Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  2. BrianDavid94
    Aug 31, 2023
    7
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find somethingQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (8) Very Good. Innovated, but perhaps not in the right choice for everyone. This score indicates that there are many good things to be had, but arguable so.

    (-1) Unfinished Game

    This is my first and I guess final Metal Gear Solid game. Story is intriguing but unfinished due to the developer inhouse fight so just left still twiddling your thumbs trying to understand the story. Gameplay, upgrades, content, and characters are all great and this game could have easily been a masterpiece if it was finished. I wish they added a little more stealth mechanics since once you're spotted, it's hard to hide since there aren't many hiding spots in a camp which is weird since I thought this game focus was stealth. There is also a lot of empty space in this open world which isn't a bad thing since it makes it feel more realistic. A lot of developer fill up their open world with random events every mile and it's annoying.    … Expand
  3. JrDouble
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    Definitely not as good as Metal Gear Solid 4, but ok overall. Something about this game feels very disconnected and the story feels like an afterthought. Like a series of online missions with way too many mechanics added in to feel like a true Metal Gear Solid game. Not Kojima's best work and definitely a struggle to get through while staying engaged, but fun to play the odd mission beforeDefinitely not as good as Metal Gear Solid 4, but ok overall. Something about this game feels very disconnected and the story feels like an afterthought. Like a series of online missions with way too many mechanics added in to feel like a true Metal Gear Solid game. Not Kojima's best work and definitely a struggle to get through while staying engaged, but fun to play the odd mission before turning it off out of boredom or frustration.… Expand
  4. tenmatt
    Jul 7, 2023
    6
    Good game form Konami.Too bad it isnt fun.Looks awesome and very indepth but theres no fun.
  5. JoseManuel10_
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami.

    + Good Graphics, The Cutscene looks great + Best Gameplay of the series - Boring Story - Skull Face Is A Weak Antagonist - Wasted Characters - There's nothing to do in Mother Base and it is boring to walk around it - Repeat Missions - Some Main    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami.

    + Good Graphics, The Cutscene looks great
    + Best Gameplay of the series
    - Boring Story
    - Skull Face Is A Weak Antagonist
    - Wasted Characters
    - There's nothing to do in Mother Base and it is boring to walk around it
    - Repeat Missions
    - Some Main Mission feels like side missions
    - Repetitive Side Missions
    - Clunky Boss Fights
    - Boring Open World
    - Fighting the Skulls are Clunky and Annoying    … Expand
  6. PhantomBuster
    May 5, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    - Amazing visuals.
    - Perfect performance (locked 60fps) - Gameplay is refined and satisfying. Cons: - Open world feels almost useless in the grand scheme of things. Empty aside from a few wandering animals and outposts. Makes travelling between objectives feel like a chore. - Story is very barebones. - The whole mother base thing is a cool concept but doesn't really bring a    Pros:
    - Amazing visuals.
    - Perfect performance (locked 60fps)
    - Gameplay is refined and satisfying.
    Cons:
    - Open world feels almost useless in the grand scheme of things. Empty aside from a few wandering animals and outposts. Makes travelling between objectives feel like a chore.
    - Story is very barebones.
    - The whole mother base thing is a cool concept but doesn't really bring a real benefit to the gameplay.
    This game is not bad. If you enjoy Metal Gear or stealth, you'll enjoy what this game has to offer. Smooth performance and great visuals complement the satisfying gameplay. However, the empty world, barebones story, and somewhat unnecessary mechanics (Mother Base) make it feel like it is FAR from its full potential.
    MGSV: TPP is a game that I found myself enjoying at times, and forcing myself to play at others.    … Expand
  7. DieterfallCZE
    Feb 1, 2023
    7
    good :)
  8. sergioN22
    Jan 23, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un METAL GEAR en toda regla es extraño y ofrece esa acción que tanto nos gusta. lastima que no lo pude jugar en su lanzamiento por falta de dinero. Pero que vale la pena haber esperado.

    Soy gran fan de la saga y de las ideas de Kojima me parece un tipo único. Obviamente le falta para ser una obra maestra y algo mas por criticar es que de pronto la historia y los sucesos del juego pudieron haber sido un poco mas elaborados. el mundo me parece muy vacío. los npcs son super torpes parecen IA super sencilla las mas de 40 misiones principales algunas están hechas solo por rellenar pero eso aun así no quita su apartado grafico es brutal sus controles son super intuitivos y una estabilidad grafica en el ps4. lo hace un juego bueno pero o una obra maestra.

    PSDT: Es mi primera reseña espero este bien redactado.    … Expand
  9. Azeemo99
    Oct 23, 2022
    6
    Core gameplay is incredible. Hands down the greatest and deepest stealth game ever made. However its confusing story, disturbing cutscenes, rather ugly aesthetics, and horrific fantasy elements rip it away from being a legendary action game.
  10. Andrew_T
    Oct 1, 2022
    5
    I knew a lot about MGS5 long before I started playing it. I have played all games in the MGS series including the portable Peace Walker, and I have delayed my MGS5 playthrough for several years after the initial reviews. Despite being a great open-world stealth action game, with flawless game design and military aesthetics, the game was said to be clearly unfinished, so I decided to skipI knew a lot about MGS5 long before I started playing it. I have played all games in the MGS series including the portable Peace Walker, and I have delayed my MGS5 playthrough for several years after the initial reviews. Despite being a great open-world stealth action game, with flawless game design and military aesthetics, the game was said to be clearly unfinished, so I decided to skip it and not get myself disappointed. But a couple of months ago I picked it up in a sale and finally decided to check it out. And oh god it is bad. The gameplay is enjoyable, yes, but what happened to MGS? Where is all the story? Why is Snake so silent most of the game? Why do the story missions just repeat themselves? You just feel like the devs had no time or money (Kojima? No time? No Money??) and they just ripped cutscenes and turned them into cassette messages. The new villain Skullface has no backstory or motivation except some anger against the English language (what?), colonel Volgin from MGS3 is back from the dead (what??), a naked sniper deprived of words can shoot a jet with a sniper rifle but can't write something down with a pen or kill a crippled wounded guy in a hospital (what???), a lot of useless hassle with kids that has no resolution whatsoever, and I can go on and on. The game literally ends with nothing as the final act with Solidus and a big mech is simply missing. That is clearly not what should be in an MGS game. Basically, it is just half a game - gameplay with little to no consistent story. And it deserves half of a score.… Expand
  11. ToniLevaner
    Sep 29, 2022
    5
    És una lástima que esta saga haiga terminado así! Un juego incompleto, repetitivo y un mundo tan vacío que aveces piensas porqué??? Aunque a mi me ha gustado, no és del todo un buen "Metal", y la trampa del "Ground Zeroe", eso de pagar un "DLC" antes de jugar al juego final.... Pues está feo. Así que 5 esta bién!
  12. Jattaman
    Sep 20, 2022
    5
    Dopo 4 capitoli bellissimi, ecco il quinto capitolo della saga, stavolta open world.
    Anzichè una trama progessiva, qui è stato preferito un approccio a singole missioni, con elementi anche gestionali.
    Trama molto più piatta di quanto ci si potesse aspettare, mondo di gioco inutilmente vasto e vuoto. Missioni ripetitive e alla lunga noiose. Persino le boss fight sono molto meno ispirate    Dopo 4 capitoli bellissimi, ecco il quinto capitolo della saga, stavolta open world.
    Anzichè una trama progessiva, qui è stato preferito un approccio a singole missioni, con elementi anche gestionali.
    Trama molto più piatta di quanto ci si potesse aspettare, mondo di gioco inutilmente vasto e vuoto.
    Missioni ripetitive e alla lunga noiose.
    Persino le boss fight sono molto meno ispirate di un qualunque altro capitolo della saga.
    Deludente, droppato dopo una decina di ore.    … Expand
  13. 613th
    Jul 11, 2022
    7
    I felt in different ways while playing this game. In the very beginning it seemed strange, then it looked great and interesting, after it became slow and a little boring, and then it agai became interesting and exciting.

    You should to understand, that it is a Japanese game, and there are people who likes such games, and there are people who not. Even if you are in the middle between    I felt in different ways while playing this game. In the very beginning it seemed strange, then it looked great and interesting, after it became slow and a little boring, and then it agai became interesting and exciting.

    You should to understand, that it is a Japanese game, and there are people who likes such games, and there are people who not. Even if you are in the middle between these two - you like it.

    I think that all of you know what is this game about, so I won't say anything about the gameplay, the characters and other things. I just can say that this game is very similar to that which I imagined in my childhood as the best game for me.
    But since the development of the game ended under certain circumstances and the whole game came out a little torn because of this, this very much undermines the legendary and cult status of this game, although it is still too multifaceted and different-sided.    … Expand
  14. chrisdan23
    Jun 8, 2022
    6
    The Phantom Pain hat bei den meisten Rezensenten Traumwertungen erhalten. Und sicherlich, die Spielmechanik eines MGS5 ist die mit Abstand beste aller Metal Gear Teile. Zum Ende der PS3 Ära waren Open World Titel zudem noch lange nicht die Regel und MGS5 war hier mit seinen riesigen Arealen sicherlich sehr weit vorne.

    Doch trotz der Masse an Content, die The Phantom Pain zu bieten hat.    The Phantom Pain hat bei den meisten Rezensenten Traumwertungen erhalten. Und sicherlich, die Spielmechanik eines MGS5 ist die mit Abstand beste aller Metal Gear Teile. Zum Ende der PS3 Ära waren Open World Titel zudem noch lange nicht die Regel und MGS5 war hier mit seinen riesigen Arealen sicherlich sehr weit vorne.

    Doch trotz der Masse an Content, die The Phantom Pain zu bieten hat. Trotz der motivierenden Basenbastelei und der ausgefeilten Stealth Mechaniken - als tatsächliche Fortsetzungen des MGS Franchise enttäuscht Phantom Pain auch in vielerlei Hinsicht. So gibt es nach einem fulminanten Prolog erst einmal einen kompletten Story Abbruch. Weitere Storyelemente werden nur sporadisch in das meist eher repetitive "Missionen abarbeiten" eingestreut. Zudem wirkt die große Open World ziemlich leer und tot. NPCs, Zivilisten gibt es auf der Map nämlich keine. Auch die Metal Gear typischen Bossfights gibt es eher selten zu sehen und diese ziehen auch lange nicht so in den Bann, wie es vorige Titel oft ausgezeichnet hat.

    Metal Gear Solid 5 ist sicherlich eine Spielwiese für Stealth begeisterte Action Gamer und ein Feuerwerk an verrückten Kojima Ideen. Doch man merkt dem Spiel seine Überambitioniertheit durchaus an. Auch, dass Kojima sein Mammut Projekt vielleicht nicht zu der Perfektion und dem Ende hat führen können, dass er sich für seine letzte Arbeit für Konami vielleicht gewünscht hätte.

    Viele Spielmechaniken sind großartig. Die KI der Gegner sucht bis heute ihresgleichen. Was andere Metal Gear Titel aber oft so speziell gemacht hat, nämlich abgedrehte Charaktere, spannende Storymissionen und eine herausragende Regie, da vermag ein Phantom Pain am hohen Niveau der Vorgänger nicht so recht anzuknüpfen. Wer also eher dies von einem Metal Gear Titel erwartet, wird vermutlich enttäuscht werden. Wer primär an gutem Gameplay interessiert ist, erhält mit Phantom Pain jedoch einen hervorragend ausbalancierten Titel, mit dem man vor allem eines kann, nämlich verdammt viel Zeit verbringen.    … Expand
  15. benyamxn
    May 13, 2022
    6
    The game runs so well, and plays and looks very decent. But I couldn't manage to make myself enjoy the game and not get tired of the gameplay loop.

    I haven't played any other games of the franchise and as a result, don't have any memories coming from Kojima games. I'm unfortunately the type of player that can't help himself but to explore and do everything a game has to offer. In the    The game runs so well, and plays and looks very decent. But I couldn't manage to make myself enjoy the game and not get tired of the gameplay loop.

    I haven't played any other games of the franchise and as a result, don't have any memories coming from Kojima games. I'm unfortunately the type of player that can't help himself but to explore and do everything a game has to offer. In the case of MGSV, that'll be all missions, side missions and practice challenges. I find the gameplay loop of calling a chopper, selecting the research stuff, crafting upgrades, listening to mission briefing, selecting the mission gear, etc. a bit too lengthy and tedious. I'm only 20ish hours into the game but I already feel kinda tired of checking mostly generic objectives off of a single map.
    I find it strange that every one of these generic missions has a director, and the list of characters featured in it; again, I'm not familiar with Kojima and how he does things, but this aspect of the game didn't appeal to me. Seemed to me they're too proud of every aspect of the game.
    I tried to give the game another chance by playing fast and crazy; but the first side mission I selected to do this, I crossed a specific part of the map that triggered the introduction sequence of the assassin girl. The fight wasn't good and I spent the whole rest of the session watching cutscenes.

    I might desperately try playing the game again, but it's really unlikely to happen.    … Expand
  16. Catharsiuse
    Jan 6, 2022
    7
    An absolute masterpiece, from the writing, to the graphics, it's some of the best
  17. arostislavna
    Dec 1, 2021
    7
    Good, but an unfinished product and marred by Kojima & KONAMI office warfare.

    Upon playing this game a lot, AI is incomplete and incredibly exploitable as well.

    A real shame that this was the end of the Metal Gear franchise.
  18. Obligaviews
    Sep 1, 2021
    7
    The game suffers from excessive traveling, then load times, then more traveling, and more load times. Story so far has been the best part of the game, but apparently that falls apart in the second half.

    The stealth mechanics are just passable, but important bits are broken. Wall hug/snap seems to have a 1/2 chance of working. You'll be crouch-walking at a wall, and Snake will just    The game suffers from excessive traveling, then load times, then more traveling, and more load times. Story so far has been the best part of the game, but apparently that falls apart in the second half.

    The stealth mechanics are just passable, but important bits are broken. Wall hug/snap seems to have a 1/2 chance of working. You'll be crouch-walking at a wall, and Snake will just happily pass right by and get himself spotted. Other times, you'll just be trying to sneak through a doorway, and Snake decides it's about time to get stuck on the edge of the frame. And again, you're spotted and have to restart. You cannot crawl under railings. Snake loves to slam doors open, even when you're crouch-walking through them. You cannot actually determine when an enemy will realistically see you or not based on things like lighting, stance, distance. It may as well just be random, as there's absolutely no consistency from what I've experienced. Enemies can only be 'held up' if you approach from behind, which again, makes absolutely no sense. Instead, you have to make your own workaround where you choke an enemy, let them go, and then hold them up, just to then tell them to lay down. All of this...or the developers could have just had a bit more common sense and let you 'hold up' enemies from the side and front if you get close enough.

    People calling this the greatest stealth game of all time are out of their minds. Of the dozens I've played so far, MGSV pretty much just average at best. You do get a lot of bang for your buck, but half of that bang isn't worth the time, honestly.    … Expand
  19. Sapstre
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    The game is great on it's own, but it doesn't really live up to the Metal Gear Solid series. It doesn't really have much of a story compared to the other installments. You only really get anything out of the plot if you've played Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes.

    Ignoring the story however, it's pretty great. The gameplay is very fun and doesn't really get old. There's plenty to do, many    The game is great on it's own, but it doesn't really live up to the Metal Gear Solid series. It doesn't really have much of a story compared to the other installments. You only really get anything out of the plot if you've played Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes.

    Ignoring the story however, it's pretty great. The gameplay is very fun and doesn't really get old. There's plenty to do, many things to collect.

    If you aren't a Metal Gear fan, you'll find plenty of enjoyment out of it.
    If you are a Metal Gear fan, you'll probably still have fun but find yourself a little disappointed    … Expand
  20. pharagonesia
    Jun 6, 2021
    5
    No idea how this game is highly rated. Resource scarcity in the world makes boring, highly repetitive grinding necessary, the ending is deeply dissatisfying, and the mechanics are a half-baked mess. Take the character's propensity to cling behind walls as one example of this game's many problems, among so many others. Kojima was trying to boost their game play hours instead of just makingNo idea how this game is highly rated. Resource scarcity in the world makes boring, highly repetitive grinding necessary, the ending is deeply dissatisfying, and the mechanics are a half-baked mess. Take the character's propensity to cling behind walls as one example of this game's many problems, among so many others. Kojima was trying to boost their game play hours instead of just making a polished, non-repetitive, non-grinding game that was fun. Miserable fail.… Expand
  21. chrisse989
    Apr 26, 2021
    5
    +: it has excellent graphics

    -: opening level is meh, just brutal to be brutal
    Liked every MGS game before so I actually wanted to like it and kept playing for 5 hours, but I simply did not have (any) fun
  22. Dom007
    Mar 15, 2021
    5
    Metal gear games have never been my thing and this game shows just why. This game is missing fun and the world feels way too empty. The enemy AI is not good and story feels underdeveloped. There are some good things about this game like the graphics and stealth combat for example. But the bad things outweigh the good for me in this game.
  23. RamonSancho
    Mar 2, 2021
    6
    To many repetitive missions, set in the same bases, over and over again. From 40% of the game beyond a lot of previous missions are asked to be completed again in an extreme mode!
  24. xvvolf
    Feb 13, 2021
    5
    Picked this up on PS4's winter sale for $6. First and only metal gear game. I wish I got the enjoyment out of it that so many others do, but I found the story forgettable and most of the time I just drifted to my phone out of bordem, game play is clunky (even for a 2015 game). Graphically it's fine. It's not bad but also nothing special.
  25. Wolf359
    Feb 10, 2021
    7
    The game is cool, fun and very good like all games in the franchise. But in my opinion it is far from being the best Metal Gear in the series.
  26. Solidwisdom
    Feb 6, 2021
    6
    This game is prety average and has some good ideas but it just does not feel like a true metal gear game. Everyone complained about metal gear 4 not having enough gameplay and too many cutscenes that it seems like thats why they made this game like this, its a open world game now and you use horse to get around lot of the time. I like this idea but it just doesnt fit for a metal gearThis game is prety average and has some good ideas but it just does not feel like a true metal gear game. Everyone complained about metal gear 4 not having enough gameplay and too many cutscenes that it seems like thats why they made this game like this, its a open world game now and you use horse to get around lot of the time. I like this idea but it just doesnt fit for a metal gear game. I feel they shouldev just made it like the old ones. It starts really amazing and epic but once it gets to the open world sections thats where it goes downhill, boring and uninteresting random missions that you have to do wnd story doesnt make sence. Very disappointing game and i just hope we get a proper metal gear game like a remake of the first one which im really hoping for. I would recommend this game as just a rental.… Expand
  27. Hackslashshoot
    Nov 23, 2020
    6
    Boring overly complicated ridiculously repetitive at the same time. Deserts are boring jungle was lame. I beat it . I got an S rank on every mission. An overrated mediocre time killer . Not a bad game. Not a great game either. generous 6
  28. LucaCritics
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain Review: 7.5/10
    First part was great! Loved the style, pace of the story and the gameplay. The repetition in the second part let me down.
  29. frederik1478
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    It great and a fun game with a story you can skip. Feeling of excitement when you slowly get better to a stealth game and can begin to get S rank on every mission is amazing awesome. The amazing feeling of trying to knock an enemy out so you can defeat them without killing Them is also Amazing . Part mostly comes from the story which is supposed to be engaging if you are really long timeIt great and a fun game with a story you can skip. Feeling of excitement when you slowly get better to a stealth game and can begin to get S rank on every mission is amazing awesome. The amazing feeling of trying to knock an enemy out so you can defeat them without killing Them is also Amazing . Part mostly comes from the story which is supposed to be engaging if you are really long time fan but for me I just skipped it and have fun with the game play. It took me 25 hours and I enjoyed it… Expand
  30. massivexploder
    Sep 9, 2020
    6
    got ever trophy but one. I played the game a lot over the course of a month or so . It's a very tedious repetitive game but you will find yourself in a lot of wtf???!! moments that make you laugh. The sound of his thighs rubbing together when running is ridiculous. The desert playground is just lazy. I don't really know how to rate this game. I liked just as much as I hated. solid 6 Igot ever trophy but one. I played the game a lot over the course of a month or so . It's a very tedious repetitive game but you will find yourself in a lot of wtf???!! moments that make you laugh. The sound of his thighs rubbing together when running is ridiculous. The desert playground is just lazy. I don't really know how to rate this game. I liked just as much as I hated. solid 6 I would say not bad if you have nothing else to play. The graphics are top notch but it's mostly dirt and rocks so it would be hard to mess that. I'm just glad I got it free through ps plus… Expand
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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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