MGS4

[Pete for President]

Loved every single second of it. There's no denying how much this game has been polished.

Cutscenes aside, the pace and variety in objectives and events is amazing. I recommend you at least get to act 4. If that doesn't get you psyched to keep playing then it's a hopeless cause.

You can't deny that a good chunk of the boss fights were lame though.

I will give you that. Mechanics-wise, they were varied, but they had no personality, which made them totally forgettable. Drebin's anecdotes post-battle did give a little depth to the characters, but considering you get none of that the whole time leading up (other than "I WANT TO HEAR YOU SCREAAAAM/WHY AM I ALWAYS CRYYYYYYING/I'M SO ANGRYYYYYYYYY" which just doesn't cut it) it was hard to find any of them memorable.

I must admit they are indeed not very memorable story and character-wise. On the other hand, on my first playthrough I did find (several spoilers throughout the whole game ahead; )(SPOILER)the first 3 of the B&B squad battles really intense to a level where it was almost kinda scary. They weren't easy and I think that's quite rare nowadays.

Also, I remember myself being so so so cautious when I first attempted the sniper boss, I was actually afraid to leave the safetyness of the conveniently placed truck.

In conclusion; compared to the other MGS games the bosses in MGS4 are only second to MGS1 in my opinion.