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Post by Ex on Nov 5, 2019 21:53:27 GMT -5
he still left behind the MGS franchise that will forever be special to me I haven't beaten them all. But I've beaten these/would rate: Metal Gear Solid | 9/10 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 7/10 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence | 9.5/10 Metal Gear Acid | 8/10 Metal Gear Acid 2 | 8.5/10 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | 7/10
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | 8.5/10
Overall a solid series from what I've played.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 5, 2019 22:13:59 GMT -5
Ex has played through a lot of the portable entries that I haven't. The ones I have beaten are: MGS - 9/10 MGS2 - 7.5/10 MGS3 - 9.5/10 MGS: Ghost Babel - 8.5/10 MGS: Peace Walker - 8.5/10 MGS4 - 8/10 MGS5 - 8/10 My thoughts line up really closely with Ex. I really enjoy the series, even if I think Kojima is a little nuts at times. I also think that Death Stranding sounds super, duper weird. Which may make it intriguing, but it sounds like it might not be terribly fun on the gameplay front.
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Post by Ex on Nov 5, 2019 22:19:36 GMT -5
it sounds like it might not be terribly fun on the gameplay front. You mean you don't want to be a babysitting FedEx man for 50 hours?
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Post by Sarge on Nov 5, 2019 22:21:22 GMT -5
Man, the baby thing definitely counts as a "what the heck, dude?!" moment. So strange.
This might be an unpopular opinion, and Konami might be a terrible company, but I maybe can see why Kojima got pushed out the door if this is him unchained.
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 5, 2019 22:43:38 GMT -5
I don't think we'll ever fully have answers on their break up. Either way even beyond Kojima related projects, it's clear that Konami just completely gave up on video games. Maybe they'll pull an SNK and come back at some point. But Metal Gear Survive, Contra Rogue Corps, and Silent Hill pachenko machines certainly don't give me much faith in them going forward. It'll always be weird to me as an NES kid, I grew up having this internal battle in my mind between Capcom and Konami since they were both dominant with so many great games and franchises. Capcom were founded in 1979 for videogames first, while Konami was 1969 in other ventures... so I guess their core values are apparent now.
Not sure I can really rate the MGS series since I love all of it, but MGS1 has always been my favorite and I like MGS2 a lot more than most, gameplay wise that one is probably my favorite. It's wild how Kojima stitched together a 30 year series with one singular continuity and timeline. That's insane and we'll probably never see that happen again.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 5, 2019 22:50:27 GMT -5
Konami isn't going to be able to keep their franchises relevant for their pachinko junk at this rate. They're chasing short-term profits, but are cutting their throat in the long run.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 6, 2019 15:50:49 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2019 20:20:53 GMT -5
$28.99?...
The second game really came and went when it was localized. Is 3 really that much of a bigger deal? It's always looked and sounded pretty cool at least.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 6, 2019 21:14:06 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a bit more than I expected. RS2 came out at a lower price point, but I don't remember what it started at on mobile, where it actually debuted.
RS3 is definitely the nicest-looking of the bunch, but I've always heard folks say that RS2 is the best of the series. I can't say I've played any of them enough to make that claim; I haven't beaten any of the Romancing set. In fact, I think the only SaGa games I've finished are FFL1, FFL2, and SaGa Frontier 2. And the secret SaGa game, The Last Remnant. I've played all the others, though (even the poorly-received Unlimited Saga, which I keep bouncing off of).
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Post by Xeogred on Nov 6, 2019 21:41:44 GMT -5
Looks like 2 is at $24.99 right now... these price points seem a bit high for me when I bounced off both Frontier games.
Man, I wish more of this series was in the vein of The Last Remnant. I can't say enough good about that game!
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