MGS4 features 90 minute cut scenes [UPDATE]
- Posted May 23rd, 2008 at 17:02 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Update: The reviewer for GamePro who has played through MGS4 has left this comment about the 90 minute rumor.
"I've beat the game twice, and am the author of the forthcoming [GamePro] review," Shuman said. "Ninety-minute-long cinemas in MGS4 sounds like an exaggeration. Like the other MGS games, MGS4 definitely has a cinematic quality. And yes, some of the cut-scenes in the game are elaborate and occasionally lengthy. But not a one, to my recollection, even approaches 90 minutes."
Original Story: According to the latest issue of PlayStation World magazine, Konami’s upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will feature cut scenes that run up to 90 minutes in length.
Although such lengthy cinematics have become virtually synonymous with the popular stealth franchise over the years, MGS4 is set to feature by far the longest of any story sequences in the series to date.
However, the publication does reveal that players will be able to pause or skip any cut scene in the game if they wish. The article goes on to describe the game’s story as “massive,” labelling it “the videogame equivalent of all three Godfather movies on one disc.”
“As you'd expect, you'll spend a lot of time watching cut-scenes, so if you found previous games' story exposition laborious, then you'd better find yourself a nice cushion and plenty of teabags in readiness for MGS4's,” it states.
"They can be skipped, but you'll be missing out on some of the finally crafted examples of FMV footage anywhere in gaming.”
Metal Gear Solid 4 is due out worldwide on June 12.
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[velocity] |
Velokki (Same in Xbox Live)- 6:08am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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90 friggin' minutes!!?!?! Argh.
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U83R_1337- 6:30am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Hope you can skip them, i want action in a game not to watch a movie.
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ihsanqueen
- 6:40am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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"The videogame equivalent of all three Godfather movies on one disc.”What? The Godfather is the greatest movie I've ever seen! Especially part 1 and part 2!
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 6:53am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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isn't 90 minutes more then 1 hour? KICKASS!
mobo786 - I bet you feel like a fool now. darklsins beat us all to the punch.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 6:55am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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FMV? Did kojima decide to have cgi cutcenes instead of engine driven cutscenes? that new.
@Playstation_3
This game is about the story. And every MGS has had some crazy scenarios that you only could understand if you watch the cutscenes. Do you like playing a game without a coherent story?
I am sure there are plenty games out there for you. Might I recommend you trying out a wii perhaps?
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a_n_t_h_o_n_y |
a_n_t_h_o_n_y- 7:40am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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lol that's a little excessive, don't you think?
MGS4 = EPIC
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 7:49am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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This actually has me thinking of cancelling my order. I love the look of the game, but jeez, this is ridiculous.
Okay, you can skip them, but then you miss much of the story... yet I don't want to be sat there twiddling my thumbs for 90 minutes when I'm supposed to be playing a game.
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SolsticeZero |
SolsticeZero- 7:54am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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make some popcorn and get me some Dr. Pepper. It's MGS time
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m0sand
- 8:18am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Oh yeah ;D
Although I don't think one cutscene will last 90 minutes, although it might you never know. Personally I don't think that's the case, as mentioned before it's probably meant as the total length. I couldn't imagine people sitting 90 minutes before getting into any gameplay, that would be horrible (at least for some people) but it might just be so damn good it only feels like a couple o'minutes ;) Even if that's the case then I can't believe what I am hearing that people might not buy it because of it. That's totally ridiculous, we all know why we want this game. The story ! Atleast that's what I'm looking forward to the most:D
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spawn of stumpy |
spawn_of_stumpy- 8:40am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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yeah this game is gonna rock, ive spent 15 mins trying to post a comment & it keeps saying a word i`m using is banned.. "tell me what word it is then..!!grrr! i didnt use any bad words or anything. This and the constant crashing of the site due to a trojan makes me wonder why i`m here at all..
psu get it sorted please..
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The_Sorrow_Gamer |
The_Sorrow_Gamer- 9:09am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Yea i jus hope there no boring ones
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Solidus_Snake223 |
Solidus_Snake223- 9:12am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Haha yea soon we will hear that its a mistake, or maybe the ending movie is 90 min, metal gears always have long endings. I would love 90 min cutscenes, it would take that long to explain what the heck happened in MGS2 hah MGS4 is going to be AMAZING
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1solidsnake |
solid1snake67- 9:51am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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OMFG!!!!!!! this game is going to be epic. 90 minute cutscenes. lol it's going to be almost like a movie!!!
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tadpole3159 |
faulkner8991- 10:22am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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lol i only brought mgs3 for the huge cut scenes. i'm a 3d animator and modeler so i love all of that stuff. point me in the direction of the 90 minute cutscene!!!
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 10:55am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Crap. If the events are as as crazy as in MGS2:SOL, that can be ugly. I'm still getting it though (actually, I already paid for it in full).
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markwesker
- 11:00am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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This is what i like,something different something that stands out from other games-this is what i bought a ps3 for :)
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6toes
- 11:02am BST - May 23rd, 2008
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I think the article means to say that the cutscenes total up to 90 minutes in length but the way the article was written makes it seem like the cutscenes themselves can be 90 minutes long. I strongly doubt thats the case but if it is then no wonder they couldn't fit it all on one BD.
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Chaozhoutiger |
Teochewtiger- 1:31pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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This is great either way. I would still buy mgs4 anyway if it full movie.
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ShinobiNYC
- 3:41pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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I could be wrong but...didn't MGS2: Sons of Liberty have about the same length of 90minutes?
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edward_moffet |
edd- 4:18pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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oh duh it 90 minutes in total not for one cutscene lmao wow i feel stupid anyway thats awesome!
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darklsins
- 5:55pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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okay im skimming through al these post and i see ppl saying stuff like " i hope you can skip it i rather play the game"
let me ask you a question are you new to MGS???
are you buying mgs4 simply because of the hype...
if so plz dont buy it... otherwise your gonna be all over the place telling all of the mgs fanbase what we already know... MGS has long cut scenes....
we know this and we accpet this....
if you dont like the idea of more story than gameplay then dont buy it... its not a mindless shooter...
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Utalkin2me
- 6:42pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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I was thinking of canceling my order after playing the MGO beta, But i am for sure canceling now. For me to spend 60 buck's on a movie is obsurd. Sorry i am into gaming not cutscene's.
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Solidus_Snake223 |
Solidus_Snake223- 7:10pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Hahah ok go have fun playing your mindless shooter. Oh go play HALO or somthing haha I love these people who never played MGS games and they hear all the hype so plan to get it, Then when they see its not a mindless shooter they get all mad. well good all of us fans love how the games are. MGS games would suck with out the massive story line inside.
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Alpha2
- 7:21pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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Clearly the person stating 90minute cutscenes has no idea what he's talking about especially when Kojima's cutscenes have ALWAYS been in game engine and not FMV. The longest cutscene's I've ever seen where in Xenosaga. 30 minutes easily but they were good story and always set up the next game play area. And also offered the same amount of game play for the time spent not playing.
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AZURA-DRAGON |
Azura-Dragon - 7:45pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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LOOOOOL to people who said that they will cancel there orders LOL those people aren't MGS fans DO U THINK 90 IS ALOT no it's not @ paranomia r u going to skip the whole game the whole fun instead of skipping some cut scene guys 120 minutes is not too much
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funkinrussell |
funkinrussell- 8:30pm BST - May 23rd, 2008
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what the !? i can't believe some people are cancelling their orders because of this. i love the MGS cutscenes and most of all the story of MGS and thats why i'm buying it.
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