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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Review Thread | Words That Kill
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Damage control ? WTF are you talking about ?
I'm shocked that a so powerful ending is locked behind the true ending and not the original one
RealityCheque
Banned
I'm planning on this being the only thing I play in September. I've already done MGS:Twin Snakes, MGS3 and watched the Peace Walker Youtube Movie this month, so I'm ready.
I'll be taking my time with it, glad to see its being well reviewed. It's only going to give Kojima even more bargaining power for wherever or whatever he does next.
I'll be taking my time with it, glad to see its being well reviewed. It's only going to give Kojima even more bargaining power for wherever or whatever he does next.
BannedEpisode
Member
I'm one of those crazy people that LOVES peace walker.
I am so ready.
I am so ready.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Pointing out that the review event provided severe restrictions on playtime is damage control bullshit?
Emedan
Member
I'm so so sorry :/
BossDarkseid
Member
I kinda assumed everyone knew.
The idea that this isn't nearly common practice for a lot of reviews isn't surprising either, not in terms of an event, but in terms of having to beat a game the average gamer might take 2-3 weeks to finish in about 4 days or whatever it is. The publishers...gonna be paranoid etc.
The idea that this isn't nearly common practice for a lot of reviews isn't surprising either, not in terms of an event, but in terms of having to beat a game the average gamer might take 2-3 weeks to finish in about 4 days or whatever it is. The publishers...gonna be paranoid etc.
You're not GAF, but you're popping up in a review discussion thread to tell us how you're going to YouTube the ending. If that isn't the greatest example of infuriatingly neogaf.gif I don't know what is.
Also people in this thread need to stop quoting the description of the secret/true ending.
I like the idea that you have to earn the real ending, that it doesn't get gifted to you. Something that can set you apart from others.
GOTY2016 without a doubt
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
Not a fan of either. Bloodborne is a good game but the hideous artstyle ruins it for me and don't even get me started on The Witcher 3. Most overrated, mediocre game I've seen in ages.
On consoles the only thing of note to release was Splatoon. That would have been my GOTY (on consoles not counting portables) before MGSV came around.
They did to MGS4.
Yikes, don't agree with you on Bloodborne's artstyle or Witcher 3's mediocrity at all, I thought they were both masterpieces.
But I always felt MGSV was going to beat them.
It's not. Like I've said before, it's spoiler territory, I'm walking a thin line I do not wish to cross, especially in here. I'm not getting banned for trying to explain something. I'm sure others from the spoiler thread will back me up when I say we won't know how to unlock the ending until September 1st. basically the story doesn't finish when it finishes, there are are questions still left. On September 1st we will find out how to further the story.
And no, this isn't what Greg Miller was talking about when he said
"when Skullfaces story is wrapped up there are other threads of story to complete", what I'm talking about is something different.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Bloodborne is gorgeous man. Awesome game too.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Pretty sure they're referring to the aggressive CA present in Bloodborne.
Yeah. I will YT the secret ending if the conditions for it are stupid and not worth my time. That isn't a NeoGAF thing, that's a normal thing in 2015. =P Too many games, not enough time. Deal with it.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
He talks about artstyle though.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Really? Have you played it? I've cooled on the game quite a bit since its release, but I still think it's a great game. It's massive and packed with some quality content.
keltickennedy
Member
Yes, though I would prefer for my eyes not to bleed.
"The game is literally perfect. However, there were some breasts. 4/10"
RealityCheque
Banned
I liked Twin Snakes. Its early 2000s way of doing things was ok with me. I thought it'd aged surprisingly well.
Plus it looks a lot better than the PS1 version.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Charades usually are humorous.
I'm sure the reviewers would not have minded some more of it, but Kojima is running a little short on time.
Everything they did at the review event was scripted. A little exercise set up by us.
After watching the in-depth stream of Twin Snakes yesterday, I have to say in my opinion it is vastly inferior in every way except graphics, and even graphically it somehow manages to age less gracefully than MGS2 despite being on better hardware.
I'm sure the reviewers would not have minded some more of it, but Kojima is running a little short on time.
Everything they did at the review event was scripted. A little exercise set up by us.
After watching the in-depth stream of Twin Snakes yesterday, I have to say in my opinion it is vastly inferior in every way except graphics, and even graphically it somehow manages to age less gracefully than MGS2 despite being on better hardware.
MikeE21286
Member
Playing Peace Walker right now to prepare. Hyyyyypppeeee
Love Deterrence
Member
Ayyyyy lmaooooooo
I generally don't care about reviews at all, but i'm glad that a Metal Gear game with a focus on gameplay is getting high praise. I'm sure the story is great too, especially if it lacks the stupid trash moments of 2 and 4. I'm very hyped right now.
It will likely drop back to 95.
Yup, that's exactly what happened. I feel that the game didn't deserve all that crazy hype and praise and definitely didn't deserve all the crap it got later. It simply was a good but flawed game.
RealityCheque
Banned
Just to be the contrarian in the room: how did people react to MGS4 on day 1?
I seem to remember it reviewed very well and everyone loved it. Then the initial Kojima madness wore off a little and the opinions started to change.
I don't know, its a remake of MGS1 so for me, on story alone it gets the nod over MGS2's insane ramblings.
I seem to remember it reviewed very well and everyone loved it. Then the initial Kojima madness wore off a little and the opinions started to change.
I don't know, its a remake of MGS1 so for me, on story alone it gets the nod over MGS2's insane ramblings.
Does this have dual-audio?
I don't know if I can Keifer.
I don't know if I can Keifer.
On GAF, MGS4 and MGO were like the second coming at the time
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Everyone. But there were lots of caveats about how much cutscene was in that game that allowed me to read between the lines. This sounds like its mostly gameplay, which is great.
I was going to hold off... Not anymore. Reviews too stronk. I get the irritation about the review event and all that stuff but I'm happy to see reviews this early, I've seen some extremely positive impressions from journalists I feel like I can trust a bit and I can't imagine this game will end up being less than fantastic after pretty much unanimous (albeit, early) critical acclaim. MGS games are always damn good.
This year is turning out to be pretty awesome. MGS, SMM, Fallout, new sports games, Mad Max and others all coming this fall? I'll be in my bunk.
This year is turning out to be pretty awesome. MGS, SMM, Fallout, new sports games, Mad Max and others all coming this fall? I'll be in my bunk.
What, like English(Kiefer)/English(Hayter)?
MrS
Banned
Just play all the side ops and you'll be fine.
No, like can I play in Japanese instead of Keifer English
artsi
Member
On PC it does, but not on consoles unfortunately.
If it's like GZ you have to switch the game language from Steam to Japanese, and enable English subtitles.
Dang. Maybe down the road some group will do an undub with the PC audio
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
That dude is obviously not serious
privitsan02
Member
I'd calm down with Metacritic if I were you guys. A lot of lower ranking sites will release their reviews later and the score will likely drop to the 92-95 range eventually just like Metal Gear Solid 4, which got 10s from both Gamespot and IGN.
Good reviews thus far, but I'm rather tired of open world games and didn't enjoy Ground Zeroes. Not to mention I don't want to give Konami any of my money therefore I will wait. Definitely not in a rush to play Kojima's last Metal Gear. Besides early reviews are always very positive.
Best wishes.
Good reviews thus far, but I'm rather tired of open world games and didn't enjoy Ground Zeroes. Not to mention I don't want to give Konami any of my money therefore I will wait. Definitely not in a rush to play Kojima's last Metal Gear. Besides early reviews are always very positive.
Best wishes.
On PC yes, GZ had it.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
It was very well received. Here the reception has become a little more lukewarm over time, but it's hard to say if that is actually representative of the feelings of the masses.
I do not foresee that happening with MGSV for the simple fact that it has prioritized gameplay so strongly. Maybe the story will be hated by a subset of fans but firstly that hate will come right away rather than after a honeymoon period due to the nature of its storytelling and secondly it lends itself very well to replayability, whereas replaying a game like MGS4 can perhaps make its gameplay design flaws more prominent.
Your frustration is definitely understandable. Did you play Peace Walker? This game is basically Peace Walker Ultra.
nemisis0
Member
If your in the UK check out the collectors edition guide from game it's got exclusive art and stuff if you are interested.