Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

 PlayStation 3
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 290 Ratings

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  1. djryang
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    First I would like to mention that i have finished the main story and have logged close to 100 hours. Even with a few flaws The Phantom Pain is still an amazing game. Also probably one of the largest games in terms of scale and rivals GTA 5. I have been playing Metal Gear for the last 20 years and am blow away by how far it has come. I would strongly recommend playing Ground Zeroes beforeFirst I would like to mention that i have finished the main story and have logged close to 100 hours. Even with a few flaws The Phantom Pain is still an amazing game. Also probably one of the largest games in terms of scale and rivals GTA 5. I have been playing Metal Gear for the last 20 years and am blow away by how far it has come. I would strongly recommend playing Ground Zeroes before starting The Phantom Pain.

    Also I find some of the negativity towards this game ridiculous. The number one complaint for Metal Gear Solid 4 was the cut scenes were too long. Well now it seems people are complaining they are too short. Another one is the open world feels empty!? Seriously what where you expecting to find in the middle of a desert in Afghanistan? Or they didn't like having to chopper in and out? Your in enemy territory for god sake.    … Expand
  2. VideoGamerFan
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    Excellent presentation, amazing gameplay and a great soundtrack. Pick this up if you're a fan of the stealth genre or metal gear solid. Worth every penny and more.
  3. anticritica
    Jan 14, 2016
    10
    Ottimizzato perfettamente per old gen, con trenta FPS quasi sempre stabili e una grafica che lascia a bocca aperta,colonna sonora perfetta gampley divertente chemi ha tenuto incollato per una molte ore,storia completa bile circa nella 60ntina di ore ,peccato si vada un pò a perdere nella seconda parte.
    In definitiva e un giocoquasi impeccabile
  4. roaldkaspers
    Mar 15, 2016
    9
    Fun: 5/10 This Game can't be fun because of it's setting. Calling it fun would be weird.
    Gameplay: 10/10 If you want to play it stealthily or Guns blazing, you will feel the Adrenalin pumping.
    Story: 9/10 Definitely has it's downsides but it's an amazing story that will keep you hooked. Cast: 10/10 Amazing and interesting characters. Repetitive? Sometimes the Missions feel the same.    Fun: 5/10 This Game can't be fun because of it's setting. Calling it fun would be weird.
    Gameplay: 10/10 If you want to play it stealthily or Guns blazing, you will feel the Adrenalin pumping.
    Story: 9/10 Definitely has it's downsides but it's an amazing story that will keep you hooked.
    Cast: 10/10 Amazing and interesting characters.
    Repetitive? Sometimes the Missions feel the same.
    Open world: 7/10 Konami managed to make an interesting Open world but it's a little too empty for my taste.    … Expand
  5. Cristobalxds
    Feb 8, 2016
    8
    (Non spoiler review)
    I play mgs1,2,3,4G,5GZ,5TPP and Pw and this is the best in Gameplay, its very good i play the game like 600 hours and have a lot of mechanics
    But the history its pretty disappointing the character are **** and the Ocelot in this game its too much boring quiet is bad Code talker, miller. Skull face its the worst enemy in mgs series and the boss fight its very bad    (Non spoiler review)
    I play mgs1,2,3,4G,5GZ,5TPP and Pw and this is the best in Gameplay, its very good i play the game like 600 hours and have a lot of mechanics

    But the history its pretty disappointing the character are **** and the Ocelot in this game its too much boring quiet is bad Code talker, miller.

    Skull face its the worst enemy in mgs series and the boss fight its very bad quiet its easy sahelantropus got a stupid fight and the skulls are boring

    But the game its good , not for a 10 but for a 8.0-8,5 yes
    And the version of ps3 its very stable 25-30 fps and the graphics its good for a ps3    … Expand
  6. jamess
    Oct 12, 2015
    9
    Snake....Snake....SNAKE!!! After years of similar open world titles (Far Cry is the best example), I thought Metal Gear Solid would seem stale after all these years. But no. Metal Gear is the best strategic, stealth game in ages. Yes, the controls have been revamped, but they don't harm gameplay at all. Glad that the title was released to us ol' PS3 owners, it's a great swan song for theSnake....Snake....SNAKE!!! After years of similar open world titles (Far Cry is the best example), I thought Metal Gear Solid would seem stale after all these years. But no. Metal Gear is the best strategic, stealth game in ages. Yes, the controls have been revamped, but they don't harm gameplay at all. Glad that the title was released to us ol' PS3 owners, it's a great swan song for the series on this platform.… Expand
  7. Notofficial
    Nov 29, 2015
    9
    The controversy spawning from myriads of website and magazine concerning the issues Konami and Kojima had before the release of the game are one of the many topics being discussed a lot during this year.MGSV took a lot of pressure caused by these situation and it's one of the most delicate things to happen to a legendary franchise like this .By any means,don't feel intimidated by the floodThe controversy spawning from myriads of website and magazine concerning the issues Konami and Kojima had before the release of the game are one of the many topics being discussed a lot during this year.MGSV took a lot of pressure caused by these situation and it's one of the most delicate things to happen to a legendary franchise like this .By any means,don't feel intimidated by the flood of complains the single player left unsolved, MGSV it's a hell of game.The production quality the team managed to give is one of the most breathtaking experience one as a gamer can live and have.Gameplay wise, the smoothness ,the infinite possibilities of approaches you have are one of the most satisfying and entertaining options you can always come up with. Considering this is the PS3 version,small technical problem arisen in the last cutscenes with tiny freezes,lags and framerate issues.Other than that, repetitive missions decreased a little my score because while fun , it was not pushing anymore interesting twist to it.
    I'm pretty convinced the current-gen versions are a most(and deliciously ) better iterations to buy.So please do yourself a favor and play it,fan or not.    … Expand
  8. BadSnake
    Nov 25, 2015
    9
    One of the best games i've ever played but the worst mgs i've played.
    Gameplay is awesome , it's a 200+ Hours game if you want to get 100% , Tons of Side ops.
    However it's Story is Crap and Doesn't feel like a Hideo Kojima Game at all.
  9. Rykoupad
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Quite solid port despite framerate problems. It is still an worthy game. An enjoyable sandbox with Metal Gear flavor. Interesting locations, great music, memorable characters, good voice acting and an intuitive gameplay it's what you will find.
  10. ChoosableOne
    Jul 29, 2017
    8
    It plays very nice on ps3. Not the best graphics, but awesome gameplay still there. But this game has another problem. Its unfinished. Theres two chapter, but chapter 2 is short and reuses missions from chapter 1. I think konami said kojima "finish this already, we gonna bankrupt", and they seperated, so konami used chapter 1 to finish it. So, if you are long time fan, you will loveIt plays very nice on ps3. Not the best graphics, but awesome gameplay still there. But this game has another problem. Its unfinished. Theres two chapter, but chapter 2 is short and reuses missions from chapter 1. I think konami said kojima "finish this already, we gonna bankrupt", and they seperated, so konami used chapter 1 to finish it. So, if you are long time fan, you will love chapter 1 so much. But Chapter 2? Wait for Death Stranding instead. Thank you kojima for all Mgs games before. Not fan of your stories, but great gameplay ideas and funny presentation everytime. Thank you.… Expand
  11. omer123
    Jul 31, 2016
    10
    this is my second metal gear game i had played and i glad because i did man i like snake this game is superb on of the beggest game of the year contenders and one of the best games i have ever played of 2015 ucan builld motherbase by using your idroid u can build base **** tons of customation and staff mangment and u are the boss u let any staff work for rd team combat unit support thisthis is my second metal gear game i had played and i glad because i did man i like snake this game is superb on of the beggest game of the year contenders and one of the best games i have ever played of 2015 ucan builld motherbase by using your idroid u can build base **** tons of customation and staff mangment and u are the boss u let any staff work for rd team combat unit support this game had openworld u can free roaming in afganestan africa or your motherbase this game had the best stealth i have ever seeiend its awsome u can use some buddy support like dwalker ddog dquait dhourse your hourse can poop in your enemys facecs in the devlopment u have to collect gmp to buy weapons the had weapon customaiztion when go start a mission or free roaming the allow u to customaize snake for weapons what buddy to select u can even customatze your buddy support u can call your helecopter any time to request a pickup or air support and still there is a fire support to send bombs smoke gas in any area the story is talking in 9 year after the avance of ground zearoes skull face send quait to kill snake in the hosptal oh my god this first mission called awkinng it was a fantastic begging in this game there are some missing cutsceans where is that 45minite cutscean why they remove it **** it it wel not remove a score because the had a an okay storyline the worst thing is the boss fight there are easy and wasted and feels frustraited still this is a metal gear game must be this is not just the best mgs game it is the best ps3 game this game worth every pinny go buyit now and enjoyet… Expand
  12. Daniel_Ahab
    Oct 14, 2016
    10
    The Phantom Pain is the kind of game I thought would never exist - one where every minute gameplay detail has true purpose. Its lack of story focus is sure to be divisive for the Metal Gear faithful, but the resulting emphasis on my story, my tales of Espionage Action, easily make it my favorite in the series. There have certainly been sandbox action games that have given me a bigger worldThe Phantom Pain is the kind of game I thought would never exist - one where every minute gameplay detail has true purpose. Its lack of story focus is sure to be divisive for the Metal Gear faithful, but the resulting emphasis on my story, my tales of Espionage Action, easily make it my favorite in the series. There have certainly been sandbox action games that have given me a bigger world to roam, or more little icons to chase on my minimap, but none have pushed me to plan, adapt, and improvise the way this one does. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain doesn’t just respect my intelligence as a player, it expects it of me, putting it in a league that few others occupy.The Phantom Pain is the kind of game I thought would never exist - one where every minute gameplay detail has true purpose. Its lack of story focus is sure to be divisive for the Metal Gear faithful, but the resulting emphasis on my story, my tales of Espionage Action, easily make it my favorite in the series. There have certainly been sandbox action games that have given me a bigger world to roam, or more little icons to chase on my minimap, but none have pushed me to plan, adapt, and improvise the way this one does. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain doesn’t just respect my intelligence as a player, it expects it of me… Expand
  13. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Oct 15, 2021
    8
    The Phantom Pain on the PS3 is the weakest of all the versions. It has the lowest resolution and framerate. But the game is not missing anything besides a few advanced graphical effects. Gameplay is more like Peace Walker and Splinter Cell: Blacklist than any previous MGS game. I was also reminded of the 2005 action game Mercenaries. Unfortunately, there is not much story or cutscenes, twoThe Phantom Pain on the PS3 is the weakest of all the versions. It has the lowest resolution and framerate. But the game is not missing anything besides a few advanced graphical effects. Gameplay is more like Peace Walker and Splinter Cell: Blacklist than any previous MGS game. I was also reminded of the 2005 action game Mercenaries. Unfortunately, there is not much story or cutscenes, two staples of the franchise. In fact, many series fans will be disappointed with the choices Kojima made. But if you're willing to accept the new direction, then you'll have an absolute blast. I would rate this with an 8.3 out of 10.… Expand
  14. Cause_YouNeed
    Mar 26, 2018
    9
    Wow, i surprised that this game is playable on PS3, I actually already completed this game on PC but i back then just skip the cutscene. then i came back to PS3 to really play the game for the story and it is really tiny, but the game was just.... a game that you actually like to play over and over, this game has a lot replayability thats why i actually like the game despite the story thatWow, i surprised that this game is playable on PS3, I actually already completed this game on PC but i back then just skip the cutscene. then i came back to PS3 to really play the game for the story and it is really tiny, but the game was just.... a game that you actually like to play over and over, this game has a lot replayability thats why i actually like the game despite the story that really tiny :)… Expand
  15. pkplayking
    Jul 6, 2019
    10
    it is very great game in beginning i though it is time wasting but after playing it few more times i found my self in love with it
  16. Paschke274
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    This Review is in Spanish:

    Es un excelente juego. No entiendo porque la gente se queja que es muy difícil, Aunque al principio del juego si es un poco difícil entre mas avanzas mas fácil . Yo He jugado toda la saga de Metal Gear y ene lo personal este juego si es un Metal Gear. Pero para no spoilearles la historia solo les muestro el puntaje que le doy. El unico Defecto que le pongo es    This Review is in Spanish:

    Es un excelente juego. No entiendo porque la gente se queja que es muy difícil, Aunque al principio del juego si es un poco difícil entre mas avanzas mas fácil . Yo He jugado toda la saga de Metal Gear y ene lo personal este juego si es un Metal Gear. Pero para no spoilearles la historia solo les muestro el puntaje que le doy. El unico Defecto que le pongo es el modo multijugador. Que no es tan bueno como el modo de un jugador. Pero si me gustaron las misiones PODA. Que consisten en infiltrarte en la base de otro jugador. Recomiendo este juego. Le doy un 10 ya que el multijugador es opcional.

    Historia;10/10

    Gameplay:10/10

    Multijugador: 7.5/10    … Expand
  17. LexaKartoxa2000
    Mar 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Первое: Игра шикарна!
    Почему? Хороший сюжет, крутой геимплей с очень хорошим стелсом, очень хорошо построенные каст-сцены, и неожиданные повороты в них(момент с фальшивым концом это просто вааааа) Короче игра потрясающая, всем советую, для меня это лучшая игра 2015 года (извените ведьмак а    … Expand
  18. Oshang
    Oct 13, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Reseña en Español
    Review in Spanish

    Chamo este juego es la bomba no le hagan caso a los que dicen que este juego es malo de jugabilidad porque este juego si tiene algo bueno es la jugabilidad la mas variada de todos los Metal Gear solid tiene una curva de dificultad alta pero es muy gratificante la historia no es la mejor de todos los Metal Gear solid pero vaya es muy buena pero inconclusa como tal aunque el "final" está en la misión 46 no me gustó que la 51 no estuviera incluida

    Otro punto bueno de este juego es la calidad gráfica el juego es una maravilla gráficamente pero si es peor que la versión de ps4, Xbox one y pc pero el juego es capaz de mostrar cosas de unas proporciones inmensas que tu al verlas dices "WOW COMO MI PS3 NO ESTÁ EXPLOTANDO COMO ES POSIBLE QUE MUESTRE AL SAHELANTROPUS SIN QUE HAYA UNA CAÍDA DE FRAMES NOTORIA" El juego es simplemente una maravilla La ia se vuelve más difícil a través del tiempo y lo bueno que te conviertas en un máquina del juego y que la ia mejoré también es una locura

    Puntos malos tiene como El mundo abierto no es tan entretenido como debería porque siempre te vas a encontrar con enemigos y ya, no es un Zelda Breath of the wild es un sandbox con sabor a metal gear

    Si no varias tus métodos de completar misiones el juego puede llegar a aburrir en algunos momentos

    Pero nada demasiado grave el juego es brutal    … Expand
  19. dreamnight
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    I love this game since childhood and amazing graphics and lot action and amazing graphic and good day

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