A beautiful end to one of the best heroes in Gaming. I played this game so much back on the PS3 that to finally have it somewhere else is astonishing and exciting. There's so much content packed into this game, like any Kojima game, let's be honest here. Those who do not like his style of game probably won't enjoy this one either and that's alright - go play something else. This is where those of us who have been part of his worlds since MGS on PS1 thrive. To see the culmination of so many games and storylines come to their final destination and watching characters we've seen before in previous titles have their growth and perhaps even final act play out in front of us in cinematic glory with pristine and exceptionally smooth gameplay? A true testament to what Kojima and his team are capable of.
There is truly something about the way he and his team design controls for their games that just feel beyond better than a normal game that you pick up. I don't know what it is but it just FEELS good. Reaction and how the characters move and ready their actions. It's a true smooth response. You can take notice of this by comparing it to other games and how there's sometimes a very millisecond delay in how they raise their weapon but with Snake, he does it precisely.
Crazy how good this game looks too after having come out in 2007 to now. It genuinely looks better than some games that have even come out in the last few years. Another statement to the quality of production and design given to this game and the developers behind it.
In terms of stealth gameplay this is a great design and fun place to explore different means of utilizing the new camo Snake has. Blending into environments and tricking guards into thinking you're just simply part of the terrain is awesome. For those who have played most MGS or even MGSV but not 4, I won't sit here and tell you that it has better stealth play than MGSV but I can tell you there is something greatly unique about crawling around as Old Snake in comparison to Punished Snake in V.
• Fantastic gameplay despite people who jump on the complaint that cinematics are too long. (If you hate the cinematics just skip them, it's that easy.)
• Gun customization is pretty fun here, not the most extensive but has a wealth of options to make your runs feel a little different every time.
• Stealth is very refined and feels good here. There's quite a bit of options to play around with and classic instances that make it very telling this is at its core a Metal Gear Solid game.
• Boss Battles are a high point in this game compared to many of the other MGS games imho. It follows the same criteria as MGS1, MGS2, and MGS3. Which I am a fan of.
• Much like a lot of what Kojima and his team did before this game has a rule of cool it follows and I love that. I'm kind of getting sick of ultra realism and focus on grounded realism. It's nice to have something that pokes fun at subjects but keeps the intensity and heart of what the foundation to the story is all about. You can blend the two just fine. Not sure why people started to hate on Kojima for this but I still love the vibes.
