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
  31. VeniPewPew
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    I have very mixed feelings about this game. It manages to offer some incredibly fun gameplay moments, very impressive visuals and quite an interesting story and lore, while from time to time showing some ridicculous restrictions. Like, how many times have I failed to CLIMB A FREAKING ROCK. And I'm not even talking about AC-style parcour: no, just invisible walls of stupid. This reallyI have very mixed feelings about this game. It manages to offer some incredibly fun gameplay moments, very impressive visuals and quite an interesting story and lore, while from time to time showing some ridicculous restrictions. Like, how many times have I failed to CLIMB A FREAKING ROCK. And I'm not even talking about AC-style parcour: no, just invisible walls of stupid. This really bothered me. I hate invisible walls.… Expand
  32. Derrik4999
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    I know this is something that sounds bad,but this game stands out from the other games,it's something different following the same universe. But let me tell you something

    The amount of Work and time that went into this game were worth it AI: 9/10 (can be wierd sometimes) Story: 5/10 (not finished,sadly,) Gameplay: 10/10 (amazing,pretty much falwless) Animations: 10/10 Voice    I know this is something that sounds bad,but this game stands out from the other games,it's something different following the same universe. But let me tell you something

    The amount of Work and time that went into this game

    were worth it

    AI: 9/10 (can be wierd sometimes)
    Story: 5/10 (not finished,sadly,)
    Gameplay: 10/10 (amazing,pretty much falwless)
    Animations: 10/10
    Voice acting: 10/10
    Graphics: 11/10
    Optimization: 10/10

    The only "large" setback was the story. It was unfinished sadly,i would have gone 10/10 easily.
    Still:One of the better games i have played in the last 5-6 years. Really proud of you Kojima

    And **** you Konami    … Expand
  33. Brandondwn
    Sep 19, 2015
    10
    The game looks amazing like an next gen game should, its fun, it is certainly more tailored for previous fans of the series but as some reviews show on here they dont see the "5" next to the name... that being said, the do a very good job of making it fun and playble and wanting to play the other games if you haven't already. the zero score reviews im seeing are beyond mindless and petty,The game looks amazing like an next gen game should, its fun, it is certainly more tailored for previous fans of the series but as some reviews show on here they dont see the "5" next to the name... that being said, the do a very good job of making it fun and playble and wanting to play the other games if you haven't already. the zero score reviews im seeing are beyond mindless and petty, no grip on the series or what a truly good series it is. This is Kojima's swan song and i see it being 2015's game of the year. We haven't had too many games that aren't giant medieval or post apocalyptic games shine since MGS4 or games like Dishonored, this isnt Destiny..this isnt a money game...it really is worth all the hype. its one of the highest rating games since next gen dropped that isnt an Nintendo game...like i said worth it. packed full of stuff, huge, fun, challenging, gorgeous and honestly the last of its kind most likely.… Expand
  34. t15
    Nov 10, 2015
    6
    Good game play but repetitive. Not enough diversity in missions. No replay value.
    Story is garbage. All characters becomes suddenly stupid so the twist can exist.
  35. GamerZero
    Feb 23, 2016
    10
    MGSV is amazing and have loved every moment of it. This time around it is open world which is new for a MGS game but it works in my opinion. Playing the game it feels like it's you vs the world and I get a lot of pleasure from planning out my strategy as to how I am going to attack and take over outposts...honestly I have so much fun in the open world free roam that I am very slowlyMGSV is amazing and have loved every moment of it. This time around it is open world which is new for a MGS game but it works in my opinion. Playing the game it feels like it's you vs the world and I get a lot of pleasure from planning out my strategy as to how I am going to attack and take over outposts...honestly I have so much fun in the open world free roam that I am very slowly progressing through the game missions. You get to develop your own base of operations, develop your weapons and "recruit" your own staff for your base.

    The characters are awesome (assuming your not a SJW feminist prude), the story is great, the game play is great and lots of fun. My one complaint with this game is the multiplayer...it freezed on me in several spots and just not very good...could be without the bugs though. Ultimately I want the game for it's single player mode and it delivers big time.    … Expand
  36. Kakarot26
    Mar 21, 2017
    9
    It´s truly hard to understand why they decided to make the last MG an open world game which, by the way, is empty for the most part. It´s probably because of the trend, people consume this kind of game a lot, so it is probably just a commercial decision.

    The stealth, infiltration and action aspects are great and improve upon earlier installments with many new options. Graphics are state    It´s truly hard to understand why they decided to make the last MG an open world game which, by the way, is empty for the most part. It´s probably because of the trend, people consume this kind of game a lot, so it is probably just a commercial decision.

    The stealth, infiltration and action aspects are great and improve upon earlier installments with many new options. Graphics are state of the art as usual in a MG game, as well as the music, which is epic. But the open world simply adds nothing to the gameplay or overall experience, more than anything it makes the game lose focus, both in terms of gameplay and storytelling. This is extremely annoying because it makes you miss the earlier MG which were much shorter, true, but felt much more cohesive and well thought as a whole.

    This could have been a master piece, just like basically any other game in the series, at least 1 through 4, but falls short for lack of conviction in its own ideas and a desire to widen the targeted public. Still very worth playing and excellent in many of its aspects.    … Expand
  37. RIsky4Heart
    Feb 3, 2016
    6
    Hello!. This is my + and - of MGS V.
    I'm a fan of old MGS1/2/3 .
    + very good gameplay ( the Best in the series). + good music. + Hideo Kojima direction cutscene. - very bad boss development ( in MGS is one of the important things). - story is very dissapoint. - not have codec (cassete is not so good designe chose). - cutscene too short compared to other MGS (2-5 min max. compared    Hello!. This is my + and - of MGS V.
    I'm a fan of old MGS1/2/3 .
    + very good gameplay ( the Best in the series).
    + good music.
    + Hideo Kojima direction cutscene.
    - very bad boss development ( in MGS is one of the important things).
    - story is very dissapoint.
    - not have codec (cassete is not so good designe chose).
    - cutscene too short compared to other MGS (2-5 min max. compared to MGS4 with 90min in the ending).
    - bad character development.
    - sandbox boring ( Far Cry 2 hello!).
    - game not completed and overused the same boring missions over and over.
    - this is not MGS anymore.
    - a Hideo Kojima happy farm game - need to write in every boring mission and it be in many missions.
    - he played us like a damn fiddle.    … Expand
  38. RealisticCritic
    Feb 5, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. coming from a metal gear veteran i have to say,sadly Metal gear solid 5 is nothing like it's predecessors The Gameplay is good BUT the game just sticks to all the problems with modern video games for example Regenerating health in a mg game?!?!?! the open world is empty except for bases it isn't alive at all ,the boss battles suck ass. THE AI sucks ass, even if you are in front of them (WITHOUT THE CHICKEN HAT) they won't see you so let's get Down to The Story,the thing that is the essence of mg.IT IS garbage for starters the main villain slkullface just comes then gets killed by metal gear Ocelot is out of character The Only Times I was Into the story was the hospital stage and the stage where you have to kill your men And Chapter 2 was Garbage,The Game Is padded beyond belief

    So In the end Is it Worth buying? if you are a mg Fan Then hell no

    but if you are a newcomer then yes it is worth buying    … Expand
  39. Archcrawley
    May 13, 2016
    7
    While the gameplay in Mgs5 is top notch, the variety to the way that the missions are given is always the same.
    Sneak in.
    Grab thing. Sneak out. And while the game may be a huge open world, it doesn't feel like a living open world. Within my first play-though I learned where the best place to harvest resources and where to find the best men to recruit. It doesn't take long to learn    While the gameplay in Mgs5 is top notch, the variety to the way that the missions are given is always the same.
    Sneak in.
    Grab thing.
    Sneak out.
    And while the game may be a huge open world, it doesn't feel like a living open world.
    Within my first play-though I learned where the best place to harvest resources and where to find the best men to recruit.
    It doesn't take long to learn the spawn times either, which normally spawn within half a hour.
    And while a few of the characters where great,(code talker, Huey, Quiet, Eli, Paz) the main stake characters of this beloved franchise felt like hollow representations of themselves from pervious game (Snake, Miller).
    The worst offender of this is by far ocelot.
    They completely butched ocelot within this game.
    While In other games he comes off as zany and a bit of nut job, in this instalment he comes off as a monotone soulless client Eastwood wannabe.
    And the story my god the story.
    I have one thing to say about this heap of **** story that makes me want to puke.
    Less is not more Kojima, more is more.
    As a long time Mgs fan I just can not express just how much of a disappointment the story was.

    While the game was overall a disappointment. I still enjoyed the gameplay and the companion system which was a nice welcome edition to this franchise.
    If you are a long time Mgs fan avoid this like the plague.
    If you new to this franchise and have just come off call of duty or hitman:absolution or the latest thief title, go for it!
    I'm sure it will be right up your alley!    … Expand
  40. OneLifeLeft
    Apr 13, 2017
    9
    The compelling narrative, that has long characterized the Metal Gear series, is disappointingly absent in this latest entry.

    Nevertheless, a combination of excellent stealth mechanics, and a diverse arsenal of problem-solving approaches, makes this game a very enjoyable experience.
  41. davidplays3
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    I played this game for like 200 hours i got the 100% completion. i really liked the stealth and all the tools you can have and working with a buddy and the graphics are really good
  42. pixelpassion
    Aug 29, 2018
    4
    Pretentious, boring, repetitive yes another Kojima game I only know because his ego plasters it all over the game....I think if more people would look at it objectively they would see if die the poor game it actually is
  43. Oddomatic
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    Deeply flawed and yet still amazing. Yes, the story isn't quite up to the standard of previous Metal Gear games, but I genuinely enjoyed the majority of the narrative. People lament the change in voice actors for Snake for a reason. Kiefer Sutherland is woefully noncommittal in his delivery. He has barely any lines, the majority of which are in the optional audio tapes which aren't forDeeply flawed and yet still amazing. Yes, the story isn't quite up to the standard of previous Metal Gear games, but I genuinely enjoyed the majority of the narrative. People lament the change in voice actors for Snake for a reason. Kiefer Sutherland is woefully noncommittal in his delivery. He has barely any lines, the majority of which are in the optional audio tapes which aren't for everyone, and even feel kinda like compensation for the bare bones script. The absurd melodramatic charm that MGS is known for remains intact, in my opinion, with characters like Kazuhira Miller and Ocelot actually fitting their roles and giving it more passion. Even the exaggeratedly irritating Hal Emmerich does a better job than Snake, which is a disappointing irony. All in all, there's lots of room for improvement.

    The consensus on gameplay seems to be that it's nearly flawless, and almost always a blast. The sheer level of interactivity between environment, equipment, enemy, and player is ludicrous. The enemy AI is extremely complex, not always perfect, but better than most games' AI. Environments will get samey. No matter how you look at it, this game has a repetitive open world. Admittedly, there are plenty of gorgeous moments, and it's hard not to appreciate the feeling of being in the middle of a sandstorm, or the imposing presence of a Metal Gear before you.

    The cutscenes are very different from most other games, with bizarre angles and camera movement, almost as if to give the sense that a person is recording everything, scrambling left and right, and then suddenly gliding through the air or across the ground to give you a better look at a menacing villain. A unique cinematic presentation, when it chooses to be.

    My major gripes are with many of the game's design choices, which border on idiotic. For instance, the development times for equipment become rather obscene after a certain point, which really tested my patience, considering the player already had to accumulate the resources, upgrade the base, and recruit all the staff necessary to even develop the items in the first place. Got an S-rank on all the missions? Congratulations, here's your super cool skin for all your efforts, you only have to wait two and a half hours before you actually get to wear it.

    The game gradually becomes more of a grind as you go on. This is perhaps the biggest flaw of the game. Eventually the climax of the story feels unreasonably distant, even though you've poured hours and hours into the story, there's always one more lousy design choice for you to get used to, one more hoop to jump through.
    This is enough to deter people from the game, and I don't blame them. This game had the potential to be a masterpiece, but instead is just 'solid' (I'm sorry, I had to). I would give this game an 8 or a 9 because of how much I enjoyed it, but it's just too flawed for me to be that generous. It's funny, because I got so much mileage out of this game that it seems backwards to give it a 7, but for every great gameplay or cinematic moment, it felt there were hours of tedious chores to waste one's time. I'd give it a 7.5 if the rating system allowed it.

    TL;DR a mixed bag with equal parts spectacular and infuriating elements.    … Expand
  44. abotgar
    Jul 17, 2019
    7
    it is a beautiful looking game with many ways to outplay your enemies to the point it get overwhelming, the pc version controls were just fancy port from the consoles and the story became lackluster, it takes alot of time to move from one area of the map to another, and the online experience is almost dead and focus on camping.
  45. my1metacritic
    Jan 16, 2022
    8
    I'm so sad to say this but mgs5 had potential of being a masterpiece and they wasted it. I don't think we've ever seen such good enemy AI before. Mgs5 is a brilliant stealth game, but is also an excellent action-adventure game and its mechanics are pretty good. If only the story was complete...
  46. maxpain9999
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    Very disappointing, was glad to uninstall it and move on to another game. Developers missed the point on this, seemed like a confusing bunch of ideas thrown together. Completely UNFUN.
    Buy only if under $10. Issues -
    Controls are so so Missions are very similar and monotonous Graphics are monotonous, same scenery all the time Many ideas in this game seem to have little or no real    Very disappointing, was glad to uninstall it and move on to another game. Developers missed the point on this, seemed like a confusing bunch of ideas thrown together. Completely UNFUN.
    Buy only if under $10. Issues -
    Controls are so so
    Missions are very similar and monotonous
    Graphics are monotonous, same scenery all the time
    Many ideas in this game seem to have little or no real purpose. Game is over complicated with extra's(tapes, base building, extra units, missions behind the scenes by your units)
    Not linear
    Pacing is slow
    Structure is completely absent
    Just a bunch of similar missions
    REALLY monotonous. The worst menu ever for a pc game.    … Expand
  47. BraveRiot
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    I love this game, it's a game that keeps me going back to play, it's always fun, I miss this series so much.
  48. Zizzi
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    One of my favourite titles of all time, even after some time since it’s first publishing, it sits amongst the most accurate tactical and espionage action shooters, the details in this gem are the real deal.
    Good story (don’t mock the game for the complexity of the story pls, if you can’t understand such things the kindergarten may suit you better) but would have liked more polished aspects    One of my favourite titles of all time, even after some time since it’s first publishing, it sits amongst the most accurate tactical and espionage action shooters, the details in this gem are the real deal.
    Good story (don’t mock the game for the complexity of the story pls, if you can’t understand such things the kindergarten may suit you better) but would have liked more polished aspects of it (as well as a complete ending, still I’m really happy and satisfied with the actual ending).
    Crazy good characters, both the voice acting and action scenes, the immagination and detailing in these are at movie levels.
    I hope Kojima sorts things out, as I would really love to see more titles of this phenomenal series, but only time will tell.

    Hope Snake won’t keep us waiting much more longer.    … Expand
  49. brennenmorrow
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This is phenomenal! The gameplay is so much fun and there is so much creativity in all aspects of this game.
  50. Markussign
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Fun and a great game. Kojima is a genius and he deserves praise for this great game
  51. Andy92
    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
  52. Daxillius
    Oct 1, 2015
    4
    This game doesn't understand how to leverage the concept of open world. It seemingly adopted this model because it's the cool thing to do nowadays, without giving anything thought to what it brought to the actual gameplay.

    You'll essentially be riding your horse from one identical mission to the next while dealing with the insanely over-thought and bloated iDroid system. A tedious    This game doesn't understand how to leverage the concept of open world. It seemingly adopted this model because it's the cool thing to do nowadays, without giving anything thought to what it brought to the actual gameplay.

    You'll essentially be riding your horse from one identical mission to the next while dealing with the insanely over-thought and bloated iDroid system.

    A tedious and boring game.    … Expand
  53. sircolten
    Sep 4, 2015
    10
    Metal Gear 5 isn't just a game, its an experience. Whether you will be painting you base pink and playing the most absurd songs, its how you play which makes it fun.
  54. Shiftian_Be
    Sep 8, 2015
    10
    I dont throw around points easily. I've been playing games since Alex The Kid back on Sega. Have been a MGS-fan since Ps1 (although I know its not nearly the first MG) and have enjoyed virtually all of them, even the cinematic last 'conclusion' of the series.
    Although MGSV feels more like an ultimate Peacewalker rather than ultimate (classic) MGS, it's an amazing experience.. Im yet to    I dont throw around points easily. I've been playing games since Alex The Kid back on Sega. Have been a MGS-fan since Ps1 (although I know its not nearly the first MG) and have enjoyed virtually all of them, even the cinematic last 'conclusion' of the series.
    Although MGSV feels more like an ultimate Peacewalker rather than ultimate (classic) MGS, it's an amazing experience.. Im yet to conclude the game and although the game, up untill now, has not yet moved me or gripped me storywise like it did before, the gameplay that is to be experienced is amazing. Maybe not as big of an open world as some other titles but the shear amount of gadgets, wepons, buddies, vehicles and tactics provide an unparralelled sandbox-experience.

    Get this!    … Expand
  55. spidi8666
    Sep 2, 2015
    10
    Probably game of the year. Don't listen to the idiots giving it 3 and below. The gameplay and varaties in which you can do all tasks with is just amazing. Had the game for 4 days now have at least 20h into it and I'm only at like 10% completion which suggests the game is definetly very long. CQC is as good as it never was before. Lots of guns to pick from, diffrent tactics, interestingProbably game of the year. Don't listen to the idiots giving it 3 and below. The gameplay and varaties in which you can do all tasks with is just amazing. Had the game for 4 days now have at least 20h into it and I'm only at like 10% completion which suggests the game is definetly very long. CQC is as good as it never was before. Lots of guns to pick from, diffrent tactics, interesting characters and the story line so far has been amazing and very suprising. Lots of moments which will sink you into the game almost instantly. Most importantly it runs 1080p and 60fps and looks absolutly amazing. Some of the best graphics I have seen this year and probably the best graphics you will find on consoles. This game is a must have.… Expand
  56. akakhalifa22323
    Sep 3, 2015
    10
    To get S in this game is really challenging and developing new weapons is really fun. You have many things to do in this game such as main mission, side ops, fob mission.
  57. boredthor
    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.    … Expand
  58. G0ddeity
    Sep 5, 2015
    10
    The game is simply amazing! The stealth elements and the graphics are equally superb. The amount of hours to complete this game and the replay value is on top of my list of many games I had before.
  59. SeanGamerDays
    Sep 8, 2015
    9
    Love what Kojima done to the franchise. But Konami just throw his ass off the game. As you know, Snake unit got eliminated & wasted. The fun ways in this game was to, freeroamingly go everywhere the $%&@ you want, finding easter eggs, and surprise the bad guy!
  60. dominic242
    Sep 5, 2015
    9
    ive been gaming since ye olde amiga days and this is easily one of the best games of the year but my vote goes to the witcher 3 ..............as good as mgs5 is it does not deserve game of the year it is a close second to the witcher 3.
  61. DirtyDishSoap
    Dec 23, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a 10/10 game, but it's not the worst ever, and I feel like I'm being really forgiving for just giving it a 6. I'll give you the number of problems when I first played this game upon release. This is my open and honest opinion, the people below me giving this game 10/10 are either delusional or fake accounts just tossing in as many reviews as possible to keep this at a score of 80. I'll try and not spoil this for anyone if I can help it.

    1. The story...It's easily the worst in the series and if you're a MGS fan that plays for the story, you're going to be disappointed of how badly paced this game is. The game throws you into an hour long prologue with no real gameplay other then "run!" The cinematic's look pretty, the cut scenes throw a lot of action at you, but you'll not really do much of anything in this segment, it's just an "ooh ahh" moment. The tutorial is nice only because it shows you how much tighter the controls are. After the prologue though, a wave of confusion sets in, like why Ocelot reversed roles with Miller (Miller being pretty sadistic while Ocelot feels like the voice of reason, which is weird considering previous games.) The main villain is easily the worst in the series, and you don't even get to fight him in the end, he ends up getting stepped on by Metal Gear, it's just terrible. Basically he hates Zero and he wants to cause mass genocide for no real reason other then **** it." Quiet is another character added just for eye candy, which is fine, honestly, since they've done this to every female lead other then Meryl (somewhat.) But at least give her a better background, having her butt naked so she can "breath" is the worst game writing excuse to have a nearly butt naked woman running around, That kind of **** is for horny teenagers stuck in moms basement. Come on...Psycho Mantis, a long time favorite of the series is in this, but plays a surprisingly small role, and it baffles me that they contradicted themselves when making this game without thinking of the earlier games...Like hard drives (See MGS IV, memory card easter egg.) Liquid is also in this but is never fleshed out either, he's just there to cause trouble. None of your questions will be answered, and if anything, will leave you with more questions when the game abruptly ends. Why they chose not to focus on Zero and what made him the villain is beyond me.

    2. There's micro transactions in the game. They snuck this under the radar gents. It's a $60 game, there's no reason why you should have micro transactions in a $60 game. If you defend this aspect, you're an idiot.

    3. The open world isn't really open...There's 2 levels, a very small Afghanistan and an equally smaller Africa, neither really separate one another from being different other then one is desert, and the other is a jungle, and that's it. There are no actual large bases to infiltrate, but medium sized to small outposts with a few checkpoints. It tries to give you the incentive to explore, but after a few hours, I guarantee you, you will see not anything new, and it turns into a chore when you need to hunt down specific targets to unlock more aspects of the game. (Instead of real story progression like how the game has always been). Hardly any wild life, both in Africa and Afghanistan (I would know about the latter, there's plenty, believe me.) Both are just giant wastelands with pockets of outposts to raid.

    4. MGS has been known for it's stealth mechanics and promoting that sort of gameplay...There isn't a point and it almost encourages you to just full on rampage, with some of the missions just outright denying you the stealth aspect. What made this game difficult was the stealth, but there are so many people now-a-days who just want to run and gun, I can kinda see why they did it this way. There is still stealth in this game, but it's a joke. Camo is definitely worse then III and IV. Want to change camo? Air drop it in! That's stealthy! It breaks a lot of the stealth immersion which is a damn shame.

    5. Snake isn't really Snake...As a character mind you, but he just acts like a mopey idiot. He says maybe a total of 40 lines in the entire game.

    6. A lot of the locked items takes hours if not days to complete. That's outright stupid in my opinion and it belongs in ****ty facebook aps. Don't agree with me? Have fun sitting there waiting to complete your "research" for 3 hours. That isn't fun, sorry.

    7. For a guy with an army at his beck and call, you sure don't do anything with them. Sure you can switch characters but what is the point? It's a merc army, and yet I never interact with them at all. Totally missed out on what could have been a great game mechanic. Dropping the ball and sending them out on missions and...You guessed it, takes hours.

    8. The gameplay is actually great, plenty to do after you unlock everything...Which takes an absurd amount of time, even for an MGS game. But again, you'll get bored quickly.

    Ran out of room sadly.    … Expand
  62. klille
    Sep 12, 2015
    7
    while every part of the game is pretty much functional and solid so does the game fail to excel in any way for me. there are better games for "lethal" stealth, there are better games for "ghost" stealth, there are better games for all out combat, there are better games for management and so forth. the only real thing i can say it does really, really well is the blending of these games.while every part of the game is pretty much functional and solid so does the game fail to excel in any way for me. there are better games for "lethal" stealth, there are better games for "ghost" stealth, there are better games for all out combat, there are better games for management and so forth. the only real thing i can say it does really, really well is the blending of these games.

    the game itself suffers from the ordinary predicament of open-world games, where the world is big but boring and dead and the game gets repetitive quickly.

    the story is what you would expect from a comic-book that has been running a slight bit too long "the evil doctor skullface (yes, the villains name is skullface) wants to make a macguffin to genocide people for world domination, it only gets worse from there and they tell the story with a straight face. of course, while the story might be a bit... bonkers, so can there be some enjoyment derived from it anyway.    … Expand
  63. jumble
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    I dont understand how anyone could have finished this game before they reviewed it on here. I took my time and did a third of the side missions before finishing chapter 1 and that took 45 hours. the game has only been out for 5 days. on steam currently only 0.1% of people have finished all the main missions. people should be waiting till they at least beat chapter one if not 2. having funI dont understand how anyone could have finished this game before they reviewed it on here. I took my time and did a third of the side missions before finishing chapter 1 and that took 45 hours. the game has only been out for 5 days. on steam currently only 0.1% of people have finished all the main missions. people should be waiting till they at least beat chapter one if not 2. having fun so far and will update when I finished.… Expand
  64. Joshd
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    After spending 80 hours with the game and completing all missions and side ops, its safe to say that this is one of the best Metal Gear and open world games ever made. Unmatched freedom in its open world and the infiltration it offers. Limitless amounts of weapons, gadgets and costumes to choose from. Its rare nowadays that a game expects the player to be intelligent, games usually holdAfter spending 80 hours with the game and completing all missions and side ops, its safe to say that this is one of the best Metal Gear and open world games ever made. Unmatched freedom in its open world and the infiltration it offers. Limitless amounts of weapons, gadgets and costumes to choose from. Its rare nowadays that a game expects the player to be intelligent, games usually hold your hand through every step, TPP tells you your objective and walks away, letting you just go. Although it can be argued that the story lacks a little, it will differ form player to player, but, as always with Kojima he pulls off something amazing and special and something that everyone should play at some point.… Expand
  65. screwlicious
    Sep 7, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a great game which. This it totally next gen and what PS4 is all about. No other games can be compared to this, period. I get half of my money back within the first 5 minutes. lol. Thank you Kojima!… Expand
  66. starki11er
    Sep 3, 2015
    5
    it´s a good game but, takes elements from the other games for build mgsv 5, sadly the final is a crap and generate the feeling of wtf many people will hate the true ending. weird way to say good bye to franchise for mr. Hype kojima it's a shame
  67. Sceptic
    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
  68. r0wdy75
    Sep 2, 2015
    8
    I wasn't 100% sold on the game after the first hour or so during the prologue, however, being chased by a Flaming Unicorn whilst on the back of a speeding bike through a forest, all the while trying to slow it down with a shotgun changed all that.....amazing game 8/10!
  69. killab1984
    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!
  70. Mgsfreek97
    Sep 3, 2015
    7
    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain may be Hideo Kojima's last masterpiece within the Metal Gear-franchise, and while the game feels like an ending, it also feels like a brand new imagining of the Metal Gear series. Everything from the make your own story trough gameplay, to the immersive Mother Base system where you build your own private army, the game delivers on every front. Loyal MGSMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain may be Hideo Kojima's last masterpiece within the Metal Gear-franchise, and while the game feels like an ending, it also feels like a brand new imagining of the Metal Gear series. Everything from the make your own story trough gameplay, to the immersive Mother Base system where you build your own private army, the game delivers on every front. Loyal MGS fans will be at home here, even if theres a lot of new content. The story is fantastic, even though there are fewer cutscenes than there was in the past, and therefore the cutscenes feel like a reward for the player, because they usually come after a hard boss battle or an one hour long mission, and the cutscenes are directed beautifully.

    Short summary - 11/10 go buy it, play it, feel the hype after mission 6, and then prepare for a wild ride.    … Expand
  71. justdoit
    Sep 8, 2015
    10
    That moment when you create a Metacritic account just to say how good a game is
    If you are on the fence get it now

    GOTY of 2015 no doubt no question
  72. Jarbear28
    Sep 12, 2015
    9
    This game is amazing. Anyone that says otherwise is looking for attention or needs to tell me what games they've been playing because this game, is nothing short of perfect. The story is intriguing, the fighting is awesome, the gathering is worth it, the base building has strategy. This game is worth $60 any day of the week. To me, it is a MUST OWN.
  73. Kenmei
    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
  74. Quotidian
    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.    … Expand
  75. LunevZlodei
    Oct 1, 2015
    10
    10 ИЗ 10 ГОСПОДИ!!! МОЛЧУНЬЯ ФОРЕВА! ПОШЕЛ ПОКУПАТЬ ЕЁ ФИГУРКУ! И на самом деле игра стоит на ровне как минимум с witcher 3, и для меня большая интрига, какая же из игр которых забрали у меня более ста часов моей жизни станет игрой года. (я кончил) MGS V MASTERPIECE!10 ИЗ 10 ГОСПОДИ!!! МОЛЧУНЬЯ ФОРЕВА! ПОШЕЛ ПОКУПАТЬ ЕЁ ФИГУРКУ! И на самом деле игра стоит на ровне как минимум с witcher 3, и для меня большая интрига, какая же из игр которых забрали у меня более ста часов моей жизни станет игрой года. (я кончил) MGS V MASTERPIECE!
  76. slim1985
    Sep 21, 2015
    10
    Game of this gen no doubt impressive gameplay and deep story AMAZING -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/10
  77. DillDill
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    After awaiting this game for more than 3 years we were all left with high expectations, while this game delivers greatly in most areas it lacks in others. This definitely isn't the Metal Gear we're used too. While this game is the gameplay peak of the series, it's also the storytelling valley of it. Never has sneaking around enemies felt so satisfying and smooth. You truly feel like theAfter awaiting this game for more than 3 years we were all left with high expectations, while this game delivers greatly in most areas it lacks in others. This definitely isn't the Metal Gear we're used too. While this game is the gameplay peak of the series, it's also the storytelling valley of it. Never has sneaking around enemies felt so satisfying and smooth. You truly feel like the Living Legend himself, as you interrogate enemies and extract them after to build your army and gain supplies. Infiltrating large areas will never feel as cool in any other games as it does in MGSV. Yet the story lacks throughout the game. Unfortunately it's drawn out over 40 something hours, the lengthy start to end makes the story seem so little. It feels so unlike anything from Hideo Kojima's past works. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is certainly different from anything we've ever seen, unfortunately it is also the last. I'd rather give this game a 7.5 but I'm unable to do so. There's no doubt that I've greatly enjoyed this game, with over 100 hours in it already I can easily see that number increasing.
    I could also go on about cut content and this whole fiasco with Konami, but we'll have to see how the future plays out.    … Expand
  78. Tbag115
    May 15, 2016
    4
    Metal gear solid V was a big disapointment, the gameplay is great and the first 10 hour were good, but it is always the same and really boring. The world is small and live less, the mother base is better than in peace walker but if you are walking around there you can't do a thing you even can't talk to your partners. The story is the worst on this game, it is very slowly progressing andMetal gear solid V was a big disapointment, the gameplay is great and the first 10 hour were good, but it is always the same and really boring. The world is small and live less, the mother base is better than in peace walker but if you are walking around there you can't do a thing you even can't talk to your partners. The story is the worst on this game, it is very slowly progressing and it is boring, I already knew after 10 hours what the big plot twist was.
    I would recommend you not to buy this game.    … Expand
  79. Jack_Felix
    Sep 2, 2015
    6
    Previous Metal Gear games was most cinematic and story driven productions of their times so imagine my disappointment when it turned out that MGV is one of the least cinematic games in this year...

    After great beginning - which is probably the most story driven part of the game - you landed in Afghanistan and there story is just... gone. Your getting one short cutscene and some    Previous Metal Gear games was most cinematic and story driven productions of their times so imagine my disappointment when it turned out that MGV is one of the least cinematic games in this year...

    After great beginning - which is probably the most story driven part of the game - you landed in Afghanistan and there story is just... gone. Your getting one short cutscene and some cinematic action sequence per 3 to 4 hours of gameplay! How is that even possible in Kojima game?! To hell with that... How is that even possible in 2015, after we get such narration-based games like Witcher 3, where almost every single quest has cinematic story to it?!

    I mean **** the story... **** the narration... It is just incredibly bad for the pacing. The moment you get into "open world" game becomes "choose the mission => go from point A to point B => do the stealth => repeat". It's almost like Destiny all over again. True, game has some great story-driven moments but they happen between hours upon hours of doing stealth missions all over again. And missions themselves aren't so much varied!

    The gameplay is great, no doubt about that, and game looks and runs gorgeous but the amount of story per hour and overall pacing make it repetitive after first 4 hours. It's like Kojima made amazing 10 hour game and then someone stretched it out to 50 hours by putting in completely story-lacked missions with only Ocelot speaking something of little importance to your ear. I can not understand those 10/10 from everyone. It is just impossible how everyone love this game with its repetitive "do the steath mission over and over again" while there are such games like Witcher or the Last of Us out there. It is just crazy.    … Expand
  80. DonMega
    Sep 8, 2015
    6
    I'll give an honest review as I am not a so called "fan boy" of the mgs series and I didn't have any hype for this game. The first MGS i played was MGS 4.
    Note: I haven't played ground zero.
    This review will be split into 2 parts because the game is split into 2 very different chapters and major quality in gameplay differences. I think the major difference between quality of gameplay    I'll give an honest review as I am not a so called "fan boy" of the mgs series and I didn't have any hype for this game. The first MGS i played was MGS 4.
    Note: I haven't played ground zero.

    This review will be split into 2 parts because the game is split into 2 very different chapters and major quality in gameplay differences.
    I think the major difference between quality of gameplay is solely because of the internal feud between Hideo Kojima (the series director and creator) and Hojima (the production company) falling out and break up during development of MGS:V. Also please note this is fully my speculation.

    If I rated the game solely on Chapter 1 I would give the game a 8/10 rating. But rating chapter 2 my rating falls to 2/10.

    Chapter 1: 8/10:
    In the beginning the game is fun, the story is good and engaging. The gameplay is exciting and new. The cutscenes are awesome. The only drawback of giving the game the perfect score is that it is slightly repetitive. The side missions (side ops) consist of 5 missions rehashed 157 or so times at different locations. Don't let the 157 side missions number fool you. It's just a number and gimmick to put on the box.
    The locations also get boring pretty quickly, i knew nothing of the game before playing it so i was expecting various locations but this game mostly features sandy locations in afganistan and africa. Africa and Afganistan look the same for the most part and are a lazy created location.

    The AI is decent, they do adapt to your playstyle but are dumb nontheless. Eventually you will get to a point where the AI will snipe you with a shotgun from 300m away and my only deaths were caused by close range shotguns. Even a direct mortar hit didn't kill me.
    Controlling snake gets annoying at times, he has troubles climbing over the thousands of small rocks scattered all over afganistan and africa.
    Tanks you drive will get stuck hitting some small bushes and little rocks which makes driving them not as fun as you'd imagine.

    But other than all those cons chapter 1 main missions are very enjoyable and put together. The game feels engaging at this moment and you want to better your army, upgrade items and continue doing the same side missions.

    Chapter 2:
    I think this is where someone else took the reigns from Hideo Kojima.
    The game takes a huge nose dive in quality of gameplay. It solely feels like they just made a chapter 2 to extend the overall game time. The story feels different a new. You don't really care about anything happening in this storyline.

    A ridiculous mission unlocking system where you are forced to do a number of side missions to progress in the story. Which would be fine if they weren't the same rehashed side missions you did 100+ times in Chapter 1
    The main story missions are lazyily designed, boring and some are just baffling. Number 45 mission, without revealing anything is probably one of the worst missions in a single AAA title I have played in the last 6 years.
    During the missions I just couldn't comprehend how it was the same game I played earlier in the first chapter.
    Here I completely stopped doing the extra tasks and made it my mission to end the game asap. I honestly couldn't do it, my breaking point was mission 45, yes 1 mission before the ending. I got so bored of this ridiculous mission I rather go on youtube and watch Furious Don play it.
    Now I haven't touched the online bit and I won't as I've already sold my copy of the game to someone but I hear it has microtransactions which are mostly pay to win.

    Someone really dropped the ball on this game and could have made it one of the best games ever.

    Who should buy it?

    Hardcore MGS fans.
    People who can wait a couple months and buy this for $40. It's fun for about 10-15 hours. Depending how long chapter 1 takes you. Which is a decent amount of time, but I'm afraid chapter 2 (if bought at regular price) would feel like a rip off.

    Who shouldn't buy it?

    New ps4 users who believed the hype from friends should get witcher 3 instead. That is a top quality game.
    If you bought the PS4 solely for the release of MGS 4, please return in and get witcher 3 so that you get your moneys worth    … Expand
  81. AMMANN7
    Sep 6, 2015
    9
    9/10

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the first MGS game I trully enjoy

    + Open world action
    + D-dog and D-horse
    + Opening act
    + Side missions
    + Mother base upgrade system

    - A bit overwhelming in terms of content
    - Trouble connecting to servers
  82. Velsuan
    Sep 9, 2015
    9
    Best gameplay ever in a MGS game! The main plot is ridiculous (as expected), but the game is just awesome! Take your time, sneak around, don't kill anybody. Big Boss is a ninja, so... act like it should be!

    Be warned that the "base" part of this game is time consuming and sometime tedious, and the online "invasion" in the middle of a main mission will probably put you off. If that's the    Best gameplay ever in a MGS game! The main plot is ridiculous (as expected), but the game is just awesome! Take your time, sneak around, don't kill anybody. Big Boss is a ninja, so... act like it should be!

    Be warned that the "base" part of this game is time consuming and sometime tedious, and the online "invasion" in the middle of a main mission will probably put you off. If that's the case, just go offline.

    Some people said there was no boss fight in this game.... but the thing is you will have the choice to fight some main enemies as boss fights... Just keep your cool, don't run, and face the heat! ;)    … Expand
  83. Holyhesk
    Sep 2, 2015
    9
    Some of the reviews I have read on here are quite baffling. One guy says the game is "a total stinker" yet rates it 9/10? am I missing something?

    Excellent game. Is this a game of the year contender ? absolutely. Have played the MGS franchise since the first game on the PS1. Memorable charactors , rich storyline and superb gameplay have always been the strong points, and this one is no    Some of the reviews I have read on here are quite baffling. One guy says the game is "a total stinker" yet rates it 9/10? am I missing something?

    Excellent game. Is this a game of the year contender ? absolutely. Have played the MGS franchise since the first game on the PS1. Memorable charactors , rich storyline and superb gameplay have always been the strong points, and this one is no different.

    The story could use an ounce more which would be my only gripe so far, however am only about 20% through the main story so my opinion of this could change in a few days.

    Sutherland does a good job with Snake,, obviously we are all missing Haytar's legendary voice acting but I'm ok with Snake's new vocals.

    2nd best game of the year so far behind Witcher 3. Sorry it's going to take a miracle to beat Witcher for Game of the Year.    … Expand
  84. seburo
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    I've enjoyed this saga since MSX2. And its not always been entirely satisfying. The MGS2 Raiden was low, more now that I found out it was just to please schoolgirls. And, since MGS no other MG has reached such fluid, enticing and charismatic storytelling. But, I really think this MGS5 is Kojima's farewell to the series with tears and feelings and all. I haven't finished it but enjoyingI've enjoyed this saga since MSX2. And its not always been entirely satisfying. The MGS2 Raiden was low, more now that I found out it was just to please schoolgirls. And, since MGS no other MG has reached such fluid, enticing and charismatic storytelling. But, I really think this MGS5 is Kojima's farewell to the series with tears and feelings and all. I haven't finished it but enjoying every step of the road. Shame on this rat-boys who spam 0s just to feel important! Well, the game is genius. Enjoy it! :)… Expand
  85. RedRice
    Sep 28, 2015
    10
    Once again, Kojima has sneaked up on us with a perfect game. This game is well-balanced with an open world and mission-based gameplay that you can go at it on a series of sleepless nights or just casually play twice a week without losing the momentum and excitement. There is so much to do, so many possibilities and the franchise has evolved into perfection. I will shut up now, just play itOnce again, Kojima has sneaked up on us with a perfect game. This game is well-balanced with an open world and mission-based gameplay that you can go at it on a series of sleepless nights or just casually play twice a week without losing the momentum and excitement. There is so much to do, so many possibilities and the franchise has evolved into perfection. I will shut up now, just play it and you'll see!… Expand
  86. Sir_JoBo
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    First of all, I would like to point out that MGS is my favourite gaming series since PS1. That hasn't changed after playing The Phantom Pain. In aspects this game is fantastic. The graphics, the stealth, the slow-mo when spotted by an enemy was also a great addition.. there's a list of things I can name that I enjoyed about the game. But then here lies the problem.... none of these thingsFirst of all, I would like to point out that MGS is my favourite gaming series since PS1. That hasn't changed after playing The Phantom Pain. In aspects this game is fantastic. The graphics, the stealth, the slow-mo when spotted by an enemy was also a great addition.. there's a list of things I can name that I enjoyed about the game. But then here lies the problem.... none of these things were necessarily the things that made MGS so special. This game is missing the linear feel of getting sucked into a major story that unfolds as you progress - instead, you can completely lose track of any story as you get to choose when and where to progress. Which brings me to the absolutely pointless part of the game giving credits after every completed mission. What's the point? Now to the story.... of which I really wished I cared about in this game, but sadly I didn't. Where was the emotion? The music which used to make cutscenes so epic was so minimal, and if there was a cutscene I probably missed it as I got sidetracked and had a toilet break as I was bored to tears. I really wished I'd loved this game. I feel a 6/10 is generous considering how much I felt let-down by the whole experience. I'm sure other true MGS fans feel the same.… Expand
  87. thomasnichols
    Nov 6, 2015
    8
    The gameplay is really makes this game great. Sure the story isn't the best and felt unfinished, and the ending was disappointing. But besides all of that, I found the gameplay very fun and addictive. It's stealth at it's finest. The game is far from perfect, but if you enjoy the Metal Gear series and enjoy stealth games then this is highly recommended.
  88. YoloMcSwag
    Sep 28, 2015
    8
    Not a perfect game, but a SOLID one (reviewed on PS4)

    The Good: +Outstanding Prologue +Well-optimised, butter-smooth most of the time +Huge maps +Buddy system +Controversial but most memorable character - Quiet +Base, Resources and Staff management +Decent graphics, (but not the best in the market) +D-Horse is better than Roach +Solid gunplay and stealth +Memorable licensed    Not a perfect game, but a SOLID one (reviewed on PS4)

    The Good:
    +Outstanding Prologue
    +Well-optimised, butter-smooth most of the time
    +Huge maps
    +Buddy system
    +Controversial but most memorable character - Quiet
    +Base, Resources and Staff management
    +Decent graphics, (but not the best in the market)
    +D-Horse is better than Roach
    +Solid gunplay and stealth
    +Memorable licensed 80s music
    +Wild animals
    +Enemies adapt to your tactics, eg. wear helmets if you headshot too often
    +Tackles real world issues, eg. child soldiers
    +Very open-ended, non-linear mission design, tackle it however you want

    The Bad:
    -Lackluster story
    -Disappointing villain and boss fights
    -Bosses lack character, unlike the Cobra Unit from MGS 3 for example
    -Chapter 2 filler missions
    -Missing Chapter 3
    -Nothing much to do on Mother Base
    -Voice acting: Kiefer Sutherland
    -Snake rarely speaks
    -Difficult to differentiate Kaz's and Ocelot's voices sometimes
    -Missions get repetitive, especially Side Ops
    -Most Main Ops (Episodes) don't feel important to story-telling
    -Can't use weapons on 4WDs or trucks
    -Alternate costumes with no additional abilities cost more GMP
    -Attempts to tell most stories via Cassette tapes, no Codec
    -FOB microtransactions
    -Difficult to capture all wild animals without consulting guides
    -Tackles world issues, but has nothing much to say about them
    -Uninteresting open world, lots of emptiness in between outposts
    -Texture pop-in
    -Framerate dips occationally, but not to the point of hindering gameplay

    Bottom line, MGSV: The Phantom Pain is an excellent, but not perfect game. It does a good job in crafting an open-world experience for the franchise, but falls short in terms of quality content. While players won't be talking about the huge maps, decent graphics, or boss fights in years to come, each player's unique approach to every mission may be the thing that keep conversations going, and may be what Kojima-san has been trying to accomplish in his Tactical Espionage Operations swan song.

    How the series is moving forward without Kojima-san remains to be seen, but if you're a fan of MGS since Snake's rookie days of rescuing Gray Fox 28years ago, you'll definitely wanna support Kojima-san by picking this up!    … Expand
  89. swagmaster9000
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    Bought the prologue $25
    Bought the game $65

    I guess I forgot to buy the character development DLC as well as plot DLC, fun boss DLC and story ending DLC. Guarantee they'll try to charge you for it though.

    Never buying another game from Konami again.
  90. Redberz
    Sep 1, 2015
    6
    The gameplay is good, action is good, but story is awful. Any fans theory was better than Kojima's plot. The story is self destroyed by big holes in the line of big boss. Best chapter in gameplay, worst chapter in story.
  91. jules1964
    Sep 7, 2015
    10
    I will keep it short and sweet. I sold Witcher 3 to buy this game and boy oh boy i'm glad i did. To me Witcher 3 open world didn't seem life like enough for me but when i play mgs5 i forget about everything in real life and i am actually in the game. This is one game i will never sell or tire of.
  92. yazanalramlawi
    Sep 5, 2015
    10
    Great game. the story is a little on the shy side, but still the open world and the liberty to play as u like ( stealth, loud ) it is up to u to play the way u like.
  93. TheLastColossus
    Sep 2, 2015
    9
    With over 40 hours played and still not finishing the game, this is Kojima's best MGS since MGS3, too bad its really his last MGS game, and playing it knowing that is worse, but in the same time its the best way to go out for the greatest stealth action franchise in video game history.

    without Kojima, MGS will become a worthless piece of garbage that will be played on smartphones.    With over 40 hours played and still not finishing the game, this is Kojima's best MGS since MGS3, too bad its really his last MGS game, and playing it knowing that is worse, but in the same time its the best way to go out for the greatest stealth action franchise in video game history.

    without Kojima, MGS will become a worthless piece of garbage that will be played on smartphones.

    "You can erase the markings, but the memories will never disappear."    … Expand
  94. imnotbot
    Sep 2, 2015
    10
    it's a really perfect video game.
    this is Masterpiece of the video games history.
    i just say 'Thank you KOJIMA' & KOJIMA PRODUCTION STAFF.
    good luck to you KOJIMA SAN
  95. jello_snake
    Sep 1, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear! Metal Gear!… Expand
  96. ovoon7
    Sep 14, 2015
    7
    Metal Gear Solid V is a strange game to review. I love it so dearly, yet I am severely disappointed with it at the same time. It's one of the polarizing games I've ever played.

    At first I was in love with it, the story direction was a dark a unique twist for the series, and the gameplay is fantastic. So much mission variety, and the gameplay organically makes its own sense of creative    Metal Gear Solid V is a strange game to review. I love it so dearly, yet I am severely disappointed with it at the same time. It's one of the polarizing games I've ever played.

    At first I was in love with it, the story direction was a dark a unique twist for the series, and the gameplay is fantastic. So much mission variety, and the gameplay organically makes its own sense of creative fun. So many different ways to approach a scenario... that is for about 30-40 hours.

    The game offers 157 side missions and 50 main missions, which took me like 50+ hours just to get through most of. I still have another 40 side missions left to do. The grind gets insane. I feel like open world/sandbox games should be of a certain length, normally 28-32 hours is a good run for an open world game. This game takes 50+, and it overstays its welcome for me.

    I found the side missions to become a ridiculous chore, as they were cut/copy/paste 157 times over, meaning you go to every single outpost and camp to do a different goal. You get to know the 2 open worlds very well, because you will be grinding content in them for a long time. What's sad is when a side op takes you where the story will later go, so now you're familiar with all the hidden secrets, and the area doesn't feel new when the story goes to that place.

    The story is another matter. It is convoluted, yet barely even there. Big Boss rarely talks to give the "silent protagonist" feel, which was a horrible decision in my opinion, as he is already a developed and incredible character. The cutscenes were almost all shown off in the trailers for the game, and some of the really impressive and mysterious moments in the trailers were not as impressive in the context of the game.

    The story as a whole just feels cheap, and underwhelming. Without talking about spoilers, I will say that the ending is really poor. In fact, chapter 2 as a whole is just bad.

    Metal Gear Solid V is separated by two chapters, chapter 1 runs through mission 31, and I quite enjoyed that part of the game's story. The cutscene direction is really good, the only real problem I have is the pacing of the story is crazy slow. However, chapter 1 leads into a totally underwhelming "chapter 2" which contains only 3 or so unique story missions. And only 1 of those missions is remotely interesting (it's actually the most impactful mission in the game and I love it). The "ending" is cut off. The entire chapter 2 feels like Kojima directed some cutscenes, and was fired before finishing the second half of the game, so Konami dumped a bunch of padding in.

    In chapter 2, almost all of the main story missions are "challenge modes" of past missions, and they're so lazy that they even have you watch all of the old cutscenes as if they're happening for the first time. These missions are fine if they were optional, but they are required.

    In the end, the gameplay and story missions of MGS V are a mixed bag between masterful, tons of fun, and a total grind. If the story was planned better, and didn't fall apart in chapter 2, and if there wasn't LOADS of padding, I would give this game a 9 or 10 depending on how well it was handled. But I don't think this game needed to be the bloated mess that it turned out to be. All in all, I had a good time as far as my enjoyment for a videogame goes, but as a Metal Gear game... I wanted a lot to be different or better.

    My score varies during moments of the game, so it lands in a range of 6-8.5, so I'll just give it a 7.    … Expand
  97. Glogglies
    Sep 4, 2015
    6
    Some of the most fun Ive had with a videogame in a long time. I often find myself awestruck at the amount of content packed in every mission, and the thoughtfulness put into every map.
  98. SuperNaiv
    Sep 14, 2015
    5
    A lot of «man childs» with nostalgia on their dick. Gamespot and Ign gave it full pot. 10/10? Are you **** kidding me? Those so called game critics need reality check. Gaming is really **** up these days. As long people are happy with mediocracy then publisher will continue on this path. The game isn’t bad; it’s not what I am saying. But it isn’t perfect at all. What’s the biggest problemA lot of «man childs» with nostalgia on their dick. Gamespot and Ign gave it full pot. 10/10? Are you **** kidding me? Those so called game critics need reality check. Gaming is really **** up these days. As long people are happy with mediocracy then publisher will continue on this path. The game isn’t bad; it’s not what I am saying. But it isn’t perfect at all. What’s the biggest problem with this game is that it’s not special and great in any form or shape. The storytelling is boring. The gameplay is mediocre. The characters are not interesting. The graphic is so so. Personally I am sick and tired of games that try to be a movie. Those cut scenes are sooo long and uninteresting. It is really boring. I want to play my game and not to **** watch some bad game actors with uninspiring voices talk and talk…and talk…Please kill me now! The only games with great narrative and actor voices that I know are those guys from Telltale Games. I am sorry, but the actor voices in this game are awful. What I believe personally is, if this game had another name then “Metal gear solid” and “Konami” brand, it would most probably never get so high scores. Is it some kind of mass hysteria?… Expand
  99. LauraGg
    May 9, 2016
    0
    This game is captivating at first, it seems promising, but as you played through you'll notice that some of the game's event are utterly ridiculous, some of them seems forced, that ridiculous girl character Quiet barely wearing anything, final boss roars like some retard, disappointing
  100. fafafa486
    Sep 3, 2015
    10
    very cool game its perfect , and have a great story the best metal gear game........................................................................................................
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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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