i spent nearly an hour sneaking around a few streets, assassinating guards and following a guy... and then it all kicked off with a long cutscene... Snake met... big momma... and then ran away on a bike with her... and shot at flying stuff.
cool boss fight followed with flying boss. dealt with that and then... a cut scene... that was about.... an hour long? and then a briefing that was... 35 mins long?.. and counting...
big momma died, ocelot/liquid went crazy, snake looks a bit like Khan from Star Trek 2, I think Raiden finally died but on the plus side, i think Sunny learned to cook eggs good.
also, it looks like we are going to shadow moses island! (actually happy about that! :D )
I wanted to go to bed about an hour ago but the cutscene just wouldn't end!
Hi ho... hi ho... we're off to shadow Mo!(ses island...)
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
something clicked!
Last night something cool happened. The game let me play it without a cut scene or long conversation for about an hour and it was really good fun. I feel like a broke a barrier and found "the game". I also watched an OTT cut scene where Raiden slices up a bunch of lady-legged-cow-noise mechs and then fights "Vamp". It was so over the top i laughed but in a "shoot-em up"/"Wanted" type of way.
There was some good combat, a nice vehicle turret section, a cool octo-boss lady level with a nice mechanic and all in all, i found "ACT 2" in south america really good fun!
Going to start Act 3 tonight. maybe even get to 4! :O
In closing, its getting better.
G
There was some good combat, a nice vehicle turret section, a cool octo-boss lady level with a nice mechanic and all in all, i found "ACT 2" in south america really good fun!
Going to start Act 3 tonight. maybe even get to 4! :O
In closing, its getting better.
G
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
MGS4.. thoughts and concerns
I am playing Metal Gear Solid 4. According to my save file i am...5 hours in... but actually, its longer... but i will come back to that.
more and more recently i feel like i am "missing" something in a few videogames. A good friend of mine Chuck has told me time and time again how awesome No More Heroes is. I know several others like Catherine and Oli who share the same opinion. I played it. But... Just didn't get it. I did not have fun playing the game and struggled to see how others could find enjoyment in it. I have been feeling the same about MGS4. Which incidentally, the previously mentioned friends also enjoyed.
they have all had attempts at convincing or at least explaining it to me. I have heard things like "its more about the atmosphere" and "it wraps up the story completely" or "its a bit artsy" but i cannot shake the fact that it feels like a bad design and not fun. This kinda makes me feel like a classical musician hearing rock and roll and saying "this isn't real music". I don't want to dismiss it so i am struggling to find the "wow" factor in this game and understand it myself.
What follows are some thoughts i jotted down (hopefully no spoilers) as i played MGS4.
"war has changed".. it has? oh ok... so what i am i meant to be doing?...
WAR HAS CHANGED.. yes... so... uhm.. where do i go?
"Snake.. .this is a sneaking mission!"... really? SNEAKING? i am a combat veteran with years of experience and you are explaining to me that this is a "Sneaking mission".. not stealth... not espionage.. not even covert. No. Sneaking mission... :/ translation? In Joke? who knows.
Why does snake always repeat the last word each person says as a question? is he forgetful or crazy?
SNAKE - "Crazy?!"
Yes snake! its when people lose their grip on reality...
there is a girl cooking eggs. What?...
22 minutes later and i dont know what i am doing still
And now... i am meeting a monkey... wearing pants... and a guy.... called.... drebin.... and.... all.... of ..... the cutscenes... have................. really...
...long... pauses....... between each word..........- CUE SNAKE - "Each word?!"
OH I SEEE!!!! i am using LAST GENERATION NANOMACHINES!!! *slaps forehead* OF COURSE!... no.... wait... i still have no idea what is going on.
the guy with diarrhea... is in a special forces group.. and is a ten year combat vet!...rookie... with the safety on... :/
I meet Meryl! the colonels daughter! and she is leading...The UN's RAT TEAM! - *everyone poses*...
I am sure all military units strike a hero pose when they announce themselves
An elite unit of crazy ass beast robots are dispatched to kill the immediate threat of.... 6 guys and a bulldozer... :/ really?...(reeeeeeleeeeeeeeeeee?)
that was the end of my first play session. I had enough. it got too crazy. So i thought i would pick it up another day.
that day was yesterday. and it was not a good experience.
I learned as i tried to load my game that it needs you to SAVE MANUALLY!
thats right.
the only save i had... was JUST after the intro. :(
this DID however teach me something amusing. When skipping ALL the cutscenes and running through the levels without due care and attention, i covered about 3 hours of the game in 15 mins.
Having caught up to where i was i SAVED. then i thought, hey, lets get on with it!
I played for 10 more minutes before... the game told me it was installing and to wait a few minutes.
Mid game installs. really? REALLY MGS4?!?
In short, this is a struggle. I am not enjoying it. but will complete it out of spite.
Feel free to explain to me why its a great game as i really want to like it. It just hates me.
:(
more and more recently i feel like i am "missing" something in a few videogames. A good friend of mine Chuck has told me time and time again how awesome No More Heroes is. I know several others like Catherine and Oli who share the same opinion. I played it. But... Just didn't get it. I did not have fun playing the game and struggled to see how others could find enjoyment in it. I have been feeling the same about MGS4. Which incidentally, the previously mentioned friends also enjoyed.
they have all had attempts at convincing or at least explaining it to me. I have heard things like "its more about the atmosphere" and "it wraps up the story completely" or "its a bit artsy" but i cannot shake the fact that it feels like a bad design and not fun. This kinda makes me feel like a classical musician hearing rock and roll and saying "this isn't real music". I don't want to dismiss it so i am struggling to find the "wow" factor in this game and understand it myself.
What follows are some thoughts i jotted down (hopefully no spoilers) as i played MGS4.
"war has changed".. it has? oh ok... so what i am i meant to be doing?...
WAR HAS CHANGED.. yes... so... uhm.. where do i go?
"Snake.. .this is a sneaking mission!"... really? SNEAKING? i am a combat veteran with years of experience and you are explaining to me that this is a "Sneaking mission".. not stealth... not espionage.. not even covert. No. Sneaking mission... :/ translation? In Joke? who knows.
Why does snake always repeat the last word each person says as a question? is he forgetful or crazy?
SNAKE - "Crazy?!"
Yes snake! its when people lose their grip on reality...
there is a girl cooking eggs. What?...
22 minutes later and i dont know what i am doing still
And now... i am meeting a monkey... wearing pants... and a guy.... called.... drebin.... and.... all.... of ..... the cutscenes... have................. really...
...long... pauses....... between each word..........- CUE SNAKE - "Each word?!"
OH I SEEE!!!! i am using LAST GENERATION NANOMACHINES!!! *slaps forehead* OF COURSE!... no.... wait... i still have no idea what is going on.
the guy with diarrhea... is in a special forces group.. and is a ten year combat vet!...rookie... with the safety on... :/
I meet Meryl! the colonels daughter! and she is leading...The UN's RAT TEAM! - *everyone poses*...
I am sure all military units strike a hero pose when they announce themselves
An elite unit of crazy ass beast robots are dispatched to kill the immediate threat of.... 6 guys and a bulldozer... :/ really?...(reeeeeeleeeeeeeeeeee?)
that was the end of my first play session. I had enough. it got too crazy. So i thought i would pick it up another day.
that day was yesterday. and it was not a good experience.
I learned as i tried to load my game that it needs you to SAVE MANUALLY!
thats right.
the only save i had... was JUST after the intro. :(
this DID however teach me something amusing. When skipping ALL the cutscenes and running through the levels without due care and attention, i covered about 3 hours of the game in 15 mins.
Having caught up to where i was i SAVED. then i thought, hey, lets get on with it!
I played for 10 more minutes before... the game told me it was installing and to wait a few minutes.
Mid game installs. really? REALLY MGS4?!?
In short, this is a struggle. I am not enjoying it. but will complete it out of spite.
Feel free to explain to me why its a great game as i really want to like it. It just hates me.
:(
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Dear Assassins Creed...
Dear Assassin's Creed,
This letter was going to be very different. I was going to ask what i had done to offend you, why you had forsaken me, and why you had stabbed me in the back over a matter of 40G. But, you came through. You re-spawned the buggy Templar that was stopping me from getting a full 1000G and we can now be friends.
I have decided to write a few things that made me laugh about you, oh assassin's creed. I like the way that despite ladders being "A socially acceptable way of scaling walls" according to your help screen, every time i use one i hear cries of "god help him, he has gone mad!" from onlookers. I would love to live in a world where people who use ladders are considered to be mad and you helped me experience that. I also love the way that when "Hiding" on a bench just after slaying 6 guards in cold blood, the pursuing guards stop right next to me, look around and exclaim "We lost him.. don't worry, its not our fault". I also thank you for not penalising me, post completion for killing drunk and insane townsfolk. They really annoyed me so i am glad i can put them down without consequence after completion.
In closing Assassin's Creed, we nearly fell out. I nearly struck your sequels from my list. But you saved it in the closing minutes, and for that, i am grateful.
till next time Assassin's Creed.
*puts disk away and smiles*
now.... how does this Ps3 thing work?.... *blows off dust*
This letter was going to be very different. I was going to ask what i had done to offend you, why you had forsaken me, and why you had stabbed me in the back over a matter of 40G. But, you came through. You re-spawned the buggy Templar that was stopping me from getting a full 1000G and we can now be friends.
I have decided to write a few things that made me laugh about you, oh assassin's creed. I like the way that despite ladders being "A socially acceptable way of scaling walls" according to your help screen, every time i use one i hear cries of "god help him, he has gone mad!" from onlookers. I would love to live in a world where people who use ladders are considered to be mad and you helped me experience that. I also love the way that when "Hiding" on a bench just after slaying 6 guards in cold blood, the pursuing guards stop right next to me, look around and exclaim "We lost him.. don't worry, its not our fault". I also thank you for not penalising me, post completion for killing drunk and insane townsfolk. They really annoyed me so i am glad i can put them down without consequence after completion.
In closing Assassin's Creed, we nearly fell out. I nearly struck your sequels from my list. But you saved it in the closing minutes, and for that, i am grateful.
till next time Assassin's Creed.
*puts disk away and smiles*
now.... how does this Ps3 thing work?.... *blows off dust*
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