Fan game, nothing else. Awesome storyline, good enough gameplay with some surprises here and there.

User Rating: 8 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Platinum) PS3
By Kuraime | Review Date:
The shine of Metal Gear Solid games has steadily went downwards. The first Metal Gear Solid was first of its kind in the old Playstation. A cinematic movie/game crossover with a helluwa plot twists and fun gameplay. MGS2 was the same with better graphics, but a disappointment to some since Snake wasnt obviously the main character. The things that were new and innovative in the first one were a standard now, so playing with enemy AI wasnt that much fun anymore. MGS3 went to the same direction, except that the plot wasnt about Snake, but his predecessor Big Boss. Retrospectively I liked this game more than MGS2, although its storyline wasnt that good.

Now MGS4: Guns of the Patriots. The game hooked me in from the first seconds, but then again I am a fan and cannot review this game objectively. Id imagine that newcomers would be somewhat lost from the first meters.

Anyway, the storyline is once again its supporting structure and from the start its obvious that this is a interactive movie rather than a common game, since it takes more time to watch the movie sequences than to play the parts in between them. But no matter, we are used to it by now. Gameplay is fine, but not really that much fun as it was in the original. The only reason that kept me playing it was to see what happened next or ultimately, how does it all end.

After playing halfway the first act, I found myself hoping that the act would come to an end soon and we could get out of that place. It was much more fun to sneak in an enemy infested area alone, without an army beside you. Even though you can kill both sides, I found myself helping the other side even though I didnt really want to. When I finally got to the next act and thank god to a new setting, I was downed by the fact that there was again another group fighting by my side. Damn. Something that restored my interest a little were the boss battles (or the first boss battle to be exact, the second was dull). They brought me back the old MGS feeling of how the hell do I damage the boss. I loved the boss battles most in this game, especially the first and the third.

The game was pretty much the same, except luckily the armies beside you dont appear in later chapters anymore. There was a real treat to old veteran fans of the first game, but I was spoiled of those beforehand and they didnt give me such an impact as they probably will give you. The ending was adequate enough to satisfy me and the gameplay worked fine until the end.

This game is purely for fans of the previous games and newcomers should play the them first. Still the plot kept me interested until the end, but there wasnt much of a replay value for me. I played it again just to get the Altair (from Assassin's Creed) costume, but the game itself felt boring now. Maybe it truly is about time to put this franchise to rest. I for one hope so.

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