Our interpretation of his remarks pretty much boil down to Gears 2 not having a too confusing storyline that features nothing but cut-scenes. Cliff isn't dissing MGS as much as he's explaining what Gears 2 isn't going to be, for better or worse. Though, we have a hunch Gears fanboys will think it's better to actually experience chainsawing through Locust scum rather than just watching the action unfold.
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6-26-2008 @ 1:37PM
SadisticHam said...
I should think not, it wouldn't be gears of war if they was.
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6-26-2008 @ 1:37PM
007craft said...
well GOW is ultimately a much better game then mgs because of its multipalyer alone. MGS is done after you have watched it erm i mean played through it. GOW will last 1000+ hours. Especially since in that interview he mentiones how achievement tracking is now in the game, so no more hoping to unlock seriously at 10 000ish kills. Now theres suppose to be slider % bars for every achievement, so you know how close you are to obtaining it. This just adds that many mroe goals to the game. A++++
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6-26-2008 @ 1:52PM
SugarDaddy said...
Word. I agree. The achievement tracking is pretty sweet. Achievements themselves don't appeal to all, but I dig them.
MGS is fine. I'm not particularly a fan but I can identify with those that are. MGS is good ol japanese style fun. Gears, however, is good ol american style fun. You can see the difference clearly methinks.
6-26-2008 @ 2:27PM
qbix said...
It'll definitely be 1000+ hours if you go for the inevitable "Seriously" achievement, or whatever they call it this time around. In any case, I'm looking forward to this game, big time.
6-26-2008 @ 1:42PM
Trogdor said...
Good, I think Gears of war had amazing in-game cinematics that told the story but didn't take the player away from the action. This is how it should be. Does MGS really have 45 minute cut scenes? Is that total, or 1 clip?
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6-26-2008 @ 1:55PM
SugarDaddy said...
Yes. There are some long cut scenes. I'm not sure about 45 mins, but in my opinion anything other than an end-of-game type cutscene that is longer than 5 minutes is too much. I mean, for me, I get about a 2 hour window of gaming in each time I sit down. To sit there wasting it away on a 45 minute scene of nonsense would upset me.
Other people who have more video gaming time to themselves might see it another way.
6-26-2008 @ 2:05PM
Rick said...
I had read somewhere that the longest cutscene is over 1 hour long. That's just beyond stupid.
6-26-2008 @ 1:49PM
todd said...
Cliff is a hype machine.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:09PM
Dick said...
Cliff is a Hype.
6-26-2008 @ 2:52PM
JerkfacedFed said...
microsoft is a hype machine, as is sony. however, at least microsoft's games are good.
6-26-2008 @ 1:52PM
Dave said...
MGS4 is a good game but the cutscenes and smoking loading screens is ridiculous, i am not a hardcore MGS4 fan and just played the game at a friends house, but after about an hour i was done, my friend who bought the ps3 just for the game wanted to return the system. its a straight up fanboi game, i have a limited attention span, GoW fits in just right
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6-26-2008 @ 4:03PM
Doug said...
MGS4 is being sold to Americans a certain way, but it's 100% a Japanese game for Japanese gamers.
45 minute cutscenes aren't an accident... Japanese gamers like 'em. They want highly scripted, beautifully-rendered movie-style play. They don't like sandbox type games... I read this in an in-depth article online last year about American and Japanese gamers and their tastes. The Japanese culture is very different as is the expectations for entertainment.
So of course GOW2 wouldn't be like MGS4... strange for Epic to go out of their way to say it.
6-26-2008 @ 1:54PM
Davis said...
Are they... are they actually gonna kill that locust?
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6-26-2008 @ 2:04PM
Rick said...
No no no. They are discussing what flavor of tea they will share at their regular, afternoon tea party. Also, kittens and bunnies and fluffy clouds.
6-26-2008 @ 1:54PM
roach said...
check out the yahtzee review of MGS4.... 23 minutes from when the game start till when you can kill your first bad guy.... kinda sucks
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6-26-2008 @ 2:17PM
iFester said...
I don't think there's much argument regarding this as it's really a comparison of Eastern and Western storytelling. Japan is known for flamboyant storyarcs while here in North America we enjoy faced paced naratives. I really enjoyed MGS4 and I will no doubt enjoy GoW2 when it ships.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:20PM
Joshy said...
GoW and MGS4 are both good. MGS4 is better than GoW. Gears of War has a horrible story, but the online is decent.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:31PM
eNrique said...
well, i've been reading x3f for about a week, and i have to say it, the pictures you show are so stupid, you have absulutely no sense of humour or sarcasm, like joystiq, pspfanboy or ps3fanboy, really get some good writers.
and about cliffy b, i think he's jealous of the mastermind Kojima, you never gonna compare a game like gow to a Metal Gear Solid, never, i mean gow is a great game but, c'mon MGS is a Master Piece.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:43PM
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6-26-2008 @ 2:34PM
Dirty said...
Diffrent strokes for different folks. Gears 1 had little story but lots of action , MGS has a huge and epic story line (which may be to complicated for those with tiny brains) with less action. I think that both styles have plenty to offer. I felt like MGS was like a summer blockbuster on top of being a game, needless to say I felt I got my moneys worth. I also felt better about paying a ton of money for my ps3 (which is now on loan to a friend so he can play mgs)
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