Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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  1. shooter412
    Sep 2, 2015
    10
    i do miss the cut scenes from MGS 4 but the game play and the way it looks is just really good i played it for 14 hours straight opening night was only 5% complete its just a awesome game
  2. amotucalva
    Sep 2, 2015
    9
    The game is exactly what and how I expected it to be, even when my hype was huge. One of the greatest games of 2015. Great story, great gameplay, and an amazing evolution in every aspect since the last game.
  3. Achelexus
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    The sexist legbeards in gamerghazi and tumblr are already whining and giving negative reviews because this game is fueled by their mythical misogyny, according to them.

    So here I am, fixing this.
  4. BurakPulat
    Sep 16, 2015
    10
    İt is a one of a best games ever made. Gameplay is awesome and Open World is great. Story is very good and graphics is great in PS4 version. Thank you Kojima. This game is Masterpiece.

    GOTY is confirmed.
  5. sgtCooper
    Sep 14, 2015
    10
    Quiet is not quiet anymore. She is gasping softly when I am editing my emblem. But I cannot see what exactly she is doing during editing my emblem. If I quickly close my iDROID and look at her, she also stops something which she has been doing until then... 10/10
  6. rvillodres
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    the game is a good open world game, but like most open world game like GTAV and Skyrim it suffers from the lack of things going to point A to point B, which is forgivable because when you do get to your destination you can tackle it anyway you want too, go ahead guns blazing or take short cuts or longer routes to finish an objective,which makes it the best open world game to date. The bestthe game is a good open world game, but like most open world game like GTAV and Skyrim it suffers from the lack of things going to point A to point B, which is forgivable because when you do get to your destination you can tackle it anyway you want too, go ahead guns blazing or take short cuts or longer routes to finish an objective,which makes it the best open world game to date. The best part here is that when it's your birthday is that you are given a treat by your soldiers. Controls are awesome very fluid and unmatched, graphics are superb with detail background and all character models, sound the music is fantastic you'll find playing either the MGS musics or the 80's music cassette tapes, story has a HUGE twist on the end which made it more interesting. Overall 10/10 Perfect game to date for anyone who loves open world, stealth and awesome gameplay. Also do not forget to go back to mother base from time to time for surprises and explore it.… Expand
  7. DanDanReviews
    Oct 9, 2015
    10
    Play it any way you want. Play it upwards, leftwards, rightwards, downwards. Play it as an explosive 80's action movie. Play it as a tactical game filled with plenty of tools to distract and misdirect enemies. Play it with Reflex Mode off and no alerts for the most tense stealth game you've ever played. Play it as a troll. Play it however it's fun to you, that's the genius of this game.
  8. panxof10
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    Just amazing. This is one of the best games i have played on my life. It is so awesome when you see and feel how snake turns into a demon along the game.
  9. EddieMaiden
    Feb 12, 2017
    1
    This is not a metal gear, it lacks the story. It would be a good call of duty game. Online has no need of stealth is just a mindless shooter. Ocelote doesnt even put 1 bullet on this gun, neither does he shot it. The game is pure trash.
  10. lgndsgn
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. To all the complaints I've read, the "objective" ones none of them really hold water. The AI is smart but it is not perfect. Perfect AI would be an unfun game. And if you want to see the AI and it's top game, play the FOD missions and invade a high-security base — their sensitivity range is way high.

    The story is a mixture of craziness and    One of the best games I've ever played. To all the complaints I've read, the "objective" ones none of them really hold water. The AI is smart but it is not perfect. Perfect AI would be an unfun game. And if you want to see the AI and it's top game, play the FOD missions and invade a high-security base — their sensitivity range is way high.

    The story is a mixture of craziness and accurate depictions of war and infiltration. I thought it was great. It's par for the course for Metal Gear games (and I've played them all).

    The attention to detail blew me away. The mountains and shadows are extremely life like. If you play with headphones you can tell how much thought was put into not just the visual but audio as well. Simply the best auditory experience I've ever had in a game.

    There is so much to do. Every mission has ranks for how well you do including mission objectives that often take multiple play-throughs (you can replay missions from in-game). There's also the online experience: Metal Gear online, where you team up with other players to complete certain objetives. As well as the FOB experience that lets you infiltrate online player bases. I particularly LOVE this mode. I'm near the very top of the charts for espionage ranking, so I can tell you it's a hell of a lot of fun and TRULY challenging (especially if you try to get the most esponage points through complete stealth). They are also constantly updating the online portion of the game.

    There is so much replay value (potentially hundreds of hours). The game always has something to do. If you're looking for more challenge play online. (but no honest person can complain about the game not being challenging, there's always a challenge). Some bad reviews I've read have called the game boring, but seriously I don't know wtf they're talking about. :-) Awesome game. Definitely the best game I've played in the past 5-10 years.    … Expand
  11. Turbodowg
    Mar 29, 2016
    9
    As someone who has previously disliked all metal gear games, this game appeals to me as a non metal gear fan. The game can be payed in the classic stealth style or as an all out action game. I Like using a bit of both, but due to my lack of skill in stealth games I often end up having to shoot my way out of a situation.

    One of my favorite features is the Fulton device that allows you to    As someone who has previously disliked all metal gear games, this game appeals to me as a non metal gear fan. The game can be payed in the classic stealth style or as an all out action game. I Like using a bit of both, but due to my lack of skill in stealth games I often end up having to shoot my way out of a situation.

    One of my favorite features is the Fulton device that allows you to attach people, animals and vehicles to a balloon that shoots them up into the sky and takes them to mother-base (a tactical base that you build up during the game). The Fulton is often useful and can be hilarious when extracting animals.

    Metal gear V feels more like an RPG (which is my favorite genre), the open world sandbox feels perfect for the stealth genre and imo makes metal gear a much better game for it. The world is nicely designed and graphically very pleasing on the eyes. Sometimes it felt a little empty (in terms of life) but that that didn't distract to much. The missions so far have been exciting and the amount of weapons, tools, items and buddies you can create make them varied each time you play a new mission.

    The soundtrack is fantastic, being an 80's kid it really appeals with songs like A-ha Take Me On and electro versions of Man Who Sold The World make for great songs to roam the Afghan desert.

    The story is intriguing and at times quite scary like you're playing a horror game. The opening really is disturbing and sets the story up in a fantastic way. Gone are the extra long (and again imo) unnecessary cut-scenes that put me off previous metal gear games. The cut-scenes are much more relevant and few, they add more intrigue to what is happening giving you more reason to play on.

    I'm only maybe 10 hours in so I only scraped the surface but I can safely say this is a very very good game and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.    … Expand
  12. Shocktrooper1
    Oct 15, 2015
    6
    If Metal Gear Solid V is one thing, it's wasted potential.

    While the idea of an open world stealth game is a novel one, The Phantom Pain fails to execute it in any meaningful way - here you have a game with very impressive (if a little forgiving) stealth gameplay shoved into an open world where the only places you have to use stealth, for the most part, is in mission areas. Thus, the    If Metal Gear Solid V is one thing, it's wasted potential.

    While the idea of an open world stealth game is a novel one, The Phantom Pain fails to execute it in any meaningful way - here you have a game with very impressive (if a little forgiving) stealth gameplay shoved into an open world where the only places you have to use stealth, for the most part, is in mission areas. Thus, the sense of freedom you have is meaningless. For the most part I was running or riding around the world, looking for the mission objective, infiltrating a base, and extracting a target, then calling a chopper to pick me up. Rinse and repeat. The missions themselves are quite fun because there are so many different ways to approach them, but the objectives are all more or less the same which can get grating.

    The story this time is far sparser than in previous MGS games, which in my opinion is not a good thing. Not to mention the ridiculous plot (yes, even for a Metal Gear game - though perhaps not to the extent of MGS4) and the lackluster antagonist. And yes, the divisive "ending twist" might offend the Metal Gear faithful. Characters like Big Boss, Ocelot and Miller here are stripped of all the charm they had in previous games, due to the much more serious nature of this one, and again I don't feel that's a good thing. MGSV now feels soulless compared to other entries in the series.

    Because of the lack of story focus, the gameplay, while pretty cool, gets tedious as I'm now tasked with completing a series of missions with little context and little reason to care.

    On the positive side, the visuals are quite nice, and the music - while sparse - is good as usual. There are some memorable moments but the lack of cutscenes really turns that down a notch.

    So, in short, I had some fun with The Phantom Pain, and there's a lot to look forward to for gamers who like a lot of customization. But if you're looking for a game with heart - like the previous MG games (even 4) - there isn't much to find here. Load times can be annoying too, if that sort of thing bothers you.

    Presentation (story & structure) - 4.5/10: Riddled with pacing issues and bereft of any memorability, MGSV feels lifeless.

    Gameplay - 7/10: It's fun and novel, but it wears out its welcome quickly thanks to the lack of variety in mission objectives. Replayability is low as well.

    Visuals - 7.5/10: Nothing mind-blowing, but it's for the most part pretty to look at. Lack of color may bother some.

    Sound - 7.5/10 - Music, whenever it appears, is stellar, and the selection of tracks on the radio is great. Voice acting is decent, but nowhere near what I expected from the caliber of the cast.

    Overall, 6.4/10    … Expand
  13. Kreemkrackered
    Sep 17, 2015
    8
    Its been a long time coming and it's finally here - and its awesome! Graphics, sound and gameplay are all top-notch. However, me being able to whinge about anything means its got a couple of minor problems.

    Firstly - the disk based version. If you think the game is going to install once then forget it - after the prologue you get the inevitable 'game data installing' message - and    Its been a long time coming and it's finally here - and its awesome! Graphics, sound and gameplay are all top-notch. However, me being able to whinge about anything means its got a couple of minor problems.

    Firstly - the disk based version. If you think the game is going to install once then forget it - after the prologue you get the inevitable 'game data installing' message - and it takes around 8 minutes before you're allowed to continue. Me personally I sold my copy and paid the extra for the digital version - problem solved.

    Whinge number 2 - the constant credits! At the start of every mission it's like starting the game from scratch again - you get the names of the developers and characters - just start the game for gods sake!

    Whinge number 3 - not being able to skip the notices at the start of the game - I'm not interested in any of that rubbish.

    Final whinge - a horse?? It's almost like playing Red Dead Redemption.

    Apart from that it's a great game    … Expand
  14. Datamari
    Oct 3, 2015
    10
    Amazing, this game is one of the best Metal Gear Solid games to date. The open-world gameplay is amazing, and I especially liked the slow-mo sequences that occur when you get spotted. The abilities and gadgets are creative, and the hub world is surprisingly good, for a MGS game. Also did I mention that THIS GAME LOOKS GORGOUS; easily one of the best looking games out there. Finally, theAmazing, this game is one of the best Metal Gear Solid games to date. The open-world gameplay is amazing, and I especially liked the slow-mo sequences that occur when you get spotted. The abilities and gadgets are creative, and the hub world is surprisingly good, for a MGS game. Also did I mention that THIS GAME LOOKS GORGOUS; easily one of the best looking games out there. Finally, the grading system for missions is very spot-on, and it makes you feel good for getting an A or B. The only bad thing I can say about this game is that the story is somewhat scarce, but that's all I could really find bad about this game. If you haven't played this game before, do it. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is one of the best games you'll play today.… Expand
  15. razerer
    Nov 5, 2015
    9
    This game is anything but extraordinary. I have played this game for over 50 hours and my completion is at 59%. Yet I find things to do that are as funny since the first day I had the game. The addition of metal gear online was a breath of fresh air as it allows some players to get away from the single player experience.

    That being said the story telling could have been better, which is    This game is anything but extraordinary. I have played this game for over 50 hours and my completion is at 59%. Yet I find things to do that are as funny since the first day I had the game. The addition of metal gear online was a breath of fresh air as it allows some players to get away from the single player experience.

    That being said the story telling could have been better, which is the only reason this games receives a 9 from me. Apart from that this game is a true masterpiece.    … Expand
  16. TheOddBoy
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    Phenomenal Graphics and visuals, Game-play is superb , still in progress of beating it, and so far it's amazing, only thing that i was disappointed about was that there was no "cure/food system" from mgs3 snake eater/subsistence , i was sorta hoping for that to return, because of how it would've fit in the setting of Big Boss, but to move to another subject, I highly recommend it for thePhenomenal Graphics and visuals, Game-play is superb , still in progress of beating it, and so far it's amazing, only thing that i was disappointed about was that there was no "cure/food system" from mgs3 snake eater/subsistence , i was sorta hoping for that to return, because of how it would've fit in the setting of Big Boss, but to move to another subject, I highly recommend it for the fans, and new comers,
    i'm avoiding all spoilers,
    i'd give it a ten , but i want to see how it really is
    you know **** it, 10/10
    BUY IT    … Expand
  17. ApexCryptLord
    Nov 9, 2015
    10
    Amazing Game, not the best MG, but a really good Game. The new patches are awesome. I was so exicted and finally its out. Story is OK, Graphics are awesome, Gameplay is 10/10 and the weapon arsenal is amazing. The Mutliplayer is cool too, makes a lot of fun. The only critic is that the multiplayer uses P2P. So, sometimes the game closed if the Host leaves the Game, but its not a bigAmazing Game, not the best MG, but a really good Game. The new patches are awesome. I was so exicted and finally its out. Story is OK, Graphics are awesome, Gameplay is 10/10 and the weapon arsenal is amazing. The Mutliplayer is cool too, makes a lot of fun. The only critic is that the multiplayer uses P2P. So, sometimes the game closed if the Host leaves the Game, but its not a big problem. It's a good game. 10/10. Hope to see more, hope that kojima or s.o.e will make a new MG in the next years, it would be really cool… Expand
  18. mikehettfield
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    This game as a game is a great one, but is not metal gear, they forced the open world mechanic on it, and lack of the story, it's supposed to be the final piece of a large set of happenings, but it doesn't tell you how big boss turned into the villain for Metal Gear. even that the game has no bugs or glitches, and stands out from the others for its technical effots, great game
  19. al1en
    Feb 12, 2016
    10
    hideos masterpiece is my all-time favorite, never had so much fun playing a Video game.

    the game design is second to none...u can Play stealth or like rambo/one man army. both styles are incredibly fun plus it has the coolest characters, story and artwork ever

    really the BEST GAME EVER MADE !!!

    i just hope we will get another gem like this in the future from grandmaster kojima.
  20. StealthBagel
    Aug 8, 2016
    9
    Now, I never give games 10 out of 10, but I would. this game has an amazing open world, incredible wonderful multiplayer, the gameplay never gets old, amazing graphics. It is worth a buy
  21. Carlitoxic
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Metal Gear Solid is back, and it cames with important changes. The open world feels amazing and with the Fox Engine the graphics are so impressive. Phantom Pain has the better gameplay from any Metal Gear, not the better story but it is the more fun. A great goodbye of the Kojima´s work.
  22. Tubey
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    A fantastic game, but not quite the masterpiece some make it out to be, as an increasingly dysfunctional narrative draws the player out of the experience towards the end game.

    That said, the gameplay is top drawer, the series' trademark humour is present and it feels like a MGS game in most respects, specifically in respect to the truly best-in-genre stealth mechanics rather than the    A fantastic game, but not quite the masterpiece some make it out to be, as an increasingly dysfunctional narrative draws the player out of the experience towards the end game.

    That said, the gameplay is top drawer, the series' trademark humour is present and it feels like a MGS game in most respects, specifically in respect to the truly best-in-genre stealth mechanics rather than the slightly less impressive open world environment - but it just dropped the ball massively on the story, and for Metal Gear fans from the beginning this is a really big deal and sours the experience.

    It's a Game of the Year candidate; but not a best game ever candidate. Naturally, I'll get downvoted for saying that, but it's true. It feels like a game that could have set up a truly remarkable MGS6 in a few years time, as the base work for a proper masterpiece is firmly set with this title, but unfortunately we probably won't get to see that.    … Expand
  23. dancingmind
    Nov 5, 2015
    7
    [+] Polished controls; Lots of extras to unlock; some cool sidekicks in Dhorse, Ddog, and Quiet, Great Soundtrack.

    [-] Unlocking starts to become a chore more than fun, certain missions present giant difficult spikes and can only be completed a certain way (omitting point of open world environment); Keifer's voice acting leaves a lot to be desired; Miller/Ocelot/Snake all sound similar    [+] Polished controls; Lots of extras to unlock; some cool sidekicks in Dhorse, Ddog, and Quiet, Great Soundtrack.

    [-] Unlocking starts to become a chore more than fun, certain missions present giant difficult spikes and can only be completed a certain way (omitting point of open world environment); Keifer's voice acting leaves a lot to be desired; Miller/Ocelot/Snake all sound similar in codec and lack the distinguished sounds of SolidSnake/Campbell/Miller/Otacon for example; becomes a grind to get anywhere; online mode is annoying; microtransactions, not as cinematic or epic moments as previous entries in series.

    This game was fun at first but I don't think it has the same impact or long lasting appeal as the older titles in the series. Moments have caused me to rage quit and hate gaming entirely. It's a miracle it turned out as well as it did with the turmoil of development, but in the end the game feels more like a job than fun.    … Expand
  24. ason313
    Jan 26, 2016
    10
    This game is a masterpiece and probably the best overall PS4 game so far. A must own for fans of series and ps4 owners in general. Amazing graphics, story, music, fluid gameplay... it really just has it all. Kojima left with a bang.
  25. Muzzle131
    Oct 5, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By far a GOTY contender, but here's the hard truth it's somewhat disappointing. That's not really saying much because it's still great and this little 'critique' is just that, a focus on many of the negatives with few positives, and there are a lot of negatives but compared to the positives there minor. First off the story isn't what (at least I expected), I was expecting Big Boss maybe meeting his match with Skull Face who pushes Boss to his breaking point by making him question who to trust ,as he places sleeper agents destroying you from the inside out. Forcing Snake to make drastic changes into becoming a more misunderstood anti-hero even by his own men, who begin questioning his leadership when he's making outrageous decisions making more of them betray him, but Skull Face using you by blaming everything on Zero so you'll fight against him and when this is found it is too little too late as now the entire world is against Diamond Dogs who change them selves into Outer Heaven. That's what I expected, what I got was downright a poorly paced story that ends too quickly. Gameplay wise this is the best in the series since MGS3, MGS4 didn't really have a satisfying sneaking system since it seemed combat was everywhere and they kept giving you cool gadgets that are lethal. Here however you can choose your own play style and no matter what you'll be satisfied, levels or environments are intelligently made to approach stealthily and it's amazing to have the feeling of completing a main mission with no detection or kill satisfying. And it becomes more amazing when the game intelligently makes it harder for you by studying your behavior and setting up 'barriers' (i.e. claymore placed on routes you take when sneaking, or combat armor on soldiers if your too violent) making it so you have to experiment more with different items that you research, and if becomes too difficult for you, you can send combat units from your staff to stop an enemy line of supply (send them on a mission to destroy supplies for mines and if successful you won't see mines for while).

    Here's the bad parts though: the online system is terrible, until MGO3 is released the FOB system is absurd and forced. FOBs are basically other player's Mother Base that you can either support (meaning you'll stop any invaders) or invade them stealing staff and resources, cool concept like the Souls' series invasion system, but just executed poorly. FOBs don't serve any grand purpose other than to increase the number of staff you can have and let you deploy 2 more combat units so in total you would get 4 which is basically all you need, getting more staff increases their unit level but after level 50 there's nothing to research that requires say a level 73 R&D team. And unlike the Souls' invasion there's no way to 'opt' out, once you have an FOB built (forced on you) everything is saved and can be stolen so the next time you log in you'll lose those resources, only way to ignore this is not to log in but when you do you'll lose perhaps all your resources impacting the main game. Other design decisions I also have to question (spoilers ahead...)

    You get buddies that help you in missions and in free roam one of these is Quiet, now I'm not going to obsess over what she wears because I don't care only thing I can really say is the excuse for her to wear what she wears is poor if they didn't say anything I would of ignored it but anyway, Quiet is extremely useful and became one of my most used buddies since she'll scout enemies at outposts and give you ammo resupplies, but out of nowhere she'll leave... Forever. Even though you invested perhaps a million GMP into her weapons making her feel like an essential part of your team and when she leaves it just feels like an empty hollow feeling near the end of the game too, which by then I didn't feel like picking up the game again. Which adds to no real replay value once you S rank all the missions and complete all optional tasks there's no point of playing the game again, nothing like a NG+ mode, once it's done it's done. And that's how I felt at the end with the story portion an empty disappointing feeling, the gameplay filled this void but once that's done there's not much left. I can only guess the game was rushed by Konami and Kojima couldn't finish what he started and now he can't.    … Expand
  26. JayLightBar
    Sep 29, 2015
    9
    The Phantom Pain is the finale send off for my favorite games director of all time. And what did we get out of his finale big bang? We got, in technicality, the most expansive and deep game I've seen in the past few years. The story is enjoyable, the gameplay is so amazingly fun that I haven't wanted to put it down for any other game in the past few weeks. With all of this in mind, youThe Phantom Pain is the finale send off for my favorite games director of all time. And what did we get out of his finale big bang? We got, in technicality, the most expansive and deep game I've seen in the past few years. The story is enjoyable, the gameplay is so amazingly fun that I haven't wanted to put it down for any other game in the past few weeks. With all of this in mind, you might be wondering why it isn't a ten. Simple. Konami literally tore the third act of the game out of the game. And due to this, the game feels unfinished. And it is. So while this is one of the best games I've ever had the pleasure of playing, Konami is Konami, and Konami is the worst. ****… Expand
  27. GamerJosh0137
    Aug 20, 2016
    9
    I realize I am way late in my review, but at the time The Phantom Pain released I had only ever played Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty on ps2. I wouldn't be able to tell you one god damned thing I remembered about it either. All I can say is I enjoyed the gameplay but had no idea what was going on, I digress. A friend suggested to play all of the MGS games just so that I couldI realize I am way late in my review, but at the time The Phantom Pain released I had only ever played Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty on ps2. I wouldn't be able to tell you one god damned thing I remembered about it either. All I can say is I enjoyed the gameplay but had no idea what was going on, I digress. A friend suggested to play all of the MGS games just so that I could fully appreciate Phantom Pain. So after many months I have finally completed my journey. I can honestly relate to some of the die hard MGS fan's gripes about Kojima taking the more mainstream approach with TPP, I still consider this game to be ONE of the best. If you are a die hard fan you will see that TPP definitely lacks that "kojima weird" writing style, imo this is easily forgivable due to the immensely entertaining gameplay. I would honestly say that even if you haven't played any MGS games this is still worth your time and money. Kojima found a way to make resource gathering a lot of fun. I have been in several situations where I didn't have time to properly play certain missions, I could still hop on for a few minutes to gather all necessary resources to upgrade me base of operations and develop new weapons. With hundreds of different weapons, a respectable amount of different tools, and vehicles TPP gives you the opportunity to experiment with several different play styles, and THOUSANDS of different ways to complete missions. I believe this helps the game stay "fresh". One thing I noticed about this game which imo is super underrated is the A.I. Your enemies are super smart. After a while you will see enemies start to adapt to your certain play style. For instance, if you clear out an enemy camp by shooting each one of them in the head with the tranq gun, the next time you visit a camp they will be wearing helmets. There are several other factors as well but I don't want to give too much away. After playing all the MGS games I gotta say that Sons of Liberty is still my favorite, TPP is a super close 2nd.… Expand
  28. Sky-Line___
    Apr 29, 2016
    6
    Very pleasant in the first gaming hours, it quickly becomes boring: 2 big (but still overused) maps.
    However, voices sound great, I love the cinematics but I would have liked seeing more of them!
    Gameplay is pretty satisfying (just one thing: the main base & resources-and-personel system is boring & takes too much time to manage although it's nothing about infiltration), but IA is    Very pleasant in the first gaming hours, it quickly becomes boring: 2 big (but still overused) maps.
    However, voices sound great, I love the cinematics but I would have liked seeing more of them!
    Gameplay is pretty satisfying (just one thing: the main base & resources-and-personel system is boring & takes too much time to manage although it's nothing about infiltration), but IA is sometimes very dumb unfortunately.
    Graphically it looks good, but there isn't enough variation, you always see the same environments.
    Scenario was acceptable, I never played MGS before so I suggest you first get yourself up to date concerning MGS's background like I did if you are new in MGS universe.

    graphics, sounds, animations, etc : 4/5
    gameplay : 3/5
    content : 2/5

    I forgot to mention the multiplayer mode, well it is totally bad. Way too simple, 0 content, there are like 3 modes and it's nothing about infiltration.    … Expand
  29. HENCHMAN
    Sep 19, 2015
    10
    This game is simply amazing. Wanted to log some time before reviewing, have now exceeded 50 hours. Graphics are great , mechanics are fluid except when trying ton change directions while prone, there are so many missions as well. Though the side ops get a bit repetitive, they can be completed a variety of ways. This is my first ps4 game where i would happily pay more for. The weatherThis game is simply amazing. Wanted to log some time before reviewing, have now exceeded 50 hours. Graphics are great , mechanics are fluid except when trying ton change directions while prone, there are so many missions as well. Though the side ops get a bit repetitive, they can be completed a variety of ways. This is my first ps4 game where i would happily pay more for. The weather and topography are very well done. Arkham Knight , though detailed and stunning for example was visually dark all the time. Weapon customization is superb and the number of primary, secondary and support weapons is sick. Air support is fun also, whether bombs or sleeping gas or just smoke., so is playing with other characters. The buddy system was genius, DDog is the most useful IMO. This game, for me is the GOAT, greatest of all time sonfar. I hate the skulls, they make me nervous.

    I'll agree with the below posters, i thought my expectations would ruin the game but they were surpassed. Game did start slow but gets better as you play. I will stop now because i could go on forever. Good night.    … Expand
  30. CharlesFBronson
    Sep 29, 2015
    9
    You can't write simple short review for this game.You just can't.There is so much stuff you can do its ridiculous.Some people say that GTA is definition for open world games.Think about MGSV:PP as a definition for stealth/espionage game...You can be stealthy you can be Rambo you can be pacifist and not kill anyone (why kill skilled soldier when you can bring him on your side!) butYou can't write simple short review for this game.You just can't.There is so much stuff you can do its ridiculous.Some people say that GTA is definition for open world games.Think about MGSV:PP as a definition for stealth/espionage game...You can be stealthy you can be Rambo you can be pacifist and not kill anyone (why kill skilled soldier when you can bring him on your side!) but everything is fun! If you are die hard fan of MGS like me- you going to love this.Maybe less story than previous but still more than enough for huge open world game like this.All in all - game that should be long remembered ;)… Expand
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#4 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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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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