That last post was proper fanboi stuff. Awful.
Gaming Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain | Use Spoiler Tags for now
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That it fantastic
Not sure what you're wowing about! But when the fella says you get called back to Mother Base for "a story reason, or the men or not seeing you enough so they get really angry"
could he have worded it in more homoerotic way?Just 'completed' Ground Zeroes, but died a lot and got a shit rating. Will try doing it again (along with the side missions) and try to get the S rating. For essentially an extended demo it's pretty good. That bomb stuff with the Paz chick was awful though.
Can't wait for this, these games never let down (apart for that weird hack and slash one with Raiden in it).
What's Ground Zero? I haven't played a MGS game since 3, which I absolutely loved.
Sons of Liberty was the tits yo!
No MGS2 was brilliant i was referring to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Ground Zeroes is a teaser to the Phantom Pain, you get to play a couple of missions.
Is it a free download then?
Nope it's released as a separate game, it doesn't cost the same as a full game though.
It's free this month with Games with Gold on Xbox and I think it was free for PS4 last month?
it's not a teaser, it's its own game. It's a prequel to MGSV, basically.
Didn't warrant being classified as a separate game tbh it was over in a flash, wasn't even worth the orginal £25 when it first came out.
It was free on PS Plus the other month and is free on Xbox now i believe but it'll be dirt cheap now I reckon, It's basicaly a taster for this new open world & approach-missions-as-you-please style gameplay MGSV is going for but theres some storyline there too that acts as a prologue for the new main game, definitley give it a go and you'll have a better Idea what The Phantom Pain is going to be like. Those people who played the missions once then put it down will feel like it was a bit of a cash grab, but there's replay value there too for the handful of missions you get if you're someone who like to try missions more than once to get a better rank, I got over 20 hours gameplay out of it so I felt it was £25 well spent.
The reviews I have read of The Phantom Pain say that you have more freedom in how you approach each mission / objective. In Ground Zero, you could go in loud, but your score afterwards was heavily penalized for doing so. In PP, you can score equally highly for an aggressive approach as you can for a stealthy one - which I like. I always try and be stealthy, but never liked the fact that if things did go loud, then you felt you had failed the game.
Will be hard to resist getting this, even though I actually didn't much like GZ and downright hated its gory, immature narrative. I was a big fan of MGS2 but haven't been able to get into any of the other ones. This is tempting.
Absolute the games, my favourite gaming series of all time. I've read there are far less cut scenes which was always a critique of the game although I personally liked them.
I've been watching a few clips, I can't see why its picked up 10 scores across the board. Looks like another generic pseudo-open world stealth game.
I think it's a bit of a stretch to call it a generic stealth game, when MGS basically defined the genre (maybe not invented it, but certainly popularized it).
Well, once you've played it you can judge for yourself, but until then wouldn't it be better to trust the judgement of people who had more experience with it then "a few clips"?
A week to go. It's going to be incredible. I might take a week off work.
Calling Metal Gear "generic stealth" really rustles my jimmies! Anyway ;
Anyway ;
lol calm your nerd-rage, I'm a big MGS fan, just not yet been captivated by anything so far in this.
I'll probably still pick this up when I'm done with the Witcher 3...that's if I'm done with it before Fallout 4 is released.
I'll probably still pick this up when I'm done with the Witcher 3...that's if I'm done with it before Fallout 4 is released.
Pre-ordered the Day One edition for £39.95. Hope this week goes quickly!
But the twat plays the bass, not the vocals!
So I've never played Metal gear solid before but I've heard it's a series with a lot of cinematic aspirations and a huge fan following. And I'm very wary of Video game 'critics' (read paid reviewers, IGN looking at you) Should I consider getting it? Because the last time I heard people raving about a military game was Call of Duty which I loathed.
What has frustrated me about MGS games in the past are their never-ending cut scenes - I want to get on with actually playing the game.
By the sounds of it, this game moves away from forcing you to sit and watch the exposition. It seems as though much is delivered to you through your earpiece - so you can hear that as you are exploring the landscapes and environments.
I watched this video yesterday - it shows one mission being approached in 3 different ways:
Really like this openness and the freedom to try different approaches to achieve the objective.
Launch Trailer
Unless it's misdirection there is a spolier in this, so be warned.
Unless it's misdirection there is a spolier in this, so be warned.
I absolutely LOVED MGS on PS1 but unfortunately the rest came out during my uni/post graduate years so didnt play them... I really wish I had as this looks damn good but I cant play the older ones as I only have PS4
you don't really need to play them. It's a prequel to I, II and IV. III is the only really relevant one but even then I'm not sure how much you need to know. There are probably a few videos online with all you need to know anyway.I absolutely LOVED MGS on PS1 but unfortunately the rest came out during my uni/post graduate years so didnt play them... I really wish I had as this looks damn good but I cant play the older ones as I only have PS4
Snake Eater & Peace Walker knowledge will really flesh out The Phantom Pain for newbies of the series. I'd suggest looking up a summary of both games if you haven't played them.
to be fair i'd nearly go back and play Snake Eater before V. Probably the best of the series.
It would be a fecking massive spoiler if it is, but it wouldn't make sense considering what happened in Ground Zeroes. I'd say it's more of a metaphorical use of imagery. Shows Big Boss' downfall from hero to villain.
Just pre-ordered this. Was going to give it a miss for a bit but seeing all the great reviews, it was probably worth getting next week. Gameplay footage looks awesome and looks better than MGS4.
Worth getting for PS3?
Metal Gear Solid is the ultimate "wouldn't make sense" game though, its bonkers. But on second viewing, yes I would agree that it's a metaphorical use that's been conveniently placed by a master troll to get tongues wagging.
I'm still confused by the events of MGS2 to be fair. MGS4 seemed relatively 'normal'. I think I followed along nicely.
I never finished MGS3, but I bloody loved it when I played it.
I never finished MGS3, but I bloody loved it when I played it.
You aren't the only one.
Basically, Big Boss, Major Zero, Ocelot, Eva and others set out to do what The Boss wanted and to put her ideals into place.
It goes tits up
Just read a few more reviews of this...counting down the minutes now!!
Love these comments (pasted from several reviews):
I can see this game taking up all of my PS4 time. I get tired of games like COD where you feel you are being pushed or funnelled through a level, never really having the opportunity to pause and influence the route. Being able to scout out the objective and then tailor your approach is exactly the kind of game I like. Also the opportunity to mix it up between the main missions and the secondary objectives that you find across the map keeps it fresh.
I also don't think I will ever get bored of using the Fulton!
Love these comments (pasted from several reviews):
I can see this game taking up all of my PS4 time. I get tired of games like COD where you feel you are being pushed or funnelled through a level, never really having the opportunity to pause and influence the route. Being able to scout out the objective and then tailor your approach is exactly the kind of game I like. Also the opportunity to mix it up between the main missions and the secondary objectives that you find across the map keeps it fresh.
I also don't think I will ever get bored of using the Fulton!
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I seem to remember the Colonel bloke telling me to stop playing the game and then Snake running around naked. For a 14 year old kid this proved to be a very confusing time.