My EGM remark was more of a response to IllegalPaladin's praise, than anything else. Anyhoo, in keeping with my many Star Wars references, remember at the end of Empire Strikes Back? Remember when the good guys were beaten, and the movie ended ubruptly? I totally thought the good guys were going to rebound, and kick some bad guy ass! If somebody had said, "There's only 60 secondsleft in the movie. You gotta wait until part 3", that portion of the film would've had no impact on me.
In MGS3, I thought the game was over when Boss died. Then, I thought the game was over when the airstrike was called off. Then, I thought the game was over when Eva revealed Boss's history. Everytime I thought the game was over, it would give me a little more. Every time the game gave me a little more, I was grateful. Now, during the ending movie, I'm going to keep thinking "yeah. This is good, but there's going to be another twist, soon".
It's not a dealbreaker. In this day and age, spoilers are impossible to avoid. Still, MGS is one of those rare instances where you want to know everything about the plot and technical achievements, but you don't want the experience tainted in any way. I don't know. Maybe I'm just rambling, at this point.
