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[SJRB]

Red alert at Konami PR/marketing headquarters right now.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Still buying and the more expensive PS4 version too.

Help me.

 

[bud]

i'm assuming that's including cutscenes.

hilarious.

 

[RangerBAD]

2 hours for the main campaign???? Holy shit Konami. Definitely waiting a while to grab this one.

Poor Batzi.

Batzi is still in a dreammmmm.

 

[Love Deterrence]

The Phantom Pain does have base-building and players will not only be able to walk around their base, but their friends' bases as well!

Also, he clarifies that Big Boss has only fallen into one coma and by the end of The Phantom Pain, we will understand what happened to him.

 

[PAULINK]

It's metal gear solid, DAY ONE.

 

[isual]

love mgs series, but i'll pass. Its coming out march 18, but i'll still be playing dark souls 2 and getting that trophy.

 

[SerodD]

Looool, that's how you loose a sale, thank you for saving me money konami.

 

[blackMamba1187]

2 Hours?... gamefly it is.

 

[Lingitiz]

i'm assuming that's including cutscenes.

hilarious.

So expect 1 hour of actual gameplay.

 

[OneUh8]

rofl. No preorder from me. Going to wait until it comes out and see what others say about it. It was originally going to be a day 1 buy, but this is just a waste of $40 from what I see so far.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

It takes 2 babyyyy, me and you

You can bet this is totally on Konami. I'm sure Kojima didn't want to release JUST the prologue yet. The bullshit excuse saying "we did it for the fans to make the wait more bearable" is all on Konami's money grabbers.

 

[shinobi602]

Game Informer got their hands on a near-final build of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes for their March cover story, and they say they beat the game's main mission (not including side quests or special console-exclusive missions) in less than two hours. Less than two hours!

"Judged just by the core story mission, Ground Zeroes is short," Game Informer writes in the cover story (only available in the magazine, not online). "We completed it in just less than two hours."

 

[Daemul]

Less than 2 hours? $40 price tag? Konami are taking this Phantom Pain hostage thing very seriously. Pay up or you ain't getting the main game for a long time.

 

[Horns]

It sucks if it's short, but I'll still get it.

 

[TwoDurans]

You're all being really silly. How many of you are going to play the one mission once then throw the disc away?

Sure the main meat of GZ might only be a few hours, but there's different difficulties optional quests, etc. Hell if you just played the story missions to Peace Walker you could be finished in 6-8, and that's a 100+ hour game.

Also, why is it bad to pay $30 for a 2-4 hour game, but okay to spend $15 for two movies?

 

[Clarkus Darkus]

Games like this are why I wish blockbuster still existed, Could rent it and be done with it for the weekend.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Is there a disc based version of the PS4 one in the west? Because this just hit rental status if I can.

Konami is fucking crazy trying to burn fans in this way with their one last big gaming franchise. Maybe if this had a Zone of the Enders 3 packed in it would fly, but not just a retail priced damn 2 hour demo.

 

[Alienous]

That's a pretty good way to burn up fan goodwill.

Worth the short-term cash flow.

Who cares if reviewers slaughter it, and semi-casuals feel robbed when they go to purchase fucking METAL GEAR SOLID 5? Who cares if they choose not to pick up The Phantom Pain when they see it on shelves?

Nope, money now, thanks.

 

[spookyfish]

Still buying and the more expensive PS4 version too.

Help me.

So am I.

After a price drop.

 

[andymcc]

How is Konami still in business.

Spoiler

Don't be a smartass and say fitness centers

 

[Mlatador]

Less than 2?? So less than 4 was a misinformation? The fuuuck?

 

[Jack cw]

This is getting more and more ridiculous. One way to kill any hype for the game. Well done, Hideo. 40$ for a demo...

 

[Averon]

Batzi, post if you're okay!

 

[MikeE21286]

Wow this is horrible.

I'm a huge MGS fan but will probably cancel my pre order if true.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Batzi, post of you're okay!

http://neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=106983

 

[DerZuhälter]

Well considering everything shown of Ground Zeroes is that small island base installation this doesn't come as a surprise to me. It's a glorified demo. What where some of you expecting after dozens of clips that showed the same area over and over?

 

[Persona7]

I won't be buying this until I can get it at a deep discount. I am guessing it will happen within a month or two.

 

[Mutagenic]

You're all being really silly. How many of you are going to play the one mission once then throw the disc away?

Sure the main meat of GZ might only be a few hours, but there's different difficulties optional quests, etc. Hell if you just played the story missions to Peace Walker you could be finished in 6-8, and that's a 100+ hour game.

Also, why is it bad to pay $30 for a 2-4 hour game, but okay to spend $15 for two movies?

How on earth are people being "really silly"? Is this a joke?

 

[MormaPope]

The Phantom Pain does have base-building and players will not only be able to walk around their base, but their friends' bases as well!

Also, he clarifies that Big Boss has only fallen into one coma and by the end of The Phantom Pain, we will understand what happened to him.

Phantom Pain is sounding neat as fuck.

Ground Zeroes is sounding like it has even less content than before.

 

[LiK]

You're right, I mislead people and made them think the game was twice as long as it actually was!

Konami should pay me for this shit.

Hahaha

 

[Derrick01]

Well considering everything shown of Ground Zeroes is that small island base installation this doesn't come as a surprise to me. It's a glorified demo. What where some of you expecting after dozens of clips that showed the same area over and over?

Something to justify spending $40 on. Turns out Konami is just insane.

Sure the main meat of GZ might only be a few hours, but there's different difficulties optional quests, etc. Hell if you just played the story missions to Peace Walker you could be finished in 6-8, and that's a 100+ hour game.

Bad comparison considering the massive amount of grinding and junk content peace walker had. You're not making this situation any better with that :lol

 

[RangerBAD]

You're all being really silly. How many of you are going to play the one mission once then throw the disc away?

Sure the main meat of GZ might only be a few hours, but there's different difficulties optional quests, etc. Hell if you just played the story missions to Peace Walker you could be finished in 6-8, and that's a 100+ hour game.

Also, why is it bad to pay $30 for a 2-4 hour game, but okay to spend $15 for two movies?

It's not like you'll get hundreds hours of this game for doing everything. That'll be very short too and it'll just be Camp Omega over and over again.

 

[RDreamer]

Wow. I'm a HUUUUUGE Metal Gear fan, but I'm not gonna fucking buy a 2 hour game for the price they're asking. No way in hell. I'll wait.

 

[Alienous]

A 2 hour stealth game isn't going to have a lot to grab onto and cherish. Factor in intro and outro cutscenes, even if they only total 20 minutes, and you know people will easily bring that down to under 1 in a second play-through.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

You're all being really silly. How many of you are going to play the one mission once then throw the disc away?

Sure the main meat of GZ might only be a few hours, but there's different difficulties optional quests, etc. Hell if you just played the story missions to Peace Walker you could be finished in 6-8, and that's a 100+ hour game.

I'm sure some people out there will still get their money's worth out of it. However, it's not difficult to understand that many may only have interest in playing through the core content once and dabbling with the extras. This is particularly true in regards to games that are narrative-focused. Given that, it's rather absurd to assume that everyone who plays it should be expected to go through every difficulty striving for a Big Boss ranking. The primary product representing less than two hours of content at $40 is undoubtedly going to be a poor value proposition.

 

[Sojgat]

Is there a disc based version of the PS4 one in the west? Because this just hit rental status if I can.

Konami is fucking crazy trying to burn fans in this way with their one last big gaming franchise. Maybe if this had a Zone of the Enders 3 packed in it would fly, but not just a retail priced damn 2 hour demo.

Australia is definitely getting one... it's $90.

 

[Jack cw]

http://neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=106983

Wut? Why is he banned?

 

[giancarlo123x]

How long is the boat mission opening in MGS2 again?

About an hour with cutscenes, 15 minutes speedrun.

 

[Neuro]

And in those 2 hours,I bet there will be a few cutscenes which will atleast be 15-20 minutes long, so effectively the game will be only a 1 hour 30 minute playthrough...I am an ardent MGS fan but Kojima, this is pushing it too much...

 

[Daemul]

http://neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=106983

He got himself banned because he couldn't handle it. Batzi

 

[Xater]

Well considering everything shown of Ground Zeroes is that small island base installation this doesn't come as a surprise to me. It's a glorified demo. What where some of you expecting after dozens of clips that showed the same area over and over?

Some people are still in denial. There still posts of people waiting for confirmation. lol

I think it's an unbelievable move by Konami and I hope they fall flat on their face with it.

 

[Vibranium]

As expected I guess, The Phantom Pain is the one to wait for. There's no problem with hardcore fans buying Ground Zeroes as long as they know what they're getting into though I guess. Still, pretty crappy pricing by Konami ($20 sounds more appropriate).

 

[Jeronimo Jones]

Now I'm a Metal Gear fan firmly in the waiting for a price cut/more details camp. I've been able to avoid the hype so far.

 

[MikeXXIeaf]

Wasn't Kotaku banned at a time?

Now they can be sourced without even legitimizing their info?

 

[kick51]

oh wow lol

 

[pretty done]

Two hours? I'm out. So many games coming out in March that this will get ignored and drop price pretty fast. Konami is such a sorry company.

 

[Akainu]

Wow, I'm speechless. We knew that the main mission was under 4 hours, but LESS than 2?

Wow.

2 hours for the main campaign???? Holy shit Konami. Definitely waiting a while to grab this one.

Poor Batzi.

Those avatars are way to similar.

HA! People who were buying it to begin with were chumps. What difference is 2 little hours.

 

[Batigol]

Lol at the new developments

But fair to Konami. They know people will buy this regardless so I'll give them credit for that

 

[kinoki]

I bought MGS4 and Peace Walker about a month ago and by the time I'm finished with them this will be dirt cheap. Here's hoping it's great!