Michael1406 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Unless I've missed it, nope. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589502851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 No Larry, you can't play split-screen. :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589502907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted June 22, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 22, 2008 Anyone know (and FTR I highly doubt it), but anyone know if MGO has Split Screen play?I have to go my in laws today for dinner with the family, and my bro-in-law as MGS4, so I am just wondering if there is anything we can play Split Screen in regards to the game? Nah, 99% certain. You still on Act2 Larry? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589502979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Split screen co-op mode would be pretty cool. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Split screen seems to be a rarity in MOST games these days, I've noticed =\ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 question guys. If MGS3 made me cry then MGS4 its sure to do the same? Might make your jaw become numb for a couple of weeks. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I would love the next MGS game to star meryl :p "dammit otacon, get a grip!" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+shift. MVC Posted June 22, 2008 MVC Share Posted June 22, 2008 Speaking of split screen that section of the game with you defending against the Gekkos as Raiden and Vamp tear each other apart on top of REX is mighty cool... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Good point -SHiFT-, it kinda shows that the code is already in the game to do split screen, as in the cut scenes too. Possible add-on in a future update? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 There's a bit more to it than that. I strongly suspect that the "split-screen" is little more than a video being played on one half of the screen, especially since you can't see what's going on from Snake's perspective (it all just happens to be out of view, coincidentally) there's another time this is much more apparent right at the very end, when snake is getting all hot and bothered. Even if it is being done in real time, it's not that hard to render two perspectives to different parts of the screen, but actually handling all of that for multiple players is a whole other kettle of fish, especially if a lot is going on screen at once. In other words, I wouldn't get your hopes up. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted June 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 22, 2008 Speaking of split screen that section of the game with you defending against the Gekkos as Raiden and Vamp tear each other apart on top of REX is mighty cool... Everytime I'm on that part I want to see that fight but I have to take the damn geckos down. :crazy: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+shift. MVC Posted June 22, 2008 MVC Share Posted June 22, 2008 Everytime I'm on that part I want to see that fight but I have to take the damn geckos down. :crazy: I had the benefit of letting my friend play that section while my other friend and I watched the cutscene on the right :rofl: A good recommendation I could give you is to use the Rail Gun, definitely a useful weapon especially against Gekkos. Plus it would give you a bit of time to watch what's going on in the other screen. I also like the insane amounts of DP you get from destroying unmanned machines. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted June 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 23, 2008 Nah, 99% certain.You still on Act2 Larry? Nope. On Act 3. Currently have my console paused on what seems to be an incredibly long cut scene with Big Mama in the church that is the hideout of the Resistance. Also I do not think I am going out on any limbs here by making this prediction, but I am making it anyway... This is easily going to be GOTY by almost every major video game news outlets. It absolutely has to be. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589503711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 yeah, that scene is great and the gameplay after/during is spectacular. (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+shift. MVC Posted June 23, 2008 MVC Share Posted June 23, 2008 Currently have my console paused on what seems to be an incredibly long cut scene with Big Mama in the church that is the hideout of the Resistance. That is a very important cut scene. I would watch and listen to it carefully. The game gets quite intense after this point. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted June 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 23, 2008 your telling me Shift! Okay, so I am at the start of Act 4, and WTF?? Is there a guide for the old controls anywhere? Are they the same controls and I am just bugging out? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted June 23, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 23, 2008 your telling me Shift!Okay, so I am at the start of Act 4, and WTF?? Is there a guide for the old controls anywhere? Are they the same controls and I am just bugging out? LOL This is when it helps to have played MGS, it's a small segment of the beginning of MGS1. Doesn't last long, just fight through it. Controls are pretty similar. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Ok, im back guys, i had people over so i couldnt play MGS 4 until this weekend. I started playing it on Friday night and i finished it on Saturday night. IT WAS AMAZING, everything is through the roof, production values, sound effects, motion capture, diversity in the stages, emotions, fan service, just pure awesome. It was worth the wait, i had my jaw dropped in the floor the whole time, my favorite moment in the game has to be the epic battle between the Metal Gear Ray and Rex, i just cant believe they let you use Rex, that was like my dream since MGS 1, also the return to Shadow moses was just so awesome, i thought it was only going to be a small section but it ends up being quite big. Also, right on the end, the fist fight between Liquid and Solid, with the health bars changing as the soundtrack changed through the games, it was fan service at its best. 1 of my Top 5 best games for sure. I have a few questions tho... Did i miss it or did they explain how Raiden got injured or why he was using that exoeskeleton??, why did he had his blood changed?? I have seen a couple of videos now in a weird white stage where you can take pictures of the B&Bs, where is that?? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted June 23, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 23, 2008 Did i miss it or did they explain how Raiden got injured or why he was using that exoeskeleton??, why did he had his blood changed?? I have seen a couple of videos now in a weird white stage where you can take pictures of the B&Bs, where is that?? 1. They didn't explain it, and as I posted in another topic I think it's intentional. Think: Explanation in the next MGS game ;) 2. When the Beauty is in human form (after defeating beast), let her chase you for 3 minutes without downing her and you'll be whisked away to the white room. If you have the camera at this point, she'll pose for you! Or if you play music, she'll dance :p Free paper gives MGS4 6/10Slams it for 'utterly overblown plot' and gameplay that's 'arthritic and boring'. Free London newspaper Metro has given critically acclaimed PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 a paltry three stars out of five, slamming the "utterly overblown" plot and gameplay that "somehow manages to be both rubbish and exceptional at the same time". Metro, which is given out free to mainly London-based commuters every morning, said of Kojima's epic: "Solid Snake is back, older, wiser but unfortunately, if gameplay is anything to go by, more arthritic and boring." We can't imagine Konami will be pleased by the review. Equating each star out of five to two points on an out of 10 scale, Metro has awarded the game a six out of 10, which is the lowest MGS4 review score we've seen so far. According to certified distribution figures from ABC, Metro is read by 1.3 million readers across the UK every day. The review, which isn't on Metro's website at the time of writing, says in full: "Solid Snake is back, older, wiser, but unfortunately, if gameplay is anything to go by, more arthritic and boring. In truth, the MGS series has always been rather unfathomable - a fanboy favourite that mystifies and inspires in equal measure. The plot is so utterly overblown that it's pointless delving too deep - imagine an art house remake of a Jean Claude Van Damme movie (there's a twin brother, global conspiracy, genetic engineering and, erm, a laughing octopus). "The core of gameplay is stealthy third-person action but there are so many twists in the standard formula, it's breathtaking. It's a whirlwind of unevenness that somehow manages to be both rubbish and exceptional at the same time." You can find out why Metro's review of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is wrong by reading our review, in which we give the game a nine out of 10 score, right here. Source: http://www.videogamer.com/news/23-06-2008-8613.html There's a reason why the Metro is a free newspaper :rofl: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCheese Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Did i miss it or did they explain how Raiden got injured or why he was using that exoeskeleton??, why did he had his blood changed?? I have seen a couple of videos now in a weird white stage where you can take pictures of the B&Bs, where is that?? They explained his blood in MGS2, It's a replacement blood that holds more oxygen and clots much quicker, plus it's full of nanomachines. I assume that he never had it removed after the events of MGS2. and yes, Act 4 and the fight at the very end of the game was epic. I got goosebumps when I first got to the heliport and the ending music from MGS1 came on, same with the fight at the end. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 1. They didn't explain it, and as I posted in another topic I think it's intentional. Think: Explanation in the next MGS game ;)2. When the Beauty is in human form (after defeating beast), let her chase you for 3 minutes without downing her and you'll be whisked away to the white room. If you have the camera at this point, she'll pose for you! Or if you play music, she'll dance :p Ohh wow, they just freaked me out so i shot them to death, i am going to try this on the second play trough. Another question. I remember in MGS 2 you had the dog tags to collect, and in MGS 3 you had to find the frogs, but i didnt find anything on MGS 4, not even by accident, are there any collectibles??? About the review... oh god... i guess they say anything controversial to try to attract readers, lame. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted June 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 23, 2008 I think its fair to say that anyone who says that a mgs plot its "overblown" at this point in the series its new to the series, ergo the game its not for them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Playing through this again you notice so many we touches you missed before (Y)By the way, LOL (spoilers) http://i32.tinypic.com/2s0ed0g.jpg http://i29.tinypic.com/o6jmza.jpg LOL Really can't wait to play this game >_< Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted June 23, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 23, 2008 I think its fair to say that anyone who says that a mgs plot its "overblown" at this point in the series its new to the series, ergo the game its not for them. Yeah. I think the casual gaming age we now live in took a mighty blow to the gut when MGS4 came out. Due to everyone buzzing on casual and easy to play titles, MGS4 seems to have taken some flak for not following what a good chunk of the industry currently are. My backup for that is, MGS1-MGS3 all had the same complexities as MGS4, however MGS4 for some reason is stealing the headlights in many more places about being difficult to "jump in and play". The obvious fact of "jumping into any series in the finale is going to confuse you" comes to mind, but some reviewers just think that's unacceptable and MGS4 should be a "casual" game for whatever reason :rolleyes: Thankfully Kojima didn't dumb it down to meet the standards of some of the current day journalists who are buzzing off their faces on everything casual, and demean anything not. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 We can't imagine Konami will be pleased by the review. Equating each star out of five to two points on an out of 10 scale, Metro has awarded the game a six out of 10, which is the lowest MGS4 review score we've seen so far. According to certified distribution figures from ABC, Metro is read by 1.3 million readers across the UK every day. Haha i dont think Konami will really give a crap about some nobody that writes for a random free paper when everyone else has given the game 8/10 and above :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622740-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-discussion-thread/page/75/#findComment-589504851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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