RGRMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008

Stealth action / 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a defining release from a fast-changing era from Kojima Productions, remembered on our archive for its stealth action identity and the conversation it created around play, craft, and taste.

8.7 average critic score

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Old-school intelligence in the design

Ahmad / rank #3 / 2008-12-10 / 9.9

Ahmad reads Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots through level design, problem solving, and the pleasure of systems that stay interesting after nostalgia fades.

Easy to watch, warm to play

Faride / rank #104 / 2008-12-11 / 8.2

Faride connects with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots when it gives the player room to breathe, look, listen, and enjoy the journey without losing momentum.

A world worth carrying after the credits

Morteza / rank #193 / 2008-12-12 / 7.9

Morteza responds to how Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots binds mood, character, and play. The archive score is strongest when the game gives him a reason to keep going beyond pure challenge.