Furhermore...

I am now over 14 hours into the divine creation that is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

So, yeah, I can't really express to you how INSANE things have gotten since I last posted. In a mere 8 hours of gameplay from my previous post, so many crazy out of control situations have gone down.

The action is INCREDIBLE. When the shit goes down, it THROWS down. Explosions everywhere, people dying left and right on both sides, and you're caught smack in the middle. Besides the action, the moments where you sneak by enemies are just as heartpounding. On one occasion (no spoilers, no worries) I spent 45 minutes sneaking by enemies. Yeah, it took forever, but not getting a single alert in the whole area was rewarding enough.

While the action is *read above* INCREDIBLE, it doesn't come near the intensity nor beauty of the story...the plot, what Metal Gear Solid is truly known for. It's as engrossing as ever...sucking you in and not letting go, haunting your dreams, your vacant thoughts, everything becomes dominated by the story. Well, that is if you are like me (and Mr. Kearney, who is much more addicted to Mr. Snake's story than I) and you LIVE off of the story behind Metal Gear Solid. Not a cut-scene goes by where your jaw doesn't drop, where you don't gasp in disbelief or horror, where you bury your face in your hands. It's truly compelling, though if you don't have a base knowledge of the previous games' story lines, you will not nearly be able to appreciate the immense beauty the story emits.

I stopped playing at 8pm tonight, having reached my limitation of awesomeness. I had a good point to stop at, and since I'm flying to D.C. tomorrow until next Tuesday, I won't be playing the game (I'm crying already...I miss Snake) or posting here. So this is goodbye for a few days. I'll put up a post next Tuesday sometime, after a round of Metal Gear Solid 4. It's like reading holy scripture...but with headshots and alert phases.