I think that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain might be one of the best games ever made. Hyperbole aside, Kojima has gone out of the franchise with a bang, creating a solid action game with so much replay value that it has taken me over three weeks to finish enough of the game to feel comfortable writing a review. That is to say, there’s a lot of game here, but what’s more striking is how fun it stays from beginning to end. In an already stellar series of games, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain managed to exceed my lofty expectations and stand as my favorite game of the year thus far.