Pretty baffled by the other reviews on this site to be honest. There is perhaps no other game that I come back to and think about more than this.
Some of the best writing of any game ever. Perhaps the best final boss fight, best ending, best loading screens, best opening, best conclusion to a series, best villain. Some of the best character work. Some of the most detailed gun customization. Many gameplay innovations. Perfects many of the mechanics from Snake Eater (camouflage, flashbacks, first person in cutscenes). Controls better than any MGS before it. A tremendous contribution to the scifi genre (not just video games).
This is absolutely one of the greatest video games ever made. Yes, there are some minor things we can quibble with. It does "draw" (copy?) heavily on content from MGS1. But so did MGS2. He was trying to make a point with it, and he perfected it in 4. It is the perfect end to the Solid Snake saga. Yes, the cutscenes are long. It's an acquired taste I guess. But if you play games for the story, this is one of the best ever made.
Some of the best writing of any game ever. Perhaps the best final boss fight, best ending, best loading screens, best opening, best conclusion to a series, best villain. Some of the best character work. Some of the most detailed gun customization. Many gameplay innovations. Perfects many of the mechanics from Snake Eater (camouflage, flashbacks, first person in cutscenes). Controls better than any MGS before it. A tremendous contribution to the scifi genre (not just video games).
This is absolutely one of the greatest video games ever made. Yes, there are some minor things we can quibble with. It does "draw" (copy?) heavily on content from MGS1. But so did MGS2. He was trying to make a point with it, and he perfected it in 4. It is the perfect end to the Solid Snake saga. Yes, the cutscenes are long. It's an acquired taste I guess. But if you play games for the story, this is one of the best ever made.