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antfromtashkent on 31 March 2009
perpride said:
Khuutra said:

Wait, why would I need to read that? I know the story of it, I'm just asking what philosophical depth there is.

 

I'm just gonna say what comes to my mind it might not hold valid with you:

The Patriots in general can be seen as world actors that are outside of mans direct influence. There is no "patriots" entity at the point that this game takes place, it is simply a system that they left behind which has evolved into something that most people accept as reality.

The war economy in general is an amazing. A world where patriotic nationalism and multilateralism have been replaced by new constitutional actors in the form of PMC's. War is fought for the sake of fighting wars. In other words, there is absolutley nothing starting or stopping wars because of the immense amount of wealth that can be gained.

Old man reaching the end of his life after decades of strife is faced with the decision of wiping out his own kind. Returning to shadow moses after ten years to see the place the way you left it...

and my class is done I will hopefully return let me know what you think if you read this though.

 

 DAMN IT!!!! that is why the economy is s**t now!!! cause Snake destroyed the patriots!

Thanx a lot snake >:(



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786_ali on 31 March 2009

man... the part where you return to shadow moses made me really sad.... I missed the good old days



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Aldro on 31 March 2009
antfromtashkent said:
perpride said:
Khuutra said:

Wait, why would I need to read that? I know the story of it, I'm just asking what philosophical depth there is.

 

I'm just gonna say what comes to my mind it might not hold valid with you:

The Patriots in general can be seen as world actors that are outside of mans direct influence. There is no "patriots" entity at the point that this game takes place, it is simply a system that they left behind which has evolved into something that most people accept as reality.

The war economy in general is an amazing. A world where patriotic nationalism and multilateralism have been replaced by new constitutional actors in the form of PMC's. War is fought for the sake of fighting wars. In other words, there is absolutley nothing starting or stopping wars because of the immense amount of wealth that can be gained.

Old man reaching the end of his life after decades of strife is faced with the decision of wiping out his own kind. Returning to shadow moses after ten years to see the place the way you left it...

and my class is done I will hopefully return let me know what you think if you read this though.

 

 DAMN IT!!!! that is why the economy is s**t now!!! cause Snake destroyed the patriots!

Thanx a lot snake >:(

You know what we gotta do now huh? *BAM HEADSHOT*

 



TruckOSaurus on 31 March 2009

I own both games. Both games are incredible.

Mario Galaxy gets my vote because it's the one I got the more enjoyment from.

When I finished MGS4, I started a new game right away to play around with the Psycho Mantis doll but that lasted only a couple of minutes.

When I finished Mario Galaxy with 120 stars and immediately started a new game with Luigi, I stopped playing when I was at about 60 stars with him.

I would also like to say that neither game is the best of their series: the best MGS is still the first one and the best Marios are SMB3, SMW and SM64.



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11ht11 on 31 March 2009

SMG!

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llewdebkram on 31 March 2009

Ninnabread man > Super Mario Galaxy > Metal Gear Solid 4



samus aran rules on 31 March 2009

Super Mario Galaxy! Not only the best game of this generation so far (and will surely be remembered on "best of lists" for years to come) but in my opinion one of the best games ever! I rank it as the third best game all time.

I know many love Metal Gear Solid but it´s not for me. I get tired by too lengthy cutscenes. That´s one of the things that´s great with Mariogames, it´s all about the gameplay.



perpride on 31 March 2009
Khuutra said:
That's a very good summary, but they pretty much tell you every single word of that at least once apiece throughout the game. It's a summary of the plot, not a treatise of philosophical concepts intrinsic to the narrative.

Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me.

 

These are the following philosophical themes I felt while I was playing through the game. I could be wrong ofcoruse.

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Himself

Destiny vs. Fate

Salvation

Justice & Universal good

Rivalry



Khuutra on 31 March 2009

....D....destiny vs. fate?



AnarchyWest on 31 March 2009
numonex said:
3D Mario game. Super Mario 64 was more fun and IMO better than Super Mario Galaxy. The Wii motion control kills the game for me. 2D Mario is way better than 3D Mario.

MGS 4 well that would have to win by default. Great video game movie with awesome CGI cut scenes in it.

I would like to have a seen a X360 exclusive game thrown in to make it a three way fight over which game is best on current generation console systems.

 

 Only MGS4 is not a movie and its cutscenes are all in real time but I understand your confusion since the graphics in the game look so real