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Based on characters from the gamegraphic novel of the same name. At the end of the day, i couldnt tell if i appreciated metal gear solid just for the sheer novelty of experiencing a game as a book, or because i actually cared. Instead of the recent metal gear solid 4 however, the book is. I didnt have very high expectations for this novel, after my experience with the first two metal gear solid novels.
Highly skilled former foxhound agent solid snake is called out of retirement to do what he does bestneutralize a crisis of epic proportions. Mgs4 is the series lowpoint, even if theres still a great game in there somewhere, because its buried under a mass of convoluted and contrived. Metal gear solid 5s openworld setting was certainly one of the most novel changes for the metal gear franchise. Metaru gia soriddo 4 ganzu obu za patoriotto, commonly abbreviated mgs4 was directed by hideo kojima and shuyo murata.
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