Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6369 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 640 out of 6369
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  1. Mindurbidniss
    Aug 15, 2023
    3
    The level of repetition here will have you burnt out in this game within the first hour. Essentially keep visiting the same few maps with a different objective each time. There also seems to be a story somewhere in here, but it's so lackluster and threadbare that you'll be playing for the gameplay alone. Spoiler alert, this game plays like it's on the PS3. Stiff movement and controls breakThe level of repetition here will have you burnt out in this game within the first hour. Essentially keep visiting the same few maps with a different objective each time. There also seems to be a story somewhere in here, but it's so lackluster and threadbare that you'll be playing for the gameplay alone. Spoiler alert, this game plays like it's on the PS3. Stiff movement and controls break any sense of immersion you feel. Also the empty, open worlds offer nothing of interest but eye candy. Overall this game is such a disappointment and glaring step down from the established franchise. Finally, there's no true ending. It was cut content, so that pretty much gives you an idea of what you're getting here as far as quality.… Expand
  2. somovbiu
    Jun 30, 2023
    4
    First of all, if you have to play this game, then watch video guides for every mission, it's really not worth it to explore, this game doesn't reward you for exploration, and if you don't read guides, you are gonna be stuck.

    For a stealth-heavy game, it sucks: - Most of the missions are time-sensitive, you can't just sit back and make plans to take out enemies silently. The game    First of all, if you have to play this game, then watch video guides for every mission, it's really not worth it to explore, this game doesn't reward you for exploration, and if you don't read guides, you are gonna be stuck.

    For a stealth-heavy game, it sucks:

    - Most of the missions are time-sensitive, you can't just sit back and make plans to take out enemies silently. The game doesn't tell you about the time limit, but after a while, it will fail.
    - The dumbest way to take cover: face the camera to the wall and push forward. which leads to the next dumbest point
    - If you are close to an enemy, you need to take cover and then use binoculars. If you just prone and take out your binoculars you'll be seen. Makes no f-ing sense whatsoever.
    - You can't change equipment on the run. You have to stupidly wait for the supply drop. Not to mention choosing the supply is a pain the ass. What the F is the excuse for not pausing the game when using iDroid if we are playing offline?
    - sliding down the pipe will kill you, why the F implement it then?

    For non-stealth missions, it sucks even harder, most of the missions need one kind of gimmick or another. Nothing is intuitive and nothing makes sense.

    This game is developed by a Japanese freak, I don't even want to name him. You play one of his games, you play them all. They are all complicated in the same way, yet they are all wonky in the same way.    … Expand
  3. mitertc73
    May 14, 2023
    0
    this game is plain sttupid and really horrible, i can not understand how this crap could be liked by even a single person ?????
  4. Supahgloo
    Mar 23, 2023
    0
    As a metal gear fan, the series ended at peace walker for me. Why Hideo Kojima decided to replace David Hayter with Keifer Sutherland will always be a disappointment for me. If I wanted to read an audio book then I would.
  5. Dannyex10
    Nov 8, 2022
    4
    very good missions, well done combat system and good graphics but the open world feels dead and can make you melancholy
  6. Realistic123456
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    Game is ok at one point but then its absolute unrealistic garbage. Imagine things happens like when enemy sees you and shoot you threw tent and your tank flips over a fist size rock u get nerve break down.I really tolerate game bulls*it but this one got it to the top!!!!!!!!!!@
  7. videogamingtown
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    I hate the mission select format it kills all immersion , this isn't a metal gear game that i loved through childhood.
  8. Robephiles
    Jul 27, 2022
    3
    to be honest here, this is the only Metal Gear game I have ever played, and it probably isn't the place to start. However, I am going to say that the thing that killed this game for me was its pretentiousness. The opening segment in the hospital was one of the most tedious things I have ever been forced to play in a game, and the fact that it forces you to do it as the opening isto be honest here, this is the only Metal Gear game I have ever played, and it probably isn't the place to start. However, I am going to say that the thing that killed this game for me was its pretentiousness. The opening segment in the hospital was one of the most tedious things I have ever been forced to play in a game, and the fact that it forces you to do it as the opening is unforgivable.

    The thing I couldn;t stand about the game is the incredible pretentiousness coupled with its utter vacousness. After playing this game, I pormised myself to never play a Kojima game again, though I sometimes get tempted to play Death Stranding, because ir looks so weird. The dude doesn;t know how to get out of his own way.

    I did love the actual stealth gameplay of the game, but the base part of the game made it unbearbale me, and I had to endure unskippable cutscenes and incredibly clueless sexiest treatment of female characters. I just couldn;t do it.    … Expand
  9. maxpain9999
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    Very disappointing, was glad to uninstall it and move on to another game. Developers missed the point on this, seemed like a confusing bunch of ideas thrown together. Completely UNFUN.
    Buy only if under $10. Issues -
    Controls are so so Missions are very similar and monotonous Graphics are monotonous, same scenery all the time Many ideas in this game seem to have little or no real    Very disappointing, was glad to uninstall it and move on to another game. Developers missed the point on this, seemed like a confusing bunch of ideas thrown together. Completely UNFUN.
    Buy only if under $10. Issues -
    Controls are so so
    Missions are very similar and monotonous
    Graphics are monotonous, same scenery all the time
    Many ideas in this game seem to have little or no real purpose. Game is over complicated with extra's(tapes, base building, extra units, missions behind the scenes by your units)
    Not linear
    Pacing is slow
    Structure is completely absent
    Just a bunch of similar missions
    REALLY monotonous. The worst menu ever for a pc game.    … Expand
  10. yurivital
    Mar 25, 2022
    3
    Not a metal gear game...is a peace of **** open world. Please...bring back the real metal gear.
  11. Xpem
    Mar 10, 2022
    4
    A primeira parte é até boa, daria uns 7 para ela. Mas a segunda parte é uma repetição da segunda, só que mais difícil. Isso torna as missões que já sao meio limitadas em voce invadir um determinado lugar, ainda mais cansativas e frustrantes. O mapa aberto é morto, e toda vez que voce quer se deslocar, equipar outra arma ou ir para uma próxima missão, tem que chamar um helicóptero e esperarA primeira parte é até boa, daria uns 7 para ela. Mas a segunda parte é uma repetição da segunda, só que mais difícil. Isso torna as missões que já sao meio limitadas em voce invadir um determinado lugar, ainda mais cansativas e frustrantes. O mapa aberto é morto, e toda vez que voce quer se deslocar, equipar outra arma ou ir para uma próxima missão, tem que chamar um helicóptero e esperar a boa vontade dele vir te pegar. Em resumo: Inicio bom, 8 horas boas jogando, mas depois é só enrolação. Não entendo como elogiam tanto um jogo tão cheio de falhas.… Expand
  12. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    3
    Konami should put more money on their games and not on game journalists. Also, good riddance for Kojima, he kept making the series worse and worse, especially the more control he had over the project.

    What can I say? It's embarrassing that a game like this is even in the top 200 games of metacritic. Unfinished, uninispired, absolutely no care put into anything other than gameplay, the    Konami should put more money on their games and not on game journalists. Also, good riddance for Kojima, he kept making the series worse and worse, especially the more control he had over the project.

    What can I say? It's embarrassing that a game like this is even in the top 200 games of metacritic. Unfinished, uninispired, absolutely no care put into anything other than gameplay, the story feels like a bad fanfiction written in the early 2000s, the main voice actor replaced in a disgusting fashion after almost 20 years of voicing the character...

    The gameplay is good, not amazing, just good, but what is the point, if what awaits you after it is an empty soulless base riddled with free-to-play mobile app mechanics and the entire game is worse than FFX-2's "open the map and go do a quest there, then come back to the ship".

    A disgrace to the series, literally the worst way to end it on, and I hope it stays dead. MGS4 was the only end we needed.    … Expand
  13. KeylorCR2005
    Jul 17, 2021
    0
    Un juego que si no es un metal gear habitual es un juego que disfrutas siendo fan de la saga o no la historia entretenida sin muchos revueltos y el final que explica muchas preguntas pasadas de la franquisia
  14. psyctor88
    Mar 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kojima is a **** makes us start all over again the gigantic missions when we die, it makes us very angry, why don't you give the option to save your child at any time from a disgraced prostitute?… Expand
  15. Pokemonmaster3
    Feb 10, 2021
    1
    I was crouched behind a wall and he stood up slightly to look at his phone, leading to my detection by the enemy. Why the hell would you stand up to look at your phone. That is the most retarded thing I have ever thought of in my entire life.
  16. Kadirov
    Jan 4, 2021
    0
    Я уверяю вас - вы уже играли в эту игру несколько сотен раз, даже если вы никогда её не запускали. Просто вас ждёт тот же самый геймплей, что и тысячах других подобных игр. Как в это говно наиграть более 20 минут - мне не ясно. Меня не хватило и на 10, я просто не мог терпеть этот уебищный геймплей, мне было плохо, я альт-табался каждые 2 минуты от скуки, чтобы в очередной раз проверитьЯ уверяю вас - вы уже играли в эту игру несколько сотен раз, даже если вы никогда её не запускали. Просто вас ждёт тот же самый геймплей, что и тысячах других подобных игр. Как в это говно наиграть более 20 минут - мне не ясно. Меня не хватило и на 10, я просто не мог терпеть этот уебищный геймплей, мне было плохо, я альт-табался каждые 2 минуты от скуки, чтобы в очередной раз проверить соц-сети.… Expand
  17. yaminotenshi
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    the game is devastating boring and repetitive, the story is just stupid, with weak characters and lame plot. the open world is completely empty, and there is literally nothing to do, except hiding behind rocks waiting the alarm goes down.

    really tedious game.
  18. kryzak
    Nov 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know the MGS series require a certain taste in video games, and I did enjoy MGS IV, even though those cutscenes were a bit long and dragged on a bit. After seeing how good the reviews were for MGS V, I got it. The intro was definitely interesting but after a few hours of playing the game, it was not only frustrating because the controls weren't very precise (hit a bottle and the entire complex discovered me) or the fights weren't that interesting. The story got even weirder and I gave up after about 5 or so hours of playing it. This is definitely NOT a must play and you gotta really LOVE the series to like this game.… Expand
  19. xG4M3R4LYF3x
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The twist sucks alot. Like alot alot. Its really bad. So bad i don't even know what to say… Expand
  20. yuanfanz
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    Not playing a game, more like watching a movie, a bad one. Camera angle is ridiculous to move around.
  21. giopi
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    El juego de sigilo es bueno, pero ya no es juego de metal gear. Siento que perdieron la vision de la franquicia por las ganas de innovar, si la gente lo que buscaba en MG era una buena historia, acá no se va a encontrar.
  22. NoneUser
    Jul 16, 2020
    4
    В геймплейном плане игра отличная, однако, помимо этого имеет гору недостатков:
    - Половины сюжета, как и миссий в игре нет, их просто забыли добавить, так же как и концовку.
    - Игра принуждает к донату: если вы заходите разрабатывать новые интересные гаджеты на поздних этапах игры, вам понадобятся хорошие сотрудники или большая их численность. Но в игре есть большая проблема с хорошими    В геймплейном плане игра отличная, однако, помимо этого имеет гору недостатков:
    - Половины сюжета, как и миссий в игре нет, их просто забыли добавить, так же как и концовку.
    - Игра принуждает к донату: если вы заходите разрабатывать новые интересные гаджеты на поздних этапах игры, вам понадобятся хорошие сотрудники или большая их численность. Но в игре есть большая проблема с хорошими сотрудниками - их почти невозможно получить без многочасового фарма. Если же вы решитесь брать количеством, а не качеством - вас ждет полтора месяца ожидания, пока вам накапает ГБ монет на постройку новой акватории. Ахуенное геймплейное решение.
    - Разработка новых гаджетов может занимать до целой реальной недели. Знаете почему? Чтобы вы донатили на ускорение разработки.
    - В онлайн режиме наблюдаются бесконечные баги и вылеты: охраники могут спавниться у вас за спиной, видеть вас через стены, очки за прохождение миссий фоб могут не начисляться, а миссии по проникновению на чужую базу просто вылетают во время их прохождения - без причины, просто потому что у Конами отвратительные сервера.
    - Баланс в онлайн режиме ужасный - невозможно найти соперника с подходящим тебе уровнем базы, постоянно попадаются люди, у которых уровень базы ниже твоей на уровней 20-30.
    Итого: Одиночная игра получается 5/10, так как это половина игры, а онлайн режим ФОБ - 3/10 из-за идиотов, которые решили запихнуть в платную игру донат и этим сломали баланс. Общая оценка 4/10, геймплейно игра великолепна, но в остальных аспектах - всё плохо.    … Expand
  23. lucker0k
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Тупое говно тупого говна. Унылое дерьмо в открытом мире под соусом кривого стелса.
    Игра делает все возможное, чтобы вы не получали никакого удовольствия. Одни и те же монотонные действия в большинстве миссий. Одна из самых переоцененных игр, если не самая.    Тупое говно тупого говна. Унылое дерьмо в открытом мире под соусом кривого стелса.
    Игра делает все возможное, чтобы вы не получали никакого удовольствия. Одни и те же монотонные действия в большинстве миссий. Одна из самых переоцененных игр, если не самая.
  24. Chrisabc
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is basically a constant repetition. And the part with the child soldiers just seemed like some crazed 14-year old animé-fan wrote it.… Expand
  25. MissDove
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    It's not ok for a full priced game to include micro-transactions that affect main story progress. What's even less ok, is finding out about said microtransactions AFTER buying the game because neither the game nor the reviews warn you about them.
  26. angry_farmer
    May 27, 2020
    0
    ridiculous missions, intrusive cut scenes, bad gameplay...if this wasn't a metal gear game it would be trashed all over the internet
  27. SplitMind
    Apr 30, 2020
    4
    This game is simply awful. I have my grievances with all MGS games but I played them all the way through. In this one I rage quit before I even finished the hospital section. I spent more time looking at loading screens and cut scenes than I did playing the game. Plus my character kept walking forward of his own volition, rendering the game near unplayable in itself. Avoid this wastelandThis game is simply awful. I have my grievances with all MGS games but I played them all the way through. In this one I rage quit before I even finished the hospital section. I spent more time looking at loading screens and cut scenes than I did playing the game. Plus my character kept walking forward of his own volition, rendering the game near unplayable in itself. Avoid this wasteland of disappointment, even though it looks nice.… Expand
  28. MeshariAmz
    Apr 15, 2020
    4
    Diassapointing end for one of the most great series of game viedo.
    Became an unrelated missions.
    I expect it foucus on the big boss familly story. Snake liqued solidus
  29. CeLeBusk
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    I opened the game was watching retarded unskippable and supper slow cinematic for half an hour, then I slammed my desk and deleted the game...
  30. Gamepro3093
    Apr 12, 2020
    1
    Must play?! Yeah right! All you need to know is that the only good part of this game is chapter 1. The rest sucks Ocelots revolver. It’s basically one of the single most repetitive and boring games ever where the boring and tedious gameplay supersedes the plot. The plot is probably the weakest of the series. Yes, more weak than Big Boss hatching a scheme to kill his operatives to falsifyMust play?! Yeah right! All you need to know is that the only good part of this game is chapter 1. The rest sucks Ocelots revolver. It’s basically one of the single most repetitive and boring games ever where the boring and tedious gameplay supersedes the plot. The plot is probably the weakest of the series. Yes, more weak than Big Boss hatching a scheme to kill his operatives to falsify documents or having to kill your own mentor as a secret ploy for the CIA to use you killing her to prevent world war 3. This game also messes up the already convoluted timeline by suddenly saying the Big Boss you fought in Metal Gear was a “Phantom “. Something never mentioned before in the roughly 30 years to the date of this games release in any of the previous games. Not even in 4 by the man himself. No no. He acts entirely like he was there twice. Don’t waste over 60 hours of your time on this lazy cash grab.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. Polygon
    Dec 3, 2015
    90
    If this is where Kojima does finally leave the series he created, it will be a bittersweet send-off, both for Big Boss and one of gaming's most intriguing auteurs.
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  2. Time
    Nov 10, 2015
    100
    The holy grail of world-building games, it’s argued, is a black box that lets players do as they like with minimal handholding. Pliability with just the right measure of accountability. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a tactical stealth simulation wrapped in a colossal resource management puzzle inside a love letter to theatrical inscrutability, comes the closest of any game I’ve yet played to realizing that ideal.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 5, 2015
    91
    There’s no denying the Game of the Year potential of The Phantom Pain. The campaign is absolutely massive, it’s almost too much to cope. That being said, Chapter II is a huge let-down and feels like artificial padding. Still, this is about as good as tactical espionage operations can get in a video game. [Oct 2015]
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