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Title: New details from EDGE


iAn - April 8, 2008 02:22 PM (GMT)
I pulled this from another forum, so I don't know exactly how accurate it is, but it seems alright to me.

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MGO is included with MGS4, but it will be the bare bones to be added to and upgraded in time.

The opening credits (of MGS4) were designed by Logan, the people that did the hugely successful ipod ads.

The story visits more locations and embraces more styles than any MGS to date.

A 'virtual range' will be included from the main menu. Here you can test the huge amount of weapons in MGS4 as well as the various advanced CQC techniques in the game.

The game will feature various details to play around with such as highly detailed and fashionable consumer gadgets.

MGS4 has been 4 years in development.

There will be one hell of a big bang of a final to the game. Not a whimper. This will blow you away.

Snake is a slave to injections that keep him alive.

The sneaking play of the originals with it's air ducts and cameras has now become a fast pace living battlefield of traps and innovations.

The control system is 'revised and improved'

The Gekkou (the mechs with organic legs that make mooing sounds) will work in packs to hunt you down. They can sense past your optic camo if they think something is amiss.

Snake will have two new energy bars that makes Snakes advanced age impossible to ignore:

Stress: This rises in response to fight conditions. This can work with him, giving him hightened senses such as accuracy and sustained damage being halved. But if in this condition for too long, snake will crash causing him to become exposed to his illness. a drag on a cig will help him calm down however.

Psyche: This affects your general state of mind in the field.The balancing of these two bars will affect your progress.

You can use a camera to sneak away from your mission objectives and record incidents happening on the battlefield in secret. Some can be 'unpredictable and dangerous' There is something special about the camera this time around but EDGE were not allowed to say what.

There is a "surprising degree of explorative freedom" in the game. You can choose to engage in battles if you wish, or just ignore them. Friends and enemies can be gain this way if you do choose to help one side out.

Drebin (the arms dealer with the small monkey) will be important to the story and will also act as Snakes weapons dealer.

Productions values transcend modern video games: A Hollywood grade surround sound and moving track score by Harry Gregson Williams. Electrifying cut scenes and a sense of closure "more suited to Return of the King than Halo 3".

There is so much tucked away in the game that some things won't be discovered until months or even years after your first play.

Kojima says: As for future MGS I would love to produce rather than direct. But as far as Snake is concerned, this is it. It's over".

Draketopher - April 8, 2008 02:35 PM (GMT)
Very nice info. Looking forward to seeing a scan or a full article. Thank you, keep us updated. =]

MGS. - April 8, 2008 02:41 PM (GMT)
Wow! Nice find man.
We already knew some of these info but there's also new ones too.
Pretty exciting.

Although I have a question about:

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Snake is a slave to injections that keep him alive.


I've seen these injections before in an early trailer of MGS4 and I just couldnt figure out what they were. Do we have any other info about those injections?
What are they, how they help Snake, etc.?

iAn - April 8, 2008 02:55 PM (GMT)
Actually, the injection has been revealed a long time ago by Kojima himself as some sort of agent that helps counter-act the effects of rapid aging.

It doesn't cure him, but it does slow down the aging.

jonhou - April 8, 2008 03:07 PM (GMT)
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There is so much tucked away in the game that some things won't be discovered until months or even years after your first play.


:o :o :o :o :o

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The Gekkou (the mechs with organic legs that make mooing sounds) will work in packs to hunt you down. They can sense past your optic camo if they think something is amiss.


Sounds like fun :D

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You can use a camera to sneak away from your mission objectives and record incidents happening on the battlefield in secret. Some can be 'unpredictable and dangerous' There is something special about the camera this time around but EDGE were not allowed to say what.


Is he talking about the Mk. 2 or am I missing something?? :huh:

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The rest


:o :o :o :o :o

MGS. - April 8, 2008 04:11 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (jonhou @ Apr 8 2008, 06:07 PM)
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You can use a camera to sneak away from your mission objectives and record incidents happening on the battlefield in secret. Some can be 'unpredictable and dangerous' There is something special about the camera this time around but EDGE were not allowed to say what.


Is he talking about the Mk. 2 or am I missing something?? :huh:

I think yes because according to the previews and the latest articles you can use Mk. 2 during the briefing in order to "snoop" around.

Now thats really awesome!! ;)

FaizanKauser - April 8, 2008 07:14 PM (GMT)
Thanks man helps alot :)

KALASHsixtynine - April 8, 2008 11:36 PM (GMT)
good stuff man, thanks for posting that. I cant wait to hit the "virtual range"

Snake Liquid - April 8, 2008 11:43 PM (GMT)
Anyone think that last point may be a hint? He would love to produce MGS. Before, all I've read is that if he did decide to continue MGS, he would just produce it, but there is sounds so absolute. "As for the future MGS". Is that just me, or does that sound like one of Kojima's subtle hints?

Either way, it sounds great. I wonder if that virtual range will be similar to the feature in MPO+ that allows you to combat a few enemies with any weapon of your choosing.

snake_ultsol - April 9, 2008 08:00 AM (GMT)
Good find man. Really excited about the game.

I am especially happy about this:

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Productions values transcend modern video games: A Hollywood grade surround sound and moving track score by Harry Gregson Williams. Electrifying cut scenes and a sense of closure "more suited to Return of the King than Halo 3".


and this:

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There will be one hell of a big bang of a final to the game. Not a whimper. This will blow you away.


aaaand this:

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There is so much tucked away in the game that some things won't be discovered until months or even years after your first play.




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