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"In a world where Metal Gears are Solid, one man makes his stand..." is not a direct quote from this "theatrical" trailer, but it might as well be. Though the above video is incredibly cheesy, it doesn't stop me getting chills just watching the promise of pure, concentrated awesome coming out of Hideo Kojima's insane mind.

My only gripe is that I wish they'd have used Cam Clarke for Liquid Ocelot. Clarke is one of my favorite parts of the MGS series (as my constant Liquid impressions on Podtoid might suggest) and while Patric Zimmerman is doing a fantastic job of adding a Liquid flair to his regular Ocelot voice, it's just not quite the same.

That said, this trailer is facepalm-worthy and yet it's still getting me pumped and/or superpumped for Guns of the Patriots, and that's not a bad thing at all. EVIL IS POWERFUL; COURAGE IS SOLID, GUYS! I can't believe they said that.

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Rider Chop's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 04:27
Rider Chop
no Cam Clarke=FAIL
razerangel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 04:31
razerangel
It an MGS trailer, course its going to be corny. Its the rules!
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 04:50
taumpytears
Cam Clarke is a good thing.
Murumasa123's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 04:55
Murumasa123
After the GTA 4 trailers most other trailer either seem shit or way too corny. Damn that hyped up game.
Btw Jim how bout doing a JImpressions on the story of GTA now you love the game and stick in plenty of spoilers.
Alpha 87655320875's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 04:58
Alpha 87655320875
So MGS4 is a movie now? This trailer really sucked. It actually makes me question purchasing it now.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:07
AngelsDontBurn
That's cute. They make it like a movie. I hope you're kidding Alpha, wtf. Lol.

Goddamn there's so many new posters now. I swear every time I comment I see at least one, crazy!
manta's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:12
manta
I actually like not having Cam Clarke do "Liquid's" voice. I mean, it IS Ocelot's body (mostly). Why wouldn't it just be a modified Ocelot voice? IMO they screwed up in MGS2 when they had Cam do the voice.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:14
Cheeburga
inb4somethingelsethatssolid.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:16
Vitamin Awesome
Ah yes, THAT'S what I was going to spend the check the US government gave me to stimulate the American economy. Japanese goods.
lowercaseluke's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:16
lowercaseluke
After seeing that trailer, courage isn't the only thing that's solid.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:23
Orionsaint
The world is changing fast. Gaming is bigger than movies. Everything is downloaded and those that don't play video games or go online. Are being left behind. You're becoming obsolete, outdated. This isn't gonna be your world anymore. It's gonna be ours!
demonelite's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:24
demonelite
I might actually buy a PS3 so i can play this game.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:29
Jetsetlemming
Purposely cheesy, and I can dig it.
Also, new footage!
orao's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:42
orao
Coming to a theatre near you this Summer!!
Sarin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:44
Sarin
Arghh

Gruff...voice...overload...
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:45
DV2FOX
New footage and also greater...thanks god there wasnt kojima sayin the hatin "DID U RIKE IT? TwT"
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 05:47
Samit Sarkar
Haha, that was awesomely campy.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:00
Professor Pew
Uggg, so terrible yet it makes me kinda want it. Liquid's voice sounds like a generic Enchanted Arms english dub...
slapme7times's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:02
slapme7times
This game is going to blow so hard...
SunTzu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:09
SunTzu
The Trailer works. Its goofy, over-the-top style fits the series perfectly. You fucks take Bi-sexual Vampires and Giant Cow-Robots way too seriously.
episodic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:11
episodic
I'm still excited for it, but no wonder Kojima gets slated for making Movies into Games with this exhibition.

I riked it.
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:20
Burnt Meatloaf
What is it with 50,000 shades of green tint? This has been an epidemic in movies for the last few years, and now...
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 06:26
Too Much Coffee Man
Wait i missed it.

Can anything be controlled? lol

If i had handed in this script to my 5th grade English teacher she would have crossed out every other word. "you don't have to say this, it's implied. double negative. say more with less." lol

I admit though. As far as this game goes, the cornyness cant detract from the awesomeness.
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 07:01
Roryzilla
..."He's preparing to unleash his erection."

AND SO AM I! Man I'm pumped.
Doomtrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 07:05
Doomtrain
I thought it was good.

For as serious as a story as Metal Gear games tell, they've never really taken themselves too seriously.

I think it fits.
Rifter01's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 07:28
Rifter01
In a world full of molten cheese, my bowels stay solid. xD
Major Mustard's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 07:43
Major Mustard
"Hi I'm Don La Fontaine. Once upon a time my raspy voice was added to trailers to make them exciting and dramatic. Now after doing far too many trailers for romantic comedies, I am pure cheese. I'm so cheesey you could serve me up with macaroni. Mmmmmm that's good eatin."
Dogen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 07:45
Dogen
Why does Snake sound like Tom Waits doing his best Cobra Commander impression?
Alfie Haggis's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 08:04
Alfie Haggis
Cant wait for this game, its gonna keep me sane when im trapped in space!

Alfie
Sinnix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 08:07
Sinnix
Turned it off at 43 seconds. Horrible trailer. Also, why do Japanese developers hate women?
Kayka's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 08:07
Kayka
Needs moar brown and grey
perri's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 08:21
perri
yikes. That was lame... So I suppose they felt that since the game is for a console that dons the spider-man font so proudly they must enhance that motif by including superfluos symbiote like abstract sequences...? If this were a trailer for the metal gear movie, it would be expected, but jeeze. Not even Kojima's superb cinematopgraphy shows through in this clip. Sort of feels like a satire in my opinion, it's that bad...or good?
Itchy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 08:55
Itchy
Guys! Stop recycling comments!

Did you see Snake going from Old to Young in a flash!?
For fuck sake, so many more questions were brought up there!
And who was that "Liquid"ish woman.
djuniah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 09:41
djuniah
couple things:
1: Everything is better with a lil' Don La Fontaine
2: @itchy, i noticed that too. Could explain the whole "young snake playable at Shadow Moses" clip that blew everyone's mind a little while ago
foxhound421's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 09:41
foxhound421
Liquid's not the only one about to unleash his insurrection!

i'm trying to stay away from too many spoilers but i can't NOT watch these previews.
TONX's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 09:47
TONX
Jim you're terribly bad at downplaying. You concentrate on Courage is Solid when you SHOULD be concentrating on how awesome everything else is. The shapeshifting beauty, The chase scene with the Metal gears, the NEVER BEFORE SEEN areas in the game, the badass fist fight with Snake and Ocelot... but your inner fanboy couldn't resist a pot shot. Pretty pathetic.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 09:50
Jim Sterling
Tonx: You DO realize I am the biggest Metal Gear Solid fan on staff and am incredibly excited about this, right? Or are you a professional fucking moron?
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:01
mix
That was too much movie like for my tastes but I can barely hide my insurrection after that, looks sweet.
TONX's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:02
TONX
Funny, i would have never have guessed by the way you were whining about a corny line in a trailer obviously aimed to look like a blockbuster movie homage. but whatever gets you hits, right?
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:06
Jim Sterling
"Though the above video is incredibly cheesy, it doesn't stop me getting chills just watching the promise of pure, concentrated awesome coming out of Hideo Kojima's insane mind."

You're right, that's some total whining right there. I should stop being SO SO NEGATIVE about my most anticipated game release of the year.

You're not very clever.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:07
Jim Sterling
Seriously though, trying to use THIS to prove the old washed up claim that I am "zomg anti-PS3" is a stretch of the imagination, even for the Sony obsessives.
Alpha 87655320875's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:09
Alpha 87655320875
@AngelsDontBurn

No, I wasn't serious. Even though this trailer was the cheesiest thing I have ever seen, nothing will ever keep me away from buying MGS4.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:16
king3vbo
I cant wait
bluerei's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:20
bluerei
I saw this in my RSS feeder and as soon as I read just the article title, I thought to myself "how much you want to bet it's Jim Sterling article?" Lo and behold, I was right.
ajay42's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:24
ajay42
brqweasaaaaieuawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! WANT WANT NOW!
ConsummateK's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:40
ConsummateK
Hark! Is that Don LaFontaine I hear? Priceless.
ConsummateK's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:46
ConsummateK
Also, http://youtube.com/watch?v=7N9aBSYqY9U
PMantix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:46
PMantix
I think an instigation merit badge is in order..
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 10:55
MechaMonkey
The radio said "No, Snake. You are at MACH SPEED."

And then Hideo Kojima was a flying car.
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/13/2008 11:07
ScottyG
Wow... Never thought I'd see something about Metal Gear promoted in the most American way possible... All that needed was a US flag exploding and a shot of Duke Nukem.

Still good, but very unexpected. I guess I should at least be thankful it wasn't 20 fucking minutes this time...
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