Head to Head

[ishiki]

Metal Gear Solid 4 is my least favorite metal gear solid besides portable ops.

The gameplay was fantastic mostly.
But it had too many cutscenes. The bosses weren't cool.

I like stories to go there own way and I try not to have expectations. But this game's characters dissapointed me too much. Snake, Big Boss, Naomi and Otakon's Fling, Completely making Raiden not Raiden (he wasn't the best character before, but better than what they turned him into). Too many ridiculous directions imo.

But, Kojima did much better with peacewalker. :)
But I give MGS4 an 8.5 based on gameplay, and graphics.

Mass Effect 2.
Like a lot of bioware games was extremely modular.
Awesome shooter with awesome powers.
The story is slow but pretty good. The characters are mostly excellent but there ratio of character story/main story is off.
Imo the streamlining of weapons was better for ME2 (not DragonAge2 tho)
Morinth's Mission was great, as well as overlord. And the final mission excluding the boss. (Some of the single best missions I've ever played.)

I give it a 9.

Mass Effect 2 was my pick