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Metal Gear Solid V Spoiler Free Impressions Thread
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Fuck yes. This is my kinda game.
One of the guys who was at the review event posted a screenshot with his total play time so far.... over 67 hours.
This game is MASSIVE.
Just the way I like it. I'm already in love with the MGS story up to this point, the characters, and if the game is just "more Ground Zeroes" I'm a happy camper.
Am I the only one who finishes a mission and doesn't want to do the next one for fear of moving too fast even though I'm only up to mission 4 and there are a billion more hours left in the game? :lol
I'm tempted to go back to the first two missions and re-do the side requirements in those to 100% them.
OCD, not good in a game this size but I get this way in every massive game.
I'm tempted to go back to the first two missions and re-do the side requirements in those to 100% them.
OCD, not good in a game this size but I get this way in every massive game.
See the thing is you can't analyse people's strengths but your base will fill up fast doing this (you can upgrade space) so when you let go of people and you can analyse their ranks etc you only be going after high ranking ones. Hope it made sense.
shadyspace
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Sorry, are you saying that we don't have the ability to judge soldiers' skill rankings at first? I guess that makes sense.
You need to upgrade your binoculars first.
Frecklestein
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Ah, sorry I meant like my PC in general. I'm not too tech savy with specs and whatnot. Ground Zeroes runs really well on my machine and I was just curious if that would mean MGSV would as well.
You have to develop it through R&D, shouldn't take long though, I have it already. Sorry if it was confusing.
Don't know why? The only reason I can thing of is a radio broadcasting in the background slightly sounded like PT. Although It wasn't related to it.
MAX PAYMENT
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My plan exactly. From the get go I plan on trying to make as Awesome a mother base as j can. It's priority number 1.
You might have to enroll some D-Listers until you get the analysing and can view the ranks of others.
Crossing Eden
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It's not that bad. Not even in the same stratosphere as PT in terms of genuine terror.
Yeah, I think it may be a tad more demanding but not significantly so. The minimum and recommended specs are the same as Ground Zeroes so you should be fine, if there is a difference in how demanding the game is, it wasn't significant enough for them to increase the hardware requirements and recommendations.
ViewtifulJC
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I wanna know about the ranking requirements and how they differ from GZ. I heard you can actually kill a few people this time? Is it still about rushing through it as fast as possible? What are the exceptions the IGN review talked about?
Statue of Limitation
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Ok, 8 hours in and I've just frozen the PAL key and now I'm-
Wait...I didn't get an early copy did I
Wait...I didn't get an early copy did I
Death Metalist
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That's awesome! Gotta try that when I'm back home.
It's not horror in the sense of I'm really scared and I'm gonna shit. I don't see how they can compare it to the PT demo since that one is legitimately I'm gonna shit my pants scary. The opening is scary in it's brutality, confusion and mystery. I don't want to say anymore but I can't think of a game in recent memory that made me say "Holy shit" and "WTF" over and over again. The last time I was like that was when I played MGS4.
It's a system that rewards both playstyles. It's much more complex than GZ but I am going to guess that the quickest way to get S ranks is to finish it quick with no kills, no alarms and not restarting to a checkpoint when you get spotted.
Thanks bros. They just seem like two cool bits of the game and I hate it when I can miss stuff like that.
nillapuddin
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So whats the deal with companion app
I will have the Xbox One, but I have a Surface and a Windows Phone
how will I interact with a second screen?
I will have the Xbox One, but I have a Surface and a Windows Phone
how will I interact with a second screen?
You can see the map and use iDroid features such as listening to tapes
I think it's unlikely that the companion app will be available for anything other than iOS and Android
I don't know the algorithm they use, but it seems to reflect actual performance quite well. Not being seen and not killing practically guarantee an S-rank, but I've also gotten an S-rank killing (with headshots), avoiding damage and being quick.
Yeah, slightly altered from GZ. Now you basically just forfeit the No-Kill bonus if you take somebody out. So getting higher ranks is still a possibility.
ViewtifulJC
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glad the ranking system has changed somewhat. It'll be a shame if you have all these weapons and the game penalizes you from using anything but the traq gun. Obviously you want to be fast and stealthy, but there's more leeway in experimentation.
Fernando Fernandez
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So I've got a few trophies pop up but the game doesn't come up on my trophy list _ is this the same for everyone else?
Death Metalist
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I think the coolest thing about the game is lets say you have 5 side ops in Afghanistan, you can do them all in one go in real time without heading back to base or some loading screen/menu.etc
So, as long as you are in that map and you have side ops for it, the mission is basically free for you to approach within the world.
Hmm, I'm playing it on Xbox One but they are popping up just fine. What I don't understand though is that when I take screenshots or clips, I can't save them nor share them. They are just there on my system for me to see but no one else so I don't know if its something wrong with upload or if Konami disabled such a thing? but then again people with their PS4 copies have been taking screenshots just fine so I don't know what's going on.
It's weird though that the pictures/clips don't have the name of the game on it. Weird but that's how I know when a pic or clip can't be saved/shared. I don't know if this is a bug or what but I restarted my console and all but it's still the same for some reason.
So, as long as you are in that map and you have side ops for it, the mission is basically free for you to approach within the world.
Hmm, I'm playing it on Xbox One but they are popping up just fine. What I don't understand though is that when I take screenshots or clips, I can't save them nor share them. They are just there on my system for me to see but no one else so I don't know if its something wrong with upload or if Konami disabled such a thing? but then again people with their PS4 copies have been taking screenshots just fine so I don't know what's going on.
It's weird though that the pictures/clips don't have the name of the game on it. Weird but that's how I know when a pic or clip can't be saved/shared. I don't know if this is a bug or what but I restarted my console and all but it's still the same for some reason.
That's awesome. Basically Peace Walker 2.0
Garrett Hawke
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PC version is steam only as someone else pointed out, so there probably won't be any PC impressions until launch.
PC version isnt out, its steam locked even if you get the retail copy.
Bond levels, huh?
I'm guessing we literally bond with Quiet. lol That shouldn't be a problem.
Death Metalist
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Try luring the two on the brigde to the right side of it with your magazines, there is a slope. Once you're far away on foot carrying Kaz, call your horse.
You might want to leave it at that. The rest of your post reveals what happens in that mission, and I don't know if it was known pre-release.
I got the game today.
1) the intro was nice, but it felt too handholding/on rails for my liking (doesnt represent the rest of the game). Also not a fan of the overkill anamorphic lens flare.
2) fox engine is beautiful and I really think the lighting model they have is better than most other next gen games - especially daylight looks better than most other games.The models and textures could be better.
3) afghanistan is wonderfully realized. Its not copy paste same area. There is tons of detail and variation amongst each outpost and the fact u can go into tiny huts/houses serves to make each location feels like it can be explored inside out. Just adds to the immersion.
4) A.I seems smarter and more aggressive than GZ. Sound design has been improved.
5) yes all things that annoyed us in gameplay videos can be sort of adjusted. Big boss doesnt 'hiyas' all the time, idroid audio cues (Marker placed!) can be turned off, etc.
6) keifer sounds good on the tapes, and the VA in the tapes is good. They are essentially codec calls - and bb talks too in them so it isnt a case of 'lololol keifer was too expensive'.
1) the intro was nice, but it felt too handholding/on rails for my liking (doesnt represent the rest of the game). Also not a fan of the overkill anamorphic lens flare.
2) fox engine is beautiful and I really think the lighting model they have is better than most other next gen games - especially daylight looks better than most other games.The models and textures could be better.
3) afghanistan is wonderfully realized. Its not copy paste same area. There is tons of detail and variation amongst each outpost and the fact u can go into tiny huts/houses serves to make each location feels like it can be explored inside out. Just adds to the immersion.
4) A.I seems smarter and more aggressive than GZ. Sound design has been improved.
5) yes all things that annoyed us in gameplay videos can be sort of adjusted. Big boss doesnt 'hiyas' all the time, idroid audio cues (Marker placed!) can be turned off, etc.
6) keifer sounds good on the tapes, and the VA in the tapes is good. They are essentially codec calls - and bb talks too in them so it isnt a case of 'lololol keifer was too expensive'.
Frecklestein
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Lovely. Thanks, mate
This will make a lot of people happy.
Megaton right here.
IMACOMPUTA
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That's the best. My wife (then girlfriend) has only done that with one game. Resident Evil 4.
Yessssss
Maaaaaardy
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4:15 in. Here are some thoughts. Bear in mind it's my first MGS game. Thanks
It isn't the best looking game ever, but it's bloody nice. No issues with the graphics.
Intro is great but the prologue to me is a bit slow in places.
The atmosphere is incredible, I'm literally scared of being seen every second I'm in the battlefield. Amazing.
Controls and feel seem greatly improved from the small bit I played of GZ. This seems a LOT BETTER. If you didn't like GZ, you'll like this.
I've played for over four hours and I am 2% through. This game is long. Value for money is here alright!
Overall I think it'll make a lot of people very happy. It's just a game of incredible scale and life.
It isn't the best looking game ever, but it's bloody nice. No issues with the graphics.
Intro is great but the prologue to me is a bit slow in places.
The atmosphere is incredible, I'm literally scared of being seen every second I'm in the battlefield. Amazing.
Controls and feel seem greatly improved from the small bit I played of GZ. This seems a LOT BETTER. If you didn't like GZ, you'll like this.
I've played for over four hours and I am 2% through. This game is long. Value for money is here alright!
Overall I think it'll make a lot of people very happy. It's just a game of incredible scale and life.
brandonh83
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You'll... probably be fine.
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