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  redneonfish | June 01, 2008
  Tbqh, I don't care about gut scene length. For the most part the cut scenes are engaging and fun. Apart from MGS2's President scene >.>
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    Gothic Girl | June 01, 2008
    Judging by the few reviews that do mention cutscenes, it seems alot of cutscenes are boring.
    (I think it was Eurogamer that said the final cutscene was especially dull ... which is a shame, since you'd think the final scene in the entire series would be a good one).
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      Cruxis Mana | June 01, 2008
      Eurogamer also gave both MGS2 and MGS3 8 out of 10 citing long, dull cutscene's, so I'm going to take their opinion with a pinch of salt.
      ^{Okay. So MGS2 did have some long winded cutscene's but MGS3 definitely didn't.}
      
      However, other sites have said that the ending suffers from " Return of the King " syndrome ...
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        Gothic Girl | June 02, 2008
        All MGS games have longwided cutscenes. They're a big part of the series. It might not seem like a long time for MGS fans, but for newcomers it might not be so easy to sit through 10+ minute cutscenes (let alone 90+ minute cutscenes).
        
        I'd imagine it would be VERY easy for a newcomer to be put off the game due to the long cutscenes.
        At least, if reviews 'warn' people about the length of cutscenes, newbies can buy MGS4 and know what to expect. Not 'warning' people would just piss them off.
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  StarJet | June 01, 2008
  Cutscene length is probably because they fear that the'd be too long or something. *Shrugs* But installation details? That should rouse some suspicioun, eh?
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  Gutter_Tech | June 01, 2008
  i think thats ok they let reviewers view the game and can stipulate whatever the *bleep* the want. the more mystery the more newbies to the mgs series will be interested
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  Gothic Girl | June 01, 2008
  I think it's idiotic that Konami (or any game company) is allowed to do this. If long cutscenes or installation size are a negative in the game, then a reviewer should be able to tell gamers about it. After all, that's what reviews are for - They tell us about the pros and cons of a game.
  
  Reviews end up being untruthful if they are restricted from detailing certain negatives.
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    Cruxis Mana | June 01, 2008
    Producers are doing this all the time now though. They can put up embargoes on negative reviews, they can create lists of items not to include in reviews ( as is the case ) and they can also allow certain reviewers to publish their reviews first, so long as they give the game a sometimes exaggerated score - Which is what IGN is currently doing at the moment.
    
    This is just how things work now. Plus Konami hasn't made an official statement on the matter, so its really just a rumour at the moment.
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  The Primagen | June 01, 2008
  Gothic girl is right, aren't reviews meant to tell us about the product? Thats like saying to someone:
  
  Ok, review everything about our game.. APART FROM THE BAD STUFF.
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    Final Blade | June 01, 2008
    <sub>Yes but lately their reviews are shit. I mean GTA4 to them were supposed to be the next Messiah for gaming at its release, and yet people found it 8.5.
    
    Tbqh I don't give a shit what the reviewers say about this game. They haven't been spot on lately with their reviews and quite honestly why people still listen to them is beyond belief.
    
    Don't listen to Pro Reviews only user reviews, sadly we won't get them til 11 days from now.</sub>
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      Gothic Girl | June 01, 2008
      It's it funny that both Me and The Primagen get thumbed down as soon as you post here
      
      You complain about people abusing the Thumbs Down feature, yet posts with opposite opinions seem to 'mysteriously' get thumbed down as soon as you post.
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        Final Blade | June 02, 2008
        <sub>Actually I did cause reviews are shit. Yes its supposed to tell us about the games, but the fact is the reviews for games the last 6 months is horrific. It hasn't gotten anything right, which I used an example with GTA4.
        
        User reviews are more reliable than Pro reviews.
        I don't abuse the feature. Its for disagreeing which I do disagree with some of your posts lately. And I disagreed with primagen as well. See when I say abusing I mean people doing it without replying. I didn't feel necessary to post the same thing twice so I just replied to him, which was also for you.
        Think what you like, I had a reason for thumbing you down.
        
        Besides, Enhance doesn't think there is abusing going on with the thumbs. So no matter what you or I think about that matter is null and void.</sub>
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  Taker4ever | June 01, 2008
  Once the game is released, Konami cannot legally restrict what the reviewers can talk about. However, as these reviewers have been given the privilege of playing the game early, it is perfectly within Konami's rights to restrict what they can and cannot talk about.
  
  Best idea is to trust the post-release reviews over the pre-release ones, and that goes for every game.
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    Final Blade | June 02, 2008
    _{Thats exactly my point(your last statement). Thanks.}
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  Donnelly | June 01, 2008
  The length of cutscenes won't put me off buying it, but that's not to say it's not a valid issue.
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  RabidChinaGirl | June 01, 2008
  What Konami did is just irresponsible of them, an injustice to consumers. I think that lengthy (and dull) cutscenes are important enough so that the reviewer should be allowed to include it in his or her article.
  
  People who don't care, well..they won't care, and they will buy the game regardless. But there are gamers who may not want a game like that; don't get me wrong, I love the MGS series and Snake is a babe, but the franchise does have a habit of making rather long and boring scenes you want to skip (I wouldn't skip them, though, because the story is so complex you might miss important details -- totally a Catch 22).