What do you want to play more - MGSV or Zelda Wii U?

I play most any and every game I get my hands on. Originally I'm a child of the JRPG golden age of the mid-to-late 90s and I've a certain affinity for them even though I don't play them much anymore. Nowadays, I try to play every major exclusive/release available on each platform but primarily prefer SP, story-driven games. But I'm also no stranger to getting swept up into the occasional MP community or the other (actually played competitive UC3 MP for a time, odd as that was). Most games I play on PC, but I keep it spread out. Usually the only games I reserve for consoles/handhelds are exclusives and certain indies (better on Vita).

Zelda, not even a contest

Oh so you must have a special spot in your heart for the FF series? Have you played Ogre Battle? I hear its one of a kind for the RPG crowd.

Anyways, that's cool. I am a pretty big RPG fan myself, but have not gotten into a ton of JRPG's. Been meaning to check out P4G possibly on my friends Vita, but have been massively addicted to MK8 on WiiU.

Let's hope Zelda WiiU lives up to the hype and reinvigorates the series and its formula.

@UnbiasedPoster

If you had friends you would want it...... :p

Oh yes, Ogre Battle is amazing. And yeah, FF is certainly a franchise of much interest to me - which makes S-E's f*ckery all the more enraging. FFIX actually sits in my top 5 favorite games.

I've been trying to do the same. I got P4G in my backlog but it's just so much game to tackle. One day, maybe.

Dunno if you heard my thoughts about Zelda Wii U on PD2M but I'm enthused by what's being said so far and designing the game as open world is something I feel is long overdue for Zelda. There are still a lot of pitfalls along the way Nintendo can fall into and I have little hope it's going to turn around the direction the Wii U is headed (after all, most every buyer of a Wii U expected to get a Zelda game at some point - the announcement is nothing more than fulfillment of that expectation). Still, I'm quietly optimistic.

can't pick one

Whatever gives you gameplay.

Yeah i know what you mean. I was very disappointed in Skyward Sword for many reasons, one of them being the complete lack of difficulty, having the devs think we are brain dead mouth breathers who need our hands held for the entire game. I mean, if were buying a Zelda game we are MOST LIKELY fans of the series, which means we know how to think through puzzles and obstacles inside the Zelda universe. Deku stick = light torch etc etc. Aonuma (sp?) touched briefly on this point saying he understands now that they might have taken the coddling a bit far in SS. Also i think an open world design will help a lot with that area, because the puzzles will be more than just a small room of a dungeon.

Plenty of great possibilities capable here.

I think one thing that people seem to forget though, is that Nintendo is a family oriented company first and foremost. Do they have a extremely passionate hardcore audience? Absolutely. However, they also have a huge casual fan base as well. Nintendo knows this; they know that the smash community CRAVES advanced techniques and complexity. They also don't want the casual player to be left in the dust; picking up a controller and getting ROFLstomped into oblivion before even landing an attack against a pro. So it's a constant balance that they have to achieve in each game. Enough depth for the hardcore, enough accesibility for the casual. They have to cater to both audiences.So they can't take a game in too hardcore of a direction or else their casual fan base will suffer; and vice versa for the casual side of things. Unfortunately they chose the casual side lately because that's where the money is. That is why their games have been sort of shunned by the crowd that grew up with them, because they feel they are no longer being supported. Sony and MS have the majority of a 'hardcore' crowd so its much easier for them to focus on one style of game.

These problems have hurt Nintendo over the last gen, and i really hope that their recent sales slump has made them realize they need to try a bit harder in the dedicated gamer market to attract more interest; and i think Zelda is the first game in which this will be tested.

TTDR version: Ninty needs a balance between hardcore and casual in their games, because they have been too far on the casual side of the scale for the last few years. Hardcores want Skyrim Zelda, make it happen Ninty! (:P)

@smashed_pinata: The Nintendo complex is so terribly fascinating it gets overanalyzed to death. Their efforts to cater to the general gaming demographic have waned and wandered for the better part of the last 15 years and they're still very lost when it comes to the integration of online MP; their approach to game design is still tremendously unique and detrimentally alienating. But they are, in many respects, the Disney of videogames: what they do seems odd, but it tends to have a charm and a staying power others just can't understand.

That and some of their most hardcore fans are hypnotized robots or hopeleslly delusional.

zelda got no sex and violence and too childish for my taste

Eagerly awaiting both, but my hype for MGS5 is fever pitch. I need this game now.

I never thought of either series as childish, but if I had to describe one of them as such, it would be MGS.

Sorry if you were just being sarcastic, I can never tell on this board.

lol so many extremes. One side is MGS no brainer and the other, Zelda no contest. :P

I'll go with Zelda. I'm still playing catch up with the MGS series. U__U'

I'm very offended with your remarks

I'm having heart attack

long live taliban

actually .... no ...... i'm joking ..... lol

Maybe now we'll get to see which game the NSA is more hyped for.

i know more about what the nest MGS will be. We have absolutely no idea what the next Zelda will play like.

Some people take near-zero information and hype themselves silly. I'm not going to after the Zelda's of late (Haven't play ALBW), so I'll say MGS V.

More info could definitely switch this. A year from now we could ask the same question, and be months away from any answers.

I'm quite surprised by the side that I've chosen comparatively. Don't sheep generally complain about pre-rendered trailers, graphics, or gameplay-less hype. I mean-- it's not even that Metal Gear Solid V looks bad or even stagnant. The only thing we know about The Legend of Zelda U is that it is open-world and we don't even know what that entails.

"To each their own", I suppose, my vote goes to Metal Gear Solid V. I just beat Metal Gear Solid 3 for the first time on 3DS and I'm glad that the series is moving on.

Strangely enough, though, I want a Wii U more than whatever platform(s) Metal Gear Solid V may be on, so actually getting excited to play it is pointless and I'll probably end up playing The Legend of Zelda U first.

After the MGS4 debacle, I'm finding it rather hard to find care enough to even go back to 1, 2 and 3. I'm more interested in the future of the Metal Gear Rising series than MGS.

I'll go with Zelda.

mgs5 no contest

If I had to pick one, it would be Zelda.

I would have to give this one to Zelda. MGSV looks stunning though.

I'd prefer Zelda, but Phantom Pain is looking like it has potential. Admittedly, I have some doubts Nintendo is going to flub this whole open world thing. And I have doubts Konami can't not turn MGSV into a movie void of gameplay. Both games have so much potential, but I'm skeptical about them achieving that potential.

But yeah, I'd rather have Zelda, I can probably live with Phantom Pain being a stinker more than I can Zelda.

Zelda

@ConanTheStoner:

They will take the open-world route ? if not it will still feel like a confined level where you have few options to do your mission. Personnaly I don't care if it is big or not as long as it is fun to play.

.....Zelda.

I can already tell how much Kojima's juvenile humor has made its way into his game. Why does a guy who is able to make such amazing engines and gameplay insist on holding the maturity of an 8 year old? I oftentimes feel insulted playing his games. I suppose this is largely a cultural difference.

But then on the other hand, there's no guarantee Nintendo won't fret about the possibility that I won't be able to figure out that a key is most likely used to unlock a lock, or will fail to realize that I don't want to spend the first half of the game running errands for the sleepy village.

Decisions, decisions.....

I'll take my chances. Zelda.

I really didn't care for Skyward Sword, so I'm going with MGSV

Never got into the MGS series. Zelda for me.

MGSV

Pros:
The game from everything has been shown off looks great.

Cons:
Metal Gear Solid 4 was a terrible game, so its prequel is making it hard to get hyped.

Zelda

Pros:
Looks great, A link between world renewed my fiath in the series and this game looks to expand on what made that game great, everything they told us makes me want it.

Cons:
We have barely seen any of it.

Right now, I am more hyped for MGSV, but as time moves on I will probably get more hyped for Zelda.

MgsV

Creepy manchildren play mario and zelda games.

Revengence or Hyrule Warriors easiely

What? Have you played a MGS game in your life? You can beat most of the game without firing a weapon with the exception of Boss Fights... You have no clue of wtf you're talkin about. MGS is a stealth game, not a TPS

Soooo Lulu... doesn't like mp or online, but wants co-op in every game.

Zelda

MGS5 isn't really doing anything for me.

@LadyBlue

HELL YEAH ! ! ! :p

zelda winning the poll just proves how many 10 year old there are on this forum

I challenge you to mortal kombat!

Yeah it's going to be open world... or should I say open worlds? Afghanistan is the only map they've shown so far and it's huge. Africa is also a confirmed locale. If I had to guess, I think there will be a few big maps and then a bunch of smaller ones like specific bases to infiltrate.

But yeah, I completely agree with you. I never cared how big a map is as long as the game is fun. Truth be told, I'm not usually the type to care for open world games.

The only reason I'm so hyped for this game is because I played the hell out of Ground Zeroes which is essentially a small taste of the game to come. It's basically just one big ass base to infiltrate. The goals are specific of course, but the way you go about it is very open ended. And the gameplay is by far the best that the series has to offer.

They've already proven that MGS works great in an open environment and The Phantom Pain is going to be the same deal, but roughly 200 times bigger.

So yeah I'm pretty much sold at this point lol.

MGSV, at least from the gameplay is looking mindblowing. Zelda? The series has been stale and we know next to nothing about the new game. And knowing nintendo you can bet it's gonna be just more of the same open world or not.

Zelda Wii U

Zelda. Intrigued about how they're going to expand on the open ended gameplay of Link Between Worlds.

Zelda is third person and you slice with a sword. Therefore, it's a hack and slash!... come on man.

I guess you're just saying that every stealth game with a gun is a 3rd person shooter. So technically, every Splinter Cell, MGS and Hitman is just a TPS. Forget that the core objective of those games is to remain covert and shooting should be your last option.

We get it man, you prefer Zelda. No biggie, the Zelda games have mostly been great it's an awesome series. Really, you don't have to make shit up about MGS just to express that you have a different preference.

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Zelda Wii U. Couldn't give a rats ass about MGS.

MGSV by default because I will never own a Wii U. Pretty sure it will be the better game as well.

Zelda definitely, MGS is to much of a movie. I still rememver that 45min(?) cutscene in MGS4 *yawn*

Man, I give up lol

Some gaming myths you simply can not erase.

Yeah, i'm not into story and cutscenes over gameplay. If that floats the fans boat, fine.

Splinter Cell has always had the superior gameplay imo.