Man oh man, the reviews are starting to pour in for MGS4 and they are ridiculous.  Normally I roll my eyes whenever I see glossy shit like this but Eurogamer, who is known for harsh (but still fair) reviews, dropped the bomb here.

JESUS CHRIST MY FAVORITE GAME GOT AN ABOVE AVERAGE SCORE TO ARMS MEN!!.

Gamefags exploded, the commentary exploded, man-children everywhere exploded.  This topic is both about the upcoming MGS game and also about how vidya gaymers take the 1-10 rating system waaaay too seriously.  An 8/10 is fucking way above average.  On a numbers basis, the game is better than 80-89% of the games that came out the same year.  To me, personally, a 6/10 isn't a bad score because it's still AN ABOVE AVERAGE GAME and represents the fact that the positive outweigh the negative even though the flaws are more apparent.  I'll hesitate to plop down 60$ on a "barely above average" game but that doesn't mean it is necessarily the trash of the earth!

I really wish reviewers would get their priorities straightened because every blockbuster that doesn't score a 9 or better is instantly considered garbage by every gaymer that isn't a fan. 

Okay, this topic is now about anticipation for MGS4.  Begin the 300 posts of "omg can't wait"

omg can't wait got special edition preordered gonna play 30 hours a day its gonna be a blast

8/10? Whats wrong, didn't have enough master chief for 'em, heh...

I'm not going to say anything(more) about the retarded responses people have to review scores, so i'll just get to the point.

I really want to play this game, but i'm a poor jobless loser with no ps3 and my friend who does have one, was never that interested and when he heard that it has a 6 gig install, he decided not to buy it at all(he's only got a 20 gig so space if often a problem) and while that wouldn't stop me I can see why some people could have a problem with it(personally i could live with slightly longer load times, or probably  whatever else they felt they needed a add an install to fix).

I love this series.. I have the 1st one in my PS, and the snes version solid snake.
Never got a chance to play 2nd or 3rd, but I've been also awaiting MGS4 release, not that I could play it soon but I'm just excited to see that this series is coming to an end. I really want to play it if I just have PS3,

what i need now is a TV, PS3 and this. Total cost one billion euros.

Urk. Stealth games are getting so old. MGS was a cool game, but the ideas are so over used it's all getting a bit stale. I'll pass on the new MGS. I've not played it, but I'm guessing 8/10 is generous.

OH g-god it's finally coming. The game I have been waiting for for so long. I still have to go through MGS2 and 3 again. In any case, I liked all of the others so an 8/10 from some eurogames... which isn't a bad score at all.. isn't going to phase me.
When I saw this topic in the main board I thought it was going to say delayed. That would have sucked.

Meh. I'll be sitting back forever on this until I get my hands on a PS3.

Edge gave the game an 8/10 as well.

Also, this game has two 90 minute cutscenes. 

Let me bold that for you.  Two, JUST TWO of the cutscenes add up to THREE HOURS OF UNPLAYABLE CONTENT.

Is this a video game or a fucking interactive movie?  Goddammit Kojima.  According to Eurogamer and Edge the storyline meanders a lot and slows down after the mid-game "twist" and setting change.  I can see myself getting oh so bored.

Edge gave the game an 8/10 as well.

Also, this game has two 90 minute cutscenes. 

Let me bold that for you.  Two, JUST TWO of the cutscenes add up to THREE HOURS OF UNPLAYABLE CONTENT.

Is this a video game or a fucking interactive movie?  Goddammit Kojima.  According to Eurogamer and Edge the storyline meanders a lot and slows down after the mid-game "twist" and setting change.  I can see myself getting oh so bored.

If that's true...then what the fuck?

I'll end up missing the cutscene anyway because I can't sit there for 90 minutes without getting interrupted. What the hell.

Ahahaha man, if the game's not even out yet, what are the douchebags on Gamefaqs even saying about the review?

You know gamefags, they all have esp and future-sight which lets them know how a game is played without having played it.  twlight princess (wii version) got an 8.7 one week before the game came out and every topic was "ZOMG BEST GAME EVER WTF IS THIS SHIT??"

I'll end up missing the cutscene anyway because I can't sit there for 90 minutes without getting interrupted. What the hell.

Apparently you can now pause during cinemas and they added a FF12-esque skip system.  I think Xenosaga let you save during the super long cutscenes so hopefully MGS4 will have 15 minute intermissions or something.

Apparently you can now pause during cinemas and they added a FF12-esque skip system.  I think Xenosaga let you save during the super long cutscenes so hopefully MGS4 will have 15 minute intermissions or something.

Yeah I know some games allow pausing now and shit but it doesn't help if I see like 60 minutes of a cutscene and then something freak happens (POWER DIES) and then i have to watch all of it over. idk i really hope you can save or something during them, that's crazy.

I thought it was confirmed there were no 90 minute cut scenes?

Man what is this 9.9 bullshit man. They might as well put 9.985 christ.

I was certain the review really was like, 6/10 or something. But 8/10 is awesome.

I agree with you Marcus, people misinterpret review ratings all the motherfucking time. It's viciously annoying.

Also I really want saving mid-cutscene. That's smart. 90 minutes cutscenes are ridiculous but since I'm very lenient I won't mind it personally. I'm still gonna have fun with this, regardless. That is, when I have a ps3. 

Fuck, a 90 minute cutscene!! New record folks of the half hour cutscene in Xenosaga, if its that long, I could order Pizza, go to the store, and EVEN make me a sandwich and that scene could still be playing, that's fucking amazing.

Some guy from Gamepro who's beaten the game twice says that the cinemas, while long, he "doesn't recall one ever reaching 90 minutes."  Edge, whos reviewer beat the game, confirms that there are two 90 minute long cutscenes.

Which doucebag is lying step right up! 

Oh yeah, the game has somewhere between a 4.6gig install and a 6gig install.  This is ridiculous.  Several sources are contradicting each other.  Are there 50 different review versions of this game?