The best way to play through Metal Gear Solid 4

[Malyc]

I just purchased MGS4 this morning, and im wondering what the best way to play it is.

Do i do it as a COD style shooter, or more of a Splinter Cell stealth game?

Any advice would be awesome.

 

[Amnestic]

Stealthy-like gives you better grades at the end of the game, so I'd go with that.

 

[Cosmic Naginata]

Take a stealthy approach, enemies occasionally respawn so getting into a firefight doesn't necessarily move you forward.

 

[mocruz1200]

Take a stealthy approach, enemies occasionally respawn so getting into a firefight doesn't necessarily move you forward.

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outer haven comes to mind, i went into alert, it never went away. and enemies just kept respawning!!!

 

[Casual Shinji]

There's honestly not that much stealth in MGS4 unless you count the third chapter.

 

[K84]

MGS has always been about stealth.
I'd stick with it.

 

[reg42]

I went stealthy.

The game itself is certain better suited for stealth, the controls are pretty fucking awful for fast-paced action.
I actually stopped playing because the game kept on trying to force me to go all action, which was a horrible experience each and every time. It was fantastic when I was gettin' mah stealth on though.

 

[Punisher A.J.]

Save all of your money by using the mk(scar) or machine gun sniper rifle, or playing stealthy. Then buy the musket that shoots freaking tornados........FREAKING TORNADOS(outside).

 

[Malyc]

Is that what the musket does? I just saved up 200k and bought the m82a2, that thing will take out a gecko in 1 shot.

 

[The Zango]

I like playing it stealthy assasin. Stealthing about and then siletly picking people off.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Is that what the musket does? I just saved up 200k and bought the m82a2, that thing will take out a gecko in 1 shot.

Don't do that, you get the Railgun for free. It also takes out Gecko's in 1 shot.

 

[Hazy]

Stealthy-like gives you better grades at the end of the game, so I'd go with that.

Your stun-knife/tranquilizer is surprisingly effective for dealing with just about every encounter.
So "Stealthy" is an approach that comes highly recommended.

 

[Sephychu]

Splinter Cell is a Metal Gear Solid style game. Play it cool and stealthy. That's what its all about.

Play it on as hard a difficulty as you feel comfortable too. The harder the better.

 

[sephiroth1991]

Stay out of sight and remember your MK2 is your best freind

 

[Kollega]

Then buy the musket that shoots freaking tornados........FREAKING TORNADOS(outside).

Did Snake steal that one from Ratchet, or am i missing something here?

Your stun-knife is surprisingly effective...

Stun-knife? Gee, seriously? That's how they call it? What is it, a knife with ShamWow wrapped around it? LOL.

OT: MGS is a stealth game, not Call of Duty. For me the answer is obvious.

 

[Hazy]

Your stun-knife is surprisingly effective...

Stun-knife? Gee, seriously? That's how they call it? What is it, a knife with ShamWow wrapped around it? LOL.

It's a blade that emits and electric shock, rendering foes unconscious.

Don't ask how it works, this is Metal Gear Solid. Your realism has no place here.

 

[Kollega]

It's a blade that emits and electric shock, rendering foes unconscious.

Don't ask how it works, this is Metal Gear Solid. Your realism has no place here.

Then why is it a knife instead of stun baton? I mean, if you want to knock someone out, you probably don't want to stab them in the process.

I would take a ShamWow knife over that any day.