"What can I say about the ending ... it's the final chapter of Solid Snake, no joke about it. There's no smoke and mirrors, no jack in the box trick, this is the final chapter in his life, and in his story," Ryan Payton from Kojima Productions says in his revealing Metal Gear Solid 4 interview. In addition to promising a fulfilling end to the MGS saga, there are hints at unannounced gameplay modes (vehicles, perhaps?).
Most surprisingly is the differentiation between both the English and Japanese versions of the game. "It's going to be harder than the Japanese version, I can say that right now." The main reason for the difficulty change? The new FPS controls: "That over the shoulder view is going to be, I hope, the focal point. I want to make that the default setting." Honestly, we like it better that way. Make sure you read the rest of the Joystiq interview for more.
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10-22-2007 @ 6:39PM
Vice said...
Wow...cool hair flip.
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10-22-2007 @ 6:51PM
Demis said...
Anyone know where can i buy that shirt what he has, Online?
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10-22-2007 @ 6:56PM
bamf said...
They always up the difficulty of Japanese games when the come to the west. Someone made a post about this in GT. MGS3 snake eater: Subsitence (the 3 disc special edition version) there is the normal difficulty you find a Hard and a European extreme hard.
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10-22-2007 @ 7:28PM
phattie said...
That is a pretty cool t-shirt... although, i dont remember the last time i wore a video game t-shirt.
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10-22-2007 @ 8:37PM
Shattercross said...
Why is there a picture of Rivers Como here?
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10-22-2007 @ 9:33PM
Mobius 1 said...
I'm not too sure about this new mode. I think a lot of the fans of MGS are fond of the traditional camera style.
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10-22-2007 @ 9:37PM
MarkJ said...
I DON'T want the control system defaulted to a 'Western Style' they seem to be taking everything that makes MGS an MGS game catering it more to the Western audience and in turn turning it into just another shooter.
Sure the story will still be great, but for fans of the series (and honestly at this stage in the game they aren't going to be bringing many more on board regardless of how good the game is) changing too much and preventing them from enjoying the action parts inbetween the story sections is just plain arrogant.
Personally I love MGS (and MG in general), but hate shooters & FPS games and if KP go too far then what next? ZOE as a FPS? Boktai as a medieval mmorpg? lol
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10-22-2007 @ 10:12PM
Andy said...
All the FPS shooter mode does is sell more of this game. People who like FPS like Halo and Killzone will more likely buy this game if it has a FPS mode. Me I like the over the shoulder cam. For stealth games it makes more sense.
I had a tough time with the controls and the camera for MGS3 so this one is a must buy.
Also why do males in Japanese made games look feminine?
Early 2008 right?
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10-22-2007 @ 11:35PM
doug said...
this game is going to be packed to the deep depths of blu ray disc goodness and will be the best game of the century, if this truly is kojimas last metal gear it will be the reason to keep breathing till march 08
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10-23-2007 @ 10:49AM
Livi70590 said...
@9, easy now.
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10-23-2007 @ 9:01PM
John said...
MORE difficult? Wow, what a stupid idea! Or not, I guess. I mean, I guess they know that MGS4 fans are pretty hardcore players. When I watched the playthrough antics I was totally overwhelmed. I am going to suck at this game so bad. I would rather just watch someone play it who can actually play it...
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