It's actually been a whole week since I finished playing this amazing game. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it. MGS4 was so good, I just couldn't put the controller down. It only took me three days of playing to finish the game, though I ended up setting the epologue off until a fourth day. It was indeed nearly an hour long, and quite good, actually.

There were a number of people on the forums who didn't realize that the story wasn't over after the credits... after either set of credits. One guy turned his game off when the first black screen with scrolling names popped up. Unfortunately for him, there's another 15 minutes of cutscenes past that 15 second scroll. Then, there's a short audio clip after the final credits.

I just thought I would warn the very few people who read my blog here, be sure not to forget to watch until you get back to the start screen.

Anyways, after beating MGS4, I realized that my summer of games was already over. Most of the big releases I was looking forward to playing during my summer break have been pushed back to this Fall... MGS4 was the last big new game on my list until August.

That there were no more games I wanted to buy this summer, ended up feeling as a big relief. I am now kicking back and enjoying the myriad games I pushed aside for the big blockbuster titles. Tales of the World, Disgaea, Jeane D'Arc, Blue Dragon, Enchanted Arms, Eternal Sonata...

I've collected all these great games that I pushed aside in light of bigger, more blockbuster titles like, Halo 3, Mass Effect, CoD4, and MGS4... and now I've finally given myself time to really get into them and enjoy these lesser known titles.

It'll be an entertaining summer. I've yet to start this year's Final Fantasy IX playthrough (I've played it every summer since it was released), so I have that to look forward to.

Anyways, cheers.