| Torillian said: That's damned pretentious of you Ian. So liking MGS stories is a sign of immaturity and a lack of culture. Out of curiosity, what game stories do you like when you are so cultured as I'm sure you are? Personally I enjoy MGS stories because I've always enjoyed Science Fiction. The conspiracy stuff is cool, but I more enjoy the talk of cloning, virus evolution, and nanotechnology, and I like that they put that kind of talk into a game. Also I enjoy Kojima's attempts to scientifically rationalize everything in the MGS world, even if he falls short at times it's still interesting. |
Obviously this all comes down to personal taste. I might have a transendant experience staring at a puddle on the ground and you might not even notice it. It's all subjective to an extent.
That said, I'm not pretenious, and you don't have to be cultured, to know that the Metal gear storyline and dialog are corny and flawed. To imply that the story in this game is some kind of great work or is some kind of deep commentary on the future of war or the meaning of life is just sad. And it does show a lack of exposure to better material (just grab any random book of the scifi shelf in your local library).
I challenge anyone to take the Metal Gear cut scenes (remove them from the game, which is exellent by the way) and show them on a big screen. The movie audience would walk out and demand their money back. Present the dialog and story to a book reviewer or screen writer and they would tear it apart so fast and shelve it.
Like I said, I really like the game. It's very fun, has high production values, tries something new (the movie/game), and kojima should be commended for his efforts. But don't make it something it's not.
