Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

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  1. JoseManuel10_
    Aug 9, 2023
    3
    Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes[a] is a 2014 action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami.

    - It's more like a demo
  2. somovbiu
    Jun 16, 2023
    0
    Weird controls which you have to learn all by yourself, the tutorials are next to non-existent. And the story, it's my first MGS game and they try to bring me up to speed with scrolling texts, can you believe it?
    Edit: turns out, you really shouldn't play this before MGS V: Phantom Pain. All the tutorials that are missing are all introduced in PP. Don't get Ground Zeroes, it's nonsensical    Weird controls which you have to learn all by yourself, the tutorials are next to non-existent. And the story, it's my first MGS game and they try to bring me up to speed with scrolling texts, can you believe it?
    Edit: turns out, you really shouldn't play this before MGS V: Phantom Pain. All the tutorials that are missing are all introduced in PP. Don't get Ground Zeroes, it's nonsensical and tedious. I don't understand why the developers nudge you into playing GZ before PP by saying GZ is the prologue to PP. GZ is just a half-baked unpolished piece of sht.    … Expand
  3. qBoris
    May 19, 2023
    2
    90 min game XD. Only one mission game. I checked every building in this game and took that much time.
  4. Invidious25
    Jun 3, 2022
    2
    Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes (2/10 Discount Hitman): Ground Zeroes is an extremely short prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5. While the actual gameplay is fine, everything else is extremely lacking. The entire game consists of one level with multiple selectable mission objectives. The primary story mission involves rescuing two targets from confinement and extracting them via helicopter. TheMetal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes (2/10 Discount Hitman): Ground Zeroes is an extremely short prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5. While the actual gameplay is fine, everything else is extremely lacking. The entire game consists of one level with multiple selectable mission objectives. The primary story mission involves rescuing two targets from confinement and extracting them via helicopter. The game also includes a long ending cutscene that does not convey an understandable narrative but does provide entertaining and bombastic ridiculousness. My most memorable moment with Ground Zeroes has to be escaping an explosion only to be exploded.… Expand
  5. MissDaisy
    Nov 9, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are too many games (and also the real world out there) for me to play the same game again after finishing it. I might make one exception for "Black flag" but this MGS-game is definitely not one I want to play again to find another tunnel or some item in a hidden backroom.
    It was extremely short and imho a huge waste of money.
    (Spoiler alert)
    And the ending was not exactly rewarding either.    … Expand
  6. HaywardMills
    Mar 9, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hearing Sutherlands voice coming out of Snake's mouth is infuriating. While there is an excuse for this in Phantom Pain, it doesn't fly here. Kojima used the same Japanese voice actor consistently. Perhaps this a cultural difference, but he didn't understand how english speaking audiences associate the character with the voice actor. Additionally Snake doesn't behave like Big Boss, but rather a selfish Sutherland who's creative input is to 'seem cool' not by acting cool, but by making other characters idiotic. The idea that anyone would follow this man is ludicrous.

    If you don't care about any of that - MGS has the best stealth gameplay of all time, hands down, & this is an excellent demo for The Phantom Pain.    … Expand
  7. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    4
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Stealthy/Third Person Shooter Was it fun? It seemed interesting but I just couldn’t get into it. Are there any similar games? It reminded me of Mission Impossible for the N64. A stealthy shooter that I just couldn’t get into. Favorite Character? The game is so short there is no character development. Favorite World/Stage? There was only    What Kind of Adventure?

    Stealthy/Third Person Shooter

    Was it fun?

    It seemed interesting but I just couldn’t get into it.

    Are there any similar games?

    It reminded me of Mission Impossible for the N64. A stealthy shooter that I just couldn’t get into.

    Favorite Character?

    The game is so short there is no character development.

    Favorite World/Stage?

    There was only one stage or location.

    Would you play it again?

    No, I just didn’t care for the game.

    Any Complaints?

    I thought it was really hard and there wasn’t much of an introduction or anything. It just through you into the gameplay and having never played a Metal Gear Solid game before, I didn’t know what to do.

    How many hours did you play it?

    I tried for a couple hours and I just couldn’t beat the first and only mission so I stopped.    … Expand
  8. TobiasKen
    Jun 19, 2018
    3
    I literally do not understand why this game is getting so many positive reviews on Metacritic. This game is utterly pathetic.

    I would give this game the normal review that I usually do, but I don't think there's enough content to make a proper judgement. I'm lucky I got this game for free as a monthly PS-Plus game, because I would be feeling very ripped off if I purchased this game    I literally do not understand why this game is getting so many positive reviews on Metacritic. This game is utterly pathetic.

    I would give this game the normal review that I usually do, but I don't think there's enough content to make a proper judgement.

    I'm lucky I got this game for free as a monthly PS-Plus game, because I would be feeling very ripped off if I purchased this game at the asking price.

    It takes about 50 minutes to beat the game. It's literally shorter than Snipperclips cut in half. The 50 minutes of gametime are fun, which is why I'm giving it 3 points.

    3/10. Pathetic. Not worth your time. Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  9. Henriquez94
    Jun 5, 2018
    4
    Metal Gear V: Ground Zeroes, no vale la pena por si solo, demasiado corto, creo que el juego lo puedes terminar en 1 hora, para nada rejugable, creo que Konami hizo muy mal en vender esto, pudo ver sido una demo tecnica o beta abierta, cerrada, pero no venderlo por $40.00.
    Y lo peor de todo que una parte de la historia iba en este titulo, si luego quieres jugar al the phanton pain, que    Metal Gear V: Ground Zeroes, no vale la pena por si solo, demasiado corto, creo que el juego lo puedes terminar en 1 hora, para nada rejugable, creo que Konami hizo muy mal en vender esto, pudo ver sido una demo tecnica o beta abierta, cerrada, pero no venderlo por $40.00.
    Y lo peor de todo que una parte de la historia iba en este titulo, si luego quieres jugar al the phanton pain, que barbaros, y de colmo, lanzan una complete edition, con ambos titulos por menos de $50.00.
    NO RECOMENDABLE.    … Expand
  10. Nel
    Jan 10, 2017
    2
    Really short, and there is no real reason to buy this. It's basically a demo for the real game, if you bought this and liked it I recommend you trying the real game.
  11. Jaga-9403
    Dec 11, 2016
    3
    La forma perfecta de estafar y aprovecharse de todo fan de esta saga.
    Entre 1 y 2 horas de juego que vale $40 o $50, que tanto misiones secundarias, añadidos como principal se desarrollan en el mismo puto mapa de mierda.
    Graficamente de la pasada generacion, jugabilidad nada innovador, eso si ka JP Snake, es inmortal jajaja, por mas que te disparen en dificultad dificil no muere xD,    La forma perfecta de estafar y aprovecharse de todo fan de esta saga.
    Entre 1 y 2 horas de juego que vale $40 o $50, que tanto misiones secundarias, añadidos como principal se desarrollan en el mismo puto mapa de mierda.
    Graficamente de la pasada generacion, jugabilidad nada innovador, eso si ka JP Snake, es inmortal jajaja, por mas que te disparen en dificultad dificil no muere xD, decepcioante.
    Y lo mas gracioso si no juegas este prologo no entendaras un factor importante que dara inicio al phanton pain jajaja lamentable.    … Expand
  12. LoBo2181
    May 8, 2016
    4
    es una simple misión, con un único mapa sumamente pequeño, para obtener el 100% en el juego te obliga a que hagas las misiones secundarias ya que en la principal no te dan todos los cassets, y HIdeo ahora es parte de una misión.
  13. jessda123
    Jan 1, 2016
    4
    THIS IS A DEMO, MGS Ground Zeroes is an absolute joke, and may set a worrying precedent in the games industry.

    If we, as consumers, support this kind of nonsense, it sends a clear message to publishers that they can charge £30-40 (at launch) for 2hrs worth of game! In no other entertainment industry would this be accepted. And all these positive reviews have missed the point    THIS IS A DEMO, MGS Ground Zeroes is an absolute joke, and may set a worrying precedent in the games industry.

    If we, as consumers, support this kind of nonsense, it sends a clear message to publishers that they can charge £30-40 (at launch) for 2hrs worth of game! In no other entertainment industry would this be accepted.

    And all these positive reviews have missed the point entirely, is it a good demo? yes. But its still just a DEMO.    … Expand
  14. SportsareCrap
    Dec 27, 2015
    0
    Gameplay: 1 (Unplayable)
    Fun: 1 (You can't Have Fun)
    Story: 5 (Story is After World War 2)
    Cast: 7 (Great)
    Score: 0/10 (Due to no Easy Mode for me Only Hard Mode Unlocked from Start)

    Overrated By All should got less then 7.8s
  15. dacritic82
    Aug 26, 2015
    4
    I'm giving this game a 4 because I feel insulted. It's not a game, it's a SHORT DEMO. It took me 86 minutes to beat (and that's because I suck). A Metal Gear savvy can complete this thing in less than 45 minutes. No game that takes more time to download that to beat deserves to be called "a game."

    It's one mission with two objectives, and that's it. One cutscene at the beginning and    I'm giving this game a 4 because I feel insulted. It's not a game, it's a SHORT DEMO. It took me 86 minutes to beat (and that's because I suck). A Metal Gear savvy can complete this thing in less than 45 minutes. No game that takes more time to download that to beat deserves to be called "a game."

    It's one mission with two objectives, and that's it. One cutscene at the beginning and another at the end... and Hideo Kojima's name all over the place. We get it, dude, you did this.

    Graphics are good and the voice acting too. I spend most of my time hiding, trying not to be seen. Once I discovered that you can just run past your enemies and that they'll eventually lose sight of you, it was a piece of cake.    … Expand
  16. TheGooberman
    Aug 23, 2015
    4
    They played us like a DAMN FIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. ilushka
    Jul 29, 2015
    2
    It's a very bad game. I never would have bought it with my money. Terrible gameplay, strange shooting, unremarkable graphics. Whether the story even longer, she would not have been better.
  18. OptiMystik
    Jun 24, 2015
    3
    It's a real shame for MGS Series. Weak gameplay mechanics + stupid AI. Dead open world. You can stand and shoot absolutely every solder from one position without any cover. No stealth reqired. MGS4 gameplay was almost the same, but You walked through the corridor locations and watched outstanding video, but in MGSV you take a risk of feel bored at this dead open world while searching nextIt's a real shame for MGS Series. Weak gameplay mechanics + stupid AI. Dead open world. You can stand and shoot absolutely every solder from one position without any cover. No stealth reqired. MGS4 gameplay was almost the same, but You walked through the corridor locations and watched outstanding video, but in MGSV you take a risk of feel bored at this dead open world while searching next video. If complete The Phantom Pain will be made in the same key, I will recommend to play it on YouTube with a popcorn. Kojima is cool at videomontage and storybuilding, but gameplay mechanics is very weak.… Expand
  19. solsunforge
    Jun 19, 2015
    3
    I consider myself a pretty big metal gear fan. Ive played almost every one of them including the ones on nintendo. This game was Terrible it is absolutely not metal gear . The sneaking was pretty irrelevant as it devolved into a john woo movie often. The controls were great and the graphics are amazing. If this was anything but a Metal Gear id probably give it a 6 or 7 but the Metal GearI consider myself a pretty big metal gear fan. Ive played almost every one of them including the ones on nintendo. This game was Terrible it is absolutely not metal gear . The sneaking was pretty irrelevant as it devolved into a john woo movie often. The controls were great and the graphics are amazing. If this was anything but a Metal Gear id probably give it a 6 or 7 but the Metal Gear standard is pretty high and this game never even approaches the bar. If you are a true Metal Gear fan and not some young kid who doesnt know any better this is not for you. You will be disappointed and ashamed. Another thing when you stream the game on twitch it goes to the blue security screen so everyone watching you play the whole game dont even get to see the ending So **** this game… Expand
  20. Turbodowg
    Jun 19, 2015
    2
    I've ever been a massive fan of the MetalGear series. I don't like the overly long cut scenes and ridiculously bad plot and characters, but I thought I'd give this a go. Luckily I didn't pay for it as it was free on PS+ this month. Playing made me wonder why this demo wasn't free to start with.

    As a kid you would get demo discs on the front of magazines with one level from a game/s on    I've ever been a massive fan of the MetalGear series. I don't like the overly long cut scenes and ridiculously bad plot and characters, but I thought I'd give this a go. Luckily I didn't pay for it as it was free on PS+ this month. Playing made me wonder why this demo wasn't free to start with.

    As a kid you would get demo discs on the front of magazines with one level from a game/s on the disk so you get an idea of what the game was like. I really miss those days as it was so fun going through 20 demos in a night finding out first hand which games were worth buying in full. Now we are insulted by having to pay for a single level just to get taster of the game.

    Like I said, luckily I dint pay for it. The graphics, although very nice (technically) don't do anything for me because the setting, characters and scenery are so dull. Seen it all before. Military base, buildings, concrete, jeep, barrels, yawn. There's nothing new or mildly interesting to make the graphics stand out.

    Gameplay is very weak, like a poor mans version of the now very outdated Splinter Cell. Controls are bad, weapons have less damage than pellet guns and enemy AI is either extremely stupid or knows exactly where you are? It makes no sense. Snake's movements are clunky and fiddly reminding me of the early Resident Evil games.

    Snake as a character is laughable. Based on Kurt Russell in Escape from New York means I cant ever take him seriously as the film was so bad. The story is non existent and the map is small with little to actually do.

    I cant recommend this game to anyone apart from Metal Gear fanboys who clearly get something I don't.    … Expand
  21. tdebug
    Jun 13, 2015
    2
    This is demo and only make sense when free and if you're fun of the series. DO NOT pay a penny for it, as it worth nothing. I would really ask Sony publisher what they were thinking when releasing this kind of tech previews as a full game to be sold even at half price of real games.
  22. True_Reclaimer
    Jun 2, 2015
    0
    Got this short demo for free from PS+... WAIT IDIOTS ACTUALLY PAID $$ FOR THIS DEMO?? Probably one of the only games more disappointing and shorter than Destiny
  23. ddavvee
    Apr 3, 2015
    3
    i was aware this was a demo of sorts (although it wasn't ostensibly advertised that way if you ask me) and that i was probably being ripped off ($30 are you f*cking kidding me?), but what disappointed me the most was the fact that there is only one map in the entire game. 5 missions on the same map - not even close to being open world. a touch of the open world of phantom pain is what ii was aware this was a demo of sorts (although it wasn't ostensibly advertised that way if you ask me) and that i was probably being ripped off ($30 are you f*cking kidding me?), but what disappointed me the most was the fact that there is only one map in the entire game. 5 missions on the same map - not even close to being open world. a touch of the open world of phantom pain is what i think most people were hoping for. the missions got old pretty quick because of the redundant environment. decent gameplay, not great. the controls are a bit inconsistent, eg first person aiming while crouching or prone by ledges or mounds of dirt will work sometimes but not others, getting in and out of vehicles is not as fluid as it should be, the AI is very weak. adding an option for gameplay without the cheesy music would've been a nice touch, but alas, you're forced into hearing the soundtrack. i have huge expectations for phantom pain, and i'm sure it will be awesome, i'm just sad we weren't able to get a proper taste of it in ground zeroes.… Expand
  24. abasche
    Mar 25, 2015
    4
    It took me 53 minutes to complete the main mission. There are five or so "side missions" USING THE SAME MAP. That's it, that's the entire "game". Yes, the voice acting, graphics, gameplay etc are outstanding. But to market this as a full game is very deceptive.
  25. DarekBaird
    Jan 26, 2015
    4
    Okay let me just say that gameplay wise this game is pretty good. The running animation is weird to watch and it is incredibly easy to be spotted. Of course that is why this game is out to help us with the open stealth style of gameplay. There is sadly a lack of the CODEC system which is kinda sad for a fan of this game since the original MGS. The graphics are great and the options forOkay let me just say that gameplay wise this game is pretty good. The running animation is weird to watch and it is incredibly easy to be spotted. Of course that is why this game is out to help us with the open stealth style of gameplay. There is sadly a lack of the CODEC system which is kinda sad for a fan of this game since the original MGS. The graphics are great and the options for infiltrating the camp are pretty varied. There are collectables and some bonus missions to keep you playing for another hour and a half or so. But that is a problem in its own. The game is extremely short, even my sister who is not the best gamer out there beat the first mission in two hours and twelve minutes. In total it took her about four and a half hours to beat the game. It took me about three. So to sum up the positives are graphics, fun, and makes me really want the Phantom Pain. The negatives are animations on running, controls feel a little stiff, lack of content for price, and no CODEC. Also as a side note oddly enough when interrogating enemies Big Bosses voice is audio but the answer the enemy your interrogating is just text at the bottom of the screen. I got this game at just 15.99 American dollars which is better then the thirty some paid but still not as good as Dead Rising: Case Zero which was only five dollars and took me about an hour or two more than this game. If looking for a more in depth review check out my youtube channel Darek Baird. The review will be out by Wensday January 28,2015… Expand
  26. arcangel
    Jan 13, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MGS GZ is not a game it is not a demo either, it is like a opening to a superhero show where the hero beats up other small time villains before getting to the main bad guy (skull face). There is no reason to buy this unless you are a hardcore MGS fan. There is no story here, you break into a base and you pick up Paz and Chico. You figure out Paz has a bomb and she dies jumping out of the chopper to save big boss' life. Then the credits roll. The overall gameplay is stellar, the stealth aspects of the game are incredible and the game is a marvel to look at (unless you look very closely at the walls and floors). The main mission can be beaten in a span of 10 minutes and the side missions are boring. All you do is rescue another guy or kill two guys or blow up some turrets. You have to collect various XOF patches to unlock the last two missions and it just feels like padding. This game is worth 5 dollars no more. While I am confident that the phantom pain will be an amazing game that will blow minds. However stay away from this title or wait until a price drop.… Expand
  27. KIUPW
    Oct 2, 2014
    0
    I don't feel like I can give a demo that is trying to be sold as a game anything more than 0, What's there is great, but this was clearly just the first mission cut out of TPP (I'll actually go into a few points that show that this just the first mission taken out) with a few extra generic missions added in order to make people think it's an actual game. Now many people will argue thatI don't feel like I can give a demo that is trying to be sold as a game anything more than 0, What's there is great, but this was clearly just the first mission cut out of TPP (I'll actually go into a few points that show that this just the first mission taken out) with a few extra generic missions added in order to make people think it's an actual game. Now many people will argue that this isn't a demo but there's a few factors that just scream unfinished. First off, tons of features that were in older MGS games ( even ones in PW and MGS3) are missing from GZ (knocking, the box, hidding in trash bins, etc) now you could argue that they were just taken out of the franchise as a whole, but these basic features of MGS are all coming back in TPP which we have seen in the recent tgs/e3 demos, the second factor which was just a slap in the face from kojima, is that all the side missions are just the backbones of what you would expect to see in a MGS game like a retrieve intel, find target, destroy enemy base guns, and a full blown action rescue mission.… Expand
  28. Aparik
    Aug 29, 2014
    0
    Terrible! This word fits most for what Kojima delivered here. I played all the MGS-Series Games except Phantom Pain and this was by far the worst. The Graphics and Physics are good, but not perfect and in no way as good as MGS4 felt on PS3 years ago. They Gameplay is boring and doesnt feel like MGS anymore, since the Codec is gone, the old map is gone and David Hayter was replaced by someTerrible! This word fits most for what Kojima delivered here. I played all the MGS-Series Games except Phantom Pain and this was by far the worst. The Graphics and Physics are good, but not perfect and in no way as good as MGS4 felt on PS3 years ago. They Gameplay is boring and doesnt feel like MGS anymore, since the Codec is gone, the old map is gone and David Hayter was replaced by some random dude.

    I played Last of Us before this and have to say, that the stealth gameplay in Last of us was better than here. So it wouldnt have been a good game even if it was longer than 30 Minutes. But not only it plays bad, it also is freakin' short! After i've stealthed for the first few minutes and it bored the **** out of me i just shot all the enemies down and completed the main-storyline in under half an hour.

    I still have hopes that MGS5 will somehow be good but for sure i will not since i will not support the sellout of Kojima.    … Expand
  29. Jdigits
    Aug 25, 2014
    3
    While i very much enjoyed playing this game, $50 for a game that took me about 2hrs to complete is not acceptable. This should very clearly been released as a demo
  30. bioxtreme757
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    If you are reading this review then you are one of the unfortunate people that have been robbed by the developers of Ground Zeroes and all I can say is that I am sorry for you and I know how you feel.
    The game itself is the shortest game in the history of all games, it takes you up to one hour to finish the game, and that is if you actually die over and over, which is unlikely to happen    If you are reading this review then you are one of the unfortunate people that have been robbed by the developers of Ground Zeroes and all I can say is that I am sorry for you and I know how you feel.
    The game itself is the shortest game in the history of all games, it takes you up to one hour to finish the game, and that is if you actually die over and over, which is unlikely to happen because the game is too easy. In essence we have paid for a demo, and yet there are plenty of hardcore fans that refuse to admit it, and because of them I am afraid that this wont be the last time we will pay for a demo unless we seriously boycott this game and start acting against these developers that think that they can make us pay for demos and beta versions of their games. Be warned that if this gets out of hand and we let Kojima get away with this all companies will ask for money even when viewing a trailer of their game.
    The game itself is good, however the length makes it one of the worth games out there today, being only second to Rambo The Video Game.    … Expand
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. Thunderbolt
    Jul 3, 2014
    60
    There might be an interesting game in this engine, but it’s not here, not yet, and as a result Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is at best a very expensive demo that should only be approached with the lowest expectations.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    60
    Newbies will be lost, veterans not satisfied. It’s firing on all cylinders but the rounds don’t last. Nice showcase of the new engine, though. [Issue#241]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    85
    Short but oh so sweet! [Apr 2014]
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