People really f hated this game for beign just an hour long demo sold for 40 bucks and Konami really messed this launch up, but is it just a glorified demo or something more?
Story - I have to talk about the intro, that is really amazing and gives me chills every time. Devs really nailed the tone with dark atmosphere, Ennio Morricones "Heres to you" and the one shot cutscene. What also deserves atleast a mention are the tapes, which are pretty f disturbing. They basically map, what its like to be a prisoner in this kind of facility. Rape and torture are daily bread for these people and it really hits you, after listening to them. For the story as a whole there is no character development, only mysterious lines making you want to uncover more. Unfortunately what people dont realise is, that it was supposed to be this way, it was a damn prologue cut out by Konami goddamit. You cant blame the devs. If you play this together with TPP youll get much better experience and playing prologue a year before release of the actual game is something Konami shouldve never insisted on.
Gameplay - Gameplay is really peak of the series together with the fourth one. I think they are both on top, because each one has (famous IGN line before giving game 8/10) "a little something from everyone". In MGS4 you crawl around focusing on the threat ring, using gadgets and fooling the ai. Here you scope out the area, mark the enemies and head there immedietally. It may piss off few players for beign too "casual", but i disagree. Enemy ai now has a much greater vision and cycles with changing positions. The inclusion of reflex mode was a big step towards casuals, but if you dont like it just turn it off lol.
To wrap this up its one hell of a prologue, that Ill definetly come back to one day. Unfortunately as a game it doesnt stand much tall and its just a "something" you have to play before TPP.
6.5/10.
Story - I have to talk about the intro, that is really amazing and gives me chills every time. Devs really nailed the tone with dark atmosphere, Ennio Morricones "Heres to you" and the one shot cutscene. What also deserves atleast a mention are the tapes, which are pretty f disturbing. They basically map, what its like to be a prisoner in this kind of facility. Rape and torture are daily bread for these people and it really hits you, after listening to them. For the story as a whole there is no character development, only mysterious lines making you want to uncover more. Unfortunately what people dont realise is, that it was supposed to be this way, it was a damn prologue cut out by Konami goddamit. You cant blame the devs. If you play this together with TPP youll get much better experience and playing prologue a year before release of the actual game is something Konami shouldve never insisted on.
Gameplay - Gameplay is really peak of the series together with the fourth one. I think they are both on top, because each one has (famous IGN line before giving game 8/10) "a little something from everyone". In MGS4 you crawl around focusing on the threat ring, using gadgets and fooling the ai. Here you scope out the area, mark the enemies and head there immedietally. It may piss off few players for beign too "casual", but i disagree. Enemy ai now has a much greater vision and cycles with changing positions. The inclusion of reflex mode was a big step towards casuals, but if you dont like it just turn it off lol.
To wrap this up its one hell of a prologue, that Ill definetly come back to one day. Unfortunately as a game it doesnt stand much tall and its just a "something" you have to play before TPP.
6.5/10.