The new Metal Gear or the new GTA? OH GOD THE CHOICES

Butterbean569 · Post by **Butterbean569** » 2004-10-12 09:47pm

ARGH!

Both the new MGS and the new GTA are coming out pretty soon, which is awesome. What *isn't* awesome is that I'll probably only be able to buy one of these when it comes out...then get the other one around xmas time. Anyone wanna help me choose which one? I'm about an equal fan of both series...so which one looks the best?

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2004-10-12 10:21pm

New GTA dammit! Then you can tell me how good it is so I'll be drooling with anticipation when it comes out for PC next May.

Seriously though, let's tally up what San Andreas has over Vice City:

5 times the play area
3 different cities, a huge wilderness with forests and deserts, and a smattering of small towns strewn throughout said wilderness
Many more driveably vehicles, including but not limited to a lawnmower, tractor-trailer with new trailer physics, a combine harvester, ATVs, pedal bicycles, monster trucks, trains, trolley cars, and jets
Swimming, 'nuff said
A whole new "food dynamic", so to speak. Your character gets hungry if he doesn't eat for a while, and how much and how often you eat and exercise (by running, working out at the gym, or fight training) determines your character's appearance
Slot machines, dammit
Car modding, including roofs, fenders, wings, bumpers, NOS, and even the bass level of the stereo
A new "stealth" aspect to gameplay, similar to Manhunt
Street signs, so you don't get lost in the big cities. This happened to the dev team, and that's why signs have been added.
And a whole shitload of stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting

In other words: Buy San Andreas, dammit!

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-10-12 10:34pm

GTA all the way. I've never really liked the MGS games though, but GTA is going to be awesome.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-10-12 10:38pm

I haven't heard much about the MGS games, but I've been almost crapping myself in anticipation for the new GTA game. With what I know, the only disadvantage I can think of is that it's going to sell so fast, it will be hard to find. Of course, that won't be a concern for me, since I'll probably get it 6 months after it comes out (I didn't get Vice City until a few weeks ago, after all).

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-10-12 10:55pm

I'm gonna have to go with the flow here and agree: GTA.

I mean, you can have this huge world of open ended gameplay, or you can have a movie covertly packaged as a video game MkII.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-10-12 11:01pm

I'm going to have to buck the trend and say Metal Gear Solid. GTA is a good splatter game that gets quick but MGS is a great story and awesome game play.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-10-12 11:46pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:(I didn't get Vice City until a few weeks ago, after all).

For the PC, I hope.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-10-13 12:51am

Grrrraaaaaannnndddd Theft Auto!

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-10-13 02:01am

MGS: You can kill people, and eat snakes.

GTA: You can do all that, and everything else. Except eating snakes.

Damn. I've been yearning for a snake-eating video game ever since Nintendo's classic 8-bit platformer, Let's Eat Some Fucking Snakes, Bitch! That game showed that there was very little market for a snake-eating game... let's hope this new snake-eating game will turn that trend around. In fact, I bet Nintendo will go back to its original snake-eating roots and put out Super Mario Slither Chomp, or maybe The Legend Of Zelda: The Snake-Eating of Time, but they won't be as good as the snake-eating of MGS.

Did I mention that you can eat snakes? Don't wanna miss that snake-eating, there. Which, need I remind you, you can't do in GTA.

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2004-10-13 02:11am

Ah, but in GTA, you can eat everything but snakes, and get FAT for it! Hell, does MGS let you mow people down with a lawnmower (!) or a fucking combine harvester? Can you jack a bulldozer and drive it around, flipping shit over with its controllable bucket? I submit that you cannot.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-10-13 02:16am

EAT.

SNAKES.

Come on. Do I have to paint a picture?

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2004-10-13 02:28am

Firstly, I don't like Metal Gear Solid. I just can't get into it enough to make it past like the first or second mission. Plus, once you get done with the game, there are usually some extras and stuff, but it just doesn't strike me as replay value, hell, it doesn't even strike me with once through value.

However, the new GTA is probably right up everyone's ally. In fact, I hope this game does more then exceedingly well for the simple fact I want the genre to thrive. GTA III, GTA VC, Spiderman 2, the MMORPG City of Heroes on the PC all thrive from this. You get your linear storyline. If all goes well, or they just rip the engine itself, great gameplay, excellent controls and pretty good graphics. Not to mention the innumerable amounts of specials, extras and side missions.

Pound for pound, while I never finished Vice City (LoL!) San Andreas is already shaping up to be a contender for game of the year. This is even if it just continued on the path of being another GTA. EGM, Gamepro and other sources have shown in thier articles the multitudes of features that are being added to the game. This should easily satisfy the need for gaming almost everyone has. Myself, being a hypocrite, am getting Halo 2 and Metroid Prime 2. Heh.

Mutant Headcrab · Post by **Mutant Headcrab** » 2004-10-13 07:12am

Hey, I'm going to buck the trend and get both

I'm a fan of both series and I doubt I could choose between either one.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-10-13 07:19am

I'll get both, but GTA: SA is for the PC in my case. The PS2 version has horrid controls as I found GTA: VC was far better on my PC. MGS3 is a pure console game to me. It's more convenient since the PC version of MGS2 was bloody high-spec stuff.

Don't forget HL2 as well!

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-10-13 08:00am

Both- MGS for PS2, but I'll wait for the PC version of SA, most likely. They may have stuffed up the PC version of GTA3, but VC was much better put together, not as buggy etc.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-10-13 10:13am

i´m definately getting both but like vympel i´m waiten for san andreas for the pc. gta on PS sucks incredibly.

if i had to chose i´d get snake, snaaaake, snaaaaaaaaaaaaake!!!!!
because you can survive survival.
and have you seen the bosses? they´re the best bosses i´ve ever seen in a video game:

The Pain

The Fear

The End

The Fury

The Sorrow

For their ultimate coolness check out the boss trailer that floats around somewhere in the internet

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-10-13 11:27am

salm wrote: they´re the best bosses i´ve ever seen in a video game:

Also the silliest. Come on, a guy who shoots bees from his mouth?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-10-13 11:42am

SPOOFE wrote:MGS: You can kill people, and eat snakes.

GTA: You can do all that, and everything else. Except eating snakes.

Damn. I've been yearning for a snake-eating video game ever since Nintendo's classic 8-bit platformer, Let's Eat Some Fucking Snakes, Bitch! That game showed that there was very little market for a snake-eating game... let's hope this new snake-eating game will turn that trend around. In fact, I bet Nintendo will go back to its original snake-eating roots and put out Super Mario Slither Chomp, or maybe The Legend Of Zelda: The Snake-Eating of Time, but they won't be as good as the snake-eating of MGS.

Did I mention that you can eat snakes? Don't wanna miss that snake-eating, there. Which, need I remind you, you can't do in GTA.

FUQ YOU!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-10-13 01:17pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
salm wrote: they´re the best bosses i´ve ever seen in a video game:
Also the silliest. Come on, a guy who shoots bees from his mouth?

yeah, that´s what makes him so extremely lovable. i don´t like most games which don´t have any sence of humor and almost try to prohibit laughing.

Duken · Post by **Duken** » 2004-10-13 01:25pm

Get both. But GTA:SA comes out 20 days earlier.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-10-13 06:50pm

GTA. There's nothing more fun than stealing cars, killing people, running people over with cars, and causing general mayhem. It gives you an outlet for all your criminal fantasies. Yeah, I've always wanted to shoot a rent-a-cop with his own gun after beating him with his own truncheon. How fun is that?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-10-13 08:34pm

Thing is, GTA: SA is all black gangsta stuff which doesn't really appeal to a lot of people I know who loved the other games. I actually loved the Vice City idea more, but I hope GTA: London is going to be next after SA is finished.

Besides, MGS3 is necessary if I'm to find more on the Patriots...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-10-13 08:35pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:(I didn't get Vice City until a few weeks ago, after all).
For the PC, I hope.

PS2. I actually rented it about a year and a half ago, and those files weren't compatible since it's been such a long time and this is a newer version with many of the glitches fixed and "offensive" references to Haitians removed.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-10-13 09:35pm

Vympel wrote:They may have stuffed up the PC version of GTA3, ...

Yarrrrr! Tell me about it. I haven't run across any bugs, but man that format is annoying to play in.

I'll be getting GTA: SA (probably renting first, cheap bastard that I am) for PS2. I don't know why people don't like the PS2 controls for VC. Then again, I'm not much of a mouse and keyboard FPSer, so that may be it.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-10-13 10:32pm

GTA. You shouldn't even have to ask!