Question about MGS4 demo (MGS4 owners)

SO I'm thinking about d/ling the demo, mainly because I read a while ago that it has new cutscenes... is this true?? I don't wanna waste my time d/ling it, if it's gonna be the same.

And yes, I own MGS4 that's why I'm asking.

after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.supa_badman

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.Silent-Hal

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Yea at the very least, read up on the main ideas of the first 3.

[QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.The_Rick_14

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Yea at the very least, read up on the main ideas of the first 3.

Or DL the MGS Database and study it till your eyes fall out.

[QUOTE="The_Rick_14"][QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.KH-mixerX

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Yea at the very least, read up on the main ideas of the first 3.

Or DL the MGS Database and study it till your eyes fall out.

MGS Database would be your best option cause it has everything as far back as the original Metal Gear on NES. The story does go back that far.

The real question is why would a MGS4 owner download and play the demo?Thetaguru

I downloaded it to listen to the japanese vo. I may decide to download one from each region to always have snake at my fingertips. ewww. That sounded weird.

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.Silent-Hal

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Play number 3 though.

I swear to God, if you miss out on Snake Eater and play Guns of the Patriots, you will not get your $60.00 worth.

And your life will suck more.

Metal Gear Solid is an experience, not just a video game.

It's like a semester of any given class; you can't just buy the knowledge.

I dunno I can't imagine knowing half of what is going on if you didn't play the other games. Or at least watched all the cutscenes or something. It's like watching only the third lord of the rings movie while skipping the other two. sa10kun

Which is ok, considering all you really needed to know was that he's trying to destroy a ring.

:P

But still makes sense, because it wouldn't have much of an impact without watching the first two films.

Metal Gear Solid is an experience, not just a video game.

It's like a semester of any given class; you can't just buy the knowledge.

Scianix-Black

Perfectly said.

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[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.Scianix-Black

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Play number 3 though.

I swear to God, if you miss out on Snake Eater and play Guns of the Patriots, you will not get your $60.00 worth.

And your life will suck more.

Metal Gear Solid is an experience, not just a video game.

It's like a semester of any given class; you can't just buy the knowledge.

I played MGS4 but didn't beat MGS3. If anything, 60 bucks is a steal.

SO I'm thinking about d/ling the demo, mainly because I read a while ago that it has new cutscenes... is this true?? I don't wanna waste my time d/ling it, if it's gonna be the same.

And yes, I own MGS4 that's why I'm asking.

GreenGoblin2099

Maybe you should download and see what it is

I wonder how big the demo is...

lol "8243 MB Required."

"WHAT?!"

[QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.Scianix-Black

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Play number 3 though.

I swear to God, if you miss out on Snake Eater and play Guns of the Patriots, you will not get your $60.00 worth.

And your life will suck more.

Metal Gear Solid is an experience, not just a video game.

It's like a semester of any given class; you can't just buy the knowledge.

Or unless you read the database and full story anaylisis on the internet.

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"][QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]

[QUOTE="supa_badman"]after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.cs45F

You could probably understand the story fine, but a lot of things that will mean a lot to fans will probably just go straight over the top of your head if you haven't played the others. The story definitely has more impact if you already have knowledge of the series.

Play number 3 though.

I swear to God, if you miss out on Snake Eater and play Guns of the Patriots, you will not get your $60.00 worth.

And your life will suck more.

Metal Gear Solid is an experience, not just a video game.

It's like a semester of any given class; you can't just buy the knowledge.

Or unless you read the database and full story anaylisis on the internet.

Yeah, you get the knowledge, but the experience just goes out the window.

It'll become more of an "Oh, ok. That makes sense." game, when it could've been a "HOLY ****. NO ****IN' WAY." game.

I wonder how big the demo is...

lol "8243 MB Required."

"WHAT?!"

Scianix-Black

Holy crap, seriously?

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

I wonder how big the demo is...

lol "8243 MB Required."

"WHAT?!"

mbrockway

Holy crap, seriously?

No, but that'd be ridiculous lol

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

SO I'm thinking about d/ling the demo, mainly because I read a while ago that it has new cutscenes... is this true?? I don't wanna waste my time d/ling it, if it's gonna be the same.

And yes, I own MGS4 that's why I'm asking.

417alum

Well, someone said there was nothing new... are you 100% positive about this?? cuz I'll hunt you down if not :|

As far as I'm concerned, I didn't see anything new.

It's just one of the levels from the full game. If you had played the full game, there is nothing new in the demo.

I believe the demo isn't as visually impressive as the full game is, that's understandable since it's hard to give away MGS4 demo to represent full game quality.

[QUOTE="417alum"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

SO I'm thinking about d/ling the demo, mainly because I read a while ago that it has new cutscenes... is this true?? I don't wanna waste my time d/ling it, if it's gonna be the same.

And yes, I own MGS4 that's why I'm asking.

GreenGoblin2099

Well, someone said there was nothing new... are you 100% positive about this?? cuz I'll hunt you down if not :|

Here is a complete retrospective on ALL MGS story lines

*Super Spoiler warnings on these*

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/6748.html

Part one starts from bottom, goes forward to the top.

These should help you out on the storylines a bit more!

even if you do read up on story lines, there is a lot of the game which is dedicated to fans, the last boss fight for example, is just not as impressive without playing mgs1....

i would advise playing the older games, mgs1 might be a little old, its hard going back to older games, i tried it with half-life....

after trying the demo i want to know if i need to know the story of other mgs games to fully understand this one.supa_badman