the only really dull parts are mostly egregious backtracking and a few (or possibly more than a few, if you're a better gamer than i) bosses devolving into somewhat repetitive patterns

the general design is somewhat of a mix of arcade-y sequences with various delusional bonus mechanics thrown into the bing bing ludo mix and storytelling to rival, at once, both the very smartest and the very dumbest fiction - this is a hard dose to get right, and at the time almost entirely unique for a production of this caliber

you'd be so hard pressed to play through this and not immediately notice why this has the legacy it has, and why everyone thinks kojima is an absolutely retarded genius