Not the best in series, but still a great game and a great closure to the saga.
The good:
-Graphics has been really worked on and improved.
-The frame rate is...well...solid :) It does drop once in a while during cutscenes, but for majority of the game its 60fps, which is great considering the amount of "stuff" in the game :)
-We get to play as Solid (Old) Snake again! Yay! :)
-Sound is excellent
-A lot of cutscenes (yeah, for me its the good part about it)
-The game is fairly long
-A lot of weapons
-Shooting mechanics have been greatly improved
The bad:
-The game, at least for me, seemed a little too easy with all these weapons in it, but even without them it was still a little too easy. I felt like I needed more challenge.
-David Hayter, I think, overdoes Snake's role a little bit too much. I think his voice work in previous games was better. But it's just my opinion.
-Plot sometimes is inconsistent and (IMO) there was not enough plot twists, something that we liked in previous games
-The overall story does not feel that strong. I mean, I understand it's the closure to the whole thing, but I seemed to care about Snake and his friends more in the previous titles. That was actually one main reason why I loved MGS so much-because of its engaging plot.
I spent more time talking about the bad then the good, but the thing is what it all comes down to is that this is still MGS and this game can never disappoint. The game is a must-own for the series' fans (DUH!), and a must-rent (at least) for anyone else. I hope after this game moves some PS3s maybe even EA will start programming for PS3 the way they should, once they feel there is some money to be made :))