Comments on: Getting into Metal Gear? Then Buy Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance

By: Ataru

Ataru — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:11:21 +0000

As an owner of an imported US 60gb PS3 (now 320gb) I’m certainly glad of it, as I have 100% back compat with PS2 games. I played through MGS3 after MGS4, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a fantastic game which hasn’t dated too badly, and if anything the story and setting are actually better and are more cohesive than MGS4.

I know Sony are haemorrhaging money, but it’s such a shame that the PS3 you can buy know is a mere shadow of what was available a few years ago.

By: fanpages

fanpages — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:31:23 +0000

A “Metal Gear” title for the iPhone coming soon?

[ http://talkplaystation.com/kojimas-big-reveal-in-a-few-weeks ]

BFN,

fp.

By: katamari-ball

katamari-ball — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:23:32 +0000

Do TS not realise how much MGS3 : Subsistance is going for on ebay?

By: Mr.Monkey

Mr.Monkey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:45:49 +0000

Having re-read the article and comments, realised a few things…

My writing style and even thought processes are devolving. It is like I am regressing back to being a teenager. I blame being unemployed and too much lurking on internet forums and reading comments.
(Not so much 3speech more Kotaku & so bad its entertaining, GameFaqs)

My post about the Ps3 skus was unnecessary, as was my sniping at MaceWisdom. So I apologise. In my conviction that Subsistance didn’t work then, It did not dawn on me until now that it may have been fixed “since” then. Which it most likely has.

Also while playing through all the games back to back would be the ideal way to experience them. If I had to recommend just ONE Metal Gear game to someone who had no intention/time of playing any of the others then Subsistance “would” actually be that one.

Could go on about why, at great length but the closing sentence sums it all up.
“Really, if you haven’t checked this one out, then you’ve missed something very special.”

By: fanpages

fanpages — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:40:25 +0000

A great summary for the uninitiated, Jon. Thank you.

No doubt choice examples from the Sony-based back catalogue of titles will be coming to a local territory PlayStation Store in the near future.

I know I’ve mentioned the fact I don’t understand the attraction to the “Metal Gear” universe before (even after giving in & going along with the consensus of opinion here at Three Speech by finally buying “…Guns of the Patriots”), then subsequently wishing I hadn’t wasted my money, but I’m looking forward to the next instalment in the id Software (Raven Software & Pi Studios) “Wolfenstein” franchise out for the PS3 (Xbox, Linux, and PC/Windows) next year.

I think this is in some way related due to the stealth game-play in “Castle Wolfenstein” on the Apple II computer (from 1981) than was then ported to DOS, Atari (8-bit) 400/800, & Commodore 64 platforms.

BFN,

fp.

By: CartBlanche

CartBlanche — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:56:23 +0000

MGS3 is awesome! The boss fight with “The End” if my favourite boss fight of all time!!

By: mobiletone

mobiletone — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:49:25 +0000

i haven’t even got around to playing Sons of Liberty yet..

*lets the whole side down*

*goes to sit in dark corner alone*

i promise i’ll play it one day.

one day…

By: Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:17:45 +0000

Smooth Oldboy reference there…

By: Robothamster

Robothamster — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:00:39 +0000

@ linton,

Thanks, I’ll hunt out a copy then and give it a go. Ebay here I come…

By: Mr.Monkey

Mr.Monkey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:59:45 +0000

@MaceWisdom
yeah but not on the PAL one since it has no freaking BC!! This is a PAL based blog you know?

There was a list with all the PAL games that worked on the PAL 60gb but I can’t seem to find it…

But all I know is that my friend has a launch PAL 60gb and has tried 3 different versions of Metal Gear Subsistance (checking the different codes written on the spine) and only one worked, and after a firmware update, borked…