a.l.e.x00 said:
Now, Metal Gear Solid has always been one of Sony's championship franchises. From the days of the original Playstation... No... From the days of the original Nintendo, Metal Gear has always been "the-fucking-shit!" Even though Metal Gear Solid is a multi-platform franchise, it is most, directly linked to Sony, because that's where it's best on. Usually, the main games are on Sony consoles, and the spin offs, are on other consoles, like "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes" on the Gamecube. Metal Gear Solid has always been a land mark in gaming history. The original Metal Gear Solid was innovative, because it perfected, and reigned the genre of stealth action gaming. Metal Gear Solid 2 built up on its predecessor, and while Metal Gear Solid 3 was more of the same, it was also a milestone for stealth games. The PSP, on the other hand, jerked off in the corner, when it should have had a Gran Turismo game, and a proper Metal Gear Solid game, but instead, we get Metal Gear Acid... Yeah... I don't know... Anyway, every single Metal Gear Solid game... Or at least, the main ones, are like Mario, and Zelda, because they've always been masterpieces of innovation, while raising the bar for others in the genre. Now, while the Playstation, and Playstation 2, greatly benefited by these games, will the Playstation 3, finally have its savour? Will the Playstation 3 have its own identity, instead of being a more expensive mirror of the Xbox 360, for the fact that its best games, are non-exclusives? Will the Playstation 3 have its "defining Metal Gear Solid?" I do not think so. On GameRankings, Metal Gear Solid 4 currently has reviews around 91.9%. Now, Metal Gear Solid 3 has reviews of 91.1%, but then again, it also has far more reviews than Metal Gear Solid 4, so it will no longer decrease. Metal Gear Solid 4 only has 11 reviews, and it's at 91.9%. That's bad for a MGS game, this early on. See, the trend with reviews, is that they start out high, and only decrease. Remember Grand Theft Auto 4? Remember how long it was, at 100%, before going down, behind Ocarina of Time, and even behind Mario Galaxy? Well, the PS3 version is still above Galaxy... It better go down... I'm serious... Anyway, it's around 97% now, but that's not my point. My point, is that if Metal Gear Solid 4 is already at 91%, with only 11 reviews, I have a funny feeling it's going to rest around 85%. Why is that bad? I mean, 85% is good, right? Yeah, but 90%+ is the mark of a masterpiece, and seeing how Metal Gear Solid 4 has three reviews at 80% (Galaxy has zero), while it only has 11 reviews, it appears that Metal Gear Solid 4 is not the saving grace of the Playstation 3, but more like, Halo 3 all over again.... No... Even worse... Halo 3 rested at around 93%. Metal Gear Solid 4 may not even rest at the 90% mark. Now, why do I care about reviews? Why do they matter? I mean, most of these reviewers don't even play the games. There's just so much bullshit involved, so why does it matter? Well, okay, I'm not being picky, saying it's 96%, when it should be 97%. I'm saying it's going to be around 84%-85%, when it should be 97%. Metal Gear Solid 4 should be better than Grand Theft Auto 4, but it isn't. It's not even close. After reading the reviews, Metal Gear Solid 4 is far from perfect, and I'm not talking about the 90 minute cut scenes. No. Apparently, there are game play flaws, such as the new stress, and psyche meters, not working together very well, and the story line itself, being a rather boring one, which is a shame, because that's where Metal Gear Solid usually excelled. Perhaps, once I buy the game, and play it, I may actually like it, but after reading countess reviews of disappointment, and seeing how for some reason, perhaps coincidentally, I like a game as much as its score on reviews, it seems that Metal Gear Solid 4 will, or actually, is a disappointment, based on what I have read so far in reviews. Hey, reviews aren't everything, right? Yes, but you just can't ignore the fact that there are three reviews in the 80%, this early, before the game has even launched. It has a score of only 91%, when right now, it should be at 100%, then go down to like, 97%, or 96%, and I know I should not go by numbers, but I've read the complaints, and truly, they all seem legit. I don't know. I don't know about this one. I don't think this will be "the game" to save the Playstation 3, and that's an incredible shame, for this should have been the next Super Mario Galaxy... The next Grand theft Auto 4... The next METAL GEAR SOLID... But it isn't. Will it be good? Oh, unassailably, but good, is not good enough. This was supposed to be the reason, for all PS3 fans, to own a PS3. This was supposed to set the standard... The bar... But these low reviews are really changing the arrows in the opposite direction. I cannot confirm how good the game is, because I have yet to play it, but all these flaws in the reviews, are usually, never imagined, but hey, tomorrow is launch day, so you never know... I might end up playing the game, and be like, "what the hell were those reviewers talking about?" Well, that's my last hope right now... If the reviewers are wrong, but really now, are they ever "THAT" wrong? 91%? For MGS4? Already? No... Something's wrong here, and I'm anxiously awaiting what exactly, or why, MGS4 does not live up to its predecessors, but it seems that, well, it's just not the game it's all hyped up to be, and seeing how many times the PS3 fucked up, I don't really have reason to deny the media, but we'll see... We'll see... Hey, if it stays within the 90% mark, it's still a masterpiece... http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/926596.asp http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/metalgearsolid4gunsofthepatriots |
