Just finished MGS4
Damn... what a game. I guess it's more like an interactive movie than a game but I really don't mind :p
I watched the metal gear retrospective on gametrailers before I started (twice!) and even again during my playtime. Since I missed the previous metal gear games I wanted to know the story before starting this game. Since those retrospective videos are awesome I had a good understanding of who was who in the metal gear universe.
Gameplay wise it seems to be sort of the same as previous games but with a bit more freedom on how you get from point A to B. I sneaked a lot, used my tranqualizer darts and died a lot :p However this game is not about the gameplay, how weird that may sound. The boss fights were awesome and the gameplay itself is good but of the 20 hours I spend on this game I think I was watching cutscenes for at least 10 hours.
The graphics, sound, music and whole presentation is all top quality and the story itself is one of the deepest I've seen in gaming yet. Both story and gameplay could be annoying at times but overall it was just awesome, especially comparing it to how stories in games usually are. Because of the amount of story this game isn't for anyone, it's too hardcore and niche for that but for those looking for an epic story it's a must buy. Not to compare games or even stories but the 'epicness' of the MGS story can stand up against those of the FF games in my books. It's also a very mature story, it has subtle hints, doesn't explain everything too easily and tries to send some real life messages about war and how bad it is :p The only (little) complaints of mine would be the same as if I'd judge a movie, meaning it would be about taste.
Wasn't really meaning the write a whole review but I sort of did I guess, oh well, luckily nobody reads my LJ :p If however you did, I recommend this game to you!
P.S. ACT 3 was the coolest shit evah!
I watched the metal gear retrospective on gametrailers before I started (twice!) and even again during my playtime. Since I missed the previous metal gear games I wanted to know the story before starting this game. Since those retrospective videos are awesome I had a good understanding of who was who in the metal gear universe.
Gameplay wise it seems to be sort of the same as previous games but with a bit more freedom on how you get from point A to B. I sneaked a lot, used my tranqualizer darts and died a lot :p However this game is not about the gameplay, how weird that may sound. The boss fights were awesome and the gameplay itself is good but of the 20 hours I spend on this game I think I was watching cutscenes for at least 10 hours.
The graphics, sound, music and whole presentation is all top quality and the story itself is one of the deepest I've seen in gaming yet. Both story and gameplay could be annoying at times but overall it was just awesome, especially comparing it to how stories in games usually are. Because of the amount of story this game isn't for anyone, it's too hardcore and niche for that but for those looking for an epic story it's a must buy. Not to compare games or even stories but the 'epicness' of the MGS story can stand up against those of the FF games in my books. It's also a very mature story, it has subtle hints, doesn't explain everything too easily and tries to send some real life messages about war and how bad it is :p The only (little) complaints of mine would be the same as if I'd judge a movie, meaning it would be about taste.
Wasn't really meaning the write a whole review but I sort of did I guess, oh well, luckily nobody reads my LJ :p If however you did, I recommend this game to you!
P.S. ACT 3 was the coolest shit evah!