It's sad, but series creator Hideo Kojima seems adamant about this being the last
MGS title before he retires from the series (but that means there's another
Metal Gear series, right?! No? Ah, well...). Here's a couple of things to expect from the game, aside from sheer awesomeness:
- The Octacamo -- Snake's new sneaking suit that allows him to blend into any surrounding so long as he remains motionless. You know, some people don't even need a camo suit to remain "unseen". Oh, sorry, was that too emo? Anyway, even pressing against a wall riddled with bullet holes, Snake will also appear to have such holes. Neato.
- Your enemies and allies will be determined by how you play the game, it has been noted. Liquid Ocelot is, of course, your ultimate villain, but normal soldiers are give or take. Factions within the soldiers' ranks may prove a useful tool to exploit...
- You can scare enemies (a la Batman in Batman Begins, maybe) to the point they actually submit to your will and, yes, pee their pants like they mean it.
- So many characters making an appearance! Will they all get enough screen time? Will their individual stories reach a satisfying conclusion? Let's hope so.
Essentially, this game is going to be fun. It just is. Even though this blogger's record with the
Metal Gear franchise has been rough (oddly enough, after purchasing the game, they're barely touched until
exactly one year later, when they're completed in a mad rush of "ohmigosh I gots to plays this games it's so cool"... yeah, it makes no sense, but it's practically tradition), it's still a very, uh, solid looking game and we can't wait to get our hands on it!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lou @ Sep 20th 2006 2:19PM
For some reason, I have the same problem. MGS3 was on the shelf (in my house, not at the store) for exactly a year, until one day, I just got the urge to beat it. I think MGS2 was the same way, I was almost finished, and then got bored somewhere around the torture chamber. Then about a year later, I finished it.
Same problem with all of the Final Fantasies though.
ndoerr @ Sep 20th 2006 3:21PM
@ Lou -- interesting! It's nice to see I'm not the only one with this "problem". Maybe it has something to do with the massive hype and "wow this is the best game in the universe you must beat it instantly" atmosphere of the bigger titles. I dunno. Big name games and I... just... we take our time.
insane_cobra @ Sep 20th 2006 4:44PM
Yeah, that happened to me with FFVII and I still haven't finished it.
Anyway, they're supposed to be showing some MGS4 gameplay in a couple of days, right? That should be interesting.
ndoerr @ Sep 20th 2006 8:14PM
SuicideNinja -- this goes for everyone, really. Just call me Nick. It'd make me feel a little more, I dunno, personable? Anywho, I've actually got a stack of "to-do" titles as well. May as well compare!
My GameCube one is really small. Just Resident Evil Zero and Wind Waker. PS2 isn't too bad (let's ignore the PSX pile...). I've got Grandia 3, Robotech Battlecry (very good, but very, very hard), Ico, Digital Devil Saga 2, Shinobi (I know... but I gotta try), and... uh... Radiata Stories. I'm such an RPG nut. With that in mind, I'm going back to play Skies of Arcadia now. Dreamcast, baby!
SuicideNinja @ Sep 20th 2006 9:53PM
ndoerr,
I have a stack of "to-do" games for all the consoles. For PS2 specifically there's Xenosaga II still needs to be finished, then I can start on III, ICO, Nightshade, and a couple of others I can't think of at the moment.
It happens. Play to your mood, not mood to your play, ya know?
I was going to give Metal Gear Solid another try on Gamecube and Xbox. The MGS3 was just not my type of game (no stabbing aligators...please...), but I still want to try the other two. I'll probably give MGS4 a whirl
Mark W @ Sep 22nd 2006 9:40PM
Who was that guy at the end of the trailer?