I've played this game before, I played it offline on my first run, on a PS3. I'd say it's pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ optimized for a current gen (2015 or so on) game, but it foreshadows the experience and the kind of optimization I'd get from my rig.
It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ godly.

I have an i3, a GTX 750 (at 1GB VRAM), and 8 GBs of RAM, and it still ran smoothly at high settings.

And sure, I do acknowledge the plot holes that the game had, and I hadn't finished the entirety of Chapter 2 on PS3, nor on PC, yet I'm on my way to finish the said Chapter 2.

But for a Kojima game, I'd say it's still on a high standard.
To trade/sacrifice for some of the writing quality (although, Kojima went all out on cinematography on this one, so watch them too), alot of it was invested on gameplay itself. You can do literally anything with the gameplay, ranging from basic tranq headshotting, close quarters combat with some holdups, or even going loud too.

And if you think singleplayer isn't enough, you can look forward to FOBs, sure, you have the risk of having your stuff stolen, but you can steal them back.

(But if you are the type to not be like that, I'm heard or told that if you dont bother stealing stuff, then you are ignored. Just verify me on that one.)

(By the way, I haven't tried much of Metal Gear Online.)

But, I'd have to say too, this game is better off being played without any foreknowledge of the trailers, they will make you dissapointed. The said trailers have made the game overhyped for alot of people, and I do not want the "could have beens" to ruin the last game Kojima makes before he departs from Konami.

This game would be worth your price, sale or not.
But if you don't seem to justify for the price, wait for a sale.

Besides, have fun if you do get the game.

After you suck all of the hours the game has, the only Phantom Pain you will have, is the desire for more. Just look for Kojima's Death Stranding for that one instead.

I've played this game before, I played it offline on my first run, on a PS3. I'd say it's pretty goddamned optimized for a current gen (2015 or so on) game, but it foreshadows the experience and the kind of optimization I'd get from my rig. It's fucking godly. I have an i3, a GTX 750 (at 1GB VRAM), and 8 GBs of RAM, and it still ran smoothly at high settings. And sure, I do acknowledge the plot holes that the game had, and I hadn't finished the entirety of Chapter 2 on PS3, nor on PC, yet I'm on my way to finish the said Chapter 2. But for a Kojima game, I'd say it's still on a high standard. To trade/sacrifice for some of the writing quality (although, Kojima went all out on cinematography on this one, so watch them too), alot of it was invested on gameplay itself. You can do literally anything with the gameplay, ranging from basic tranq headshotting, close quarters combat with some holdups, or even going loud too. And if you think singleplayer isn't enough, you can look forward to FOBs, sure, you have the risk of having your stuff stolen, but you can steal them back. (But if you are the type to not be like that, I'm heard or told that if you dont bother stealing stuff, then you are ignored. Just verify me on that one.) (By the way, I haven't tried much of Metal Gear Online.) But, I'd have to say too, this game is better off being played without any foreknowledge of the trailers, they will make you dissapointed. The said trailers have made the game overhyped for alot of people, and I do not want the "could have beens" to ruin the last game Kojima makes before he departs from Konami. This game would be worth your price, sale or not. But if you don't seem to justify for the price, wait for a sale. Besides, have fun if you do get the game. After you suck all of the hours the game has, the only Phantom Pain you will have, is the desire for more. Just look for Kojima's Death Stranding for that one instead.