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MGS 4 to Include Several 90-minute Cutscenes? (Update: Denied by GamePro)
by Nick Breckon, May 23, 2008 7:42am PDTUpdate: Game journalist Sid Shuman has stated that while MGS4 includes some lengthy cutscenes, none of those cinematics comes close to the 90-minute mark.
"I've completed the game twice, and am the author of the forthcoming [GamePro] review," Shuman told GamePro. "Some of the cut-scenes in the game are elaborate and occasionally lengthy. But not a one, to my recollection, even approaches 90 minutes."
Original Story Kojima Productions' tactical epic Metal Gear Solid 4 will feature multiple cutscenes that each approach the 90-minute mark when it is released on June 12, according to CVG.
The news apparently comes out of PSW magazine, which played through the lengthy game for review. The new issue hits store shelves today.
The mag also notes that the cutscenes can indeed be skipped or paused. However, if you were hoping to digest the final act of the Solid Snake saga in its entirety, you may want to stock up on popcorn.
In other snooze news, the game will apparently require a minimum installation of 4.5GB, according to the display copy.
Metal Gear Solid 4 hits the PlayStation 3 on June 12 worldwide.
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I bought Lumines 2 at Fry's today and finally get home. I go to open it then noticed the plastic was cut and the game already removed from the fucking case.
AARGH
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Its going to be hilarious when the length of the game turns out to be about 25 hours, 20 of that being cut scenes.
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So much for getting fatties off of their couches.
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That must be wrong.
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I guess it comes as no surprise that I'm also a huge fan of machinima, which is basically what these cutscenes boil down to.
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I wonder if the cutscenes are pausable? Anyone know if they added that in?
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n. An electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a video display or television screen.
n. An electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a video display or television screen.
I absolutely love the MGS universe and the cinematic feel it has. Just can't wait anymore for MGS4, it's going to be epic!
I really can't see myself sitting through that shit. What audience is this game for anyway?
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I thought Final Fantasy had long cut-scenes.
What if I need to stop playing the game? I just played for 3 hours, it is an hour past my bed time, and I beat a boss and now there is a 90 minute cutscene? I don't want to skip it, I want to see it, but I don't have 90 minutes at that moment? What am I to do? I really don't want to pause it and leave my PS3 on for 18 hours or whatever.
DUMB
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Just goes to show that they don't know how to properly integrate story into a game. I mean, several 90 min cut scenes, that's several movie, when you could be integrating the same information while you play.
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I'm a fan of the adventure and rpg genres so I don't mind long story-minded games that take away control, but 90 minutes for ONE scene? What the hell were they thinking?
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Allegedly this game ties up all the lose ends left by the previous games, and MGS2 had about a million of them. I'd rather sit through 90 minutes beautiful cut scene than play 90 minutes of "go here, read this terminal, go there, read that terminal" or "while you're busy fighting for your life or trying to have fun you're going to get a phone call advancing the story so instead of great visuals to go with the plot you get to see your guy stand still because guess what the phone hangs up when you get hit by a car or something."
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fuck that
unless they hired the guy who did the "metal gear awesome" videos so you can just push a button and it plays one of those as a summary
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