"Even Xbox360 fans can appreciate a decent game, irrespective of the platform.
While some readers might be wondering why an Xbox 360 dedicated site such as us would attend a PS3 evening . . ? Well the answer is very simple really. All games deserve to be discussed, irrespective of the platform. And while we are a Xbox 360 dedicated site, games such as MGS4, which is arguably the showcase game for the PS3, deserve to be seen by all those who are into 'gaming' - not platform fanboyism . . .
So with that in mind, Steven and Adam Sutton and myself set off into the rainy Sydney evening to check out the new, and final installment of the Metal Gear franchise as we know it, MGS4.
Metal Gear Solid 4 on the big cinema screen, let me tell you, it was something I have never experienced before. The quality of the opening cinema is breathtaking, you would be excused for thinking this was a blockbuster Hollywood production..."
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don't mention Survive). In his almost three decades these games evolved to the point where they predicted certain problems of the information age (MGS 2), took aim at contemporary topics like Guantanamo Bay (MGS: Ground Zeroes), and ended on a profound sense of sadness about our species' inability to break the cycles of global conflict (MGS V).
It's not clear what sparked this reflection, but Kojima's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid 4, an entry that was (and unfortunately still remains) a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In that entry the player controls an aged Solid Snake in the year 2014, caught up in a civil war being fought between Private Military Companies (PMCs).
He was always ahead with this series. MSG1 taught me about the importance of passing on our genes into future generations but in a responsible way, for they are bound to what we experienced in our lifetime. Sons of liberty taught me about global control and simulation runs to test society in a grand scale, the importance and dangers of control of information. MGS3 taught me about patriotism and how that can blind you into doing things you never would have otherwise, all for the sake of politicians who only see you as another pawn in their grand scheme of things. MSG4 taught me war is inevitable and always orchestrated because it's great for the economy. Soon simulation systems will start dictating who goes to war and why, all run through proxies. Privatization of military company are already here. We already started to see how a small group of elites dictates everything that happens. Nothing is done, nothing happens without strings being pulled.
If it wasn't for the retconning of how FOXDIE works, including clunky scenes with Naomi and Liquid, MGS4 would be a perfect game. There are so many gameplay options. It felt like us PS3 owners got something truly unique and special.
Nice to see respect from the "opposition". Although I think this really is a game every (real) gamer should play. It's something special, something that wont bless your HDTV everyday. Titles like these are few and far between.
If your a 360 only owner, pester a PS3 owning friend into letting you borrow it after their completion. This could be the game to show you limiting your options to one format is a mistake.
I've never been so confident to recommend a game.
10 Fingers :)
Well we like to think we don't think of games as just a platform. As many games eventually see their lives change over time, and become multiplatform, opening up the opportunity of play for even more people.
There's only a few games on the PS3 that would warrant me buying one, if I could, and this is most certainly one of the majors. And sure, like ALL games, it has it's quibbles and misgivings here and there, what game doesn't, but as you say, it's one of those games that warrants looking at, no matter what platform you support.
We at the site like to think of ourselves as Gamers first, and have simply chosen the 360 as our 'main' choice. Many of whom have a PS3, and one is doing a review on the game as we speak. So we'll make sure it's up as soon as it's finished.
To the fanboys out there, get over it, we're gamers at heart, and this idiotic fan-boy war, especially on this site, has gone on long enough. Let's get back to simply dealing with gaming . . irrespective of your platform of choice.
I wish this mentality carried further than rabid fanboyism does elsewhere, Kudos to XboxOz.
i'm so excited I'm grabbing this sooon as I get off work in a couple of hours!!!! this round of bubbles on me! bubbles for all!!
I own all three systems and regardless of what system a great game plays on, I will be there in the front lines playing those great games. No single system will hamper me from getting my hands on the games that make my hobby what it is. it's all about the games, not the fanboy wars.
Again, good read and I appreciate a wise bit of journalism from time to time. Keep up the good work.