Metal gear solid, the phantom pain

[Skylinecrazy]

y2blade said:

Watched the first walkthrough late last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBIZfnaVc5M

yep 3hrs of it....Seen enough, to slow and too many cut scenes.
Think I'll leave it

Thank you Ninja Tetra you saved me £39

mgs is all about cutscenes and slow pace though..

What did you expect?

[D-S]

Skylinecrazy said:

gs is all about cutscenes and slow pace though..

What did you expect?

and this game has easily got the fewest cut scenes!

[Animala]

I seriously wasn't even considering getting this game until someone posted this :
http://imgur.com/gallery/P7mKZGq

[FurballS2000]

Played it for around 4-5 hours yesterday, did the weird prologue and a few missions and a couple side ops.
Just got the interpreter so I can understand people I interrogate, useful!
Then spent the last 20 mins of the session knocking people out and sticking balloons on them!

Very different gameplay compared to the earlier ones if you didn't give ground zeroes a go.

Looking forward to getting more into it

[Craiglamuffin]

Animala said:

I seriously wasn't even considering getting this game until someone posted this :
http://imgur.com/gallery/P7mKZGq

Bugger... *trots off to the shop*

[Digby]

Quaestion: Did the first mission, saved some guy, did my "Ruuuun, get to the chopper" bit and then realised I had hardly seen any of the map and all of a sudden I was at some oil rig base thingy.Do you go back, or do I need to reload and go have a good look around?

Also, it seems rather easy.I have turned off almost all the aids (auto aiming, markers etc etc) yet running in, standing behind a door and just shooting people as they approach resulted in me not even coming close to snuffing it.The one time I did get shot (didn't realise where the bullets were coming from) I must have taken about ten rounds in the back of the head and I just ended up a bit bloody.

Edited by Digby on Wednesday 2nd September 19:29

[smithyithy]

Yeah you operate from the base (and helicopter) and drop in and out of the map for missions, side-ops and general roaming.

[brockovrs]

I really suck at this game!

I'm only on mission 3 and I keep buggering it up. I try to get to a high place, tag as many guards as I can see, then either avoid/knock out/kill them, but I keep getting spotted.

The tranquilliser gun doesn't shoot through windows (ask me how I found that out...) and unless you get a head shot it takes ages to knock someone out.

I'm trying to fulton as many people as I can, so I get more people back at mother base as I'm hoping once I get better equipment/buddies it'll make life easier!

[Ste1987]

Animala said:

I seriously wasn't even considering getting this game until someone posted this :
http://imgur.com/gallery/P7mKZGq

Ocelot tells you that wild animals need to be removed from the warzone, if possible. You come across a wild pup on one mission, which you can either leave or fulton, and it then lives on the base

I've kicked my horse in the bks and sent it to the ground!

[DoubleSix]

brockovrs said:

I really suck at this game!

I'm only on mission 3 and I keep buggering it up. I try to get to a high place, tag as many guards as I can see, then either avoid/knock out/kill them, but I keep getting spotted.

The tranquilliser gun doesn't shoot through windows (ask me how I found that out...) and unless you get a head shot it takes ages to knock someone out.

I'm trying to fulton as many people as I can, so I get more people back at mother base as I'm hoping once I get better equipment/buddies it'll make life easier!

For such a polished game there are some annoying oddities.

Why no "plink" sound as the dart hits the window and fails to penetrate??

Why does the galloping noise continue after my house has come to a halt?

How can Japanese dialogue still be this bad without a hint of satire?


Good game though...

[y2blade]

Skylinecrazy said:

y2blade said:

Watched the first walkthrough late last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBIZfnaVc5M

yep 3hrs of it....Seen enough, to slow and too many cut scenes.
Think I'll leave it

Thank you Ninja Tetra you saved me £39

mgs is all about cutscenes and slow pace though..

What did you expect?

Scroll up Dan, and stop trying to be a smartarse....
I've not played or even seen a MGS game since Number 2 on PS2.

THIS ONE!!!


Maybe the cutscenes aren't so pronounced when actually playing as opposed to watching a playthrough clip.

[Skylinecrazy]

y2blade said:

Skylinecrazy said:

y2blade said:

Watched the first walkthrough late last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBIZfnaVc5M

yep 3hrs of it....Seen enough, to slow and too many cut scenes.
Think I'll leave it

Thank you Ninja Tetra you saved me £39

mgs is all about cutscenes and slow pace though..

What did you expect?

Scroll up Dan, and stop trying to be a smartarse....
I've not played or even seen a MGS game since Number 2 on PS2.

THIS ONE!!!


Maybe the cutscenes aren't so pronounced when actually playing as opposed to watching a playthrough clip.

[Guvernator]

y2blade said:

Scroll up Dan, and stop trying to be a smartarse....
I've not played or even seen a MGS game since Number 2 on PS2.

THIS ONE!!!


Maybe the cutscenes aren't so pronounced when actually playing as opposed to watching a playthrough clip.

To be fair this is also what put me off some of the others too. I don't mind a good cut scene but the balance seemed to have swung too far over to sitting passively watching and not enough time playing, if this is more of the same I think I'll pass. I think on MGS2 the actual time I spent controlling my character before finishing the game was about 3 hours.

[Ste1987]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. 5 and a half hours play, completed 2% of the game! fking what? So, theoretically, it'll take me 275 hours to complete?

[Chimune]

Never noticed this being released but the Guardian loves it !!

www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/03/metal-g...

[brockovrs]

I wondered why it asked for your birthday!

Sort of spoilery!

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/03/metal-g...

[Ste1987]

brockovrs said:

I wondered why it asked for your birthday!

Sort of spoilery!

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/03/metal-g...

Ha! I like that!

[Steve Evil]

Guvernator said:

y2blade said:

Scroll up Dan, and stop trying to be a smartarse....
I've not played or even seen a MGS game since Number 2 on PS2.

THIS ONE!!!


Maybe the cutscenes aren't so pronounced when actually playing as opposed to watching a playthrough clip.

To be fair this is also what put me off some of the others too. I don't mind a good cut scene but the balance seemed to have swung too far over to sitting passively watching and not enough time playing, if this is more of the same I think I'll pass. I think on MGS2 the actual time I spent controlling my character before finishing the game was about 3 hours.

In terms of cut scenes this has the least of any Metal Gear game to date, MGS2 was riddled with them, this has a few at the start and then they come up once every five hours or so, lasting a few minutes tops. I've now played about 38 hours of it and rarely ever hear Kiefer Sutherland's voice. There is so much gameplay depth here it's unbelievable, I've been tranquilising everyone and snatching up bodies, vehicles and containers left right and centre, the guards are now getting wise and some are wandering around in full body armour with no gaps to shoot a dart through, so I'm having to resort to other tactics in order to take them out non-lethally.

Anyone put off by the looks of those early couple of hours should really re-consider.

[y2blade]

Steve Evil said:

Guvernator said:

y2blade said:

Scroll up Dan, and stop trying to be a smartarse....
I've not played or even seen a MGS game since Number 2 on PS2.

THIS ONE!!!


Maybe the cutscenes aren't so pronounced when actually playing as opposed to watching a playthrough clip.

To be fair this is also what put me off some of the others too. I don't mind a good cut scene but the balance seemed to have swung too far over to sitting passively watching and not enough time playing, if this is more of the same I think I'll pass. I think on MGS2 the actual time I spent controlling my character before finishing the game was about 3 hours.

In terms of cut scenes this has the least of any Metal Gear game to date, MGS2 was riddled with them, this has a few at the start and then they come up once every five hours or so, lasting a few minutes tops. I've now played about 38 hours of it and rarely ever hear Kiefer Sutherland's voice. There is so much gameplay depth here it's unbelievable, I've been tranquilising everyone and snatching up bodies, vehicles and containers left right and centre, the guards are now getting wise and some are wandering around in full body armour with no gaps to shoot a dart through, so I'm having to resort to other tactics in order to take them out non-lethally.

Anyone put off by the looks of those early couple of hours should really re-consider.

hmmmm thank you Steve, yeah as said earlier I watched the first 3hrs and it seemed to be cutscene after cutscene etc etc .......I will watch a bit more and I'm definitely reconsidering it.

Thanks

[BlackpoolRock]

Ste1987 said:

What are the chances that that flying kid with the gas mask is a young Psycho Mantis, or at least somewhat related to him?

Exactly what I thought when I saw him. I thought the guy on fire was The Fury from MGS3 the predecessor (timeline wise) to this. Can't be as Big Boss killed him in MSS3 though.