Originally posted by: mugs
The MGS series is linear, right? So it'd work on multiple DVDs?
Not that I care. I could buy it for my PS3, but everyone here told me I'd be wasting my time since I didn't play the previous games.
It wouldn't really be a waste of time, but it'd be a big gamble since you haven't been exposed to the rather, well... unique, story of the MGS universe.
😉 I myself really enjoy the story, but it is definitely 'out there'. And without playing the previous titles and knowing how the gameplay was, you might end up going into these game with the action mindset, and since it gives the ability to play it like an action-shooter, people have gone that route and not enjoyed it because the controls for the FPS style gameplay just aren't up to par with true FPS titles, but it incredibly welcome in the sequences where hell breaks loose in the game.
Some people don't like the lengthy movies throughout the game, and if all are skipped, apparently the game can be beaten in under 10 hours, with an 'award' for those that are able to beat it in under 5 hours, though insanely difficult and requires essentially never being scene outside of the action sequences. But as a fan of the series, lengthy cinematic sequences are far from new, and with the amount of story thrown into this game, it'd really be impossible to weave it all into gameplay itself, and personally, if the story is worthy, I enjoy cutscenes, and some of the ones in this game are really movie caliber and just provide another way to enjoy the game. I'd sit back and enjoy it like I would when watching a movie.
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If that doesn't sound like something you'd ever enjoy, then stay far away, because you'll probably come away foaming at the mouth and loathing the developers.
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MGS1 is an incredible game, but is so dated now that it'd probably be very boring when you are used to modern games, and oh... probably harder than it should be since you have less abilities. MGS2 was enjoyable, even though they threw Snake out of the picture for the majority of the game - the entire second half. But still played just like a MGS game, so it didn't really upset me as much as the fanboys that threw themselves into a frenzy over a change of character. I love the series but am open to changes, or else it'd just feel like 'been there - done that'. Sequels are great, but not when its basically the same damn thing time and time again, which is where story gets important in games. And like I said, the MGS story is incredibly enjoyable if you can find yourself getting into the story and not looking for ways at how unrealistic and contrived it may feel to you, because it weaves its craziness into a pretty real feeling world imho.
Oh and MGS4 has a LOT of political and other themes that are used to take a look at modern and future issues, and I really enjoyed those themes. Kojima is a BIG fan of including very real themes in a seemingly crazy and out-there story. The Zone of the Enders universe had a lot of that too, and made it all the more awesome.
And on that note... dammit Kojima, where the hell is my Zone of the Enders 3?!!! A ZOE game on the PS3 would kick so much ass if it lived up to the previous games, and the power of the modern console generation would allow for so many enemies on screen at once and still look oh so pretty, like ZOE was for the PS2.
