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Gaseous Snake posted:It's been a while okay? You're telling me! I'm really rusty on the controls. A bunch of times so far, I've gotten myself into alert phase or killed because I forgot how to control this game correctly. I swear, it wasn't this hard last time I replayed this game, but that was at least 3 years ago 
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 03:10 |
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"Viewed all flashbacks." Not only do I need to watch all the cutscenes, but I have to pay attention!? Kojima!! 
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 03:16 |
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Guydoingthis posted:"Viewed all flashbacks." Most of my play through is me spacing out until I finally notice the cue and freaking out mashing the x button. e: ohfuck!
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 03:21 |
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The trophies from I what I can tell are really spergy and require a lot of grinding for drebin points
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 04:25 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The trophies must be few and far between, eh? I'm replaying and I just completed Act 1, but I only got 1 trophy so far, and that was for completing Act 1. Go back and break the statues dick. This is the only Trophy you will ever need.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 04:28 |
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I'd forgotten how weird those live action tv shows at the start of the game were. When I first played the game I had no idea about them so I was totally  through them. Awesome little addition.Looking forward to replaying this game, in spite of its faults it was still a great game.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 12:19 |
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Spalec posted:I'd forgotten how weird those live action tv shows at the start of the game were. When I first played the game I had no idea about them so I was totally I accidentally hit the left analog stick during that part yesterday and got static. I was like "Woah, what the hell?" I hit it again and found out I could cycle through commercials. I had never known you could do that the first 10 or so times I played through this game. Oh, Kojima 
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 14:05 |
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It's been a couple of years since I last finished the game but drat, at its best it's still such a blast to play. Not going for a speedrun, just trying for no kills and no alerts, but messing around with the soldiers and exploring every nook and cranny in the maps is a lot of fun. I'm also determined to get used to the over-the-shoulder aiming. Last time I found it too finicky and just went with auto-aim or first person aiming. So far so good though. E: And going in guns blazing after getting caught (and before reloading a save) with "Calling to the Night" blaring on the iPod. It's no Snake Eater or Heavens Divide, but a great little ditty nonetheless. Stare-Out fucked around with this message at Aug 7, 2012 around 14:22 |
| # ? Aug 7, 2012 14:16 |
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The only thing that still bugs me about the over-the-shoulder aiming (and the controls, too) is the switch between left and right handed aiming when you press R3. I've been pressing R3 when aiming by mistake and it keeps switching on me, and that's pretty annoying when I'm trying to mow down a group of PMC soldiers in front of me.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 14:22 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The only thing that still bugs me about the over-the-shoulder aiming (and the controls, too) is the switch between left and right handed aiming when you press R3. I've been pressing R3 when aiming by mistake and it keeps switching on me, and that's pretty annoying when I'm trying to mow down a group of PMC soldiers in front of me.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 14:27 |
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Guydoingthis posted:"Viewed all flashbacks." I wish they'd made it, like, 90% of them or something. I keep missing the odd one, and having to reset my console
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 14:35 |
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Ein Bear posted:I wish they'd made it, like, 90% of them or something. I keep missing the odd one, and having to reset my console Oh man are they counting the ones you view during the mission briefings at the start of each chapter?
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 23:30 |
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Viewtiful Jew posted:Oh man are they counting the ones you view during the mission briefings at the start of each chapter? It's a Kojima product, so I'm leaning "yes". I'm frankly surprised the HD collection didn't require you to mail in a full-length thesis on the evolution of nuclear war throughout history for the platinum.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 23:35 |
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Context High posted:It's a Kojima product, so I'm leaning "yes". I'm frankly surprised the HD collection didn't require you to mail in a full-length thesis on the evolution of nuclear war throughout history for the platinum. Or an achievement for reading through the book Nastasha wrote. To make sure you read it they make you take a timed in-game quiz so you can't cheat.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 23:38 |
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Viewtiful Jew posted:Or an achievement for reading through the book Nastasha wrote. In The Darkness of Shadow Moses was actually a really good read.
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| # ? Aug 7, 2012 23:46 |
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I've been playing Peace Walker, and so far the gameplay seems to be: Choose mission, neutralize enemies, fulton solders back to base, go to target, assign new recruits jobs, set R&D work, next mission. I guess it just feels less like a stealth game and more like a Pokemon game. That being said, it is still fun. I'm currently chasing the Nuke train to the tunnel right after rescuing Chico
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 04:29 |
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Zedicus Mann posted:I've been playing Peace Walker, and so far the gameplay seems to be: Choose mission, neutralize enemies, fulton solders back to base, go to target, assign new recruits jobs, set R&D work, next mission. There will be more variety in the missions starting very soon. Stick with it. It's an awesome game.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 04:54 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:You're telling me! I'm really rusty on the controls. A bunch of times so far, I've gotten myself into alert phase or killed because I forgot how to control this game correctly. I swear, it wasn't this hard last time I replayed this game, but that was at least 3 years ago No kidding. I don't remember sucking this much at it! I keep bumping into everything any everyone and getting my rear end killed! Am I crazy or did MGS4 pretty much codify the "left trigger aim right trigger fire" thing in games? Not saying it invented it, and it was mostly an evolution of the popular Resident Evil 4 method, but even so. None of these trophies say I need to do a Big Boss Emblem run but apparently you need to get all emblems to unlock all music? drat, going to need to get my game back in shape...
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 05:01 |
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Speedball posted:No kidding. I don't remember sucking this much at it! I keep bumping into everything any everyone and getting my rear end killed! Im pretty sure Gears of War did it before that but even then several games im sure did that whole control scheme first. Its not really similar to Resident evil 4 since it only uses one analog stick when aiming.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 05:23 |
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I started the dreaded Big Boss Emblem run today and made it to the middle of Act 3. I would have kept going but around the middle of the second rail-shooting sequence made me see red for a little while. How I survived this kind of stress a few years ago is beyond me.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 06:22 |
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...man. So we just had a minor earthquake right in the middle of when I was playing MGS4, during that first "Snake vs. Gekko" scene and I thought, "wow, the rumble on this controller is a lot stronger than I remember!" Oh, and I think the only way you can make it through the rail fighting segments nonlethally is to use the Solar Gun--provided it's charged, of course. One hit anywhere with that thing knocks guys out, you have a lot of ammo and it fires fast. Speedball fucked around with this message at Aug 8, 2012 around 06:35 |
| # ? Aug 8, 2012 06:26 |
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Believe it or not yodon't even have to do charged shots with in during the chase. All the enemies have way lowered maximum health and stamina, so just turn on Auto aim and tap away. Alternatively, use the Twin Barrel with V-Rings. It's not as reliable, but it's better than having to do headshots with the traq gun. E;f,b on the solar gun stuff.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 06:56 |
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Even though I've played it 20-something times already, the REX vs. RAY fight is still great. It's like two dinosaurs fighting each other with futuristic weaponry. It still doesn't get much better than slamming RAY over and over again.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 07:13 |
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Sylphid posted:Even though I've played it 20-something times already, the REX vs. RAY fight is still great. It's like two dinosaurs fighting each other with futuristic weaponry. It still doesn't get much better than slamming RAY over and over again. When it first came out and I kept telling friends of mine that it was one of the best games I'd ever played, most of them didn't believe me so I would show 'em that part. And then most of them said something like "Okay, yeah, this is pretty loving cool."
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 13:51 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:When it first came out and I kept telling friends of mine that it was one of the best games I'd ever played, most of them didn't believe me so I would show 'em that part. And then most of them said something like "Okay, yeah, this is pretty loving cool." MGS4 was my first MGS game and that (and the whole Shadow Moses thing) gave me goosebumps like you wouldn't believe. I really need to get back into Peace Walker. If anyone's up for Peacewalkering later, my GT is Calaveronico.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 13:55 |
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Calaveron posted:MGS4 was my first MGS game and that (and the whole Shadow Moses thing) gave me goosebumps like you wouldn't believe. Imagine if you had played MGS1 a decade earlier! That feeling was like tenfold for me, knowing the events of the first game had taken place there but getting there in MGS4 and seeing this frozen over abandoned facility with no humans in it, just unmanned enemies. It was so drat eerie the first time, and still is.
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TheLoser posted:I started the dreaded Big Boss Emblem run today and made it to the middle of Act 3. I would have kept going but around the middle of the second rail-shooting sequence made me see red for a little while. How I survived this kind of stress a few years ago is beyond me. If I remember correctly MGS4 has the same sort of health recovery mechanic Snake Eater has in that if you leave the game alone for a day or so you'll have recovered health the next time you load up your save. So if your health has gone to poo poo try taking advantage of that mechanic. It's a pretty inconsequential feature for most of the game but I remember it being a life saver when trying to get through that exact section a few years ago.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 15:49 |
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Nah, if you're really hurting, you can just have Snake lay flat down in a shady spot and he'll regenerate health at a decent rate. I think that's how I got Big Boss the first time...
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Speedball posted:Nah, if you're really hurting, you can just have Snake lay flat down in a shady spot and he'll regenerate health at a decent rate. I think that's how I got Big Boss the first time...
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 16:03 |
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So Kojima will be showing off the FOX Engine in a little over two weeks from now. I can't wait to see what it can do; considering it's Kojima we're talking about here and how nuts he is about detail. I remember before MGS4 came out he talked in length about how he wanted the world in MGS4 to feel alive, so much so that if you waited long enough, you could watch a tree grow in real time and characters' hair and facial hair would also grow with time. Hell, he probably would've coded in erosion if it'd been a possibility. But what kind of stuff will he be doing with the FOX Engine? I hope he goes all-out with detail and seeing as how it's possibly an open-world game, that level of detail would be really impressive. E: Any EU PS3 owners turned off by the €9.99 price tag on MGS1? Well, it's just €4.99 now! No excuses, if you don't own it, get it. Stare-Out fucked around with this message at Aug 8, 2012 around 16:57 |
| # ? Aug 8, 2012 16:30 |
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Flayer posted:Can't do that during the chase in Act 3. Is also not always a viable option when you are doing an under 5 hours run. One or more of the iPod songs regenerate health/improve accuracy I think, I can't remember off hand which ones other then Snake eater. (which I guess you don't have yet)
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 17:03 |
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The MGS3 healing radio songs regenerate health. Not sure how well though; I haven't used them yet and haven't even touched The Boss Extreme difficulty.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 17:09 |
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Yeah, I can't wait to see what the FOX engine can do. They've got some technical masters at Konami these days, if a four year old game like MGS4 can still be impressive. It's a big month to be an MGS fan. I'm personally quite interested in what MGS5 is going to be about.
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Sylphid posted:Yeah, I can't wait to see what the FOX engine can do. They've got some technical masters at Konami these days, if a four year old game like MGS4 can still be impressive. Honestly, MGS4 is amazing, it still looks and sounds better than most of the games that came out in the last year.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 20:29 |
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El Hefe posted:Honestly, MGS4 is amazing, it still looks and sounds better than most of the games that came out in the last year. No lie, it's just like how MGS3 was so cutting-edge it still looked better than a lot of the games that immediately followed it in the next generation. The HD release of MGS3 didn't even need to retexture anything, I think! Revengeance will run off the Fox engine, right? Should be good...
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 20:44 |
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Of all the weeks to have time off but not be home. 
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 20:52 |
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Speedball posted:No lie, it's just like how MGS3 was so cutting-edge it still looked better than a lot of the games that immediately followed it in the next generation. The HD release of MGS3 didn't even need to retexture anything, I think! Revengeance was originally on the Fox engine, but since it's switched hands to Platinum it runs on the engine they've been using for their games.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 21:01 |
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It's kind of a shame they didn't make another game with the MGS4 engine. I've been playing through it again, as I assume most people have, and it still looks so nice. The amount of detail is kind of incredible and there are still only a handful of games that rival it in that department. But I would've liked to have seen how far they could've pushed it with another game. Still, the FOX engine sounds (and looks) pretty incredible so I can't complain. The only thing I don't like about the MGS4 engine is the fire. It looks really bizarre.
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| # ? Aug 8, 2012 21:06 |
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Are the downloadable integral podcasts any good? In all the years i've played this game I never actually downloaded them. Something to listen to whilst doing the Chicken emblem run either way
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Catpain Blackudder posted:Are the downloadable integral podcasts any good? In all the years i've played this game I never actually downloaded them. Yes. I listened to them and they're pretty cool. They point out interesting things in the engine, or why they did X or Y and tell you how to play the level basically (But as far as I remember they're only in certain spots for certain parts of the levels.)
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