|
Post by moran on Nov 19, 2014 19:17:49 GMT -5
And the Snake vs Monkey mini-game since Ape Escape was a Sony franchise and the HD collection was multi-platform.
|
|
|
Post by GamerL on Nov 20, 2014 6:20:47 GMT -5
The dumbest of all the nano machines revelations in MGS4 is Ocelot's hand situation just because the already had a (supernatural) explanation for it in MGS3. Though I do find it interesting how, chronologically, the series has less and less paranormal stuff as it goes further into the future. Oh man, I forgot about that, that makes me even more pissed off at the story, the supernatural was established to exist in the series with Psycho Mantis, then it was escalated a bit with Vamp, who was immortal (among other things) and then escalated some more with The Sorrow, who was both psychic and a ghost. That's all fine, you can do whatever you want in fiction so long as there's an internal logic that makes sense, in fact the supernatural elements were one of the things that make the series unique among military/espionage themed games, but don't go and try to have ridiculous "scientific" explanations for what was previously supernatural, then you're just going to ruin your fiction's internal logic. Like I said, I don't even like to consider 4 "canon". And the Snake vs Monkey mini-game since Ape Escape was a Sony franchise and the HD collection was multi-platform. That was what I missed the most, that was a fun and funny little diversion.
|
|
|
Post by zilliont on Nov 20, 2014 6:49:35 GMT -5
As I said on the PS1 20th Anniversary topic, I've never had contact with a PlayStation console until recently. Of the three games I have for my PS2, MGS3 is probably the best of all. I completely suck at stealth, though, so I'm still right at the beggining. The camera controls also take some time to get used to IMO, too.
|
|
|
Post by X-pert74 on Nov 20, 2014 7:45:17 GMT -5
As I said on the PS1 20th Anniversary topic, I've never had contact with a PlayStation console until recently. Of the three games I have for my PS2, MGS3 is probably the best of all. I completely suck at stealth, though, so I'm still right at the beggining. The camera controls also take some time to get used to IMO, too. Are you playing Snake Eater or Subsistence? I like the movable third-person camera in Subsistence, though I find myself using the traditional overhead camera as well at times, so I can get a feel for the general layout of an area.
|
|
|
Post by zilliont on Nov 20, 2014 9:35:53 GMT -5
Snake Eater. I'm playing a burned disc with a torrented ISO, and the only torrent I found of Subsistence had only a tiny amount of seeders, so I sadly had to get the "inferior" original version.
|
|
|
Post by The Great Klaid on Nov 20, 2014 10:01:41 GMT -5
Snake Eater. I'm playing a burned disc with a torrented ISO, and the only torrent I found of Subsistence had only a tiny amount of seeders, so I sadly had to get the "inferior" original version. Lord that was painful to read. I'm half tempted to just mail you my copy of Subsistence...
|
|
|
Post by Neo Rasa on Nov 20, 2014 11:38:26 GMT -5
Snake Eater. I'm playing a burned disc with a torrented ISO, and the only torrent I found of Subsistence had only a tiny amount of seeders, so I sadly had to get the "inferior" original version. Are you in the US? You can buy the real disk off Amazon for like $7 it's not like Magical Chase or something. The third person camera is so much better it's worth it.
|
|
|
Post by zilliont on Nov 22, 2014 16:32:35 GMT -5
Lord that was painful to read. I'm half tempted to just mail you my copy of Subsistence... I would love to receive such a great game for free on the mail! I dunno how much time it would take to reach my adress nor the (probably exhorbitant) amount of money required for shipping fees, but a good gamer would do anything for a fellow gamer's enjoyment, right? Are you in the US? You can buy the real disk off Amazon for like $7 it's not like Magical Chase or something. The third person camera is so much better it's worth it. Uh, nope. I sadly live on the gaming wasteland that is Brazil. The whole three-disc Subsistence package probably costs a hundred bucks or so around here, all under the fake advertising that it's a SUPER RARE XTRA SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION or something like that; something that it clearly isn't. Sigh...
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2014 16:40:29 GMT -5
No, that sounds about right to me. The three disc version with the red and black packaging actually is the rare(r) one. The more common release only came with two discs and had normal coloring. I think I ended up paying around $75-$100 for my copy several years ago.
Damn Konami. Didn't realize there was even an option to pre-order that one before release, let alone that it was exclusive to their site.
|
|
|
Post by Neo Rasa on Nov 22, 2014 16:42:00 GMT -5
Hey at least you got Duke Nukem 3D on the Genesis. The three disk version was actually not exclusive to their website, you could pre-order it at GameStop too. But the only thing on the third disk is the game's cutscenes presented as one movie, though it's great Ebay fodder as Metal Gear Solid fans have way more money than sense.
|
|
|
Post by GamerL on Nov 23, 2014 6:24:00 GMT -5
Don't want to derail this thread off the topic of MGS3, but this fall has been 10 year milestones for a lot of different classic games, namely Half Life 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
It blows my mind to think Half Life 2 is ten years old, it still looks pretty damn good, I did not have a PC at the time it came out but I remember seeing footage of it on X-Play and I just could not believe my eyes, it was eerie how good it looked, I think for in context of when it was first released it might be the most graphically impressive game of all time, it just looked leagues ahead of anything on consoles, I was GREEN with envy.
Isn't it tragic that ten years later there's still no such thing as a Half Life 3?
And San Andreas, though it wasn't a looker, was mind blowing in it's own way due to the scope and size of the thing, I remember spending hours and hours just going on virtual roadtrips from place to place, going on my uncle's computer to check gamefaqs for easter eggs and cheats and groovin' to the soundtrack (which anytime I listen to a song from it's soundtrack today it always reminds me of San Andreas).
What's funny lookin' back at the game today is despite being set in the early 90's there's nothing much about the game that really feels early 90's, but back then nostalgia for the 90's had yet to kick in, it feels like Rockstar only chose that time period because it was the golden age of rap and they wanted a general "Boyz n The Hood" feel, I suspect that if a game like that was made today set in the early 90's it would be quite different.
|
|
|
Post by The Great Klaid on Nov 23, 2014 13:12:26 GMT -5
You know I haven't played GTA since Vice City. And WoW is 10 now too. Which I think makes Everquest like 15. And Dark Ages of Camelot still unremembered.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 15:56:15 GMT -5
Not trying to be pedantic here, but the golden age of rap was actually the early to late 80s. The early 90s was the golden age of gangsta rap. Big difference. Also, I didn't end up watching Chappelle's Show until around 2007, so Charlie Murphy's role in San Andreas didn't hold as much significance for me in 2004.
|
|