@Rudy_Manchego There are some great MGS quirks mentioned already. A few come to mind:
In MGS 1 when you can crawl up into the AC ducts and spy on Meryl and find her in her underwear. Contrasted by the massive progression of the peeping Tom mechanic where you can watch Quiet in MGSV showering or laying out in her cell, or stretching and such in the helicopter.
I remember one of them when someone in the codec (I forget who) tells you to hold the Dual Shock controller to your body so she can give you a massage and then the controller vibrates.
the ridiculous running gag of Johnny crapping his pants when he gets nervous in MGS4
The B and B fights in MGS4 have that photo shoot mode with the beauty form posing like a model if you use non lethal tactics in the boss fights.
the cardboard box 📦 is a theme throughout, and in MGS4 I think it was, Snake’s anxiety goes down gradually when hiding in the box
Snake smoking a cigar is a common theme. In the different games the cigar has different effects as I recall (Man I need to replay these as I’m forgetting). In MGSV it speeds up time.
just the general convoluted plot with each game jumping time periods making everything so confusing. Kojima just made the story so hard to follow.
@RogerRoger Awesome. I had got a few jokes lined up for the cardboard box as that is one of my overriding MGS memories but that video is going to really really help.
@Rudy_Manchego I was coming back here to mention Johnny and the running gag of his bathroom habits, but @Th3solution beat me to it. MGS4 and Johnny's character in that game is actually the culmination of a gag included in every game since the PSone, revealing that Johnny has been involved in Snake's adventures all along. Here's a compilation video of all the various instances, many of which are hidden or only happen when set up in a specific way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDubgcSUxXQ (maybe watch alone, or with headphones; the sound is quite effective at, um... let's say "painting a certain picture").
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
To hop back to something @RogerRoger and I discussed in the past, about game availability in the UK.
Basically it went like this.
Major third parties - Everywhere
Niche games - Online only, digital only
First Party Xbox/PS - In stores
Nintendo - Online only
Well get this. Just went to see if I can nab a copy of Ys VIII, a new release, releasing TODAY on Nintendo Switch, from our only remaining games dedicated retailer here in the UK and...well...
They dont have it. Doesn't show up on the website. Hell the PS4 version doesn't. Just Vita.
What is this chicanery.
Now Playing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Crash Bandicoot 4
@Kidfried I had to do some hoop jumping to get it and itll be here Tuesday. I believe them as this isn't Amazon!
But yeah thats just...sad. A notable release on a system and they dont even know it exists. Their Twitter response was "Trade some stuff in for credit and go digital"
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@Knuckles-Fajita Blimey, you're right; their website only has the PS Vita version.
When GAME are telling you to go digital, you know you're in trouble. "Sorry for being rubbish. Please refer to the cause of our company's demise. Thank you."
Hope it arrives okay on Tuesday! Who did you end up buying from, if you don't mind the question?
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger Yeh I know right? Argos doesn't have it, nor does ShopTo (Out of stock), and I will NOT trust Amazon with Crash now arriving on Monday, throwing an intended weekend article into the bin.
I got it from Base ultimately.
But yeah...you'd think a game hyped up a fair bit by Nintendo, appeared just as prominently as Wolfenstein 2 and Crash, releasing that same day, would be stocked. But no, you can buy the Vita version instead.
GAME KNOWS it's out too!
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On the subject of GAME, I went there last week and I very nearly bought Nier Automata, but when I tried to buy it they didn't have it in stock. So I had a quick look in the other nearby GAME store, but it was £10 more expensive there, so I didn't bother.
@Knuckles-Fajita That's good to hear. I gave Base a try for the first time only yesterday, ordered Nier Automata for PS4, and it shipped first thing this morning. As long as it arrives in the next few days or so, then that site will be fine for my needs.
@Knuckles-Fajita Awesome! It's been long-overdue, but I'm glad you've finally found somewhere that didn't cause delivery woes. Fingers crossed that future orders with them are as smooth, and thanks for letting us know. Sounds like @crimsontadpoles is gonna be a fellow fan!
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