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The 3 Solid Snakes

June 12 is coming up, and you problably wondered how it would feel playing with the different models of Solid Snake. The first Solid Snake model was shown in the TGS 2005 Game show. He has been remodeled over the years. In the pic on the left, is Snake in TGS 2005, while in the middle showed Snakes model in 2006, and the on the right is the final Snake. Check them out, which is your favorite!?

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Angelitos5819d ago

I'm not going to lie, I like the TGS 2005 Snake the most, though I also like the final Snake.

ErcsYou5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

I also prefer the TGS 2005 Snake and ill tell you why..
1... That white background really make snake stand out
2.. I like the darker utility belt more than the green or brown
3.. The gray hair keeps the characters look more fluent top to bottom
4.. That look... he seems to be looking right at me. The other pictures seem to be at a slight angle compare to the first. Plus his eye brows are slanted up a little more giving him the impression that he's scowling...

To me..... The TGS 05 Snake looks more like a bad ass....

theKiller5819d ago

both the first and last, but more the last because
its much more realistic and i liked the gray and brown colors, it goes well with his skin color, but his hair color would have been better if they made it like the first picture, so the only advantage the first pic has is the hair color, he looks not too old in it while in the last picture he looked so old, which is the closest to the reality, dont forget guys that a virus making him age so fast and is about to kill him, so its understandable if it makes all his hair white but yes the gray is better on him, he looks still have some strength in him with gray color! also i didnt like the greenish colors on his suit in the first picture because its so unreal!!

barom5819d ago

I kinda like the middle one. Fewer wrinkles so it makes him look somewhat younger. Makes him being on the battlefield a little bit more believeable.

Max Power5819d ago

but i like the new one. It also interesting to see the different models of guns.

crimsonfox5819d ago

better he looks fuller i dont know how else to say it

he looks crazier

jackdoe5819d ago

Never liked the 2006 model where he had shock white hair. He's more grizzled/badass in the final build, but looks more realistic in the 2005 build.

ChrisGTR15819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

they forgot the best one.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2vax...

i really hope theres an option or something to grow a beard like in mgs 2. snake could shave in the early part of the game.

ice_prophecy5819d ago

where in the world this hairy pic come from lol!?

Tetsuryu5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

I believe that would be up Big Boss' alley. ;)

[Here's an excerpt from an EGM interview with Kojima concerning MGS4]

EGM: We were wondering if Snake's beard grew in real time and you had to shave it in a minigame?

HK: We actually first had that idea for MGS 2, but we weren't able to do real-time whisker shaving. So this time we also want to include that...hopefully we'll be able to get it in the final game. Also we'd like Snake's face to look older and to show realistic expressions of fatigue as he goes through the game. Well I told my team that, and they said, "Please, we don't want to have to do that." We're not sure what's going to happen with that.

ChrisGTR15819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

what i find wierd is in the new trailer it shows him transforming into the young snake.

@ Tetsuryu . how long ago was that interview ? it sounds pretty old but im keeping my hopes up on that feature being in game. :)

if you havent seen it here it is,
its at 1 min 20 seconds.
trailer http://www.gametrailers.com...

Tetsuryu5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

Yeah it is, I believe it was conducted in 2005. I just thought I would bring it up since we're on the topic of beards. :)

In regards to Snake reverting to a younger state, I'm pretty sure it's just Octocamo, you can even hear it's activation.

HorseJacked5819d ago (Edited 5819d ago )

Ether_Snake from NeoGAF made it, then GT started using it... it kinda picked up from there. He go the idea from the beard-shaving and the battle damaged suit ideas that had been talked about in interviews.

Edit: I'm pretty sure it was Ether_Snake at least, but it was definitely someone from GAF...

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia3d ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia3d ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

TheColbertinator3d ago

I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.

Father__Merrin3d ago

Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies4d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken4d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing695d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker5d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing695d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt4d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken4d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.