I agree with the score you gave the game, although honestly I feel that this game is well deserving of its $30 dollar price tag, for someone who is in love with MSG. The Metal Gear Solid series is one of my favorites in gaming, and this game has so much replay value, innovation, and breath taking visuals to value the package at $30. The game, as you said, looks breathtaking. The elements introduced by open world gameplay works so well in this series it's a shame it hasn't been in past installments, and that's just this Cuban Base, have you seen the Red Band Trailer? Each individual side mission has gave me at least a solid 3 hours of gameplay, as I desperately tried to get all the trials and cassette tapes. This game is "Solid", and as it saddens me to hear that Kojima will no longer be involved in the series after The Phantom Pain, I really hope he sends this series off with a bang. [spoiler]Assuming there will be no more MSG entries after The Phantom Pain.[/spoiler]