A little bit of foresight -- Portable Ops style
by Nick Doerr 
{ Dec 19th 2006 at 12:30PM }
There's a very interesting idea floating around. This idea says the upcoming PSP title, Metal Gear: Portable Ops is a little more than simply an MGS3 sequel -- it's a testing ground for new gameplay elements that may appear in Metal Gear Solid 4. Since MG:PO has some drastically different gameplay elements (4-man teams, limited inventory, recruiting any character seen to help you out, etc), Kojima and friends might be using the PSP game to see how people, and critics, react to these new styles of play.You see, even though we've seen trailer after trailer of Metal Gear Solid 4, we've yet to see much concerning actual gameplay. An aging Snake taking on armies of mechs alone? Not likely. Many gameplay elements are completely unheard of -- this may be a reason why. What do you guys think? Is the PSP game a sort of test for how loyal enthusiasts react to gameplay changes that may appear in the PS3 title? It's an interesting idea, but at the same time, no one thought that Snake would battle with cards via Ac!d in future games.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Weymaster @ Dec 19th 2006 3:16PM
I would think that they are indeed testing grounds but also, Kojima knows that even if the gameplay doesn't change from MGS3 we are going to love it.
At least I'm into the game mainly because of the story.
He dicho.
Mark W @ Dec 22nd 2006 1:57AM
Sure, makes perfect sense. Subsistence was a testing ground for the new camera angles & multiplayer, so why not Portable Ops too.