Wow, I'm really late.
I've had this game since before Christmas, but hadn't got around to playing it until last night (been too caught up in GTA:SA). I only played for about4-5 hours, but got past The Fear, saved and turned it off.
From reading some of this thread I can not wait to get farther, and see the ending. I didn't like MGS2 very much, but loved the first one. So far, I think this is the best game that I've played in the series.
