Shane from 1up and EGM, who has already gotten to play through the entire game at Konami, gives more of his impressions in this podcast. Also breaks into a little bit of game play details.

http://download.gamevideos.com/Podcasts/040408.mp3

Fast forward to around the 50 minute mark for the MGS4 discussion.


Excerpts:

I wasted my time typing this, but you might wanna give it a listen just to here the comments in context.


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you may want to link that image because it might a seizure :o

Whatever I'll just get rid of it.

The topic is great. Not many interesting news than the ones we already know but... fair enough. Good job mate.

Although I dont know about that picture you are talking about. :unsure:

That is exactly what I wanted to hear.

Really? That's a rather bold statement... but I don't really doubt it. Nice.

I'm intrigued...

Hmm... I'm not sure whether or not I agree with this... but I can see how it would help the game... but that means less information... ugh...

Still, as we've seen in gameplay videos, we can be playing and listening to Otacon through the Codec at the same time. So maybe that's what will be happening (I hope so).

That is very comforting to hear. Kojima and the team and really putting in the hard yards to perfect this game.

Already posted here (but nevermind) :P

ALSO WHO CARES ABOUT THE REST WHEN SIXAXIS BOOB CONTROL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED!

Just one more thing: He also said you can't physically ring someone via Codec (which is a first in MGS). All the available Codec's will be incoming - not really sure how I feel about that.

It's better than Snake deciding to call up his pals at HQ during the middle of an intense battle just to hear another long spiel from his superiors.

"Hey, I'm being shot at by a boss right now. Would you mind giving be a 10 minute discussion as to this guy's history, weaknesses, fashion style and favorite color?"

Yeah... I'm glad they're cutting down on those annoying calls. :P

WHAT??? You can't use the codec unless someone is calling you?!!

That just blows big time...

Are you serious? Are you possitive about this?
Oh man. Sorry to tell you but this sucks! :(
What if you want to save or ask for a hint or some other info?
What do you do then?

If this is true and the official game is really like this I'll get pretty disapointed. :(

Better than this cutscene?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wErTtn3C2kg

probably

Please try to put more into your posts.

that is bull shit,who the hell came up with that idea :angry: :angry: :angry:

*Ahem*Payton*Ahem*

(Just guessing..)

What is the meaning of this post?
I just don't get it.

That it's Ryan Paton's fault. This can't be true though, how do you save if you can't use the codec?

He doesn't mean that you can't use the CODEC, he's means you wouldn't want to.

He doesn't say in the podcast that you can't physically use the CODEC, he does however say that the majority of the information is given visually.

Valid point. As can be seen in the following screenshot from the GT gameplay preview, there is a codec screen and a 'go to codec' option.
If you can't physically make calls, it wouldn't be much use would it?



EDIT: Also-
Notice the 'SEND' command assigned to 'O'

About the codec calls, while I can definitely see the advantage in cutting them down, I actually enjoyed them no matter how long they could get in previous Metal Gears. Well, when playing through the game again for a third or fourth time they can be annoying and I skipped through them, and when a (non-Metal gear fan) friend watches me play the game I skipped through them some. As long as there is still plenty of information to bite on to telling the story in a more visual fashion sounds great.

That cut scene is pretty cool, but it all broils down to opinion. I personally liked the Raiden scenes in the trailers better then that.

lol I used this .gif to summarize my impressions.

[spoiler]



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But I love annoying everyone with the CODEC

And this does not help my already through the roof anticipation.

If there is no codec available i will be seriously pissed off. I wanna annoy Otacon a lot more.

Did anyone catch the part where he said at once point in the game, you could control boobs with the sixaxis function? :lol:

*thinks of Naomi

^You mean like...fondling them or something? 0_o

Oh boy! ^_^

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!!!! :lol:

Can't say I'm surprised. :rolleyes:

If the plot isn't compensated, I'm really gonna get pissed off! :angry:

May the Force be with the plot.

I don't know what to say about that. A little bit disappointing... but oh well. -_-

Not really a big issue for me. I adapt to controls. :mellow:

That's good. :)

Holy dog shit! What the hell?! :blink:

I don't know what he meant by that, perhaps.

Maybe controlling how they bounce, while the gal is talking or doing something. Could certainly make a more enjoyable cut scene, if what she was talking about was boring.

^I'm having some Dead or Alive nightmares here, but I'll just have to wait see before I jump to conclusions.

The controls were never a problem. Unless he's comparing the controls to Portable OPs, then I see no reason to call them intimidating.

So, from what I understand, Theres manupulateable boobs, andddd you won't have to use teh codec to find otu what's going on? I never had to do that. You just listen the first time. I don't like the 1up guys.

Sadly not...

Whilst that could be a cock up on his part I doubt it. The game has been through a lot of iterations and those screens, that HS provided, from Gametrailers are of either the TGS/E for All builds, which were months ago now. I'd rather it not be true and I'm hoping that Payton might address it in next weeks report.

@Draketopher: Seriously did you even listen to the podcast?

Ah ok, good news, was worrying for a minute there! Thanks for clearing that up.

*Points to above post*

I skipped around it. I didn't have a lot time to listen to it. I looked at other posts and gathered what I missed from the podcast. Sorry. I didn't know I wasn't allowed to ask questions on a forum. I'll make sure of that on my next posts.

Shit...

*shakes fist*

I need some answers. I'm kind of hoping that that prick didn't try to use the CODEC and has got the wrong idea, because if that is true then thats a bastion of the MGS series destroyed...

I'm lost... there's a send option at the codec screen, but you can't use that option :huh: ?????

Everyone, send a question regarding the Codec to Payton so we can get some straight awnsers about this damned change.

Just sent a question ^_^

Lets hope the bugger actually answers one of my questions, I've sent dozens over the past few months about the European Beta and MGS 4. Not one reply...

I sent a question asking about the codec, but the more questions the more likely it'll get asked...

Thank god they took out the sixaxis stuff, im realy not a fan of Sixaxis.

What????? The Sixaxis features a gone too??? I always assuumed that you had to use that to jump to the sides....

The SixAxis is used in MGS4. I read it on a journalists article that played MGS4 through the end. He was one of the 16 journalists at Nasu Camp...

Article here.

This is the full article. The part in the quote is in the 10th paragraph, the first 4 lines.
Warning: The article contains some spoilers! Beware if you want to read it all.

I sent questions aswell. I really hope he addresses this. I'm really concerned and hope that this was just something they took out of the build they tested. =\