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Playstation 3 Software & Firmware \ MGS4 - Game or interactive movie?

MickWounds
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With so many cutscenes (more than the actual gameplay it felt) in MGS4 it makes me wonder if its right to call it a "game".

Dont get me wrong i thought it was an amazing experience but when a game like that gets 10/10 reviews, to me its because of the awesome story and cut scenes. Not the actual gameplay itself. The gameplay was very good but if there was minimal cutscenes id probably only rate it around an 8.5.

The immersive story, great voice acting and high qaulity cut scenes are what push it up into the higher scoring range.

I would actually like the option of just watching all the cutscenes as a whole, like a movie, and not even have to play the game haha.

That aside, its a great game and im interested to see where they take the series.
5 days ago
Melbourne
s76
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MickWounds said:
I would actually like the option of just watching all the cutscenes as a whole, like a movie, and not even have to play the game haha.

should be a reward for finishing the game WITHOUT watching a cutscene
5 days ago
Forster, NSW
Locked1089
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That's a fair criticism, but I think the gameplay-cutscene ratio was worse in MGS2. MGS2 is my favourite in the series because of it's complex story so that didn't really bother me.

As far as MGS4 is concerned, it's major flaw was how long the cutscenes were. Whereas the longest cutscene in MGS2 was 40 or so minutes, I believe in MGS4 there was one bit where you went an hour without playing. But, as this is Hideo's last game in the series and he wanted to tie up all the loose ends I found this acceptable.

To answer your question, no I don't think it was an interactive movie.
5 days ago
Mornington, Victoria
Gaetano
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It's a game with extensive cinematic storytelling techniques.

/thread.

5 days ago
Melbourne
MickWounds
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Gaetano said: It's a game with extensive cinematic storytelling techniques.
/thread.



haha good call.

kojima should direct movies. some of the action scenes were awesome. when raiden first shows up and cuts sick on all those gekko. id like to see that in a real movie. haha
5 days ago
Melbourne
MickWounds
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Locked1089 said: That's a fair criticism, but I think the gameplay-cutscene ratio was worse in MGS2. MGS2 is my favourite in the series because of it's complex story so that didn't really bother me.
As far as MGS4 is concerned, it's major flaw was how long the cutscenes were. Whereas the longest cutscene in MGS2 was 40 or so minutes, I believe in MGS4 there was one bit where you went an hour without playing. But, as this is Hideo's last game in the series and he wanted to tie up all the loose ends I found this acceptable.
To answer your question, no I don't think it was an interactive movie.



i have no problem with the cut scenes either. i really liked them. just interested to see what people think
5 days ago
Melbourne
wutang01
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I didn't mind the cut-scenes. Had no complaints, I enjoyed it really ...
They were actually really good, helping with explaining the storyline.

If the cut-scenes did jack all (were useless and unnecessary), then I'd be pretty pissed.

But not the case in MGS4
5 days ago
Brisbane
fd3s
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the cut scenes made me go to sleep
5 days ago
Melbourne
GiBBz
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briefings sucked, most other cut scenes where cool
4 days ago
Brisbane
TripleTKA
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Well their producing a MGS movie! But its gonna be bad because there using american's.....I mean young snake being played by an old american? And if everyone was asian and spoke english it would be hard aswell so im guessing a mix of asian and american would be good. But snake defo should be jap.
4 days ago
Sydney, New South Wales
J-San
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fd3s said: the cut scenes made me go to sleep



Then obviously the MGS series isn't for you. One thing that made the game really popular, was in fact...lots of clips. Since all the games tend to seamlessly pop you out of cut scenes into gameplay, then vice versa, it had a very immersive feeling. Because regardless of whether you were playing or watching, you were fulfilling or progressing the story.


Whereas in most games, you just keep playing to trigger a cutscene, and it gives some story...then you back to gameplay....which felt like an entirely different thing. And the two just didn't cooperate.
4 days ago
melbourne, victoria
MickWounds
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TripleTKA said: Well their producing a MGS movie! But its gonna be bad because there using american's.....I mean young snake being played by an old american? And if everyone was asian and spoke english it would be hard aswell so im guessing a mix of asian and american would be good. But snake defo should be jap.



um since when was snake asian?
3 days ago
Melbourne
papparay
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MickWounds said:

TripleTKA said: Well their producing a MGS movie! But its gonna be bad because there using american's.....I mean young snake being played by an old american? And if everyone was asian and spoke english it would be hard aswell so im guessing a mix of asian and american would be good. But snake defo should be jap.



um since when was snake asian?




he always has been, part asian.

''blood from the east flows within your veins''

thtas what vulcan raven said to him in mgs1.

and it was revealed that he was produced from a japanese womems egg, in the les enfats terinles project.
3 days ago
corrimal, new south wales
J-San
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papparay said:

MickWounds said:

TripleTKA said: Well their producing a MGS movie! But its gonna be bad because there using american's.....I mean young snake being played by an old american? And if everyone was asian and spoke english it would be hard aswell so im guessing a mix of asian and american would be good. But snake defo should be jap.



um since when was snake asian?



he always has been, part asian.

''blood from the east flows within your veins''



He's American. What games were you playing?
3 days ago
melbourne, victoria
wutang01
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J-San said:He's American. What games were you playing?



Yea ... wasn't his surrogate mother ... EVA?
3 days ago
Brisbane
papparay
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J-San said:

papparay said:

MickWounds said:

TripleTKA said: Well their producing a MGS movie! But its gonna be bad because there using american's.....I mean young snake being played by an old american? And if everyone was asian and spoke english it would be hard aswell so im guessing a mix of asian and american would be good. But snake defo should be jap.



um since when was snake asian?



he always has been, part asian.

''blood from the east flows within your veins''



He's American. What games were you playing?





what series were you playing??????? of course hes american but he has japanese blood in him as a result of one of Dr clarks assistants donating her egg to be fertalised with big boss's genes, resulting in him having partly japanse blood.

this was then put into eva were she carried out the pregnancy process.

play the game again if you dont believe me, or better yet get that strategy guide thing that details the whole story with all the odds and ends of the series...
3 days ago
corrimal, new south wales
wutang01
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papparay said: what series were you playing??????? of course hes american but he has japanese blood in him as a result of one of Dr clarks assistants donating her egg to be fertalised with big boss's genes, resulting in him having partly japanse blood.

this was then put into eva were she carried out the pregnancy process.



Ohhh ... that makes sense then ...
3 days ago
Brisbane
J-San
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I know that. But i'm talking generally, in terms of nationality and background.

Zomg fanboy wars! I'm getting wowsers in my trowsers.
3 days ago
melbourne, victoria
papparay
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J-San said: I know that. But i'm talking generally, in terms of nationality and background.

Zomg fanboy wars! I'm getting wowsers in my trowsers.



ofcourse.
3 days ago
corrimal, new south wales
Winnie
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Interactive AWESOME is the correct answer.
3 days ago
Melbourne
MickWounds
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Winnie said: Interactive AWESOME is the correct answer.



haha totally. i really needa sit down and read through all the games storiesso i can absorb it all. so much to take in. its awesome.
3 days ago
Melbourne
Krakenia
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....its definitely a game, the manual is more book like...
2 days ago
<3 <3 <3 MGS4, Perth, W.A
 
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