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Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

Dizzle

on another front. Duders. Seriously. How the hell do you get out of a hold/tranq/ko. If I wiggle the stick any more I think I might break my DS3. I tried circles, semi circles, going to the rhythm it goes on screen, going back and forth, I tried doing it not touching the edges ala Operation. Thats the only infuriating thing.

Derigor

tripur

I like to plant nudie mags in those two door ways out looking the manapult on GG, then sit in a box so I can see both doors. Then run over and p90 someone's face!

I still dont know how the hell people are headshot machines though, my squad turns a corner and one guy takes down all of us in 5 bullets, all headshots from the m4. Dunno how I can go from iron sites head shot machine on CoD4 to "deeerrrrr how i do dis gun" on here. I just aim center mass over the shoulder, I gave up on the FPS view, looks terrible in first person anyways... except first person lewd magazine, that rules.

Derigor

Makes me wish I was part of the beta :(

Kra1oS

But man does that shit get annoying!

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I've been hanging out on the roofs in Groznyj Grad, dropping the nudie magazine on the edge of the roof, and then CQCing people who are trapped in it and dropping them off the roof.

Canadian Impostor

God I love this game, cant wait for it to come out, too much fun planting lewd mags all over the place.

Derigor

jayntampa

Overall though, I really like the vision and scope of the game so far. Hit me up on PSN maybe we can get a few games going.

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AntiHiro

did i mention I love this game?

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

Let me start out by saying, this game has the "potential" to be the be all end all of tactical games. Notice I used the word "potential" as there are some things that need some work to be sure. I am hopeful they take some user feedback into consideration for future updates.

Moving on let me talk about what I like and don't like broken down into simple bullet points. Here is what I liked:

• The tactical pacing is perfect, this is NO run and gun game.

• The look is bar none, the best I've seen on any console and most modern PC games for an MP game.

• The maps are vast and varied with multiple levels and terrain; it will take a very, very long time to feel them all out for "sweet spots".

• The depth of gameplay, and NEED for team work is unrivaled in any game I've ever played.

• The fact that they allow you to bind macros to keyboard (for certain functions).

• The game interface and character creation have a ton of depth down to changing the pitch and tone of you avatars voice.

• Online experience is flawless; I experienced no lag of any of the games I have played.

There is much more in the "Like" column" but I want to save that for my full review when the game is released.

Now for the "Needs Improvement" section.

• The controls may be a bit too deep for most console players to grasp; it will be interesting to see how this element plays out. At this point it would appear Kojima was almost leaning toward "PC" type depth to the controls. (to be fair, to me personally the depth of control is welcome).

• The controls feel like they are taken right out of the "SP" part of the game. Which is to say they are very good, but for a tactical shooter they felt a bit sluggish to me until I cranked the speed way up. I almost felt at times the separation of East and West in terms of shooter design here. By that I mean you can tell Kojima really understands the "western shooter" but that this type of gameplay is new to eastern developers.

• The weapons lack that "Punch". Again to be fair I think Kojima was going more for "vital point" kills not the typical spray and play luck of most western shooters, but I gotta say even with my mind wide open I took issue when an almost point blank shot with a 12 gage shotgun resulted in my opponent getting knocked back, then got UP! WTF! Hey it might be more "realistic" given today's body armor, but it does not play well to a western crowd.

• Finally there is the "CS" style weapon buying. I feel this worked back in 1990 but today…not so much. IMO either open all the weapons up, or do it by a rank or training method.

Again these are just my initial impressions of the game, but even as it is right now with no changes it may be one of if not THE best tactical shooter since the (original)R6 series. That my friends is no small feat in and of itself

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There was 4 people against me, as I, was Snake!!! I was hiding in a really tall derelict building and sniping pple through a window...after killing them loads of times I knew they'd be coming up the stairs! I placed a porno mag just outside the room I was in, pulled out my knife, and awaited the inevitable; "huh, hmmmmm"" as the guy stared at the pages I ran out grabbed him and tightened my grip until he was unconscious. Still holding his floppy body, I pulled out my pistol and proceeded, with caution, down the stairs. Two of his team mates were at the entrance with their assault rifles aimed at the staircase, with a swift movement, I pulled off a headshot over the shoulder of my hostage, instantly killing one. The other unloaded a full clip into his ally, killing my hostage. As he reloaded, I switched to my knife, and ran straight out the building and round a corner. Knowing I had no ammo left for my rifle, I took the evasive decision to disguise myself in the form of an old metal barrel. My enemy turned the corner, stopping momentarily a few paces from my position...his rifle poised and ready to fire...does he know my game? I decided to hold my position, and thankfully, he was stupid enough to dismiss the haggard barrel pressed against the wall. As he cautiously moved forward, I threw off my cover, got behind him and slit his throat with my knife!

(The headshot part was slighlty exaggerated for dramatic effect- it was actually about 8 shots that took him down...)

Arcadewolf

I have played the Snake Game Mode and loved it. What was best is none of us had played it before and were confused as hell. When I first saw snake I thought someone found a way to piece their gear to look like Snake until he choked me out and heard Snake's voice and saw up close it was in-fact him.

I also got to play as Snake and because nothing about him is explained I had no idea how his stuff worked and just ran around giggling at playing as Snake and choking some fools out.

I have to say the level which Snake is on is by far the coolest and would love to play it in Team Death Match.

AntiHiro

Bastard11

hope rest of yall are having fun with it...because i haven't even seen the startup screen...

icepick314

ytdb

@misc.insanity:
"Also the Sneaking Mission mode is quite awesome, though I've never seen Snake win a round. "
I have once so far but I don't know how. I killed him 3 times in one round also :D. It's the most fun gametype I've played in a multiplayer shooter! I was climbing up a ladder and I saw a laser on my back and I was like, huh? And when I got to the top, I got put to sleep and see his breath climbing up and then slicing me apart and sneaking back down. I was so excited by it, cos I knew where he was and respawned and ran to get him, but he was gone :'(. I can't wait to be snake myself.

I love the boxes, I absolutely love the magazines (i've killed about 20 people by cleverly placed magazines, though it's also got some of my stupid teammates killed too). My only problems so far are that it's hard to switch to knife or pistol when I run out of bullets and close range or throw a quick nade, but I can improve the quick select and CQC seems too basic, but I'll have to learn how to do the pressure sensntive controls.

This is what the game is about! The deathmatch stuff doesn't feel like the stealth based gameplay of metal gear. I am so excited about this game, that although I'm getting gtaiv today hopefully, I can see myself taking a break for an hour to play mgo.

I love having my own character, and the stats are so detailed compared to cod4 it's fantastic for us ps3 users who usually don't get that. I'm a Rat atm! And the friends/clan system is utterly awesome! It's a really friendly community game, cod4 feels like playing with bots, but I've had a laugh and made a few friends so far in this.

To the people complaining about speed, I love it, this is how the game plays, and there's a move fast skill you can level up to run. If you're struggling to get kills, just aim at the head, aiming at the body is pointless, or stealth use a stun knife like me. I also really love the 3rd person, it opens up so many cool tactics! And the catapult is really cool, and it's great to have to buy weapons! Okay, enough :P

valleyshrew

Ignorance's Enemy

PissedPS3Fan

Also the Sneaking Mission mode is quite awesome, though I've never seen Snake win a round.

misc.insanity

maxax

+ Watch video

Dir_en_grey

@Doshu: Konami will block you if you're from the wrong region, unless there is a AU beta, you can't play. D:

The beta is absolutely fantastic, 10 hours and I'm still not bored. I don't know if I'm even going to pick up GTV4 tomorrow.

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!

Luke Plunkett

@Luke: I haven't pre-ordered my MGS4 yet. Can you still get into the beta from Australia?

Doshu

devilhunterx

Highlander Wolf

Gon

the new map is great. my favorite of the three. you can hide in some buildings and on upper levels for great sniping points. great texture work and sound. i swear, this can't be a beta. the amount of polish is ridiculous. i curse adult responsibility that i have to go to work tomorrow or i'd be playing it now. i haven't tried the new mode yet. will do that tomorrow.

WHERE IS THE KOTAKU MGO CLAN?

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

Word Man

Ignorance's Enemy

PS. MK 2 is fast as hell.

severeon

Rurik

Knight-Zero

Uhmm, im not to sure about that. But now that you mention it, im quite curious too.

Ignorance's Enemy

Are there scopes and whatnot for non-sniper weapons? I'm sorry, but no soldier would choose iron sights over a decent scope.

AverageJoes

Bitterbunny

jackal888

jackal888

Ignorance's Enemy

I can't tell you how many times I've been pursued, ran around a corner and used the box. People just run right by.

I've managed to take out 3 guys using this trick and then dropping grenades/shooting guys in the backs of their heads.

AverageJoes

Ignorance's Enemy

the MK 2 is only available if there are more than 11 people, and the choice is completely random. Besides, the MK 2 is supposed to help snake because it's Red Vs. Blue Vs. Snake.

By the way, the MK 2 is invincible, so don't try to shoot it.

Requiemblues

Ignorance's Enemy

I wish they'd add some weapons, too. None of the guns really feels different to me other than magazine size.

AverageJoes

Ignorance's Enemy

PowerButton

Another round, I was stuck in a hallway for 5 minutes just because it wanted to keep shocking me -- you can't die, and you can't do anything to stop it from happening. Not fun especially.

jayntampa

Shindokie

ryivanV2

Ignorance's Enemy

jun581

jun581

zanzibarlegend

hobo-1

solidsquirrel

iamcool388

Jeff Paine

npa190

Ahsayuni

resetbutton

...time to hit up some more Tekken 5, I guess. :\

man_in_gauze

Tyber_Zann

Must admit though, playing with Snake is fun. It's basically like playing MGS4. The Octocamo is great, and hearing his voice through the codec messages put a smile to my face.

Saint Anima

I've gotta say, the beta had a weird learning curve at first, but I'm in love with it now. The CQC itself is awesome. Hiding around corners and then choking an enemy soldier is highly satisfying. It's a slower pace for a multiplayer game, but not enough to make you bored.

I'm just worried that I'll be neglecting this awesome beta due to GTA IV goodness.

Tyber_Zann

One guy is an incredible badass, everyone else is screwed.

And hell, I didn't even know anyone had gotten past the installation part to even play the original beta, let alone this bonus stuff.

man_in_gauze