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Old 18-06-2008, 00:26   #16
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I completed it today. I won't give away any details, but it's a stunning game from start to finish. The online game is pretty much irrelevant - it's worth buying purely for the single-player game.

Some great humour, and some really nice touches relating to the rest of the series... which you'll probably only 'get' if you've played the previous games.
Finished it sunday night. Loved every minute of it. This game has set a very high bar in terms of Cinematic storey telling in a game. Always loved how MGS did this but 4 has taken it to a whole new level.

This game was probably my biggest reason for buying a PS3 and am so glad I did. After seeing what can be done I am looking forward to the next installment of Final Fantasy.

If there's any such award like Cinematic production in a game then MGS4 deserves it.

EDIT: Havent touched the online myself either. Not really intrested in it anyway. The game itself was by far good enough reason to buy.
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Old 19-06-2008, 12:40   #17
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

MGS4 has put PS3 hardware sales above even the Wii. It's the one people have been waiting for I guess.
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MGS4 Database & other DLC!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...se-on-the-way/


Finally, a worthwhile update to the store.
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Old 20-06-2008, 00:14   #19
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MGS4 Outsells every other Game in japan 2:1

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No surprise here -- the behemoth that is Metal Gear Solid 4 has obliterated the competition in the Japanese charts. It managed to sell over 12 times the amount of the runner-up, Mario Kart Wii. But wait, there's more! MGS4 alone outsold every other game on the chart combined by more than 2 to 1. An impressive feat, no doubt. Last week's winner, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit on the PS3, dropped down to 7th place with 18,000 copies sold. With two (!) PS3 games in the top 10 and two PSP games as well, Sony must be rather pleased by their sales in Japan.

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) - 465,000
2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 38,000
3. Wii Fit (Wii) - 37,000
4. Powerful Pro Portable Baseball 3 (PSP) - 27,000
5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 26,000
6. Hisshou Pachinko Kouryaku (DS) - 22,000
7. Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (PS3) - 18,000
8. DS Calligraphy Training (DS) - 17,000
9. DS Misa Yamamura Suspense (DS) - 17,000
10. Furai No Syren 3 (Wii) - 14,000
Now i know its japan and also it didnt really have any majour competition but still impressive none the less.
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

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MGS4 Database & other DLC!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...se-on-the-way/


Finally, a worthwhile update to the store.
Since the game had a global release date, you'd think this would too. It's the first item that has ever had me annoyed at the Euro store delays.
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

European Games Sales (plus non US/Jap regions)

1 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots PS3 429,318
2 Wii Sports 136,758
3 Mario Kart Wii 68,458
4 Wii Fit Nintendo 66,579
5 Wii Play Nintendo 64,650
6 Brain Training DS 59,896
7 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures DS 56,415
8 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures PS2 55,712
9 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 51,012
10 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Wii 46,028
11 Grand Theft Auto IV X360 43,628

Hardware Sales

*****Japan****America****EU&Others**Total
DS***39,305***187,553****230,508***457,366
PS3***81,323***122,449***116,642***320,414
Wii***46,378***112,403***138,210***296,991
PSP***63,996***76,097***65,156***205,249
X360**2,288***60,580***67,615***130,483
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

Was happy to read today that MGS 4 may not be the end of the MGS series just the End of Snakes storey.

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According to a preview of an interview with 1UP, assistant producer Ryan Payton said in regards to the possibility of Metal Gear Solid 5: "there are some misunderstandings that this is the final Metal Gear game. But it's really the final chapter of the Solid Snake story." He further states that if Snake's story continues past MGS4, "we'll get to the point where the game has absolutely no basis in reality." Payton also hinted at who might be the future star of the next MGS game: there is "still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned." IGN's Philip Kollar interprets all of this as Konami having nowhere to go with the series except for prequels to "continue fleshing out that same epic narrative."
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Since the game had a global release date, you'd think this would too. It's the first item that has ever had me annoyed at the Euro store delays.
Yep

Bloody SCEEE

http://kotaku.com/5018164/sorry-euro...tabase-for-you



You can download it from the US or Japan PSN Stores if you have an account, but it won't recognise your save, so you can't look at the MGS4 info.


Also, I don't think Sony can use the usual stupid translation excuse this time... the US version of the MGS4 DB (which is, of course, in English) also has language options for Japanese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.


So I'm wondering just what the hell their pathetic excuse is this time...
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

That's interesting, Matt. So I guess there really is no excuse this time, other than laziness.

A lot of people seem to think that SCEE "don't care" about the customers. I've always been very reluctant to believe that - after all, Europe has always been a major supporter of Sony's hardware. But things like this do make you wonder.

Maybe it's precisely because we've always been big supporters that we suffer? They're obviously going to keep their home market happy, and since they still have some catching up to do in the US, they get everything first, their own blog etc. Maybe SCEE aren't trying so hard here because they feel they don't have to?
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

I think they certainly do give the impression that they don't care about Europe

Maybe you're right, & it's due to complacency, as the PS3 is doing very well here anyway, whereas the 360 is stronger in the US [plus obviously Japan is the home market so they won't neglect there].

Or maybe SCEE are just muppets...


In any case...

Europe finally gets the MGS4 database this coming Thursday

http://kotaku.com/5018727/


I downloaded the US one yesterday evening - definitely has language options for English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian as I mentioned earlier (hadn't tried it then - just posted what I'd read).

Doesn't recognise my save, but that doesn't matter, as -

a) I haven't finished yet anyway

b) The Euro one is out this week
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I cant exactly remember what i read or were but I will try find it again but am sure it said something along the lines of the PSN is not actually run by Sony. Maybe thats the problem.
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

I think it is still Sony overall (plus of course SCEA & SCEJ never display the same utter lameness that SCEE does), but AFAIK the developers do have more freedom with some things (Sony isn't a big control freak like MS seem to be).

Which is good in some ways, bad in others.

Although I think overall, I'd probably prefer them to be control freaks like MS seem to be.
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I think it is still Sony overall (plus of course SCEA & SCEJ never display the same utter lameness that SCEE does), but AFAIK the developers do have more freedom with some things (Sony isn't a big control freak like MS seem to be).

Which is good in some ways, bad in others.

Although I think overall, I'd probably prefer them to be control freaks like MS seem to be.
Yeah far point. In no way am I trying to defend sony as we all know to well how they have treated Europe in the past(Damn why do I still like them so much lol). Was just pointing out what I read and woundering if this could be adding to the problem here.
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Re: MGS 4 Avalible Thursday

Well I’m sure I’m near to completion and have to say proberbly the best game I have ever played.
I was on the edge of my seat all the way. Even the cut scenes had me locked to the screen.

Fantastic and cannot wait to re-do it.
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Is it true the cut scenes can get up to 90 mins in one case?
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