Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Xbox 360)

Apart from the annoyances with the sound design, and some very busy looking menus, this game is quite cool. It's very similar to MGS5 in every way except the story, which so far is relatively simple and straightforward. You have to Fulton soldiers for your army, manage your soldiers at the naval base, research weapons and equipment, and go on a long list of missions. It's a much weaker version of MGS5, but deserves respect for inventing all these systems that worked so well in that game.

This was 109 DKK on the Xbox store. It took me a while to find it, because it didn't show up when I searched for 'metal gear'. Bewilderingly, the title on the store is 'MGS PW HD', and it isn't even searchable with 'metal gear'.

I have been fantasizing about playing a new Metal Gear game, and this one seemed like the most important one I haven't played yet. I was thinking about playing the PSP original, but it seems way more convenient to play this version, also because I have a right stick to look around with.

I completed the Sandinista Comandante mission, the cool cigar-smoking Amanda and Chico, and the annoying humming drone.

I completed Main OPS 13/27, defeating the Pupa AI weapon, which is a cool design, very similar to the 1960s Soviet mech, the Shagohod from MGS3. Every AI in this game sings annoying 2-bar loops LA-LA-LAAH. It's an infuriating choice that appears so often in the cutscenes, I'm sure I will come to associate this singing with this game. It reminds me of why I didn't use Quiet in MGS5. Someone should have been fired for this choice.

Another late night playing Metal Gear. It's fun playing some more Metal Gear, but it's also getting clearer that this is a less impressive version of Phantom Pain.

I did 17/27 missions and I have researched a whole bunch of weapons and equipment. Nothing game-breaking yet, though. The game has not been difficult at all so far.