Metal Gear Solid 5 (Ground Zeros] ....completed in 2 HOURS!

20-03-2014 10:22am

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Played about 2 hours so far and Its amazing.
Everything from the Stealth to the combat is really satisfying.

Snuck up on some guy and knocked him out with some CQC moves. So i'm searching the area when I see he's waking up. I go full sprint (which turns the camera all cinematic) towards him and before he can fire a shot, I falcon kick him off a cliff :pac:

Even the shooting feels great.. Hit someone in the leg and they fall down grasping it. Hit them left side of the chest and they'll fling that side of there body over from the force of it.

I'm interested in knowing what you exactly spent the two hours doing in the game, was this objective based or was it just messing around? Genuine question.

brady12 · 20-03-2014 12:06pm

Took today of work,went into GameStop at 9, wasn't open til 10, went in at ten,this not out until tomorrow thought it was today

nullzero · 20-03-2014 12:10pm

brady12 wrote: »

Took today of work,went into GameStop at 9, wasn't open til 10, went in at ten,this not out until tomorrow thought it was today

I got stung too. It was on psn this morning for release today. Went to buy a physical copy and found out is being released tomorrow. Looking at psn now and it's been changed to the 21st. Somebody has fvcked up royally. Obviously Konami have trouble using calenders, I'm actually quite pissed off about it.

pittsburgh · 20-03-2014 12:31pm

nullzero wrote: »

I got stung too. It was on psn this morning for release today. Went to buy a physical copy and found out is being released tomorrow. Looking at psn now and it's been changed to the 21st. Somebody has fvcked up royally. Obviously Konami have trouble using calenders, I'm actually quite pissed off about it.

make a us psn account

buy a 10$ + 20$ us ps card of pcgamesupply.com have codes in few minutes, youll be downloading in 10 min, and will save a fiver

Mr Blobby · 20-03-2014 2:34pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I'm interested in knowing what you exactly spent the two hours doing in the game, was this objective based or was it just messing around? Genuine question.

Playing the actual mission.
While playing you really have to be sneaky and plan your route or you will be spotted and probably killed.

There's no way you'd do the first mission in under 1 hour imo. There's also like 4 other missions after the main one.
Its pretty tough on normal.. You can't unlock hard until you beat it on normal first.

McDermotX · 20-03-2014 2:57pm

nullzero wrote: »

I got stung too. It was on psn this morning for release today. Went to buy a physical copy and found out is being released tomorrow. Looking at psn now and it's been changed to the 21st. Somebody has fvcked up royally. Obviously Konami have trouble using calenders, I'm actually quite pissed off about it.

Em ?

It is on the PSN Store for download.....3.9gig 29.99 euro

TheBandicoot · 20-03-2014 3:10pm

Physical releases in UK/Ireland are always Fridays..

DeSelby83 · 20-03-2014 3:18pm

Just finished the main mission in just under 2 hours. Made such a mess of the whole thing. So many bodies everywhere and that was trying to be stealthy. I think its fantastic and cant wait to try it again

WildCardDoW · 20-03-2014 3:46pm

Physical releases are not always Friday in UK / Ireland, although it is generally only the big blockbuster games that get the early releases for worldwide launches.

LuckyFinigan · 20-03-2014 4:24pm

Up on the Irish store now.

Ape Lincoln · 20-03-2014 4:26pm

Yep it's on the PSN shop now with the add tk cart button. 20notes for PS3.

Not every day is a New Metal Gear Solid game day but today is :cool:

B.A._Baracus · 20-03-2014 5:02pm

Wouldnt mind getting this today. But digitally is not an option. Wonder why GameStop arent selling it today

Meant to come out the 20th.

*edit*

brady12 wrote: »

Took today of work,went into GameStop at 9, wasn't open til 10, went in at ten,this not out until tomorrow thought it was today

That sucks. If its scheduled for the 20th and is released on the EU PSN store then it should be in shops at the same day.

20-03-2014 9:10pm

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

Up on the Irish store now.

Xbox One 34.99 - So Steep
Physical Release is same price in Gamestop.
:mad:

Mr Blobby · 20-03-2014 9:20pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Xbox One 34.99 - So Steep
Physical Release is same price in Gamestop.
:mad:

Just switch region on the X1 and buy it off the US store.
Its only €22 that way.

20-03-2014 10:52pm

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Just switch region on the X1 and buy it off the US store.
Its only €22 that way.

Questions;
Do you have to leave your Xbox One set to the US Region to use the content?
Do you have to generate a dud address?
And also isn't this against the TOS?

Mr Blobby · 20-03-2014 10:59pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Questions;
Do you have to leave your Xbox One set to the US Region to use the content?
Do you have to generate a dud address?
And also isn't this against the TOS?

I'm sure since I don't have a X1 to test.. But a friend just changed his region from UK to US and it worked fine.

I doubt you'd get in any trouble for doing it tbh.

jimboblep · 21-03-2014 7:13pm

Biggest rip off ive ever seen in games
makes horse armour look like a bargain very pissed off

21-03-2014 7:38pm

jimboblep wrote: »

Biggest rip off ive ever seen in games
makes horse armour look like a bargain very pissed off

Are you done with the game already? How many hours?

tok9 · 21-03-2014 7:41pm

In what sense were you ripped off?

Did you know nothing about the game before buying it?

brady12 · 21-03-2014 8:04pm

What difficulty will I play it on.?

DeSelby83 · 21-03-2014 8:07pm

brady12 wrote: »

What difficulty will I play it on.?

You unlock hard mode once you finish it on normal. I think that goes for all side missions too

solomafioso · 21-03-2014 8:10pm

brady12 · 21-03-2014 8:36pm

Listening to paz's diary before I start

Mr Blobby · 21-03-2014 8:37pm

3 Missions left for me. Played about 5 hours so far.

brady12 · 21-03-2014 8:45pm

Mr Blobby wrote: »

3 Missions left for me. Played about 5 hours so far.

That for 100%.?

Mr Blobby · 21-03-2014 8:55pm

brady12 wrote: »

That for 100%.?

No, i'm only around 19%

B.A._Baracus · 21-03-2014 9:00pm

Bought it for €30 in Smyths Toys today. Xbox 360 version for me. Would love to buy it for PS4 but sadly no ps4

Gonna start playing it in a while. But seeing as how MGS are very story driven games and no doubt story aspects will be discussed here. Should we create another thread? or start using spoiler tags?

Last thing I would want is to spoil it for anyone.

SouthTippBass · 21-03-2014 9:04pm

**** it, I wasn't going to buy this, but I just hit confirm purchase. Even though this will definitely hit playstation plus before the year is out, I just can't wait that long! :pac:

Ape Lincoln · 22-03-2014 2:22am

It's 28 Euro in HMV/Xtravision on PS3.

I bought on PSN store. It's less than 2GBs

On the game itself, a mixed bag. It's called MGS5 but is a sequel to a PSP game and drops a lot of the gameplay from MGS4 which is wierd. I've only played it for a few minutes so far but it seems to have a strong refocusing toward stealth as oppossed to combat

B.A._Baracus · 22-03-2014 3:12am

Just completed the story line mission... Will post spoilers so highlight at you own risk

Just spent 90+ minutes on the main story. Its certainly a very good game in the sense of controls, graphics, animations, you name it. It really is a massive step up from MGS4.

However, while I am a massive MGS fan having near played them all except for portable ops and peace walker, I was left going "thats it?" at the ending. Even tho I read the backstory that comes with the game and I know general bits such as Paz and Chico.... I was expecting some ending that would make me go 'oh man, cant wait for the phantom pain!' - I can't help but think if I played Peace Walker I would have enjoyed this more

Not to mention trailers spoiled the fact that a bomb was in paz (I seriously thought that was a dude in the trailers and not paz lol) But trailers spoiled that scene none the less. But here I am 15 minutes after completing the game and I... I honestly dont know whats going on. So thats not a good thing.

Over all.... (and this is not a spoiler for anyone just a recommendation)

Play Peace Walker before this game. Its Peace Walker 2. Not MGS console-based-game-sequal

brady12 · 22-03-2014 8:35am

I'm going to be honest.. Next gen in mgs is unreal ðŸ˜Š

_Redzer_ · 22-03-2014 5:23pm

Very tempted to get this, but people are saying it's an overpriced demo. Is it worth it to those who've already gotten it?

Meh, just bought it. What harm

platinums · 23-03-2014 2:25am

this thread makes me laugh.. I bought Zone of the Enders purely for the Metal Gear Demo.....guess I was a fanboy back then.

klose · 23-03-2014 6:25pm

Bought it friday and finished it today, took me over 3 hours but some was spent listening to logs, that kind of stuff interests me. Haven't touched the side missions yet. For 30 quid yeah its steep, but im a massive mgs fan so it was a day one purchase for me, if you aren't a mgs fan/looking to get into the series then id advise against it at its current pricing.
The game itself is very enjoyable, graphics and audio are brilliant and gameplay is as great as always with a few tweeks from previous instalments. It certainly has me wanting more and cannot wait for the phantom pain which I feel will be superb value for its retail price. (Not that that will negate the price of ground zeros)

Wooden Jesus · 23-03-2014 9:36pm

Bought it last night and cant fault anything about it. Graphics are mind blowing, gameplay is solid and the enemy ai is the best iv seen in a video game. Its fairly short but holds great replay value which makes up for the price

24-03-2014 1:36pm

Angry Joe Review; Spoilers Beware.
Not a happy camper

brady12 · 24-03-2014 8:21pm

I don't care about the detractors .. Spent 3 hours playing it and listening to audio logs .UNREAL ..next gen is here finally..and the ending unreal left me dying for phantom pain I be pre booking that and blowing fortune on special edition.. Going to play the rest side stuff Thursday .. Oh next gen Mgs I love you

ironictoaster · 25-03-2014 2:28am

I kinda felt empty after completing ground zeroes. I really don't see what the phantom pain can add to the MGS universe since MGS4 tied everything up. Maybe if MGS5 was a direct sequel to MGS4 or they rebooted the franchise in some way, then maybe it would rekindle the excitement I had when MGS2 was released all those years ago.

Mr Blobby · 25-03-2014 2:50am

ironictoaster wrote: »

I kinda felt empty after completing ground zeroes. I really don't see what the phantom pain can add to the MGS universe since MGS4 tied everything up. Maybe if MGS5 was a direct sequel to MGS4 or they rebooted the franchise in some way, then maybe it would rekindle the excitement I had when MGS2 was released all those years ago.

Well it finishes the story of Big Boss.
Which is something I really want to see.

ironictoaster · 25-03-2014 5:15pm

The more I watch the director's cut trailer, the more I get excited about the phantom pain. I absolutely love the music they chose to be the intro.

TheDoc · 26-03-2014 12:04pm

Have no intention of buying this and not really following it. Is it a sort of beta release for a new upcoming MGS title, or just a completely isolated release to showcase MGs on next gen?

I loved the early MGS titles, but only ever got around to playing 1 and 2.

PIcked up a PS3 there last year, is there any MGS titles worth buying for PS3?

26-03-2014 12:11pm

I think that had they included a €10 off code or voucher for the final game with this it would entice far more people to pick it up. I really want to play it but I'm not prepared to pay €30 for a demo. People keep saying that there's so many side missions but all they do is reuse the location and asserts from the main game and can be done in under 15 minutes. €30 for a game that can be cleared in under 3 hours just seems like a cash grab. It's a dangerous precedent and while I believe that a game should only be as long as it needs to be that doesn't apply here. I've no issue with paying €15 for a 90 minute indie title but I do when it's the prologue to a AAA title that will set me back a further €60 a year from now.

26-03-2014 12:13pm

TheDoc wrote: »

Have no intention of buying this and not really following it. Is it a sort of beta release for a new upcoming MGS title, or just a completely isolated release to showcase MGs on next gen?

I loved the early MGS titles, but only ever got around to playing 1 and 2.

PIcked up a PS3 there last year, is there any MGS titles worth buying for PS3?

MGS Collection is great, includes MGS2, MGS3 Snake Eater (Epic) & Peace Walker i think.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 26-03-2014 3:32pm

I regret selling off my PS3 because now I really want the Legacy Collection after playing GZ. I might just re-buy the HD Collection on 360.

Retr0gamer · 26-03-2014 3:47pm

ironictoaster wrote: »

I kinda felt empty after completing ground zeroes. I really don't see what the phantom pain can add to the MGS universe since MGS4 tied everything up.

If it's not a pile of ****e like MGS4 then I'll be happy.

Burky126 · 26-03-2014 5:09pm

TheDoc wrote: »

I loved the early MGS titles, but only ever got around to playing 1 and 2.

Definitely pick up the legacy collection for MGS 3,it's the best one! A whole different ball game than 2.

Azza · 26-03-2014 7:54pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

If it's not a pile of ****e like MGS4 then I'll be happy.

Can I thank this post more than once.

Ape Lincoln · 26-03-2014 8:57pm

I got the Legacy Collection recently. One disc is the HD collectiok and the other is MGS 4 Guns of Patriots. The first MGS and VR Missions is a download code - you should be able to get these on PS1 in Rage for a tener and check Xtravision for HD collection and Patriots secondhand.

I finished GZ main mission in 18 minutes. Thoroughly dissapointed with the game, not because of the length or sparse story but the gameplay just didn't excite me. There's things from the MGS 4 gameplay that they removed, peaking around corners for instance is a pain in the ass and the camera is v. annoying.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

If it's not a pile of ****e like MGS4 then I'll be happy.

If you hated Patriots that much then you will probably hate Ground Zeroes.

SouthTippBass · 26-03-2014 10:50pm

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

I finished GZ main mission in 18 minutes. Thoroughly dissapointed with the game, not because of the length or sparse story but the gameplay just didn't excite me. There's things from the MGS 4 gameplay that they removed, peaking around corners for instance is a pain in the ass and the camera is v. annoying.

Polar opposite. I have clocked over 5 hours with GZ and still not finished, loving it. I thought MGS4 was so bad I just quit about halfway through. The camera in GZ is perfect imo, not sure what difficulty you had with it, it was seemless for me. There was never even a moment that I couldnt see what I was doing, or couldnt place the camera where I wanted it.

So yeah, there ya go!

Retr0gamer · 26-03-2014 11:17pm

From what I heard of GZ it lets you play around in the world and have fun, exactly what mgs4 was missing so I'm hoping its good when I get around to it.

Metal Gear Solid 5 (Ground Zeros] ....completed in 2 HOURS!

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