Out of the 7 Metal Gear games I've played I'd rank this in the middle. The story concludes things nicely but didn't quite hit me as much emotionally as some older titles did. That's not to say there aren't emotional moments, but rather it just didn't leave as much emotional impact on me. I didn't actually mind this game having a heavy focus on cutscenes since story is for the most part what I like about this series. This game is certainly weaker in some ways than prior games but also stronger in some other aspects and overall it's just a nice send off to the main storyline chronologically.