The internet image of Metal Gear Solid's Snake in Altaïr's (Assassin's Creed) robe may have got a "meh" or a giggle between Foxtoid posts on April Fool's Day this year. But now we hear that "Assassin's Solid" is real, no fooling.
IGN reports that you will be able to actually play as Solid Snake in an Altaïr costume from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed. This news comes out of Konami's MGS 4 Completion Ceremony in Japan, where other nifty collaborations were revealed. It's not yet clear on how players can obtain the robe; Kojima says that players will have to do something special.
So, Snake is playing dress-up. Do you care? More importantly, who would win in a fight: Snake or Altaïr?
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9:58 AM on 05.13.2008
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I think technically Snake already won as even though he is damn old Altair is dead. Now if he came back as a zombie and fought Snake, that would fucking sell.
First you make fun of Gamespot for having ads that take up the page, but look at Destructoid now. Who the fuck cares about Deca Sports? Mr. Desructoid wearing a headband? God you guys sold out.
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Unlockable wise, I can dig that. It's always nice to see little nods to other games.
The "meh" reaction is to the uninspired April Fools idea, not to either one of the games (though AC did suck).
And, for the record, if it was an Altair suit in Halo 3, I would've urinated on my PC keyboard.
World's greatest soldier vs. a figment of some guy's imagination in a lab.... snake's got my vote.
Is this a point for the games not being art argument?
But Snake has guns. I think he would seal it, even though he is very old in this one.
Just picture it in your mind. Don't you feel your brain threatening to explode?
because you KNOW they're connected . . .
Mobile Weapons platform for deploying/unleashing Hell upon civilized life?
Oribtal Frame is Metal Gear. I calling it.
Also, Altair is Fontaine
I was one of the few (?) that loved Assassin's Creed, and regardless, it's always fun to see video game crossovers.
It's a fight I'd pay a lot of money to see. Better yet, to play.
Altair wouldn't stand a chance.
Also, for the record; Snake would kick the shit out of Altair.
Though I do like the unlockable costume bit since I kind of liked Assassin's Creed and I think it's a cool looking costume.
Plus it makes me think that this is what a new AC could be. badass assassin on the future battlefield...
Also, this is kind of cool. As much as I like Assassin's Creed, it's too new of a franchise to be successfully rubbing elbows with Snake.
MGS is more relevant than ever!
oh, or snake kirby
Because it wasn't the baby Jesus incarnate, as we were led to believe. I still think it was a decent game, though.
Our minds wouldn't be able to handle that.