does Holla Forums like The Phantom Pain? for all the talk I see about prefering gameplay > story as a general rule, all I read about this game is that it's shit because the story is shit.
I have to say that I've liked it, it's not without flaws but overall I think it's one of the best games of the gen, I have to say that I don't care for story at all (the only mainline MGS I didn't play was 4 cuz no ps3). I think it's one of the few mainstream non-RPG games that really gives you freedom and variety of playstyles, I've beaten all missions in every possible way. People usually argues that it's pointless because there's a "most efficient way of playing" which is missing the point, I mean, why replay Fallout 1 other than using a high AG/IN build with small arms and speech? obviously the point is having fun even if the approach isn't the most OP thing ever. Funnily enough, the ones complaining about the game being über-easy are those who don't want to play the game without tranquilizer guns. There's lot of ways to make the game challenging and engaging. OG Deus Ex is easier than TPP and it's not a blemish to the game IMO.
Another strong point is that the game is quite moddable (for PC). If you want to go nuts and make the enemies have über-realist sight & hearing, you can do it youtube.com
There's too much negativity surrounding this game but it's easily the most fun I've had with a MGS title besides 3. Thoughts?