Began my Metal Gear Solid marathon today.

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  1. Hayabusa Venomous

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    Fewer than 17 days until The Phantom Pain is released as of this post. Thought I'd try finishing all of the main storyline Solid games in preparation, so not the first two Metal Gear games, The Twin Snakes, Ghost Babel, AC!D, Arcade, Mobile, Touch, either of the Portable Ops (though I might watch the cut scenes), Social Ops, or Rising (though I did finish a replay of that a few months ago.)

    I forgot how hard it is aiming anything or moving in Metal Gear Solid (as in the first Solid game.) Just reached disc 2 in about six hours (not skipping cut scenes, having to backtrack, dying a few times, etc.)

    Anyone else doing something in preparation for the last Konami game to care about?
     
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    i considered playing kh before the semester started -- a couple weeks ago i was overcome with those early kh nostalgia feelings -- but i dont know if i could finish it before thursday and i kind of dont want to anyway
     
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    Kingdom Hearts games (as with most JRPG's or pseudo-JRPG's) are often so long, and usually involve grinding on harder difficulties (unless you're nuts devoted and can do those Level 1 No Skill whatever runs), marathoning them seems like something I don't look forward to. Each game would probably take me at least 15-20 hours...
     
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    yeah. i have a couple days with no work before leaving so i probably could finish it but i dont want to experience that game feeling rushed. especially after not having played it for years
     
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    I may replay MGS3 again if I find time. It's my favorite game.
     
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    I think MGS3 is the weakest of the numbered titles, yet I still absolutely love it.
     
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    This reminds me that I need to continue watching the playthroughs of the games to even understand the story myself
     
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    Why do you think that, Haya?
     
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    Keep in mind again that I absolutely love this game.

    They force an emotional bond on us with The Boss from the start whom we barely even know making what happens in the Virtuous Mission feel empty of meaning, The Cobra unit is a bunch of wacky supervillains with barely any substance compared to Foxhound and Deadcell and even the Beauty and the Beast unit, a bunch of the gameplay mechanics like having to eat and treat wounds and trying to make camoflague not useless slow down the pace by forcing us into menus, there are points of the game where the plot is just plodding, and there wasn't nearly as much diversity in locations as I'd have preferred (MGS1 and MGS4 have the best diversity to me.)
     
  11. Magick ~Meaner then my demons~

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    Don't be so harsh D:
     
  12. Hayabusa Venomous

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    Tell that to Konami ._.
     
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    I did. Still waiting on that reply.
     
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    HIT THE LEVER.
    I sent them an email a couple weeks back complaining about all the stuff they were doing. All I got was a picture of Hitler as a response. When I tried to close the browser Hitler's eyes glowed red.
     
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    Finished Metal Gear Solid 2 earlier today. Took a little fewer than 11 hours. So many annoying parts in the game due to how much you can fall into the ocean, but so many great parts too.

    Just started Operation: Snake Eater in Metal Gear Solid 3.
     
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    Who are the patriots?
     
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    "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo"
     
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    This is history in the making, the first ever HALO jump.
     
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