Metal Gear Solid 4 - Stunning first pics inside :o

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Some Details from IGN on the Famitsu article:

The magazine actually shares just a handful of details on the game itself, leaving most of the talking to the screenshots, which show one of the most realistic real time displays ever set to the game screen. In the screenshots, Snake -- or whom we believe to be Snake -- is revealed to be an old timer this time. The old character wields a gun and assumes Snake-like stealth poses in some shots. He's also shown interacting with a robot known as Metal Gear Mark II. If you've played one of Kojima's lesser known series, Snatcher, you'll recognize this robot, as it has appeared in that series in the past.

Aside from character differences, MGS4 promises some changes in world structure. The world of Metal Gear Solid 4 is meant to be a war zone. While this was said of previous MGS games, this time you'll totally feel it. As you move through the game world, you'll see tanks, soldiers and fighter robots everywhere, indicating that you really are in a war zone.

The shots revealed in the magazine are images running on actual PS3 hardware, and as impressive as they are, they will get better, according to Kojima's comments.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/650/650853p1.html

A trailer will be available by Friday.

RE*AC*TOR

its chuck norris! yay!

bingo9999

cool! is that snake? Hes aged pretty badly for a clone! mayb thats y! Its set shortly after 2 is it?

Vokes

Is that Solid Snake? He's looking very Donald Sutherland-like.

Whats with the eye-gizmo?

LookingFor

It's Snake. It's set after MGS2.

Note the facial expression in larger pic is due to him injecting something into his neck..

Note also, this is all realtime on PS3. More shortly. Wait till you see Octagon!

LookingFor

I've updated the main post with new shots

Crucifix

So Solid loses an eye aswell?

Rhyme

LookingFor wrote:

Raiden is apparently "much cooler now".

Cooler? Longer hair, sunglasses, a motorcycle...

the_syco

Crucifix wrote:

So Solid loses an eye aswell?

WTF are ye on about?

See the little thing on his left eye?


He see's this:

Its proberly an infra-red thing.

Crucifix

the_syco wrote:

WTF are ye on about?

Ah, I was jumping to conclusions. I mean it does run in the family.

Rhyme

Family (read: gene pool)

To be honest i thought the same thing as well, and prepared myself for another gruesome de-eyeing scene. Thankfully its only an attachment... probably just a scope, thermal, pornographic movies etc...

BloodBath

All of the shot's look like artwork tbh. Some of the ones that are shown as real time are definitly artwork. Impressive all the same. I'm sure Hideo is going to make another masterpiece.

BLITZ_Molloy

I hate how publishers have stopped releasing proper screenshots; even if they are supposedly real time, they're from cut scene style angles, not representational of what the game will look like when your playing it.

Anyway, nice mustache.

LookingFor

BloodBath wrote:

All of the shot's look like artwork tbh. Some of the ones that are shown as real time are definitly artwork. Impressive all the same. I'm sure Hideo is going to make another masterpiece.

The only one I'd question is MAYBE the infrared one. All the rest are realtime, and will only look better according to Kojima (they are still running on unfinished kits afterall, and probably at least 18 months from releasing it). They've been very explicit that this is all realtime, they even made a point of announcing it as such on their website at the end of last week.

I remember when people thought the MGS2 trailer was prerendered..:p

johnny_ultimate

Wow. If they live up to those shots, maybe the new generation will be worth it after all

LookingFor

I think they may be using some sort of filter to give the game an "artworky" feel. Not quite cel-shading..but it's not a purely realistic look. It looks a little stylised, a little "comic-booky". Seems particularly noticeable here:



Whatever it is they're doing, it looks awesome.

Also, I'm not sure if the "infrared" view is Snake's own view, but perhaps a view given through the Metal Gear Mark II?

Vokes

Will Konami be running real-time shots at the Tokyo Game show?

LookingFor

SofaKing wrote:

Will Konami be running real-time shots at the Tokyo Game show?

The shots in here are realtime But there will be a realtime trailer at TGS also, yes. MGS games are as much about how they move as how they look in still shots, so it should be really really good.

The trailer should be on the web by Friday, I'd think.

goodgod3rd

my god. looks great!

note... i haven bought snake eater.....

but this ps3 looks like its going .. is.. mind if i use a sexual comparrision... best not...



lookks good though

wait.. i don't think its snake! somthing about him...
but i could be wrong, but remember looks can be deciveing:D

evad_lhorg

pschh real time.... id like to see in game footage to see how it holds up tbh.

projectmayhem

well apparently we will by the end of the week

TerrorFirmer

Visually looks great, snake looks like crap.....

Also, as mentioned, notice how the screenshots look slightly retouched, even if they are real-time. Then look at the screenshot of Snake close up. It looks no better then a new PC game....

aidan_walsh

I can't wait for the sequence where Snake breaks a hip jumping off a second story roof and has to escape using only stealth and a zimmerframe.

TerrorFirmer

aidan_walsh wrote:

I can't wait for the sequence where Snake breaks a hip jumping off a second story roof and has to escape using only stealth and a zimmerframe.

Fabritzo

It looks to be another great game, why don't they put it on pc ffs.

evad_lhorg

what have pcs ever done for us? *looks around and wonders what this is in front of him*

cosgrove80

Something was said about this ones them being "nowhere to hide" or similar. I hope they change the game play a bit from MGS3. I know all the games are fundamentally the same but I finally got around to playing MSG3 last week and I was really disappointed. It seemed like you took two steps/crawls forward, then go into first person view to check the way ahead and repeat.

The healing aspect too added realism but took away from the enjoyment. I know this thread is about the graphics, which look great, but I just hope they inject a bit more fun into the game to match.

Sorry rant over

BlitzKrieg

Snake looks alright...at first i thought it was actually Big Boss (still alive) for some twist in the game (though not much of a twist if pictures let loose online)


But the big mech charging down in one shot, the human like legs does'nt appeal to me.


The mention of it being set in a warzone makes me kick myself *again* if i remember correctly on a recent MGS3 thread i said that they should do a grey fox game and set it in a city under siege. (gona have to see if my room is bugged again)


I dont think much of the little robot thing, many games have done similar ideas, and the closest i can think of one having a helper/spy robot that is actually usefull, is either a handful of arcade shooters and the descent series.

ROAAAR

Ok so if both Snake and Otacon are so much older than they were in Metal Gear Solid 2 then i'm guessing my favourite character is dead! Revolver Ocelot would be well over 100!!! That mean's Liquid (or rather his arm) is buried with him!

BlitzKrieg

good point...Ocelot is my favourite too.


I stand by its all a trick and thats really Big Boss! That way i can continue living in the fantasy that Ocelot is still alive without lame story elements like cryogenics or mystic youth powers.

Tank Top Fever!

Wowzers, that's amazing looking