CY:G Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I guess everyone has seen IGN's review? - http://ps3.ign.com/articles/877/877611p1.html - UK anyway, 9.9.Eurogamers is a little surprising, but some of the things they're negative about makes it sound like a personal taste issue with the reviewer. There is going to be diversity in the reviewing world, but when you see something like Grid scoring higher than MGS, it does make you scrunch up your face :blink: Anyway, with all the other reviews it's getting it's clearly an excellent game for MGS fans, and some of the reviews mentioned it still being great for newcomers (Y) Thanks for the IGN link :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 30, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 30, 2008 Posted by someone on GAF :laugh: Reviews have changed. They're no longer about reasonable views, or objectivity. They're not even about independent thoughts, justification, or consistency. They're an endless series of ****ing contests, fought by ignorant and egotistical journalists.Reviews, and their vast consumption of human intellect, have become an irrational, depleted source of reliability. Reviews have changed. ID-tagged journalists carry ID-tagged websites, use ID-tagged review scores. Illogical opinions inside their minds enhance and regulate their actions. Hype control... Information control... Opinion control... Message board control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control. Reviews have changed. The age of journalism reliance is now the age of control, averting catastrophe from reasonable review scores. And he who controls the message boards, controls history. Reviews have changed. When the message boards are under total control, mandatory criticism becomes routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Posted by someone on GAF :laugh: lol, too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I've started to rely less and less on 'professional' reviews, I tend to get forum opinions and I like to trust the likes of kotaku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 30, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 30, 2008 Gamesmaster magazine:Quick Summary. 97% Best MGS Game. GM Loves Battiling the Beauty and the beast units The Octo Cam Suit Stealthily sneaking around the middle east. GM Hates The Odd Lengthy cutscene That It might be the last one! Graphics 91% Mind-Blowing attention to detail brought to spectular life. Gameplay 97% A near perfect refinement of MG's familiar stealth and shoot mechanics Lifespan 90% Its the longest of the series and there are plenty of reasons to play again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 No one mentions Metal Gear Online, even though on the previously leaked pictures of the menu, it is listed there, whats the deal??, is MGO coming out with MGS 4 or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Reviews just make me laugh nowadays, i tend to just ignore them completely now. It is Metal Gear Solid for gawds sake. Who ever doubted that it would be rubbish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 30, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 30, 2008 No one mentions Metal Gear Online, even though on the previously leaked pictures of the menu, it is listed there, whats the deal??, is MGO coming out with MGS 4 or what? I read some review site is doing them seperately. Maybe Konami made it a requirement to review them on their own? MGO comes with MGS4, but their will be further DLC down the line added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I read some review site is doing them seperately.Maybe Konami made it a requirement to review them on their own? MGO comes with MGS4, but their will be further DLC down the line added. I see, yeah i notiched in the Uk IGN review that they were handed out an extensive list of things they were not allowed to mention in the reviews, seems like a small price to pay to be able to release a review early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 30, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 30, 2008 Scans from the Gamesmaster mag review above... MGS 4 Review http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8790/scan0009yp4.jpg http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/1600/scan0010vi2.jpg http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4060/scan0011yd7.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4935/scan0012ax4.jpg MGO Review http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2219/scan0013em9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Scans from the Gamesmaster mag review above...MGS 4 Review http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8790/scan0009yp4.jpg http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/1600/scan0010vi2.jpg http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4060/scan0011yd7.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4935/scan0012ax4.jpg MGO Review http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2219/scan0013em9.jpg haha, thanks It seems like Konami gave them a package of pictures to use, save for a few, pretty much all of them are the same in every review, even the same angle, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Posted by someone on GAF :laugh: :laugh: good find, best read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 My god, the GAF members are certainly ... passionate? Oh well, just created my third or fourth MGS Signature/Avatar - Hope I can stick with this one :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 My god, the GAF members are certainly ... passionate? Oh well, just created my third or fourth MGS Signature/Avatar - Hope I can stick with this one :/ is it just me or does it look like snake is playing snooker? :p sorry sethos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Maybe he is :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Maybe he is :shiftyninja: Metal gear solid: tactical espionage potting - Cues of the Players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Just been listening to the Official Soundtrack, my god that's beautiful - Really one of the best game Soundtracks I have hard in a very long time, think It's only topped by the first Metal Gear Solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 30, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 30, 2008 Just been listening to the Official Soundtrack, my god that's beautiful - Really one of the best game Soundtracks I have hard in a very long time, think It's only topped by the first Metal Gear Solid. I can't bring myself to do it before I play :( But I believe you, I know it will be epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yeah, did cross my mind to wait until I had completed the game. But I know for certain, the music will blend so well with everything I will hardly listen to it, I mean really listen. So might as well enjoy it now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Finished MGS1 today, although I don't remember it being quite that short (around 8 hours). Onto #2 next week. (Y) PS. Sethos - I swear I have seen about 3 different variations of a MGS sig there. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted May 31, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted May 31, 2008 EUROGAMER MGS2 - 9 MGS3 - 8 MGS4 - 8 EDGE MGS3 - 8 MGS4 - 8 This is what the edge MGS4 review said, - Opening act is the best part- Not a game for MGS outsiders - two cut-scenes near the 90 minute mark - The Beauty and the Beast Unit are in the shadow of the MGS3 Cobra Unit. - Camera flow effortless between 1st and 3rd person view - Control system has "at last" the ideal balance of intuitvness and range. - Game can be played for months rather than days. - MGS4 is not the game it could of been, nor the game it should have been if you believed the early trailers (??) - But is very faithful to its fans and delivers without equal in so many ways. The 90min cutscene rumour was debunked, so either Edge didn't actually play the game, or they're talking out their ass. Or it's true... but it's been debunked a few times. So maybe for Edge 60 mins = 90 mins for a review :rolleyes: We know the ending is 60 mins or there abouts though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauguu Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) Bleep bleep!!! Bonus Round: MGS4 Part 2 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34632.html I haven't seen it yet, so can't say if there are any kind of spoilers!!! Edited June 1, 2008 by Lauguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Yay! :D -Rich- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 finally! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I was actually considering freezing myself down for a few days, but I know it would go horribly wrong :laugh: The wait time is killing me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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