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  1. Sep 2, 2015
    10
    As a long time fan of MGS Kojima has created a true masterpiece in TPP there is strategic freedom that has never been seen in MGS before it takes tactical espionage to a whole other level. If this is really the end of Metal Gear Kojima has given us one hell of a ride in TPP with so many features free roam, base building, side ops, FOBs and more
  2. 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.
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  3. Sep 1, 2015
    10
    I have been a fan of the "Metal Gear" series since "Metal Gear" (NES) and have played MGS through MGS IV (PS1, 2, & 3). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is absolute perfection! The gameplay, graphics, music, atmosphere, and story is simply wonderful. I can't remember a time I played a game that has all these elements click and flow as well as this one does. It's fun and intense! HideoI have been a fan of the "Metal Gear" series since "Metal Gear" (NES) and have played MGS through MGS IV (PS1, 2, & 3). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is absolute perfection! The gameplay, graphics, music, atmosphere, and story is simply wonderful. I can't remember a time I played a game that has all these elements click and flow as well as this one does. It's fun and intense! Hideo Kojima-San, you and the rest of the team have created a masterpiece that deserves all the awards and recognition is has received thus far and in the future. Expand
  4. Sep 7, 2015
    10
    This is a Masterpiece.I've never been a MGS fan,though 4 was good,but this game,despite it's slowish start turned out magnificently.The options to play as you wish are all there.Want that S rank?Play slow and stealthy like a Ninja.Want to call in air support and bombardments and go in guns blazing?Go for it!.Want to go half 'n' half?Yep!Want to skip the annoying credits after eachThis is a Masterpiece.I've never been a MGS fan,though 4 was good,but this game,despite it's slowish start turned out magnificently.The options to play as you wish are all there.Want that S rank?Play slow and stealthy like a Ninja.Want to call in air support and bombardments and go in guns blazing?Go for it!.Want to go half 'n' half?Yep!Want to skip the annoying credits after each mission?You can!Online features are minimal at this stage,though I'd expect a Battle Royale or two in there hopefully.Some game systems can be opaque at first and it will take some time to get that weapon you're craving but it's all worth it in the end.It's not as masterful as The Witcher 3,but is a GOTY contender nonetheless.Play it! Expand
  5. Apr 26, 2016
    10
    This game is amazing point blank period. The attention to detail the replay value the story the side missons this game is the best next gen game period. There is so many different things and ways you can go about playing this game it just blows my mind. And it really puts your brains snd skills to the test. People giving this game average scores do not know a masterpiece if it slapped themThis game is amazing point blank period. The attention to detail the replay value the story the side missons this game is the best next gen game period. There is so many different things and ways you can go about playing this game it just blows my mind. And it really puts your brains snd skills to the test. People giving this game average scores do not know a masterpiece if it slapped them in the face and that is what this game truly is i rarely come on here to score games but this is a stand out and it needs to be treated as such Expand
  6. Sep 1, 2015
    10
    Many people like myself got the game a week in advanced and I have played for about 40 hours, I beat the main story along with some side ops , however I did not go back and replay certain missions on harder difficulty yet to unlock the other ending, but will do so in the future.

    The game is a masterpiece and the best MGS game to date. The ones who enjoyed the long cutscenes of older
    Many people like myself got the game a week in advanced and I have played for about 40 hours, I beat the main story along with some side ops , however I did not go back and replay certain missions on harder difficulty yet to unlock the other ending, but will do so in the future.

    The game is a masterpiece and the best MGS game to date. The ones who enjoyed the long cutscenes of older games (especially MGS 4) might be a tad disappointed at the fact that The Phantom Pain does not have 30 minute cutscenes but it more than compensates with a lot more gameplay.
    I will admit that at times the missions got a tad bit repetative and the maps become somewhat uninteresting after awhile kind of like a "been there done that" thing , but the funny thing about that is the game never felt boring at all, which may not make sense but you would just have to play it to know what I mean.

    The game is beautiful and there is tons of content, you are definatly getting your moneys worth.

    Gameplay- 10
    Sound- 10
    Graphics- 9.5
    Story - 9.5
    Value- 10
    49/50
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  7. Sep 1, 2015
    10
    Absolutely a must buy. Had never played a Metal Gear Solid title before Ground Zeroes and the Phantom Pain, and I'm still entirely in love with it. Pick it up, you won't regret it. If you like having free-flowing and innovative gameplay, this is the game for you.
  8. Sep 2, 2015
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. The opening hour of the game is kind of weird - it's very illogical and feels like you're part of a movie. Once you get past this, you enter the open world which is what this game is all about. It is the best open world game I've ever played. Once you start horseback riding, you'll have memories of the Legend of Zelda, RDR, Skyrim. Every single element ofThis game is a masterpiece. The opening hour of the game is kind of weird - it's very illogical and feels like you're part of a movie. Once you get past this, you enter the open world which is what this game is all about. It is the best open world game I've ever played. Once you start horseback riding, you'll have memories of the Legend of Zelda, RDR, Skyrim. Every single element of this game works towards it's overall design. A masterpiece. Expand
  9. JRG
    Sep 1, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kojima has made a masterpiece......I feel like I'm watching a movie. I havent played all that much but from what I've seen I can tell this is a winner. Expand
  10. 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
  11. Sep 23, 2015
    10
    One of the best entries in the MGS series. Very impressive, and the new mechanics are a natural evolution of the tactical stealth genre that MGS help establish. It is too bad that this is Kojima's last title with MGS as I would love to see where he would go next.

    The Good: Graphical fidelity is fantastic with great skyboxes and vistas. Some buildings can look bland, but this is far and
    One of the best entries in the MGS series. Very impressive, and the new mechanics are a natural evolution of the tactical stealth genre that MGS help establish. It is too bad that this is Kojima's last title with MGS as I would love to see where he would go next.

    The Good: Graphical fidelity is fantastic with great skyboxes and vistas. Some buildings can look bland, but this is far and few between. The use of lighting plays a huge role with the detection system and enemy vision cones (which is no longer visible), coupled with a camo system and noise system creates a nice marriage of mechanics to make sneaking more natural. Enemies do have patrol patterns, but they are a little less predictable, but patterns are there. The base building metagame is AWESOME, I enjoy it and it makes you feel apart of a PMC and the MGS universe, it makes your base feel like a base and alive. Story is interesting but a little light, not a bad thing as I believe the gameplay more then makes up for this. Solid shooting mechanics and a great buddy, weapon, helicopter customization system.

    Bad: Not a lot really but there are a few points. The open world is great, but as a first foray into open world, you can feel it. Not a lot of wild life and zero civilians to engage with. But there is TONS to do so this doesn't hamper things.

    Motherbase, the base building aspect...none of the facilities are enterable. This sucked, I totally wanted to enter the buildings I was pumping resources into!

    Solid 10/10. GOTY contender indeed.
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  12. Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Having only just begun this account I will make this as short and to the point as possible. I am not in the habit of awarding any game with a perfect ten under usual circumstances. METAL GEAR SOLID: THE PHANTOM PAIN is the greatest stealth game I have ever played.

    The vast amount of time and energy it must have taken to make it so polished and smooth are mind boggling. Snake controls
    Having only just begun this account I will make this as short and to the point as possible. I am not in the habit of awarding any game with a perfect ten under usual circumstances. METAL GEAR SOLID: THE PHANTOM PAIN is the greatest stealth game I have ever played.

    The vast amount of time and energy it must have taken to make it so polished and smooth are mind boggling. Snake controls better than any game character playable today IMO, except for maybe GTA V characters rendered with the Natural Motion tech.

    If you have a PS4 do yourself a favor and rend or play this for a few hours. and you really need to invest some time too. I just reached a point in the game where everything becomes much more fast paced and complex. That is usually the time the story starts to come together, but not in MGS Phantom Pain.
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  13. Sep 28, 2015
    10
    Very fun and a wonderful ending to the MGS franchise, if that is the case. While the story itself is not as fluid as the past games, it still does a good job at conveying everything it needs to do to bridge the gap from the PSP games to the original Metal Gear games on the old NES. And while some people won't like a few decisions that were made in regards to Big Boss, he's still a goodVery fun and a wonderful ending to the MGS franchise, if that is the case. While the story itself is not as fluid as the past games, it still does a good job at conveying everything it needs to do to bridge the gap from the PSP games to the original Metal Gear games on the old NES. And while some people won't like a few decisions that were made in regards to Big Boss, he's still a good character to run around with. Overall, this is the best game of the year so far and, even if Fallout 4 ends up beating it out for GotY, there's no way that Kojima did MGS wrong with this title. Expand
  14. Sep 1, 2015
    10
    The Best stealth game yet. Perfect gameplay, outstanding mechanics, great music score, beautiful design.
    Truly masterpiece. Being in an open Metal Gear world is amazing experience.
  15. Sep 16, 2015
    10
    MGSV deserves each and every single perfect score it gets.
    Sure, the narrative isn't as good as previous MGS titles, and leaves much in the air in its conclusion. But to be honest, very MGS other than Snake Eater left me with more questions than answers anyway, I was used to it.
    That said, any flaw it may have in its new narrative, is more than made up by its gameplay. I am nearly 100
    MGSV deserves each and every single perfect score it gets.
    Sure, the narrative isn't as good as previous MGS titles, and leaves much in the air in its conclusion. But to be honest, very MGS other than Snake Eater left me with more questions than answers anyway, I was used to it.

    That said, any flaw it may have in its new narrative, is more than made up by its gameplay.
    I am nearly 100 hours into the game, the completion screen is still in it's 60%.
    But the scary part is, I am not playing the game for the sake of completion, I am playing because even after 100 hours of game play, I still enjoy the hell out of it.

    I strongly suggest newcomers to pick up Piggyback's strategy guide, because it is more than a guide to tell you how to efficiently 100% the game, it tells you how to get the most enjoyment out of the game.

    The best part of the game is how it breaks away from the old games in the fact that it does not penalize you for using lethal weapons / nonstealth playstyles when you are outside Missions.
    For free roam / side ops, bring whatever weapon you like and play whatever style you want.
    Be creative, I test new weapons that I developed every time I play.
    Rocket Arm, Decoys, Sleep mine/grenades....are all very rewarding when mastered. Try combination attacks with your buddies too, its just so satisfying when I grab a guard while tranq'ing another guard with my pistol, all while my Dog goes and stuns the 3rd guard.

    Don't be intimidated by Mother Base staff management, there's really not much to micromanage, just press R3 and let AI assign your guys, gradually you will learn more and you will WANT to micromanage a bit here but it's not necessary.

    Enjoy this masterpiece.
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  16. 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.
  17. Sep 9, 2015
    10
    I don't usually play stealth games. But when I do – its MGS series. Every single one of those games possess immersive depth of the story that just puts you into the realm of master Kojima and keeps you going. Never doubt that masterpiece – just go and play it. No matter what. This is really a game that will be remembered well. I don't know about bad reviews, where did they come from,I don't usually play stealth games. But when I do – its MGS series. Every single one of those games possess immersive depth of the story that just puts you into the realm of master Kojima and keeps you going. Never doubt that masterpiece – just go and play it. No matter what. This is really a game that will be remembered well. I don't know about bad reviews, where did they come from, really. Don't you mind them – the game is absolutely great. Its just like watching an unbelievable story unfold before your eyes.

    So sit back, relax and have enough courage to know the history of the greatest military brotherhood of all times. Diamond Dogs.
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  18. Sep 11, 2015
    10
    To make one thing clear: 0 point reviews are mainly "sponsored" by opposing industry which is why they are mainly pointless. Some of the 10 point reviews may be "sponsored" too – but in case of MGS V 10 points are fully justified from an objective point of view. Simple as that. A modern classic as for me.
  19. Jan 4, 2018
    10
    - The greatest gameplay mechanics that I have ever experienced in a stealth game.
    - Incredible gadgets and buddies that aid you throughout your missions
    - Upgrades and base building is very unique yet accessible; keeping things moving along. - Main missions and side ops can be tackled in many different ways - The Fulton extraction system! - 2 huge and beautiful open worlds to explore.
    - The greatest gameplay mechanics that I have ever experienced in a stealth game.
    - Incredible gadgets and buddies that aid you throughout your missions
    - Upgrades and base building is very unique yet accessible; keeping things moving along.
    - Main missions and side ops can be tackled in many different ways
    - The Fulton extraction system!
    - 2 huge and beautiful open worlds to explore.
    - The story won’t blow you away as much as the gameplay, but is good none the less.
    - Finally...a MGS game that isn’t drowning in cut scenes!
    - Loading times are longer than they should be.
    - Chapter 2 is **** It’s just repeating the exact same missions on “hard mode”.
    - Too many “been there done that” moments.
    - Most of the games flaws can be overlooked entirely given how brilliant the game is.
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  20. Sep 10, 2015
    10
    The Phantom Pain for me is a Master Piece. Previously Snake Eater was my favorite in the serious. Phantom Pain brought all the goodness of Snake Eater and Guns of The Patriot together in an amazing tactical espionage within an open world.
    The game has really great content. Now I admit it gets repetitive! But because you do it each time with different approach and style; it feels fresh!
    The Phantom Pain for me is a Master Piece. Previously Snake Eater was my favorite in the serious. Phantom Pain brought all the goodness of Snake Eater and Guns of The Patriot together in an amazing tactical espionage within an open world.
    The game has really great content. Now I admit it gets repetitive! But because you do it each time with different approach and style; it feels fresh! And when the situation gets messed up you got to improvise and adapt. Cause a diversion and come back.
    The game gives you the change to play action without punishing you. Or punish you with minimum. Still when you go into action in such type of a game you gotta be smart. This is not and FPS shooting game.
    There is no Right or Wrong! you plan your attack and you execute it the way you see it fit.
    Main missions got ranking. You go stupid and loud you still can rank an S if you do it well. However stealthy approach will reveal a lot and makes your task much more easier.
    Side Ops are fun. No ranking. So go loud or stealth isn't much of a big deal for your reward.
    Mother Base meta game is also fun. I liked it because it made me take a break from exploring and action. Enhance my team. Develop better gear and be ready for the next mission.
    Cut scenes are amazing. Characters are super cool. Voice acting is fantastic.
    Story side it is just another MGS great story. I loved it.
    It is really a great game.
    However I guess you get it if you are familiar with MGS. There is a lot of history here
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  21. Jan 5, 2017
    10
    I've been waiting for such a nice game for long. I just play it again and again with different weapons and different techniques. and open world factor is also a very nice addition to MGS. I love it.
  22. Sep 12, 2015
    10
    The best 8th game,a true masterpiece,gameplay easy the best on entire franchise,awesome graphics,in terms of stealth is the best game of all time,this is my GAME OF THE YEAR,but not the best MGS game,for me still MGS Snake Eater.
  23. Sep 4, 2015
    10
    Someone crank the ratings meter up to 15 we need it on this one. Best game ever made and I'll stand by that. If this is the end of Kojima and MG he went out with a earth shattering boom!
  24. Sep 29, 2015
    10
    The best game of this generation, and other masterpiece of the Master or Samurai Hideo Kojima...all the charisma and elements of the visionary producer are intact here, in your last game for Konami. Almost perfect, and serious candidate for the GOTY...on side of Batman Arkham Knight, of course.
  25. Sep 5, 2015
    10
    This game is a masterpiece, from technical point of view through gameplay, story and visuals. Enjoying every minute of playing as Big Boss again. GOTY 2015
  26. Sep 6, 2015
    10
    All those people who gave this game a bad score...only means every one is an individual, but true gamers sound OFF with a resounding 10. TRUE Candidate for GAME OF THE YEAR!
  27. Sep 8, 2015
    10
    I've played a lot...I'm talkin A LOT of friggin games. I've been an avid gamer since the days of Legend of Zelda, Metroid and FF1 on Nintendo. Hell I even had an Atari 2600 and Intellivision before that. That being said, This game is one of the most amazing games I've played. Period. I've got around 60 hours into it and am only at 50% completion. I can already see that I'll still beI've played a lot...I'm talkin A LOT of friggin games. I've been an avid gamer since the days of Legend of Zelda, Metroid and FF1 on Nintendo. Hell I even had an Atari 2600 and Intellivision before that. That being said, This game is one of the most amazing games I've played. Period. I've got around 60 hours into it and am only at 50% completion. I can already see that I'll still be playing after 100%. Congrats to Kojima and his crew. They made a masterpiece, all while, fighting Konami every step of the way. That fight paid off. Expand
  28. Sep 18, 2015
    10
    The best of the series, it's great. The coolness of MGS1, the greatness of MGS3 and a story that isn't stupid like MGS4's.

    It's also one of the longest games I have ever played. I have played for 60 hours and only just got to another area besides Afghanistan. Although I have been doing stealth, getting S Ranks, doing all of the Side Ops, have a massive amount of resources and replayed
    The best of the series, it's great. The coolness of MGS1, the greatness of MGS3 and a story that isn't stupid like MGS4's.

    It's also one of the longest games I have ever played. I have played for 60 hours and only just got to another area besides Afghanistan. Although I have been doing stealth, getting S Ranks, doing all of the Side Ops, have a massive amount of resources and replayed missions I have done, that's still a massive amount of time. I guess that this game will easily take me over 100 hours to get 100%.

    There is just so much to do. Fultoning soldiers, developing Mother Base, developing new equipment, managing your staff, messing around in free roam, etc.

    The graphics are excellent. The game uses the incredible Fox Engine that has some of the best lighting I have seen in a game. At times, it can look photo-realistic, while running at 60fps and extremely rarely dropping frames. The textures are much improved compared to Ground Zeroes, you can hardly tell this game is cross-gen.

    Animations are very professional. Not only are they realistic looking, (like Snake climbing realistically), they don't sacrifice control for realism. (The Witcher 3 feels so bad to control compared to this game.) The controls are fantastic. The only complaint I have would be the cover system, sometimes Snake will go where you don't want him to.

    It can be difficult as well. Not so much combat-wise, but if you want to stealth and get S Ranks you have to take a lot of things into account. For example, enemies will wise up and wear helmets eventually, which make getting tranquilizer head shots harder. Patrols on missions can make moving around less easy. Snipers will make you have to crawl.

    The game gradually gets more difficult. It starts off slow and you keep getting more and more abilities to use - this is one of the game's best points. You aren't thrust into a world of craziness straight away. In a way, it fits Snake's 9 year coma perfectly. You get more and more used to the war that is going on, back to your best.

    I probably haven't had as much fun with a stealth game since Hitman: Blood Money. As a stealth sandbox game, it is nearly perfect. There are many ways to complete missions with different loadouts.

    The sound design is impressive. The dynamic original score, the sound effects, the voice acting, all are great.

    If you are a big fan of stealth games, and if you liked GTA: Vice City's soundtrack, this is the game for you. Hall and Oates, Spandau Ballet, Billy Idol, the soundtrack on cassette tapes you get matches the 1984 setting perfectly.

    This is still a Metal Gear Solid game, however. There are plenty of humorous things you can do. minor gameplay spoilers: (using horse poop to spin a guard's vehicle out of control, the cardboard box, luring guards with girl posters on the cardboard box, etc.)

    Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions have gone out with a bang. This game is meticulously crafted, with subtlety, minor details you wouldn't expect to find in an AAA game, attention to detail, freedom of gameplay, cinematic storytelling (the directing in the cutscenes is great.), incredible engine, making 60fps a priority. There are a massive amount of things to praise.

    However, there is one big problem with the game. The narrative, and the pacing. You no longer have 30 minute cutscenes like the previous games, and codec calls. You have cutscenes that aren't nearly as long, and cassette tapes you can listen to which fill in a lot of details. There are a lot of cassette tapes, which are longer than the cutscenes themselves.

    You can go for hours and hours without the story being moved forward. and when it is moved forward, it isn't by much.

    This isn't a massive issue though, because the gameplay is so great.

    One of the best games of all time.
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  29. Sep 1, 2015
    10
    this game is amazing ever i playing on ps4.. visual is stunning. Top Notch Voice Acting by Kiefer Sutherland. Open World is very huge. i haven't find Quiet and Dog yet
  30. Sep 2, 2015
    10
    Kojima-san made another masterpiece. Even the prologue of this game worth it for playing and cant explain the rest. Everyone must play this epic game.
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 86
  2. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]