What If Gaming writes: "War has changed. Very commonly are rebels born, but very rarely are they heroes. As time shifts, these heroes rise up and change the world as we know it today and become legends. Kojima Productions has introduced a warrior literally twenty years ago arising from the shoddy lighting of the scenery that the world is. This time, Solid Snake is embarking on his last and final mission with all his strength. Old age isn't stopping him. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a livid spot of stealth beauty and emotive action adventure full of the current best graphics on any system, and over encompassing factors that are nothing short of revolutionary in the classic realm, becoming a true masterpiece from creator Hideo Kojima."
If, I want to play the best stealth and action adventure game to date
...want to witness a masterpiece
...love the metal gear series
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RENT IT
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don't mention Survive). In his almost three decades these games evolved to the point where they predicted certain problems of the information age (MGS 2), took aim at contemporary topics like Guantanamo Bay (MGS: Ground Zeroes), and ended on a profound sense of sadness about our species' inability to break the cycles of global conflict (MGS V).
It's not clear what sparked this reflection, but Kojima's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid 4, an entry that was (and unfortunately still remains) a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In that entry the player controls an aged Solid Snake in the year 2014, caught up in a civil war being fought between Private Military Companies (PMCs).
He was always ahead with this series. MSG1 taught me about the importance of passing on our genes into future generations but in a responsible way, for they are bound to what we experienced in our lifetime. Sons of liberty taught me about global control and simulation runs to test society in a grand scale, the importance and dangers of control of information. MGS3 taught me about patriotism and how that can blind you into doing things you never would have otherwise, all for the sake of politicians who only see you as another pawn in their grand scheme of things. MSG4 taught me war is inevitable and always orchestrated because it's great for the economy. Soon simulation systems will start dictating who goes to war and why, all run through proxies. Privatization of military company are already here. We already started to see how a small group of elites dictates everything that happens. Nothing is done, nothing happens without strings being pulled.
If it wasn't for the retconning of how FOXDIE works, including clunky scenes with Naomi and Liquid, MGS4 would be a perfect game. There are so many gameplay options. It felt like us PS3 owners got something truly unique and special.
I agree its a classic of this generation, good story and good production all round. Wouldn't say its the best graphics though, there very good but not the best ive seen. But still one of the best games.
truely a masterpiece! this game is outstanding in any way!
for cut scenes ever! Zoom in on the eyes and face!
as far as in game graphics you would be hard pressed to find a game better! Atleast on my 1080p TV i would say its the best in game i have seen. The only other game i can compare this with is Uncharted.
Much deserved.
It's a masterpiece no doubt. A new benchmark for stealth and action games.
OFF TOPIC:
What happened to the surprise Ryan Payton mentioned?
"Believe it or not, I've been so busy working on a special surprise for MGS4 buyers (that not even those who have leaked copies of the game can spoil! Haha!), that I haven't had time to catch up on most of the pre-launch excitement."