Metal Gear Online Comments by Dan Whitehead
Beta late than never.
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McBradders
29/04/08 @ 10:45
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It's like Mr. Whitehead purposefully chose to ignore the fact that this is Metal Gear Solid and instead complain that it's not CoD 4.
Oh well. |
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seasidebaz
29/04/08 @ 10:53
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i think the problem with this is it still feels like an old game. i played a quick training match on sunday, and it just didn't feel that great to control. i'm sure if i gave it time, i would like it, especially with the new sneaking mission.
it just seems to me that kojima and team aren't pushing to create a new experience, and just simply polishing up the exterior while keeping the general nuts and bolts the same. |
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RandomTerrain
29/04/08 @ 10:56
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Nice to know about the sneaking mode. Sounds brilliant.
I still can't download version 1.1 though. Grrr. I guess I'll have to wait and buy the whole package. For those who didn't bother to read the entire article, Mr Whitehead left the most positive comments to last. Nothing wrong with that. |
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oh oh, don't forget you can map hotkeys to keyboard, so that should prove nice for those with one... being able to rapidly autoswap weapons that way must be a bonus.
Personally, after doing the tutorials and now having a grip of the game... I think its excellent. Really needs a bunch of people to set up with some good squad and cover tactics. Also rather not anticipating server load at beta stage rather than when the game gets released. |
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This was never going to be MGS-COD4 hybrid and it shows. Feels a bit generic, but its really about the cultural divide of japanese trying to create an online experience with little understanding of the online market (remember the ps2 mgs online was dissconnected after a few months).
Saying all this though, id rather have the option to play mgs4 online, which means it need support - Im making sure i play it online as I think Konami will cancel it as quick it as its last one if no-one shows a blind bit of intrest |
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Sounds kinda ropey. The new mode sounds interesting and I agree with Mr Whitehead. They should definitely be focusing on the MGS strengths and not try and mix it with the online shooters ala' COD4 etc. I don't have a PS3 at present but am waiting for MGS. Reading peaks like this excite me and also make me a bit weary...will still be a hoot with some friends im sure!
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tonynibbles
29/04/08 @ 11:23
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Love it love it love it.
The sexual tension is often unbearable. - So true! |
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tonynibbles
29/04/08 @ 11:28
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This is the most fun I've had in an online console shooter since... Er, I can't remember.
Cardboard boxes = w1n Porn mags = w1n Man Cannons = w1n Solid eye & octo camo as Snake = w1n Radar/SOP system = w1n Tranquilizer guns and stealing peoples weapons whilst they're unconsious = w1n |
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I agree with the review, the controls are somewhat a bit clumsy. And it's quite weird to see players trying to grab each other for 5 - 6 seconds without success...
Hadn't they added the Snake mode, I would have got pretty bored with the game but it's been a blast yesterday evening with a few fellow Eurogamer readers :) |
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reddevil93
29/04/08 @ 11:52
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"It's like Mr. Whitehead purposefully chose to ignore the fact that this is Metal Gear Solid and instead complain that it's not CoD 4.
Oh well. " He aso chose to ignore it supports up to 16 players, not 12. |
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I love the game more and more with every play, but it's not Metal Gear. Awesome, but not MG. The controls in particular are fine - holding a button to aim is fine, I always do that in CoD4 anyway. The melee stuff is awful at first, I'll admit, but once you get it down to a fine art choking someone out then aiming at their unconcious head whilst they try in vain to wake up is funny.
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gotta agree with the "double aiming" thing it takes a while or you try to hit someone while they are shooting you, but this is only at the start after a while you get over it.
Pretty good all in all, i think they released the normal maps just to stress test the servers nothing more, but i have to say i have an normal ordinary telly and via the RGB hook up it's difficult to read the writing on screen or make out much detail ( i'm sure with HDMI it's better) all my PS3 games suffer from this, my Wii and Xbox 360 are crystal sharp on the same tv. Also on the side the mic comment is a fair one, no one ever talks!! xbox live everyone has a mic already so no problem but with this i can see a mic being essential for team work yet another 35 euros more which is a bit much. |
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Am I the only one feeling a little underwhelmed by this title. It seems to take little more than luck when you shoot people, I've emptied a full clip into a combatants torso only for him to trot towards me and kill me instantaneously. Battles seem to be tedious affairs; randomly killing (if it works), being killed and then s-l-o-w-l-y plodding back to the action. I'm a big MG fan but after the hectic action of COD4 the game seems to be caught between the two genres and doesn't know which to be.
Still looking forward to the main event in MGS4 though! |
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JediMasterMalik
29/04/08 @ 15:30
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I really like this game. Loads of tactical options, a good, but difficult to learn control scheme, excellent character customisation, and a great skills system. I agree with some of your points though, shooting from the hip would be more than welcome, and a smaller crosshair too.
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JediMasterMalik
29/04/08 @ 18:49
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@Arbiter - And I agree with them, there's something about it, I think it's the variety, that makes it supremely enjoyable.
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Finally found time to have a crack at the sneaking missions, I seem to be quite good at spotting and killing Snake.
I think the server strain has dropped severely since GTA came out, a lot fewer people were playing, although maintenance downtime was approaching again and it does tend to get quieter in the last hour. |
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This game definately isn't for me. I had high hopes for it when i first came across it, but having finally had a bash at the beta, the whole thing just feels clunky and generally devoid of any fun.
I might give it the benefit of the doubt and try the sneaking missions, but I'm not holding out much hope. |
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Vertical Stand
30/04/08 @ 16:25
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It really grows on you, wasn't keen at first but now I'm really feeling it, and loving the new map, snake mode is better than ever too - ended up having a binge session last night, there are plenty of cute touches such as placing an exclamation mark with your gunsight so allies known where you spotted something.
Tutorial doesn't explain anything, so get stuck in and figure out yourself. |
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crazy-play
03/05/08 @ 14:34
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I liked, but find the gameplay a bit too hard and have some low resolutions...
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