UPDATE: Those of you who already downloaded the demo but cannot see the cutscenes need the XVID codec. The download file now includes the required XVID codec.
When I released the barely-playable demo for FIGHT OF THE METAL GEARS on April Fools Day, I promised you guys a full playable demo for the summer. Well, it's time for SAGE, the Sonic Amateur Games Expo and since they're not dicks, there's some non-Sonic related independent games to check out... including our very own Metal Gear Solid: FIGHT OF THE METAL GEARS!
Be sure to also check out the other games at SAGE!
PS: Feel free to tell me how much you like to JUMP AND SHOOT AT WILL in our very own forums for FIGHT OF THE METAL GEARS and take part in our monthly poll about it!
Go read it if you haven't already under THE FEATURES. However, if you are trying to stay away from Peace Walker spoilers... you should probably not read it.
First off, there is a new myth article up. I actually was thinking about writing this a year ago when Metal Gear Solid: Rising was first announced but I never got to it and I thought the myth itself would die out with people, I dunno, doing some research and reading. I suppose I was a little optimistic, so here you go. I expect some hate mail from fanboys that I will not reply to. Check it out under THE FEATURES.
Next, I made some minor changes to the site. Specifically, THE GAMES page is updated for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (which now has a box art gallery) and Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Nothing big here, let's move on.
With the release of Peace Walker I had to make an update to one myth article. A reader also brought up a good point regarding another article which I decided to also update. None of these updates negate the articles themselves, they just clear some things up better. Once again, these can be checked out under THE FEATURES.
With that, I put to rest the myth article about Old Snake not being Big Boss. I think everyone by now has to know. The only people I could imagine not really knowing this would be a newcomer who just played Snake Eater and, for some reason, thinks Guns of the Patriots takes place inside of a mirror. Anyways I threw this myth article in THE JUNK.
Lastly, I recently finished with both endings of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and unlocking every briefing tape, including "the phone call." Because it took a while (had to finish every fucking EXTRA OP) I didn't have the chance to really write anything about Peace Walker as I planned. Well, now I can. Expect that next month. But it won't be a review.
I think reviews in general are pointless because they're so damn subjective. Now I understand that there are some people with similar tastes with you. Perhaps I am one of them. In that case, I guess it is fair to ask me of my opinion. Some of you did. I generally just write that I "riked" it "for the most part" but one forum member asked recently and I decided to indulge into somewhat of a short review. Here is pretty much what I responded with:
Gameplay - 4/5
Be warned of leveling up and grinding. It's less annoying as it is in Portable Ops but bosses are considerably difficult unless you level up your staff and continuously develop powerful weapons. Sneaking missions are fun though the lack of crawling does continue to bug me. Co-op is fun as well but is really only helpful in boss battles. Controls are largely improved (though still not perfect) but you can still use Portable Ops' control scheme if you want.
Graphics - 5/5
Personally, this is the least important aspect of games in my opinion but it is one of the best looking PSP titles. Whereas Portable Ops had great looking models but bad environments, this one has everything fit in. The models look as good as the environments.
Story - 3/5
Not as bad as MGS4, but still not that great. In ways even Portable Ops has a better overall plot. What Peace Walker does that's better though are less obvious inconsistencies (they're still there, though) and a lot of depth given to the characters that's revealed through briefing tapes, some of which are hidden. Often times the hidden part gets annoying--the final chapter has to be unlocked by doing certain things the game hardly hints at doing.
Overall - Worth buying if you have a PSP already
Not sure if it's worth the purchase of a PSP though if you don't already have one.
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This was one of the hardest editorials for me to write. Not because of it's thesis mind you but because in the middle of working on it othereditorials were published, some of which nearly had the same things I wrote. So I had to figure out other ways to discuss what I wanted to discuss as I wanted this to be unique.
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