I've seen really cheap, used copies of Zone of the Enders, and seeing as I've heard a lot of good things about it I've been thinking of picking it up. 
 
However, there's one thing holding me back: It's a Kojima game. I have played two Kojima Productions games in the past; one of them had received pretty good reviews, while the other has been hailed by many as one of the greatest games of all time. Both of them were absolute crap. 
 
Lunar Knights was ugly, slow, repetitive and dull, with a terrible story backed up by equally terrible voice acting. Hands down the worst DS games I've played. Metal Gear Solid 2 seemed to have a decent story, but I couldn't get past the first hour... the camera, the inventory, the gameplay, everything was clunky and stiff to the point where the game was nigh unplayable. Bad game design at its absolute worst -- I've played movie tie-ins for the PSone that were a hundred times more fun. 
 
So what I'm wondering is, what exactly is Zone of the Enders like? Is it radically different from the studio's other games?

Fast gameplay, nice art direction, but still completely Kojima when it comes to how the story is told.

You judged MGS2 by just playing an hour? You're joking right? There's nothing bloody wrong with the gameplay, its timeless.
 
Well if you hate good games then you won't like ZOE.

I can understand what your saying about Lunar Knights and MGS 2. Well MGS 2 had too much cinematic and less gameplay I believe. Anyways, I played Zone of the Enders and...O.M.G...is it freakin good. If you do find that copy, at all, then please buy it. And if your saying cheap, then I'm assuming under 10 dollars. Because if I can find that game and Zone of the Enders the 2nd runner, then Ill will skip paying my electric bill to buy those. (Well not really, but thats just how good they are)

"You judged MGS2 by just playing an hour? You're joking right? There's nothing bloody wrong with the gameplay, its timeless."

" @MysteriousBob said:

"You judged MGS2 by just playing an hour? You're joking right? There's nothing bloody wrong with the gameplay, its timeless."

Timelessly terrible, yes.  I didn't create this topic to argue about whether MGS2 or Lunar Knights are good games. I just want to know how different Zone of the Enders is. "

" @Icemael said:

" @MysteriousBob said:

"You judged MGS2 by just playing an hour? You're joking right? There's nothing bloody wrong with the gameplay, its timeless."

Timelessly terrible, yes.  I didn't create this topic to argue about whether MGS2 or Lunar Knights are good games. I just want to know how different Zone of the Enders is. "

Yes. It is. So, forget this forum post and go get it. NOW. "

" Fast gameplay, nice art direction, but still completely Kojima when it comes to how the story is told. "

Off topic: will there ever be a ZOE for the PS3 I wonder...

ZOE is awesome and ZOE2 is even better, very beautiful games.

Great games, get them.  
 
@essaregee:
 
 
 http://www.giantbomb.com/kojima-productions/65-2057/kojima-san-sparks-an-old-flame/35-239630/#15

then...

http://www.giantbomb.com/zone-of-the-enders/62-662/kojima-san-on-zoe-sequel/35-267654/#11   

Thanks for replying. Looks like I'll be picking it up... when I get money.

" Off topic: will there ever be a ZOE for the PS3 I wonder... "

Make sure you get zone of the enders 2 only, the first game was horrible, the second game is amazing.  
 
Well it's a very fast and versitle mech your using. It's almost like one of those beat them up games, yet it has boss fights and stuff against other mechs. You get a ton of abilities and stuff. Also I repeat, only get zone of the enders 2.

Did you just call MGS2 crap?
 
OH NO YOU DIDN'T

I played ZOE2 at my friends house and was entertained by it.
 
Also has versus mode and some survival mode (or was it time attack? I forget.)
 
But the survival mode is a bit broken. I forget how, but there's a way that makes you practically untouchable. I had to quit it out of shear boredom since I wasn't going to die anytime soon.