So after some procrastination and a realization that my upcoming Paralegal night school program is going to slice into my gaming time like a hot knife through Hot Pockets, I sat down and finished off Metal Gear Solid 4 late last week. Readers, please be aware the SPOILERS might lie ahead, so do not read any further unless you have completed Metal Gear Solid 4.
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Act IV: This was my favorite segment of the game. Perhaps it was the opening, which took a segment from Metal Gear Solid from the PSX to instigate nostalgia in old-school fans of the series. Maybe it was the choice of "The Best Is Yet to Come" end music from the first game once you play in the high-res remake setting of Shadow Moses. The nostalgia, perfect balance of brief cut-scenes and brief gameplay, and awesome ending fights make it the highlight of the game for me.
Act V: As the fifth act does in a stage play, the fifth act in MGS 4 manages to wrap things up with a few final boss fights and a lot more exposition. The last series of boss fights against Ocelot were nice in a retro way. I wish the game would have ended after the ending of Act V right when it goes to the brief "fake out" credits-- Snake shooting himself while the rest of the "new generation" of heroes celebrate felt so much more satisfying than the too-tidy epilogue.
Epilogue: I understand MGS series creator Hideo Kojima promised MGS 4 would tie up all the loose ends and this Epilogue resolves that, but it does so in a way that feels like a cheat. Sometimes it is better to leave things unknown than explain everything. The end of Act V just crystalized things so well for me that most of the Epilogue was kind of a let down. Perhaps if I had beaten all the previous games in the series I would have enjoyed the Epilogue more.
As a whole, I enjoyed MGS 4, but had the most problems with Act III. Was it a computer game that made me cry? No. Has a computer game made me cry...
That's a topic for another blog post...
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but then later, otacon's like, "Oh no he's fine, lulz." and he comes back, sans two arms and power over lightening JUST BECAUSE snake said ONE (albeit hilarious thing) earlier.
i think big boss at the end was too much. it was a cool scene, and compelling with the whole "Let it go." thing, but i think it just might have been to many things going on at once.
I was also bothered by how Big Boss was voiced by someone different than David Hayter. Minor quibbles, I know, but the Internet is made for bitching. ;)
if snake had aged naturally his voice probably would have sounded more similar.
Also, CQC hugs
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