Images of Metal Gear Solid 4
2008-04-02 17:07:38 by Snoopers
We spotted a big bunch of new Metal Gear Solid 4 screenshots over our friends at Jeuxvideo.fr, which just returned from Japan where Konami allowed them to spend three days on Hideo Kojima's baby. Along with a full blown preview, they confirm that the game will get a worldwide launch on June, 12th. Rendez-vous taken !
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Since 1111 Days
2008-04-03 06:14:09
I'm not really a fan of the MGS series and never have been, but I'd be lying if I said I thought this looked bad.
Now, I don't give a shit at all about any of the cutscene footage that was released (in-game or not, they make the game look better than it is while you're playing), I don't like some of the animations, and I'm sure the story will be pretty contrived and ridiculous, but I'm sure it'll still be a great friggin' game and truly epic for fans of the series.
Since 1122 Days
2008-04-03 07:37:35
Yeah I'm sure fans will love it, but there's a certain barrier to entry here for the mainstream.
Since 1682 Days
2008-04-03 08:10:07
Hm, some shifty quality. Is there something about with the capturing device for those shots? The seem heavily aliased, and the color looks kind of washed. A far cry from the videos that have been released (including the demo shown last year), which was already a stretch from the original 2005 trailer.
Even beyond the quality of the shots, the content in the shots seem lower detail than I expected. Specifically, the environments look almost low-poly, as if all the Cell's horsepower went to rendering the characters instead.
Given that this game has had longer than GTAIV to develop, and has only focused on one platform, I'm thinking that another batch of shots like these will persuade me to cancel my preorder. Gameplay videos, please.
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Since 981 Days
2008-04-03 08:21:22
Im thinking perhaps, that they have created two in-game engines. One for gameplay, and one for cut-scenes. However, the gameplay screens that look so terrible, mainly don't look as good as they should because it is upscaled from a lower resolution.
Konami is probably keeping the gameplay secret because the game probably is infact upscaled. The screens that look high quality were probably taken with a dev-kit, which had screen capture, which tends to make it more clear and fix jaggies. PGR has this, a few other games have this.
The story will no doubt be exceptional, but so far i dont understand how Kojima could be acting so cocky about this game.
Game pro article said that these graphics were comparible, or maybe even better than Gears of War. That is definitely an April fools joke if i have ever heard one.
Since 562 Days
2008-04-03 08:22:43
Yeah new pics are in extreme low resolution :(
Since 939 Days
2008-04-03 08:47:58
every preview has been uniformly positive about the graphics...this game looks great
Since 526 Days
2008-04-03 09:28:55 In reply to toelessfoot (2008-04-03 07:37:35)
Since 471 Days
2008-04-03 10:01:36
No we won't.
Get lost and get a life.
Since 484 Days
2008-04-03 10:14:48
Hey, those new screens look superb. Wow, the character models look stunning, even from close-by. Very good. Yeah, and the rest looks good, too. But I hope the game goes storywise and athmospherewise more into direction MG1+2, 'caus I didn't like the 3rd. Well, I liked it, but in my eyes it was, compared to the rest of the games, the less catching.
Since 302 Days
2008-04-03 11:40:23
Calling a VIDEO game ugly from still screens has to be the dumbest thing i've ever heard of.
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I play teh video games?!?@#?@!
Since 1090 Days
2008-04-03 11:48:45
graphics need work , looks very outdated , it has graphics from 2005
Since 302 Days
2008-04-03 11:58:03 In reply to XSAVAGE (2008-04-03 11:48:45)
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I play teh video games?!?@#?@!
Since 253 Days
2008-04-03 12:13:48
/shrug i realize these are HD stills. the character/facial textures look great. however, the enviroment textures look flat, but honestly, the game will be well worth my money. the over-the-top makes it MGS. I was impressed by the atmosphere from the april fools vid.
to all the haters...deal with it, MGS will kick-ass, and continue to; so get used to it
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Since 480 Days
2008-04-03 12:20:05
The game looks great. And be sure that it will kick ass when it comes out from day 1...After all it's a metal gear solid game by hideo kojima. I aint worried :)
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Since 237 Days
2008-04-03 14:06:06
When did Gamersyde become Gametrailers in the comments section?
Since 1111 Days
2008-04-03 14:56:40 In reply to squarejawhero (2008-04-03 14:06:06)
I'm not a Sony fan in the slightest sense of the word, but I don't understand how anyone can think that people will be let down by this game.
Say by some extreme long-shot that some fans are disappointed by the graphics. I'm sure that after playing for like 2 minutes that they'll be so engrossed in the game that it won't matter. Plus, I'm sure when they see other environments that aren't of the boring ass middle-eastern variety that they'll realize that they had nothing to worry about to begin with.
Since 529 Days
2008-04-03 15:16:59
Gamersyde you need to put a disclamer on top saying "THESE SHOTS WERE CAPTURED ANALOG NOT HD" Because frankly what we're seeing on pic 12 and downwards are bullshots thanks to a shitty capture device, it's got nothing to do with the PS3.
People saying "wow what a disappointment" are being fooled by fake screenshots. And I don't blame them, it basically looks like an old xbox game upscaled to 720p.
Since 281 Days
2008-04-03 15:43:49 In reply to yutaro (2008-04-03 15:16:59)
People saying "wow what a disappointment" are being fooled by fake screenshots. And I don't blame them, it basically looks like an old xbox game upscaled to 720p.
Since 940 Days
2008-04-03 15:59:42 In reply to toelessfoot (2008-04-02 22:12:15)
Your loss, maybe you should read a preview or something and see that the gameplay has changed to a point.
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Since 914 Days
2008-04-03 16:19:43
these are poorly taken shots, i've seen better shots from the past and the game looks even better in motion.
but kojima also made the mistake of showing the game EARLY, imo he shouldn't have done it, when a game is far from being released, it should be kept from public until its near finished, then release vids, pics to build the anticipation. because the more we see, the less excited we become atleast for me
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Since 999 Days
2008-04-03 18:26:04 In reply to Cheboury (2008-04-02 17:34:36)
I often found the pacing in past MGS to be interupted by overly long cut-scenes!
And yes, there's a clear difference between pic 1 and 12. Therefore pic 1 is NOT ingame!
I'm sure hardcore fans of the series would agree, i like the long cutscenes and story element of the game. The plotlines, cutscenes and music is what makes it METAL GEAR!
I hope the cutscnes are longer and the story is bigger, every metal gear solid game i play, i simply play hoping to get to the next awesome cutscene! It was what games used to be all about, why else you think FF is so famous for its beautiful cutscenes? people love playing the game until the next awesome scene!
This is metal gear, snake's last game alongside his creator hideo kojima. Expect it to be the biggest game upon release and all the fans can't wait! I've already booked a week off work! can't wait for june 12th
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Since 249 Days
2008-04-03 19:51:30
I've just saved and trimmed pic one so it's just snakes and the campbell's head ( using Ps3 ) and have saved as a background to xmb. and it looks stunning. hope GTA and GT and Mkart help the pain of waiting until june 12th.
Since 300 Days
2008-04-04 03:44:59
*sigh* stupid graphic whores.
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Since 308 Days
2008-04-04 06:01:23 In reply to XSAVAGE (2008-04-03 11:48:45)
Since 190 Days
2008-04-04 06:07:32
Either those are bad captures or this game looks absolutely terrible graphics wise.