A cornered Fox is more DANGEROUS than a Jackal! GGT #55

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not backpedaling, i still think there's too few games, but i really want to play MGS4. I just wish I didn't have to do it on PS3.

I'll probably sell the system and game after I finish it a few times. If I can find one.
 
There are still way too few games on the PStriple... I think the only stuff I've got that's worth hanging onto is NG Sigma and Ridge Racer 7 (which is great, despite the Kaz Hirai factor)... since MGS4 makes 3 good games worth having on the PS3 for me, and the system's been out for like 2 years... that's pathetic.

But MGS4.... soooo important.

Anyone know just how many people were line in NYC?
 
Resistance
Warhawk
Uncharted
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
MGS4

All jump to mind as good exclusive PS3 games. I think that by this time next year there will be alot more good games out for it.
 
[quote name='Chacrana']Anyone know just how many people were line in NYC?[/QUOTE]
I didn't go, but Game|Life reports that the line stretched all the way to 6th Ave (from Broadway, which intersects with 7th Ave. around that point). Midtown Manhattan blocks are huge, so maybe... 300-400 people? It would be more if it curved around the block, but that wasn't made clear. I'm sure there's a better estimate elsewhere.
 
Someone mentioned on NeoGAF or here, I forget, upwards of almost 700 people?

Someone posted pics of his signed MGS4 LE 40 GB Gunmetal PS3 O_O!

I'm at work now. This sucks.

I got Friday off though. We're going to have a good time you and I, Snake... a good time.
 
[quote name='darthbudge']Resistance
Warhawk
Uncharted
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
MGS4

All jump to mind as good exclusive PS3 games. I think that by this time next year there will be alot more good games out for it.[/QUOTE]

Resistance was soooo boring. It was solid, but after playing FEAR, I remember it being untolarbly bland.

Warhawk is pretty damn boring too... glad I didn't buy that.

Uncharted... shooting mechanics killed it completely. Pretty, though.
 
I heard the GS at my Mall (1 out of 5 locations in my area) had over 300 preorders for MGS4. The GS I'm picking mine up at had over 200. There might have been around 1k preorders on MGS4, just in my area alone, which is quite impressions (that's like 0.5% of my town).

I'm really excited, but cannot go until close to around 2pm since I cannot get a ride until then. Then I won't be able to go home and play it until 4pm at the latest, since I have to make other stops.
 
That is quite 'impressions' indeed.... just curious, what difficulty are you gonna play it on TMK?

I wanted to play more, but I'm at work now :(

Thats why I reserve at GameStop stores with no traffic at all... I hate waiting in lines on weekdays.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']That is quite 'impressions' indeed.... just curious, what difficulty are you gonna play it on TMK?

I wanted to play more, but I'm at work now :(

Thats why I reserve at GameStop stores with no traffic at all... I hate waiting in lines on weekdays.[/QUOTE]Well, the slowest GS locations I'm thinking, were over 30 minutes out of my way (there's one GS located in pretty much a rural area, that doesn't get much business, especially since there's another location down the street closer to neighborhoods. One was GS while one was EB, but the merger changed it).

I will play on the easiest difficulty most likely. :lol:

It wouldn't surprise me the location at my mall has a ton of preorders. They have HUGE MGS4 posters at the front entrance (the store has always been located in a very high traffic area) and lots of other MGS4 stuff heavily exposed.
 
store doesnt open for another hour -_-...

gonna leave in like 15 minutes, get breakfast, pick up my LE's

then I'm off to Stanford/Oakland to hang out for the rest of day...

cant play MGS til sunday or monday -_-
 
Checked out the Ninja Gaiden 2 demo last night per daroga's reccomendation the other day.

I was pretty impressed. I'm not a giant action game fan, but this was pretty enjoyable. Lots of moves with the different weapons etc. I liked the moon staff thing the best for my initial brief play through.

Only concern would be difficulty, as I know the series has a reputation for being tough as nails and I don't have patience for hard games these days. I didn't struggle at all with the demo, so maybe I'd be ok playing on that easier difficulty setting for the whole game.

At any rate, I definitely want to give the full game a go sometime. Not for $60 though. I'll wait for it to go on sale for at least $40 or to be able to get in on goozex. No rush as I have a couple games on the shelf I need to get to, and very little time for gaming this summer anyway.
 
I can't get MGS4 till around 5 PM and it may be sold out by then. I'm pretty angry at myself so I'll just play Portable Ops till then :whistle2:(
 
the disgaea 3 trailer looks pretty hot.

for some reason i wasn't too big a fan of disgaea 2. the story was fun but the actual gameplay system seemed barely improved over disgaea 1... i did like all the extra side stuff though.
 
I wasn't too crazy about Disgaea 2's story, but I did like the gameplay improvements, especially the secret rooms in the Item World and all the changes made to the Dark Assembly.

Disgaea 3's the only PS3 game I'm interested in right now. We ended up getting a 360 instead, though :/
 
I want to play MGS 4 and Ratchet.

I also am looking forward to the Tri-Ace and Tales games on the Xbox 360.

I either have to miss out on some games or buy both consoles and spend around 1,000 in hardware.

lame.
 
dmaul: the lowest setting in NG2 isn't a pushover, but it's not what I would call "hard" either... until the final boss when you're an idiot like me and use all your healing items before you get there. ;)

GGT, I need help! My wife just green lighted a new TV or a projector for our new house. I'm not sure the room it'll be in is big enough to use a projector well, but I want to hear recommendations on TVs or projectors. My budget is probably sub $1200 for the display.
 
[quote name='SpikeJonez']Who here bought a ps3 for mgs4?[/quote]

Someone at my GS did last night at the midnight sale. It was funny too because he came out carrying the PS3 and MGS4, while wearing a X360 lanyard and hat and someone said" Hey that ain't no 360!" He kinda laughed and replied I hate the PS3, but I want to play MGS4. I have a decent amount of good games for the PS3, I don't know why all the hate and when people say it doesn't have enough good games. It does not have enough good exclusives, I'll agree with that but some multi platform games are even better on the PS3. *Does not want to turn this into a fan boy flame war again*

Any way played a little more of MGS4, and I am finally getting used to the controls, which makes me like the game a lot more. Wtf is square for though? I think the controls take some time to get used to, and that is what was "off" to me last night. Anyway to those who got it, enjoying it thus far? Impressions of it? Graphics are fucking gorgeous, Story seems decent thus far, game play is great, once you get the controls down, music is EPIC and awesome like all MGS games. Question, how do you roll while laying on the ground with a gun? I can't seem to figure it out and don't want to read the manual.
 
Picked up my LE at the midnight launch, no problems. GS sold through their meager allocation of MGS4 PS3 bundles as well. I shouldn't have been surprised that the turnout was almost as large as the GTAIV launch, but I kinda was, a little.

The game's visuals blow me away. However, and this is somewhat of an experience/story spoiler:
The brief, live-action interludes before the game and in-between stages are extremely weird.
 
[quote name='gunm']Picked up my LE at the midnight launch, no problems. GS sold through their meager allocation of MGS4 PS3 bundles as well. I shouldn't have been surprised that the turnout was almost as large as the GTAIV launch, but I kinda was, a little.

The game's visuals blow me away. However, and this is somewhat of an experience/story spoiler:
The brief, live-action interludes before the game and in-between stages are extremely weird.
[/quote]


Yeah,
when it first happened I was like wtf, can we just get to the game? It's like in game commercials, especially the first one which is like a game show theme. I find them amusing but very weird.
 
[quote name='Dandeschain']I've been contemplating buying a PS3 for MGS. I will wait till I find a 60 gig for the right price though.[/QUOTE]You'd have to find used though, because it's long gone, will never come back (the 60GB). There's a very good chance the 40GB will have PS2 BC late this year or sometime in 2009 though (SCEJ is looking for people to do PS2 emulation).
 
[quote name='willardhaven']I want to play MGS 4 and Ratchet.

I also am looking forward to the Tri-Ace and Tales games on the Xbox 360.

I either have to miss out on some games or buy both consoles and spend around 1,000 in hardware.

lame.[/quote]I don't look at it as missing out, I look at it as letting the good games age gracefully while I wait. Similar strategy helped me narrow down the entire PS2 library to less than a dozen games, so I figure it will do wonders this generation.
 
Good point, I'm sitting on 75 PS2 games (half of which I won't play).

It's so hard to get rid of games but they are driving me nuts.

I think waiting it out will be great in the end when I can get a console and a couple of games for 300 in a year or two.
 
[quote name='daroga']dmaul: the lowest setting in NG2 isn't a pushover, but it's not what I would call "hard" either... until the final boss when you're an idiot like me and use all your healing items before you get there. ;)
[/quote]

That sounds reasonable. I don't like absolute pushover games, but I don't want to be throwing my controller through the TV by the middle of the game either.

GGT, I need help! My wife just green lighted a new TV or a projector for our new house. I'm not sure the room it'll be in is big enough to use a projector well, but I want to hear recommendations on TVs or projectors. My budget is probably sub $1200 for the display.
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I can only talk TVs since I never looked much into front projetors....

For that price I'd recommend looking into 50" plasmas from Panasonic and see if you can find a deal, or some of the newer LCD rear projection TVs in the 50"+ range from Sony.

I have the Sony 50" e2000 series and love it--they don't make them anymore but the newer lines out have even better pictures. The Panny plasma's had better pictures when I was looking last summer--but I couldn't pass up the Sony at $999.99 vs. $1399.99 for the Panny Plasma.

Many will probably reccomend plain LCD (rather than rear projection) but I'm not a fan as they're still pricey and I don't think there is an affordable 50"+ LCD out there and I wouldn't go smaller than that personally.

But it's all preference. Just head to the local stores and play around (i.e. adjust teh color setting etc.) with different types and brands of TVs and see what you like.
 
[quote name='botticus']I don't look at it as missing out, I look at it as letting the good games age gracefully while I wait. Similar strategy helped me narrow down the entire PS2 library to less than a dozen games, so I figure it will do wonders this generation.[/quote]

Or just waiting for them to get cheaper. :bouncy:
 
[quote name='daroga']GGT, I need help! My wife just green lighted a new TV or a projector for our new house. I'm not sure the room it'll be in is big enough to use a projector well, but I want to hear recommendations on TVs or projectors. My budget is probably sub $1200 for the display.[/quote]

Hm, $1200 is so broad. I guess it depends on what you want?

Offhand, that will give you a huge selection of 26-42" (and an occasional off-brand 46") plasma or LCDs--I believe mostly 720ps--to choose from.

I think LCDs are a better long term value now, and will continue to be, over plasmas--esp. once LED backlights become more common/mainstream. Lower power requirements and heat output still give them the edge at least, IMO.

Brands I like/have faith in are Sony, Samsung, and Sharp with Sonys being the high end in price (i.e. you'll get less/smaller for the money with Sony).

My main TV is a 46" Sharp AQUOS LCD that does 1080p. Picked it up with "Friends and Family" discount direct from Sharp for $1300, but at the time it was retailing for over $2K.

It's been a little while since I've researched projectors, but $1200 sounds like that rough spot between very good and not good enough as far as features/specs.

For me, I'd rather wait and save a little more to get a higher-end, larger TV or higher-end, better resolution/brighter projector than to try and squeeze something in on budget as it minimizes the "rats, I could've done better" feeling post-purchase.

Edit: forgot to mention DLP and rear-projection LCD TVs. There are many solid, larger-sized DLPs and rear proj LCDs that do 1080p that run about this price. Again, I like the 40"-ish size and up Sonys and Samsungs for these kinds of TVs. Best thing to do would be to test 'em out at your local electronics store to see how you like the PQ. I don't care for the lack of brightness/contrast with the rear-projection LCDs (compared with other types of TVs), and the bulb replacement on DLPs can be scary in terms of price and long-term maintenance, but there's a lot of great-looking ones that fall around $1200.

Good luck...
 
I have an Xbox 360 and PS3.

I don't like that Nintendo didn't make the jump to HD for this generation. The Nintendo games don't appeal to anymore because they are trying to cater to such a broad audience and it has gotten "too simple" for me. The franchises on the Wii just aren't cutting it for a 17 year old anymore.

360 I have for exclusives (Gears, Halo, etc.), multi-platforms are 99.9% better on 360(I will never buy a sports game for PS3 because that version is usually inferior), and all my friends have 360 so it is more fun to play online.

PS3 I have for exclusives of PlayStation series I have been playing for years and years and I don't want to stop playing them as well as the new IPs. (Tekken, MGS, GTA) (Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Uncharted) and its a blu-ray player.

I like HD.
 
I played some Commandos 3 and NG2 prior to heading out for the MGS launch last night.

Commandos 3 is pretty much what you'd expect from the old-school, isometric view, run-and-gun shooter but it was still pretty fun. I guess nothing beats running around and blowing shit up, no matter what generation of technology it is.

And I love NG2. I'm not ashamed to say that I'm loving acolyte mode as well. I'm damn rusty on these action games, and I don't expect I'll be getting much better so it's all good with me. Plus, I can always switch difficulties or re-play the game if I need an ego boost ego crush.
 
all this mgs4 talk makes me want a ps3 and ive never even played an mgs
maybe i should burn my $5 amazon gc on the essentials or somethin
 
[quote name='daroga']I want to try the new Ratchet for PS3 sometime. That needs a price drop.[/quote]
A...A PRICE DROP?
Your waiting for a PRICE DROP to buy (my personal) BEST GAME OF 2007?
NONSENSE

I went there...

And I'm playing DBZ; BURST LIMIT
cuz if I'm not getting MGS4....yet.
 
Lots of MGS4.

Calling the game amazing is an understatement.

I'm kind of sad that it's out now though, now I can't look forward to it anymore.
 
Can't wait to play more MGS4 later tonight.

Nelo, if you're not planning to get a PS3 anytime soon, but want to get into MGS, I'd say picking up essentials is not a bad idea as it's a good value with $5 off coupon from amazon (I think it's still $25 there as well).
 
Got my LE and played 4 hours straight. The LE is actually really nice, IMO... box is made of chipboard, which is sturdy, but doesn't get scratched like a tin would. Honestly, it's better than a tin. Now I'm taking this break from the game because I don't want my eyes to esplode.

Impressions:

Holy fuck.
 
[quote name='gunm']Can't wait to play more MGS4 later tonight.

Nelo, if you're not planning to get a PS3 anytime soon, but want to get into MGS, I'd say picking up essentials is not a bad idea as it's a good value with $5 off coupon from amazon (I think it's still $25 there as well).[/quote]

yeah ive been thinkin about doing it for awhile just that i dont have a ps1 memory card to save for the 1st mgs cuz i wanna play through that 1st
 
TWEWY is back in stock @ amazon.com.

I admit I was getting a little concerned about the game becoming one of those odd, short-print titles that gets rare/hard-to-find.

Unfortunately, the MSRP is too high for me still, but at least I can feel more comfortable about holding off on it.

Reminds me that FFIV DS is coming out soon, though. :p
 
Just started The Darkness and the game is as badass as the God of War games...aside from the main character being named Jackie

Good to hear everyone is having fun with Mgs4...I'd love to know how long average times are to just beat the main story
 
[quote name='gunm']TWEWY is back in stock @ amazon.com.

I admit I was getting a little concerned about the game becoming one of those odd, short-print titles that gets rare/hard-to-find.

Unfortunately, the MSRP is too high for me still, but at least I can feel more comfortable about holding off on it.

Reminds me that FFIV DS is coming out soon, though. :p[/quote]

TWEWY came back in stock at Gamestop's site the other day and I ordered it from there.

Now it's en route to meeeee.
 
I've watched all the MGS retrospective movies and there's still one...ALOT of things bothering me, what made Big boss go bad?, what the fuck does Raiden have to do with...ANYTHING, where the hell are all these clones coming from? WHO THE fuck ARE THE PATRIOTS!?

Goddamn it all, I blame it all on MGS2
 
So.......


I has a 80GB PS3 bundle.


Now the question remains.. Do I open it?

I need a HDMI-DVI cable before I can play in HD, anyway. I'm not too excited to use the assy cables that come in the box right away..

How's the BC on the 80GB? can I sell my PS2 slim now? It seems like playstation.com says all my games work, one or two with glitchiness.
 
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