The First 10 Minutes: MGS4

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Thursday, June 12, 2008 | 8:41 AM
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Fans can rejoice ! We are now June 12th, 2008 (in Europe at least :p) and Metal Gear Solid 4 is officially available in every good shop of the civilized world. About our traditionnal First 10 Minutes, we offer you the long introduction cut-scene of the game as well as three gameplay clips from the 1st Act. The shorter one showcases some combat in the streets of the Bagdad-like city you start your journey in, the second one a memorable attack of the Frogs - very powerful bionic foes that jump like frogs and walk on the walls - in an abandoned hotel, and finally a moderately discreet sneaking sequence in Liquid's camp. Enjoy !
Update2: All the files are finally online.

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Commented on 2008-06-12 05:05:50 In reply to gmulis

Posted by gmulis

i love the way japanese devs direct the cut scenes, whether real time or CGI. very professional)hollywood) quality. i've seen very few western devs who can direct and produce cut scenes like this.

dmc4, NG, MGS4, FF and all those RPG's have fantastic , well produced

i would say that is partly because Japanese devs make games with alot more cutscenes than americans...

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Sidkillius

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:10:40 In reply to Contra

No I have not, Butt my comment was just a goofy observation on my part. not trying to start any trouble. just wondering if anyone else may have noticed that the went through alot of trouble to make his backside look a little to real.

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Sidkillius

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:16:02 In reply to Kudgel

LOL , I think the fox has a better butt

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LEBATO

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:25:19

I'm sorry but WTF are you people talking about when you say this is the best looking game this generation? Are we seeing the same game?

The gameplay looks incredibly average, while the cutscenes look nice, yet nothing to be impressed about. I think people are being lead by the AWESOME cutscenes but fail to see how technically lacking the game truly is--or how easily surpassed it is compared to other games.

Textures in general range from average to abysmal. Lighting is just FLAT, and shadows are completely lacking and suffer from artifacts like those in GRAW for example. Animations are truly primitive, and from what I've seen of gameplay, there is basically nothing in regards to physics, everything is sitting still etc. Particles, particularly smoke is again, average/traditional and looks BAD when compared to other games out there.

And although the following is very much my opinion, the gameplay--especially what I saw up there--is just shallow, and outdated as hell. If anyone can tell me what exactly this game is doing in terms of gameplay worth praising please do let me know. It's not even doing lots of things great and putting them all to work, it is like a bunch of averagely implemented gameplay mechanics. The AI was totally abysmal too.

In other words, this game is shaping up to be one of the most overrated games in history of gaming. It isn't so much what the reviewer scores are, but what they are NOT saying of the game. And I think it is a good game, it looks to be just that, and that is all.

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I'm sorry but WTF are you people talking about when you say this is the best looking game this generation?  Are we seeing the same game?

The gameplay looks incredibly average, while the cutscenes look nice, yet nothing to be impressed about.  I think people are being lead by the AWESOME cutscenes but fail to see how technically lacking the game truly is--or how easily surpassed it is compared to other games.

Textures in general range from average to abysmal.  Lighting is just FLAT, and shadows are completely lacking and suffer from artifacts like those in GRAW for example.  Animations are truly primitive, and from what I've seen of gameplay, there is basically nothing in regards to physics, everything is sitting still etc.  Particles, particularly smoke is again, average/traditional and looks BAD when compared to other games out there.

And although the following is very much my opinion, the gameplay--especially what I saw up there--is just shallow, and outdated as hell.  If anyone can tell me what exactly this game is doing in terms of gameplay worth praising please do let me know.  It's not even doing lots of things great and putting them all to work, it is like a bunch of averagely implemented gameplay mechanics.  The AI was totally abysmal too.

In other words, this game is shaping up to be one of the most overrated games in history of gaming.  It isn't so much what the reviewer scores are, but what they are NOT saying of the game.  And I think it is a good game, it looks to be just that, and that is all.

AcidSnow

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:32:25

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...There's something not right about this game...

It just "looks" like it's supposed to be all real and bad ass, but when I watch these videos, the voice acting seems kinda weak. ...Like the developers just got the 1st English speaking people possible to voice act for them, CoD 4's voice acting sounds better.

And what's with the Gekoes sounding like cows? I suppose it's interesting and mysterious, but why a cow? 100 years in the future did all the cows of the world get mad cow disease, lose two legs and go crazy? Did their crazines drive their evolution to develope 2-legged jumper suits with mounted chain-guns?

...Gayyyy

TTP

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:33:02

LEBATO
IS WRONG

Pretty much :P

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MyManD

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:34:14 In reply to Contra

Posted by Contra

Did you play the other MGS games?

The other MGS games were primarily played in an overhead view, which significantly reduced the amount of butt watching.

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MyManD

Commented on 2008-06-12 05:37:22 In reply to AcidSnow

Posted by AcidSnow

First off, MGS has some of the best voice acting in video games so I'm quite sure where that criticism is coming from. Now the script that they actually read from, though? Yeah, a lot of times it does sound sappy/crappy/cheesy but the actual voice actors themselves are veterans, a lot having stuck around since the first. And if they were as bad as you're making them out to be, you'd think they would have changed it since then. Blame Kojima for having pretentiously over the top dialogue a lot of the times.

As for the cow sounds? Yeah, that's pretty gay.

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[quote=AcidSnow]...There's something not right about this game...

It just "looks" like it's supposed to be all real and bad ass, but when I watch these videos, the voice acting seems kinda weak.  ...Like the developers just got the 1st English speaking people possible to voice act for them, CoD 4's voice acting sounds better.

And what's with the Gekoes sounding like cows?  I suppose it's interesting and mysterious, but why a cow?  100 years in the future did all the cows of the world get mad cow disease, lose two legs and go crazy?  Did their crazines drive their evolution to develope 2-legged jumper suits with mounted chain-guns?

...Gayyyy[/quote]

As for the cow sounds? Yeah, that's pretty gay.

Guu

Commented on 2008-06-12 06:10:19

I always hated the snakes voice in every mgs game. It's like way over done. He's like bursting air trough sentences, trying to make him sound cool. "I'm haaa, here haaa, in haaa the haaa, jungle." Althou I haven't tried it with the japanese voice actors. Only the lame dubs.

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Xion4360

Commented on 2008-06-12 06:10:51

Meryls grunts and the cries the frogs make when they die is terrible, but the voice acting in general allways has been good in MGS

however, looking at that new vid just posted, im seeing some bad AI..i mean the frogchicks are just right in front of you shooting somewhere else, i dont see them taking cover even...enlighten me on this

wow....guy took a crap in the middle of a gunfight..thats umm....very...funny

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MyManD

Commented on 2008-06-12 06:34:58

Yeah, the frog girls seemed to have triumphantly horrid AI. That part of the game didn't seem fun to play at all, and the cover mechanics seemed clunky. Maybe its better when you actually play it, but the cover system doesn't have the weight and impact of GoW.

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Xion4360

Commented on 2008-06-12 06:39:07

atleast its an improvement over previous MG games..but for a game getting such High Marks, the gameplay doesnt look THAT good..it seems to be taken according to MGS standards as opposed to standards set by other games as it should..but i guess if your just thinking, this is metal gear, then the score is justified i suppose.

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szaromir

Commented on 2008-06-12 06:45:38 In reply to TTP

Posted by TTP

LEBATO
IS WRONG

Pretty much :P

Yes, graphics are far from bad and cutscenes are far from awesome. Other than that he seems correct.

I watched these videos and I honestly have no idea where the hype for the game comes from.

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Xion4360

Commented on 2008-06-12 07:06:26

the AI is bugging me, just doesnt seem good, plus the way they all scream when they get shot, even in the head just doesnt sound right...really? scream like that every shot? they get shot in the head they should maybe throw out a muted grunt, not a yell like that...

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catfish

Commented on 2008-06-12 07:33:26

cant wait for this...

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Sath

Commented on 2008-06-12 07:44:39 In reply to LEBATO

I think the game looks absolutely great, I am not a graphic whore and don't have a high standard in each "next-gen" game (thank god) I think its looks amazing.

The gameplay is awesome, because they use the same one in MGO beta, so I mastered it.

My very first MGS game I am gonna purchase, last MGS I played was MGS2 Substance on xbox at my cousins...so this is definitely gonna be great to own one myself.

Followed up all the cutscenes through youtube with all the MGS games, so I hope the story will answer everything.

Only 3 more hours and its mine!
Hopefully the store can be nice enough to give me a MGS4 poster, would be awesome.

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pensuke89

Commented on 2008-06-12 08:03:06

Lol their screams when they got shot is somewhat funny. Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh..

The AI is kinda bad. Their reaction time is too slow. So much for the genetically enhanced soldier - Is this some kind of side effect of the modification? They'll just stand there and wait for you to slowly shoot them.

I guess the AI is more suited for stealth play.

Anyway, what is the "STRESS" for? What happens if it gets to 100%? Snake will go crazy?

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hansatan

Commented on 2008-06-12 08:55:54

thx, my copy should arrive today so i will wait ;)

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DeadSaint

Commented on 2008-06-12 11:02:58

Shame...MGS still has some of the most impressive cut scenes you will ever see but the gameplay remains an after thought.

And no its no way near the best looking game ever for me either. Shame as its the only big ps3 only title for a while and i really need something to make me play the console more!

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Sath

Commented on 2008-06-12 11:08:18

I just got MGS4...installed ready to play!

It shows Snake lighting up a cigarette and is smoking it while its loading, with some help and warning text showing up.

Anyway,. NG2 and MGS4...oh god, gotta balance the games out :D

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hcubed

Commented on 2008-06-12 11:08:59 In reply to LEBATO

I completely agree.

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jenso

Commented on 2008-06-12 11:29:14

The cutscenes look very intense, but what the hell happened to the AI, the textures, colors, animations etc ?? And the gameplay doesn't seem to reward smart stealth-moves :(

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hansatan

Commented on 2008-06-12 11:59:23

As I've heard there are some bonus items if you choose the stealth way ...

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rob230

Commented on 2008-06-12 12:04:21

What's with the robotic cow thing at the start that can't shoot snake with a chaingun at 6 feet?! who wrote their targeting software!!! ;o)

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Trebby

Commented on 2008-06-12 13:06:46

I can't understand why people are so exited over some game :p I for example, never played one MGS game. perhaps I should and maybe I'll get the hang of it too. but for now it's still GTA that's in my 360 since release

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