Ah yes! The day I’ve been waiting for years to come has finally arrived. Metal Gear Solid 4 has launched at long last and, as you can see, I’m now back from the nearest GameStop where I picked up my pre-ordered Limited Edition copy. Well actually, I picked it up about four or five hours ago, but I certainly wasn’t going to waste any time blogging about it when I first got home. I had to pop it in and start playing immediately, of course. But after about a four-hour play session, I’ve come up for air before diving back in for another hour or two. A review will be coming soon (hopefully next week), but all’s I’m going to tell you for now is that the game thus far is living up to all the hype.
I would like to take this time to share some quick impressions of the Limited Edition contents, though. While I haven’t watched the bonus Blu-ray disc or popped in the soundtrack quite yet, from the packaging alone I can say without question this is one of the best collector’s edition game packages I’ve ever seen. The outer shell is a very sturdy cardboard-like material, and it’s got a cool angle-cut lid providing access to the two standard Blu-ray cases inside. I’m also pleasantly surprised by the quality of the art book I got with the purchase. Normally pre-order art books are measly little pamphlets or booklets, but this sucker is a full-sized book with beautiful glossy pages, a stunning collection of artwork and a lot of historical info on the series. Very impressive stuff. Only problem is the super-glossy cover, it’s a frickin’ fingerprint magnet!
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I’ll have pictures up of the unboxing of the limited edition MGS4 PS3 this evening as it is currently on a FedEx truck being delivered.
Nice, look forward to seeing the pics!
Man, I am completely in love with the game so far. I’m now about six hours in and shortly into the second act and I’m just blown away.