That's why I'm not buying into the hype. I used to be a HUGE Kojima fan and I think MGS1, 2 and 3 are the greatest games ever made but everything he has made since stinks and he gets away with it because he has a loyal fanbase that will defend everything he does, summoning the word "genius" if he ever does anything questionable and blaming others (like Konami) if his work is less than perfect. Gimme a break.

It's because of the fanbase's refusal to have any semblance of constructive criticism that art becomes impeded. Nobody grows any wiser when you're spoonfed every single idea without even to question what it is. In fact, that's the very thing MGS2 warns people about.