I'll have to see how the final product ends up but what's with the slapstick? Zany Metal Gear robot and giggle-inducing statue camo?

Looks great. There's a lot of solid texture work in there.

Truthfully that's the first footage i've seen that actually has me eager to play the game. The previous stuff may have been real time but without having to compute AI, physics, etc even real time cut scenes can be deceiving. But yeah that looked fantastic.

Very impressive! It looks like MGS has finally outdone Splinter Cell in terms of control. You can finally run around while crouched! This has me even more impressed than I figured it would. I was hoping for a bit more "realisim" in gameplay though, no holding 20 weapons, a giant metal barrel, a toddler sized robot and PS3 controller in your inventory, that kind of thing but I suppose you can't get everything. Now where can I get one of those PS3s...

I thought the adaptive camo looked really neat, but not really conducive of interesting engagements. For example: to realize you need to camo up and hunker down, first you have to notice approaching enemies. If you are noticing approaching enemies, then you can see them. If you can see them, then they can see you, and thus your cover is blown before you ever had it. This happens at the beginning of the demonstration, except that they don't see the main character for no apparent reason. I don't understand the appeal of a stealth game where your opponents are oblivious.

I could see the camo stuff working out if your original que of approaching danger was auditory, or maybe by using gear that allowed you to see through material, or even just being warned by radio; anything but direct line of sight.

I feel bad for the PMC soldier having a mental breakdown because no matter where he goes in the wartorn city, all he can see is rubble taking the shape of an old man's ass.

Aren't we making the bar a bit high? Just in that demo alone I see more interaction and intelligent game play opportunities than in every single FPS out right now and including some of the next gens coming out this fall. To me it seems like MGS4 has already given you a huge amount of options on how you want to progress and looks like fun. And if you still can't find anything good, at least it's better than Killzone 2 or looks it.

Pretty looking game no doubt...

That said, there's nothing here particularily compelling from a gameplay standpoint.

I think Edwin was referring to the Minivan that got hit by Artillery... and it was like nothing happen.

It looks awesome and it's well in line with what the series has established as far as gameplay goes. If you don't play Metal Gear, you're not going to "get" a lot of the humor and gameplay shown in brief, five minute clips. It just doesn't click with some people.

It's always had the tone, but it really gets weirder as it goes along.

The amount of apparent insanity in MGS4 makes its prequels look like Solitaire. Loving it!

I've cut myself off from anymore trailers, especially the latest one which is apparently pretty full of spoilers. I haven't seen the bosses either, so all is well. Now a demo, on the other hand ...

That was one of the most strangest trailers I have ever seen. I am quite interested to hear everyone's impressions on the game when it finally lands.

MGS 4 is a game?