Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Review - Snake Oil
It really is a thirty dollar demo.
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It really is a thirty dollar demo.
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Review - Snake Oil
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I can't remember it too well, but I don't believe the MGS2 demo was the entire Tanker level. I think some stuff got locked away. The ending definintely did.
But still, yeah this is a shitty tactic from Konami. It's the only property they have left that's worth a damn, and they know MGS fans can't wait for new content. So is this "game" just that military base and nothing else?
But still, yeah this is a shitty tactic from Konami. It's the only property they have left that's worth a damn, and they know MGS fans can't wait for new content. So is this "game" just that military base and nothing else?
So I figure I'll just Red Box this over the weekend and just get the Phantom Pain, preferably the special edition which will include GZ and any other extras.
So Ground Zeroes WON'T be included in The Phantom Pain as a prologue chapter or something like that? And this game doesn't tell much of the story? I am disappoint.
Still won't stop me from getting MGS V.
Still won't stop me from getting MGS V.
To me those sound kind of nifty. I wonder if MGS V borrows anything from the Assassin's Creed series. I know both dev teams are fans of each other's work.Dunwich said:
Wow konami is charging 30 bucks for a demo, I admire their balls even if I really hope nobody buys it.
That price point looks really like they have completely forgotten that lower price points exist and this sounds like it simply isn't worth $30.
Konami, why are you doing this? If you'd release it for free, $5 or $10 people would probably enjoy this a lot. But instead, all this demo is giving you is a scolding from all sides. Oh wait. It is Konami...
Konami, why are you doing this? If you'd release it for free, $5 or $10 people would probably enjoy this a lot. But instead, all this demo is giving you is a scolding from all sides. Oh wait. It is Konami...
I'm looking forward to the subtitle of Jim's review of Phantom Pain.
"Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain - It Makes My Snake Solid"
As for this... I have no intention to buy it. There are games way cheaper and way more full of content than this. I can wait.
"Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain - It Makes My Snake Solid"
As for this... I have no intention to buy it. There are games way cheaper and way more full of content than this. I can wait.
I find it interesting that TB just did a vlog that included the topic of whether the price should affect the score when prices go down over time while content stays the same. It means the score isn't future proofed so when the price drops, the score is no longer applicable. That said, deciding on a purchase entirely based on the final score without reading the review wouldn't be a very intelligent thing to do.
Relevant part starts at 4:30
Well, if you don't buy it used that is. I found that out the hard way. For some reason MGS1 is only available through an online voucher, and used copies don't have it.Mcoffey said:
You may be asking, "why didn't you buy it new?". You see, I tried, but my Gamestop was out of new copies, so the guy offered me a used copy at a few dollars less. Saying aloud, "Well, as long as everything is still on there", the guy hands me the used copy, I walk out the door happy, and get home to find out there is no MGS1 to be found. I would have loved to go back out there to make a deal about it, but my ride decided it wasn't that big of a deal, so my collection was ruined.
I don't normally want games to fail horribly but I'll make an exception in this case. If this sells well, other devs might start charging money for their demos too. Wouldn't be surprised if devs started selling their tutorials... I REALLY hope this bombs because the charging price is just absurd.
Where have you been? They've been doing this for a while. Sure not as overtly, but at least with this, the DLC is playable I guess.Johnny Novgorod said:
I saw this coming when they started accepting preorders for season passes for games before they launch. Gamers are too willing to throw down money before we know what we got. Between that, gamers buying crap games so they can beta test big name games; or just paying to beta-test either intentionally (like with anything on greenlight) or unintentionally (like with anything by Bethesda). Gamers have such a reputation as reckless consumers that I was actually shocked when MS announced they were dialing down their original schemes for the xbone.
It would've been one thing if they made this a part of a season pass you could pre order. That would've been sleazy enough, but to sell a demo for half the cost of an actual game, it just reeks of desperation. If they're trying this hard to get people's money before launch, the game must be pretty awful or they're teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Is MG the only profitable series Konami has anymore?
I do still have it, but I bought the collection about two weeks ago. Like I said, my ride to get there (I don't have my own car at the moment) decided it wasn't a big deal, so I had to compromise not playing the first game. (Which is of course the only game in the entire MGS franchise I don't have anymore.)Mcoffey said:
The only game collection that I bought that didn't use some sort of online voucher garbage to bribe me into a new copy was the Resistance collection.