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DTG on 17 June 2008
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sieanr said:
rocketpig said:
Yes, I found that bit about Johnny very annoying.

Personally, I think MGS should end with 4 unless they want to do prequels. We saw Snake's story, end it there. That's what we cared about.

It would be like Lucas trying to transition Shia Lebouf into the main role of the Indiana Jones series. Indy dies with Harrison. Let it go. It was a good run, we all had a good time, now go develop a new idea.

When he crapped his pants at the beginning I knew I was going hate him, and that initial instinct was right.

Another scene I couldn't stand was Otacon crying over Naomi through the Mark 3. Not only was the writing terrible, but the voice acting was ridiculous. And the fact that he was crying over her through a computer display struck me as pathetic.

The_vagabond7 said:

Alright, to clarify, I have beaten MGS 1/2 and gotten about half way through MGS3. I am a fan of the series, I just don't feel the need to suck a dick because it's attached to Kojima.

 

MGS fans are among the most pretentious of all Videogame fans because kojima throws in something that resembles philosophy. It's like talking to those kids in school that listen to really really crappy music and claim you're just stupid because you don't "get it". I get it alright, I'm just not impressed.

I agree with just about all of this.

I generally like the series, but there is plenty about it that I can't stand. One of those things is the fanbase who gushes over the story. I can only imagine that these people do so because they haven't experienced great films or novels. Take, for example, the guy in this thread who claimed MGS has a better story that great works of literature or oscar films. I actually feel kinda sorry for him.

Overall I'd probably rate MGS3 as the best in the franchise, followed by MGS1 then MGS4 and 2.

 

Actually I'm a huge movie fan and have watched hundreds upon hundreds of films from various countries and in various genres. Not a single film however has ever matched MGS2 in terms of depth of it's story. MGS4 is similar except for the horrible Hollywood inspired ending. The reasons films cannot match MGS is because they have a two hour runtime and so the focus is on action and pacing without the time to indulge in philosophical dialogue as MGS games do. They cannot go as in-depth with their storytelling and do not afford the time to divulge details.