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DTG on 07 June 2008
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colonelstubbs said:
DTG said:
colonelstubbs said:
Well of course the last part of the game has a lot more cutscenes...its wrapping up snakes entire story!

I'm not going to spoil the plot, but amount of cameo's and characters with weight in the storyline dilutes the sense that this is Snakes final mission because he in fact only plays a partial role even during the ending sequences. I think a lot of people will be divided as to how Kojima handled the ending and most of the story threads. I would have prefered if as you said the last part of the game really did focus on Snake as well as the overarching plot but because of the sheer amount of characters involved his impact is dimished.

Enough to say that this will be controversial game if only for it's storyline, but the gameplay I think we can unanimously agree that it is absolutely fantastic. Purely gameplay wise this is one of the best games I have ever played.


What the....the ending doesnt focus on Snake!? Madness!


In part it does, in part it doesn't. The amount of characters involved smear out some of Snakes presence and Kojima seems to try too hard to throw every emotion known to man into a one hour epilogue. I think the most powerful conclusions are ones that can evoke a single but strong sense of feeling such as sadness, happiness, fear or whatever rather than snippets of each.

If I had to sum up the ending I would say 80% was brilliant but 20% was terribly cliche and unfitting. Of course that will be for everyone to decide for themselves and just from looking at the opinions of gamefaq users who have completed the game there seems to be as many opinions as there are members.

But it will definitely catch you off guard to say the least, whether that be good or bad is up for grabs. After having read about Kojima's original version of the ending though I wish he would have stayed with it and that extra 20% wouldn't ever have entered even the deepest recesses of his immagination.

I don't mean to detract from your expectationsm because overall the game is an amazing ride but it's ambitions are so great that it feels as if it cannot carry it with grace at some times.