The unfortunate thing about MGS5 is that it should theoretically be the best MGS game by a country mile. A ton of content, much more robust stealth, and the cleanest controls the series has ever seen.
Despite all this, it has a laughable story (being called the Phantom Plot for a reason), much of that extra content being lackluster or just plain bad, and a progression system tied to grinding and waiting REAL ASS TIME to get better gear.
It might seem ludicrous to rate MGS5 on the same level as the first game, and on some level I know that it's likely better, but I choose not to think about it as "MGS5 is ONLY on the level of MGS1" but instead as "MGS1 knocked it out of the park so early that it's as good as the latest game in the series". Especially since an 8 is still a pretty good score.
Despite all this, it has a laughable story (being called the Phantom Plot for a reason), much of that extra content being lackluster or just plain bad, and a progression system tied to grinding and waiting REAL ASS TIME to get better gear.
It might seem ludicrous to rate MGS5 on the same level as the first game, and on some level I know that it's likely better, but I choose not to think about it as "MGS5 is ONLY on the level of MGS1" but instead as "MGS1 knocked it out of the park so early that it's as good as the latest game in the series". Especially since an 8 is still a pretty good score.