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Ahmed

Good

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019

I love this game

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017

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Nice

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hachi87

Stupendo!

Reviewed in Italy on November 8, 2016

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Come da descrizione del rivenditore, l'articolo è usato, quindi presenta qualche graffio della copertina e codici usati (qual'ora ci fossero), ma disco perfettamente funzionante!

Questo Titolo di Metal Gear Solid è essenziale per gli appassionati o per chi comunque vuole capirci qualcosa della storia intrigata del nostro amato protagonista Snake.
La storia è ambientata in piena guerra e sarà molto difficile uscirne fuori, ma con astuzia e abilità, si potrà uscire da questa situazione iniziale molto complicata ;)

Consiglio questo capitolo a tutte le persone che hanno già acquistato precedentemente gli altri capitoli.

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Aritz

Regular

Reviewed in Spain on February 26, 2018

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Me vino sin el librillo, y siendo para colección pues es una jodienda pero bueno... Por lo demás todo bien

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Héctor R.

Incomplete

Reviewed in Mexico on June 22, 2023

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No manual

Mr. Kyle S. Donnelly

Metal Gear Solid 4 The Gameplay of the Patriots (Think about it)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2016

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I don't even have time! Look this is too much. I want to review this as it's own game but to be honest in doing that I would have to poorly rate a metal gear solid game. Lets just run by the pros and cons and bite this bullet quickly.

Graphics - Perfect, just really good graphics with zero flaws in my eyes.
Story - A dark climax to a very entertaining a camp series. Metal Gear is normally about fun but this story was very dark and real.
Music - Just really good ambient music with techno spy elements. Harry Gregson is the man.
Gameplay - Oh dear god you poor newcomers.

Metal Gear Solid is not a game easy to get into. Spanning four generations of console gaming. Metal Gear Solid is camp. It's spaghetti western. It's a samurai film. It's a Jamebond spy thriller. It's the legend of Zelda. It's giant robot anime. It's 80s Hollywood action cinema. It's modern Hollywood action cinema. It's child labour theme. It's economic war themes. It's real life conflicts mixed with fictionalized espionage. It's fantasy and it's also a bit of reality mixed into one. There is nothing in this world quite like it.

Themes, memes and ideas are spanned across many generations and this represents the end of that saga. Solid Snake is a deep character. A clone a great genetic warrior who changed the face of war forever turning into a lucrative war economy. Single handily took down 4 regimes attempting global control. Basically alone he changed the face of his own fictionalised universe.

The gameplay consists of two modes. Sneaking and Combat. Sneaking is rewarded where as combat is punished with bad scores and repercussions for the character as everybody will chase him down to kill him. That's the game and with every chapter the enemies become more difficult as the story becomes more confusing. Forget the story. If you are new to the series go on youtube watch metal gear solid the movie. That's 9 hours long. Tells you full story explicitly and it'll be in order of the chronology as sequels are not always a direct continuation of the previous game. Often the series will go backwards and forwards in time following the career of Big Boss and Solid Snake the two main characters of the game.

It goes like this:
MGS3
MGSPO
MGSPW
MGSVTPP
MG
MGIISS
MGS
MGS2SOL
MGS4GOP

In order of the storyline this would be the "Movies" you would watch. Look I hate games with bias reviews that features comments such as "Only true fans would" blah blah blah. My opinion is that this is a self standing game and unless you had prior knowledge of the previous games you are wasting your money.

This is a Lore game that focus on the lore of the franchise completing it. Telling a full and climatic story. You will be filled in, sometimes on the insane feats of Solid Snake in his quest for universal peace and an end to an ongoing proxy conflict fuelled by the war economy. Snake is at war with war and that is the arc he completes. This game needs context for it to make an ounce of sense. Any other game and you are buying a massive game for pennies. You can start anywhere but you cannot start here.

The main reason I shun away new comers is also because it features only 5 hours of gameplay maybe even less. Take your time you might enjoy 10 hours with total stealth. Really it's not worth it. Luckily the game is old now like our main protagonist and for what gameplay you get it is terrifying and immersive. You feel like you are in a hellish warzone dodging bullets and rockets trying to survive. The action is incredible and as with every metal gear solid the boss fights are just amazing. These are the darkest boss fights in the series. Normally you are pitted against men and women with phenomenal talents or powers. In this case you're fighting half human cyborgs of rage and emotion. Who have been so horrified by the brutality of war that they take on robotic animal like appearances and murder everything in a blood frenzy. Snake is facing his most psychologically traumatic mission yet.

A really good finish but really as a single standing game this was for the fans JUST on this occasion.

There are great analyzations of the series by a youtuber called superbunnyhop who will explain the deeper motifs of the series in a far easier to digest way. You'll be less in the dark and it'll help you appreciate the series for it's depth and complexity. There are deep DEEP themes that lay under the overall canon of the story but when you get to know Kojima the unlaying feelings and emotions of it's design team become the main theme of the story.

Very few games can touch on these issues the way MGS has and it has continued the set the bar for the past 20 years. }

If you still want to try from the end. You will enjoy yourself. But get some popcorn and a really comfy chair.

zanoletti yoann

Très bon jeu

Reviewed in France on August 18, 2019

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Très bon jeu

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Alessandro

Oh mio dio 😍

Reviewed in Italy on January 24, 2023

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Il gioco arrivato puntuale pacco imballo perfetto!!🤩🤩nuovo sigillo originale dalla Gran Bretagna e il gioco è completamente installato in italiano.
Metal Gear Solid 4 il vero gioco mi sono acquistato tutta la saga è una vera e propria collezione è Solid Snake! Per me finisce la 4 saga ho anche il 5 ma non c’èntra nulla … confronto il 2,3,4! 😍
viva la ps3!

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Ciro

Incredible interactive film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2024

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Cant help but love this game!

Its more of a film that a game, which was a very interesting take!

Ampelfreund

Klasse Spiel

Reviewed in Germany on August 7, 2012

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Ich habe heute das Spiel bekommen und war die ersten Minuten begeistert.
Beim Start wird erstmal die 2.0 Aktualisierung mit Trophäen geladen und dann geht es los :)

Ich bekam die Kanada Greatest Hits Version anstatt die UK Version, aber macht nichts, die Kanada Version ist auch auf Deutsch

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