Finally picked this game up yesterday....and the game is awesome.
The Metal Gear series has always had amazing games and this one is no exception.
So far this game is turning out great, the gameplay is awesome and the game still delivers great storyline.
Seeing old characters in it again is a pretty awesome thing too. All the new items, the humor, the characters, and not to mention how everyone has had the same voice actor in every game (which adds a big plus) this game goes down as by far a classic MGS game. In my opinion it's the second best MGS game ever. Second to the first one of course. The second one was cool, but playing as Raiden through most of the game took away from that.