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cjk1000000
06-22-2008, 12:59 PM
Ok, so I just got a spare $60, but don't know if I should work on my Friday the 13th collection or get Metal Gear Solid 4? Please help Freaks!

-CJK
Starkiller
06-22-2008, 01:18 PM
Ok, so I just got a spare $60, but don't know if I should work on my Friday the 13th collection or get Metal Gear Solid 4? Please help Freaks!

-CJK

MGS4 pwns all.:emperor
creature4000
06-22-2008, 01:28 PM
well... If you are a Huge MGS fan then go for the game. If it's just a game (Thats really good) wait .. games drop faster in price.
Bat Eater
06-22-2008, 02:45 PM
well... If you are a Huge MGS fan then go for the game. If it's just a game (Thats really good) wait .. games drop faster in price.

what he said, if your not a big fan, just wait til the price drop. If your a big fan... buy the game :D
plasmid303
06-22-2008, 03:23 PM
Yeah, like the other dudes said, if you're not a big fan of the MGS franchise, then just rent the game.

In the end though, it's up to you.
cjk1000000
06-22-2008, 04:43 PM
I'll just wait until I get the money again and buy the game. This would be the first MGS I've played since Nintendo!

-CJK
MooMooEgg
06-23-2008, 08:24 AM
I'll just wait until I get the money again and buy the game. This would be the first MGS I've played since Nintendo!

-CJK

hmm... if you havent played MGS 1, 2, or 3, this one won't make ANY sense to you at all (the game is HEAVILY story based)... you should probably spend some money on the older games to familiarize yourself with the story... they just released a compilation on the PS2 with all three games.
Darth Caedus
06-23-2008, 08:47 AM
hmm... if you havent played MGS 1, 2, or 3, this one won't make ANY sense to you at all (the game is HEAVILY story based)... you should probably spend some money on the older games to familiarize yourself with the story... they just released a compilation on the PS2 with all three games.

Yea, I can agree with that.

If you're waiting for the price to drop, you're going to be waiting a LONG time.
hairlesswookiee
06-23-2008, 11:08 AM
hmm... if you havent played MGS 1, 2, or 3, this one won't make ANY sense to you at all (the game is HEAVILY story based)... you should probably spend some money on the older games to familiarize yourself with the story... they just released a compilation on the PS2 with all three games.

agreed....its a great game, but if you haven't played the first ones its pointless.
Darth Caedus
06-23-2008, 11:14 AM
agreed....its a great game, but if you haven't played the first ones its pointless.

From what I heard, you kinda get a recap while playing the game, but I would play the previous incarnation.
Snake Eater
06-23-2008, 01:57 PM
You do kind of get a recap, and you can sort of enjoy the story behind your missions to a degree, but you won't get the most out of it.

Take a few days off, play through MGS3, then Twin Snakes, then SOL and then play MGS4 in my opinion.
Bat Eater
06-23-2008, 02:13 PM
1:43 for new players :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v-p9dM7w1GY

yes i went to the midnight launch , i shooked Hayter's hand two times and Ryan Payton is a cool guy, i end up having five signatures :chew
plasmid303
06-23-2008, 02:37 PM
If you don't have the time to play through the past MGS games or just don't want to (you should want to), you can acquaint yourself to the story by watching Metal Gear Saga 1 & 2, which do a decent job of laying out the series' history on the table.

I even found the first chapter of MG Saga for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtjR94uAgNA

I'm sure you'll be able to find the rest.
laudel7
06-23-2008, 02:47 PM
hmm... if you havent played MGS 1, 2, or 3, this one won't make ANY sense to you at all (the game is HEAVILY story based)... you should probably spend some money on the older games to familiarize yourself with the story... they just released a compilation on the PS2 with all three games.

A compilation? Is that world wide? Any more details, I would love to get that.
plasmid303
06-23-2008, 02:52 PM
A compilation? Is that world wide? Any more details, I would love to get that.

The Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection. I don't know if it was released world wide.

here's (http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Essential-Collection/dp/B001383L36) its page on Amazon.com
MooMooEgg
06-23-2008, 06:52 PM
the metal gear saga videos are fine and good, but you'd be cheating yourself out of some great stories. You'll miss the little details that make the series so memorable. It's like a brief description of what the star wars movies are about... the point comes across, but you don't really appreciate the films (or understand their appeal) until you watch them yourself.

you can play them in the release order, or play 3, 1, then 2. It doesn't really matter (but you may want to go in the release order, especially if you're playing the original PS version of MGS 1 and not the gamecube remake, so you dont have to worry about drops in graphics quality)... but PLAY THEM! ^_^
darkknight
06-23-2008, 08:53 PM
If you are a collector and you could cough up the extra $25 for the MGS4 Limited Edition ($85) go and get it if they still got it. I saw the MGS3 LE go on ebay for over $200 last week. Or if you are a MGS fanatic they got a MGS Bluetooth ($60) that you could also use for your phone.
cjk1000000
06-24-2008, 05:44 PM
I'm just going to get collectibles. The whole reason that I was getting the game was because I am OBSESSED with guns, and this game HAS EM'! I'm not a MGS Fanboy, but this one looks promising. I'll pick it up later. Oh, and also, I think that Bluetooth's are for ******s! But, that's just my opinion.

-CJK
Bat Eater
06-24-2008, 05:57 PM
If you are a collector and you could cough up the extra $25 for the MGS4 Limited Edition ($85) go and get it if they still got it. I saw the MGS3 LE go on ebay for over $200 last week. Or if you are a MGS fanatic they got a MGS Bluetooth ($60) that you could also use for your phone.



i bought MGS4 and the limited edition...... i have two MGS4 games :banghead

I'm just going to get collectibles. The whole reason that I was getting the game was because I am OBSESSED with guns, and this game HAS EM'! I'm not a MGS Fanboy, but this one looks promising. I'll pick it up later. Oh, and also, I think that Bluetooth's are for ******s! But, that's just my opinion.

-CJK

yep good guns :monkey5 i cant believe they put XM8 :monkey5 and i dont like the bluetooth either, well i was this close to buy the MGS4 bluetooth for $40, but then i said not worth it
MooMooEgg
06-24-2008, 08:00 PM
If you are a collector and you could cough up the extra $25 for the MGS4 Limited Edition ($85) go and get it if they still got it. I saw the MGS3 LE go on ebay for over $200 last week. Or if you are a MGS fanatic they got a MGS Bluetooth ($60) that you could also use for your phone.

200? thats crazy... well, i guess not that crazy... the special edition of MGS3 was pretty expensive on ebay when I checked it out a few years ago...
darkknight
06-24-2008, 09:20 PM
I'm just going to get collectibles. The whole reason that I was getting the game was because I am OBSESSED with guns, and this game HAS EM'! I'm not a MGS Fanboy, but this one looks promising. I'll pick it up later. Oh, and also, I think that Bluetooth's are for ******s! But, that's just my opinion.

-CJK

I did get the bluetooth but I don't use it. Just another MGS item to my collection.

I was gonna pick up MGS Twin Snake for gamecube of someone from craigslist for $10...now he's not answering my calls. Damn!
Starkiller
06-24-2008, 09:29 PM
I did get the bluetooth but I don't use it. Just another MGS item to my collection.

I was gonna pick up MGS Twin Snake for gamecube of someone from craigslist for $10...now he's not answering my calls. Damn!

The only reason to use a bluetooth is for gaming, they just look stupid when used for the talking on the cell, or left on constantly...ya your not that important and you don't look as cool as you feel...trust me.
cjk1000000
06-24-2008, 11:12 PM
Yeah, Id use one for playing online with my PS3, but that's it! I saw a guy get kicked out of Wal-Mart because the cashier didn't know who he was talking to due to his constant use of the Bluetooth. She kept getting confused so they asked him to leave. I think it's against the law to talk on the phone at the counter anyway.

-CJK
Starkiller
06-25-2008, 05:40 AM
Yeah, Id use one for playing online with my PS3, but that's it! I saw a guy get kicked out of Wal-Mart because the cashier didn't know who he was talking to due to his constant use of the Bluetooth. She kept getting confused so they asked him to leave. I think it's against the law to talk on the phone at the counter anyway.

-CJK

LOL, it's not against the law to talk on the phone at a counter!? Just people who are dicks do it. I work at a store and I hate ignorant fools who come in on their phone and leave on their phone...They can't take a few minutes out of their day to shop? They don't even acknowledge the people helping them throughout the store, dicks..