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    Metal Gear Solid 4 - Looking for a breakdown of gameplay vs. cutscenes

    Hey all,
    I just started to play MGS4 for the first time and I'm already a little frustrated with the pace... KEEP IN MIND I just started playing, so please don't mention anything about the story or characters. I'm looking for a breakdown of the gameplay vs cutscenes so I can know what to expect.

    For example:
    Cutscene (13:48)
    Gameplay (~short)
    Cutscene (6:12)
    Cutscene (2:31)
    Gameplay (~medium)
    Cutscene (16:58)
    Gameplay (~long)
    Cutscene (8:11)
    END OF CHAPTER
    Cutscene (5:31)
    Gameplay (~medium)
    etc, etc, etc


    I just can't stand playing the game thinking I'm going to PLAY a game, only to find myself watching a movie for 30 minutes. Then I'm like OKAY SWEET, LETS PLAY... for 3 minutes... and then I'm watching yet another cut scene unsure if it's 5 minutes or 30 minutes.

    My initial solution was I downloaded a torrent of all the cutscenes and would check out how long each one was everytime it'd come up in the game. Problem though: a) Sometimes cutscenes play back-to-back or even back-to-back-to-back! b) This doesn't give you an idea of how long the gameplay is (i.e. expecting to play after 20 minutes but instead it's 30 seconds of gameplay between two 20 minutes long cutscenes)

    Hopefully you guys understand my problem here, any solution is helpful. I've looked everywhere online but cannot find what I need.

    Thanks!

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    it's a movie

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    Act 1 is of course a lot of cutscenes, introducing you to the game. Act 2, 3, 4 have a lot more "stuff" you're doing, between sneaking around and stuff. 5 does have more stuff then 1 sure, but not nearly as much as the other three.

    It's a very immersive game though, just stick with it, you'll enjoy it a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Qalbert View Post
    it's a movie
    Pretty much this lol... people say it is a joke but you really are bombarded constantly by cutscenes. I want to say it does get a little better in terms of cutscene:gameplay ratio, but it's still pretty bad throughout. Still a fantastic game imo but... yeah, get used to putting your controller down a lot.

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    i watched MGS:4 the movie a few years ago, its twelve hours long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vandole View Post
    i watched MGS:4 the movie a few years ago, its twelve hours long.
    Thank god for the 8-15min intermissions between acts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiarax View Post
    Pretty much this lol... people say it is a joke but you really are bombarded constantly by cutscenes. I want to say it does get a little better in terms of cutscene:gameplay ratio, but it's still pretty bad throughout. Still a fantastic game imo but... yeah, get used to putting your controller down a lot.
    A friend of mine once defended MGS4 saying it was a good game and cutscenes weren't that bad. I watched him play for 2 hours, only like 10 minutes was actually gameplay.

    His defense for that was it was a "cutscene heavy act". I'm sorry, I'd call 10 minutes of cutscene in 2 hours heavy.

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    The problem with MGS4 (and the MGS universe in general) is that the story is so batshit crazy that it NEEDS all those cutscenes to explain everything. If anything, you can make the gameplay moments more interesting by taking the approach I took at one point: fuck the stealth, pretend you're playing Call of Duty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dominico View Post
    If anything, you can make the gameplay moments more interesting by taking the approach I took at one point: fuck the stealth, pretend you're playing Call of Duty.
    Of course at the same time, this also cuts the gameplay in half.

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    Buuuut its more interesting! Just gotta get used to hearing SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! alot.

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    MGS was a game?

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    I loved the fact that it was like a movie because it plays like one. People with ADD wont appreciate the work that goes into the story or the very subtle aspects about the game that leave you longing for more. It's one of the only reasons I got upset with 4 because I knew it was going to be one of Kojima's last as head of the series and yet it still leaves you wanting more.

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    Was a fantastic experience from beginning to end for me. Might have to give it another run through just for the nostalgia.

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    First playthrough: awesome movie
    Second playthrough and more: awesome game


    I don't know why people are bitching, lenghty cutscenes and heavy story is something you should expect from this game. That's like complaining about lenghty scenes that goes nowhere in a Tarantino movie.

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    the cut scenes are the best part of mgs4

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaregue View Post
    the cut scenes are mgs4
    ftfy

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    If it's a movie, then it's a shittyass movie. If it's a game, then it's a badass game.

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