I think this game is highly underrated and way ahead of its time. In the way that silent hill 2 defined psychological horror by creating an atmosphere and logged the player's actions without their knowledge this game pushed new grounds with psychological horror by creating a safe hub world for the player and taking it away from them when they needed it the most not only with its atmosphere and making the hub world scarier but also taking away its benefits like refilling the player's health or putting phsyical danger in your way when you return. while the item sorting is pretty tedious and annoying at times it's done in a unique way compared to other survival horror games with limited resources for the player to use in that it gives you a finite amount of items with multiple uses in both the hub world and the 3rd person levels. The number one reason i don't absolutely adore this game is because it does the repeat every level you just played half-way through thing although I actually like how they change those levels upon second visit. I also enjoy this game's unique story compared to the other silent hill games. I think this game tried some different stuff and it may have failed in some places I really enjoy this game for what it did try. oh and stop crying about the escort part of the game you are just stupid and don't get it c: you actually don't need to protect her at all you numbnuts

this game feels so good to play as a stealth game, and an action game. the story is insane with a world that draws you in and makes you want to keep learning more about it. so unique in its presentation and gameplay and story and everything. this is a once in a generation sorta game and it would be a 10 from me if it weren't for the bloated ending cuscenes. I love overly long kojima cutscenes but the end credits are so fucking long with a crazy fill-in-the-blanks epilogue that honestly could have either been cut shorter or made optional somehow. otherwise its the best game of this generation of consoles hands down I don't ever see anything topping it.

i love this game's story and how it caps off the metal gear series chronologically but it kind of sucks. like most of the actual game parts are kind of trash. the boss fights are so repetitive and I find myself trying to just get through some of those parts to see more of the story. what really interests me with the gameplay is the unique weapons this game has with almost ratchet and clank-esque equipment and weapons for the player to unlock like the mantis dolls and the tranq darts that change enemy behavior. the thing is if you read about what they wanted to do with this game it will make you mad it was a very ambitious project that was meant to have much deeper gameplay and an (arguably) even better story. regardless of those things i have a pea brain and i love the fan service stuff and the returning characters and then metal gear goofiness at its peak in this game.