Gamesradar MGS -9/10 "too self indulgent, destroys MGS3's gameplay pacing"

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http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/review/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/a-20080602125952203027/g-20051216153655522074/p-3

 

The review basically contends that the ending wasn't true to Kojima's original vision and doesn't have the emotional impact they hoped for. It's too self indulgent, with hours of exposition that could have been cut and that after the South American act the pace basically withers away as bite size gameplay is surrounded by mammoth cutscenes.