Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Kojima indulges Snake one final time...
War has changed. With Solid Snake battling the mysterious advances of massively accelerated aging, the re-emergence of his nefarious twin brother Liquid Snake (Liquid Ocelot) in the Middle East sees the greying hero called back into action one final time. As Solid progresses in his efforts to stop Liquid from gaining complete control of SOP, a battlefield mind and weaponry-control system, he travels through the foothills of South America, the misty streets of Eastern Europe, and even back to eerie snowbound installation Shadow Moses, on a path of destiny that will see demons exercised, foes vanquished, heroes return, and personal truths uncovered.
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When it comes to videogame reviewing, critics should exercise a degree of professional subjectivity by not appraising games for the sake of peer conformity; nor should they review games while focusing only on appeasing the demands of hardcore franchise fanatics. However, by that token, reviewers should also resist the temptation to unfairly kneecap a high-profile release just for the sake of standing out from the critical crowd.
It's not an easy line to walk at the best of times.
In short, videogame reviewers should be reviewing for all gamers, providing unbiased evaluations based solely on what is put before them while striving to avoid the often weighted influence of popular opinion. Which leaves this particular reviewer somewhat aghast at the current flood of rampant praise that is being heaped at the feet of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Now, before disgruntled fanboys and/or critics look to vent spleen via their poison keyboards, understand this:
Guns of the Patriots is a beautiful game in an aesthetic sense, and it provides a fabulous showcase of the PlayStation 3's visual and aural attributes. Level environments are both varied and stunning to look at, character animation is unfailingly fluid and weighty, and atmospheric and elemental effects often pepper proceedings with added real-world authenticity.
The overall quality of voice acting is also excellent, with returning central protagonist David Hayter (here depicted as 'Old Snake') offering satisfyingly hammy Eastwood-esque throat growls at every available opportunity, while his supporting cast walks the tightrope of delivering performances on the right side of cheesy-clichéd melodrama. The game's musical score is similarly noteworthy in its execution, ebbing and flowing perfectly to unfolding events yet never overpowering the game's well-oiled visual prowess.
Gameplay, which has clearly been designed to please both shooter fans and stealth lovers alike, consists of exhilarating bullet-heavy confrontations before gradually shifting into the more familiar tension-friendly stealth territory that Metal Gear Solid is renowned for. In-game weaponry and equipment options are pleasingly vast in terms of variety and certainly hard to resist when on the battlefield, especially considering that any item picked up is instantly added to the player's expansive and fully customisable armoury. Of course, the ability to sneak past enemies or hand them their unsuspecting asses via CQC (close quarter combat) is core to the player's progression in Guns of the Patriots - yet it's often difficult to ignore the lure conjured up by a multitude of versatile weapons and explosives that lie only a tantalising button-press away.
At this point, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is fully deserving of the drooling adoration it's presently bathing in. And, in terms of graphics, audio, music, gameplay, options, variety, action and suspense, you'd be right. So, if all those contributing elements have been locked firmly in place by publisher Konami and series developer Kojima Productions, where's the problem with the series swansong?
Gameplay is king and, in that sense, Guns of the Patriots undoubtedly rules with an iron fist of longstanding expertise thanks to its thrilling gun fights, suspenseful sneaking, a gamut of enthralling gadgetry, and a depth of in-game immersion that most software titles can only dream of achieving. Yet, for all its impact and subtlety, its violent finesse and battlefield nuance, Guns of the Patriots is ruined, yes, that word is ruined, by a flagrantly over-indulgent director intent on losing the player in a near incessant stream of tedious techno-babble narrative that will mean absolutely nothing to those gamers not heavily invested in the ongoing Metal Gear series.
Such a destructive statement of dissatisfaction rightly requires concrete justification based on the sheer weight of positive praise carved by the game in other areas; and yet that justification arrives without struggle in the form of beautifully presented in-game narrative cut sequences that drag on, and on, and on, and on before, during and at the end of the game's five main missions (and don't even get me started on the software installation delays).
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This is a rational review by a rational reviewer who isn't caught up in the hype and excitement (which is easier said then done).
I don't know if Play.TM is aware of this, apparently the publishers gave guidelines to reviewers about what they couldn't mention in their early reviews, I'm glad sites like Play haven't been corrupted.
Folks. This review was also published on M&C (Stevie's other site), but carries a score of 80% on Play.tm to fit in with our scoring structure (the other reviews on the site, basically).
Please try to avoid using bad language folks, as posts will get deleted!
Now... let the debate begin!
but i see GRID was given a score of 93%. This site is using a scale of 0-100%, not 0-10 range.
By scoring structure I mean how points are awarded - not the literal numbers used. 80% seemed fair, given what other games have received from Play.tm in other reviews.
It's a pathetic review by a pathetic reviwer.
I shouldn't be suprised that this muppet is given a voice on this site - PlayTM has shown time and time again thats its understanding of the gaming medium is sorely lacking and its ability to produce consistant scores or recognise true creativity in an objective way has always been shown to be very poor.
I must remember to never follow a link this this hole - I've long known to avoid this place, and giving this kind of shallow prose any creedance whatsoever only goes to to reinforce what a waste of space this reviewer, and this site is to anyone with an objective real love of games.
I cannot believe the same review from montstersandconsoles was reposted here at Play, the exact same ******** crap word for word. Once the rest of the internets get wind of this, someones gonna lose credibility.
Errm. Sites sharing content is hardly anything new. M&C have published original Play.tm pieces before, hence why this article appears here on this occasion... lots of websites do this. Sometimes it's for cross-promotion, other times a deal is in place. Of course, you're welcome to disagree with the review itself, as is your right...
Huuum yeah! I smell fanboys!
So let me get this right, the review basically says the game is "in terms of graphics, audio, music, gameplay, options, variety, action and suspense" one of the best games ever made and then goes on to knock 15-20% off its rating for having long cut-scenes, which can all be skipped if you don't want to watch them. This seems harsh and inconsistent with what they are saying the game has achieved in other areas
The idiot that scored this only did this to drive traffic to his site.
Well here I am and I'm here to tell the author Stevie Smith that YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
Hahaha, man PS3 fanboys really are the worst.
Well reasoned review with plenty of meat, I haven't played MGS because I could care less for Kojima's egotripping, so I don't know if I agree or not - all I can say is this is a very decent review and it's obviously honest.
If you like the game, great for you, but show some respect to other peoples' opinions.
"This seems harsh and inconsistent with what they are saying the game has achieved in other areas"
Sorry, but the harsh reality is that this is what modern videogame design has to live upto - 8/10 is a fine score (or more importantly, the body of the article talking about what it does well), but unfortunately it appears like MGS 4 lacks a narrative structure and editing and that can ruin anything - games, movies, music and novels.
wtf you gave ng2 95% and mgs4 80% "This is a rational review by a rational reviewer who isn't caught up in the hype and excitement (which is easier said then done)." THERE IS NO HYPE the game deserves a 9.0+ reviews wtf is wrong with you people. Kojimasan and his team poured their hearts and souls into making this game. I'm sitting here reading all this thing about hype? this game is well deserved and you people know it.
You people are blind sided at the fact that it didn't show up on your precious xbox360. Give me a friggin break this site is going on to my black list and thousands of other gamers lists. I hope it was worth it!
Haha. I'm sure Play.tm will be losing sleep over the loss of your inciteful and not at all banal or japanophilic posting.
The 2nd paragraph seems like it's appeared in a half-dozen reviews. Just give your review. We don't care to hear how above the fray you are.
Perhaps my first comment shouldn't be directed at the author of this review, but I don't see how this number score is keeping in accordance with the other review scores on the same site. Someone has already mentioned NG2's score.
My second comment is directed at the author. You state that reviews should be directed at all gamers, and I cannot disagree any more with such a statement. I believe that a review should be aimed at the intended audience of art, in this case, the fans of the MGS saga. Since this game has been compared to cinema, I will continue the comparison. A Spiderman movie is not good because it is good to everyone; it is good because it is pleasing to fans of Spiderman. It just so happens that Spiderman has a larger fanbase than MGS. We have seen good Spider movies and we have seen one very bad one. It is very well possible to make a bad MGS game in the eyes of its fans, but it is not the case this time.
MGS fans are satisfied. I have been told that the gameplay is better than any previous (as I have only played 4.) Fans were amazed by the cinematics.
Your last sentence deceives your first paragraph. It seems that you are the only one sad at the way we bid Solid Snake farewell. The only ones who could bid him farewell are those that knew him, not ALL the gamers you write to.
"When it comes to videogame reviewing, critics should exercise a degree of professional subjectivity by not appraising games for the sake of peer conformity; nor should they review games while focusing only on appeasing the demands of hardcore franchise fanatics. However, by that token, reviewers should also resist the temptation to unfairly kneecap a high-profile release just for the sake of standing out from the critical crowd."
Ouch...you just shot yourself in the foot there. I don't mind having an opinion about a game, but to criticize another person's review in order to defend your own really shoots down your credibility in my, and most peoples books.
If you give this game an 8, fine give it an 8 and I and most people who enjoyed the game would take it with a grain of salt, since we understand that there are flaws in the game. But from the first paragraph I have posted you are saying that every reviewer who gave the game 9s and 10s are biased and fanboys, which is not at all true.
My friends and I, most of which didn't like the previous installments I might add, all agreed that this is a great game, and deserves in our eyes probably a mid to high 90%. So that does make those people who didn't like the previous games, but who some how loved this game a "franchise fanatic"??
Also, it should be apparent by now that this game has been made for the fans of the series in mind. H. Kojima said it to the public many times as he was making the game that this game is for the fans of the series. And go figure this is METAL GEAR SOLID **4**, a part of the Metal Gear saga. So the people who hated the previous installments would most likely hate this installment as well.
With all that has been said, I enjoy this game, I in fact enjoyed it more than GTAIV. But of course that is my opinion... Making me a "franchise fanatic" even though this was in fact the only Metal Gear Game I have actually finished...
Corrupted.. oh boy
Why shouldn't there be guidelines on what is said in review?
Especially considering these reviews were coming out prior to the game's release. There was nothing stopping the reviewers from giving it good or bad scores, they just didn't want certain things mentioned.
Anyways, this was a good review, but basically in the beginning it sounds like it's bashing the reviewers that gave it a higher score than them, labelling them as fanboys etc whatever.
So just because they gave the game an 8 because they thought it deserved an 8, no one else should give it higher based on their opinions? Get real.
"When it comes to videogame reviewing, critics should exercise a degree of professional subjectivity by not appraising games for the sake of peer conformity; nor should they review games while focusing only on appeasing the demands of hardcore franchise fanatics. However, by that token, reviewers should also resist the temptation to unfairly kneecap a high-profile release just for the sake of standing out from the critical crowd."
GTA 98%? Way to go, bandwagon!
I never did like the previous MGS games. In fact, I couldn't stand playing them, but MGS4 is the exception. I admit, I bought MGS4 because of the hype, but that hype surpassed my expectations. Hell, I liked it better than Gears of War, a game I think is better than Halo 3.
I'm calling BS on this review. The reviewer is probably being honest, but they probably got someone who hates the genre entirely to review the game and possibly generate more traffic for the site.
"Or do we want to lose ourselves in a videogame world of creative escapism where our interactions and decisions actually allow us the illusion of driving scripted narrative? This reviewer opts for the latter."
"In short, videogame reviewers should be reviewing for all gamers"
Hmmm.. This seems a little contradictory to me, those two statements. How exactly do you know what ALL gamers want anyways?
100% agreed with the interactive cut-scenes gripe reviewer!
I'm scared that games are trying to become movies and just using gameplay as a filler to get to the next cut-scene. It's very, VERY sad. Why are we not embracing gameplay and interactivity? The very foundation of our medium is being given the back seat. Why is this?
One of the reasons I hate Final Fantasy X is because it focuses on constant cut-scenes when compared to the SNES and PS1 games.
Final Fantasy XII came out and was very, VERY gameplay focused and because of this so many FF fans hate it because it has "Not as much story as FFX". I personally love that fact I could play the game for 2 hours and THEN get a cut-scene. Not play for 10 mins and then get one like in FFX.
I mean is this the end of gaming? Are interactive movies the future? Is that what most modern gamers want?
If so then indeed it's a sad time to be a video GAME fan.
I agree strongly with your review. I have absolutely no IDEA why this game is so favorably reviewed. Of the 15 hours it took me to beat the thing, I honestly think 9 hours of which were cutscenes.
I guess I could at least appreciate what Kojima was attempting if this story was actually worthy of such focus. But let's call a spade a spade - the Metal Gear Solid story is ridiculous. I'm sorry to say it, but it's true. The entire story makes me laugh at times when I shouldn't be laughing and the scenes that are suppossed to be "powerful" just make me cringe at how cheesy they are. This is story telling on the level of Rambo. Sure, he can pretentiously interject a bunch of other socio-political ramblings, but that doesn't make it high art. Even when his philosophizing was at its best in MGS2, it was still sadly lacking in aesthetics.
Look, I don't care if a story is terrible. All video game stories are terrible. Even Bioshock and its Ayn Rand-esque blathering didn't impress me too much. But to focus on such a stale, boring, and cheesy story at the expense of gameplay is a great mistake that frustrates me.
This is a game I was really looking forward to. I wanted to spend hours and hours sneaking around behind guards backs through ingeniously designed levels. It offered the game design...just not the quantity.
It's like getting a single course at a French restaurant. Sure, it's tasty, but you are still hungry afterwords. And that's how I felt after this. The amount of real content was an insult and I'm hungry for more.
Galvin, can you even count how many games do what you just described? I don't believe there are that many at all. People love the Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy simply because of the wonderful stories told within them. I extremely doubt they play it feeling as if they're watching a movie. Sure, MOST of the game is cutscenes, maybe 40-50% of the game, but it's not like every game is this way, or even most. One or even a generation of gamers can love two different games for two completely different reasons, you know. I believe there are quite a number of generalizations floating around here.
Bud you gave Bully the same score as MGS4... I don't know if you were paying attention during Bully, but that game is a piece of garbage. Perhaps one of the worst games I've ever played. This gets me thinking that you do succumb to hype bias. How in the F*** does Bully get the same score as this darn good game. You, my friend, are ridiculous.
Finally the first review of the game I agree with. My sons and I were literally on the floor laughing as we watched the ending that never wanted to end. I want to play a game not watch a cheezy Japanese melodrama. Did we need to see the guys wedding for heavens sake. I agree it did look good and the parts that you actually played were good but nothing spectacular. A 60% at best
How did you guys all fit (with your sons) on the floor of your trailer, you dumb, insensitive Weee gamer??? Stick to your DS with Brain-Training garbage…
I’m sick already of all those xbots to bash the PS3 success!!! Go enjoy 360’s “exclusive” – Operation Darkness!!! (with scores, I believe, close to 1 out of 10, even by sites who sold their souls to MS long ago)…
The story is too complicated for you? Well, you had to study better in school, and maybe you wouldn’t have to move boxes around at Home Depot now for a living…
A bit less narratives and you would be complaining that story is not “developing” enough…
You’d find something to pick on anyway, just to be original…
I believe your 98% for NG2 was also to be “original” – everybody else gave it like 6 out of 10… But you really “liked” that one, though you’re tired of Japanese cartoons and melodramas…
Well, your goal is accomplished – people are really angry and DO comment here…
Good luck with those advertisers – you can show them you attract a lot of traffic… MORON!!!
I agree, this is the first mgs I played and the techno talk did loose me towards the end. Also on the second play through the cut scenes got a bit old, just as well you can skip them. Not to mention the at times cringe worthy dialogue and cheesy melodrama.
But ng2 %95? and mgs4 %80?
That isn’t succumbing to industry peers, appeasing hardcore fans or unfairly knee capping a high profile title.
I think it just demonstrates the competency (lack thereof) of the reviewers on this site.
The CEO of EA was right, unfortunately with the rise of the internet anyone can start review sites, these reviews make their way onto sites like metacritic, gamestats.
The fact that this statement came from the head of the “McDonalds” of the gaming industry did detract from it somewhat, haha.
Not saying play is a bad site, its a good site. Its seems that the reviewers on this site aren’t of the same calibre as professional reviewers from high profile sites & publications. Never the less their reviews go on to sites like metacritic and are compared to reviews from the likes of IGN, Gamepro etc. Come on, that is like comparing an article of a journalist from your local newspaper who covers the local shopping mall grand opening to journalists from CNN or Time who cover breaking international stories. Does anyone agree?
Needed a lot more gameplay, review and score was accurate, games should be games and not try to be movies.
have u played the game? Excluding the cutscenes this game is still nearly twice the length of Gears of War.
I must say who every reviewed this game missed the point in so many ways and it makes me very sad that people will read this and believe it.
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I 'sort of' agree with this article, the game costs so much, but over half of it was a movie. The movie bits were great and I loved the way they made the story , but I admit I had hoped for more gameplay. I loooove Solid Snake (i'm a girl) , however, I don't think he deserved to just be left alone to live the rest of his life then eventually die like that.He shoudl have a better story, he deserved that, how many times has he saved the world? ALOT....and he just gets to die of some injection and his rapid aging. I mean...he killed his parents without really knowing it...even a super soldier like snake can't hold that in. I know I'm being wierd now becuase he's just a game character, but in my mind's eye, he is as real as me. I know they think it's unrealistic that he have so many missions, but I strongly believe snake deserves a better story a.k.a. in the next game. I love this series and I love solid snake to bits. The game gave me an overwhelming feeling and I felt sooooo i the zone, the game was brilliant..but not enough. Also, it wasn't tactical enough either.
This is the best game I have ever played, the music, the cinemas, the humor, and above all the story and the game play. 80? I find this insulting
This brings up an interesting issue; should Metal Gear 4 be only reviewed by fans or not? Even though I don't want to play it, it kind of bothers me that the game's metacritic score could be brought down by reviews from people who the game wasn't really made for, as it was obviously made for the fans. On the other hand, it also bothers me that reviewers who REALLY dislike the game don't seem to be letting their scores reflect their true opinion about the game.
Take this review for example, as it does almost nothing but slam the game for the entire review, and then just slaps on an 8.0 at the end, which is normally a score reserved for games that great, but not quite excellent enough to get a 9.0 or higher. The reviewer talks about the game like it's a 6.0, and then because it's Metal Gear, he doesn't dare give it anything less than an 8.0.
Unlike movie or music reviews, I normally think game reviews can tell you a lot about how most people will think about a game. While still subjective, I think most people know what makes a good game, and what makes a bad game. Metal Gear 4 really seems to be the exception to that rule. If you don't know how you'd like a ton of story mixed in with your gameplay, the only way to find out is to play it yourself.
Did you even 'read' the review?
The reviewer far from slams the game. He actually raves about its presentation and gameplay but criticises the brief nature of the latter, the over reliance on cut scenes, and that the game is user-unfriendly to those who don't have an association with the series.
Solid reviewing in my eyes, and a fair score to match.
Some of you fanboys are hysterical. I am a big fan of the series, but I totally understand the reviewer's point of view and rating. It's a great great game, great storyline, and it almost seems a little petty to complain about it, but the balance between cutscenes and actual gameplay could have been worked out better.
So true. I stopped playing during act 4, and popped in Snake Eater. Now that's sneaking with Snake. MGS4 fails at it's core...i'm not having a lot of FUN when i'm PLAYING the GAME.
Kojima-san, i played the first Metal Gear on MSX, and SD Snatcher to, in Japanese. I can't read Japanese, but that was ok. Because the game was more than ok. MGS4 is not. So no new franchise, no new ZotE, not even that 'new hardcore game' Mr. Kojima. You are going to fix this. You are going to work on MGS5 for PlayStation 3, and deliver what we all need: tactical espionage. Dot. We'll get our action somewhere else. Our anime to btw.
a sad time for true fans
It's nice to read a review every once in a while that isn't just attempting to follow the trend and heap praise upon this "amazing" game.
I am still shocked to discover anyone who thought this game was good.
That's coming from a MGS fanboy. 4 was awful. 80% is still far too generous, seems like the reviewer is still hoping to avoid alienating those who would disagree. Which is too bad :-(
The first name I mentioned above shouldn't be Galvin, it should be "Mike F"... Damn that logic!
Didnt know metal gear before, but this is one of the best games i ever played, this review is really a joke
THIS IS THE WORST REVIEW I'VE EVER SEEN, and 8.0 to a game that is arguably the best game ever made... DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB Stevie !
This game's cutscenes would be a big drawback... if they weren't incredibly engaging, action packed, deep political and philosophical affairs....... these aren't hour long wastes of time and to portray them as such is to be truly ignorant !
seriously how dumb is this review?
its the perfect game to show off the ps3,,,it was perfect even the reviewer said it yet...80%?
seriously wtf?
So at first i thought the cutscenes were dumb so i would SKIP them but once i beat the game i wanted to know more about what i jsut did not jsut go around killing people so i decided to restart it and this time watch ALL the cutscenes and i realized it was one of the best story telling game ever and it improves ur love for the game so its PERFECT....
so whoever this reviewer is should get fired or shot dead:)
AND WHY THE HELL ARE THESE DAMN LETTERS SO HARDDD TO READ
I'm literally astounded that people aren't praising this author for what is, in my opinion, the best review of this game I have read. Being a first timer to the Metal Gear Solid franchise, I found myself completly lost in the story. This in turn, disconnected me from the whole experience, considering the game is probably 50% cutscenes, with some lasting over 45 minutes! The game was a lot of fun, but soley because the actual gameplay was beautiful and well structured. A good game is one that has a capitvating story, coupled with good gameplay. Considering I could only really understand about 10% of the cutscenes, I would not say this is a 10 out of 10 game. I only appreciated the gameplay. Had I been an intense fan, i'm sure I would have seen this game to be amazing because you could understand the history and the characters.
BS REVIEW
This guy's a joke. If you want games with no story, get a 360. That's why all the good RPGs have been on the Playstaton because the fan base (and people with IQs above 80) is there. If you have any sort of attention span beyond 5 seconds, you could appreciate this game and all it offers. This is the final Metal Gear. It's the "Ending Movie" to the series. It's "The one to explain it all" as quoted in the previews and hype. Don't you think that the story would be an important integrated part of it? Every cut scene in there was relevant and masterful in it's delivery. If you take them out then it drops to NES-like gaming. In the NES days games didn't have to have a good story. Things are evolving and you need to get out of the box.
MGS4 is possibly the best game ever made!
How come there was no mention of ONLINE PLAY. Its part of the game and if you don't like the cutscenes, just play online. This review is fair but with no mention of online, 80% is harsh for an "incomplete" review. I sure for Halo 3, you reviewed with the online aspect in mind, otherwises, its not worth the 96 you gave it. But still, good to see some variety in reviewing (20 points off for cutscenes, man thats crazy, so much for FFXIII).
I totally agree with this review. Metal Gear games have always been a ton of fun when the director actually allows for gameplay between all of his damn cut scenes. When I want to watch a movie I'll rent one! I'm just glad someone finally said it.
"Metal Gear games have always been a ton of fun when the director actually allows for gameplay between all of his damn cut scenes. When I want to watch a movie I'll rent one! I'm just glad someone finally said it."
I guess you have a point, but remember that every MGS game has been like this...
And this is posted to anyone to tackle it: if you think that the story is too heavy-handed and there is not enough gameplay, how do you propose that they should have made MGS4? Keep in mind ALL of the answers the game needed to provide from the previous questions posed in the series AND the fact that this is the last game in the Solid Snake saga.
I can't believe the reviewer used the word 'ruined', basically what he is saying is that he wants less cutscences and more action, to start with mgs series has always been well known for it consistent story telling, and gamers should know that, its part of the mgs experience a game that prides itself of it, the reviewer should know that, clearly he was looking for a shallow story such as killzone 2 which manages to weaken a lost a great game, games should be rated for their achievments and their excellence in the areas they intend to be excellent and not because some crappy reviewer feels like the story cuts the action or that good games should be... please don't write ever again a review sad sad sad sad.
to me this review actually went to far ..
i found that in the very hard attempt that the reviewer tried not to get in the hype of the game .. he actually started to down playing, trying to show something different that other reviewers have already given the game ...
in short .. wants to feel that what he thinks is unique ...
THIS GUY IS FORGETING SOMETHING, WHICH IS THAT MOST OF THE VIDEO-GAMES ARE JUST THE BEST WAY FOR HAVING SOME FUN (THEY ARE NOT NOVELS OR A OSCAR NOMINADED FILM)....
AS A BIG MGS-SAGA FAN.... I WISH HE DIES.
WITH LOVE DANIEL_G
You MGS fanboys are totally freaks!! what the hell is wrong with you people wishing death to a guy who ''dares'' give your beloved, cherrished game a mere 80%? You fanatics act like it's sacrilege not to love the game as much as you did. What's wrong with thinking the game was not so good? If you think it deserves a 100%, then good for you! we sure won't tell you how you should feel about the game. But keep in mind that for someone who does not know the MGS series and reads this article, it will tell him what to expect from the game. No less, no more. As for the score, that's his opinion. For my part, 80% is a fair enough score for people like me who did not give a rat's ass about MGS4 story.
Wow............moron can't even begin to describe you. If you call yourself a gamer, you will leave and go back to your home planet. Where in the hell do you get the nerve to try to break down, piece by piece, a creative work of art that will have a place in history? Think you could do any better Davy Crock-o-s***? Think anyone will know who the hell you are 100 years from now? Hell, how about 10 minutes after reading this review? This is THE most WORTHLESS review I have ever had the misfortune of stumbling upon. It would take SECONDS to pick your genius apart. Either you're mentally unstable or your some kind of foreign object that doesn't belong in this realm. Your a complete idiot, a waste of human flesh, and you don't deserve the ability to use the brain cells you have left. You are the only person on this earth that god wouldn't consider one of his children. You are the reason that this game isn't sitting near the top of the list where it belongs. How do you sleep at night? Do you laugh out loud at your own thoughts because you believe that you're some kind of prodigy? I bet you sniff your own farts too. I really hope you cease to exist as soon as possible. Allow me to help you at any given point.
Sincerely,
your new worst enemy
hey if they cutscenes are so awful and long.... press the start button and they magically go away!
also, the reviewer didnt say anything about the replayability of the game -- i'm on my 3rd playthrough right now, trying to play through the game in different ways (no kills, lots of kills, all tactical, etc) which extends the actual playtime of the game considerably. so yeah.
to ''SAY HUH?''... I don't know if the is the most worthless review in the world (and I doubt it, considering MGS4 is PoC), but your commentary is the most childish, most disturbingly irrational and useless crap I ever read on the internet. Did you really think before writing those pathetic lines? If that's the case, I don't envy your kids (if you ever find a way to make one with whoever poor girl you'll find.) Man, you guys sure don't take too kindly that ''ridiculous'' 80% score. Get a freakin' life, bozos!
OK your telling me this is a bad game because of the cut scenes? seems a little harsh
die and rot in psuedo gamer hell STEVIE....goodnight
Really if you judge a game based on cutscenes then you shouldn't be considered a worthy reviewer. Game deserves at least 95%
Shut-up jerks!! your MGS4 is a real piece of crap that already belongs to the garbage bin... oups I mean bargain bin. Get a freakin' life a sell it already. If it's that good, how come EB games got tons of that crap to sell as second hand? GET LOST MGS FANBOYS OR GET OVER IT!!!!!
completely agree on this review, this is the most overated game EVER. Even 80% is overrated, boring boss fights, incredibly boring cut scenes. The actual fun gameplay was over before it started.
Nonsense,Metal Gear Solid 4 is the final chapter of a perfect saga,Cutscenes and Gameplay are well balanced,so what if 50% is cut scenes? You only like to push buttons?! It needed it,and it is what it makes it perfect.They gave 80% because is japanese,its for ps3,and have stuff that lot of other games,a well perfectily-made storyline.So this is obviously a unfair review.
this review suck, the best game ever made this game is a 10!!!!