I finally beat the meme game. Took me long enough, lol. I used to hate this game when the memes started to get annoying, even though I was under the mentality of "Fans can't ruin single player games", but I finally gave this game a proper chance and I did not regret it.
The story is pretty engaging, the characters are good and the music is a bop. My biggest issue with this game is the combat. Although it is very satisfying to slash up baddies, I encountered many situations where I was ganged up on by 3 enemies and was barely able to win. Having 2+ enemies attacking you in a game where the combat works best in 1 vs 1 situations is awful, and they also relentlessly stunlock you and drain your health. I especially hate the Mastiffs (the big monkey-like UGs), whoever came up with those can go fuck themselves. Other than that, I enjoyed my time with the combat and the rest of the game. As of writing, I have not beaten the DLC chapters, but I'd argue they're not essential to the enjoyment of the story mode.
All in all, while I believe this game is REALLY overrated (better villains can be found in other Metal Gear games, and the whole "omg so topical" thing all the kiddies are praising the game for was done better in Metal Gear Solid 2), I still think this game is really great, and I recommend playing it. At least it does more justice to Raiden's character than MGS4. (You'll know what I'm talking about if you beat that game.)
The story is pretty engaging, the characters are good and the music is a bop. My biggest issue with this game is the combat. Although it is very satisfying to slash up baddies, I encountered many situations where I was ganged up on by 3 enemies and was barely able to win. Having 2+ enemies attacking you in a game where the combat works best in 1 vs 1 situations is awful, and they also relentlessly stunlock you and drain your health. I especially hate the Mastiffs (the big monkey-like UGs), whoever came up with those can go fuck themselves. Other than that, I enjoyed my time with the combat and the rest of the game. As of writing, I have not beaten the DLC chapters, but I'd argue they're not essential to the enjoyment of the story mode.
All in all, while I believe this game is REALLY overrated (better villains can be found in other Metal Gear games, and the whole "omg so topical" thing all the kiddies are praising the game for was done better in Metal Gear Solid 2), I still think this game is really great, and I recommend playing it. At least it does more justice to Raiden's character than MGS4. (You'll know what I'm talking about if you beat that game.)