23rd November 2004, 11:34 AM
Ok that was actually 14 hours into the game, I got my numbers wrong. And at the 17 hour point I'm near the end, so it was more than halfway there. In comparison I beat MGS2 in 9 or so hours. And that's because of all of the codec stuff which there is much less of in SE. However, I want to play SE all over again right now since it's so much damn fun. Tons of replay value.
Oh, and another thing I wanted to mention is that the ratio of gameplay to cinemas is much better than it was in the past two games. Instead of having a 1:1 ratio of playing to watching, it's more like 5:1 now. There are still plenty of cinemas, but there's much more gameplay.
And about the story, it's good and I love the way they tie it into actual world history, but so far there really hasn't been much crazy stuff. Nothing compared to the awesome insanity of MGS2's storyline, and not even as conspiracy-laden as MGS1's. However, I still have a few hours left and I haven't heard a thing about The Patriots (other than the thing you heard in the trailer), and there's supposed to be plenty of explanation in that regard, so I'm still expecting some crazy stuff. I'll let you know after I beat it tonight.
Oh, and another thing I wanted to mention is that the ratio of gameplay to cinemas is much better than it was in the past two games. Instead of having a 1:1 ratio of playing to watching, it's more like 5:1 now. There are still plenty of cinemas, but there's much more gameplay.
And about the story, it's good and I love the way they tie it into actual world history, but so far there really hasn't been much crazy stuff. Nothing compared to the awesome insanity of MGS2's storyline, and not even as conspiracy-laden as MGS1's. However, I still have a few hours left and I haven't heard a thing about The Patriots (other than the thing you heard in the trailer), and there's supposed to be plenty of explanation in that regard, so I'm still expecting some crazy stuff. I'll let you know after I beat it tonight.