badgenome on 18 March 2014
Not with Phantom Pain basically right around the corner. It was critical that Ninja Gaiden III be good since it was the first game without Itagaki. When it was a hot mess, a lot of fans lost faith in the series going forward. But when Metal Gear fans might complain about Ground Zeroes being too short or a bad value, they also understand that it's just Metal Gear Solid V: Prologue. There's no way they'll bail on Phantom Pain.
