damn gotta go check it out then. thanks mang

I am dying to play this game. I've played like each one as its come out religiously but am just going to wait til the price on the ps3 drops a little bit before getting it. :P

just finished the game ( total game time was about 21 hours, including cutscenes and gameplay) and here's my review based on the single-player mode:

Graphics - 9.5/10
This game has some of the best facial and clothing textures I've ever seen - amazing! The lighting effects are breathtaking as well and really add to the atmosphere of the game while playing. The environments are very detailed and well modeled and again, the effects are simply amazing. Everyone with a PS3 should at least borrow or rent this game just to check out the graphics, even if you're not a fan of this type of games. The only few flaws were the slower frame rates during heavy on-screen action and some aliasing issues on certain objects, but everything else was done almost perfectly. Simply awesome.

Gameplay - 10/10
I love how you can choose your own way of getting through the game; you can either do the Rambo thing and kill everything you see, or you can play it like it's meant to be played - stealth all the way. This guarantees at least TWO play throughs using 2 very different styles. Perfect.

Control - 8.5/10
Having played quite a few 3rd-person shooters/action games, I have to say that while good, the control in this game COULD be improved. It's not always the most responsive and for a stealth game, doesn't have the most elaborate collection of stealthy moves. Compared to another PS3 exclusive, UNCHARTED, this game felt slightly sluggish and more restricted. Overall though the game controls very well and the gun fights, whether you're using the 1st person view or the 3rd person view, are very exciting to go through.

Story - 8/10
I've played MGS1 and MGS2, but skipped MGS3, and have downloaded the MGS database thingy off of PSN so that I could catch up on the story line, but still at the end of MGS4 I felt a little confused at some of the plots and twists in the game, and didn't quite understand all the information that was presented by the cutscenes. I think the problem with MGS stories is that they're too dense and you don't really have enough time to digest everything before more info is being thrown at you, and sometimes you have to accept some really far-fetched ideas so that the story can make some sense.

Overall though, the story is interesting enough to hook you in, and ties up all the loose ends from the previous MGS games. I wouldn't call it a brilliant story though.... but some of the ideas are interesting and should make a pretty good movie.

Sound and Music - 10/10
OH MY GOD. If you have a 5.1 surround setup you will absolutely love this game (Dolby TrueHD). The environmental sound effects, the guns, and the explosions are some of the best I've heard. Definite ear-candy if you have the right setup. Music, once again, is top-notch, and really gives the game a movie-like experience. This game and UNCHARTED are 2 PS3 games that should be bought based on SOUND alone - definitely worth it!

Cutscene and Voice acting - 8.5/10
Everyone should know by now that this game is almost half cutscenes and half gameplay, so it makes sense to have a rating just for the former. Overall the cutscenes are VERY well done and some are almost movie-like, and are worth watching through with great attention. Some though, are WAY too long and could use some editing for sure, so that the pacing of the game could be a little better. Voice acting is top notch, except for maybe a few moments where I thought it was over the top / too cheesy.

Be prepared to sit for a long time between gameplay, though. Some cutscenes are REALLY, REALLY long. lol :haha:

Overall - 9.5/10
The best PS3 game so far. Get it.

the MGS 1, 2 and 3 bundle are the MGS Essentials bundle that was released back in April

it has the re issue cd of MGS1, as well as the hard to find MGS2 Substance

and ya, the MGS3 Subsistence only contains 1 disc instead of 2, well thats because the original Subsistence, disc 2 contained the first gen MGO, however it also contained Metal Gear 1 and 2, the MSX versions..

get the Essentials collection if you can, they already stop making prints of it about a month ago, so their starting to dissapear at stores...

Damn, I just finished the game today.. I loved playing through Shadow Moses again.. so nostalgic! =D

Just when you thought shit couldn't get better, it gets better. (referring to the epic MG battle)

finished the game for the 4th time last night. trying to get all the emblems. damn, this game is so short if you skip all the cutscenes, I finished it on naked normal in 3hours 45 minutes. anyone get the big boss emblem yet?

omg i nearly died of tears after fighting crying wolf

otocon: snake, you need to change to disc 2, do you see it?
snake: no...
otocon: oh yeah, this is PS3, there's blueray now, what was I thinking?
snake: get a grip !!!

The best part is the fact that instead of swapping discs, which takes about 10 seconds, you have to install portions to the hard drive, which takes like 30 minutes in total... Yeah that joke was pretty much an epic fail :lol

I just finished this game! Didn't take me that long on normal either. I can't wait to wake up at 5am and play it all over again. This game is awesome, its the best game I have for PS3. I love it! I've been playing the Metal Gear series for a long time and after finishing this one it got me thinking... This can't be it, there has to be another. Obviously there is alot more to do in the game. I have to play it again to collect all the goodies that I've missed but does anyone know if MGS5 is in the works? :P

Anyways...... FREAKIN' AWESOME GAME!!!!

anyone got the BB emblem yet?
my first play through was on normal, took me like 15hours? my 2nd playthrough was on easy to get the stealth camo and bandana, which is arnd 12hours? no kill no alerts. and then playthough on easy a few more times. now i'm trying to go for the BB emblem, and it seems dam hard. there is like twice the amounts of guards within the same area as opposed to on easy mode. i dont know how i am gonna pull this off.

Sorry for bringing up an old thread but yes, I beat the game on The Boss Extreme difficulty and I received the big boss emblem Friday evening!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/...8f72c375fc.jpg

I was looking up MGS5: Rising and I found this......

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...05&catid=23358

What the hell?!? I knew that its going to be released for PS3 and XBOX 360 but the official site doesn't have any news when the game will be officially released for either system.

http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/event_2009/en/?1

Anyone have some news?

take that date with a grain of salt
I'm still on MGS1 and i play like a level every 2-3 months haha