![]() ![]() Then why create such a dramatic scene which is so disbelieving? It reeks of ∾scape now, Snake! Or get someone (like ZOMG Raiden?) to help in the nick of time before we slowly walk towards you after a minute even though you're only 5 feet away and attempt to cut you instead of taking a half second to shoot from here. By that time I wasn't at all nervous or anxious. You don't need to be that cautious, and why did you purposely have to switch to your BLADE when a gun is a million times more practical? That's because if Snake dies now there won't be an ending. Instead of shooting or capturing Snake immediately and on the spot, the enemy decided to switch to his blade and walked very catiously slow towards Snake. He was holding a gun, and Snake was alone and fully vulnerable. He laid there struggling on the floor, entirely defenseless, when an enemy soldier saw him. It ties in with it a little, but I feel that the same conclusion could have been achieved without using romance, especially when it's so pitiably unconvincing.Īnother illogical thing that happened was near the end when Snake collapsed and tried to inject himself with the syringe but it wasn't helping. Bottom line, I just felt that their love relationship isn't necessary in the story. ![]() Instead, I felt nothing, and I simply wanted that cutscene to end, even though it had Raiden in it (not that he was saying more than 2 lines). It's supposed to be a dramatic and sad scene, but I couldn't help but cringe at how seemingly pretentious it looked, and how I actually didn't feel sorry nor sad for Otacon's loss or Naomi's death. But, everything becomes so horribly dramatic (in a very fake fashion) when Naomi chooses to die and Otacon cries and majorly whines about it, asking why this has to happen when he's just about to fall in love (even though they've had sex before that anyway). Of course, I'm aware that fiction is full of 'love at first sight' romance, and if it's just been that it'd have been fine. But somehow, the moment their eyes met the first time they met on a helicopter, they fell in love. They knew each other through codec before but they've never met in person. First, there's the Naomi and Otacon love relationship. Next, there are a few illogical things that happened in the story that really distract me. I must admit it's very fun the first time I did that cos' it's original, but I'm not sure if I'll be as interested to do it a second time considering how long the cutscene is. Of course, I shouldn't forget that Kojima did try to make those boring long 'intermission cutscenes' more interesting by enabling you to view the cutscene through a device (MK II) which you can freely control to move around the area, watching the cutscene from your very own angle, or focusing on your preferred characters. I didn't mind watching through all of it the first time, but by my second playthrough there's no way I'm gonna sit through all that again even if I should cos' I have to understand all of that to understand MGS4's story. For something that bland and sometimes really slow-paced/long-winded to be that long is quite an overkill, especially when it's some bloody long historical lesson by characters like Big Mama, etc. BUT, such cutscenes in MGS4 typically stretch anywhere from 30-60 minutes in total. Mind you, explanations are good, cos' already I suck at understanding the story, and if there weren't clear enough explanations for idiots like me, it could have been worse. Characters often just stand/sit around and talk to one another, one side listening, the other explaining. Sadly, many of the cutscenes in MGS4 are quite monotonous and overly expositional. It's true that I loved it, but whether or not I'd love it just as much when I watch it a second time or more would have to depend on how interesting its context and presentation are. In my last blog entry, I wrote about how the cutscenes are long and that I loved it. However, there are some things that happened in MGS4 and or its presentation that in my opinion weren't very agreeable/convincing. There are also only so few things/facts about the story that I can remember for certain, and that makes it harder to understand MGS4's story. Most of it is my own fault, cause' I only played MGS2 and 3 but watched MGS1 on youtube. Story - ? (if half understood, it's a B)Īs much as I follow/play the MGS series for its story, ironically I still don't understand it much at all, hence I can't really rate the story as it'll be rather unfair. ![]()
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