| Onimusha12 said: MGS2 had stale gameplay, uninteresting characters & villains, poor plot, poor delivery. I appreciate this split night and day whether or not people love it or hate it so I won't chastize you for loving it. I also remember one of the biggest complaints people had with 2 was its lengthy and frequent cutscenes, that's why I largely suspect this game suffering from that. But who knows. I'm sure fans will be split both ways on this game too. The worse thing that could happen for this game though would be for people's current impressions remained the norm: uncertainty, reservations and mild confusion on what to make of the game. |
I would disagree on MGS2. Most of your complaints are ones I would direct toward MGS3 which I think is a stark downfall in the series quality along with MPO. Of course this relies too much on subjective preferences to be worth arguing.
I disagree however that the worst thing would be if people remained divided about MGS4. Most great works of art have always divided public opinion and it is that ambitious, uncompromising vision that makes for a profound experiences for few even if for alienation by others (or many). It's usually the mild pieces aiming to please everyone that fail to produce any profound impact in people because they appeal to everyone on a certain level yet to no one on a greater merit.
I would rather take a game like MGS4 that does what it wants to do uncompromising, regardless of mainstream opinion than a watered down game that aims to appease the general masses as did MGS3.
Kojima said from day 1 that this game is for the hardcore fans that were there from day one until today and appreciated every game in the series for what it set out to do. Playing MGS4 it is quite obvious that though Ryan Payton did try to make some ammendments for newcomers to the series the storyline is very much dependant on previous knowledge and acceptance of Kojima's style. Bringing the same arguements we have heard since 1998 about long cutscenes is redundant considering that this is about Kojima's vision and millions of fans obviously love the games for what they are.
