I just finished the game about an hour ago, after buying it on the 13th.

When I first started, I was amazed by graphics, sound, the cinematics and all. However, I found the gameplay difficult, and aiming and such was hard to get used to, and realized I had to play the game a different way then how I played in the past games.

By the end of Act I and onwards though, I was absoultly loving it. I loved how it was a massive thing, spreading over the world, not just an isolated base on an island. The graphics overall were some of the best I've ever seen, the gameplay was by far the best of the series, and every cutscene seemed like a reward for the work I had just done. I had huge hopes, I didn't think it was possible to live up the hype, but somehow they pulled it off.

Overall, My favourite game this gen so far, maybe all time. I will not make that statement yet though, because I have to make sure that once the high wears off from this game, it still feels the same.

But overall:

MGS 4 - 9.8 (Some lame dialogue and unnecessary story things, hardly a big deal at all though)

MGS 1 - 9.5 (Started it all, brilliant game, just has outdated elements)

MGS 2 - 8.8 (Had massive hype, managed very well, just had some annoying Raiden and Rose stuff, and some unnecessary story stuff)

MGS 3 - 9.0 (Seemed like classic MGS, very well made and had better boss battles, but some just plain horrible dialogue at parts and story was amazing, but it feels a bit underwhelming playing a prequel)


After the controversy about reviews and such before the release of the game, I am very happy to see how good of a story Metal Gear Solid 4 has turned into.

this game does have an amazing story

The "favorite movie" part pretty much killed any chances of me liking either character.

Sometimes Kojima does postmodern and it works. Other times, not so much.

I think we can all agree where the "Jack and Rose" bits falls in that scheme.

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I have huge problems with this type of attitude.

It's like saying that 12 Angry Men lacks panache because it was filmed in the 50s and in black and white and nobody swore and nobody died.

the best game of PS3 maybe, but not the best game of the generation...

The game definitely lived up to the hype.There was plenty of variation in the gameplay and the controls wer pretty easy to get a hang of.The only complaint I have is the ending which was quite bad IMO,but act 4 alone was good enough for me to love this game.Overall it was simply superb.

Id rate the games MGS1>MGS4>MGS2=MGS3

To quote my friend.

"Why can't every game be this good?"

Is Raiden a playable character at any parts of this game, or do you only play as Snake?

I have to say....Act two is simply majestic....and its still not over!

A masterpiece? Yes. Best game this generation? No.