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Behind the scenes: Metal Gear Solid 2

Posted by chrisd on from the seems-like-an-exhaustingly-fun-job dept.

Kevin Lomax writes "GameSpot has posted another one of its Final Hours stories, this time detailing the development story behind Metal Gear Solid 2 for the PlayStation 2. They did one on Black & White earlier this year and this one looks just as good with lots of interesting quotes from the developers in Japan about how they built the game."

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  1. Cool game, but... by dimator · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    This game has gotten universally near-perfect reviews. But is it really THAT much different from the original? To me, it's a remake with a longer story and better graphics. Isn't this the kind of thing that gets ID a bunch of flack with each iteration they put out?

    I'm playing it now, and it is fun... but it is the same fun that Quake3 was, after playing Quake1 or 2.

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  2. MGS2: short but EXTREMELY sweet by The_Messenger · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Hey, wouldn't it be really cool if you discovered that Act 2 (Raiden on the Big Shell) turned out just to be a Patriots simulation designed to create soldiers of the same caliber as Solid Snake? Oh, wait, I forgot -- I've already beaten the game, and that is the secret revealed at the end. I suppose you shouldn't have read that if you don't like spoilers.

    :-)

    Actually, I beat the game twice. In four days. First playtime was 16:50, second was 7:02. I can say without a doubt that MGS2 is the greatest game that I've ever played, but it was also the most disappointing. After the final fight with Solidus, when Raiden is talking with Snake about hunting down Liquid/Ocelot, didn't you expect a third act in which control returns to Snake and Liquid is finally vanquished? Man, was I pissed when the credits started rolling. After leaving the plot so open-ended, Kojima better sure as hell start working on Metal Gear Solid 3: Come On and Die Already! ASAP. I know that he's eager to get to work on other projects, but the MGS2 ending was a crime.

    Anyway, it's a bit short, but you won't regret spending the $53.00. You may be thinking, "If it's so short, why not just rent it?" But don't think that. Pony up the cash, boys -- we need to seriously encourage development of games like this. Imagine, a game that actually lived up to (and surpassed, IMHO) a year of hype! And it really is worth replaying a second time. I didn't find the SOCOM silencer or AK-47 silencer until my second game. Also, there are several "easter egg"-type amusements the second time through -- such as the Marines not wearing pants when you're snapping photos of Metal Gear Ray.

    Oops. I just can't keep my spoiling mouth shut.

    Everyone knows that MGS2 is being ported to Xbox, right? That sort of pisses me off... PS2 needs as many "exclusive" games like MGS2 as possible. Microsoft is already playing that game, after all; no matter how much crack Mac users smoke, they will never see Halo on MacOS. But I suppose that the grand self-delusion is a pretty fun game unto itself, eh mates?

    Not that I have anything against either Microsoft or the Xbox... I just don't like to think that I wasted my money on the PS2. And if all the sweet PS2 games are ported to Xbox, I'll think that. :-) Maybe Square will be reasonable and stay loyal to Sony... if FFX is ported to Xbox, I may have to start abusing animals again.

    Oh, and this is completely offtopic, but someone at a local import video game store told me that GTA3 has been effectively "banned" in the US... something about the publisher stopping production after some moronic kid bragged to his mom about the glorification of petty crime that this wonderful game showcases. (I really don't understand this -- GTA3 is rated "Mature," so how did the kid get the game in the first place? Talk about total parental failure! Idiots don't pay attention to ratings and then start bitching about their lack of awareness when their kids are scarred for life? This is why I'm in favor of mandarory abortions delivered via Mossberg 12-gauges. Uh, did I say that out loud?) I can't find anything about this on the web yet.

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  3. Surprise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Last night I had a generous helping of home made chili. It had meat, jalapenos and chili beans slow cooked to a delicious heat.

    This morning I had an unusually strong urge to mount the throne. It felt like I was giving birth, I mean this shit was huge.

    Getting up to inspect my prize, I was shocked to see how thick and long it was, it was almost as thick as my wrist!

    When I flushed the toilet, the log was so firm and thick that when all the water was drained, the log remained in the bowl, supporting its own weight! I thought I would have to go get the barbeque tongs to break it up but 6 flushes later, it became so waterlogged that it broke in half and smeared its way down the drain.

  4. Re:From the article... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The parent post contains an excerpt from the article and discusses it candidly. HOW THE FUCK IS IT OFF-TOPIC?

    This atrocity will be corrected in meta-moderation.