MGO Thoughts

 __An Article I wrote for the G.A.P. that got highly rated__

I am new to Metal Gear Solid, but I am not new to Online gaming. I have played my fair share of games from burnout to SOCOM and have seen what a great online game can be and what can make a game bad.

Now moving on to MGO specifically I have many reservations about this game. 1. The consumer was mislead into how the online works. There is no connection to the PSN and users are forced to create 3 additional I's in order to get online.

A Konami ID to buy add-ons from Konami.
A Game ID for use of MGO.
And a Character.

MGO boasted character customization though when the user gets online this is not the case. You can make a custom character but once you make it thats what your stuck with and if you want another slot. It will cost you 6 dollars.

The dis connect from the PSN is appalling. Every game should be connected to the PSN and use the users universal name to make life easier and more convenient on the consumer. It is pointless to have this network if publishers are going to completely disregard it.

Many people have been complaining on forums of the game disconnecting. But i must say there is no lag on this game so im assuming these disconnects are beneficial to the servers even if they may be tedious.

Mic control in the game is sketchy at best. It is very tough to hear people as it is very distorted. I have used the Logitech USB mic, and the mgs4 bluetooth and both give the same results. I have even changed around all the presents and to no avail.

The Menu system is also very archaic. It reminds me the menus for the first Need For Speed on ps2 that had online play. Games like SOCOM have a very easy to use online menu and very clear cut and I think Konami needed to spend more time to make clearer menus.

Overall the game play in MGO is great. But for a game that got beta tested there are still many bugs. Having beta tested before I can say that it seems that publishers rush out games and don't fix obvious problems. This is something that should be addressed.

Pick up MGO, but dont expect to blown away until some well needed updates are released.