As convoluted as it's gotten over the last half decade, I happen to be a huge fan of the Metal Gear series mythology. It's not too often that we get something of its depth (and craziness) in a video game, let alone an entire franchise with an established continuity spanning more than a decade (one of the closest I can think of is Resident Evil, and don't laugh I'm serious). Playing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots last week really drove that home for me.
It also, subsequently, left me wanting more. While the adventures of Solid Snake are done, this current Metal Gear story definitely isn't over from a storytelling perspective and I'm sure Hideo Kojima and his crew are aware of it. Just last week, assistant producer Ryan Payton reassured the gaming audience in an interview with 1UP.com saying that MGS4 isn't the last game in the series and "there's still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned."
Boy, was I glad to read that since I completely agree with him. Before we get a brand spankin' new edition in this series, there are a couple of loose ends that need to be wrapped up in the current saga.
Needless to say, if you haven't played MGS4, don't read any further as there are massive spoilers ahead.
