Well it came late....by like 3 hours I thought it would've come by the time I woke up, but it didn't so I played GTA 4 until it arrived, then after playing MGS4 for 6 hours the difference was shocking.
First of all let me tell you I have spent 6 hours playing the game & I am still in the "First Act" because I have been playing it like a STEALTH game & then REPLAYED it like an ACTION game to see the difference. Basically I find it more fun as a ACTION game but you get much more satisfaction of fooling the enemy AI (which is very smart) if you play it as a STEALTH game.
Another thing that impressed me was the beginning, it was almost like an interactive beginning movie & basically it showed you the scale & epicness of the game that was to follow.......I can't give specifics due to spoiler reasons.
The SOUND is absolutely incredible....no "ifs" or "buts" here, the uncompressed sound quality seriously shows if you have a good 5.1 Surround sound.....but even if you don't the sound quality is some of the best, from the sound of explosions, to "flying things" and right to bullets missing you by an inch.
What has satisfied me the most so far is the GAMEPLAY.......I mean you don't need to press 3 buttons anymore to shhot someone properly, it can e done easily. The Gameplay is definetely what I had hoped a nex-gen MGS game would give me, and it delivers 99% of the time. THe aiming is a bit weird and takes time to get used to, he is also a bit slow.....imo, but he is old after all.
The Music & Cinematics are extremely well done, they fit the mood & setting perfectly. The new codec is something I really really liked....gives a definite polished & modern feel. I have passed the stage where you really feel for Snake & how his old reltaionships react to his "aging process thing".....its quite intriguing at times.
Ok after the realy long bit.....as my thread title said MGS4 REPLACES Super Mario Galaxy (albeit not by a huge margin) as the best game this gen for me....just from the first 6 hours, now unless the game goes along n self-destructs I doubt SMG will regain its place at the top (atleast for me)........as for GTA 4, well its been Kicked in the nuts by MGS4 as far as my opinion goes.
I REALLY want to know what everyone else feels about this game......please post your impressions here n lets see if we all agree that this is the best game this genration (so far).
{I will continue to post more impressions further along in the thread}
