That gave me chills, brilliantly done. I'd pay silly money for a remake in that quality with the original soundtrack.
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For all the crap re-treads we’ve had this generation, we still don’t have a remastered MGS or Mass Effect 1. Both of which would do brilliantly, you’d think.
Proud and fortunate to have played it. Young ones don't know what they missed
10-11 year old me could never mash the buttons fast enough during the torture sequence. Meryl always died.
It still torments me...
At least you got the stealth suit for your trouble. Whenever I'd start a new save slot I'd dread the Meryl death playthrough so I usually did it first to get it out of the way. MGS 4 utterly ruined her character though, turning her into an annoying bitch and giving her one of the most random and cringeworthy ending sequences I've ever seen. Just a clusterfeck of game writing.
I actually bought a PSX and the game just for that part, it fecking annoyed me a looooong time
That is exactly the word I used to describe the whole game
Everyone was right, it does get so tedious after a while. It was basically just doing the same thing over and over and I didn't really care about the story. Enjoyed it until that point though.
I won't have a bad word said about MGS4. I adore it, clusterfeckery and all.
First two acts are brilliant gameplay-wise, Cyborg Raiden, returning to Shadow Moses, Rex vs Ray, Ocelot being absurdly cheesy and the final fight between Snake and Liquid Ocelot is amazing. Then over an hour long cutscene ending with Big Boss popping up.
First two acts are brilliant gameplay-wise, Cyborg Raiden, returning to Shadow Moses, Rex vs Ray, Ocelot being absurdly cheesy and the final fight between Snake and Liquid Ocelot is amazing. Then over an hour long cutscene ending with Big Boss popping up.
It's the only one of the "storied" MGS games (I don't count V among them, that's a completely different game) I haven't replayed a single time, while I've replayed 1-3 loads and loads of times. I just want to forget it exists. Its not part of my Solid Snake's canon, that's for damn certain.That is exactly the word I used to describe the whole game
I only replayed it once I think. It's a shame because I liked the camouflage suit and returning to Shadow Moses was great. Too much cutscenes drove me insane though. I think they had great story in the first 3 games but how they wrapped up the whole "Philosophers" storyline, it was just weird to me.
It had a lot of great elements and I was initially blown away by its early stages. The return to Shadow Moses was a moment of pure, nostalgic brilliance. When The Best Is Yet To Come starts playing in the background as you reach the helipad and then those Codec dialogue flashbacks, goosebumps all over. If I ever replay MGS4, it would be just to relive that moment.
I've always thought of Kojima as someone with the vision of Tarantino but with the writing skill of Ron Jeremy.
I'm due a replay of them all soon. Must have been 3 years at least since I played them (bar 5, which I never finished and don't consider to be part of the main series).
I got the hang of it eventually. Has anyone else ever skipped using the Ketchup trick to escape and sit through another couple of torture sessions before Ninja finally sliced the prison door open with his sword?
That was quite fun
I kind of admire IV for being so unbelievably OTT. It's so cheesy that it kinda works.
V is a poor game by comparison. It doesn't bring any new ideas to the table and I feel like the open world sandbox experience is too familiar for most gamers.
V is a poor game by comparison. It doesn't bring any new ideas to the table and I feel like the open world sandbox experience is too familiar for most gamers.
I hate that this game was never finished
It wasn’t?I hate that this game was never finished
There was meant to be another Eli mission with 'Big Boss' recovering salalan....whatever that metal gear prototype thingy was called. As it ends in the released version of the game that part of the story is never actually explained as to what happens with Liquid,
I think there are clips on youtube of the cutscenes that were going to be used for that mission.
This game might be "unfinished" but I lilke it much more than MGS4, replayed it 4 times now, MGS4 is the only MGS I haven't replayed even once.
Oh! I don’t think I ever got around to finishing this game you know. Which is odd as I remember it being brilliant.
I thought the story was very off though but fun gameplay!
Hated the rehashed missions in Act 3. Completely put me off the game and just watched the remaining cutscenes on YouTube.
With that said, loved the game.
With that said, loved the game.
In terms of just pure gameplay and fun, this is one of the best games made imo. Absolutely loved it when it came out. Was going to Platinum it, but couldn't be arsed catching all the animals.
Second favourite Metal Gear game after 2.
Second favourite Metal Gear game after 2.
I played MGS4 again a year or so back and tried for the platinum on the PS3 and the game is still pretty horrible in places. Gameplay wise the first two acts are fun but the storytelling and development of the characters are horrendous. I'm kind of glad there's more criticism of MGS 4 nowadays as it was ridiculously overpraised back in the day. Trying to get through the cutscenes in replays is just interminable
MGS 5 was fun to play at least.
It wasn't a bad game, the boss fight with Liquid Ocelot was one of the best I've ever played, the microwave scene was amazing too. In terms of MG games I agree there are better ones.I played MGS4 again a year or so back and tried for the platinum on the PS3 and the game is still pretty horrible in places. Gameplay wise the first two acts are fun but the storytelling and development of the characters are horrendous. I'm kind of glad there's more criticism of MGS 4 nowadays as it was ridiculously overpraised back in the day. Trying to get through the cutscenes in replays is just interminable
MGS 5 was fun to play at least.
I miss the stealth mechanics in this game. Still the best stealth mechanics I have ever played in any video game imo.
I'm playing this again after 3 years. Did anyone ever achieve the platinum? I've done 85% according to my save but some of the remaining objectives look ridiculously tough.
I picked this up for 33 danish kroner ($4) on PSN if anyone is interested.
I haven 't played MGS since MGS 2 came out. Can't wait to get started over the holidays
I haven 't played MGS since MGS 2 came out. Can't wait to get started over the holidays
In terms of gameplay it’s the best one in the series by miles(Although personally it’s my favourite one story wise as well).
sounds great. thanks
The story is also short (for MGS standard) imo I think it was rushed and Kojima pretty much said as much. So if you like the feel of the game I would spend time exploring and just having fun and not rushing the story.
Have a love/hate thing with this game. Addictive gameplay that I've platinum. It's just really fun sneaking around headshotting everything. There were some brilliant moments in this game that was really epic. But it seems to lack everything that makes it a metal gear game. Barely a story, no codec, very little cutscenes and no fecking boss battles barring one. The SKULLS were shite and The burning man Volgin was a massive missed opportunity. Plus I heard Chico was supposed to be in it and when you see what he looks like, my god what a story this could have been. Venom barely spoke. I get that Kojima got canned, but he had years and years to make this game. I remember getting very excited when Chapter 2 popped up and it was all just repeat missions. Broke my damn heart the way this game ended. I was never this hyped for a game since it's the series that got me into gaming.
Plus ground Zero was awesome which makes this all the worse
Plus ground Zero was awesome which makes this all the worse
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Spoil this sh*t for the lad above!
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I know man, thread is dead now but also good not to spoil it for him.
This thread will never die
I still don’t recognise this as a proper MGS game. More a spin off for me.
They really ought to hurry up and remake MGS.
They really ought to hurry up and remake MGS.
sounds great. thanks
Playing this again. What a game, gameplay is unmatched to this day.
Surprised how much stick it gets for lack of story, compared to the praise of BotW in which the story is that you just feck about for 100 hours.
Surprised how much stick it gets for lack of story, compared to the praise of BotW in which the story is that you just feck about for 100 hours.
Agree it's an underrated game, sunk many hours into it.