Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

hellion's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Limited Edition) (PlayStation 3) review

War has changed... and so has the landscape of gaming in 2008!

This game was everything I wanted it to be and more.
The cutscenes were long but so well done it can easily be forgiven.

This was Kojima's finest moment.
Putting an end to a legend is never an easy thing to do.
He did it with style and his own brand of humor. While maintaining an extremely poignant, somewhat relevant overview of what the future of war may soon become if some action is not taken.

Along the way we feel sorrow for Snake, but the overtone of the story is a positive one. The ending is epic and really rewards the player with a fantastic climax to a series that almost seemed impossible to wrap up.

As good as the game looks... the sound design is better and is truly the first game in this generation to blow me away with the level of detail they took in getting the sound design correct.

Combine that with the fact that this game uses some of the best "rumble" that I've ever experienced in a game (which is bad news if you are not an owner of the $55 Dual Shock 3) and this game is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

While I will contest that a perfect score for a game is difficult you can't take away from the fact that this game is the perfection of one man's vision. Kojima saved the best for last.

5/5 is VERY warranted

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