Konami will sneak in the MGS4 Database with tomorrow's
PSN Store update. The
free downloadable interactive program contains the "official knowledge base" of all things
Metal Gear -- guess we can get rid of
Ludwig now. The database will contain complete storylines, character profiles, relationship diagrams and "much more." A nice consideration in the database is that all
MGS4 spoiler info is "blacked out" until the user beats the game.
It's like explaining
Metal Gear has become its own cottage industry. There are the actual
Metal Gear games, and then there's
trying to explain the Metal Gear story.
{ Jun 18th 2008 at 7:30PM } 
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flameofdoom666 @ Jun 18th 2008 7:33PM
That's absolutely fantastic.
What's better, is that it can see if you beat the game or not, and filter out spoilers. Amazing.
FOXHOUND @ Jun 19th 2008 7:09AM
Yep. Probably the best download of the day for me. :D
FNG @ Jun 18th 2008 7:35PM
This game is not going to have the huge sales numbers in the US that I thought it would. I work for a certain company that is quite large, and our stores are only averaging 7 copies sold per store. Sad when each store received 60+ copies of the game.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 18th 2008 7:38PM
It sold 500,000 here in USA first week.
Way below titles like GTA4, Mario Kart or Gears of War. But it should have good legs, because the bundle.
ThePerfectCompanion @ Jun 18th 2008 7:48PM
Fernando where are you getting your numbers from?
Just curious?
I'm very interested to see just how well its sold. It seems like ps3 owners everywhere are buying it. At least on all the various forums I visit (bluray, gaming, etc.)
After this what other big games that sony have planned? R2 and Killzone 2 right? I'm guessing LBP is still out there (although I think its really overhyped).
ThePerfectCompanion @ Jun 18th 2008 7:58PM
Lol you are ridiculous man.
I prefer Texas Hold Em to that stuff.
Thanks for the info though....
In terms of consoles sold I'm thinking it will have a huge impact.
Justin @ Jun 18th 2008 7:59PM
@ PerfectCompanion...
I think for the rest of the year, Sony is focusing their attention on:
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
SOCOM: Confrontation
Resistance 2
LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2 is marked for February 09
Kodros @ Jun 18th 2008 8:01PM
Fernando, Gears sold 606k and MSG4 sold 502k. How is that "Way below"? Keep in mind that MGS4 was also released on a Thursday instead of the normal Tuesday.
And of course it's not going to sell as much as Mario Kart and GTA4. Both of those appeal to a much wider audience then MGS4.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 18th 2008 8:02PM
I'm not bashing dude.... damn...
I was responding to FNG and nothing more.
browntown @ Jun 18th 2008 8:15PM
this game will sell plenty. This game is the best game this gen, better than any 360 game and wii game (though i must admit wii tennis was awesome). Im gonna be going through my third playthrough soon, i want stealth camo. Also when have sales mattered so much. No one pokes fun at mass effect and bioshock for not getting over 2 mill sold (according to vg chartz).
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 18th 2008 8:20PM
"This game is the best game this gen, better than any 360 game and wii game"
According to who? PS fanboys?
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 18th 2008 8:25PM
Don't worry fernando, that's his opinion. Kinda like when you say Wii game X is the best game ever most of us just laugh and move on because we expected it from you.
Hyams @ Jun 18th 2008 8:27PM
The game sold half a million copies in its first week in the US, with a Thursday release no less. Those are huge numbers if you ask me. :)
Throw in another half a million sold in Japan, and another 400,000 for the rest of the world, MGS4 did pretty damn well, IMO.
(Note: all figures taken from vgcharts.)
SoulBlade @ Jun 18th 2008 8:54PM
Hyams,
360fanboys / Ps3haters don't count Japan since it hurts their arguments. You can't expect them to even find it on a map.
Mr Khan @ Jun 18th 2008 9:13PM
Or like tmac when he says that x PS360 sequel is going to be as original and innovative as a new IP, and we just laugh at him, cuz that's what we expect
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 19th 2008 12:43AM
I don't think it's wise for a nintendo supporter to knock another system's original IPs and fresh sequels. In fact that's probably the worst thing you could bring up.
Maverick Saturn @ Jun 18th 2008 7:36PM
Good, I'm sure theres many confazzled MGS4 players
browntown @ Jun 18th 2008 8:16PM
Im still sorta confused, hopefully this will enlighten me some more.
Hyams @ Jun 18th 2008 8:30PM
I managed to understand the majority of it. I'm playing through it a second time to help fill in all the gaps though.
dkffiv @ Jun 19th 2008 12:59PM
The story is not confusing at all, unlike MGS2, *IF* you played through all five previous games (never owned a PSP so I'm not sure if Portable Ops ties in or not).
Trying not to get into spoilers, but it does a great job addressing how the hero of MGS3 becomes the villian of MG1 & 2. Virtually every question you may have from what seem to be inconsistencies between games gets addressed.
Maverick Saturn @ Jun 19th 2008 1:12PM
MGSPO covers the futher journeys of Big Boss and how he became the legend he is now, portable ops plus takes place just before the time in MGS4, so they do tie in, they are just not that crucial to the key plot.
Titanium_Orchid @ Jun 18th 2008 7:38PM
Yay!
Hala Madrid!! (Madrileno hasta la muerte!) @ Jun 18th 2008 7:52PM
So watching cut scenes is not enough? ok I get it.
marcandrer @ Jun 18th 2008 8:03PM
not everybody still have their old MSX/NES with MG and MG2 .. but your so cool, you probably have all the MG games ever released..
Hyams @ Jun 18th 2008 8:29PM
No. No it isn't enough.
John Ellenich @ Jun 18th 2008 7:53PM
I'm currently on Act V– This is one of the greatest games ever made. I don't want it to end.
Every PS3 owner should pick this game up. It's amazing.
browntown @ Jun 18th 2008 8:12PM
It is a real shame alot of people won't pick this game up because they on;y like to shoot things without thinking (i.e. cod4, good game though). I think this is a game that should be experienced by all ps3 owners.
SoulBlade @ Jun 18th 2008 8:10PM
I like the "free" part.
browntown @ Jun 18th 2008 8:11PM
Nice, everything mgs belongs on my ps3.
ComradeTrotskii @ Jun 18th 2008 8:34PM
In case you can't wait for this I have made my own diagram explaining the complex plot of the MGS series.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e387/comradetrotskii/nanomachines-1.jpg
Napalm @ Jun 18th 2008 8:44PM
Oh... that was a joke!
And the WTF is so cool, who would have thought about that? Ever tried a comedian career?
ComradeTrotskii @ Jun 18th 2008 8:48PM
Yeah, I failed and now I spend my days just trying to annoy people on Joystiq.
What gives though chief? You seem a little uptight there about not much at all.
Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 18th 2008 10:00PM
Maybe because you've managed to troll every MGS4 thread and still have NO clue about the plot.
ComradeTrotskii @ Jun 19th 2008 2:48PM
Ha ha troll every MGS thread? Are you serious? I'd like to see any evidence of that.
I fucking love Metal Gear Solid, love it so much that I don't feel insecure when people are a little negative about it, love it so much that I can make a joke about it.
As for the plot, I have no major issue with it, the cutscenes drag on a little unnecessarily from time to time but I have no issue with the actual plot.
ComradeTrotskii @ Jun 19th 2008 3:04PM
What I meant to say there was I understand the plot perfectly.
Checking my comment history it appears that 'I fucking love Metal Gear Solid' is the first value judgement I have ever made on MGS on Joystiq, crude pictures notwithstanding. So I really don't get where you get the impression that I have trolled every MGS thread.
Draco Basileus @ Jun 18th 2008 8:54PM
Awesome to have this explain the storyline.
Now I can go back to saying "Snake, Snake, SNAAAAKE!"
Instead of "What, What, WHAAAAAAT?!?"
Stink Snake @ Jun 18th 2008 10:56PM
This game shits all over story telling conventions and common sense and tells you to like it. And I do.
Noshino @ Jun 19th 2008 12:30AM
rofl, your comment goes well along with your avatar, it reminds of those Uncle Sam pamphlets...
Purple Haze @ Jun 18th 2008 11:52PM
I like my system better: play MGS 3, then Portable Ops, then MG 1, then MG 2, then MGS 1, then MGS 2 and then borrow my friends ps 3 off him and MGS 4 and play that.
John Z @ Jun 19th 2008 8:21AM
Okay, Konami, I'll let this slide. But the next update to MGS4 had better add a "Movie Viewer" option to the menu post-game-- I was so disappointed that it wasn't available after I finished. Still, solid game and the DB is definitely appreciated.
Court @ Jun 19th 2008 1:26PM
Hands down no movie viewer was the BIGGEST disappointment for me of the entire game.
No doubt when MGS4: subsistananced comes out it will have a bonus disc containing all the movies. I am still pissed at the fact that MGS3 Subsistance is going for $200.00 on ebay.
felixlighter @ Jun 19th 2008 8:47AM
I found myself attempting to explain the full Metal Gear story to a buddy yesterday. It's a painful experience, I'm sure this diagram would have come in handy. MGS, MGS 3 and MGS 4 have complicated stories but they all make sense for the most part and are relatively easy to follow. MGS 2 on the other hand really is a mess. It almost seems like MGS 3 and MGS 4 exist to make sense of MGS 2.
Overall, I love the series. The story and characters are entertaining, despite the fact that it gets overly convoluted and the dialog can be inconsistent at times.
foxhound421 @ Jun 19th 2008 10:08AM
as epic, forward thinking, and convoluted as the MGS saga is, it's great to have something like this to examine the little things that you missed/forgot along the way. MGS4 is an absolute masterpiece.