AusGamers: Metal Gear Solid 4 Review

Asurastrike - 538 days 3 hours ago

Perhaps someone without "360" in their name, and without a 360 avatar should be giving us this lecture.

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thereapersson - 538 days 3 hours ago

Halo 3 - (94 @ metacritic)

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

GTA IV - (98 @ metacritic)

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

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Close_Second - 538 days 2 hours ago

Ok, so now you're happy because you have found a review that better reflects your opinion of the game. Just how long did it take you to get through it and how did you drag yourself away from your 360 long enough to play it?

MGS4 was the first MGS game that I played and I must admit I had a blast. I'm not a hardcore MGS fan so there was no replay value for me although I could see why many might go through it a second time. As for visuals, its a beautiful game and the story is deeper than most for a game thats into its third sequel.

I would be interested to hear your views on the strengths and weaknesses of the game rather than just bagging its low points, or what you consider to be its lowpoints.

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360degrees - 538 days 2 hours ago

so in your opinion how long is TOO LONG for a cut-scene in a video game until it becomes a movie clip???

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Close_Second - 538 days 2 hours ago

I really don't care how long a cut scene is as long as:

a. It holds your interest and actually adds to the story and character development.

b. You can skip it if you desire.

To suggest some sort of rule along the lines that "if cutscene > 5 mins then game = rubbish" is just a ridiculous argument to try and make. Sure the cut scenes in MGS were longer than you generally find in a game however, the MGS franchise has never been about short, shallow cut scenes and spades of equally shallow gameplay. Even I knew this before buying into MGS4 which as I said in another post, is the first MGS I have ever owned.

To be honest, the cutscenes in MGS4 made me regret not first having played through the first three MGS games as I know I would have felt more emotionally attached to the drama that unfolded.

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Pedobear - 538 days 1 hour ago

A 360 gamer really should accuse a game of being hyped when their best games live on hype.

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ikkokucrisis - 538 days 1 hour ago

Metal Gear Online is a great game in its own right. There's a deep combat system, healthy supply of game modes and server settings, and a decent supply of maps. And best of all, content is constantly being added to it by Konami.

You can't go wrong buying MGS4, it comes with the full package, whether you like single player or multiplayer games, you won't be dissappointed. This game easily scores higher than a 9 for value, game polish, and dev support.

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dro - 538 days ago

on topic mgs4 has alerday been proved that it deserve a 10, the only thing i can say bad about it is that some cutscence are to long and boring, if u can show me another game that has graphics as good as or better than mgs4 apart from uncharnted i will give u all my belongings..i live in north london at wood green (-_-)

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SL1M DADDY - 538 days ago

I am a true gamer and MGS4 in my honest opinion is the ONLY game this year or this gen for that matter that truly deserves the high scores it gets. Anything under a 9 is just some review trying to grasp for hits. MGS4 is truly the first masterpiece this gen.

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Dareaver1 - 537 days 23 hours ago

@ Dro, so because he said something you disagree with, he should be in the openzone. He was on topic and shared his opinion. Just because you disagree with it, doesn't make it openzone worthy.

There was no fanboy type statements in his comment.

But i to agree, Metal Gear as far as evolution goes (outside of graphics) didn't progress far, and hardly brings something new to the genre. At least in my opinion. I believe that there have been several games that do not deserve the scores they have been getting; for example, GTA 4 and Halo 3 did not deserve perfect 10's, but were awesome games. I think those to at least deserve high 9's, but when i look past Metal Gears shiny new graphics, i still see a tired and less innovative control scheme, slow and unrealistic weapon select options, and etc.

But then again those are my opinions of the game. But don't say someone should go to the OpenZone, without just cause. He shared his opinion in a respectable manner.

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Michael Jackson - 537 days 22 hours ago

is that celsius or fahrenheit..?

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Tmac - 537 days 11 hours ago

I love how jealous you Xbox fanatics are of MGS4, keep amusing the rest of us.

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Close_Second - 538 days 2 hours ago

...as the game is several weeks old. I though N4G was going to group reviews for a game under a single heading so only those who are interested need enter.

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Amp - 537 days 22 hours ago

Nuff said edit: Sorry Blood, didnt see your next review from a site Ive never heard from give it a good score. Just stop, if you want , Ill Look up the Terre haute, Indiana gazette weekender score for the game.Give it a rest

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Grown Folks Talk - 538 days 2 hours ago

You are correct sir. What do you win? Most likely about 6-10 disagrees, which will only further serve your point. Be a boring @ss world if everybody had the exact same tastes.

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AngryHippo - 537 days 22 hours ago

'Be a boring @ss world if everybody had the exact same tastes.'

I could not agree more. Bubbles + for you

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Grown Folks Talk - 537 days 21 hours ago

Only click disagree. If my phantom disagree came from a woman, then I guess you literally have none (maybe). Step up. Tell me why i'm wrong.

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Grown Folks Talk - 537 days 11 hours ago

is an opinion just like mine & yours. The only difference is they get paid for theirs. If a reviewer says game A looks better than game B, that's his opinion. Not everyone will agree. I don't care about game reviews anymore than movie reviews. If I took their word for it, I would have watched Gigli instead of Bad Boys 2. It's all opinion. I was simply giving my assessment of what I think so far, not saying this review is any better than the others. Any Halo or GTA game will get rave reviews because people WANT them to be great. The 1st Halo was by far the best 1 to me. I owned part 2 & 3 for about a week & a 1/2 combined before I traded them in. Never been a GTA fan, but I tried 4 out, & it didn't change my thoughts. Doesn't mean millions of others don't like them. Opinion, personal preference, professional review. They're all the same.

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juuken - 537 days 23 hours ago

poos3...you are a moron.

Kindly remove head from ass please.

MGS4 should at least be around 9.8, considering it received a crapload of 100's, and 9's. While 8.9 is still a solid score, I'm also wondering why the reviewer couldn't have just given the game a 9.0.

XBox fanatics are just jealous that this game isn't on their system so they have to resort to bashing it to oblivion.

GOTY.

Go cry some more.

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PirateThom - 537 days 12 hours ago

"and if the game's humour and drama are your style and you do have the history for nostalgia, then some pretty polygons, an entertaining story and a bit of unmatched stealh-action might be only the beginning of what MGS4 can offer you."

Ouch indeed, the above is an edit by a fan of the series, and a much more true review.

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