Aerothorn on 7/12/2008 at 03:27
Quote Posted by Koki
What's that, Lassie? Kojima said no more MGS but he loves talking too much?
Kojima never said that because he CAN'T say that. He doesn't own the rights to MGS, Konami does; and Konami is going to keep milking that cow until it runs dry, regardless of whether Kojima feels like being involved. More MGS is definitely on the way: the question is whether it will be up to par (I'm guessing not).
On another note, as I said in another topic: if it is 360, how are they going to fit it on the console without a significant loss in graphical quality? They got 60 gigabytes to compress.
Personally, I'm guessing it's Ac!d. Which is too bad - Ac!d one had some cool gameplay, but A. moving around took way too fucking long, and B. The writing was atrocious, and Solid Snake was so out of character as to be not Solid Snake.
Koki on 7/12/2008 at 08:55
You mean writing in other MGSes was good?
EvaUnit02 on 7/12/2008 at 10:42
Quote Posted by Koki
You mean writing in other MGSes was good?
Sure, if consider something that's the equivalent to an offspring of The Matrix sequels and day-time soap operas to be good.
june gloom on 7/12/2008 at 15:35
You guys are assholes. MGS is awesome.
Sulphur on 7/12/2008 at 15:51
I just finished MGS3, and honestly apart from the philosophising it's been a ripping yarn, going from adrenaline-filled to sad to weird to hilarious to poignant during all of its 17 hour stretch. One of the finest moments in gaming, IMO, and it's been a while since the ending of any game's moved me as much as this one.
Anybody who dislikes it because they think the story sucks either has ADD or needs a cactus shoved up their rectum.
EvaUnit02 on 7/12/2008 at 15:53
Quote Posted by dethtoll
You guys are assholes. MGS is awesome.
On contrary, I love the MGS series. I just don't have delusions over the quality of the writing.
An abundance of melodramatics, heavy-handed pontificating about issues (very common with Japanese productions), high school-level philosophy. The sharp humour is to be praised though.
JohnnyTheWolf on 7/12/2008 at 16:12
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
An abundance of melodramatics, heavy-handed pontificating about issues
(very common with Japanese productions), high school-level philosophy.
The sharp humour is to be praised though.The way you put it, that pretty much describes The Dark Knight.
Koki on 7/12/2008 at 16:24
You mean Batman Begins?
[Edit]No wait, no Shaolin
june gloom on 7/12/2008 at 16:27
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
(very common with Japanese productions)
This alone pretty much negates your point. You have to give Japan a bit of a pass because melodrama is pretty much ingrained in their DNA.
I'm not saying that some overly dramatic bullshit animu is to be praised to the heavens, I'm just saying that trying to judge Japanese writing by American standards is kind of pointless.
Also (
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/04/the-dark-knight-returns-to-theaters-on-january-23rd-2009/) the Dark Knight opens in theaters again January 23rd, and I am
so going.
EvaUnit02 on 7/12/2008 at 16:34
Quote Posted by dethtoll
This alone pretty much negates your point. You have to give Japan a bit of a pass because melodrama is pretty much ingrained in their DNA.
I'm not saying that some overly dramatic bullshit animu is to be praised to the heavens, I'm just saying that trying to judge Japanese writing by American standards is kind of pointless.
Ah, I see that it's your turn to generalise. A lot of mainstream Hollywood films are like that too. Stephen Spielberg and Paul "THERE IS RACISM IN L.A." Haggis send their regards.
Don Cheadle's character from Crash (2004):-
"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something."