I don't know how you haven't heard of it either honestly ಠ_ಠ Haha, it's one of the best games ever; I don't think any of the main series got lower than a 9/10 on most professional reviews. Just watch this trailer for the fifth game coming out to get an idea of how epic it is (no spoilers and I don't use epic lightly!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSfajBs2nyQ
It kind of looks like a horror game here but that was because the creator (Kojima) wanted it to remain a secret project -- it was hush hush for a long time. This is the sort of game you'd have to play from 1 onwards, though, because the story all connects.
I've resorted to emulation for some games to offset costs but it's just not the same :( I even bought a Game Boy Micro recently just to play some of my old games, despite the fact that GBA emulators are readily available on the PC and mobile devices. I dunno why going legit seems so much better but it does haha.
Right on about the 360. Stupid move and I can't understand how so many people bought into it. You'd think they'd avoid the Xbox One for that but I guess not...oh, unrelated, but have you heard of Dark Souls, by any chance?
Oh shoot how was dealing with the rush, Espeon? Where do you work, if you don't mind me asking? I'm sure it was intense! I'm with you on Cyber Monday, I didn't want to deal with the crowds so I didn't go anywhere on Friday haha.