1. Kojima Productions only made it because Kojima was receiving death threats due to the ambiguity of MGS2's ending. There was no reason for creating a chronological sequel to Sons of Liberty other than to ensure Kojima's survival.

2. Snake's psychological inability to kill himself ruins the character established over the last two decades.

3. There are 9 hours of cutscenes that could but brought down to 5 if they cut out what wasn't needed (Ex. Drebin's monkey smoking and drinking Cola).

4. Boss battles are shallow and uninspired.

5. Big Boss - the titular antagonist of the entire franchise - is brought back to life at the end of the game, for five minutes, just so they can kill off again. All the while, milking Snake Eater's ending just to cheaply emotionalise the player. What's worse, is that they didn't have to do that. David lighting Jack's cigar is a much more emotionally-appropriate and touching scene for the game to have, and it's tainted by the salute.

6. Too much emphasis on weaponry makes it seem that neither stealth nor any of the game's other assets were a high-priority for the developer.

7. Nanomachines are used as a cheap way to "fix" what Sons of Liberty's story did "wrong".

1. Too much emphasis on the Batmobile's "battle mode", which, while fun in short bursts, grows tedious and mundane the further the story progresses. Instead of devoting more time and care to the tried-and-true elements of the game (Ex. combat and predator mechanics), the game suffers as a whole for using the Batmobile as a crutch for the developer's lack of creativity.

2. The entire story reeks of bad fan-fiction. The game was marketed as the franchise's Magnum Opus, and unfortunately, it simply isn't. Every narrative subplot, every character interaction, every line of dialogue, feels like it's been done before. The game advertises high-stakes without ever living up to them for more than the first 2 hours.

3. None of the main characters are of any interest: Batman is Kevin Conroy trying to be what he was in the 90's (and failing), repeating crummy one-liners. Robin is as annoying as Jason Todd was when he was, well, Robin. Nightwing is laughably uncharismatic and cliche. Barbara Gordon is reduced to being the damsel in distress, which just feels like a really cheap shot, considering she's already in a wheelchair. Even Joker is reduced to an immersion-breaking shell of his former laugh-generating self, though, I must commend Hamill for his performance. As always, he's the best at what he does, and what he does, is Joker. Overall, the writing and voice directing are more of an issue than anything else, which is where I should be directing my complaints.

4. The Batmobile's "offensive capabilities" (Ex. "battle mode" and pursuit mode's pacifier rockets), are completely contradictory of Batman's past. He's been hoplophobic since the late 80's, yet he's suddenly okay with using a vulcan cannon and a 60mm machine gun. Right... What's worse, is that, a lot of the time, he's breaking his "no killing" rule by doing one of the following:
i) running unconscious enemies over with the Batmobile
ii) running into conscious thugs in pursuit mode
iii) slamming enemies heads into electrical panels
iv) slamming enemies into electrical fences
v) freezing enemies with liquid nitrogen
vi) snapping necks [cashing cheques]

5. Story feels exceptionally contrived. The Arkham Knight and Scarecrow gather the other big bad's in Gotham to band together and produce $3 Billion. Why do they need that money? For an army. But not just any army - an army of unmanned drones. Why unmanned? So that the developers can have an excuse for including the Batmobile's "battle mode". What's even worse than that, though, is that they don't need an army. THE CITY IS EVACUATED WITHIN THE FIRST HALF OUR OF THE GAME. And to add insult to injury, the Arkham Knight claims to "know every move Batman will make before he makes it". Yet, he, again, he spent $3 Billion on unmanned drones, when he - allegedly - knows BATMAN DOES NOT KILL. His excuse? "You know, I'd be in those tanks fighting you, but then you'd just hold back." Why the fuck do you care if he holds back? You're priority in this game is to kill Batman. That's all you ever whine about.

Say whatever you want about Metal Gear Solid 4, that line is bad-ass. RIP in penises David Hayter.