Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | 13:23 BST
Journalist has finished “open-world” MGS4
IGN hack Jeff Haynes has been to Konami in Japan and finished MGS4. As you can see here, in a piece entitled, “I’m the first American in the world to have beaten MGS4, which is freaking awesome,” Jeff’s pleased by this.
You should read all of this, but a stand-out bit says that the game’s far more open than previous instalments.
“Whereas previous Metal Gear Solid games have been relatively linear in their approach, MGS4 is much more of an open-world affair,” said Haynes. “While there are still specific locations that Snake will need to get to (which will constantly be indicated on Snake’s mini-map), the environments that he finds himself in will provide multiple paths to get him to his eventual destination. This provides much more flexibility in how you fight your way through the battlefields that engulf MGS4.”
In case you missed it, check out IGN’s interview with Kojima as well. Next up: news that IGN’s having Konami’s love-child.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PS3, Sony
Tags: hideo kojima, metal gear solid 4, playtest
13 comments
#1
AMG
03/04/08, 7:04 am
High five, Jeff! Freakin’ awesome! Woo, hell yeah, tons of respect. Go team IGN!
#2
Blerk
03/04/08, 7:28 am
Was that a whole article which basically boils down to “FIRST!!!”?
#3
patlike
03/04/08, 7:32 am
Kinda. There’s a lot on the game in there. He is quite pleased with himself though, yep. Mind you, it’s hardly surprising.
#4
Blerk
03/04/08, 7:36 am
Smug git!
#5
patlike
03/04/08, 7:44 am
The game sounds mental. I’m seriously interested now.
#6
morriss
03/04/08, 7:45 am
You should watch some gameplay vids Pat. I looks the business.
#7
Blerk
03/04/08, 7:46 am
Did you get your galleries fixed yet?
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6254_en.html
#8
patlike
03/04/08, 7:46 am
Ja, I saw it being played at CES. It does look very cool.
#9
patlike
03/04/08, 7:47 am
Blerk: mart’s going to do them next week. Can’t happen soon enough. More stories!
#10
morriss
03/04/08, 7:48 am
Yeah, a screenshot gallery will be very cool.
#11
patlike
03/04/08, 7:50 am
Had a chat with him about it yesterday. Sounds as though he’s found something nice and easy to use, so it’s all good.
#12
Killerbee
03/04/08, 8:51 am
Nice article from IGN there – doesn’t really give anything away, but has definitely got me excited about this game.
GTA IV I really don’t mind waiting a while to play, but this is actually making me want a PS3 by the summer.
#13
haowan
03/04/08, 10:02 am
so it’s more like open levels than open world