Finally finished this the other day the first time through. 155 hours total after spending a lot of time getting sidetracked with orders toward the middle section of the game, but this is definitely my game of the year. It’s everything I could have possibly wanted from a Kojima title, and I keep reading more stuff online about things I haven’t seen/done yet in my initial playthrough.

Starting over with a clean save file on Hard difficulty, and I’m really gonna take my time to explore this map and do the things and read all the information I skimmed over before.

It definitely isn’t for everyone, either, and I think that makes it a bit more charming for me. It’s a little slow-burning and demands your attention and I wouldn’t want it any other way.