Omgmetalgear: Metal Gear Solid 4: The Anti-Hype Review

gaffyh - 439 days 14 hours ago

You are made of Truth^

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potenquatro - 439 days 14 hours ago

it is the best mgs. Maybe the best sp ps3 games, but mgo sucks compared to warhawck or cod4 or ut3 imho.

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Downtown boogey - 439 days 13 hours ago

Looks like the reviewer only played the game once or twice and just posted this review later than all the others just to stand out. It would make more sense if he had played it like five or more times (I played it through seven times; best BB run clocking at 2:34:02 ;) ) and then give his opinion with emphasize on the lasting value of the title.

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Stubacca - 439 days 12 hours ago

Seriously guys, I just can't get over how good Metal Gear Solid 4 is. I find myself not buying the same volume of games since I jumped into it the night it came out. I never honestly expected so much. It was a welcome counter to the disappointment I felt with GTAIV's clear limitations.

Metal Gear Online is still up there with Warhawk, COD4 and UT3 (I only play UT3 for the funky mods). It completes the package and makes the game not only a masterpeice, but also the greatest game currently available for next gen consoles!

Will anything surpass it..?

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arika - 439 days 11 hours ago

when i played mgs4 on my first playthrough.... i just can't put the d-pad down i just can't stop as if my life depended on it. i didn't want to do anything else, i even got some days off just to finish the game. when i finally did, i felt sad because i don't want it to end.
not because the ending was sad but because it is probably the best gaming experience i have ever had and i don't want to be parted from it and i told myself can there be a game that would surpass mgs4?
then the answer to my question was revealed when they showed a gameplay of heavy rain, white knight story and of resistance 2 and now i got my interest back.
at this time it's impossible to surpass what mgs4 have accomplished, but to be just on the same level of quality and excellence would be enough, until mgs5 comes out...

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Megatron08 - 439 days 10 hours ago

a review that tries to act like its unbaised by posting it months later. yet its being writen by a HUGE fanboy. Anyone that isnt a fanboy can easily see the game for the trash that it is.

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Overr8ed - 439 days 9 hours ago

No doubt the best SP game I played. But the MP could have been a lot better if they used the PSN's system.

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zeisscollector - 439 days 1 hour ago

The first thing I did after finishing the game (and watching the 2 some hours of documentary that came with the LE **worth every red cent BTW**) was pop the disk back in and play it again. I have never done that with any game.

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ape007 - 439 days ago

was one of the best games this gen,but in my honest opinion

as a whole package,mgs 3 was better

my problems with mgs 4 is after act1 and 2(awesome,awesome acts) act 3,4 and 5,truly guys was like watching and listening to codec more than playing

act 3,you got to follow the resistance member,which is very nice but I expected much better,and then find big mama after that,the amazing chase scenes,the boos fight after was solid but no way mgs standards,after that 50 minute cutscene that connected to another 40 minutes mission briefing,THE ACT ENDS?? WTF I WATCHED 3 HOURS CUTSCENES AND ONLY PLAYED FOR 50 MINUTES,DAMN

act4,the return to shadow mosses was awesome....the first 5 minutes (wow amazing graphics and snow effects)and then it was a disappointment,sm feels empty and has some stupid and annoying little things,then head for the north door....wait big codec talk,then head to the elevator..you just walk a little to hal's office and....cutscene where you enter that code,and then a gekko appears in front of you,then return to the north door,wait for mk2 to open it,another cool gekko fight,after that,the crying wolf fight,which is a BIG disappointment,it was like a chore finding her,it was just awful imo,vamp's fight was a BIG let down too,it feels like fighting an enemy,you just inject hhim and that's it,and then raiden comes and fight vamp as you shoot like 25 gekkos to stop them from being exploded and it was dumb,,the ending when ride metal gear rex and escape/fight ocelot was fantastic,the cutscenes follows was one of the best cutscenes I've ever seen

act 5 was full emotion,passion and cutscenes,more than actually playing,in the beginning,you kill those guards and gekkos to enter the door safely ,after that you have to do that unnecessary fight before the boos,the sico mantis like boss fight was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT you just have to shoot the doll and just use it ONCE,I thought you'll have to use it 4 times,in each time,the boss change his psychic attacks....whatever

after that you play for just 3 minutes(when snake enter those damn microwaves)and watch for 1.5 hour

the final boss battle was AMAZING,one of the best endings in videogames history

what I like more about mgs3,that it's much longer,has much better cutscene/gameplay ratio and the boss fights in mgs3 are MUCH better than mgs4,you remember THE END..

for me mgs 4 was like 9.5..9.6 but no way a 10.

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likedamaster - 439 days ago

..but only on the PS3. Don't bring it to the xbox, it will not be the best. If any game rode the hype train it was MGS4! Wow, what slow dialogue and sooo many cutscenes! Sad really because I like stealth/action shooters. Won't be looking forward to any more MGS games. Where's Sam Fisher when you need him?!!

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thor - 439 days 19 hours ago

Best bit in the game. That's what made the game for me. LMAO

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Blackmoses - 439 days 17 hours ago

that 7:25 mark did it for me! When I heard that solo guitar playing...I was through....
Best Game ever, point blank period!!!

-Black

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IDemonstalkerXI - 439 days 14 hours ago

Indeed.

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Halochampian - 439 days 14 hours ago

uhh... Guitar solo?!? Yea... if you would like to call it that.

But really that wasn't much of a solo at all.

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DaTruth - 439 days 10 hours ago

When that came on I tripped. Still haven't unlocked that. I have no words to describe this game.

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Ozzyb - 439 days 7 hours ago

But yea, I think I actually lost the first time on that fight subconsciously. I KNEW it was the end and if I beat him, it would be all over.. I just couldn't give it my all.. I actually forced myself to try the second time. Easily the best game ever.. with the best story ever.. with the best ending ever. If they never made another MGS (which part of me hopes they do and part of me hopes they don't) I would be happy with this masterpiece. I just don't know how they would top it, and depending on Kojima's involvement, they may never surpass MGS4.

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shelbygt33 - 439 days 13 hours ago

I haven't beat it yet - only a little bit into the second Act. It is a game i keep coming back to, though. That's more than I can say for a lot of other games I own.

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DARK WITNESS - 439 days 17 hours ago

i know what you mean....

i feel sorry for a lot of these games that should have been out last year, delay , delay , delay .. no its not always good. especially when your game ends up coming out after a game like MGS4.

The quality of that games just makes most others look bad. it feels strange, but i almost feel like some of the games have regressed, not progressed from what we were playing when these consoles launched.

i would have picked up merck 2, but i just played the demo.. it already looked and felt old.

Mgs4, regardless of who you support, you can't deny it is an amazing game. specially the first play through.

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Final_Rpg - 439 days 16 hours ago

I know what you mean. It's hard to appreciate most other games out there because of how high above them MGS stands for me. It always makes me question "well if MGS managed it why can't they?".

It's bitter sweet. But I don't regret playing MGS4 at all. If anything it will influence games to go for ambitions that they previously would have thought impossible. And I think i benefited from the experience by being able to separate the OK from the incredible.

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rockleex - 439 days 13 hours ago

MGS4 is exactly the reason why so many people are hyped up for Heavy Rain. Heavy Rain will be a story intensive video game that goes BEYOND porn... ^_^

People say Heavy Rain is QTE... that's not true, its a context sensitive game that just happens to display buttons on the screen.

Madden displays buttons on the screen when the QB has to decide which receiver to throw to, but no one ever called that QTE.

Heavy Rain, taking porn to the next level!

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Ozzyb - 439 days 7 hours ago

MGS4 might have ruined many, MANY games for me. I've never before played a game and thought "What will I play after this, that can even come close to this?". It's like the best game you've ever played, mixed with the best movie you've ever seen with story-telling that makes both other games and movies seem inferior. I've played games for 20 years, and I really don't know if anything will do what MGS4 did.

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schmeidenkamp - 439 days 13 hours ago

That pretty much looks like any other review from the time of release...hmm. Anyways totally agree, I shat a brick the first time I popped that disc in.

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eagles1990 - 439 days 8 hours ago

I think I know what it is but I can't say anything due to agreeing to a NDA.

Let me just say it's different and fanboys will be angry

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Ozzyb - 439 days 7 hours ago

If you in fact really do know what it is... Fanboys of what will be angry? Sony, MS, or MGS?

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GameForFame - 439 days 2 hours ago

@ eagles1990

when you say "if I think I know what this is" then it makes it seem like you don't, so how the hell have you already agreed to a NDA? Sounds like bullsh*t to me.

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GameForFame - 439 days 2 hours ago

Have you played any of the previous MGS games? I've heard people saying the same thing...cept they just jumped right into this game. Maybe you didn't...but I felt bad for the people that played this one first and didn't like it. Not their fault...well, wait, yeah it is. I guess I'll assume the way you worded that statement you've played the previous ones?

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likedamaster - 439 days ago

360 owners don't want this game, we never did! We enjoyed the splinter cell series. They got it right the first 3 times. I will never get a playstation 3. I don't want it for games and don't need it for movies (standalones are better imo). God bless you and your ps3. As much as Gears of War's story lacked depth, it was a much better experience and the story more engaging than your beloved MGS4. (Yeah I played that long *** game) You can keep your super-long, too-many-a-cutscene-not-enough -gameplay movie-wanna-be games, we'd rather play halo.

PS Only three games that lived up to the hype:
Perfect Dark (N64)
Halo 2 (xbox)
Gears of War (xbox 360)

PSS Top four games on xbox live right now:
Call of Duty 4
Halo 3
Gears of War
GTAIV

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Steven Colbert - 439 days 18 hours ago

Some disagreed with my opinion? I don't believe I said anything wrong

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Final_Rpg - 439 days 16 hours ago

I like it a lot, but the problem is I bought a copy outside my region so I lag worse than anything and it ruins the experience for me.

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Freezingduck - 439 days 12 hours ago

Average Xbox360 games this year: flop

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Stubacca - 439 days 12 hours ago

Still waiting for something better to come along. Doubt anything will. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is simply the best game out there to buy.

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she00win99 - 439 days 18 hours ago

you are clearly a retard...

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Daver - 439 days 17 hours ago

loll what are you talking about... MGS4 was suppose to be for the hardcore fans and it sold around 3 millions i think, so its not that bad.
Btw every games that is release fade away fast, the hype can be big before the release date but when its release, its release and then gamers look for other titles to come while enjoying the one they just bought

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juuken - 439 days 16 hours ago

The cries of a jealous bot.

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Final_Rpg - 439 days 16 hours ago

I'm sorry pal, I can accept opinions most of the time. But what you are saying is ridiculous. If there is any game that has lived up to or surpassed its hype it has to be MGS4. It's better than any other game hands down of this gen and perhaps any gen hands down. Nothing on the ps3 or 360 comes close to it.

Please stop letting your fanboyism cloud your judgment. Denying MGS4 its title of greatness is like denying a King the throne. Maybe the game didn't sell as many copies as halo. It just proves that not all consumers can recognize quality, even when it hits them right in the face. MGS4 is clearly past you as a gamer, you don't deserve to play it. And on that note, I doubt you've ever even laid hands on the game. So that gives you even less reason to judge. This game is perfection, not a thing you can say or anyone else is going to change that.

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Snake Raiser - 439 days 12 hours ago

Slow sails? It sold 5 million. (more than half of what halo 3 sold) in 3 months. Halo 3 has been out for a year.

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bunbun777 - 439 days 10 hours ago

Seriously- you don't expect anything amazing from this console in a while? See you in '09 beeyatch.

GoW3
WKC
HR
KZ2

I'm sure these will all suck and not sell more than 5 million, right Al Gore?

i've seen you botz try to discredit 3 of those 4 games....but can any of you touch GoW3? Anyone?

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b777conehead - 439 days 6 hours ago

AL gore. halo 3 was the one game that sell ed by hype. you x bots had so much hype you bought halo 3 without of checking it out. the game was not next gen. its was something the original x box could do. to me the original halo looked and played better.if more x bots had took the time to check how overrated halo 3 was it wouldn't have sold as many copy's has it has.mgs4 on the other hand sold as a quality game not hype.it is full next gen .and the game is so improved from mgs1 mgs2 mgs3 i have totally enjoyed playing the game. i enjoy the cut seines but if you do not you can skip those.so AL do your self a favor buy a ps3 with mgs4 and you will be impresses

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karlostomy - 439 days 5 hours ago

He said the GAME WAS GREAT

but the sales are disappointing!

And it's true. This is the best game ever on the ps3.
It should have sold much more.

After June the sales fell away to nothing.

Not hating, just saying....

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Narutone66 - 439 days 3 hours ago

@2.8
You're the one who didn't read his comment. Looks like a rant of an Xbox fan jealous of MGS4 game.

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eliasg - 438 days 22 hours ago

so true mate...

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juuken - 438 days 19 hours ago

...I think 2.8 is pretty much out of his mind because MGS4 sold a ton of bundles and sold around 4 million copies. I also think that 2.8 and number 2 is jealous of possibly the greatest game of all time.

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BLUR111 - 439 days 17 hours ago

lol yea lol... on November 7th I don't think that anyone will care about mgs4

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BLuKhaos - 439 days 10 hours ago

Resistance 2 comes out on the 4th not the 7th.

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bunbun777 - 439 days 10 hours ago

M$ just got a new exclusive.....

1968 Tunnel Rats

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