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User Rating: 10 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Platinum) PS3
By psn_Jaimzl | Review Date:
After months of waiting, I finally recieved my copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. At first, I had never thought too much of the Metal Gear Solid series, and my only reason for buying this game was to have a little downtime from Call of Duty 4. But in a weird turn of events, I couldn't put it down..... AT ALL! In other words, this game is NOT AT ALL strictly made for MGS or Stealth Action Fans. Sure, the BEST way to play is by using stealth like all the other games in the series, but the thing is, you don't have to. For example, in the beginnig of the game, you're thrown into a battlefield which is being fought between Middle-Eastern rebels, and a numerous amount of mercenaries. In this opening sequence, you are advised to just let the two sides fight their fight, but........ if you're like me and just can't stand 10 seconds without shooting somebody, you can aid either the rebels or the Private Military Corporations OR you can just blows the brains out of both sides and become public enemy number 1! This sense of freedom and choice really reflects upon how much developer Hideo Kojima wanted to open a new crowd to the MGS series.

Metal Gear Solid 4 is made to immerse you into the world of Solid Snake, and has an amazing soundtrack and stunning visuals to suck you in. The graphics, especially on an HD-TV, are just tooo good to be real. Every wrinkle on Snake's skin is perfect, every shadow and lighting effect just looks unbelievable, and of course, the women are...... well you finish that sentence for yourself. Even during the cutscenes, the camera is completely movable and it's as if Konami is DARING you to find a fault in their game. In addition, the orchestral tunes give a sense of ambience and suspence every second you're playing Metal Gear Solid 4. The Latin guitr riff played during Snake's long periods of daydreaming about the past also is a nice touch that gives the game and Snake seem much more sorrow mood. Overall the sound design and graphics are both excellent, and surpass its competition.

Sure, the graphics are great, and the sound is..... well really good, but what really makes Metal Gear Solid awesom-er than all the other Action games on the market is its story and gameplay. The story takes you all-around the globe in hunt for Mr. Super Badass Liquid Ocelat/Snake and the new environments in every level keep the game fresh everytime. Also, because this is Snake's last and final mission, many unanswered questions are finally... well answered! Every wanted to find out what REALLY happend to Raiden, or why Snake rapidly aged in about the same amount of time it would take a 9-year old to complete this game? Well Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots answers all these problems! To add to the great story, Konami had to make sure that the game was still fun, while being exciting and intene every waking moment gamers play it. And in the process, they were able to keep a very solid gameplay style, but one that still has its faults. In fact, the ONLY (and I seriously mean ONLY) major problems I had with this game was the complicated controls, which aren't explained in the actual game =l WHAT THE HECK! But to compensate, there is a shooting range where you can practice your melee and ranged combat. As well you can use the select button to look at the controls.

All in all, every PS3 owner SHOULD at least give Metal Gear Solid 4 a rental for its mind-blowing visuals, heart-stopping sound design, and just plain AWESOME story telling and if not, just buy it right now.... and I seriously mean.... RIGHT NOW!

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