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June 13, 2008 5:54 AM

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Howdy Shackers. You know what we have today? Videos. Lots of videos. The Batman fans in the audience should be pretty excited to see this footage of Nightwing, or if you want a more serious take on your nighttime adventures then there's this video of Alone in the Dark for the Wii. We could even continue on the theme this Dark Side focused Star Wars: Force Unleashed video. Then we pull a 180' and give you this Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2 video, with more color than you can shake a cat at. Not that Shacknews advocates cat shaking. Just Shacking.

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ieGod

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June 13, 2008 5:55 AM

So how was everyone's day with MGS4?
- xxiv
  
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  June 13, 2008 5:57 AM
  
  i spent like an hour farming cash.
  - proclone1
    
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    June 13, 2008 6:01 AM
    
    WoWTF
    - xxiv
      
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      June 13, 2008 6:57 AM
      
      you turn in excess weapons you pick up for weapons upgrades, ammo, etc.
      - Magus
        
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        June 13, 2008 10:14 AM
        
        Where are you farming at? I'm towards the end of Act 1. Also who the hell would want a flintock rifle? lol I saw that thing for a million DPs, seems silly.
- [deleted] 1271987451
  
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  June 13, 2008 6:04 AM
  
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- dantastic
  
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  June 13, 2008 6:06 AM
  
  i played mass effect and FFVII
  - ieGod
    
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    June 13, 2008 6:16 AM
    
    Actually, me too (Mass Effect). I'm waiting to open the ps3/mgs until after I beat it.
- cookblaze
  
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  June 13, 2008 6:06 AM
  
  I'm still waiting for my order to ship from Amazon.
  Bastards!
  - dantastic
    
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    June 13, 2008 6:08 AM
    
    you didnt expect it to come the day of release did you?
  - R0CK
    
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    June 13, 2008 7:01 AM
    
    One of my friends got the PS3/MGS4 combo from Amazon the day before release in the morning.
- mittense
  
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  June 13, 2008 6:16 AM
  
  :]
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  June 13, 2008 6:58 AM
  
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  - mittense
    
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    June 13, 2008 7:02 AM
    
    What. The gameplay far outweighs the cinematics even midway through Act 2.
    - xxiv
      
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      June 13, 2008 7:03 AM
      
      this will be one of the things that people complain about, since there is so little otherwise to whine over.
      - gmd
        
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        June 13, 2008 7:16 AM
        
        I'm all about long cinematics, haters can suck it.
        
        xxiv
        
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        June 13, 2008 9:46 AM
        
        i still shout FUCK YOU SNAKE when i have to run around a 6 foot barrier that a jr high kid could climb over.
        
        gmd
        
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        June 13, 2008 9:49 AM
        
        Snake? Snakeee??? SNAAAAAKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        
        riptyde
        
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        June 13, 2008 10:11 AM
        
        He's old and his knees can't take the punishment anymore.
        
        xxiv
        
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        June 13, 2008 10:17 AM
        
        mofo shouldn't be forward rolling and shit then!
        
        Magus
        
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        June 13, 2008 10:19 AM
        
        There's a lot of things I find silly, like being camouflaged, kneeling against a wall, and PMC guy walks right next to me. How could he not see me!?
        
        Also have you seen their ridiculous method of doing the low crawl? lol the worm.
        
        Movement would definitely attract more attention than not being the right color up against a wall, from a distance. But hey, if it weren't for these things the game would be impossible. :)
        
        xxiv
        
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        June 13, 2008 10:52 AM
        
        yeah suspension of disbelief, the barrier thing really does bug me because it's been annoying in games forever.
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    June 13, 2008 7:24 AM
    
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- R0CK
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:12 AM
  
  I played from 7PM to 2AM last night and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. The cinematics are long but really well done. It's just well polished and clean game.
- walker270
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:29 AM
  
  Played 90 minutes of it. Remote controlling my miniature Metal Gear and shocking people is the greatest thing ever.
- Pneum0
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:32 AM
  
  I've finally gotten to a point in my life where I don't need to kill everything I see in a video game, at least for a little while (Thanks GTA4!). I think it's a perfect time to launch a MGS game.
  - TwiLyght
    
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    June 13, 2008 7:47 AM
    
    hahaha i have that same problem. i think it's like a collector's fetish or something, i have to kill anything and everything in the level before progressing in any game.
  - mittense
    
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    June 13, 2008 7:48 AM
    
    I was going to play that way, but then I decided the rebels needed my help.
    - walker270
      
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      June 13, 2008 7:51 AM
      
      Same.
      
      After watching the rebel guy get executed after being disarmed and disabled toward the beginning, I decided to help them out.
- guido anchovy
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:49 AM
  
  Fun fun fun! I'm starting Act 3 now, I think. I bought 9 billion tranq darts and have been shooting everything.
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    June 13, 2008 10:22 AM
    
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    - mittense
      
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      June 13, 2008 10:29 AM
      
      Do the bosses count as a kill if you kill them by conventional means?
      - xil-reno
        
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        June 13, 2008 11:21 AM
        
        yes
- sevogajre
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:51 AM
  
  Phenomenal. It is definitely living up to my expectations so far. I cleared Act 1 yesterday, which was shorter than I thought it was going to be. I hope the other Acts are longer. :(
  - mittense
    
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    June 13, 2008 8:04 AM
    
    Yeah. Act one was short; Act two seems pretty long.
- Master Tonberry
  
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  June 13, 2008 7:55 AM
  
  I've been playing Breath of Fire 3.
  
  GO ME!
  
  Rei is so fucking hardcore.
  - Modica Sol Solis
    
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    June 13, 2008 9:55 AM
    
    This man knows what time it is. Did you just get past Sin City or what? Weretiger ftw
- FushigiDenki
  
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  June 13, 2008 8:09 AM
  
  I got to see it for a couple hours and it looks awesome.
- Daggoth
  
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  June 13, 2008 9:52 AM
  
  5 hours in and MGO is still a pile of crap
- Vincent Grayson
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:02 AM
  
  I played almost 8 hours yesterday and it's pretty close to the best thing ever.
- Vincent Grayson
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:04 AM
  
  The only thing that bugs me about the game is that they keep switching out one of my goddamn weapons for the "Operator" handgun during cutscenes, which resulted in me killing, rather than stunning two more people because I didn't realize it'd switched my gun.
  - Magus
    
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    June 13, 2008 10:15 AM
    
    I was fortunate enough to notice that right before the big battle with the Frogs in Act 1.
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    June 13, 2008 10:16 AM
    
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- armybob
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:09 AM
  
  I can't wait to play it. I have to wait for tsuba to make it over to my house to play it, sucks :(
- Magus
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:16 AM
  
  Awesome. Looking forward to replaying this one and finding all the little secrets. :)
- Magus
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:21 AM
  
  A side note about Snake's age... I thought this game was far in the future. I was wondering how Meyrl stayed so young. I never knew until the intro cinematic that Snake was aging prematurely, lol.
  
  So is this why Solidus looked old? Wasn't he the same age as Liquid and Solid?
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    June 13, 2008 11:10 AM
    
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    - mittense
      
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      June 13, 2008 11:12 AM
      
      :]
  - smegmar
    
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    June 13, 2008 11:14 AM
    
    I don't know that Solidus was exposed to Foxdie. Liquid and Solid, for sure, but Solidus was off doing his Patriots thing. But it's been a long time since I played MGS2.
- Boxelder
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:21 AM
  
  really fucking good
- Magus
  
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  June 13, 2008 10:42 AM
  
  By the way, in the intro screen, whose grave is that?
  - mittense
    
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    June 13, 2008 10:45 AM
    
    THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
  - Boxelder
    
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    June 13, 2008 10:52 AM
    
    I thought it might be Boss' s from MSG3, because that's kinda where the story of his life starts, so that's where it should end too.
- Magus
  
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  June 13, 2008 11:23 AM
  
  Also has anyone else found any dolls? I just found the Frog Soldier Doll. I'm assuming there will be more throughout the game... It's in that Palace Garage thing where Meyrl's Foxhound group does their SOP silliness.