Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2905 Ratings

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  1. Greko03
    Nov 5, 2019
    9
    Lamentablemente por problemas de kojima y konami, este juego no alcanzó el potencial que podía, aún así el gameplay de este juego es de lo mejor que hay, sencillamente no me cansa después de estos años, tantas formas de hacer las cosas, todas muy divertidas, sencillamente super divertido de jugar.
  2. MazrimTaim14
    Oct 21, 2019
    8
    Game lost the Metal Gear charm by making the story nonexistent. If by the time you come in its 5th main game and still complaining that its a movie then you better off try another game series. Going into the game expecting the twists and turns of previous iterations left me wanting. What more when it was discovering there's an act unfinished within the game.

    Metal Gear entrance to the    Game lost the Metal Gear charm by making the story nonexistent. If by the time you come in its 5th main game and still complaining that its a movie then you better off try another game series. Going into the game expecting the twists and turns of previous iterations left me wanting. What more when it was discovering there's an act unfinished within the game.

    Metal Gear entrance to the open world genre was amazing. Controls and camera is far far better than what was before. Although the arrival of Quiet+Silencer Sniper combo cheesed a lot of missions.

    Mission system is flawed. I loathe the mechanics of time being the most weighted aspect when rating the mission. Gets the fun out of scoping, position and slowly removing all obstacles when time is all that matters.

    I will treasure this game since instead of opening metal gear into a whole new world, it became its swan song.

    Thanks Kojima and Konami. both you might be crap working together but at least you release this gem of a series.    … Expand
  3. SahilKChandio
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    This game right here is one of the best games ever made!! The best stealth game and one of the best mgs game for me!! Look I know quite a few mgs fans hate on this game well yea the story isn't that great but its good if konami gave kojima time it would have been way better and a masterpiece story for sure! But the gameplay is so damn good!!! Its addictive!!! Even after you end its mainThis game right here is one of the best games ever made!! The best stealth game and one of the best mgs game for me!! Look I know quite a few mgs fans hate on this game well yea the story isn't that great but its good if konami gave kojima time it would have been way better and a masterpiece story for sure! But the gameplay is so damn good!!! Its addictive!!! Even after you end its main missions there are so many side missions and you also have the option to replay the main missions so that you can get a higher rank or so and game is so much fun after playing it for a few hours or so I fell in love with this game!! This game is a must play game if your a true gamer!! I still play it a lot and absolutely love this beauty!!!… Expand
  4. Aifrait
    Sep 1, 2019
    9
    Un gran juego, muy completo. Muchas misiones principales, secundarias, tareas en cada misión, misiones multijugador, tareas secundarias, dos mapas completos explorables y seguro que se me olvida algo más. Sin duda el juego lo merece mucho.

    Kojima sabe como crear un buen juego que combine la jugabilidad y los vídeos con una trama que al final te deja con más.
  5. Lucab1705
    Aug 12, 2019
    3
    It isn’t easy to assign this evaluation to MGS V.
    But, even if the game is playable, with a good plot, it has the biggest problem a game can ever have: it isn’t complete.
    This is clearly an unfinished project. I read it was planned to be 5 chapters long: it can’t even conclude the 2nd with a proper ending.
    A game which could be a masterpiece, ruined like this. Pathetic
  6. Aeryx
    Jul 7, 2019
    7
    Phantom Pain should be getting a 10, but the ridiculous mobile game mechanics and stupidly long timers (3 real world days for an assault rifle or 6 days for a battle dress) are truly shameful. This should never be allowed on a $60 game. The PC port's controls are also poorly implemented. I remember manning an AA gun instead of extracting it so many times because the contextual controlsPhantom Pain should be getting a 10, but the ridiculous mobile game mechanics and stupidly long timers (3 real world days for an assault rifle or 6 days for a battle dress) are truly shameful. This should never be allowed on a $60 game. The PC port's controls are also poorly implemented. I remember manning an AA gun instead of extracting it so many times because the contextual controls were so bad. Also add to this the Perfect Stealth and Subsistence missions, which are missions you already completed BUT HAVE TO REPEAT on these modes, is a big waste of time. I finished all the missions and side missions and I found these modes to be unnecessary at best and a big waste of time at worst. I like the idea of you capturing troops and putting them on your base but they were too generic and had no personality and character whatsoever. They just became names and stats on a spreadsheet.

    Now that's out of the way, the gameplay is great. The weapon customizations are very nice and the graphics are spot on. No crashes for me in Windows 7 and the game is very stable with very few bugs, apart from the annoying early level troops "Silent Basilisk" and others being low level and you cannot dismiss them. Which is very bad for leveling up your FOBs. The story could be better as there are many plot holes, but it is long and has plenty of substance. The plot is silly at times and the fake gun names are annoying. I can't imagine a bunch of kids outsmarting Miller, Ocelot and the Boss. Really? That's just plain dumb. Emmerich is also an annoying self-righteous cuck. It doesn't fit his character and was poorly executed. Additionally, why do I need to extract myself via helicopter when I have a fulton or a portal extraction device? Why can't big boss just fulton or portal himself back home? The tapes are good to listen to but still left many holes. I think Kojima did this game justice, but Konami ruined it with all of these mobile game mechanics. I don't like Hideo Kojima's decision to drop David Hayter. Overall, this is a great game, but it has many issues that may annoy you. I like Kojima and I want to give this a higher score but I think fanboyism ruins everything it touches. 7/10.    … Expand
  7. BENAN
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    a great game, allot of content gameplay wise.
    but pretty much half the story is missing/cut.
    the game feels incomplete and the missing scenes on the collectors disc proves that.
    still a good game if you want to do some infiltration gameplay and build/manage your motherbase.
  8. Oh_Hi_Mark
    Apr 26, 2019
    9
    Open world Stealth game. Dreams come true

    With the level of details only Kojima can think of you'll get best sandbox not only for sneaky players but also for these who want to blow everythng up
  9. Neotis
    Mar 15, 2019
    9
    It could have been a great open world game, but, unfortunately, fate went the other way, and it’s very sad that we only got a part of this game.
  10. chatskyisretard
    Mar 7, 2019
    5
    I can't understand why people like this game.
    -empty open world
    -grind gmp
    -boring missions
    -disgusting snake
    etc.

    (Just my opinion do not pay attention.)
  11. Koval1984CZ
    Feb 15, 2019
    10
    Konečně Japonská hra co se umí vyhoupnout na vrchol
    + téměř vše
    - nereálné filuty, asi Japonský humor
  12. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    9
    Amazing gameplay, amazing music, great graphics. The only thing this game is lacking is a more cohesive story.
  13. QuatokyTonberry
    Jan 23, 2019
    8
    Gameplay: - Very Good
    Story: - Very Good
    Visual: - Good
    Music and sound: - Very Good
    *Microtransaction in multiplayer
    *Lots of grinding
    Average time: - 90h
    Score: - 8 (Very Good)
  14. crimecrime
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    This is the best game I've ever played. Even rockstar games trail behind this masterpiece. I guess Kojima is a genius indeed.
  15. StoiaAlex
    Jan 9, 2019
    9
    There are many things you can say about this game; but the word that constantly rings in my brains is : UNIQUE.
    I find it to be the best stealth game I ever played; and the first one that I unquestionably, fully enjoyed!

    It has its dragging quirks, It's not perfect...but the cascade of creativity invested just outweights everything that can be perceived as drawback
  16. GRRicky
    Dec 9, 2018
    8
    It is an excellent game with many genius moments. The gameplay is very interactive for a stealth game, and there are many hidden mechanics players can discover that is very natural and make sense. However, it may not satisfy all the audience, but the game design offers a variety of elements can be attractive to many gamers. However, the open world element some time can be tedious,It is an excellent game with many genius moments. The gameplay is very interactive for a stealth game, and there are many hidden mechanics players can discover that is very natural and make sense. However, it may not satisfy all the audience, but the game design offers a variety of elements can be attractive to many gamers. However, the open world element some time can be tedious, especially some locations which players will infiltrate numerate times through the entire game. The ending is very controversial, it works for me, but I can see why many players are unsatisfied and demand a more fulfilling finale (the cutted ending) of one of the most loved franchise.… Expand
  17. feather7
    Dec 9, 2018
    4
    First 3 hours it loolks like best game. But after that it is stereotyped and boring. I dont understand this score. If you are big fan of steal action game, maybe yes. Why on pc are not games more linear like last of us, god of war, etc.
  18. Archontos
    Dec 4, 2018
    6
    Base building, collecting plants and resources, cartoon-like meteo baloon for rescuing poor animals and a total lack of story (apart from prologue) is not what I was expecting from Metal Gear Solid... The environment, covert ops mechanics, graphics, design - all this is just fine, but this game IS NOT Metal Gear Solid.
  19. ionikinesis
    Oct 31, 2018
    9
    metal gear solid v's freedom of gameplay is probably the best i have ever seen in a long time, you can do basically anything its that free. this is not personally my favourite metal gear game, partly because of how weak the story's impact was to the game compared to say, 2, or 3 but it does explain some things at least. but it wasnt the definitive metal gear solid that i was expecting tometal gear solid v's freedom of gameplay is probably the best i have ever seen in a long time, you can do basically anything its that free. this is not personally my favourite metal gear game, partly because of how weak the story's impact was to the game compared to say, 2, or 3 but it does explain some things at least. but it wasnt the definitive metal gear solid that i was expecting to play. the music wasn't very interesting, in my opinion anyway, i really liked music in mgs2 but i guess we can't have that kind of style in this type of game. the world was a little boring but there were some really cool looking parts like that mansion and that last mission with skullface. i dont like the fact that konami's grubby mobile in game transaction hands got all over the game either.
    nevertheless it was a good game and worth playing    … Expand
  20. GenuineBruv2021
    Oct 29, 2018
    4
    I tried my hardest to like this game and get into it but i couldn't. It is so repetitive and boring. The story is underwhelming and the gameplay is painfully average. I really don't like this game.
  21. DKR
    Sep 26, 2018
    7
    FROM THE COMPANY - THAT'S RIDING ITS LAST DECENT FRANCHISE TO THE GROUND - COMES A SLIGHTLY-ABOVE-MEDIOCRE OPEN WORLD GAME that totally p**ed off moral-authoritarian celibates, married men with buyer's remorse, and feminists.

    It's just boobs, guys. Try going to the beach. METAL GEAR 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN. EMBARK ON AN UNEXCITING JOURNEY WITH Boss...uh Big Boss? Snake? Who doesn't    FROM THE COMPANY - THAT'S RIDING ITS LAST DECENT FRANCHISE TO THE GROUND - COMES A SLIGHTLY-ABOVE-MEDIOCRE OPEN WORLD GAME that totally p**ed off moral-authoritarian celibates, married men with buyer's remorse, and feminists.

    It's just boobs, guys. Try going to the beach.

    METAL GEAR 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN.

    EMBARK ON AN UNEXCITING JOURNEY WITH Boss...uh Big Boss? Snake? Who doesn't have a whole lot to say this time around; maybe for the better. "Card Keys? Metal Gear? Psycho Mantis?"....and is joined by some other cardboard quest dispensers with familiar names.

    BE IMMERSED IN BAD KOJIMA FAN-FICTION, WHERE THE PLOT'S ONLY ELEMENTS ARE BEATEN TO DEATH MORE THAN A MAN FALSELY ACCUSED OF HARASSMENT. Something something, NINE YEARS AGO. Something something, MOTHERBASE. Something something, CIPHER...SKULL FACE. Kojima must have wrote the first half of the plot in a Tweet.

    ARM YOURSELF TO THE TEETH WITH BOSSBIGBOSSNAKE'S MASSIVE INVENTORY OF SADISTIC TOYS TO TOTALLY F*** WITH THE MINDS OF YOUR 1 ENEMY: CLUELESS GUARDS. Ha! I never was a hot-chick taped to a cardboard box! RESEARCH AN IMPRESSIVE ARSENAL OF GUNS, ROCKETS, ROCKET ROBO ARMS, to massacre waves of defensless NPC's. We've done that to death since GTA1 in '97; aren't we bored of that by now? OR SUPER BALLOONS THAT CAN LIFT ANYTHING OFF THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH UPGRADES. Did I seriously just pick up a TANK? FREAKIN' AWESOME!

    TRY TO HAVE FUN AS YOU FIGHT THE GAME'S TOUGHEST BOSS: THE CONTROLS; GIVING YOU PROBLEMS LIKE: GETTING STUCK ON COVER, CAN'T TAKE COVER, DOING A FULL 360 BY PRESSING "up", FAILING TO CRAWL OVER A ROCK MAKING YOU STAND UP AND RUIN YOUR MISSION, SLIGHT INCLINES THAT YOU CAN NEITHER RUN OVER NOR SCALE, AUTO AIM THAT PREVENTS HEAD-SHOTS, VEHICLES WITH 2 SPEEDS THAT CRASH INTO EVERYTHING, AND COVER. THAT DOESN'T COVER YOU. Oh, come on! What'd he spot, my ponytail??

    STRUGGLE IN FUTILITY AS YOU TRY TO DECRYPT THE MISSION RANKING SYSTEM AS YOU TRY TO NOT GET SPOTTED, TO BE QUIET, NON-LETHAL, AND SPEEDY, only see some d*** bag on youtube ride the horse right into enemies and gun them down with unsilenced weapons and set off 4 alarms all in 6 minutes AND STILL GET S! WTF?? THAT TOOK ME HALF AN HOUR FOR A C!!

    SO STRAP ON YOUR EYE PATCH, CHOMP ON YOUR TIME-TRAVELING CIGAR, and get ready to crawl on your stomach for 700 meters, rescue some guy, run back out, something something CIPHER....9 YEARS AGO....SKULL FACE.... ad infinitum in Kojima's worst story telling yet, but then you can to do side missions without rules! Hehehe, hands up!...now stay still...I'm...aiming this...mortar....BOOM! HA SUCKER!

    STARRING:

    MIDGET MANTIS
    FIREY STOMACH ACHES
    REVOLVES HIS PERSONALITY-A-LOT
    9 YEARS AGO....CIPHER...SKULL FACE....You destroyed their anti-air radar?
    Quiet-ly showing her boooooooobs
    POORLY NAMED BAD GUY (for real, Kojima, stop describing your characters in one word names. THE PAIN. THE SORROW. THE END. QUIET. SKULL FACE. What's next, The Protagonist?)
    THIS IS THE TUTORIAL THAT NEVERRR EEEEEEENDS......
    Thanks for getting me out of the hospital, Cut-scene Man! See you in the next console shooter!
    COM-LINK STORY TELLING...and....
    THE PROTAGONIST

    METAL GEAR VEEEE: THE PHANTOM GAME

    A dev for Halo called Quiet "disgusting". Bold move from the team that made Cortana.    … Expand
  22. muibty
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    The stealth is great, enemies can see you if you get to close unlike the stealth in titles such as the Batman games. You can power your way through this game or you can grind and have it pay off in cool gear. Some main missions should really be side opp missions and it can get a bit repetitive at times.
    The reason I give it a 9 is that its easy to grasp, got lots of cool mechanics and you    The stealth is great, enemies can see you if you get to close unlike the stealth in titles such as the Batman games. You can power your way through this game or you can grind and have it pay off in cool gear. Some main missions should really be side opp missions and it can get a bit repetitive at times.
    The reason I give it a 9 is that its easy to grasp, got lots of cool mechanics and you get to have a dog with you    … Expand
  23. purple_laser
    Jul 28, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is painful in the sense that it has so much potential and it is actually a let down.

    you will get stuck various times either in gameplay doubts, missions, controls etc and each time you will have to go online to search if there is a way to a particular thing fast.

    for eg. it was taking a horrible amount of time to ride form one mission place to another and it was after i completed 80 % of the game that i read about the option in the main game menu to go to the aerial command center and then to a mission area directly.

    also the story is ridiculous and try hard as i may , i did not buy it.

    main problem is that the story is not knitted together , there is virtually no end mission and boss battle. it will abruptly end. cutscenes i dont mind if the story is good .

    why i was mainly following up n th game is because it is an excellent port to pc. dragon age should learn form them ..

    graphics are beautiful. controls even though are based on PS are superb on pc and individually the missions are very interesting.

    so overall..

    story 2/10
    graphics 8/10
    characterization 6/10
    port 8/10
    fun 7/10

    i wil give the biggest tips now. and i do recommend the game playing with these tips.
    1. soon you wil realize that you have to waste a lot of time riding a horse or chopper to mission areas. just go the gam emenu and click on go to ACC.

    2. develop the STUN capable weapons like riot smg and the sniper rifle. they are the non lethal weapons.

    3. have quiet as a buddy. in missions where you have to deal with mist units .

    4. there are total 46 missions only and game progress iwill show 45 to 50% ..

    5. after that lot repeat missions will get added of already completed missions but in higher difficulty.

    overall u can enjoy.. but no proper ending is a big letdown    … Expand
  24. Diegochocho
    Jul 3, 2018
    6
    Gran jugabilidad, bien hecho los mapas, pero perdió la esencia de un Metal Gear.
  25. Kyuubei1985
    Jun 16, 2018
    0
    Lo único que va a mantener a Konami es la saga PES. Con esto resumo mi visión sobre cómo Konami arruinó una saga tan magistral como lo fue Metal Gear Solid. Final cortado, juego muy repetitivo, tirar en vez de por un concepto lineal pero que se podía explorar, por un mundo abierto, y mapas grandes e inmensos, aunque muertos y sin chiste, y una historia que hay que seguirla recogiendo losLo único que va a mantener a Konami es la saga PES. Con esto resumo mi visión sobre cómo Konami arruinó una saga tan magistral como lo fue Metal Gear Solid. Final cortado, juego muy repetitivo, tirar en vez de por un concepto lineal pero que se podía explorar, por un mundo abierto, y mapas grandes e inmensos, aunque muertos y sin chiste, y una historia que hay que seguirla recogiendo los casettes, en vez de hacerlo avanzando en el juego, como se ha hecho toda la vida.
    Ahora entiendo porqué echaron a Kojima, porque querían hacer un saca cuartos, en vez de un juego hecho con mucho esfuerzo, como lo fue la magna trilogía de Metal Gear Solid en PS1 y PS2. Incluso el Peace Walker y el Portable Ops, tienen más sentido que este juego, y eso que son de mundo abierto.
    Esto es ver cómo sagas que estaban en lo alto, caen por decisiones empresariales.
    Y esto lo digo como persona que se asombró con el primer MGS en la PS1, que fueron momentos emotivos.
    Qué pena que esos momentos emotivos se han acabado con este juego.
    Si las webs y revistas le dan 10 u 8, es que o lo han jugado 5 minutos máximo, o hay maletines de por medio.    … Expand
  26. sowestcoast22
    Apr 23, 2018
    9
    Great graphics, great port to PC, wildly repetitive, but extremely entertaining. Some of Kojimi's best work to date for MGS fans. Great game, but far from perfect, but hey, what game is?
  27. Mr_Weebleton
    Apr 10, 2018
    9
    Being a long time MGS fan, all I can say about this game is that even though it's the weakest installment of the series, it delivers a great story, great mechanics and is an overall interesting experience considering the pressure that the creators and developers were under while in the making.
  28. Nestrio
    Feb 26, 2018
    8
    MGS V, gameplay-wise, is stellar with outstanding stealth mechanics and fun gadgets to use. The story seemed a bit off though, but it didn't really bother me that much since I was enjoying the gameplay a lot and it made me forget about its story whilst I was playing. However, one thing that does bother me is the repetition of missions, especially in the second chapter of the game's story.MGS V, gameplay-wise, is stellar with outstanding stealth mechanics and fun gadgets to use. The story seemed a bit off though, but it didn't really bother me that much since I was enjoying the gameplay a lot and it made me forget about its story whilst I was playing. However, one thing that does bother me is the repetition of missions, especially in the second chapter of the game's story. Even though these repeated missions are altered a bit to make them more difficult than the original ones, it doesn't make a great difference and it feels lazy. Maybe because this game was a bit rushed in the end. It still doesn't affect the game that much, because, as I said, when it comes to its gameplay, it is absolutely amazing. And also the port is quite good, so that should be commended.… Expand
  29. agentken
    Feb 9, 2018
    10
    Pro. awesome game play and creativity bring the game to the top level.

    Con. He broke with Konami leading to second half of the game recycling the same content. In my opinion is fine
  30. Violett
    Feb 3, 2018
    4
    From the very beginning of the game I could say this is PC port - poor mouse support, many buttons everywhere - pick up item with one button, pick up another item with another button. Shooters for joystick is very bad idea. I bought this game due to good reviews here - on Metacritic, yet I was greatly disappointed. Weak story (20 mins of slow-walking is "fun" indeed), boring gameplay,From the very beginning of the game I could say this is PC port - poor mouse support, many buttons everywhere - pick up item with one button, pick up another item with another button. Shooters for joystick is very bad idea. I bought this game due to good reviews here - on Metacritic, yet I was greatly disappointed. Weak story (20 mins of slow-walking is "fun" indeed), boring gameplay, simple sidequests (even worse than Far Cry). I know, there was a lot of MGS games - so for fans it might be good, but not for me.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best PC Game of 2015
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#24 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Riot Pixels
    Oct 8, 2015
    77
    Metal Gear Solid V is amazing at times, and I enjoyed playing it, but there are so many embarrassing blunders and contradictions. Rich tactical gameplay vs an almost dead world. Fun HQ management and interesting characters vs an unfinished narrative and boring side quests. In some regards, this is a huge step back from previous Metal Gear games.
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  2. PC Gamer
    Oct 6, 2015
    93
    A generous stealth sandbox masterpiece that will delight both new and existing fans of the long-running series. [Dec 2015, p.50]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Sep 30, 2015
    90
    It might not be the best Metal Gear Solid game ever released, but it's certainly the bravest and most interesting. [Oct 2015, p.53]
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