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Forums - Sony - Why Metal Gear Solid 4 was disappointing...*spoilers*

Riachu on 02 November 2008
d21lewis said:
I was a little let down by MGS4 because the main draw is the story. Had I played MGS4 first, I may have been totally blown away. Unfortunately, Konami released "teaser" trailers that showed EVERYTHING.

Olga as Sunny's mom? Check.
Eva's reappearance? Check.
Raiden vs. Vamp fight? Check.

There was little in the way of surprises, and like the OP said -some of them did disappoint. This was the story Kojima wanted to tell, but after MGS3 (greatest game of all time), I was a little let down.

That is exactly why it is not a good idea to watch the trailers for story driven games.  Good thing I didn't watch a lot of the trailers.

 



 

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d21lewis on 02 November 2008

Look at MGS2. It introduced so much. We were sniping bad guys, swimming, escorting women, putting out fires, disarming bombs, fighting harriers, sword fighting side by side with Solid Snake, listening to conversations with microphones, watching ice cubes melt, etc. It was incredible.

Look at MGS3. Best story ever. Best boss fights in the series. Gameplay innovations like camo (kinda clunky, but still well done), and the best final act in all of gaming.

MGS4 was a great game, but Metal Gear games are more than just great. They're legendary. I tried to suspend disbelief, but the "everyone is a soldier" storyline was a little much. Akiba was painful to watch, and Drebin and his monkey? In my opinion, they hurt a great product. I'm still glad I bought a PS3 and MGS4, but for the first time in history I finished a Metal Gear game (and I swear to you I played every non PSP Metal Gear since the NES) and was not completely and totally blown away.



hayeya_k on 02 November 2008

Well well, thank god that the game ended the way it ended, i know that a lot wanted and predicted that snake will kill himself and end his story, well,, he didnt , live with it people..... MGS4 will go down as one of the best games ever,,, i mean Big boss was alive all the time???? WTFFFF???? love u kojima :)



 

 

Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3), White Knight Chronicles (PS3), PES 2010 (PS3), Killzone 2 (PS3)

Games to Finish: Silent hill Homecoming (PS3), Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Oblivion (PS3)

braveheart3 on 02 November 2008

sum stupid wii fanboy porbably wrote this.



NFGBlinkAC on 02 November 2008

There couldn't have been a better ending for MGS4, as well as the story. Deal with that. Don't like it? No one cares. Stop being so god damn emo about a freaking game. You will realize that your opinion over a game doesn't matter to anyone else but you.



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megaman2 on 02 November 2008

shut up



perpride on 02 November 2008

You would call me fake.



Aldro on 02 November 2008

[quote]Well well, thank god that the game ended the way it ended, i know that a lot wanted and predicted that snake will kill himself and end his story, well,, he didnt , live with it people..... MGS4 will go down as one of the best games ever,,, i mean Big boss was alive all the time???? WTFFFF???? love u kojima :)
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Majin-Tenshinhan on 02 November 2008
NFGBlinkAC said:
There couldn't have been a better ending for MGS4, as well as the story. Deal with that. Don't like it? No one cares. Stop being so god damn emo about a freaking game. You will realize that your opinion over a game doesn't matter to anyone else but you.

 

... Wow. Just... Wow.



Snarf Barf on 02 November 2008

Hmm Mirson I'd love to see the video game you made and then compare.