Just finished the game. Had bought it on PSN a while ago but never bothered trying to go through it. Found out the English patch was finally out and have been playing it on a psp rip for the last week or so.
I like how Kojima just knows how to be melodramatic. He isn't afraid to be corny or sappy and just makes it work. The main musical theme is so fucking good too. Every time it played I got so excited. Worked perfectly in the ending too.
I had no idea this game had a lock on OR mouse support. Probably would have made the end easier, but I didn't die so it's perfectly fine with a d-pad.
Overall, took me about 12 hours. Probably gonna try out Snatcher at some point. I would love to have a sequel to this on DS though. NOT a remake though. I'm really tired of playing through things twice.