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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Ryu on March 24, 2001, 09:13:06 PM
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Well, today, with the IGN.ps2 crew, me and Shingoku took a trip to the Sony Metreon in San Francisco and finally got to test drive MGS2 along with many other San Franciscans along with many others who actually FLEW from other parts of the country to see it. Needless to say, the initial expression of these MGS2-ites was none other then shock, stun, and amazement in more ways than one. Before I get into impressions, how about the day first and how Sony does promotional get togethers right.
The Beginning
Waking up at a brisk 7AM, about the same time I generally wake up every other day for college and on a Saturday no less, I showered, threw on some clothes and waited for Shingoku to show up so we could go together and play some of that sweet Konami goodness. We arrived at the Metreon at about 9AM only to see about 5 other people standing in line, 2 of which had actually FLOWN IN from various parts of the country. Being 7th in line is pretty good as long as everything involves the first 10 people, and this day it would.
Waiting for about 6 minutes, a Sony representative stepped out of the store and asked if we were all waiting to play the demo. We all responded in a resounding yes and the Sony employee threw out 7 Playstation baseball hats and told us to pretty much go do as we wish and to hold on to the hats because they guaranteed us a play through of the MGS2 demo on the large screen 60" television with surround sound along with the IGN crew. That basically means, we can go goof off while others have to wait in line, and we get to experience it FIRST in the best way possible. How wonderful.
Leaving the facility, we returned at about 10.30AM and we proceeded to wait while the Sony people, and IGN, setup the game so that us first 10 people could experience the title properly. Me and Shingoku walked around for about 20 minutes waiting for the damn thing to start. Finally, they pulled away the black velvet ropes and let us eager gamers inside the "demo hall."
The Game
I\'m not going to gush all over it like so many people have on this forum, but I will say that playing the game will change your perception of the future of games forever. I myself was willing to stand in line, play the game, and get right back in line afterwards numerous times just to play THE DEMO of this game and my God, that says a lot about it. I myself completed the demo on 3 consecutive occasions; Once on Normal, Hard, and then Very Hard where I experienced my only 2 losses of the entire day because in Very hard, if you are seen, the game is over.
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I completed the demo in 4 minutes on Hard after playing the normal game only once and needless to say, I had to have more. Everything about it is amazing and everyone should AT LEAST give this game a whirl. During the first play through, which was hosted by the IGN crew, the crew gave us a tutorial on the game and the routes as well as the button configurations. Me and Shingoku were the only ones to move through the demo swiftly killing just everyone in our paths. I don\'t know if this is a show of the casual gamer, but it certainly was a show of our complete excellence when the time comes. /end self embelishment.
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The Finale
At the end of the play throughs we were given some teaser material for both ZOE and MGS2. I have scanned much of the material below for your enjoyment, but I must warn you, the files are rather high in size. Finally, at the end of the day, we were given the chance to speak with KCEA\'s regional translation director of MGS2. Nothing is really new about the game except for a few things:
- David Haytr is STILL unconfirmed as returning for Snake, but Konami is trying their hardest to get him.
- Although they have yet to get Haytr, the same directors for the voice acting as used for MGS is working on MGS2 so we can count on the same amount of quality for MGS2 as MGS.
- The game is on schedule for a fall 2001 release simultaneously in North America and in Japan.
- Which version the X-Box is getting is still unknown. Anything you hear about it is nothing but speculation.
- If you knock on a female poster in the locker room, you will alert the guards.
- Kojima is unsure of the future of Metal Gear, but as was said by the director of the translation "he is concerned with moving forward in his career."
- You can expect a full review of ZOE when the game releases in the US this coming Wednesday.
After the show, a drawing was held for a free copy of ZOE with the MGS2 demo, both Shingoku and I walked away empty handed with only the thrill of anticipation to fill the void.
Here\'s a few scans of the materials we were given from Konami. Please note, these scans are but 1/10th the actual size. After scanning the large 3 page gatefold picture of the Metal Gear Ray, the picture totaled well over 2000 pixels in length alone at 100dpi. Needless to say, they have undergone some retouching as well as lots of resizing. Enjoy them while you can. Thanks to Shingoku for the scans of Ray. Warning: Bandwidth Intensive!
http://mrclean.gethits.net/MGS3large.jpg
http://mrclean.gethits.net/MGS2large.jpg
http://mrclean.gethits.net/ZOEinside1.jpg
http://mrclean.gethits.net/ZOEinside2.jpg
http://mrclean.gethits.net/ZOEcover.jpg
http://mrclean.gethits.net/ZOEback.jpg
Hope you had as much fun as I did! :)
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Sweet, great post! :D
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No problema senor. All in all, it was a pretty decent day. We got our free psx baseball cap, plus two sets of ZOE/mgs2 posters. We were kinda dissapointed that we didnt win the free copy of the game. I was even more dissapointed to find out that the Sony Metreon will not have ZOE on the date it ships out. Usually the Sony Metreon gets their shipments a day earlier then other stores. All in all, it was fun. I can\'t wait to get my hands on the games this coming wednesday. :D Plus im on spring break so I got all the free time in the world to play it through and to play as long as I want.
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Ryu, as always you are an unstoppable reporting Juggernaut of reporting goodness.
Keep up the good work.
Is ShinGoku the guy who said Dave justice(I think) is gay, or whatever?
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Yes, his reputation proceeds him. Keep up the good work Shingoku :)
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:eek: who me? Me call brandon justice retarted??? how dare thou slander my good name!!.............ok it was me , but lets keep that on the down low :fro:
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HAHAHA!
Thats funny.
You should go over to the PS2.IGN forums and brag about that.
They wrote a news story about you.
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awesome sounds like a great day
You actually beat the MGS2 demo a few times
I\'m impressed
can\'t wait for Wednesday
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Well, as I said, even on it\'s hardest difficulty, it still isn\'t that difficult, but then again, maybe it\'s just the MGS in me that makes me so 1337 at that game. :)
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"...the MGS in me..." :laughing:
Great stuff !!! You realy know how to write about something... mm should give some award to you !!!
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I have to reply that your post was great read! You sound like you\'d be writing into some magazine. I\'m overally very impressed :)
If I had those experiences to come with...
Keep them coming Ruy, as your reports are always very interesting to read; be they reviewing of classic playstation-games, or first impressions of new playstation 2 games.
I truly read every thread you post. You have my respects :)
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good job, good job, why dont you just work for IGN :) tell them you were the guy at the metreon, you could, then you could be considered press, and go to E3 :) just think about it
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Darryl, you stated, "can\'t wait for Wednesday" which I suspect answers my question related to when Z.O.E. ships? Living on the east coast, am I likely to see this title Wednesday...or Thursday...? You talked me into this title in a previous post, but I\'ve not seen when its due to arrive on shelves...you know, typically posts are "...I can\'t wait to get my hands on this title...[or] ...I\'ll be first in line for this one...etc." So if you could confirm the release date that would be much appreciated!..... OR is it already out!?!
BTW, thanks RYU for the rundown of your MGS2 experience!
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Originally posted by w1ngman
Darryl, you stated, "can\'t wait for Wednesday" which I suspect answers my question related to when Z.O.E. ships? Living on the east coast, am I likely to see this title Wednesday...or Thursday...? You talked me into this title in a previous post, but I\'ve not seen when its due to arrive on shelves...you know, typically posts are "...I can\'t wait to get my hands on this title...[or] ...I\'ll be first in line for this one...etc." So if you could confirm the release date that would be much appreciated!..... OR is it already out!?!
BTW, thanks RYU for the rundown of your MGS2 experience!
well i can shed some light on your question w1ngman, forst off the official release date is ont he 27th wich will be on tuesday, but that is just the shiping date, the game will actually hit store shelves on the 28th wich would be wednsday, get what i mean, i hope this solves you problem :)
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Only 3 more days until MGS2 the demo is upon us..I am going to be playing this demo and ZOE until i can no longer stay awake...Then of course there is school the next day:(
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I just want to say one thing, make sure that the demo works before you go home.
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Wow, thanks for the compliments people, they are always appreciated. Now, I must post in some other topics then finish off Ape Escape for tomorrow\'s review and then ZOE on Wednesday, woo hoo!
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Thanks for the info Unknown! And to Bossieman, great advice given the number of posts that have already alluded to defective copies of MGS2 demo. Thanks twice.
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Good job Ryu! Have you ever thought of a job in professional journalism? Cause you definetly have the skills for it.
Its cool that you got to go there. Are you and Shingoku real life friends?
BTW Is it just me or does Metal Gear Ray look alot like an anime mech? It looks very organic, while the other Metal Gears including Metal Gear Rex looked like your typical big @ss giant robot. Like something out of Armored Core or Battle Tech. While Ray looks like something out of ZOE or Gundam.
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Wow, Great post Ryu! You really do have a great talent! Thanks for al the in depth info! We all really appreciate it. I think Ryu deserves a round of applause...
*CLAPPING*
:D
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Wow, thanks again for such high praise from you all again. Heh, never knew i had it in me ;)