Quite possibly the best game ever made. One of the best gaming experiences I have ever had. Read more to see why.
Storyline couldn't be better. It ties up every loose end perfectly with prior games of the series and has plenty of room with new plot without being too confusing for anyone who hasn't played a Metal Gear game before. It will pump you up, make you jump, cause some laughes and maybe even tugg on a few tears.
The gameplay alone is perfection. There are no slowdown or pixel drops. No glitches or errors in texture at all. The HUD is easy to use, controls feel very comfortable and feels perfect from the guns to the knives and takedowns. AI is some of the best out there and will be for a while. Enemies will revive eachother if knocked out, search for you if you are hiding, flank you if you go in guns blazing and call for backup if they are losing. All of this done without feeling too difficult or too easy.
Replay value couldn't get any higher if you had trophies. With the different playstyles from FPS, stealth or Rambo, the game feels perfect and adapts to your tactics. Easter eggs, unlocks, costumes and badge awards will keep you comming back.
If all this wasn't enough, the game comes with an excellent multiplayer that could be a seperate game of its own. It goes to say that the developers didn't slack off and make a half good multiplayer. Its still very active to this day and allows playermodes no other game has tried. Constant updates and content will keep you entertained LONG after you finish single player.
This is one of those games that comes along once in a generation and will be compared to the greatest of games yet to come out and talked about even longer.