Grab a Snickers, take the week off, and kiss your free time goodbye.

No, it’s not a belated April Fools joke, but I sure wish the news wasn’t true. We’ve come to expect Metal Gear Solid to feature extensively long cut scenes, but MGS4 will end up taking it to a whole new level. According to an article reported by PSW Magazine, the game will feature cut-scenes that approach the 90 minute mark. Read that again for a sec because you probably missed it - several cut scenes will average 90 MINUTES. Holy Xenogears!!!!! No offense, but what’s Kojima thinking?!?

Ocelot is just as outraged as you probably are.

It’s been known for some time that the game would be the most extensive installment to date, going as far to be produced on dual-layer discs and now it’s all starting to make sense. (I take that back, it still doens’t make sense. I was merely trying to justify how bizarre this is). PSW made an apt comparison to MGS4 is being the equivalent of “three Godfather movies on one disc.” Perhaps they should have just converted the game into a full CG production if 50% of the time will be taken up by non-interactive cinematic sequences. Fortunately, players can skip the cut-scenes, however PSW delicately discourages fans from doing so as MGS4 boasts the most “finely crafted examples of FMV footage anywhere in gaming.”

I hope this doesn’t end up developing into a trend. There’s clearly going to be some major upsets within the gaming community, but I for one, won’t let this news stop me from picking the game up on June 12th. What about the rest of you?

Source: CVG

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