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I didn't get this as I was on Xbox but now as I have a PS4; if this happens, i'll be a happy chappy!

UK chain of opticians

hey slick, you get that thing I sent you? Also, I did some quick maintenance this morning on the forum

So we're down to the final day of a fantastic COD Champship. I was updating the shoutbox (alot, sorry if you were interested) but I thought I'd give a quick run-down of whose left and how they got here. The winner's bracket final has been confirmed, it's OpTic vs Complexity. They play at around half GMT in a best of 11, I think. Complexity had a pretty easy road getting there. FaZe was the only top team they've played against and they beat them 3-1. OpTic, on the other hand, had the toughest draw after only finishing second to Epsilon in their pool. First, they 3-0 tK (a T2 team) and then they beat Strictly Business 3-2, who was the US Regionals and came in here as number 1 seeds (although Complexity are the best team). I said before the OpTic/SB game that the winner of that will play Complexity in the winner's final, as the semi-final game was not against a top team. OpTic played T1, an Aussie team, and they couldn't cope in respawn game modes, with OpTic coming out and winning 3-1. In the loser's bracket semis, Envy take on T1, Faze take on sB. I expect Envy and sB to go through in those games, and sB to go through and meet the loser of OpTic/Complexity. You can see some of the vids here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfG1CSFo-e2FZkv5o9gAA

This is similar to my gaming set up

Can't deal with OMA Tube spammers I have no idea what this is

Right, I've finished the main story on Ground Zeroes in around a couple of hours. First off; I would carefully consider dropping money on getting this unless you have money saved for a rainy day. £20-30 depending on what system and how you buy it is quite a lot of money for what's on offer but fans with a dedicated interest in the series and The Phantom Pain should definitely experience it. Graphically, this game looks absolutely fantastic. The cinematics and general in-game effects are brilliant for what is an early game in the current generation. The atmosphere unfortunately lacks tension thanks to the typically shoddy AI that has become a part of MGS over the years. You begin overlooking a military base and have two hostages to rescue; it's really that simple. The base is fairly large; not quite Groznyj Grad from Snake Eater but there's lots to do and explore. It's not linear and there are many ways you can approach situations. Once again the AI doesn't do itself many favours and some scenarios can be worked around with ease but if you want to score high; taking care and planning your moves by tagging enemies takes some skill to execute perfectly. The controls and the combat are pretty much as expected from past games and the touchpad is also introduced for a couple of functions. The main problem with this game is largely the length of the story but another couple of issues that seem to strike me based on past games is the fucking lame scripting, weak characters and awful voice acting. These were the pinnacle positives of past games. Getting used of Keifer Sutherland as opposed to David Hayter wont take long to adjust but there didn't seem to be any really dramatic or intriguing characters. A couple of them sound like the actors were reading their lines with a cactus pointed precariously close to their rectum. The dialogue isn't as gripping as I would have hoped for a MGSV introduction and the characters don't seem memorable or powerful at all. The ending is a major let down too and doesn't really set up The Phantom Pain in a blaze of glory. I will give the side ops a try tomorrow but on the whole; this game is pricey but worth an experience for fans. It looks stunning but the narrative and characters leave a lot to be desired. It has the typical MGS feel and style but I feel the story which is the series trump card, needs major work as does the writing.

Should have gone to Specsavers

Nightcrawler reference in a BF4 thread?