4.5/5 ★ – noahjp00's review of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

I’ve been waiting to play it for 16 years. When it first came out in 2008, I was 8, and I played the demo non stop. Then I rented it and played the first act. Now in 2024 at 23 years old I have finally beaten the game. Well half game, half movie. This is such an amazing CONCLUSION to the series. The final fight felt so earned and boasts how spectacular the prior games are. You need to play/watch to understand. My only issues or maybe gripes: - The series finally reached the third person shooter era, making combat the smoothest it’s been, but I think that also leads you to attacking more than sneaking through each level (which you can still do). - yellow hud ugly