The only hammy dialogue that I have noticed so far comes from Kaz. I don't think Robin Atkin Downs is the best voice actor; he always sounds like he's trying too hard. He sounds like a high school student who thinks that Vince Vaughn's lines in "True Detective" are akin to Dostoyevsky. Ocelot occasionally gets some cheesy stuff, but Troy Baker is an outstanding actor (he was, after all, Booker DeWitt and Pagan Min), so it's good even when the lines are silly.
Which is exactly what I was talking about. The voice actors are good, because they got good actors. The material that they have to work with is substandard at best.
Snake meets Ocelot. Ocelot goes on a five minute monologue, because exposition is needed and that's the easiest way.
Snake meets Kaz. Kaz goes on a five minute monologue, because exposition is needed and that's the easiest way.
The scenarios and broad storylines appear so far to be interesting and engaging, but the manner of presenting the information is ridiculous. There is no believable way that these are real conversations or interactions, it's just characters as mouthpieces for the writer's voice.
That's not a lend flare. That's a rough diamond. Go and get it; it's worth a lot of GMP.
Not what I was talking about at all.
In cut scenes you'll see a lot of lens flare. Especially through Awakening, because the Man on Fire is a prime offender. Any time there's bright lights in a cut scene, you get vertical flares striping the screen. It's not even standard lens flare which tends to be circular, it's "the cameraman forgot to clean the dirt off his lens" flare.
I assume the purpose is to make it look more "awesome", but it just breaks immersion by reminding the viewer that they're looking through a camera. Maybe that's on purpose, but I doubt it.
Then there's the totally unnecessary stuff, like flaring Kaz's glasses before he puts them on. Just roll the CSI: Miami music and have Kaz scream YEEEEEEEAH while we're there.
It's all the Michael Bay school of film making, but not done as well. Maybe some people like that. I'd prefer it to get out of my face and stop being "awesome" with special effects and stuff and start actually being awesome.
Which is funny, because the Man on Fire and friend are legitimately awesome all by themselves. They don't need help from cheesy effects.
The stuff that's happening in Awakening is truly scary and engaging, and it doesn't need silly camera tricks. IMO, the best cinematography for that section is the one that is like a good butler, provides you everything you need so well that you don't even notice that it's there. The player should be 100% engaged with the escape and what's going on.
I don't want to be admiring Kojima's mad directing skills, I want to be enthralled by what's happening in front of me. I try, but I keep getting poked in the eye by these visual effects. It's still fine, but I think it would have been better without trying so hard to be "awesome".
), but I'd say it's better than amazing. Until now, I would've told you that The Witcher 3 was going to be my GOTY, but it can kiss that title goodbye, definitely. A Metal Gear game that's actually a game again, not an interactive movie, as @FuriousDemon rightfully pointed out - and it plays soooo well.
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