Watch the new Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer

by Justin McElroy { Jul 11th 2007 at 5:35PM }

What more did you want us to say? It's an absolutely awesome new trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It's got an incredible fight between Ninja Raiden and Vamp. It's got more gravely voices than a hot tar gargling competition. Sadly, it doesn't seem to contain any actual gameplay, but it's still probably going to be the best minutes of your day. Seriously, just watch it.

Tags: breakingnews, e307, kojima, mgs4, ps3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Tony @ Jul 11th 2007 5:41PM

Animation is wonderful on this and the character models are great. I don't know why I had to be repeatedly reminded this was in-game (particularly given some of the pretty poor environment textures), but it still looks great.

Shagittarius @ Jul 11th 2007 5:41PM

I'm sure instead of saying it was 'gameplay' he meant to say that it was 'real-time rendered'.

kilodelta @ Jul 11th 2007 5:48PM

no, that is the gameplay.

kojima is onto something here. the whole game is one long cutscene, and the only action the player needs to do it press the "X" button to advance the scene.

synce @ Jul 11th 2007 6:01PM

I don't think you've never played an MGS game. There is no difference.

And my god is it beautiful. If I don't get an MGS4 on 360 confirmation tonight, I'm definitely buying the PS3 next payday. No way I'm waiting for a port or another price drop.

PS. Gamersyde.com has a true HD quality version of the trailer. Direct-feed, too. Here are some screengrabs I took:

Meryl looks drop-dead gorgeous

Vamp's still bisexual

synce @ Jul 11th 2007 6:04PM

Damn, I can't post pics here. Oh well, here are just the links then:

Meryl: http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/1893/merylqu0.jpg
Vamp: http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7023/gaytg2.jpg

thebigfatj @ Jul 11th 2007 5:43PM

"Simultaneous World Wide Release!" is great news for 360 owners. He means for the 360 and PS3, not for the regions, right?

TheGuy @ Jul 11th 2007 5:54PM

(sigh) For the billionth time, Hideo Kojima said it will stay exclusive to the PS3.

jsn @ Jul 11th 2007 5:45PM

wow a movie!

The1 @ Jul 11th 2007 5:46PM

Looks good but this still looks like a cartoon.

jsn @ Jul 11th 2007 5:47PM

Anyone else notice that the real time shadows in this look just as bad as those in killzone?

KeVil @ Jul 11th 2007 6:14PM

Wow, did you notice the graphics in the Halo 3 beta weren't that hot... Do you know why? Because its not the final product and guess what neither is what we've seen of either KZ2 or MGS4. Both your comments stink of fanboy. Do yourself a favour step out side get some air and grow the hell up.

mrluvsu @ Jul 11th 2007 5:53PM

Blah blah blah Snake. Blah blah blah war economy. Oh and a fight scene that is not real gameplay. Cooool.

Ian Von Porter @ Jul 11th 2007 5:59PM

A game with a complex and involved story line.. must be completely foreign to Wii owners. Go back to your mini-game collections and Wii Channels.

DBX00 @ Jul 11th 2007 6:00PM

I guess you guys missed the part where they said they'll show a demo of the gameplay on the 17th of July. Looks good and we'll see how the game plays next week. It must really suck to see that all the news is about Sony exclusives or multiplatform titles. Have they run out of interesting stuff to talk about with Halo?

AirIntake @ Jul 11th 2007 6:14PM

What are all of these awesome Sony announcements that everyone seems to be talking about? I haven't read anything earth-shattering yet....but I haven't had time to watch much of the press conferences. Did I miss something here? What was announced that so big?

Shagittarius @ Jul 11th 2007 6:02PM

Isn't E3 on...There seems to be a serius lack of articles going on here.

oldschoolgamer @ Jul 11th 2007 6:03PM

looks good. I don't have a ps3 and I'm really not even considering one until the price gets to be around $300 but ps3 owners should have something nice to play in 2008.

elgato @ Jul 11th 2007 6:04PM

Ian Von Porter
I'd rather have mini-games then pay 60+ bucks for a game thats nothing more then a Long movie

manic @ Jul 11th 2007 6:06PM

A demo should be playable at the MGS 20th anniversary event!

matt king @ Jul 11th 2007 6:10PM

Dang, that was a stupid trailer. I'm all for realistic video games, but this was just so far out it was campy. Breakdancing on a sword in the middle of the fight? Being able to support a person standing (and stabbing) your chest? Jumping nine feet in the air after standing still?

And you'd think that if they can see Liquid Snake on the roof, SOMEONE WOULD'VE REMEMBERED TO BRING HIS SNIPER RIFLE. Fail, epic (Trailer and Old Snake).

Zsavior @ Jul 11th 2007 6:10PM

Wow I do hope they make an animated Movie out of MGS like they did Final Fantasy. This clip does hype the game it really does make you want to play it. Maybe it is just me maybe I am a sucker for a good trailer. Sadly I don't have a PS3 so I would have to wait till when it is eventually ported to the 360. Still that is a Next generation game that I actually might like playing.

AirIntake @ Jul 11th 2007 6:10PM

Um, what the hell. It doesn't seem to make much sense........

Striderhayasa @ Jul 11th 2007 6:12PM

Wow...just wow.

Jayslacks @ Jul 11th 2007 6:13PM

Am I a jaded gamer, or is Metal Gear Solid just boring now...

fawazr @ Jul 11th 2007 7:09PM

No, I was pretty bored too. It's like Kojima is just being random for the sake of being random. It just makes no sense.

And how can you all get so excited about a game that has shown ZERO gameplay footage?

Zoe K. @ Jul 11th 2007 6:14PM

I'm still not happy about what they did with Raiden, but that fight was bad ass.

jman @ Jul 11th 2007 6:20PM

hmmm mixed reactions...1st...looks great but i still wish this would come to the 360...and so far it kinda looks like they are straying away from the normal metal gear gameplay...but hopefully they wont change much...and didnt liquid die in metal gear solid?? i know ocelot had his arm attached to him or something like that...but i thought liquid was dead can anybody shed light on this for me??

oh and @ ivan why did u have to try and turn this into the wii sucks?? and btw...i guess u havent played twilight princess...cuz it def has a pretty good story line...but i guess u wouldnt know that cuz ur to busy assuring urself the ps3 is the only good system out there....: /

JodyAnthony @ Jul 11th 2007 7:15PM

Ian is too busy pretending that a person is only allowed to play a single console.

Psaakyrn @ Jul 11th 2007 6:24PM

to #matt king

1) They're both likely using 3rd (or possibly 4th) generation nanomachines. Dancing on swords and supporting weights is nothing compared to stabbing onself to stab the opponent...

2) Remember that the PMCs control the war economy, and Liquid has a substancial control over that. Chances are a) he had control over what weapons are available at that point in time and b) he planed that excursion to prove a point to Solid.

Leobebes @ Jul 11th 2007 6:37PM

I am really impressed with PS3's showing. I am a huge 360 fanboy but is this the shift of graphical power that all the Sony fanboys said we would witness. Is it really coming to fruition? Does the 360 have something capable of rivaling the killzone demo? They better show me something quick or I am going to have to save up for a 360.

Leobebes @ Jul 11th 2007 6:38PM

*save up for a PS3 sorry, I am sleep deprived.

pointfour @ Jul 11th 2007 6:46PM

Shit. Now I'm going to have to buy a PS3.

zwarrior @ Jul 11th 2007 6:46PM

The fight is awesome

Mark @ Jul 11th 2007 6:48PM

Wow that final move was right out of the last Samurai Champloo episode. In fact that whole Vamp vs Raiden fight reminded me a lot of Samurai Champloo's fight scenes.

Roger @ Jul 11th 2007 6:49PM

wow this looks good. damn you kojima! you make all 360 owners cry angerly into the night for your ps3 exclusiveness

Leshrac @ Jul 11th 2007 6:59PM

Was Gametrailers copy of the trailer bad, or was at least the entire vamp fight completely colorless? If your game is colorless, it's probably not too difficult to make it have beautiful graphics and animation. Just saying...

-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com

p-diddy @ Jul 11th 2007 7:05PM

>> it's still probably going to be the best minutes of
>> your day.

Were we watching the same thing? That looked like garbage. Terrible dialog, terrible voice acting, everything was shades of green slate. Blech.

I'll look elsewhere for my action fix on the PS3.

-p-

belcho @ Jul 11th 2007 7:09PM

Did you see the Joanna Dark cameo? It's a sign!

fawazr @ Jul 11th 2007 7:12PM

A substantial number of PS3s have to be moved over the next 9 months to keep this game exclusive. That's just how business works.

meh @ Jul 11th 2007 7:19PM

Downgrade?

JodyAnthony @ Jul 11th 2007 7:26PM

hope its better than mgs3.

looks damn great, thats for sure.

Spartacus @ Jul 11th 2007 7:44PM

Well, I've never played the MGS series (I watched a friend play for a few hours, that was enough for me), so I realize I'm a bit out of the loop, but what the heck was that? Campy dialog, colorless graphics and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon-esque magic fighting styles where everyone are robocops, feel no pain and can take a sword through the chest like it's a scratch. Now I know why I never cared about this series. If I want a stealth game (which I admit are not my forte) I'll look to Splinter Cell, where at least they are somewhat in touch with reality. I'm sorry, but this video did not impress me whatsoever, not even the graphics. Gears looked this good (or dang close) and didn't have characters with questionable sexual orientation. Eh, oh well, one AAA title I won't lose sleep over...

pointfour @ Jul 11th 2007 8:36PM

Hang on..having characters with 'questionable sexual orientation' is a reason not to play the game? Bloody hell, I worry for humanity sometimes.

Hmmmm @ Jul 11th 2007 7:46PM

WOW Looks pretty Bland... Maybe I had too High Expectations for this game. A lil disappointed after watching that trailer...

Sherms @ Jul 11th 2007 8:23PM

wonder what kind of products meryl uses to keep her hair in suspended animation like that...

Mr Hobbles @ Jul 11th 2007 8:50PM

I'm glad Hideo has said this will be the last game in the series. I personally hated every Metal Gear after Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation (Perhaps with the exception of Portable Ops, that was ok). They were all totally ridiculous.

This trailer hasn't changed my view in the slightest. It started off promising...then went downhill. And what's with the dialogue? I mean, what on earth are they talking about? Complete nonsensical garbage.

I'm still wary about getting a PlayStation 3, although there are a lot of reasons why I want one. I'm currently looking towards a 360.

The PlayStation 3 can keep this for all I care.

Becky @ Jul 12th 2007 11:14AM

They're talking about the profitability of war and in this scenario,turning war into corporate business ( heavy use of private military companies.. something we're already doing with Iraq to a certain extent) gets out of hand. Insert the fantastic characters of the MGS universe( ninja cyborgs, genetically engineered supersoldiers like snake and liquid et al). The scenario sounds like an oxymoron until you look back into history a little bit.

Blues @ Jul 11th 2007 9:22PM

Folks ... the gameplay will be similar to what MGS3 *whatever title it has that wasn't snake eater* was, and of course it'll be a bit like snake eater, and ect. Just alot more refined with new features. Maybe you'll be able to play a raiden and junk but... this "super" raiden isn't cool. He certainly isn't an cooler then old raiden(not like I hated him though). Seriously... anyone can be badass with an enhancement suit. Since everyone can be badass with a suit, no one is badass if they need the suit to make them badass. In Other words raiden is still nothing, and now he's relying on a suit... good for him.

Ska Oreo @ Jul 11th 2007 9:41PM

Look great, amazing even. But not so amazing that it couldn't be ported to the 360. I just can't believe that those graphics aren't doable on the 360.

A @ Jul 11th 2007 11:49PM

that passed for a story? wtf? gi joe meets days of our lives. melodrama ftw.

and that fight scene- was that a gymnastics competition? i can't believe that i gt bored during a ninja fight. maybe if it had pirates....

still, more power to you if you're into it. it's one of the final reasons you would need a ps3 though.

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