Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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  1. p1menta
    Nov 17, 2017
    8
    triste nao dar um 10 pra um metal gear, mas tem falha demais, tem muita ideia boa mas mal executada, li que teve altas tretas entrekonami e kojima, vai ver o problema ta ai.
    mas ainda assim o jogo é fantastico, a historia é ótima, graficos lindos etc etc
  2. MagicFingersIII
    Nov 10, 2017
    5
    I have no idea how this game gets so many of good scores. It's not well rounded.
    Story is abysmal
    Few events in game are like the worst events in whole gaming world (language thing to say and not spoil much)
    Gameplay is fun, but repetitive. If you strip this game from meh elements, not many elements left.
  3. SpartanSentinel
    Nov 9, 2017
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. Everything is perfect. The visuals are stunning, the voice acting, soundtrack are perfect, the story is wonderful, and the gameplay couldnt be better. The best stealth game ever created, and one of the best games ever released.
  4. Kunrya
    Nov 2, 2017
    5
    Biggest let down of all time. I wanted to love it so much, and it was great right up until you had to start replaying missions as part of the main story. The mechanics and graphics are superb, but everything else is a disappointment, especially the story. I wish the series would have stuck with linear storytelling/gameplay instead of going for an open world, because that's always what itsBiggest let down of all time. I wanted to love it so much, and it was great right up until you had to start replaying missions as part of the main story. The mechanics and graphics are superb, but everything else is a disappointment, especially the story. I wish the series would have stuck with linear storytelling/gameplay instead of going for an open world, because that's always what its done best, push you forward in search of answers.… Expand
  5. BIGMIK80
    Oct 29, 2017
    5
    I. Cant believe this game got such a high rating. Yes the mechanics are near perfect and the graphics are amazing but its very repetitive. Exploring the same areas over and over. Then halfway through it forces you to do online FOBs, which is a total waste of time. Then after mission 30 your just repeating the same missions but on a harder setting. The load in before EVERY mission in theI. Cant believe this game got such a high rating. Yes the mechanics are near perfect and the graphics are amazing but its very repetitive. Exploring the same areas over and over. Then halfway through it forces you to do online FOBs, which is a total waste of time. Then after mission 30 your just repeating the same missions but on a harder setting. The load in before EVERY mission in the chopper is pointless and cant be skipped. I did enjoy the challenges and tasks but some are bugged and are annoying.… Expand
  6. Yoshi_R
    Oct 29, 2017
    8
    Este Metal Gear Solid 5 es un muy buen juego, que mantiene en gran parte la esencia de sus predecesores de la misma saga. Tiene buena trama, soundtrack y cantidad tanto de ítems como armas.
    No recurrí al 10 directamente ya que no viene a mejorar el que es para mi, el mejor Metal Gear, el Metal Gear Solid 3. Contiene en parte sus caracteristicas y desde ese juego que quiero que la saga    Este Metal Gear Solid 5 es un muy buen juego, que mantiene en gran parte la esencia de sus predecesores de la misma saga. Tiene buena trama, soundtrack y cantidad tanto de ítems como armas.
    No recurrí al 10 directamente ya que no viene a mejorar el que es para mi, el mejor Metal Gear, el Metal Gear Solid 3. Contiene en parte sus caracteristicas y desde ese juego que quiero que la saga mejore para que haya un juego que esté al nivel de el 3 y haga a Metal Gear la mejor saga de videojuegos, pero lo veo imposible por la salida de Hideo Kojima de Konami, por lo que la saga de ahora en adelante será una mierda, ya que no tendrá la esencia especial que Kojima dejaba en sus juegos.    … Expand
  7. DonManias
    Oct 25, 2017
    7
    Highly overrated.
    Despite the game play mechanics and production values being sky high, like most Metal Gear games, the switch to an open world destroys the most important aspect of the Metal Gear series: the fantastic storytelling of its genius creator, who has managed to innovate gaming time and again.
    This time, however, the innovation is replaced by repetition. Multiple missions in    Highly overrated.
    Despite the game play mechanics and production values being sky high, like most Metal Gear games, the switch to an open world destroys the most important aspect of the Metal Gear series: the fantastic storytelling of its genius creator, who has managed to innovate gaming time and again.
    This time, however, the innovation is replaced by repetition.
    Multiple missions in the same location may be the idea of great fun of many people, but it sure isn't mine: I love open world games, but I also love straight stories, and Metal Gear games were their best version. Imagine a fantastic Grand Theft Auto that takes away open world roaming and replaces it with a straight story, moving you from one location to another once you complete a stage...
    All in all , the game does not lack in any aspect, with the notable exception of stealth, which at times looks quite laughable, with lots of noises and other impossible events that would wake up a person from a bloody coma.
    However, this is a game, so suspension of reality is something to be expected to a certain degree, although this is cutting it close.
    Stealth aside, it would be unfair to criticize anything else.
    However, switching to a sandbox world is pretty massive, and although I am more than certain that the majority of people will not mind this change, as far as my personal taste goes, this was a disappointing change of direction.
    Do give it a short, particularly if you love open world games. They have made one of the best ones out there.
    But, Metal Gear fans, this is what Dragon Age 2 was to Dragon Age Origins: better graphics, same locations all over, and that weird feeling of "what happened to the game I love? Why am I playing another GTA clone, dammit"?    … Expand
  8. jrdnnn
    Oct 24, 2017
    9
    A truly freeing experience, unlike any other game I've played MGSV is yours to make what you want of it. Whereas older games in the series are literally impossible without stealthy kills and espionage, this installment allows you to approach each and every mission exactly how you want. Combine this with the massive world map, countless easter eggs, ridiculously expansive weaponA truly freeing experience, unlike any other game I've played MGSV is yours to make what you want of it. Whereas older games in the series are literally impossible without stealthy kills and espionage, this installment allows you to approach each and every mission exactly how you want. Combine this with the massive world map, countless easter eggs, ridiculously expansive weapon customisation, innovative base creation and gorgeous graphics, this is the best Metal Gear since the groundbreaking Metal Gear Solid, for me.

    The controls are tight, the difficulty is consistently tough but always managable, and as mentioned, every mission and side mission can be completed in whatever way you choose. You can sneak into a compound under shadow and slit every soldier's throat in the area. You can call an air strike to destroy entire regiments. You can call on allies to personally assist you in the field. You can set numerous traps and lure enemies to their death. Even when you appear to have messed up a mission, there is almost always a way to still reach your goal, and this is one of MGSV's best strengths - even if your careful planning collapses, nothing's there to stop you whipping out your emergency rocket launcher and blitzing enemies. It is FAR harder to go in all guns blazing, but the variety offered by the gameplay can suit your mood and you really can make movie-style moments appear from thin air in a rush of panicked decision-making or last-minute successes.

    The freedom and scale of the game is incredible, but returning home to your secret base floating in the middle of the deep ocean is so satisfying. As you progress in the game, loot raw materials, recruit any soldier you take down (via the amazing Fulton extraction balloons), and accrue reputation and money, you can expand your base physically and technically to suit your needs. Add med bays to keep your soldiers (which you can dispatch on missions real-time for extra materials), add research facilities to improve your equipment customisation. The base literally grows every time you helicopter in and is a solid tracker of your game and story progress, as you try to reform the world's first country-less army.

    The story is maybe the only thing lacking in this game, off the back of the fantastically convoluted prior games. MGS is known for its interesting characters and story twists, and MGSV steps back a little, with very few truly plot-driven moments. This is evident mostly at the end of the game, as the main storyline rounds off and only loose ends exist. One exception to this problem is Quiet, one of the coolest franchise characters in a while. But even she, with her ludicrous but amazing backstory, is underutilised. I guess the lack of story focus allows for the immersive gameplay experience, but I'm sure they could've squeezed in a bit more character development if they tried - it does feel like there's a DLC missing or something.

    Despite the narrative hiccup, MGSV is technically speaking probably the best-functioning game I've ever played. Allowing you to completely adhere to your own likes, dislikes and strengths, whether that be customising the hell out of your gear, slowly and tactically taking down enemies, destroying them completely with nuclear-grade mechas or exploring every inch of the equatorial landscape, there's something for you.

    Easily the most fun game I've played in a decade.    … Expand
  9. KittyWhisky
    Oct 21, 2017
    6
    Hideo Kojima always made the game worthy of attention, games that were truly art. We've learned that he can't do a checkpoint or base. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was waiting. The more she appeared not only on the console from Sony. The prequel Ground Zeroes gave a good seed. We've been getting a typical representative games for srubaniya money on the popularity of the franchise.Hideo Kojima always made the game worthy of attention, games that were truly art. We've learned that he can't do a checkpoint or base. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was waiting. The more she appeared not only on the console from Sony. The prequel Ground Zeroes gave a good seed. We've been getting a typical representative games for srubaniya money on the popularity of the franchise. Our expectations, scandal Kojima with Konami resulted in an overestimation of both users and the press.

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain begins with a beautiful prologue. Hideo kojima is directing great videos. All the movies in the game is executed perfectly. After the prologue the expectations of the user on top, but then starts grindilka long hours in 100 (it at whom as). After a brilliant prologue and maybe the first mission to rescue Miller, begins an aimless romp in the sandbox. Many pointless and uninteresting additional missions diluted the plot. But the story missions sometimes are neither setting nor plot development. Rollers we all will indulge rarely. Buying this game you agree not to plot an adventure, not to play the movie with long rollers, and at long romp in the open world. The situation worsens more and that this open world (Afghanistan and Africa) completely empty and completely hostile. There is nothing but empty spaces and enemy bases.

    The game is really good. This is the best of STEL action in an open world! You have many opportunities to perform tasks. It is a pity that if you go through the game quietly, the arsenate will be only a tranquiliser gun. The lethal Arsenal of weapons is very extensive. Various gadgets are also set. With them, the game becomes infinitely replayable sandbox. Also, you have 4 partners: horse, cute dog, dog, d-walker, and sexy sniper Quiet. Each of the companions useful in their own way: with the horse's help you'll overcome the game miles, the dog will mark enemies and kill them, d-walker is generally a mini tank, a Quiet is to eliminate targets from afar.

    Those who will play Phantom Pain for the sake of the plot and stunning commercials will be disappointed. This game is about gameplay. Despite the fact that the story missions in the game a lot (50 pieces), but most can be written in extra, since there won't be anything interesting. They themselves do a few story missions are really good and are accompanied by stunning videos. But those missions are few (not more than 15, I think). Most of the story details we learn by listening to tapes, which is too much.

    In addition to performing the repetitive missions in the open world, we will equip our database (from people to animals). It's not very exciting, and extremely repetativly process.

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, unfortunately, does not deserve all these great ratings and positive reviews. This is the best prohodnyak. Go and forget. If you want to re-again, you would have to do all of these monotonous effects, to get to the plot. The game is like this not because of Kojima. It is already clear that Konami just welded on the famous brand. Kojima can understand. It is impossible to force to make a good creative product. And the story he had to suck from a finger, so at least something was. However, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain remains the best stealth action game in an open world. If you want to perform monotonous missions and play with the local sandbox, the game for you. Once the game you need to enjoy rare clips and great replayability sandbox.    … Expand
  10. stryfee-rl
    Oct 14, 2017
    6
    I don't really understand the high scores for this game. I have never really been in to the hard core stealth games but I thought I would give this a try seeing as it was free. It started off with a cool prologue which was good, not amazing though and it wasn't until I got in to the main game that I realised how boring the game was. The missions were very repetitive extraction and destroyI don't really understand the high scores for this game. I have never really been in to the hard core stealth games but I thought I would give this a try seeing as it was free. It started off with a cool prologue which was good, not amazing though and it wasn't until I got in to the main game that I realised how boring the game was. The missions were very repetitive extraction and destroy the radar systems type stuff then occasionally some fantasy looking smoke warping dudes would chase you about. The world was really polished and there were hundreds of gadgets to use and everything like that but it just was not fun to play so I'm sorry Metal Gear fans, but highly overrated.… Expand
  11. SIPPIO
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    Review EDIT for FREE FOR PS4 PlayStationPlus~
    *THERE'S A REASON THIS IS THE 4th HIGHEST RATED PS4 GAME EVER!!!!
    *The game has the same fun open world concept of GTA V.. but it has something soooo fun & addicting that no other game has.. You have to purchase upgrades for EVERY WEAPON,Gadget,outfits,gear,vehicles etcetc in the game by spending resources..AND the upgrades are-NOT    Review EDIT for FREE FOR PS4 PlayStationPlus~
    *THERE'S A REASON THIS IS THE 4th HIGHEST RATED PS4 GAME EVER!!!!
    *The game has the same fun open world concept of GTA V..
    but it has something soooo fun & addicting that no other game has..
    You have to purchase upgrades for EVERY WEAPON,Gadget,outfits,gear,vehicles etcetc in the game by spending resources..AND the upgrades are-NOT instant. They start out 15 minutes,then tier 3 is 2 hours,,,then tier 4 is 6 hours,,,then tier 5 is 12,,,then 18 hours,,to finally tier 8,and 9 take 6-10 days....
    this is NOT a negative= it makes you feel excited to finally get that gun...
    **Hand of Jehuty~ Snake has a prostetic hand and the hand ALWAYS either makes u faster,,a weapon etc,,BUT the favorite is HandOfJehuty or "FORCE PULL" hand...lol
    *It is upgradeable just like everything in this game..And it starts out pulling 10m away but once you get it maxed out= it's sooo fun and impossible to not have it..
    **The best stealth weapon because they are stunned for 2 seconds after you pull them to you so you can kill/incapacitate and you maintain youre stealth..

    **This game gave me 6 straight months of pure addicting gameplay and still to this day I log in once a month as I still haven't maxed out the upgrades.....
    *FOB is the best online version because it's not PVP in the normal sense...it's you vs the base of a real person and that person gets notified and if they are online= they can defend it and kill you..
    They get respawns= you do not. so if they kill you=they successfully defended and all kinds of rewards etc......
    if you like "open world playgrounds,,,addicting games,,espionage,,stealth= this game is for you...
    Its the 1st Metal Gear game ive played since metal Geasr 1 on the NEW when I was a kid....
    *It passed Fallout Vegas for my #1 spot ALLTIME and it's also #1 alltime for most hours spent in any non MMO game passing Diablo games...........
    /end PlayStation Plus updated review.....from here down is my original review which I have no memory of what I typed .lol play this game you deserve it..I have Xboxone too and I tried it on there and it's inferior..That big button on ps4 controller is a must...plus the framerate LAGS on Xbox..

    ADD ME TO FOB - McSipp
    (I add/protect everyone who adds me)

    ~~This game is a perfect 10 and the best campaign/single player game ive ever played..
    And my 1st Metal gear game since the very 1st Metal Gear on old school Nintendo waaay back in the day..
    yeah I'm that OLD...

    ***F A C T = THE GREATEST THING ABOUT MGS V IS THE PURPOSE OF GRINDING MISSIONS AND FREE ROAM..
    ~Capturing soldiers instead of killing them is brilliant! just brilliant! it makes ALL OTHER CAMPAIGNS FEEL LAME AND STALE....

    ~~I'm just now starting to get bored. I'm 1140 hours deep!!!
    breaking my previous single player campaign record of 270 hours on Fallout Vegas,..

    ~Everyday for almost 5 months I would sign in, get the daily online bonuses and develop weapons,,gear, and then after 700 hours I discovered FOB...FOB sure is a brilliant way to add multiplayer without actually being PVP...
    **The person whos base you invade can and will defend it if they are online when you attack them. you can and will thrwart them and its a timer so you can respawn. they have to kill all you're guys and this gives the defender all the advantages....FUN TIMES YAH!!!

    **I owned this game for 6-8 months b4 I even played it...it really does get good once you get over the initial hump that ALL new games have...

    **The only bad news is = it raises the bar for all single player campaigns for me....
    I hated the Battlefield1 campaign. and I'm bored with run n' gun PVP.....

    MOST OF MY GENERATION who have Socom,,Halo 2 roots, and Modern Warfare PVP roots etc
    are bored with same ole same ole,,PVP is fun if it's not repetitive and boring...
    10/10 all day MGS!    … Expand
  12. wnsguddnjfem
    Sep 13, 2017
    10
    I couldn't put my controller down. I have been addicted since i had started this game...
    Perfect open world, perfect story, perfect characters...Just Awesome.
  13. zlatm
    Sep 13, 2017
    8
    Ok i admit it i m one of those crazy people about this series since 1998.. we talk about a very good game with amazing open world stealth gameplay,fairly good graphics and a story which goes very interesting but u feel like it comes to an end all of a sudden.The sudden end for those who know is the result of the Kojima-Konami differences. For the fans of the series its the 3rd better gameOk i admit it i m one of those crazy people about this series since 1998.. we talk about a very good game with amazing open world stealth gameplay,fairly good graphics and a story which goes very interesting but u feel like it comes to an end all of a sudden.The sudden end for those who know is the result of the Kojima-Konami differences. For the fans of the series its the 3rd better game of the series after MGS1 and MGS3.For a usual gamer is a must game but not the first choice at all.… Expand
  14. Lordxelliah
    Aug 28, 2017
    10
    Un mancato capolavoro assoluto dovuto alla lite tra il maestro e Konami , nonostante tutto un gioco con un gameplay fantastico . Centinaia di ore di gioco senza mai annoiarsi grazie anche ad una trama stupenda tipica dei Metal Gear
  15. DGDrocks7
    Aug 26, 2017
    9
    Well...here is the long awaited conclusion to the great MGS series. And this is really the last one as Kojima has left Konami. Sorry Konami, MGS is only MGS with Kojima. So is this the conclusion we wanted? Well...it's a good conclusion, but not a great one.

    First. the gameplay. It's the best in the series. It's like Peace Walker improved in almost every aspect. Micromanagement,    Well...here is the long awaited conclusion to the great MGS series. And this is really the last one as Kojima has left Konami. Sorry Konami, MGS is only MGS with Kojima. So is this the conclusion we wanted? Well...it's a good conclusion, but not a great one.

    First. the gameplay. It's the best in the series. It's like Peace Walker improved in almost every aspect. Micromanagement, recruiting soldiers, etc. etc. Also, I love how the enemy learns your style of play. Like to do missions at night? They'll start wearing NVGs. Like to use the sniper rifle? They'll start wearing helmets (and send they're own snipers too!). It blows PW out of the water...at least in gameplay.

    Now for the negatives. And that is in, you guessed it: the story. It is poorly-paced. Hope you enjoyed the first hour of the game, as that's the only intense moment of the game for a while. You'll have to do 15-20 missions before the story picks up again. By this moment you lose interest. This is so unlike MGS. Plus the bulk of the story is told via cassette tapes, so unless you listen to them, you'll have no idea what's going on. They are interesting, but I don't understand why they couldn't be cutscenes. I understand the controversy of this MGSV as we expected more from Kojima, but it still has its moments. And there will be a moment that will blow you're mind. A moment only Kojima can pull off. Some will like it. Some won't.

    And the weapons...are fictional. Really? This was one of the things which made MGS appealing to me. I was looking forward to using Cold War weapons in the FOX engine. Granted, they're all based on real-world weapons but still, the immersion is ruined.

    Despite all the problems, I would be lying if I gave this game anything below a 9. It is worthy to be played, especially for the MGS fans. Was it unfinished? Yes. Could it be better? Absolutely. But still, MGSV does bridge the gap to the very first Metal Gear. Granted, it's may not be the bridge we wanted, and it should have been built better, but at least you can cross it. And you'll still have fun doing so!    … Expand
  16. RCruey
    Aug 17, 2017
    9
    Before I begin the story to MGSVTPP is very bland and it tries to tie too many games in a short amount of time. It feels rushed at points but considering Konami is a bunch of idiots working like a group of monkeys releasing all of their good game designers out the door it isn’t too surprising. So
    Konami is a crap box company. With that said…
    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (A    Before I begin the story to MGSVTPP is very bland and it tries to tie too many games in a short amount of time. It feels rushed at points but considering Konami is a bunch of idiots working like a group of monkeys releasing all of their good game designers out the door it isn’t too surprising. So
    Konami is a crap box company. With that said…

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (A mouthful) is a fun game. An open world stealth action game where it benefits to either capture your foe or make him work for you, or kill everybody that is within plain eyesight. (ba dum dum) The fact that the game is an open world sandbox allows for you to take creative approaches on how you go about capturing a base. You can have a lot of fun making a bunch of noise and acting like some homicidal eye patch wearing maniac that is trotting through the desert killing every single person in their path (unless plot says otherwise). Or you can be some type of deformed James Bond. However which way you want to go about it, you can do it.

    Multiplayer isn’t great, capturing competitor bases and earning points that can be spent improving your base adds a challenge to the game. There is an assortment of weapons you can chose and develop. You have tiny fighting robots that make the game… interesting. The gameplay can be addictive once you get into it. But honestly there is a lot of good to the game. Considering it’s getting cheaper and cheaper by the day, it’s defiantly worth the pickup.

    There isn’t a whole lot to be said. The creator is a troll that made this game to be a horror title than said it was a joke and it became this pleasure. Then with the whole fiasco with P.T. Konami and Hideo Kojima just seem to have different viewpoints as what a game can be. When you see what Hideo can do with a horror title it makes me hope that Death Stranding is the P.T. we didn’t get. But considering he said the game isn’t going to be a horror genre and something along the lines of action whatever I have my doubts.

    Anyway, if you don’t care about inner game company politics and just want a good game to play, you cannot go wrong with this game.

    Happy Gaming.    … Expand
  17. MestreSilva
    Aug 15, 2017
    9
    A really good game. I played over 450 hours but I don't review a 10/10 score because the entire game is so repetitive and where is the mission 51? This game have a perfect gameplay and the buddies have a fantastic A.I, but the older MGS is better. R.I.P Konami.
  18. User3
    Jul 27, 2017
    0
    Somebody should have put this franchise out of its misery a long time ago. MGS1 was good, MGS2 had a stupid over-the-top story, MGS3 had tedious gameplay with heals etc, MGS4 had totally jumped the shark and MGS5 has to deal with the baggage of all the previous games while adding more dumb stuff of its own.
  19. Unsky
    Jul 24, 2017
    7
    I'm a huge fan of the series but unfortunately this episode didn't live up to my expectations. Even if there are many secondary missions it gets boring after a while of repetitive gameplay. The story and the main missions are not bad but not at the levels of past games for sure. The whole open world thing kinda works but didn't convince me, it feels like a forced move to make it moreI'm a huge fan of the series but unfortunately this episode didn't live up to my expectations. Even if there are many secondary missions it gets boring after a while of repetitive gameplay. The story and the main missions are not bad but not at the levels of past games for sure. The whole open world thing kinda works but didn't convince me, it feels like a forced move to make it more appealing by adapting to what's a standard at this point, you just end up powering up for hours but the gameplay never actually changes. I liked the sidekicks introduction and some new stuff though. The recruiting/extraction system inherited by Portable Ops and Acid! becomes obsessive after a while and it becomes the objective of every secondary mission, preventing you from playing the way you really want to. The motherbase/powerup system basically takes over the game.… Expand
  20. HaloFever
    Jul 13, 2017
    9
    Metal Gear Solid V is darn near perfect and a masterpiece in its own right. Writing about this game's flaws is almost a waste of my time. The quantity of this game is massive and the quality is surprisingly excellent this generation.

    Lets start with some amazing facts about MGSV. It has its own in-game soundtrack that mixes pop songs with the game's score. It also has hours worth of    Metal Gear Solid V is darn near perfect and a masterpiece in its own right. Writing about this game's flaws is almost a waste of my time. The quantity of this game is massive and the quality is surprisingly excellent this generation.

    Lets start with some amazing facts about MGSV. It has its own in-game soundtrack that mixes pop songs with the game's score. It also has hours worth of audio logs. You can play all of these in the background while conducting missions. The game features celebrity voice talent and spot-on perfect motion capture. There are a couple of hours worth of cutscenes here. The game has the traditional "trippy" Metal Gear storylines the themes of revenge, loss, language, and atonement run deep. The toolkit is massive and after 40-some missions I have not come close to using it all. The game has two enormous open world maps in addition to a few linear mission segments. I've read that this game was an $80M venture and I believe it.

    For, the gameplay feature that sets MGSV apart from other games is the Fulton recovery system. You attach a balloon to something or someone and it then flies them into the air to disappear and return to your base. Thus your army can go from dozens to hundreds. Cleanup of sleeping bodies is also simple if you don't mind recruiting subpar soldiers. My favorite use is capturing vehicles while the drivers are still in them. Sorry, getting off track. The use the Fulton recovery system to capture soldiers and materials is part of the metagame of building your base and unlocking new weapons and support abilities. You finally start to care about these grunts because keeping them alive might let you unlock that silenced sniper rifle.

    My few complaints, which by the way are not worth the time it takes to write this paragraph, are the seemingly aimlessness of Chapter 2, weapons switching, visiting the same bases too often, and that one mission where you are swarmed by tanks and those tank drivers can spot you no matter how much your are crouched or how far you are away. Maybe I should have used the cardboard box more often.    … Expand
  21. Rustaman
    Jul 10, 2017
    10
    A great continuation of the legendary series. The game mechanics are flexible with many passing options. The development and recruitment play an important role in the success of the operations, all the elements are interrelated and affect the game. Recommend! It is really sad that this is the last Metal Gear from Kojima productions (
  22. raccoondaddy
    Jul 1, 2017
    8
    Short review for the non-fans: AWESOME ACTION GAME, gives you the option to go stealth or guns out provided you think on how to take out the enemy. The story does blend reality and fiction, but is really rewarding, so long as you pay attention. Best thing to do if you're confused, JUST KEEP WATCHING/LISTENING to the tapes and cutscenes. You'll catch on. Lots of unlockables andShort review for the non-fans: AWESOME ACTION GAME, gives you the option to go stealth or guns out provided you think on how to take out the enemy. The story does blend reality and fiction, but is really rewarding, so long as you pay attention. Best thing to do if you're confused, JUST KEEP WATCHING/LISTENING to the tapes and cutscenes. You'll catch on. Lots of unlockables and content, multiplayer is fun, but you should play the regular game first to get a hang on the controls. Later, you get the ability to invade other online player's home bases; which is really fun to do.

    TRUE FAN review: Been playing since the Metal Gear NES days. From someone who understands and follows almost all of the Metal Gear/MGS Canon and real life issues of the series. I'll share my perspective and will hopefully persuade you to pick this up.

    MGSV picks up right where Ground Zeros left off. (Haven't played it?! No worries there is a recap, recommend you watch that if you haven't) Right away the game throws some seriously disturbing twists at you. As a fan, they hit you hard, but only adds to the compelling narrative to follow.

    As a story, it truly does start out strong and ends with you feeling bitter. However, this is where you should look up the cut material from the game. (Which essentially is a key part of the ACTUAL ENDING to the game and helps to further explain all of the questions left unanswered)

    As for gameplay, this is the best stealth/3rd person shooter out there. It runs beautifully, loaded with plenty of unlockables, online gameplay, etc. First, the Fulton system gets old and seems to distract from the purpose of the game, which is stealth. (This coming from someone whose played Peace Walker to 100%) Mother base exploration is cool at first and later pretty bland. Last, are the buddies, although they are optional to use; they eventually make the game too easy. Sure, they are handy, when your taking care of those side ops, but they tend to make the main ops less enjoyable.

    In comparison to the other titles. The main ops are best out of the series in terms of a challenge and how creative they are to sneak through. Story wise its on par with Metal Gear Solid 2, which was good but a little sloppy. Overall the presentation with the cutscenes are the most beautiful, but I'd still put MGS4's above it, artistically.    … Expand
  23. archonome
    Jun 26, 2017
    0
    Can't believe this game got such a high score.

    I played MGS 1-4.

    Who on earth thought it would be a great idea to combine fetch quests with this game? This alone killed the game for me. And also, apart from the first hour which makes you believe this game is going to be awesome.... there's no more story after that.

    Are you serious?
  24. goldstandard
    Jun 24, 2017
    9
    The gameplay is badass. Scouting a base and then planning your entry and exit give the player a great sense of autonomy in how they play the game. There's a decent variety of missions that you're given from extracting prisoners to stopping a convoy of trucks and other story driven missions. The story didn't interest me one bit but that's what movies are for, not video games. The repetitionThe gameplay is badass. Scouting a base and then planning your entry and exit give the player a great sense of autonomy in how they play the game. There's a decent variety of missions that you're given from extracting prisoners to stopping a convoy of trucks and other story driven missions. The story didn't interest me one bit but that's what movies are for, not video games. The repetition of earlier missions towards the end of the game is also pretty stupid. Overall though, highly recommended.… Expand
  25. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    8
    Well the wait is over for another MGS game directed by Hideo Kojima. The open world aspect of this game really was refreshing. I feel like the story was really good, but there wasn't really much there, which has now become clear Hideo wasn't given enough time to flesh it out. The combat is superb and the best in the series. Still an extremely enjoyable memorable game.
  26. kjatafoxhound
    Jun 19, 2017
    10
    En varios aspectos es una obra maestra incontestable: jugabilidad, opciones, gráficos, doblaje, duración, armamento y opciones tácticas disponibles, diseño, climatología...es una gozada jugarlo, y casi todo lo que yo siempre había deseado en un juego de este tipo.
    Sin embargo, en cuanto a argumento y estructura, encuentro problemas. Es evidente que los conflictos internos perjudicaron    En varios aspectos es una obra maestra incontestable: jugabilidad, opciones, gráficos, doblaje, duración, armamento y opciones tácticas disponibles, diseño, climatología...es una gozada jugarlo, y casi todo lo que yo siempre había deseado en un juego de este tipo.
    Sin embargo, en cuanto a argumento y estructura, encuentro problemas. Es evidente que los conflictos internos perjudicaron este apartado. De no ser por ello, hablaríamos fácilmente de uno de los mejores juegos de la historia. El caso es que la trama es muy buena, original y se disfruta; pero no la dejaron desarrollarse todo lo bien que necesitaba.
    Juego grandioso aún con sus fallos. 100% recomendable.    … Expand
  27. jiminyjazz
    Jun 3, 2017
    10
    AN unbeatable masterpiece in gaming ....period. (non spoilerific analysis)
    This game is probably my favorite ever video game because of: its narrative and plot, profound stealth, intricate character design, through and fun game play and its connection to other stories in the metal gear series.
    My favorite aspect of this game is the plot. What makes it so good is that it is well    AN unbeatable masterpiece in gaming ....period. (non spoilerific analysis)
    This game is probably my favorite ever video game because of: its narrative and plot, profound stealth, intricate character design, through and fun game play and its connection to other stories in the metal gear series.

    My favorite aspect of this game is the plot. What makes it so good is that it is well thought out plot as well as it is extremely sophisticated,clever and intriguing (it reminds me of a western type of plot for some reason). The plot is executed well in the cut scenes as well as leaving the player with questions about what will happen next. overall plot/ narrative= 10/10

    the game is also paced wonderfully. Whether you like that or not is up to you as the player. It also has side missions that MAKE SENSE and are actually useful and enjoyable. pacing = 10/10

    the stealth is also another brilliant aspect. And is probably as good as its going to get in gaming. In every stealth mission you can DO ANYTHING!! You can choose the "rambo approach" or the " sneaky sneaky approach" or the "sneaky slightly loud approach", the choice is yours! stealth= 9/10

    the open world in this game is good, however it feels quite empty and devoid, however if you consider the context and the time period it is set in you will look over that.
    It does however have some well thought out details and its fun to ride in a car around the world.
    open world= 8/10

    This game does not have the same type of main menu such as metal gear 3 snake eater has. But, to be honest, IT DOES'NT MATTER!!

    the only flaw is that, people haven't recognized or understood its genius and plot, which is a huge shame as it has the BEST PLOT IN GAMING EVER.

    I GARGANTUAN-LY RECOMMEND THIS BRILLIANCE AND MASTERPIECE FOR ANY PRICE!!    … Expand
  28. Malachi2017
    May 29, 2017
    10
    9.9
    Arguably, one of the best game of its generation. If not for the imperfect story presentation, MGSV TPP would have been the greatest game - without any debate.
    1. Game play is so immersive that you can spend more than 200 hours in it. Most of the time, you can control the pacing of the action, with a wide range of methods, weapons, etc to approach every mission - truly a    9.9
    Arguably, one of the best game of its generation. If not for the imperfect story presentation, MGSV TPP would have been the greatest game - without any debate.

    1. Game play is so immersive that you can spend more than 200 hours in it. Most of the time, you can control the pacing of the action, with a wide range of methods, weapons, etc to approach every mission - truly a tactical-action sandbox.
    2. Graphics are indeed next-gen level, even better than a number of games released in 2017.
    3. Controls and movement transitions are smooth and perfect.
    4. Mother Base management is a class by itself.
    5. Sounds, background music, and "sound track" are great, though I have other subjective preferences for the latter.
    6. The choice of conflict zones is very relevant and logical to the cold war era in the 1980s.
    7. By itself, the story is deep, dark, and psychological (such as Mission 43), with an intriguing espionage aspect (such as Zero's ruse). However, though story was great, it was not well presented. The insights are not spoon-fed to the player, everything is not revealed in between cutscenes either through dialogues and flashbacks. The player has to manually listen to the cassette tapes, which you'll usually do at a time when it has diminished relevancy to the immediate story. Lastly, that phantom episode should have been ours to experience.

    Bottom line: this game is a true masterpiece, a near-perfect creation except for the story presentation, and all other issues that players and reviews can come up with are just subjective matters.    … Expand
  29. SuperDuck23
    May 28, 2017
    7
    Despite the fact that there are many positives in regards to presentation and controls, I found the rest of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to be a chore to get through. The lack of a good story also adds to the frustration. Like Ground Zeroes, it’s very well realised but carries no weight.
  30. reedeeculous
    May 17, 2017
    10
    A truly wonderful game that is all about the GAMEPLAY - which is exactly what I want. MGSV includes a bewildering array of tools and strategic options in how you approach your objectives, which range from short extraction missions to cinematic action set-piece sequences. Some complain about the relative "lack" of story cutscenes, but fans of gameplay-focused series like Dark Souls, ZeldaA truly wonderful game that is all about the GAMEPLAY - which is exactly what I want. MGSV includes a bewildering array of tools and strategic options in how you approach your objectives, which range from short extraction missions to cinematic action set-piece sequences. Some complain about the relative "lack" of story cutscenes, but fans of gameplay-focused series like Dark Souls, Zelda or Monster Hunter will at the very least be impressed with what has been done here, and will likely fall in love with it as I did. The missions are engrossing and pulling off an S-rank performance is a serious thrill. Technically the game is beautiful and oh by the way this is hands down one of the top 3 smoothest performing game I've ever played. I don't think I experienced a single instance of framerate dropping. Just a fantastic artistic and technical achievement. Don't believe the naysayers this is the best MG game and the best stealth-action game ever created! Easy and enthusiastic 10.… 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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