Is Metal Gear Solid 4 a worthy candidate as best game ever?

If you consider all its aspect, such as graphic, music, gameplay, presentation, level of polish etc, is it a worthy candidate as the best game ever made?

If you consider all its aspect, such as graphic, music, gameplay, presentation, level of polish etc, is it a worthy candidate as the best game ever made?

ZiggyStardust16

Hell. No.

I love the series, don't get me wrong, but the game is far from perfect. FAR.

Absolutely not. It's not even the best in the franchise but definitely a great game and one of the best on PS3.

No ... It is a good game, but far from "best game ever." Like previous comments have stated, there are good things about the game and there are bad things about the game. The story is good, the graphics are good, the gameplay is good. Overall, there are problems with the game just like any other game. Don't get me wrong, I loved MGS4 when I played it but like everyone else, I moved on. lol!

If you consider all its aspect, such as graphic, music, gameplay, presentation, level of polish etc, is it a worthy candidate as the best game ever made?

ZiggyStardust16

How could it be, when MGS3 is better?

If you like it that much then feel free to call it your favorite game of all time.

How could it be, when MGS3 is better?

Am_Confucius

No. It's barely even a game. 30 minutes of cutscenes for every 5 minutes of gameplay.

This is easy, an absolute YES. It has what many franchises lack, the total package.

The many who hate on the game are the same ones who love other games that act like movies like Uncharted for instance. Talk about double standards.

I think it is, but it seems to me that such a title is a very personal thing and can differ from person to person. I'd believe that no rational, reasonable person could call it a bad game though. Thus I think it can easily be a candidate for being understood as an amazing game.

Definitely not. It was a good game but I wouldn't even put it in my top 10 list. Maybe top 20.

On my list, yes. I loved every second of it.

But I know there are many that won't, and that's cool too.

No, it's not even a candidate for best MGS title

No, but MGS is. :D

This is easy, an absolute YES. It has what many franchises lack, the total package.

The many who hate on the game are the same ones who love other games that act like movies like Uncharted for instance. Talk about double standards.

WR_Platinum

Sorry, but wrong. Unlike MGS4 the Uncharted series actually has more gameplay than cutscenes, and no cutscenes longer than a few minutes. Actually there's probably more total cutscene time in MGS4 then in the entire Uncharted series combined.

No, the story was awful and dragged on and on. MGS3 is way better.

Although I loved the game and series to death, I think it's in a much too niche category to be considered as a best game ever candidate (as subjective as that title sounds). One of the main disappointments I had with it was the incredibly short length in relation to the previous entries in the series. Story, gameplay, graphics, etc. was top notch though.

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This is easy, an absolute YES. It has what many franchises lack, the total package.

The many who hate on the game are the same ones who love other games that act like movies like Uncharted for instance. Talk about double standards.

worlock77

Sorry, but wrong. Unlike MGS4 the Uncharted series actually has more gameplay than cutscenes, and no cutscenes longer than a few minutes. Actually there's probably more total cutscene time in MGS4 then in the entire Uncharted series combined.

There is nothing wrong with having a lot of cutscenes in a game, especially when you have a story as deep and intricated as MGS. You can just skip them on other playthroughs anyway so it's not as big a deal as some people make it out to be. Uncharted is a cliche, bland, Gears of War mimic that does nothing new and is hyped to ****.

No, the story was awful and dragged on and on. MGS3 is way better.

StealthMonkey4

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This is easy, an absolute YES. It has what many franchises lack, the total package.

The many who hate on the game are the same ones who love other games that act like movies like Uncharted for instance. Talk about double standards.

PolygonBust

Sorry, but wrong. Unlike MGS4 the Uncharted series actually has more gameplay than cutscenes, and no cutscenes longer than a few minutes. Actually there's probably more total cutscene time in MGS4 then in the entire Uncharted series combined.

There is nothing wrong with having a lot of cutscenes in a game, especially when you have a story as deep and intricated as MGS. You can just skip them on other playthroughs anyway so it's not as big a deal as some people make it out to be. Uncharted is a cliche, bland, Gears of War mimic that does nothing new and is hyped to ****.

There's nothing wrong with having a lot of cutscenes, no. But when those cutscenes go on for half an hour, and when they take up more of the game than the actual gameplay it's a problem. Kojima and crew seemed to have forgotten that they were making a game. Your statement about Uncharted is completely irrelevant to the point being discussed.

BTW: congratulations on inventing a new word with "intricated".

If you consider all its aspect, such as graphic, music, gameplay, presentation, level of polish etc, is it a worthy candidate as the best game ever made?

ZiggyStardust16

lawl no...big fan of the series...just bought the hd collection and have been playing thru them...but far from best game ever

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If you consider all its aspect, such as graphic, music, gameplay, presentation, level of polish etc, is it a worthy candidate as the best game ever made?

MonkeySpot

Hell. No.

I love the series, don't get me wrong, but the game is far from perfect. FAR.

Definitely one of the best games I've played for PS3 despite the lenghty cutscenes.

No. You've got to play more games if you'd call MGS4 one of the best of all time. It wasn't even the best MGS.

I wont say if it is the best in the series but there are thousands of games you cant just pick one and say it is the best.

Absolutely not. It's not even the best in the franchise but definitely a great game and one of the best on PS3.

Swift_Boss_A

Nope... its like a moviePurpleSmile

Hell No.

MGS3>MGS4.

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From a technical standpoint MGS4 is outstanding, but I didn't enjoy it as much as most people did, and finally rated it 8.5/10. It was good, but nothing specialthat stands out to me to give it GOTY, yet alone best game ever.