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Metal Gear Solid GC Enhancements Discussed

Posted by simoniker on from the dyaaack-dyaaaaaaaaaack dept.

Thanks to IGN Cube for their new interview with Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack about Metal Gear Solid:The Twin Snakes, as he talks about this Winter 2003-due GameCube 'enhanced port' of the original MGS, including overall changes ("...one of the biggest enhancements is the ability to do all of the things you could do in Metal Gear Solid 2 in the Metal Gear Solid 1 world... there are all sorts of different [new] ways to finish a level"), AI upgrades ("...totally ramped up. I think it's safe to say that if you look at the AI from MGS2 then we're at [MGS] 2 and a half now"), and the Metal Gear Solid 2/VR Missions bonus rumors ("There will be extras, but there won't be another game in there.")

15 comments

  1. No GBA Support by shadowcabbit · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    "...we all talked together as a group, and we decided that the best thing to do was to not include GBA support and instead make the game as best as it can be."

    Hell yeah. To be honest, I don't really buy into the whole "Nintendo is evil because they make me buy a GBA for FF:CC" crap-- I mean, I already have all the stuff, and I bought the link cable for Animal Crossing anyway. But to see a developer say "well, yeah, that's gimmicky, so we're not going to do it"-- that kinda hurts the overall image of GBA support. I have no doubt in my mind that GBA support works-- just not for all games. What could they really do with Twin Snakes GBA support that would enhance the gameplay? Radar? No, because the PSX version had it on-screen and it's very dangerous to take your eyes off the screen during a firefight. Inventory? The shoulder-button configuration was the most streamlined inventory I've ever used, and I wouldn't want that to change. Additionally, if you do have GBA support, you have to reduce the complexity of the controls, and with a game as intricate as MGS that's simply not possible.

    Oh, and for what it's worth, I hate IGN's interview style-- "Can't you tell us something you explicitly said you can't tell us? Come on! Pleeeeeze?"

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    "Why Subscribe?" Good question...
    1. Re:No GBA Support by Babbster · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I don't think it hurts the "overall image of GBA support." I think it's more a refreshing acknowledgement of exactly what you said, just in different words. For some games, GBA support is indeed a gimmick. For example, I thought that Zelda: Wind Waker could have dropped GBA support completely and moved Tingle onto the TV screen, but Nintendo want their top-flight franchises to have the GBAGC support. Similarly, the Metroid Prime/Fusion connectivity was entirely a gimmick and the island in Animal Crossing was nothing but a cruel trick played on those few people with a GC but no GBA (if they exist).

      There are two GBAGC games that I'm really looking forward to. One is Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, and that's mainly because it sounds like the connectivity not only helps the game but makes multiplayer possible in the first place (by permitting each player to do inventory management on the GBA instead of cluttering the screen). The other, oddly enough, is the next console Sims game. Last I hard, EA was planning on supporting the link-up to the extent that you'll be able to move Sims between the GC and GBA (though you'll need the GBA Sims cartridge to do it) - it could end non-Sims time completely for the real Sims fanatics out there. Assuming that the feature is robust, it could also mark the first multi-platform game that I buy for the Gamecube.

    2. Re:No GBA Support by unclethursday · · Score: 1
      and the island in Animal Crossing was nothing but a cruel trick played on those few people with a GC but no GBA (if they exist).

      *Raises hand*

      I have a GBPlayer, but not a GBA. I'll probably get one soon enough, but the GBPlayer is all I need right now.

      Thursdae

  2. what the.... ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    from the dyaaack-dyaaaaaaaaaack dept.

    It looks like somebody forgot to take their pills this morning. :)

  3. Well, well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    this could be the first article in games.slashdot.org where PS2 and XBox owners won't have assure themselves which is the most trendy console system on this planet... Oooops, only 3 comments so far.. darn.. I think they'll catch up some comments later :(

    1. Re:Well, well... by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      I find it interesting that the GC is, essentially, getting a 6-7 year old PS1 title, and that's somehow cutting edge gaming news.

      Really, it's no different then when Hasbro went through a spate of "upgrading" a bunch of old arcade titles like Pacman.

      I actually feel sorry for GC owners on this. I mean PS2 got MGS2. XB and PC got MGS2: Substance (which was the original game with a TON of other stuff added. Sadly, you can only get it legally on DVD for the PC)... And then Gamecube gets a remake of MGS.

      Doesn't seem right... I'm a Playstation fan, but I'm not a console evangelist.

    2. Re:Well, well... by Dinny · · Score: 1

      I agree that it's not really cutting edge news, but I'm fairly excited about it. I've been playing MGS2 Substance on the PS2 lately and love it. I've actually been considering going out and picking up a cheap copy of MGS to play again, but I would much rather play through an updated version.

      So long as you don't feel obligated to get every edition of the game I think it's fine. I wouldn't bother getting MGS2 Substance for the Cube since I already have it, but I am interested in MGS.

    3. Re:Well, well... by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      I just feel sorry for the GC owners. They seem to be getting gipped lately. I saw further down the games page here on the dot that Eidos is quitting releasing for the GC.

      NO MORE TOMB RAIDER FOR YOU GC TYPES! I'm sure you're all heartbroken:)

    4. Re:Well, well... by Gr33nNight · · Score: 1

      Yeah and I was so looking forward to all the games Eidos were gonna release...oh wait, Tomb Raider? No thanks

    5. Re:Well, well... by scot4875 · · Score: 1

      Well, if you'd played Eternal Darkness, you'd be excited too.

      Way back when, Silicon Knights did the original Legacy of Kain. The story rocked, the game itself was so-so. Nintendo steps in, guides them through the development of Eternal Darkness -- lo-and-behold -- story rocks, gameplay rocks.

      Here, we've got Silicon Knights, Nintendo (Miyamoto), and Konami (Kojima) collaborating on a remake to what was originally a pretty good game on crappy hardware. Hell yeah I'm looking forward to it.

      --Jeremy

      --
      Jesus was a liberal
    6. Re:Well, well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You say that like it's a bad thing.

  4. The modified M9 by MMaestro · · Score: 1

    Will we still be able to fill the enemy's head full of needles?

  5. I'm not sure I want to do everything from before.. by UltimaL337Star · · Score: 1

    "one of the biggest enhancements is the ability to do all of the things you could do in Metal Gear Solid 2 in the Metal Gear Solid 1 world" Will I get to play a long haired estrogen imbalanced boy who get's his crotch grabbed by the president?

  6. Check out the screenshots by Spleener12 · · Score: 2

    You'll see that the bosses have a stun gague now, so I would think that means that the M9 (or some other tranquilizer gun) would be there.