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Metal Gear Solid 4 beaten in 5 hours on hardest level

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To note, this time is achieved when you skip all of the cutscenes.
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Rikitatsu - 546 days 19 hours ago
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1 - MGS1 was beaten in 2 hours too
nothing new here
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sonarus - 546 days 19 hours ago
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lol
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riqued - 546 days 18 hours ago
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But that is only on your second or third playthrough.

In the previous games I took 15+ hours to complete, not counting cutscenes obviously.
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gambare - 546 days 17 hours ago
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I still got some stuff to unlock, so I guess I need another 5 hour run : /
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scottie2521 - 546 days 16 hours ago
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i just can't see me doing it. it took me 3 hours just to get through ACT 1 on the second to hardest level and i'm on my second playthrough.
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jwatt - 546 days 16 hours ago
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If I was to run through the game like that I know I would get caught.
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flambeau - 546 days 16 hours ago
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I beat the game it took 15 hours and 25 minutes. What exactly is there to unlock in the game? Please do tell.
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plenty a tool - 546 days 16 hours ago
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1.7 - just
how many cutscenes are there? and is there really a 90min one?
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Storm23 - 546 days 16 hours ago
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This is not a big deal at all. There are people who have beaten it in like three.

First time it took me 21 hours and was inceredible. Very good time for a game.
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flambeau - 546 days 16 hours ago
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No, there is not a 90 minute cut scene. I believe the last is around 45 minutes but I am not sure.
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scottie2521 - 546 days 16 hours ago
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no there is not a 90 min cut-scene. the last one is the longest but it's still no where near 90 mins.
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Jason 360 - 546 days 15 hours ago
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There is a 45min cutsceen in this game? Thats like an episode of Lost, that is a real long freaking time for an ingame cutsceene.
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thor - 546 days 13 hours ago
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Yeah the whole section from when you last put down the controller to the end of the coda is about an hour I think, maybe it's 45 I don't know. But can anyone remember how long, say, Final Fantasy endings are? I seem to remember 9 was really long, more than an hour I think. It's because they need to tie up every loose end of every character. Which is exactly what MGS4 does.
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Mr Fancy Pants - 546 days 13 hours ago
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the thing is that you need to complete the game in less then 5 hours and without killing anyone to get the "Big Boss emblem"...

http://www.gamefaqs.com/con...
"Big Boss Emblem -Beat the game on the highest difficulty with no deaths, no alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit, no bandanna items, in under 5 hours."

i can beat Zelda nes on what? 20 minutes? try to beat that games on that time! on a normal run that game could take like 5 or more hours... get my point? ;-)
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LJWooly - 546 days 13 hours ago
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Yes, Final Fantasty endings are notoriously long, but for some reason don't suffer the same scrutiny as Metal Gear Solid. Of course, 45 minutes is more than acceptable if it's at the end of the game. Better than a short, crap ending like most other games.
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kydrice - 546 days 12 hours ago
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The longest ones are at the end and I appreciate the long ending because it ties up loose ends and doesn't leave you wondering. It's more gratifying to know that all your work paid off for all the characters unlike some games who's endings are a few minutes long and you're treated to a nice long credits list, ooo how rewarding...
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Kleptic - 546 days 12 hours ago
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the total ending cutscene time is around 1 hour, but its not all at once...i'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers...

the second longest single cutscene 'grouping' (i guess that is what you call it) would probably be the incredible conclusion to Act III...which I thought was around a half hour...

watching some of the most cinematic and incredible looking real time graphics in history doesn't bother me...I guess I am wierd...I still haven't collected my jaw off the floor from the opening act when snake gets off the truck, and then the icons just pop up seamlessly...and you are actually playing...'unbelievalbe looking' is an understatement...

I am almost at the end of Act II on hard with less than 5 spots, no rations/noodles/regain/etc., and zero deaths so far...I don't have the strategy guide, but I heard if you can complete the game in any time frame with those stats on that difficulty, you get enough DP to buy the bandana or 'active' camo...how someone can really get through the game on the hardest setting in 5 hours though is feckin' ridiculous, assuming they can't die or be spotted once...

I also thought that that big boss emblem had to be achieved without saving also...I might be wrong though...
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Keowrath - 546 days 10 hours ago
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Kleptic, on your 2nd playthrough, Stealth and the Bandanna are available at Drebins for 500,000. If you go to Drebins shop on a wednesday or Sunday it'll be 20% off and if you go there in act 5 it'll be 50% off. (The 2 discounts don't stack from what I've experienced)

I'm at the beginning of act 5 on The Boss Extreme, no kills, alerts, continues, health items and just over 3 hours. I've only done it because I wanted to earn all the unlockables in the game myself, I could have easily downloaded a save (and yes some people have beaten the whole game in about 2 1/2 hours) It ISN'T fun though, you can't explore shadow moses for all the flashbacks, you need to take extremely direct routes avoiding a lot of the cool things that were added. You don't engage the enemy at all unless you're putting them to sleep or wanting to get the rebels to help you or for extra ammo.

The speed run is entirely possible but I'll be glad to get it over with so I can go through the game at a much more enjoyable pace. Resident Evil games were the same, you could beat them in a very short amount of time but you're spending so much of the game hurrying that you're missing most of the FUN.
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joemayo76 - 545 days 20 hours ago
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so hold up watching the cutscenes actualy count towards ur gameplay time damn ive almost done act 1 on extreme at around 45 min so if i didnt watch that movie with drebin i coulda shaved off like another 10 mins? :/
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Menchi - 546 days 19 hours ago
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This is certainly not the normal time for completion, even with all cutscenes skipped.
Most players would probably struggle to complete with 10 hours on this difficulty, let alone 5.
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Delriach - 546 days 19 hours ago
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Of course not. The person is playing specifically to get a special item. He is also using a gun that people wouldn't normally have.
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PoSTedUP - 546 days 18 hours ago
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probably running around with the 25mm airburst with stun rounds ; )
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Kleptic - 546 days 12 hours ago
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true...but the PS forums where guys were talking about this emblem were saying that you couln't stun an enemy either...

is it just killing them?...the way the drebin shop works, it actually wouldn't be that hard if you could use flash grenades everywhere and just run right past everyone...chaff grenades for the gekko's/mechanical stuff...and stun/WP grenades for the humans...would be easy, at least in theory...

also, what do you do with the bosses?...do you have to wait the 3 minutes or whatever for the white room and let them die on their own?...or does killing them not count?...

holy shat though, there are so many awesome weapons in this game...it would suck to not use any of them...
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Keowrath - 546 days 10 hours ago
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The gun you're talking about is the Solar Gun and it makes The Boss Extreme a lot easier (especially the bike chase) If you shoot a downed enemy with it, they will drop a load of ammo.

Tranqs and stuns can all be used, any form of non lethal attack is ok. V ring shot for the shot gun, tranq darts for the Mosin Nagant and MK 22, and also the MK II with it's stealth and electric stun. BUT ammo is scarce, in The Boss Extreme you can only hold 50 MK 22 Trnq rounds and there are no "safety" ammo available to buy from Drebins AT ALL.

The Solar gun fires beams of light and can be recharged wherever the sun shines so it helps A LOT!

BTW, Chaffs don't seem to do a damn thing to Gecko's in TBE difficulty and chaffs are NEVER sold at Drebins (They do help with the Scarabs though)
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BlackJack1988 - 546 days 8 hours ago
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i just got my big boss emblem for a completion time of 04:58:57 on big boss extreme, its my 3rd playthrough. very very close call if you ask me, i'd have been so piSsed if i'd missed it. i didn't use he solar gun because i havn't unlocked all the statues yet, so i hoarded as many tranq darts as possible which no doubt bumped up my time. my advice is do not pause the game, save whenever you checkpoint and the biggest one is MAKE USE OF THE MK II ITS YOUR BIGGEST ASSET!!! without the mk II i would never have gotten past the first act.
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Le-mo - 546 days 19 hours ago
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How is this news?
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3.1 vickers500 | 546 days 16 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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jackdoe - 546 days 16 hours ago
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It CAN be a 30 hour game. Hell, there is an emblem for playing more than 30 hours, which I am trying to get right now.
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scottie2521 - 546 days 16 hours ago
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3.3 - @ vickers500
no, he is showing HOW to beat it in 5 hours for those that don't think it possible like me.

the game is extremely long even if you skip the cut-scenes. and if you notice, the guy has spent PLENTY of time playing the game since he knows where every enemy will show up way before they appear and has every weapon.

..........try again

i'd also like to add that even though getting the emblem is cool, it looks like trying to get it takes all the fun outta the game.

i do wanna see how he got through ACT 3 without being seen. i need the pointers.
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RecSpec - 546 days 16 hours ago
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What it's not hard...if you are persistent.

Not shown, the countless amounts of loading saved games after screwing up.
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scottie2521 - 546 days 16 hours ago
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ah ok, it just sounded like a dig.

i could see how people think that if it's possible to beat the game in 5 hours, there's no way it can be a 30 hour game. there's nothing further from the truth.

again if people watch this guy play, it's obvious that he's put way more than 30 hours into the game. it's probably his 6 or 7 playthrough. i'm on my second playthrough and even though i'm skipping most cut-scenes, it's still taken me about 5 hours and i'm only in ACT 2.

but then again..........i like to fight. i'm going for 50 knife kills.
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Keowrath - 546 days 10 hours ago
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Scottie, I agree with you, it does take a lot of the fun out of the game and I'll be incredibly pleased to have it done with (I'm at the beginning of act 5 all conditions met at just over 3 hours on my 3rd playthrough) It has been a bit of a chore though to say the least, pretty much constant loading when you screw up, pressing start asap on each cut scene to skip it, not being able to pause and hitting START asap after each load screen.

Thankfully after this, I have all the emblems that involve time limits, no kills and no alerts. With the items I'll have obtained, the next playthrough will be great fun!
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Pizza The Hut - 546 days 19 hours ago
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4 - This is going to get heated VERY QUICKLY...
I can hear the complaints about "All Sony Games are too Short"..."Great Graphics dont make up for short gameplay"...YADA YADA YADA.....so let hear the best you got FanBoys because its inevitable
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Figboy - 546 days 15 hours ago
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let's not.
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Guitarded - 546 days 6 hours ago
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4.2 - Payback is a b1tch!
Go back and look at some early Gears threads Mr. ps3 fanboy. MGS4 is short and overrated, just for you.
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Ri0tSquad - 546 days 19 hours ago
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5 - That guy is really good.
Anyone here obtain the Big Boss Emblem?

No one should really flip out about this. Doing this requires playing through MGS4 a second time. It requires a lot of skill and practice too.
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Hellbringer - 546 days 18 hours ago
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A lot of people have on the forums, I'm on the fourth act now for the BB elblem.
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jackdoe - 546 days 17 hours ago
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I got it. Hard as hell, but managed to beat the game in 4 hours 30 minutes on Boss Extreme.
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Doctor Strange - 546 days 13 hours ago
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This guy is good. I thought about going for the Big Boss emblem to get the Big Boss facecamo but I think its a bit to hard for me.
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niall77 - 546 days 19 hours ago
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6 - took me 20hrs on my first playthrough
ill need to practice
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Raoh - 546 days 19 hours ago
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7 - lmfao
not news,and heres why...

one of the emblems you recieve is for beating the game in 5 hours or less (with a few twists)

Fox Hound Emblem : Successfully complete the game on Big Boss Hard or higher, using no continues, getting 3 or less Alert Phases, killing no enemies, using no Rations/Regain/Noodles or stealth camo/bandana, and have a completion time of 5 hours and 30 minutes or less. For acquiring this Emblem you are also rewarded the Thor .45-70.

http://www.wikicheats.com/i...
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Kyur4ThePain - 546 days 18 hours ago
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7.1 - Serious?
Using NO rations, or stealth camo? Fck!
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Hellbringer - 546 days 18 hours ago
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Big boss is the same cept, you have to do it on Boss extreme + no alerts at all.
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thor - 546 days 13 hours ago
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Be glad it's not like MGS3 and you actually _are_ allowed to save in MGS4 to get the emblem, though I swear this takes out the need to have the restriction on continues, just makes it a pain because you have to reload your game rather than continue.
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Silogon - 546 days 19 hours ago
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I beat Gears of War, with all the cut scenes, in 4 hours and 45 min before. See how that works? I'll bet you any amount of money I'll do it with Gears 2 aswell.
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The Lazy One - 546 days 16 hours ago
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8.1 - ok...
is it really not enough to hate on games in topics that have to do with them?
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JokesOnYou - 546 days 17 hours ago
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9 - damm..
theres like 14 vids of him playing through the whole game skipping the cutscenes, damm he's pretty good though, alot better than me. I watch the first vid and its clear he knows the game very well, he uses bottles, stun knife, gas grenades, and other weapons to bypass soldiers/obstacles with ease....of course this isn't the way the game was intended to be played unless you're just trying to get that Eblem.

JOY
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The Wood - 546 days 12 hours ago
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9.1 - nothing to dissagree with there
this guy is obviously a fanatic and very dedicated. send a link if you've got 1
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Old Snake - 546 days 17 hours ago
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Um people have beaten it in under 3 hours? This isn't news worthy and isn't even that hard to get if you put some effort in. I'm on Act 3 and in at about an hour and a half, going for big boss emblem.
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