EGM July 08 issue #229 info and reviews (Ouch @ Metal Gear Solid IV)

[QUOTE="fuzzysquash"]

It wasn't the score so much as the reasons he gave for it.

He said you could bulldoze through the game in 3 hours if you wanted to.

First of all, I think that's false...I don't know many people who could finish MGS that fast, including room for making mistakes.

And secondly, even if it were possible to do so...who judges a game's worth by a speed run?

AmyMizuno

It was actually common for many of the playstation classics to only be a few hours long. I beat Resident Evil 2 (Leon A) in 2 hours and 3 minutes when I was writing the speed run section of my RE2 FAQ.

I have great respect for you faq writers...you've helped in many a tough situation, so props to you.

But you have to understand that normal people like myself with slow reflexes are unable to keep up with you guys.

[QUOTE="fuzzysquash"][QUOTE="MadExponent"]

Well I get where you are coming from, just look at Silent Hill for example. Silent Hill I would stress to say is probably twice as hard as MGS to understand. The big problem with these is that since the masses will either A) not get them, or B) not have the patience to get them, they don't tend to sell well. You can plow through Silent Hill with a vague understanding of what is happening. All the games are laced together in a hard to udnerstand wicked way.

Zeliard9

Well, that's interesting...I didn't know that since I've never really gotten into the Silent Hill games. Not a big fan of survival horror :P

If you love stories in your games, you're making a mistake in ignoring Silent Hill. :P

But, but...I also like dry underwear!

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="fuzzysquash"][QUOTE="MadExponent"]

Well I get where you are coming from, just look at Silent Hill for example. Silent Hill I would stress to say is probably twice as hard as MGS to understand. The big problem with these is that since the masses will either A) not get them, or B) not have the patience to get them, they don't tend to sell well. You can plow through Silent Hill with a vague understanding of what is happening. All the games are laced together in a hard to udnerstand wicked way.

fuzzysquash

Well, that's interesting...I didn't know that since I've never really gotten into the Silent Hill games. Not a big fan of survival horror :P

If you love stories in your games, you're making a mistake in ignoring Silent Hill. :P

But, but...I also like dry underwear!

Haha I'm playing Origins on PS2 right now and a dude named the Butcher (early Pyramid Head) is chasing my ass with a huge knife.

[QUOTE="MadExponent"]Even if it is fake, I'm expecting there to be a buttload of sutscenes.AmyMizuno

No, no its not.

[QUOTE="fuzzysquash"][QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="fuzzysquash"]

Well, that's interesting...I didn't know that since I've never really gotten into the Silent Hill games. Not a big fan of survival horror :P

MadExponent

If you love stories in your games, you're making a mistake in ignoring Silent Hill. :P

But, but...I also like dry underwear!

Haha I'm playing Origins on PS2 right now and a dude named the Butcher (early Pyramid Head) is chasing my ass with a huge knife.

I'm glad I was like 16 or 17 when I first played Silent Hill 2 when it first came out, because I'm pretty sure that Pyramid Head would have haunted my dreams for months if I was much younger.

What a ****ed up character, but so awesome. And the entire reason behind his existence is just amazing. I miss Silent Hill 2 a lot. Methinks I'm gonna have to polish that game off soon and give it another go.

[QUOTE="MadExponent"][QUOTE="fuzzysquash"][QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="fuzzysquash"]

Well, that's interesting...I didn't know that since I've never really gotten into the Silent Hill games. Not a big fan of survival horror :P

Zeliard9

If you love stories in your games, you're making a mistake in ignoring Silent Hill. :P

But, but...I also like dry underwear!

Haha I'm playing Origins on PS2 right now and a dude named the Butcher (early Pyramid Head) is chasing my ass with a huge knife.

I'm glad I was like 16 or 17 when I first played Silent Hill 2 when it first came out, because I'm pretty sure that Pyramid Head would have haunted my dreams for months if I was much younger.

What a ****ed up character, but so awesome. And the entire reason behind his existence is just amazing. I miss Silent Hill 2 a lot. Methinks I'm gonna have to polish that game off soon and give it another go.

I think I was 14 when SH2 haunted my dreams. My god. Memories. You'd like Origins, Travis is just as messed up as James Sunderland. Travis is not quite as repressed as James though. Travis has more reasons for being messed up.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]This thread really needs to be locked, everyone just entering are believing the scores.AmyMizuno

Blasphemy!

This thread really needs to be locked, everyone just entering are believing the scores.Chutebox

[QUOTE="haris12121212"][QUOTE="Chutebox"]This thread really needs to be locked, everyone just entering are believing the scores.AmyMizuno