Metal Gear Solid - Appreciation Thread

sirjonnyp · Post by **sirjonnyp** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:04 am

AntlionUK wrote:I don't understand why they left the first MGS out of the collection. Best of the series IMO.

methinks it's got something to do with being a Sony exclusive as you can download it on the PSN, hence why The Twin Snakes was more of a remake at the time. MGS4 is definitely a Sony exclusive, my XBox playing mates are still butthurt over that.

Reese_Liar · Post by **Reese_Liar** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:14 am

Wasn't that more down to the size of the game than Sony getting exclusive rights though? I remember reading something about Kojima explaining how they pretty much couldn't have made the game if it hadn't been for amount of space on Blu-Rays..

Although I suppose they could have spread it out over multiple DVDs like a few Xbox games have, so I dunno..

Zowski · Post by **Zowski** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:30 am

That alert sound (!) is my all time favorite video game sound effect.

SunkLo · Post by **SunkLo** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:04 am

Mgs taught me all the necessary life skills: how to be sneaky, using smarts over straight up confrontation, analysing guard patterns, always check lockers for prons...
I wouldn't be able to go for 2 am burns or make late night meals if I hadn't had the values of stealth instilled in me at a young age.
Now if only I had access to a tranq gun...

__________ · Post by **__________** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:50 am

Sounds gay but I don't know of any other series as cinematic/romantic/challenging/satisfying/down right clever/deep/value for money/interesting/relevant. All the MGS games I've played (all the console ones except Twin Snakes) have been top class. MGS4 blew my mind in terms of the interface/control/attention to detail even though the maps kinda felt like a showcase to me rather than a complete stealthing stage.

My mate actually turned the console off near the end of MGS1 when the codec messages go nuts. At that moment, about 10 years ago, I knew this was the best game ever.

Sexual_Chocolate · Post by **Sexual_Chocolate** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:13 am

£10 Bag wrote:Sounds gay but I don't know of any other series as cinematic/romantic/challenging/satisfying/down right clever/deep/value for money/interesting/relevant. All the MGS games I've played (all the console ones except Twin Snakes) have been top class. MGS4 blew my mind in terms of the interface/control/attention to detail even though the maps kinda felt like a showcase to me rather than a complete stealthing stage.

My mate actually turned the console off near the end of MGS1 when the codec messages go nuts. At that moment, about 10 years ago, I knew this was the best game ever.

you mean mgs2 right?

when your running around naked after planting the virus?

SunkLo · Post by **SunkLo** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:51 am

I think that was a metaphor for Snake taking acid.

gwa · Post by **gwa** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:23 am

played upto big shell last night. forgot how awkward the cameras and FP view is. took me 2 hours to complete the tanker looool

sirjonnyp · Post by **sirjonnyp** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:22 am

gwa wrote:played upto big shell last night. forgot how awkward the cameras and FP view is. took me 2 hours to complete the tanker looool

dude, that's embarrassing

I had a bet on that I could get every dog tag in the game between Christmas and New Year. All was going fine until I started talking to an ex about the 28th, then found myself rushing extreme on NYE and never completed the task

my friends and I are going to have a race once we've all got the HD collection though

Favourite boss in the series? Someone's already mentioned The End, the original Metal Gear Rex fight is one of mine, the Ray vs Rex fight is up there too. Honourable mention to Vamp in MGS4, fucker took me ages.

brettheaslewood · Post by **brettheaslewood** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:30 am

gwa wrote:played upto big shell last night. forgot how awkward the cameras and FP view is. took me 2 hours to complete the tanker looool

yeah very awkward but already got used to it.
i thought i'd try and go all out and collect every dog tag in tanker, but then i gave up and went in on some trophies instead.

Just killed Vamp last night, forgot how annoying that fight is, just smashed him with RGB-6.
also anyone else playing on PS3 im starting to notice alot more strange things in game.

like in that vamp battle if you go to the door in the back left, then turn left and look in the water, theres a ration floating there - doesn't do anything, can't shoot it. cant get it, never noticed that ;/

and also for anyone who saw the box glitch on the conveyor belt, i tried it with an alternative box last night and it still sent me into pitch black doom.

So if anyone wants to check over this

a)go to Strut E parcel room, then get on the conveyor belt at the bottom of the room. then equip box (save before you do this though if you havn't in a long time)
b) check for ration in vamp battle

gwa · Post by **gwa** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:31 am

yeah i forgot how to play it, it's been a while and i was stoned as fuck.

how do you pick bodies up and shake em again?

brettheaslewood · Post by **brettheaslewood** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:37 am

gwa wrote:yeah i forgot how to play it, it's been a while and i was stoned as fuck.

how do you pick bodies up and shake em again?

hold square whilst over them.

now go stick manz in locka

vishes · Post by **vishes** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:24 am

I have actually never played any of the MGS games so I'm seriously considering picking up that HD collection now.
Would that be worth it?

Thanks for the heads-up btw, didn't even know it existed.

Pedro Sánchez · Post by **Pedro Sánchez** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:33 am

vishes wrote:I have actually never played any of the MGS games so I'm seriously considering picking up that HD collection now.
Would that be worth it?

Thanks for the heads-up btw, didn't even know it existed.

Probably the greatest console game franchise ever, it's truly an intelligent adult game. Non of this FPS headshot count shite, It requires skill, patience and concentration. I bought the last two Playstations for this game.

Sexual_Chocolate · Post by **Sexual_Chocolate** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:33 am

vishes wrote:I have actually never played any of the MGS games so I'm seriously considering picking up that HD collection now.
Would that be worth it?

Thanks for the heads-up btw, didn't even know it existed.

if you have the time to play, then yes.

if you like epic storylines, then yes.

if you like stealth/espionage themed games, THEN FUCK YES.

vishes · Post by **vishes** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:41 am

Guess that's a yes then

Time could be a little bit of a problem though, but fuck that. I've read so much about these games and I've seen how they scored in the media so I guess these are just must haves.

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:42 am

gwa wrote:played upto big shell last night. forgot how awkward the cameras and FP view is. took me 2 hours to complete the tanker looool

just remembered i started it again before christmas, gonna hit this hard at the weekend (think I just got up to the Vamp cutscene)

Vamp is a prk, I hate him

davwuh · Post by **davwuh** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:59 am

MGS4 is probably the 2nd best game ever after final fantasy 7

Sexual_Chocolate · Post by **Sexual_Chocolate** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:03 am

davwuh wrote:MGS4 is probably the 2nd best game ever after final fantasy 7

im probably gonna get slated for this but... i prefered ffx to 7

brettheaslewood · Post by **brettheaslewood** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:05 am

davwuh wrote:MGS4 is probably the 2nd best game ever after final fantasy 7

I dunno, MGS4 is fucking good don't get me wrong, but theres just sommit about that leap from MGS1 (PSX) to the new and improved graphics on PS2 in sons of liberty which made me spurt soo much juice 11 years ago!

in order for me it'd be

MGS1
MGS2
MGS4
MGS3

played that peacewalker last night, why do i find it soo fucking difficult?! it's too bulky and poor, like the comic like cut scenes though.

PAZ OUT!

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