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IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Trailer - 2006 vs. 2008 Comparison

IGN does a comparison between the 2006 and 2008 versions of the MGS4 trailer. See how much the game has changed since it's E3 debut.

Jamie Foxx5952d ago (Edited 5952d ago )

kojima=genius

EDIT hydro,calm down son you actin like you been infected with the fox virus,i agree with you,what i ment was you'd expect the cgi to outdo the final build completly as its a vision of what they want to achieve an in al honesty theres parts of the final build that could have been the cgi,the final builds that good!

just imagine what mgs5 100g blu-ray disc in a couple of years on ps3 would look like considering theres much more to come from the ps3s cell

Hydrolex5952d ago

Don't you see the color difference.

The early build was so green and yellow and in the second shot you cannot even see their arms.

Textures are better, colors are crisper.

So the delays were worth it

barom5952d ago

I kinda liked the early colors better. Especially the scene at the gravyard. In grey it kinda looked weird.

Anyway, I still like the new colors. Just liked the early one better as I felt there was more life to it.

hazeblaze5952d ago

Some parts of both looked better... I didn't like the yellow/green tint to the CGI, especially the skies. BUT the graveyard scene did look better in the CGI... the final build pretty much looked better in all the other scenes in my opinion though. The smoke effects & textures looked better in the final build.

Doppy5952d ago (Edited 5952d ago )

I don't know I kind of like the yellow filter over the 06 trailer. The texture work in a lot better now, but the color pallet was better in the 06 trailer. Overall the 08 trailer looks better, but the 06 trailer had a very different look to it from any other game. I think they should have kept the color and filter, but turned it down some (look at the comparison of Snake before pressing play on the video).

I guess I don't like how the 08 trailer seems to be stuck in mid day for that stage, I think the time should change like if the mission starts in the morning and it take you a while to complete it the time of day should switch to sunset, dusk, and finally night. 08 still looks better overall.

killax35635952d ago

Hard to judge much on the low-res videos, hopefully ign releases the hi-res version for free.

GuCCi5125951d ago

there is a high res video. its at the bottom of the ign website.

looks alot better highres.

cant wait for this game

Mu5afir5951d ago

Were ALL in-game engine.. it's a well known fact MGS games don't use CGI .

killax35635951d ago

Cool, thanks. Didn't see that.

BTW, MGS4 looks haaaaawt.

C_SoL5951d ago

other then that the textures look way better......

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steck675952d ago (Edited 5952d ago )

I personally like the final build then the 2006 footage because the 2006 footage was too yellow and brown and it looked like something you would find inside an unflushed public toilet, Not saying it's bad though. 6 Days!!!!!!

darkshiz5952d ago

08 Seems more natural and that 06 filter seems unnaturally bright yellow.

Vino5952d ago

I liked the final build.

lodossrage5952d ago

Someone gave him a disagree just because he said he liked the final build?

Only n4g folks

kazuma5952d ago

u got one too =D (not me)

switch-it5952d ago

One would think its because the person who disagreed dint agree on his opinion = disagree. :)

lodossrage5952d ago

Yeah I got two now, But I can care less lol. Hell, give me fifty. It's all good.

@4.3

I know that. I was just bringing to light that the person that did said disagreeing wasn't even bold enough to give a comment as to why

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SUP3R5952d ago

Final build looks a lot better than the '06 video imo.
It's like they reached and surpassed their goal.
Some really great stuff is ahead with this game, as well as future games from Master Kojima.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

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.

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OtterX198d ago (Edited 198d ago )

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!!

Rude-ro198d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72198d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_198d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga198d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos197d ago (Edited 197d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23197d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000198d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin198d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole198d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix198d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989198d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor198d ago (Edited 198d ago )

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 😱

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Michiel1989198d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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One Last Smoke - The significance of Snake's cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4

An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Hideo Kojima laments that Metal Gear Solid 4's digital battlefield 'is no longer science fiction'

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).

Dirty_Lemons508d ago

That was a great fucking game/ movie.

DarXyde508d ago

To this day, it's one of those games where I refuse to skip the cutscenes, no matter how many playthroughs I've done.

But if you ask me...MGS2 was bloody prophetic and has aged like fine wine. That game was blasted as the weakest entry, and yet it's so enduring. I replayed it some time last year and it was remarkable.

sadraiden508d ago

Heed not the lamentations of people that say that MGS2 is bad because of the Snake/Raiden bait and switch. Every MGS game has its own merits, and while most people consider 3 to be the best, they all shine equally in my opinion.

porkChop508d ago

@sad

I would generally agree but with the exception of MGSV. It had truly excellent gameplay/combat, but dull and largely empty open world(s), and a narrative that is literally only half finished.

I really wish Kojima hadn't tried to go open world with MGS. It just wasn't right for the series. But I get it. He didn't want to make MG anymore but he wasn't allowed to make anything else. So he had to experiment within that franchise. Still, it was the wrong direction.

Santouryuu508d ago

I have been thinking about this a lot, MGS2 being the weakest and getting blasted.
My conclusion, for some years now, it's my favorite game of the series.
Going from MGS1 to MGS2 was such a big leap, in graphics, mechanics, etc.
And now it's even more relevant for being 'bloody prophetic' as you stated.

Maybe dust of my vita and play it again...

porkChop508d ago

It's a shame we never got a remaster of MGS4. The original game only rendered at 1024x768, and it ran anywhere from like 20fps to 60fps depending on the area. A remaster could have very easily cleaned up the visuals and performance. It's such a great game. I just want to play it again but in its best possible state.

MIDGETonSTILTS17508d ago

I agree, but they did all sorts of tricks to make use of the ps3’s cell processor….they’d probably have to rebuild the game in order to make it run on another machine. And, if that involves remaking those cutscenes somehow, then itll never happen, unfortunately.

porkChop508d ago

Nah. There have been plenty of remasters of PS3 games and they've turned out fine. It can be done.

ANIALATOR136507d ago (Edited 507d ago )

You can get near enough 4k 60 with it on RPCS3 these days

FallenAngel1984507d ago

War... war never changes. Or does it? The war has changed ...did it? The answer is no! Unless it is yes! No, of course it is! Is war! Yes! No! Yes?

PitbullMonster507d ago

Ah a man of culture. Duty calls

cell989508d ago

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.

Eidolon508d ago

You learned all this from MGS?

RNTody508d ago

All that was literally the themes and core story of each game, so not surprising he learned that from MGS. Metal Gear Solid 2 in particular is so relevant today, it was more than a decade ahead of its time and a work of genius. Kojima saw what the digital future was going to become when it was in its infancy. Even MGS 5 despite being unfinished and less of a traditional Metal Gear Solid game with regards to story, had a fair bit to say about language and control over it that is relevant today.

It's a highly acclaimed series for a reason, and one of my favourite.

Eidolon508d ago

I've watched my brother play the MGS games, but I only beat MGS1 myself on the PSP in 2014, and MGSV in 2016. I took the themes and plots as lore, tbh.. trying to piece together the story of MGS rather than relating them to our current times.

RNTody508d ago

It's definitely social commentary, Eidolon. You should read the "themes and analysis" section of the Wikipedia page for MGS2: Sons of Liberty for a start! Game was heavy on this.

Eidolon508d ago

I'll take a look, thanks. Actually might pick up MGS2 again (PS Vita), It's been years since I last played. Might start a new game tbh.

sadraiden508d ago

MGS2 literally predicted digital manipulation of information that we see today all the way back in 2001. MGS2 became Zucc's playbook.

Knushwood Butt508d ago

MGS taught me not to pee my pants.

cell989508d ago

Yes back in 1998 when I was 13. Throughout the years more information has been shown on this subject matters, but go back to early 2000s and information wasn't as prominent. Kojima was ahead of the game

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MaxiPower90508d ago

He was on the ball about many things. A true visionary.

sadraiden508d ago

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.

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