Wow. What a fantastic game.
I did not think that MGS would translate well into an open world game but it is truly a masterpiece. Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Auto style gameplay with well crafted stealth and shooting mechanics… who would have thought. The controls can be clunky at times, but the story is well crafted as any fan of Kojima would expect and the scope is just ridiculously huge. So large in fact that they didn't even get to finish the game. There is a solid "ending” to it, if you stop after chapter one, that gives you a decent bit of closure while you can stop there or you can go on to play post game missions as MGS games tend to have yet they feel rushed and aren’t put together well. It is sad that Kojima was able to make such a fantastic game with a great engine while he was cut short due to budget issues and then canned by Konami. If he was able to finish Chapter 2 and 3 this game would have been something for the hall of fame. With that being said, it is still a fantastically fun game and you could easily get 100-150 hours no problem which is WAY more than the vast majority of AAA games.

If you like shooters, stealth, open world, GTA style, all out warfare, base building/management, and good plot this game is definitely one which you shouldn't miss. As I said before the engine is well made so it runs well on a wide range of setups and the gameplay (although a bit clunky) is really fun and there are SO MANY ways of going about a mission that you can replay them using greatly differentiated tactics as you upgrade your immense arsenal. The buddy system is a good addition as always having someone/something at your side assisting you and/or calling a serious heli strike is tons of fun.

I held off because of all the negativity surrounding the game due to being unfinished and am really glad I decided to grab it on sale as it is truly a great game. If you are the fence about getting this game - get it. The price is really low on steam (30 CAD at the time of writing) which is totally worth it while the game also goes on sale all over the net a lot (I think I got it for 20 CAD) but now knowing how much fun it is and the sheer scope of it this game is easily worth 60 bucks.

8/10

Wow. What a fantastic game. I did not think that MGS would translate well into an open world game but it is truly a masterpiece. Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Auto style gameplay with well crafted stealth and shooting mechanics… who would have thought. The controls can be clunky at times, but the story is well crafted as any fan of Kojima would expect and the scope is just ridiculously huge. So large in fact that they didn't even get to finish the game. There is a solid "ending” to it, if you stop after chapter one, that gives you a decent bit of closure while you can stop there or you can go on to play post game missions as MGS games tend to have yet they feel rushed and aren’t put together well. It is sad that Kojima was able to make such a fantastic game with a great engine while he was cut short due to budget issues and then canned by Konami. If he was able to finish Chapter 2 and 3 this game would have been something for the hall of fame. With that being said, it is still a fantastically fun game and you could easily get 100-150 hours no problem which is WAY more than the vast majority of AAA games. If you like shooters, stealth, open world, GTA style, all out warfare, base building/management, and good plot this game is definitely one which you shouldn't miss. As I said before the engine is well made so it runs well on a wide range of setups and the gameplay (although a bit clunky) is really fun and there are SO MANY ways of going about a mission that you can replay them using greatly differentiated tactics as you upgrade your immense arsenal. The buddy system is a good addition as always having someone/something at your side assisting you and/or calling a serious heli strike is tons of fun. I held off because of all the negativity surrounding the game due to being unfinished and am really glad I decided to grab it on sale as it is truly a great game. If you are the fence about getting this game - get it. The price is really low on steam (30 CAD at the time of writing) which is totally worth it while the game also goes on sale all over the net a lot (I think I got it for 20 CAD) but now knowing how much fun it is and the sheer scope of it this game is easily worth 60 bucks. 8/10