Are you kidding me? G.R.R.M is without doubt the best author I've ever read, and his ASoIaF is without question amazing, but it's incredibly adult-oriented. I'm all for expanding their horizons and holding nothing back, but if he's worried about dark and cynical, GRRM is not where he should start his kids reading. My little sister is an avid reader, but I wouldn't let her near A Game of Thrones until she's at least 15. Not only is it long and full of political intrigue, it's also full of a Dwarf making randy jokes and having lots of sex.
I agree. And I loved it. After recently seeing Indy 4 and being horribly disappointed, I was more than overjoyed to find a director who, for their final installment, were loyal first to the fans. It was truly an experience to play through the game, one with a surprising bit of emotion for someone who has closely followed the series since it's inception. I'll even go further and say if I never got a MGS movie after this, I would be happy, the cutscenes were that good. Which, in my opinion, is the one black mark against this game. There's no theatre option to unlock. You can't go back and watch the cutscenes on their own. And there are two instances where you can't actually watch the cutscenes, and they're some of the best in the game. I'm talking Raiden's fight against Vamp, when it's split screen and Snake has to fight off the Gecko, and the final bit of interactivity. While I understand the Vamp fight (it's there to distract you), I would have loved to be able to go back and watch it later.
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Are you kidding me? G.R.R.M is without doubt the best author I've ever read, and his ASoIaF is without question amazing, but it's incredibly adult-oriented. I'm all for expanding their horizons and holding nothing back, but if he's worried about dark and cynical, GRRM is not where he should start his kids reading. My little sister is an avid reader, but I wouldn't let her near A Game of Thrones until she's at least 15. Not only is it long and full of political intrigue, it's also full of a Dwarf making randy jokes and having lots of sex.
Yea, there is a (much needed, much appreciated) pause feature for the cutscenes, though that and skip are your only options.
I agree. And I loved it. After recently seeing Indy 4 and being horribly disappointed, I was more than overjoyed to find a director who, for their final installment, were loyal first to the fans. It was truly an experience to play through the game, one with a surprising bit of emotion for someone who has closely followed the series since it's inception. I'll even go further and say if I never got a MGS movie after this, I would be happy, the cutscenes were that good. Which, in my opinion, is the one black mark against this game. There's no theatre option to unlock. You can't go back and watch the cutscenes on their own. And there are two instances where you can't actually watch the cutscenes, and they're some of the best in the game. I'm talking Raiden's fight against Vamp, when it's split screen and Snake has to fight off the Gecko, and the final bit of interactivity. While I understand the Vamp fight (it's there to distract you), I would have loved to be able to go back and watch it later.