PSXE Poll Update: Metal Gear Solid 4's Storyline Is Unmatched
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsWell, once again, we may be seeing the power of the most recent positive impression sitting foremost in everyone's minds.
But we're certainly not trying to take anything away from the Best Storyline Poll winner: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It beat out the runner-up, Final Fantasy VII, and the original Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VIII came in third and fourth respectively. Hideo Kojima and the rest of his staff certainly delivered one of the most professional and memorable plots in history; the amazing cast of characters coupled with the nicely paced and appropriately intricate storyline was indeed groundbreaking. This is the type of story many of us have been waiting for in the video game world, and we're most appreciative of the script, dialog and plot twists. It's also significant to note that this honor didn't go to a role-playing game; it only proves just how accomplished the MGS franchise really is.
Moving on, we ask you another difficult question: which of the most recent spectacular-looking titles has the best graphics in the game world to date? Is it Guerilla's Killzone 2? Crytek's Crysis? MGS4? Or could it even be a demo (Gran Turismo 5: Prologue)? This is the question that will determine which title receives the label of, "ultimate visual masterpiece," although we'll probably have to do this poll again in another year. The industry just continues to make stride after stride in the realm of graphics!
3/15/2009 Ben Dutka
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Qubex
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 12:31:17 AM
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I came to work the next morning a changed man... utterly brilliant in every respect... they should simply take the engine and make a movie with it... Kojima knows what he is doing... enough said!
Roll on MGS5...
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Advent Child
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 2:49:48 AM
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Qubex
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 3:01:19 AM
Q!
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www
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 4:53:35 AM
Uncharted is the best looking game ever!
Yea MgsIV got the cut scenes on lock but with gameplay gfx,Uncharted's got it.
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Ultimadream
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 4:02:54 AM
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chicko1983
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 4:37:00 PM
My point in the first comment is that you couldnt relate the MGS4 story to a non-gamer and they would think it is great, heck - I'm a huge fan but had to go to the net to clarify some of the plot. Towards the end I didnt know what was going on but that didnt detract from the overall greatness of the game - I play games for the gameplay and interaction, not so much the story.
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ceedot
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 4:30:38 AM
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timster118
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 7:17:11 AM
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The sniper mission with the scope reflection and the realistic trees and grass still amazes me.
L7 385T
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Qubex
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 8:12:48 AM
Q!
"i am home"
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timster118
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 2:33:16 PM
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BlinkBoy
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 8:36:41 AM
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Ultimadream
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 9:35:48 AM
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HANZ64
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 12:17:40 PM
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convergecrew
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 12:22:03 PM
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tlpn99
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 2:35:50 PM
I have said before they can always go back and do a game with Snake based in it between say Metal Gear 2 and 4 (3 was Big Boss and not Snake) but he wants to move on and do other projects. If his new projects are anything like the MGS series then were in for one heck of good time. :)
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faraga
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 2:46:18 PM
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from the games ive played so far it was the best dtoryline ever
(but i havent played mgs4, and it could be better, i just dont know it and i vote 4 the best story IVE played)
is mgs4 a must-have 4 someone who doesnt like shooters but does like racing games?
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shadowpal2
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 6:01:03 PM
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As for Metal Gear Solid 4...I haven't played it (since I don't have a PS3). However...it was way too irresistible for me to just sit back and watch everyone chatter about just how epic it was...so I took a peak at some cutscenes on YouTube. Sorry...ALL the cutscenes. The story was...................epic. Way too epic. I found it an amazing ending quite frankly. I have only played Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater but wow what a game MGS 4 was. Just...truly epic. I also got Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops...which I absolutely love...it's just that since I'm restricted from playing my PSP at this moment...I can't play it...and I've only got like 5 hours on it lol. Oh well. MGS is awesome...and I'm sure for those who played Final Fantasy VII when it came out would say that its story was pretty memorable.
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Reccaman18
Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 9:11:26 PM
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chicko1983
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Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 11:26:22 PM
MGS is the best story IMO
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