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Speaking of shop talk, I finally finished MGS4 for the first time last night (well the last cutscene made it this morning I guess).

This means I've only not played PW now.

Having played MGS4, I can now say I definetly believe Wayno should be in Ravensword, as Raging Raven juggled me quite a bit with her explosions.

Give me your full review of MGS4 and we'll discuss it for a few pages right here in org chat

Well I think....

Hang on let me put a blindfold and earplugs in Wayno...

Spoiler:

Ok so I liked it a bit more than I thought I would. It does bridge the gap between MGS3 and V gameplay wise.

The Good

• I wans't sure about sneaking through battlefields. Took some getting used to, but I enjoyed it. Still prefer more MGS1/2/3 style.
  
• Speaking of MGS1, it was nice to see Shadow Moses again.
  
• I liked B&B more than I thought I would. I was worried they'd be, how should I put it, like Quiet. 
  
• Octocamo was better than MGS3's system. Same with not treating wounds.
  

The Bad

• Those briefing cutscenes are long. Like Kojima already put the video in video games but my lord.Lots of telling not showing
  
• Chasing Naomi in South America and tailing in Europe got tedious faster than I thought they would've.
  
• Goes hand in hand with point one, but I wish the B&B's story was told better than through Drebin's calls.
  
• Still don't like The Patriot reveal after 20 years. Same with nanomachines, son.
  
• I disliked the inventory system. Why can't I equip more than like 5 items? They aren't back at base or something, they're just in a different menu I have to move them too.
  

The Perplexing

• Was it really easier to put in a casting plant that didn't exist than the cargo elevators?
  
• No one had been to Shadow Moses in 10 years. Just a bunch of nukes, superweapon, all lying there and...no? Ok.
  
• Later MGS games have this as well, but why so many guns? How many different versions of an assault rifle do I need?
  

Spoiler:

Had you already watched the whole game when it came out or was the story new to you as well? MGS4 was such a product of its time, as a PS3 tech showcase and begrudged nostalgia bait, it must feel odd playing it today for the first time. I quite liked the first half, even act 3 I find overhated, but with how intolerable it gets by the end I don't think I could bring myself to install it again even for the good bits.