Comments on: MGS4 Cutscenes, grab some popcorn [Update]

by: Jerry

Sun, 25 May 2008 14:44:30 +0000

The Sad thing about this is that I was looking forward to playing and watching a movie of a cutscene. I mean an hour and a half is totally nuts but I would have been fine with paying 80 bucks for something that can do that. Whats even worse is that this game comes out on the 12th and I go to Aruba for a week on the 13th. Boo to timing

by: Bilzac

Sun, 25 May 2008 08:46:53 +0000

OHHHHHHHHHh

by: Mike

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:09:26 +0000

Yeah 90 minutes sounded ridiculous, I think the only game that ever did that was one of those Xenosaga RPGs. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is something that approaches 30 minutes early in the game or towards the end. But you can skip them, so there isn’t much point complaining about them. I’m just glad another AAA single player game is coming out that won’t be over in six hours.

by: Trigga_Tybalt

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:18:10 +0000

i read about this earlier and thought it was pretty cool and different but now i have read they are not that long i am not really disappointed. i definitely think the worst thing about metal gear games is the phone and doorbell. i am so turning my phone off and disconnecting that bell june 12.

by: Sporty

Fri, 23 May 2008 21:25:26 +0000

The sad truth is that the 90 min cutscene stories spread like wildfire but confirmation that the original story is false will barely get a mention.

by: Jason

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:17:41 +0000

90 minutes of wordy monologues and convoluted backstory = zzzzzzzz……..

by: macdumpy

Fri, 23 May 2008 18:34:25 +0000

Don’t like them? Skip them. I would guess that they will be available from an ‘extras’ menu, so you can watch them when you want anyways.

For me, I loved the MGS stories, so I’m actually looking forward to the huge cutscenes. MGS, for me, has always been 50/50 gaming/story.

by: Paranoimia

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:23:46 +0000

Ordinarily, I don’t mind cutscenes in games. Those in Uncharted, for example, or Resistance… absolutely fine.

But 90 minutes? Taking the piss a bit, I think.

by: bunnyhero

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:04:10 +0000

thank goodness their pausable. but can you rewind and fastforward? even on shorter cutscenes in games i’ll miss something important because of a phone call and i can’t rewind to relisten to that bit :/

by: Segitz

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:59:05 +0000

Pffft…

The pic is bad… the cutscenes are equally important in a MGS game as the playing itself!! Watching a cutscene isn’t “waiting”…