EGM Refuses To Score MGS4
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsThis is turning out to be almost as big as the Eidos/GameSpot/Kane & Lynch fiasco.
It seems the rumors are true: Konami did indeed ask several publications not to mention certain technical aspects of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Off-limits topics include the length of the cut-scenes (some said to be as long as 90 minutes), load times, and the amount of data required to be installed on the PS3's HDD. Now, in response to this, EGM has done something a little drastic, and the gamer reply thus far has been mixed. According to EGM's latest issue, which features the long-awaited MGS4 review, they say that due to "limitations Konami wanted us to impose on our comments," they decided not to provide a score for the game. In fact, they didn't really write a review at all; they substituted in a lengthy roundtable discussion. Er...really?
So far, some people are saying this is an excellent move to keep journalistic integrity in this business alive. Others are saying they could've just left the comments out of the article and still factored in those aspects of the game when assigning a score. All we know is that publishers really shouldn't be telling critics what they can and can't say. ...kinda defeats the purpose of the entire process.
P.S. Konami hasn't "imposed any limitations" on us. We're going to review it, and we're gonna say what we want to say.
Related Game(s): Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
6/2/2008 Ben Dutka
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kj313
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 2:42:48 PM
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Nick42
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 3:09:15 PM
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The quality konami deliver is nothing short of epic and I am sure that this would be the case with a cutscene. 90 minutes of quality, plot deepening, experience pushing quality - I honestly don't see the problem!
Obviously there will be those gamers out there with the - 'if it's more that 30 seconds it's not worth watching' attitude, well they'll just be missing out on a huge part of the game as MG games do always tend to be story driven.
Load times - not a problem really either. Motorstorm has always had pretty lengthy loading times and is an exceptional game - we don't hear huge complaints over that now do we?
And HDD save files well... this is Metal Gear, I'd give it my entire 60 gigs if it wanted it. I have no reason to doubt the save space it needs is anything other than that stated on the box.
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aaronisbla
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 3:35:44 PM
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ThePoetRazel
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 4:46:27 PM
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orangpelupa
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 6:57:09 PM
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Fabi
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 9:29:53 PM
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They say:
“It sets new standards for graphics, sound, gameplay, and storytelling, and it may be years before it is equalled, let alone surpassed.”
“You will not play a better game this year – maybe even this decade.”
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Mystearica
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 5:22:50 AM
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As for EGM - hearing this makes me want to read more of their game reviews ('cause unlike GameSpot they don't seem to ....... fill in the rest)
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timster118
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 7:33:52 AM
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This is one of those games you CAN buy without the review. It might not be perfect but it will be "up there" in terms of gameplay and graphics.
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Snowman8807
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 11:35:18 PM
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BazookaJoe
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Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 2:28:51 PM