Well I also hold MGS1, 2 and 3 in high regard. However, I REALLY enjoyed Peace Walker which happens to be a polarizing game in the series.

Kinda like Peace Walker, MGSV is something very different than MGS 1, 2, and 3. If you wanted more those games, MGSV might dissapoint.

In a nutshell, its an open world stealth game. It can be frustrating, it can be tedious, there are genuine problems with this game. But it does so many interesting things I couldn't stop playing until I reached the end. Take it one mission at a time and build up that base. You might have fun along the way. I spent a month playing it so I wouldn't burn out. (this game probably takes 30 hours to complete if you focus on main objectives)

Just don't attempt to do everything like the OP did (unless you really love the game), it will drive most people crazy. You can achieve the true ending just by focusing on objectives marked in yellow.

Yeah I have to agree, its the biggest gaming disappointment... well ever for me.
Sure the gameplay is solid (lol solid) but the game is so damn repetitive and there is like zero story progression happening for long periods. Whats worse though is the time Ive put into it is more than enough to have finished any other Metal Gear. This one is needlessly stretched out with missions that should have been optional but for some reason are forced on you as story missions. Also I felt the open world while cool, was just completely pointless. Ive played for like 30 hours and the 1 time I enjoyed the open world was when I accidentally ran into the Quiet boss fight...which by the way is still the highlight of the game for me.

It's funny, because once I got the plat, and started playing some MGO3, I've been enjoying the game much more. In fact, at times I replay missions and end up doing weird things but having fun with it at the same time, so I can't say the game's too bad.

I think what really drags it down is the fact that this could have ultimately been a timeless masterpiece, but then those questionable designs came kicking in.

I'm actually loving it. Can't play it at the moment because of exams though.

I felt the same way about it (and about the Witcher 3 too). Fucking boring games and extremely repetitive.

Also, one thing that nobody says: how the hell you put many missions that you are basically forced to go to an offensive route on a stealth game? It's ridiculous. The game also gives you 10x more offensive options to kill people than to infiltrate and more lethal weapons as well. You can buy explosives and lethal stuff from the begininng, while you have to wait a lot to buy better silent weapons and stuff. This game is a shame to stealth in general. Oh well, stealth is pretty much dead anyway.

It was a painful process, but I ended up loving the game after I beat it and started over. I have gotten that from a lot of Japanese games despite them being my favorites. Sort of the same with Dark Souls, I didn't like the game until after I knew everything about the game and how to beat it.

If you want to end up truly loving a game, you might have to painfully get through some shit..

I bought MGSV last week, and after reading a lot of these comments im afraid to play it. It scored very highly with the reviewers, yet ive heard quite a few negative user reviews recently. Quite the opposite with Devils Third ;)

What final blueprint? your link is only about S ranks not collectables

Yeah F4 with all these bugs (platinnum prevention included) and lousy repetetive gameplay its going to have will be so much better than mgs5.

I think the same, and this seems to be the trend with most of the people who played it, the game has some very good things and it feels very polish but overall the experience is boring as hell and the story it's so bad that is hilarious.

It can easily be one of the most overrated games on Metacritic ever. GTAIV is still the king though.

Now it only needs to win the GOTY so everybody knows how little reliable those prizes are.