Preparing Thy Self for MGS4

Metal Gear Solid 4 was heralded unto us stealth loving gamers last week for the greater of gaming kind. Millions are gleefully sneaking our spandex clad hero through MGS4's lush vistas and witnessing cutscenes of Hollywood production values. One of those millions not glued to the tube with dual-shock 3 in hand is my pitiful self. A bona fide stealth expert since the days of the original MGS, I can only dream of the battle to be won against Liquid Ocelot. The worst of this predicament is that the internet has become a veritable minefield of plot spoilers. Every seemingly-innocent link related to MGS4 a coy disguise by the poster to ruin the suspense. Usually the discovery of spoilers for film/movies/books causes me no worry because the experience is half the fun, but Metal Gear Solid's plot has grown so convoluted from sequel to sequel, that inevitably the final chapter must be a train wreck. However all the reviews I've read have claimed otherwise, and I am so very curious how Kojima escapes his non-painted corner.

Back to why I'm not playing Metal Gear Solid 4. The reason is both my lack of ownership of a PS3 and the absence of cash to resolve prior problem, and the latter issue is from a few failed job interviews. Without the cash you can't play with the stache. A simple equation I should resolve as quickly as possible. My combat edge weakens with each additional day as a non-MGS4 citizen.

In order to hone my skills again and pass the time till MGS4 is in my paws, I am going to pay tribute to Metal Gear Solid 4 creator Hideo Kojima by playing all of his titles. Recording my experiences with each and posting them across my blogs. A day after I complete the title I'll provide a write up to summarize my time. Quite a few of these games will be easy to capture because I own copies of the PC versions of the games, but Boktai and the original Metal Gear's will be more difficult to capture. (Emulation will be used to record a few select games)

The Games in Order Are:
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Snatcher
Metal Gear
Metal Gear: Snakes Revenge
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2
Zone of the Enders
Boktai: Sun is in Your Hands
Zone of the Enders 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots???

Look forward to my first update with Snatcher footage!

Enjoy Metal Gear Lupin in the mean time...

-Ciao!