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I'd so snap this up in a heartbeat if it was on the PS3. Sadly it is not and since I don't plan on buying a PSP anytime soon I will probably never get to play this.
Damn you Kojima, this needs to be on PS3! Especially since MGS Rising is hitting the 360, us PS3 owners need to feel special somehow damn it.
Damn you Kojima, this needs to be on PS3! Especially since MGS Rising is hitting the 360, us PS3 owners need to feel special somehow damn it.
This is the same problem capcom seem to be having with lost planet 2, by focusing on 4-player co-op its means the boss fights are just too difficult for a single player
I'm a bit confused by some of the impressions from the press that have been trickling out recently.
I'm playing through the import version, and having no problems with the bosses. In fact, as long as you go in well-equipped and have been steadily developing weapons, you should be able to take everything out on your first or second try.
Even the AI weapons aren't that bad. Chrysalis gave me a little trouble at first, so I went and developed a homing rocket launcher and won the next time I went up against him.
I'm playing through the import version, and having no problems with the bosses. In fact, as long as you go in well-equipped and have been steadily developing weapons, you should be able to take everything out on your first or second try.
Even the AI weapons aren't that bad. Chrysalis gave me a little trouble at first, so I went and developed a homing rocket launcher and won the next time I went up against him.
This article makes me even more puzzled that they are making this game exclusive to the PSP. Sounds like the majority of the fans want this on PS3 instead...and it sounds like Konami is aware of this.
Anyway, after these previews, it sounds mostly awesome, but not quite awesome enough for me to get a PSP to play it -- especially if Konami is even considering releasing it as a PSN title. Sorry, Konami and Kojima. Big Boss will have to wait...
Anyway, after these previews, it sounds mostly awesome, but not quite awesome enough for me to get a PSP to play it -- especially if Konami is even considering releasing it as a PSN title. Sorry, Konami and Kojima. Big Boss will have to wait...
Maybe I'm dumb but, I didn't get if the six-player modes are just local multiplayer or actually online?
I've been really looking forward for this game, from what I've read, it looks awesome.
Thanks for the previews Destructoid! xD
I've been really looking forward for this game, from what I've read, it looks awesome.
Thanks for the previews Destructoid! xD
Kojima addressed why he chose the PSP as the platform in an interview, I think he said he essentially liked the challenge and potential of the portable format and got off on the idea that people could have a true MGS experience with them everywhere.
And in Japan the PSP is ubiquitous... it frequently outsells EVERY other hardware platform in the monthly charts. The Japanese love a good gizmo. MGS will sell tons of PSPs in Japan and many in the US too. So I'm sure Sony was supportive. :)
And in Japan the PSP is ubiquitous... it frequently outsells EVERY other hardware platform in the monthly charts. The Japanese love a good gizmo. MGS will sell tons of PSPs in Japan and many in the US too. So I'm sure Sony was supportive. :)
I'd love this on the PS3 too, but it would probably be expensive as balls to develop if it were on the console.
I disagree with the idea that stealth is pointless with two people playing. I played the demo with a friend and we enjoyed staying stealthy, even restarting if we alerted the guards. MGS is more fun when being stealthy anyway.
Keep in mind that a *lot* of PSP players will have access to online multiplayer and voice chat over AdHoc Party on PS3. I started using it for online Monster Hunter team-ups and it's really tight.
Bit of a shame the bosses don't go easy on solo players, I've had the demo since it came out in Japan and good lord the tank at the end is ridiculous.
Bit of a shame the bosses don't go easy on solo players, I've had the demo since it came out in Japan and good lord the tank at the end is ridiculous.
I just got a great visual of the tank boss accumulating tricks and points like it's Tony Hawk. I think we may have found the franchise reboot we needed for TH.
@garethxxgod
Yeah, because you know, PS3 didn't get MGS4 right? Stop crying. And before you jump to the inevitable "oh this is a xbox fanboy", no I don't have an Xbox. I enjoyed MGS4 on my PS3, and thankfully I have a PSP. Post like that are what give ps3 owners bad rep.
Yeah, because you know, PS3 didn't get MGS4 right? Stop crying. And before you jump to the inevitable "oh this is a xbox fanboy", no I don't have an Xbox. I enjoyed MGS4 on my PS3, and thankfully I have a PSP. Post like that are what give ps3 owners bad rep.
As someone who hasn't played the previous games, is the gameplay good enough to justify a purchase even if I don't understand the story, or is this strictly for fans?
@ Edwin
It was meant in a joking manner dude. Hence "PS3 owners need to feel special" as apposed to "Xbots are fagz who don't deserve the Metal Gear Solid experience". Big difference there champ.
It was meant in a joking manner dude. Hence "PS3 owners need to feel special" as apposed to "Xbots are fagz who don't deserve the Metal Gear Solid experience". Big difference there champ.
Also, I would love for this to come out on PSN. I have a PSP and will buy this, but I don't know where/when I'm going to actually play it. I live close enough to work now that the commute is like 10 minutes on the subway.
@Elliot Gay
It's good to know about what you said about the weapons. I'm not sure everyone would agree with me though, since this info is considered a spoiler :)
It's good to know about what you said about the weapons. I'm not sure everyone would agree with me though, since this info is considered a spoiler :)
@Elliot Gay
Oh wait, I didn't see the other article on Destructoid talking about the weaon stuff. :) ignore what i said.
Oh wait, I didn't see the other article on Destructoid talking about the weaon stuff. :) ignore what i said.
I played the first Portable Ops for a few hours until the horrible control scheme and complete lack of standard features present in every MGS game since, well, MGS, made me quit out of frustration.
It just wasn't fun to play with such a limiting control scheme.
And since this one is focused a lot on local multiplayer, and I don't know a single other person other than my brother (who lives 3 hours away) who has a PSP, this is an easy DO NOT BUY for me.
It just wasn't fun to play with such a limiting control scheme.
And since this one is focused a lot on local multiplayer, and I don't know a single other person other than my brother (who lives 3 hours away) who has a PSP, this is an easy DO NOT BUY for me.
Were you really "fucked" if you tried to beat the bosses alone? Really?
I would imagine that like any good Kojima boss, they would have a strategy and weakness that you could employ. If that tank in the demo was anything to go by, I think there's always a single-player solution, and I think that for anyone who cares about getting the A-rank will find some people to man-up with him/her to beat a boss as efficiently as the game will grade, instead of a brainless action game.
It just means that, much like MGS4, the controls and multiplayer mechanic makes the game geared towards a wider range of playing styles, and thus a larger net.
I would imagine that like any good Kojima boss, they would have a strategy and weakness that you could employ. If that tank in the demo was anything to go by, I think there's always a single-player solution, and I think that for anyone who cares about getting the A-rank will find some people to man-up with him/her to beat a boss as efficiently as the game will grade, instead of a brainless action game.
It just means that, much like MGS4, the controls and multiplayer mechanic makes the game geared towards a wider range of playing styles, and thus a larger net.
"Metal Gear fans will easily love the latest in the series, despite these flaws."
HOW DARE YOU SAY MGS HAS FLAWS!!!!!
HOW DARE YOU SAY MGS HAS FLAWS!!!!!
Looking forward to this in June. It'll be a good side option for multiplayer military gaming aside Heroes in the Sky.
I'm >hoping< that I can convince a few more of my friends to get PSP's...if Sony would jump on the bandwagon and provide legal ways to port your PSX games to your PSP they'd sell out in a flash all over the US.
I'm >hoping< that I can convince a few more of my friends to get PSP's...if Sony would jump on the bandwagon and provide legal ways to port your PSX games to your PSP they'd sell out in a flash all over the US.
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