Midnight. Metal Gear Solid. I got it.Holy, fucking, SHIT.
The graphics are amazing, everything is wonderful. So why does it suck?
I am a gamer. I play video games all the time. I love video games. One big pet peeve I have about games, that immediately turn me off is cutscenes. I don't mind a small cutscene here and there, but jesus fucking christ on a stick. You will play Metal Gear Solid 4, kick some major ass, then cut scene time. 30 minutes long. 45 minutes long. 60 minutes long. I stopped playing. but from what I hear a couple cut scenes last around 90 minutes! I fucking HATE that shit. It is a big reason why I hated Grand Theft Auto 4. I do not go out and spend 60 god damn dollars, to sit and WATCH a game. I spend money to play the game. For the price of this game I could have just bought around 10 - 12 movies! I hate playing a game, kicking some ass, then a cutscene comes up and next thing I know its 45 minutes later and I'm STILL watching this shit. Now of course, you can skip past the cut scenes, but then you're thrown into shit and you have no idea what's going on or what you're supposed to go do.
If you love games where you sit, watch, and rarely ever even PLAY the VIDEO GAME. Then this game is perfect for you. And of course, no real challenge lies in this game, you are supplied with infinite lives. Infinite continues. Blagh.
2/10
You hate cutscenes, but you rushed out to get Metal Gear Solid 4?
ReplyDeleteHave you never played a Metal Gear game? They've always been about a "cinematic" gaming experience, you should have known what to expect.
I agree. This game is awesome, and fits right in with how the series has always been. Seems to me that someone just heard MGS4 was the hot game that everyones talking about, so ran out and got it, without knowing the full story of the series. Funny this is the ONLY negative report on the game I've read, and it's only because you're not a fan of this type of game, its not because it sucks.
ReplyDeleteIs this review for real? Are you just trying to be "Cool" and "Different" with this review? Well its not working. This game kicks so much ass, and the story is f'n sweet, even better than previous games. This is not a worthy review at ALL, surf around other sites for the true word on this game, this review is pathetic.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have played every Metal Gear game, and I know they have been about cinematic gaming. But none of the previous Metal Gear games were 70% watching, 30% playing.
ReplyDeleteSorry game nerds, but I like a challenge in my VIDEO GAMES not zero challenge in my CINEMATIC GAMING.
cinematic gaming is most faggoty thing I have ever heard of.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and I'm sure you played it the whole way through and thoroughly the first day. Within 10 hours, right? That's poor reviewing. My advice is for you to stay away from reviewing videogames after your reviews of MGS4 and GTA4, as you tend to pick at one thing and call it shit. No offense.
ReplyDeleteHowever, lmfao @ the top banner. That gets a 10/10
Uh no, I didnt play all the way through. If you had read the review, you would have seen where I stated, I stopped playing.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the new banner is excellence.
Sorry but, to me a good game has excellent game play, cut scenes that are not too long, not too short, and provide some sort of challenge to me.
Plus Im willing to bet that you guys that are pissed at my review are 360 fans. And your REAL anger is that you cant get Metal Gear 4.
You know why PS3 fans and 360 fans talk so much shit to each other? Because they're too afraid to admit that Nintendo is outselling both of them combined. Its the truth, sorry guys.
That being said, I am going back to play a great game, Call Of Duty 4.
Sorry, the "LOLZ UR A 360 FANB0Y U GOT 360 CUZ U DON'T AGREE WITH ME" defense isn't going to work. The worst kind of fanboys are the ones who don't realize they are a fanboy, and then go off to insult people as fanboys. And, lol, what sense does that make? If these dudes are 360 fanboys/owners, wouldn't they be biased and agree with you?
ReplyDeleteI myself have both PS3 and 360. Your rating is way exaggerated if your only problem is cutscenes. You don't even give your take on the gameplay, the story, online. I'm not sure where you've been the past decade but most games have "infinite lives" these days, the invention we call the "memory card" started that craze. I guess you're only challenged when playing Sega Genesis or NES. Pretty sure Call of Duty 4 let's you save after each level, and you get checkpoints throughout that level that you can restart at when you die. Anyway, I'm going back to play a great game, Metal Gear Solid 4.
I actually do give me take on the gameplay, story and online. Maybe you should read where I said, the graphics are great, and everything is wonderful. Minus the feature length cutscenes.
ReplyDeleteAnd actually, the NES does have more challenging games on it than the PS3 does. I have yet to meet the man that can beat Ghosts N Goblins without dying.
And I know of only 2 people that have beaten Mr. Dream in Punch Out. Me being one of them.
And when I mean playing COD4, I mean playing the online, which is far better than Metal Gears online.
I said Metal Gear 4 sucks, and you are just going to have to live with that fact. I know it angers you that I hate your new favorite game. Thats life.
so you must really really hate long cut scenes...which makes you completely one sided in viewing a great game like metal gear solid 4, you can't pick on one aspect of a game and come to the conclusion that single aspect makes the entire game suck...please review your own judgment.
ReplyDeleteYou mean Random Villain doesn't know EVERYthing ABOUT EVERthing?????? :-o
ReplyDeleteMetal gear solid 4 DOES SUCK, like all of the metal gear solid games, they have story lines that make no sense, retarded bosses, and long ass cut scenes..sorry pathetic sony fan boys.
ReplyDeleteI say if u dont like the game dont buy it in the first place. Technically, i think ur a dumb fuck for wasting money on a game ur complaining about.
ReplyDeleteWhy waste time on this guys idiocy? He's obviously a major noob!
ReplyDeleteI love the taste of all your fanboy tears. Someone hates the game you love. Lets all throw big hissy fits. WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
ReplyDeleteIn the coming days I'll have a review for Battlefield: Bad Company up. Till then, keep the tears flowing. A game in which I will be trading Metal Gear 4 The Movie in for.
You KNOW you've been made a fool when all you got is the fanboy comeback. Now that I've been able to play through most of MGS4, I find that Random Villain's review is made up of 96% bullshit.
ReplyDeleteNo cutscene comes close to 45 minutes, just exaggerated bullshit. As any real gamer that has played Metal Gear before will tell you, story and gameplay go hand in hand. I don't know what you expect, it's the final installment and you want nothing but action. I guarantee you played Act 1 and immediately ran to your computer just so you could let everybody know how bad it was. If anything, Metal Gear 4 calls for MORE action than the previous have. You have no business reviewing videogames, for the love of God do not promise more. I can already see Bad Company getting, " LOLZ SO FUNY NO CUTZSCENEZ GRATENESS 10 OUTTA 10 YEA! "
I almost completely agree with this review. I have played almost all the other MGS games, so I know that cinematics play a key role, but seriously I found myself almost throwing my PS3 controller at my TV. The cut scenes are way too long. I timed 2 of them at over 35 minutes, and I didn't time them all so I know so are longer. Considering the game play in some levels takes less time than the cut scene I was severely disappointed. The gameplay itself, when it happens, is fun. But I find I never get to play. And it is not enough to make up for the cut scenes, nor is it ground breaking compared to games I have played on Xbox 360.
ReplyDeleteI am going to play to the end, just to get my money's worth. But anyone out there who praises this game as a groundbreaking game is just ridiculous. How can anyone legitimately say that they prefer more cut scenes to movies. I found Ratchet and Clank" tools of Destruction to be a far superior and more fun game to play.
this game is not awesome. it sux fucking ass. i've beaten every metal gear since the first on ps1. the first was by far the best. the graphics in mgs4 are amazing. the story is boring beyond belief. the levels are pathetically easy. remember all the awesome boss fights in the other mgs? all the boss fights suck in mgs4, and you have to watch hours of boring boring boring cutscenes before you even get to the first oe. 5/10 tops.
ReplyDeleteI actually agree that Metal Gear Solid 4 isn't that great of a game. It probably doesn't deserve a 2/10, but I definitely wouldn't give it anything above 8/10. The reason why I liked Resident Evil 4 so much is because it had about 6 hours of gameplay and 6 hours of cut scenes. I understand the story and everything, but it's too convoluted and pretencious. The voice acting sucks, especially otacon...the gayest character ever. Snake's voice acting is great on the other hand. David Hayter actually sounds older, raspier. There are way too many loading times and not enough gameplay. 10 hours of video and 4 hours of non challenging gameplay is a little ridiculous. I love the character design and where they were trying to take the series but I felt I couldn't be fully immersed in the experience because of the amount of cutscenes and load times. Graphics and sounds are top notch, character and level design are what I expected for a next gen game, Raiden is the shit, but the story line is just ridiculous. Come on, Revolver Ocelot turns into Liquid because of a grafted arm. Wow. Too much artsy drama.
ReplyDeleteI am going to back Random Villain here. The game sucks. If you want run and gun action there are a million titles out there for you. Hell, stealth isn't even needed in this game. Also Kojima needs some serious help for his fecalfelia. Guess you all love that shit too.
ReplyDeleteMan I didn't even mention that. What the hell is up with that? There is seriously poop and fart jokes EVERYWHERE in this fuckin game, its disgusting.
ReplyDeleteSaying the game is bad because of the cutscenes ignores the actual reasons why this game is bad. This game is bad because the gameplay mechanics are archaic, the graphics are bland, and the story is nonsensical to the point of being utterly farcical. This series relies on the hoards of fanboys trying to recapture the experience they had with Kojima's original, accidental masterpiece, Metal Gear Solid. Kojima is caught up in his game series the way George Lucas is with Star Wars, and with the same results.
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