Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Comments by Oli Welsh
Going out with a bang.
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Camorrista
30/05/08 @ 08:09
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There will be blood. Oh yes.
Edit: Install... before each chapter!?!
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gingerlink
30/05/08 @ 08:12
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I think 8 is going to bring a better conflict of fanboy remakrs than a 7 would, a 7 is hard to justify as still an "amazing title"
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"Huh. I remember when MGS2 came out and all the reviews saidit was meh because darling Snake wasn't centre stage. It's seen as one of the highlights of the series now."
Errrr???? Not by anyone I know. Myself and my friends consider 1 and 3 brilliant and 2 an abomination. I don't even really consider it part of the series. 8 is good enough for me. /buys |
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I would have liked to hear more on the control system! The unwieldly controls have always annoyed me about this series. I want to know if anything had done to address their horribleness.
Still, looks like a lot of money has gone in to this, and it will no doubt shift a few more PS3s until the next Final Fantasy game trundles in... Just feels as if gaming has moved on past MGS and it's done nothing to catch up. |
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No I think thats a fair mark. People who detest the game structure would want the game marked lowly, people who love the game structure want it marked highly... its the middle "everyman" score.
i.e. there have been enough people who have voiced general meh at the cutscene heavy aspect of the game, and then there's people like me who sat through all of them with intense glee. One persons 10 is another mans 5.
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_Morpheus_
30/05/08 @ 08:19
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this is officially the last review i have read from eurogamer.
RSS feed gone as is the respect. |
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ScarOnTheSky
30/05/08 @ 08:20
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How long are the cutscenes exactly? Up to 90 minutes each, as CVG said?
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"this is officially the last review i have read from eurogamer.
RSS feed gone as is the respect." "8/10?! That is the biggest joke ever! Everything points to a 9/10 AT THE VERY LEAST and they you come with an 8/10! Do the right thing and just change the score." And so it begins. You've not even played it yet! |
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Upon reading the full review, I'm really looking forward to this. It's a shame the conclusion paints a bleaker picture than the rest of the review, and will surely fuel the MGS haters, but it sounds like an epic treat for fans. EG may have handed the lowest review score yet, but 8/10 is a pretty good low :)
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I'm a huge Metal Gear fan, having played every single Metal Gear and MGS game since they began. And I find this review....
Excellent. There's no bias, lots of clarity and I think 8/10 is the perfect score for this game...not that I've played it but y'know. It basically means it's a 10/10 for Metal Gear fans, but 8/10 for everyone else...worth picking up but it won't blow your world away because it caters to fans. Fanboys will start a Holy Crusade about this, but I really don't care. Roll on June 12th ^^ |
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Eighthours
30/05/08 @ 08:32
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The IGN review is insane. I'd bet my bottom dollar on this being the most sober (and reliable) verdict on the Web by the end of the reviews merry-go-round.
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psychokitten
30/05/08 @ 08:33
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I'm stocking up on canned foods and water, I think we're in for a shitstorm.
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Whoever summed it up as "flawed genius" sounds like they're right on the money. It sounds like the kind of game that can't justify more than 8/10, but which will still - perversely - be one of my favourite games of the year, if not ever.
A bit like the rest of the Metal Gear series, actually. I can see the flaws that make some people want to hate the entire franchise - but none of them stop it from being - to my mind - some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. This sounds like more of the same, so roll on June 12th :) |
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