no kill, no alert run and now its time to mess around with teh stealth.
Picked this up over the weekend, and sort of enjoying it so far. I played through Sons of Liberty when it fist came out, but I barely remember anything once you get to the oil tanker, except the ending. I only played about 20 minutes of MGS3 before deciding the controls were too horribly broken. Willing to give it a chance again though!
One thing... when you press up against a wall indoors, the perspective changes... and suddenly what was originally left on the analog stick becomes right, and right becomes left. Does this happen for anyone else? Kinda game-breaking.
One thing... when you press up against a wall indoors, the perspective changes... and suddenly what was originally left on the analog stick becomes right, and right becomes left. Does this happen for anyone else? Kinda game-breaking.
So, I finished MGS2 and loved it. I will say once you get to Shell 2 the gameplay just isn't as enjoyable as it is on Shell 1. Thankfully the finale makes up for it.
So now I'm playing MGS3 and I'm strangely...not enjoying it (apart from the story). I'm triggering alarms left and right and the controls get in my way more often than not. It doesn't help that the healing-system punishes you even further for playing badly.
So now I'm playing MGS3 and I'm strangely...not enjoying it (apart from the story). I'm triggering alarms left and right and the controls get in my way more often than not. It doesn't help that the healing-system punishes you even further for playing badly.
Learn some CQC, the ground head smash at the very least. Will make life much easier. You are supposed walk slowly when close to the enemy to sneak up on them but you can actually just run up and grab them into CQC. If you run up then they will get an exclamation mark over their head and turn around but that won't count as an alert and you will be able to grab and KO them before it triggers.
Make sure to carry as little as needed on you (equip and unequip items in the menu), the less you carry the less you will worry about your stamina (I mostly carried just a gun and barely ever needed to replenish stamina).
Don't forget to use the camo function, it helps a lot with sneaking.
But yeah, overall some adjustment will be required, especially if you used to rely on the radar in MGS1 and 2. Once you get a hang of it I'm sure you'll really enjoy it.
The thing is I used to play MGS3 back in the day and I seem to recall being at least proficient at that game. It's just weird to me that my ability to not suck at MGS2 doesn't carry over to the sequel much at all.
Oh, right. Ground Smash. I remember that. The standard combo attack didn't do much against Ocelot's Unit. Motherfuckers would stab me before I even got a hit in.
Hmm, I've been wondering why they don't just let you carry everything like they do in MGS2. That certainly explains it.
As far as the camo system goes: I have been using it but I had to learn the hard way that it doesn't necessarily work if a soldier is standing right in front of you (unless you're hidden in tall grass).
Its more a change of setting probably since you got used to the more traditional indoors stealth in MGS2. Here its a more open environment so it has to be approached differently, just take it slower and be more patient.
Generally speaking CQC is not a good idea in an alert phase, them countering you is almost guaranteed. If you really need to get through you can try knocking them over by rolling. Stun grenades work pretty well against the Ocelot unit btw (instant KO).
Also, don't forget that you can interrogate as part of CQC. Some will tell radio frequencies for stuff like turning an alarm off or healing.
Yeah you can't really do that unless you have a really high camo index (over 95% or so iirc), even then its risky. Generally speaking, be it you are using camo or a box etc, its best to stay out of their patrol path, because if they encounter something in that path that is when they get curious.
This is part of the reason why love this series so much. The attention to detail really is second to none. Yesterday I found out (via the trophy list) that you can catch glimpses ofBadWolf said:
Vamp
Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'll definitely try to approach the enemy encounters a bit more carefully.
The layout was only switched for the menus (so no more pressing 'X' and going back to the Start screen). Gameplay remains unchanged.
But to answer the question anyway, as far as I know, there's no way to map buttons, though I think there's a number of controller presets available.
flipswitch
Member
I am having some issues with the input lag when snake does that forward roll (press X when running)
Is this bothering anybody else? It's quite a decent amount of lag.Other than this it's a decent port I guess.I must admit using the right shoulder button to aim then pressing square feels weird.
Is this bothering anybody else? It's quite a decent amount of lag.Other than this it's a decent port I guess.I must admit using the right shoulder button to aim then pressing square feels weird.
Didn't notice anything like that. In MGS3 there's a small delay between pressing the R-Button and switching to first person. I believe that is intentional however.
Speaking of MGS3, I fought The End yesterday. That might've been one of the most intense experiences I've ever had in a game. I never approached this boss fight "properly" back in the day. It's so much better if you actually take your time, scope out the environment, advance ever so slowly, scope again etc. Then you hear his breath (which is really unconfortable with headphones on). Then, a reflection. You see him hiding in the tall grass. You take the shot.
The tension was almost too much at times. One time I was scanning the valley from a cliff when I noticed him doing the same thing maybe 10 feet away from me.
I fought him non-lethally in my last play through. Old geezer can run! If you chase him he'll wait for you around the next corner, but I caught on to that. Spot him again from a good distance and get around him. He's quite a rewarding boss If you don't take the easy way out.
I also like eating his damn bird just to piss him off too.
Or rather, one of the several easy ways out.
Hah! Didn't know you could do that.I also like eating his damn bird just to piss him off too.
Single bubble. You can buy each game individually, however. In that case, they both get their own bubble. I think it works out at the same price too.