Finally on my 3rd time attempting to play this game have I finally stuck with it to the end without any random errors or dropping it over simply not enjoying it, having heard that it is carried heavily by its latter half I chose to stick with it in order to see if the payoff was worth it, to which I would have to agree, however, the ending segments cannot fix an abysmal start.

The boss cast was a devastating let down, with only about 2 maybe 3 bosses being even something I'd consider decent, the plot and story is pretty interesting which is the major reason I'd agree with the second half carrying this game upon it's back, but it is not anything absurdly profound or anything even then, leaving a sort of underwhelming feeling after having finished.

The level design within this game is fairly intricate and cool to see, besides that damn staircase... so annoying going up and down it each time. The first couple areas within the game also aren't the greatest, though that may be a critique due to my own personal annoyance at having to do it for a third time with my save files randomly messing up the previous two times I've tried to play this game.

As stated previously, the ending hard carries this game on it's back and takes it from a negative 2 star to a just mid 2.5 star for me, the final fight along with the final bits of dialogue are truly the only real memorable moments within this game.

Post-credit scene was interesting too, will continue MGS sometime to see what that's all about.