Remember three years ago? I don’t, but I was still in university so I was, in all likelihood, drunk. At the very least I was probably so stressed I’ve tried to block out a good chunk of it. For those of you who do remember that time in the far flung past (look, I know it’s not that far flung, but let me have a little artistic license here) you might well remember Konami released a little game called Metal Gear Solid 4 (I’m also aware it wasn’t that little, just let it go).
Pointless mental meandering out of the way (it’s late alright? Just leave me be) lets look back through TSA’s archives and dig out what we thought of the game. This was very nearly our highest rated game of all time, with a concerted effort being made to score the game at infinity/10. Sadly that would be impossible, and also really screw up our grading system, so we had to settle on a 10/10. Were there words to go along with that score? There sure were:
Reviews like this are reserved for ordinary games. To review such a game as Metal Gear Solid 4 is like commissioning a blind man to share his opinion on a beautiful oil painting painted by a true artist, it just wouldn’t work. The nature of Metal Gear Solid 4 lifts it above such conventional ways of judgement. But alas, the nature of the industry makes it necessary for even such a game to be subjected to such an insulting judicial process. For you see, this game is available for purchase to all, even the lowest forms of humanity who should deservedly combust and be reduced to ashes in the divine presence of it.
Any game which has the phrase “divine presence” used in to describe its very existence is probably at least a little bit good, but we might have completely gone wide of the mark. If we have, now’s the time to let us know. Just head over to the forums and leave us your thoughts on the game. Whilst I’m not going to discount longer reviews, please remember that the aim is for short, snappy opinions. More than that I simply don’t have the time to wade through longer reviews, so if you want to have your opinion included in the verdict post try to keep it short.
Once you’ve written your review make sure you give it a score on the Buy It, Bargain Bin It, Rent It, Avoid It scale. Remember, if you want your score and opinion included in Monday’s verdict post you need to have it done by Sunday afternoon, otherwise I’ll have written it and you’ll be left out in the cold.
The Lone Steven
Metal Gear Solid? Never heard of it. Must be an indie title. :p
I enjoyed it. I think it used to hold the record for the longest running time of cutscenes. It wraps up Snake’s story perfectly and does answer everything. I would suggest that you play the previous games otherwise you could be a bit confused by the story oh and you get to control Metal Gear rex and fight against Metal Gear Ray. :D It is epic.
Foxhound_Solid
Metal Gear Solid 4 is a masterpiece.
Origami Killer
7th week in a row which I can’t participate in due to not have played the game. Never been a fan of Metal Gear Solid. Can we have a fallout game next week?
SpikeyMikey23
I bought this game in Tesco for £14 not long after release. The case was cracked in the bottom corner. Result. That saying, I only got to chapter 2. Never went back. Dont get me wrong, I was loving the game, I think something else came along.
Pritchie101
I can understand why many gamers enjoy MGS 4, but I’m the only person on Earth who didn’t like it. Really. I enjoyed the first game, I bought it when it was released on Playstation Store. There was a lifetime of cutscenes in MGS 4, which was annoying. I liked all the other games, so I can’t wait for Rising, but if you haven’t played MGS 4 yet, I think you should just find the storyline on the internet instead! Skip this game, just keep track of the story. So, let’s get ready for Rising. I think you should Bargain Bin It, but I understand why lots of gamers like it.
MayContainEvil
I think this was the first PS3 game I ever bought, I hope that’s right because it really deserved to be. This game is nigh on perfect, though as I know it’s not to the (obviously broken) tastes of some I look forward to seeing the verdict.
bomas
Amazing game! Loved every part about it apart from one mission which was aggravating, it’s an easy game as long as you understand all the little things such as you can be on a side to help you out. I would give this game a 10/10, love it.