CodeCass

See, and MGSV was my first Metal Gear game. I absolutely adored it's absurdity, and found everything about it appealing, epic, and cool. This caused me to invest in the Legacy Collection, which is how I'm playing through MGS1, 2, and so on now. 

To be fair, I can see why folks who've been with the series for years would dislike it so much, but to me, it was fresh and different and unlike any of my typical games that I've played. It brought me into that world, and I fell in love with it all, which is why I'm playing through the franchise and quickly loving everything about it.

MGSV's story was cut short by Konami. The story and even a good amount of the cutscenes were written and rendered but never made it to game.

Aside from that, the gameplay is what really stood out to me. I took Peace Walker's Mother Base system to a whole new level and I absolutely loved the hell out of it.

yeah, Konami should surely take a straight hand to the face for what they did. or two. or five.

and see, I thought the mother base system is good for a handheld. gives you something to do in order to acquire some items and such.
despite Peace Walker being a pretty long game in itself, especially since it's ripped into all the small missions with returning to base in between... even if you ignore any management, the game takes long. but theoretically, these features give it more longevity and it does not feel like a waste at all.

but man, as part of the next and last big next gen installment, in a series that was perfectly known for its linear, often breathtaking cinematic gameplay (especially 4 since it benefitted from the graphics at the time), the whole army management stuff is just, ugh what
running around collecting plants...??
imo it's not the right game for that, doing that -within- the main series is highly questionable when it is famous for the whole opposite.
however, obviously they decided to break with a good amount of their traditions. I wish I knew their motives, but to me it looks like they combined 'open' world with online features to ride on the wave of "hey what's new" at the time.

so, since we'll never know why things were decided one way or another, all we can do is say and explain why we like or dislike stuff. and discussing that is super fair.
I'm deffo very glad you enjoy the series!!! it will always stay a significant part of video gaming history, it's just way too good. have a blast, and you can always tell me what you think! (...or is it what they want you to think? heh.)