Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1385 Ratings

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  1. partyintheback
    Sep 7, 2015
    3
    As a fan of the Metal Gear series, particularly 1, 2 and 3, this game has left me disappointed. Why is that? First, it's an open world game. Now mind you, I have nothing against open world games. Open world games can be a blast if done right. Since this is the first time Metal Gear has gone open world, I had high expectations that they'd not only meet but exceed their competitors when itAs a fan of the Metal Gear series, particularly 1, 2 and 3, this game has left me disappointed. Why is that? First, it's an open world game. Now mind you, I have nothing against open world games. Open world games can be a blast if done right. Since this is the first time Metal Gear has gone open world, I had high expectations that they'd not only meet but exceed their competitors when it came to creating a world that you actually want to explore. I mean, what is the point of making an open world game if it's not interesting to traverse? If you're not going to do that, just make it a linear game like prior games in the series and perfect each space by littering them full of interesting things to see and do. And here is my first complaint with Metal Gear Solid 5: the open world is uninteresting. You have Africa and Afghanistan - both overly brown, void of much life, and little to hold your interest while moving throughout the world. While there are side missions sprinkled throughout the world, the side missions are, sadly enough, entirely filler content that does little to add to the game. Actually, they sort of detract from the game overall. Instead of creating a linear, narrative-driven Metal Gear Solid, they've created an open world, one that doesn't have anything interesting going on in it, and then try to throw in some copy & paste side missions that are incredibly uninteresting and by-the-numbers in their design. But, then, the story must be good, especially if you're a Metal Gear fan, right? Wrong. For whatever reason, Konami replaced their old voice actors with new, more recognizable actors. For example, instead of David Hayter, we get Kiefer Sutherland. Not only does his performance fail in comparison to Hayter's, he rarely even talks throughout the game. And here's another issue: there's barely any cutscenes compared to the prior Metal Gear's. While I'll concede that prior Metal Gear's may have been overkill when it came to cutscenes, but they've swung the pendulum so far from that that there's not enough now. I do agree that the gameplay here is solid and enjoyable, but when the world it takes place in, the narrative that surrounds, and the extra content is so poor, I can't give it praise that it simply doesn't deserve. If you're a fan of open world games, this will disappoint you. If you're a fan of Metal Gear Solid's past, this will disappoint. As a fan of both, I'm floored that people are giving this game high marks. I can only surmise that it's because people were really hyped about it and now they're forgiving issues that they'll soon come to dislike. As is the case very often with people who play games and people who write about them, they sometimes overlook glaring issues when they release and then only come to grips with the fact that the game wasn't all that years down the road. Metal Gear Solid V is one such game.… Expand
  2. sessingo
    Jul 19, 2016
    2
    Overhyped... way to repetitive and boring - the old Metal Gear Solid titles are way better than this. Is mediocre at best - but not "GAME OF THE YEAR"
  3. milih65
    Nov 11, 2018
    2
    when you start this game every single thing looks amazing , the story line , graphics missions and everything but when you move forward there are repeated missions just like before i think there are only 12 missions and the rest are the same but harder .
    the main weakness is when you finish main missions you gain nothing , the story line is lost the mother base ? there is nothing to do    when you start this game every single thing looks amazing , the story line , graphics missions and everything but when you move forward there are repeated missions just like before i think there are only 12 missions and the rest are the same but harder .
    the main weakness is when you finish main missions you gain nothing , the story line is lost the mother base ? there is nothing to do even everything you catch during missions except tanks and cars are completely useless . don't try it is waste of time.    … Expand
  4. Darius11
    Oct 12, 2015
    4
    After one hour playing you will say ' This is the Game of the Year baby' .... but a 3 to 4 hours in it will hit you. Its a bloody disaster.

    From the magic of Metal Gear Solid on the ps to the madness on MGS4 with all those crazy cut scenes i have loved every minute of the series. What i loved was the epic boss battles and the clever tricks that made you say "wow that was cool" - The    After one hour playing you will say ' This is the Game of the Year baby' .... but a 3 to 4 hours in it will hit you. Its a bloody disaster.

    From the magic of Metal Gear Solid on the ps to the madness on MGS4 with all those crazy cut scenes i have loved every minute of the series. What i loved was the epic boss battles and the clever tricks that made you say "wow that was cool" - The characters like Vamp, psycho mantis, the codec, the music but most of all the STORY!!!!

    I'm afraid all of the elements i loved about MGS have gone (maybe the music is ok). apart from an interesting opening scene the story is so so so poor. Not only is it poor but it doesn't flow, you spent hours doing missions that mean nothing in terms of the story and it just kills the flow! Its all good being able to sink hours and hours into a game but not when its doing the same thing over and over and over. I would be happy with half the mission but having a good metal gear story, making every minute count, i wanted to feel part of the story and sit back and enjoy those cool cut scenes. So i tried hard to do so, i tried to fly through the main missions to get a feel for the story and yes the cut scenes came faster at the sacrifice of stealthy game-play, but it didn't matter as the story is pathetic. Man i'm angry

    Positive things.....Yes the game-play is good, its fun sneaking around finding new blueprints, extracting enemy soldiers to join you, There are many many ways to complete mission and there are loads of weapons (shame you cant really use them as its a stealth game), The mother-base thing is fun for an hour or so,...Open world meh i don't care as there is nothing in it anyway but yeah it looks good....that's the good things

    Negative things - Story is shockingly bad , characters are dull (especially snake) The missions are repetitive and have no meaning. I'm right near the end of the game and it has been a real struggle, even if the last boss/twist is going to be phenomenal i don't care, this game has no soul, its not a metal gear!

    I will remember the beauty of being on Shadow mosses making those keys hot and cold, and the big shell watching Vamp sprint across the water, and every single second of Snake Eater. Imam really sad to say that this game is not only nothing like those amazing legendary games.

    This phantom pain is confused. It wants open world style but cant compete with the witcher, skyrim or Gta, and in trying to give users the open world feel (which did sound amazing when i first heard it) it has taken away the soul of Metal Gear, and what a Soul it was. :(    … Expand
  5. ILCAVALIERE
    Dec 4, 2016
    3
    Tenia ganas de jugarlo pero me ha parecido muy malo y eso que le he dado una oportunidad de 12h,que no es poco,las mecanicas ,graficos y sonido estan bien ,pero no se por que se me hace aburridisimo,todo el tiempo haciendo lo mismo sin sentido...no se si se animará mas adelante y sera mas divertido pero no he aguantado mas,y eso que aguante la primera fantasmada que es un coñazo enorme yTenia ganas de jugarlo pero me ha parecido muy malo y eso que le he dado una oportunidad de 12h,que no es poco,las mecanicas ,graficos y sonido estan bien ,pero no se por que se me hace aburridisimo,todo el tiempo haciendo lo mismo sin sentido...no se si se animará mas adelante y sera mas divertido pero no he aguantado mas,y eso que aguante la primera fantasmada que es un coñazo enorme y ya tenia ganas de no jugarlo mas,pero hacer el esfuerzo no mereció la pena....… Expand
  6. Iluvatar21
    Jan 2, 2016
    4
    -Metal Gear from 1987 was NOT the first stealth game. Castle Wolfenstein from 1981 was.
    -Metal Gear Solid from 1998 was NOT the first game to feature cinematic story telling. Wing Commander from 1990 was.
    -Metal Gear Solid 5 has non-connected gameplay elements that rank it as a typical sandbox with an incoherent story than a stealth title like Thief, Hitman or Deus Ex.
  7. Meth-Weasel
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    This is more a retrospective review considering what Konami has been doing with monetizing the game:

    F*** YOU KONAMI
  8. Broyax
    Feb 11, 2020
    1
    J'ai comme l'impression que la série Metal Gear progresse à chaque épisode mais qu'à chaque pas en avant, elle en fait deux en arrière... Ainsi dans ce Metal truc numéro 5, les mécaniques de base comme l'infiltration ou le combat semblent fonctionner... mais rien ne fonctionne correctement en fait ! car tout est bancal d'une manière ou d'une autre...

    Les gars qui se réveillent au bout    J'ai comme l'impression que la série Metal Gear progresse à chaque épisode mais qu'à chaque pas en avant, elle en fait deux en arrière... Ainsi dans ce Metal truc numéro 5, les mécaniques de base comme l'infiltration ou le combat semblent fonctionner... mais rien ne fonctionne correctement en fait ! car tout est bancal d'une manière ou d'une autre...

    Les gars qui se réveillent au bout de 2 mn par exemple... 2 mn après les avoir assommés...? on a jamais vu "ça" ailleurs, c'est du délire ou juste de la connerie à l'état pur ? le combat est complètement foireux, imprécis, épouvantable... et surtout pour le maniement pensé en dépit du bon sens le plus élémentaire : changer de flingue peut-être ? ah non, là c'est la boîte en carton ! utiliser un gadget ? ah non, là c'est le pistolet... accélérer le temps (avec un cigare ?!) oui mais comment l'arrêter ? il fait tout le tour du cadran, putain !

    De toute façon, que penser d'un jeu qui permet d'évacuer les gens avec... des ballons ? ou de se promener dans une boîte en carton (?!) qui se dégrade en 30 s chrono (?!)... que penser de cette espèce de scénario complètement fumé et foutraque et de ce bal des éclopés ? de cette bombasse en string qui ne dit jamais un mot ? (c'est une soldate, paraît-il...).

    De toute manière, toutes les missions (secondaires en tout cas) se ressemblent et consistent à exfiltrer des otages qu'on trouve... une fois sur trois. Et encore. On se demande s'ils sont là mais il paraît qu'on les trimbale d'un bout à l'autre du camp ou de la base... euh mais lol ? c'est là qu'il faut rire (jaune) ?

    Bon, je pourrais encore continuer longtemps comme ça mais je me lasse déjà... comme le farmage de missions à n'en plus finir ou le ramassage de plantes et autres "ressources" afin de "développer" la base... Cela dit, il faut reconnaître que ça reste très joli et que ça tourne à 60 im/s, alors techniquement, c'est du beau boulot, si, si. Si seulement c'était un vrai jeu... mais non, ça ne risque pas !    … Expand
  9. Epzillon
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    Inacabado, insípido y sobrevalorado. Pésima prensa que elevó este juego sin siquiera merecer méritos.
  10. Oliviero
    Jun 11, 2020
    4
    QUESTO GIOCO È IL PEGGIORE DI QUEL GENIO DI HIDEO KOJIMA, OK IL GAMEPLAY MA LA TRAMA E LA NARRATIVA FA SCHIFO. NON COMPRATELO

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#1 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#6 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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  1. Gamestyle
    Sep 30, 2015
    80
    With The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear has had its arm removed and replaced with something technically far more impressive.
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  2. MondoXbox
    Sep 19, 2015
    90
    Kojima managed to create the perfect open-world stealth game, giving the player an incredible freedom coupled with great depth and variety. MGS fans will probably dislike its sparse and somewhat unsatisfying storytelling, but it undoubtedly is a masterwork of game design.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Sep 13, 2015
    100
    Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain is an interactive piece of art that truly pays homage to the original game and successfully expands the franchise into an open-world game.
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