And I admit, it was really a lot of fun. I'm not sure if the game was better then I expected or worse then I expected... If that makes sense. Let me explain.

And yes, chances are that spoilers will be ahead. So tread carefully.

First, here are the pros...

Okay, well obviously I loved the story. It was filled with a lot of twists and simply, it was just a fun-to-follow story. It was weak at some points, but it leaves me wanting to go down right now and pop in the second one to keep going... But I have to follow this blog first!

Along with the storyline, I thought the characters were simply badass. No joke. One of the greatest assembly of characters ever- the cool and gruff Solid Snake; the old, slick Revolver Ocelot; the impressive and swift Gray Fox. All of 'em were just oozing with coolness, which is really hard to do these days as many cliches have fallen into the overused category- But this one got it right.

Also, despite some of the really hard moments, I loved the boss fights. My favorite must have been the final Metal Gear Rex fight, though all of them were memorable. And no, the Psycho Mantis fight was not a particular favorite of mine... It was average. I think it was cheap how you had to plug the controller into the other port- Sure, it's a cool idea, but you would have never thought of it until the Colonel told you to, which totally defeats the purpose of putting that into the game.

Next, for the most part, the stealth aspect of the game was well done. I'll explain the cons of it later, but this was my first tactical stealth game ever, and I enjoyed the experience.

Okay... That's all, really. On to the cons.

FIRST OFF, I HAVE TO POINT THIS OUT- I HATED HOW CLUNKY THE SYSTEM WAS AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE GAME!! I MEAN SERIOUSLY, THE AIMING SYSTEM IS TOTALLY OFF MOST OF THE TIME, LEADING ME TO GET AMBUSHED BY SOLDIERS AND LOSING A TON OF HEALTH, IT EVEN HAD ME LITERALLY SHOUTING OUT "F**K YOU!!" IN THE MIDDLE OF SHOOTOUTS, AND IT IS LITERALLY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AWAY FROM SOLDIERS BECAUSE THEY CONSTANTLY RESPAWN AND THEIR A.I. IS SO HORRIBLE, THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHERE I'M HIDING EVEN THOUGH I AM IN A VERY WELL HIDDEN PLACE!!!!

...Allright. Those were the cons =]

Overall, the game was excellent, and the cons I gave above are only due to the fact of the age of the game- So really, I have no complaints =]

I am very excited to move on in this excellent series. And that was my review of the first step.