To the guy who asked if the game was worth the purchase, im about 5 hours in, have hated every MGS game to date, have lots of issues with this version even 5 hours in, and would still reccomend it to anyone with a PS3.

The graphics are not perfect, they do look really good, but it seems a bit bland to me. It suffers from most of the issues NG2 seems to aside from framerate inconsistancy. Some areas are nice, some are boring, animations are iffy at times too.

As I and others have mentioned, the AI is terrible, but thats only on the easiest setting. I think they really did a disservice by all but removing the AI on the easiest mode. Just adding health and reducing damage would have been enough, but instead I can walk up to people who are supposed to be after me and point a gun in thier face, then shoot before they get mad. Its utterly unacceptable for a game thats rated M(Cero 17 or whatever here in japan).

To the people who think the cutscenes add to the flow, I disagree. While they are pretty, as mentioned before, they are really drawn out. I shouldnt be falling asleep during cutscenes when im playing in the middle of the afternoon. Im a big fan of cutscenes in games, espeically RPGs, but the ones in this game just dont seem to have any relevance to anything.(such as the one in the beggining when thier diving or the eggs in a pan. Hopefully this doesnt spoil anything)

The audio also seems to be hit and miss, with the music basically not being there or being really boring. The sound effects are top tier though and some of the humor so far is kinda funny.

Basically, while only 5 hours in, Ive felt that the gameplay is really fun but the things surrounding it are tedious, boring, and overly drawn out. Its like they forced too much into the game and it hurts it imo. However, based on the gameplay alone Id still say it was a worthy purchase and as mentioned, would suggest it to anyone with a PS3. Would I have bought a PS3 for the game, as someone who has hated every MGS to date, I would say no for myself. Even if I was a fan though, Id probably say its not good enough to warrant a console purchase. Thier are better reasons to own a PS3.

Edit: MGS Online caused me some issues as well and is far from perfect. Played for a short time in practice modes but it took over 3 hours just to set it up(differant time from the main game) This is because it literally killed my PS3 when it tried to update and I had to restore the database and reinstall it multiple times. The once I get in, it had me register but that got all bogged down and annoying. Once I got on, I felt like it was a very limited experience. Paying for more characters? Very limited stages? not a very diverse selection for the character creation either. However, there were a lot of really nice options and I saw a lot of room for future growth so I have hopes for it. I only played the trial practice matches, so I cant judge the actual online gameplay yet(nor could I with about 1hour of actual playtime online to begin with) But so far its not been a pleasant experience online. Sony really should have a universal login system like live, it really goes a long way imo.

I expected far more from this game. There is hardly any depth to textures or objects, low res(for textures), low poly counts for environments, and the animations are just horrible. In my opinion, they certainly should have spent more time on gameplay and less time on movies. After all, this is supposed to be a video game.

I dunno, the gfx engine is very mixed, in places it looks very impressive, in other places it looks hideous, i've also noticed quite a lot of slowdown, particularly in cutscenes when theres a lot on screen (the liquid ocelot with all the fighting soldiers, the cutscene where the boss chars are introduced).
The cutscenes seem to be getting even longer and more often now, at the end of act 1 theres a 20 min scene followed by a 3 min install followed by another 20 - 30 min scene.

Why are you lying about playing this game?
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who the hell are you? because if your God, then WTF are you doing in the internet. I played the entire game overnight, and the morning after on the easy level, took 18 hours. Now go mind your own buisness.

its a small world wide web..this isn't the only web site you browse, no? You've said nothing, zero, nada, about the game that anyone who reads reviews couldn't come up with. you didn't state your final "rank", theres a LOT of new and interesting game play mechanics, yet you fail to mention any of them..because you only know whats been revealed to the public.. You don't mention a favorite locale, boss battle, anything remotely linking you to this game..i'm no god, but it doesn't take a deity to see through your fanboy hate of this game..let it go, the success or failure of a PS3 exclusive will not be decided on your fake micro review. Those who play it will see for themselves what the truth is.

youre pathetic, really pathetic, im not here to write a review, im here to read and discuss. Why should i post a shit load of spoilers? like that certain Character from MGS3 that is not dead, and that certain Person who we all know and love who will be responsible for a world wide epidemic. why dont you get your head out of your ass, and realize that not everyone would agree with this game being the next coming of jesus, and try to discredit them for not calling it the all mighty game. Oh and my fav character is laughing beauties ass..thats who.