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Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm aRegistered User, Disagreeable regular
edited May 2008 in Social Entropy++
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Guys this is like one of the best video game series ever (no doubt). If you've played them, you know this. If you haven't then you're pretty dumb! But that's okay, because it's easy to smarten up!

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Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection

This just hit stores today and it is pretty much the best deal ever. For $30 you get the first three Metal Gear Solid games! But wait, it gets better! The latter two are the special editions (Substance and Subsistence respectively), which go for around $25 each if you find them used (although Subsistence in this collection only has one disc).

If you've got a PS2 or a compatible PS3 and have never played these games, go buy this now. If you don't have a PS2 you should probably get one because seriously, who doesn't have one these days?

I actually traded in my copies of Substance and Subsistence towards Essentials because I didn't have the first game and I figured the $9 I'd have to spend would be worth it.

Then you have this, which also just hit today.

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Metal Gear Solid Mobile

This is a cellphone game (only available on Verizon in the US) that is apparently pretty good (it won awards!). It has some cool features like: use your phone's camera for custom camo! and play this game on your cellphone!

I want to give this a shot, I'm gonna see if my phone's compatible with it.

Also, in June we have Metal Gear Solid 4 hitting the PS3, and if you've seen anything on this game you know it's hot shit (unless you're bongi). If you're one of the millions who wants to play this game but is holding off on a PS3 until it hits, you're in luck!

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Hitting stores in June, this bundle includes an 80GB PS3 (which you can use to play Essentials!), Metal Gear Solid 4, and the new DualShock 3, which can't be worse than the Sixaxis! This is all for the "cheap" price of $499, which if you'll note, isn't any more expensive than an 80GB PS3 by itself. So you're dumb if you don't want to take up this deal!

also i guess that snake faggot is in Super Smash Bros and you can take pictures of his butt sure

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  • BoredGamerBoredGamer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    OH SHIT YES.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    this thread is hard to click on

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  • SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I have never once had a Playstation.

    It's not intentional or anything.

    Seriously on
  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I knew this was about metal gear and i've never even played metal gear
    excellent work keith

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    I don't know why I was so excited to pick up Essentials today since I already own and have beaten the games

    and have no intention of replaying them anytime soon (I probably will in May, though)

    but dang I got up and was like yes this is out today

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  • mullymully Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    i might have to get this.
    nay, i must get this.

    i love solid snake. now i get to find out why!

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    shimsham will be thrilled

    i might have to pick this up, too

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2008
    yeah I was kind of half-assedly trying to find the 3 metal gear solid games but wasn't having any luck, so this is nice

    although I've never really been able to get into them, I kind of want to?

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  • CampionCampion Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    this thread is hard to click on

    It is because it is sneaking, the exclamation is its sign that it has been caught.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I remember when I went to buy Subsistence, I didn't have a pre-order but the guy was like "Do you want MGS Saga? We have a ton left" and I was like OKAY :o

    He was the best guy

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    also I was really confused when I opened it because it doesn't mention Substance or Subsistence anywhere on the packaging (or books), and 3 is only one disc

    but the manuals confirm that they've got the extra stuff. I think Subsistence's second disc was just the online game, right? That was shut down so I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't include it.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2008
    also I'm kind of holding out for a 360 port of MGS4 because there's no way I can afford a PS3 right now and I can't guarantee I'd buy many other games for it

    I mean, maybe later, but not now

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    mully wrote: »
    i love solid snake. now i get to find out why!

    what

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    Redeemer wrote: »
    I remember when I went to buy Subsistence, I didn't have a pre-order but the guy was like "Do you want MGS Saga? We have a ton left" and I was like OKAY :o

    He was the best guy

    i've got that and haven't watched it ever

    I do that with DVDs, too. I need the special two-disc editions but I don't know the last time I put a second disc in

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2008
    snake is super fun to play as in brawl let me tell you what

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited March 2008
    I own all three games, Substance and Subsistence versions to boot, and for some reason I still want to buy this. Fuck.

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I knew this was a Metal Gear Solid thread.

    June cannot come fast enough.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    also I'm kind of holding out for a 360 port of MGS4 because there's no way I can afford a PS3 right now and I can't guarantee I'd buy many other games for it

    I mean, maybe later, but not now

    see, I picked one up in November and played Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted, and they're probably the best games I played last year, but I haven't touched it since other than to watch movies.

    it looks like R&C might be getting either downloadable content or a PSN game, so there's that (and MGS4) to look forward to soon, at least

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  • BerkBerk THE BUDGIE SMUGGLER Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    also I'm kind of holding out for a 360 port of MGS4 because there's no way I can afford a PS3 right now and I can't guarantee I'd buy many other games for it

    I mean, maybe later, but not now

    How likely is a 360 port though?

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    I own all three games, Substance and Subsistence versions to boot, and for some reason I still want to buy this. Fuck.

    I know!

    I think it's because it has the first game in a DVD-sized case

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I've watched Saga maybe twice

    It's not particularly special but for a freebie it's lovely

    It was kinda weird when Kojima said The Boss originally had, like, a snake tattoo on her tits that would jiggle when she fired a machine gun, but then again he's Japanese, and a virgin

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    man, i'd be all over this

    but i don't have a ps2 :(

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    Keith wrote:
    also i guess that snake faggot is in Super Smash Bros and you can take pictures of his butt sure

    redeemer do you do this

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  • Scott_CameronScott_Cameron Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    also I was really confused when I opened it because it doesn't mention Substance or Subsistence anywhere on the packaging (or books), and 3 is only one disc

    but the manuals confirm that they've got the extra stuff. I think Subsistence's second disc was just the online game, right? That was shut down so I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't include it.

    Um, well there's also Snake VS. Monkey, and Metal Gear 1 and 2 on the second disc. Have they moved MG 1 & 2 over to the first disc, at least? Because they were good games.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    I own all three games, Substance and Subsistence versions to boot, and for some reason I still want to buy this. Fuck.

    i hear that

    i never had substance or subsistence though

    i am definitely picking up the PS3 package

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    Keith wrote:
    also i guess that snake faggot is in Super Smash Bros and you can take pictures of his butt sure

    redeemer do you do this

    This was actually the first thing I did when I unlocked him

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  • BoredGamerBoredGamer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Man, the ending to 3 was too depressing.

    Too depressing...

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited March 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    I own all three games, Substance and Subsistence versions to boot, and for some reason I still want to buy this. Fuck.

    I know!

    I think it's because it has the first game in a DVD-sized case

    Wait, does the first game come with all the VR missions? If not, this set kind of blows.

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited March 2008
    the story in mgs3 was really good but mgs2 is pretty dumb if you ask me

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Man, the ending to 3 was too depressing.

    Too depressing...

    And totally the hardest I've ever cried at a videogame

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    Keith wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    I own all three games, Substance and Subsistence versions to boot, and for some reason I still want to buy this. Fuck.

    I know!

    I think it's because it has the first game in a DVD-sized case

    Wait, does the first game come with all the VR missions? If not, this set kind of blows.

    nope :(

    I wish they'd have brought this to the US

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    hell, they still could and I'd buy these games again

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  • AshcroftAshcroft LOL The PayloadRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Berk wrote: »
    also I'm kind of holding out for a 360 port of MGS4 because there's no way I can afford a PS3 right now and I can't guarantee I'd buy many other games for it

    I mean, maybe later, but not now

    How likely is a 360 port though?

    The game just barely fits on a 50GB disc. And they've repeatedly said that there will not be a port.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Redeemer wrote: »
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Man, the ending to 3 was too depressing.

    Too depressing...

    And totally the hardest I've ever cried at a videogame

    same here

    bluh huh noooo boss

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  • iplaybassiplaybass Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    by the time I can afford a ps3 they'll probably have a ps7 out.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2008
    Redeemer wrote: »
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Man, the ending to 3 was too depressing.

    Too depressing...

    And totally the hardest I've ever cried at a videogame

    I didn't cry at it

    But dang, Sniper Wolf gets me every time

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  • BoredGamerBoredGamer Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Redeemer wrote: »
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Man, the ending to 3 was too depressing.

    Too depressing...

    And totally the hardest I've ever cried at a videogame

    Oh god yes. I cried like a little fucking girl at the end.

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  • Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I haven't played them at all.

    I think I'll get this sometime.

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  • SageinaRageSageinaRage Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I should really play the 3rd, I own the subsistence version and all. I like the series well enough, but it always feel like they had two different teams working on the games, one who wanted to make a serious stealthy sneaking game, and another who wanted to make a big crazy action game, and somehow their chocolate got mixed in the peanut butter.

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited March 2008
    i don't really know what makes it not fit on a 50GB blu-ray disc, that's fucking stupid

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  • iplaybassiplaybass Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I haven't played any of them since the first one

    and even that was only a couple of times

    I really really enjoyed what I did play, though

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