[PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 *spoilers*

Awesome

Cant wait to get my hands on it

 

Question: Does Snake glue is headband to his eyebrows?

 

It's the infamous Kojima headband cameltoe.
Seriously though, this game makes me want a PS3 real bad right about now.

 

My friend, these screenshots (or rather, any MGS4 screenshots) are totally missing the point. Kojidude toyed with the very concept of a "game". In fact, he did it at the very beginning. I am not sure what else lies ahead.

I didn't expect him to act like an independent movie director.

 

Sweat + Nicotine == glue

 

Visually the game has exceeded my expectations. It is shockingly good looking. Easily the best looking game I have seen on consoles. And the audio is almost even more impressive. I agree with the people who are saying it surpases all the earlier footage of the game. The character lighting system especially stands out as it is now much better than the videos I have seen before.

Also I agree the installer was amazing. I hear this game has some other short installs between acts. But if they are as cool as the first one, I can't wait till the next install sequence!

Played through about 4 hours now. It is a little bit talkie at times. But the cut scenes are so gorgeous to watch I hardly mind a bit. Gameplay wise I would say it's the best of all the metal gear games in my opinion. The action is intense

The only thing I don't like so far is David Hayters voice acting! I never liked him so I was kind of prepared for it. But it feels too forced for me.

But otherwise the experience so far has been extremely satisfying. Rarely do you get to see a game that lives up to the hype. I feel like I playing something very new and special. Unlike any thing else I have played in a long long time.

 

I purchased yesterday (the 80GB MGS SKU) and it is as much of an introduction to the PS3 as anything else for me. It took ~8 minutes to rip to the HD, which compared to PC games in recent years doesn't seem obscene until you say to yourself, "this is the famous blu ray?!".

Either way I am in act 1 making friends.

The graphics great. The controls, not so much since there is a steep curve as with all MGS games. I tried to go on killing sprees just for practice' sake and the camera was horrendous at times. Again, I've played just a little bit and haven't gotten used to anything yet.

 

first game of the generation that made me miss not having a PS3

have fun

 

Warcrow, I agree. I've NEVER been so taken back by a game before! I found myself calling people up to talk about this game after I'd played for awhile.

BTW, you should keep the controller in your hands during the cutscenes, if you have a DS3 controller. It adds to the immersion.

 

Controls take some getting used to. But they are quite intuitive. I got the hang of them in under an hour. The camera system doesn't seem to favor gun combat in tight spaces. But that's what CQC is for.

You can always press select if you are confused about the controls.

 

The control is too complex for me, but you can certainly perform a lot of actions using it. I can imagine me doing this after a few hours of practices. The learning curve is, at this moment, the only weak point of MGS4. The long cutscenes don't bother me one bit (yet).

EDIT: Like NERO below, I made quite a few mistakes while learning the weapons. e.g., I still don't know how to pick up a pr0n magazine after I laid it down to distract a soldier, I am fumbling big time in CQC.

 

I am aware of the controls and haven't readjusted yet, but the close combat in tight spaces problem is what I'm really talking about. I've played and defeated the other MGS games multiple times, but haven't played them since 3, a couple of years ago. I bet by the 2nd hour I'll feel better and get better

Generally the more freedom of action, the more complex the controls and the more room for errors in the player's hands.

 

You should go to the firing range if you just want to practice. You will get unlimited ammo on all the guns you have already unlocked. You will get to practice CQC to your hearts content because the practice VR soliders don't even fight back.

Playboy magazine I don't think you are supposed to pick back up. It's an expendible item. If you wanted look at the girls you need to hold L1+R1, Circle, Then Triangle. But then those exact instructions are given to you when you hold down L2.

Also FYI, The instruction manual that comes with the game is actually a very cool read too. It has comic book art in it and other goodies.