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. tomenigma
    Oct 23, 2015
    8
    I was new to MSG Universe when started playing this game. The beginning might be puzzling and even confusing story wise but I have gave up on the story since this is where the weakness of game is. However, when I take under consideration superb mechanics, controls and most excellent approach to stealth in any game I have played then this is where this game has no other competitors. TheI was new to MSG Universe when started playing this game. The beginning might be puzzling and even confusing story wise but I have gave up on the story since this is where the weakness of game is. However, when I take under consideration superb mechanics, controls and most excellent approach to stealth in any game I have played then this is where this game has no other competitors. The game-play is simply awesome - provides both fun and suspense. The game was highly additive considering the fact that missions are not so much different and landscape does not change that much.
    The soundtrack (80s) is a bomb! The gameplay soundtrack is spot on! The game allowed me to fully dive into immersive sandbox of Big Boss.
    Too bad the story is shallow, otherwise it would be perfect score.I am also taking 1 point off for incredibly messy progression in Chapter 2 (Mr. Kojima - what the h**l happened there?)
    I will highly suggest this game for great deal of entertainment!    … Expand
  2. breakbacon
    Oct 19, 2015
    8
    I've played about 15 hours of Metal Gear Solid V to this point. I have completed 12 of the main story missions at an 'S' rank but have not completed all of the objectives at each of these stages. It's hard to believe looking back over the history of gaming that a game like MGS5 even exists. I don't remember a game in recent memory that requires this much intelligence to simply play, muchI've played about 15 hours of Metal Gear Solid V to this point. I have completed 12 of the main story missions at an 'S' rank but have not completed all of the objectives at each of these stages. It's hard to believe looking back over the history of gaming that a game like MGS5 even exists. I don't remember a game in recent memory that requires this much intelligence to simply play, much less master. This game is truly a giant sandbox. This is certainly a game that will have you yelling 'get to the choppa' at your tv for hours. It can also be repetitive and annoying at times.… Expand
  3. djpushplay
    Sep 8, 2015
    8
    The game has great graphics , good gameplay, lots of weapons and thinking , but I have to admit I get bored , and I don't play it non stop like I would Witcher 3 our Forza Horizon so I can't rate it higher then those games, but its a game that others might think are better !! Still gets a solid 8 on my book
  4. RPPerry3
    Sep 16, 2015
    8
    Great game, Glad I bought it. Love the open sandbox aspect. My only gripe would be the learning curve on managing your HQ etc and the AI can be a little dumb but overall very entertaining.
  5. Jweezy25
    Oct 19, 2015
    8
    Metal Gear 5 is overall a good game. The missions end up being really repetitive and things turn out to be really grindy.

    Story: Personally I am not a veteran metal gear player. So I have to comment on the story because the story is a tribute to the metal gear fans. Design: Design is referencing the level and mission designs. This category is where metal gear falls short. In one    Metal Gear 5 is overall a good game. The missions end up being really repetitive and things turn out to be really grindy.

    Story:
    Personally I am not a veteran metal gear player. So I have to comment on the story because the story is a tribute to the metal gear fans.

    Design:
    Design is referencing the level and mission designs. This category is where metal gear falls short. In one way, the objectives are the same three things every time. Kill, extract, and sabotage. The level designs (enemy layouts, world layouts) are all amazing this I feel is one of metal gears strong suites this made the repetitive missions fun.

    Graphics:
    Looks great, the colors contrast really nice and the textures aren't bad.

    The Game play:
    Everything about the game play works. I have never been frustrated by the fact I screwed up because I knew it was my fault. The game is polished and finished which is weird to say that is a plus but recent games seem to fall short here sometimes.

    Overall is it worth 60? Honestly yes, you will get hours of good game play along with an open world that you will feel will never end. And for veteran metal gear fans its well worth it. Non veterans - 8 Veterans - 9    … Expand
  6. Kompakt
    Oct 21, 2015
    8
    Don't get me wrong, I thought this game was pretty fun. However, the developers using the same maps felt kind of lazy to me. The game play is fun. But, the point is the same map gets kinda boring. Sure, it's a different objective each mission. But the same maps don't hold in well.
  7. TheChosenRat
    Nov 5, 2015
    8
    I'm afraid to say that try as I might, I cannot "love" MGSV. It is a very technically accomplished game, the attention to detail is immense and it is very polished. I cannot however agree with people that this is a "big" game. There are certainly many hours of play to be had, but this includes a lot of repetition of missions or revisiting the same areas to do slightly different things thanI'm afraid to say that try as I might, I cannot "love" MGSV. It is a very technically accomplished game, the attention to detail is immense and it is very polished. I cannot however agree with people that this is a "big" game. There are certainly many hours of play to be had, but this includes a lot of repetition of missions or revisiting the same areas to do slightly different things than before. The way the ending was left was a big disappointment and ultimately tarnished the whole experience for me.… Expand
  8. thurm
    Mar 21, 2016
    8
    Kinda late to the party, but I'm just finishing this game up. Overall, it's a great game, though not really for everyone. If you've been a fan of MGS since the PS1 days, this is a fitting end chapter than you'll probably enjoy. If you're new to MGS, you might be disappointed.

    Things I liked: the graphics are great, I'm not all about fps or anything, just like games to look good, and    Kinda late to the party, but I'm just finishing this game up. Overall, it's a great game, though not really for everyone. If you've been a fan of MGS since the PS1 days, this is a fitting end chapter than you'll probably enjoy. If you're new to MGS, you might be disappointed.

    Things I liked: the graphics are great, I'm not all about fps or anything, just like games to look good, and this one does. The sound (or lack of it) is pretty immersive, and the controls have been consistently solid. Lots of customization for the weapons you carry, your buddies, vehicles, if you're into that sort of thing. The almost infinite different ways to play the various missions, different ways to infiltrate, to approach the objectives is really fun and makes for some interesting decisions. Again, if you're a fan of the series, lots of lore and tying up of loose ends throughout. The boss fight was fun and pretty intense.

    Things I didn't like: the game isn't finished. The second part is kinda weird and feels undone. I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm not keeping my hopes up for the finale. And it can be easy to get burned out on the game, though that's probably my fault for doing so many side missions and not focusing on the story missions. I don't care for the online FOB stuff, or the online dispatch missions, or managing my crew at Outer Heaven, or some of the other gameplay things that are just kinda forced on you (I'm looking at your, quarantine platform).

    In closing, it's no Snake Eater, but it's been fun. I'd highly recommend it to fans of the series, but would hesitate to recommend it as a first foray into MGS. It's not a "regular" game. In this day and age of run and gun FPS and RPGs, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but you owe it to yourself to try it out at least.    … Expand
  9. Dperks
    Feb 25, 2019
    8
    This game is the reverse of the 1st MGS this one has great game play but just awful story with a only a few good moments sprinkled about but the stealth and gun play is better then any other MGS game but everything else from charcters to mission structure and the fact it's open world doesn't feel very Metal Gear so this could be considered the worst metal gear in the main series but as aThis game is the reverse of the 1st MGS this one has great game play but just awful story with a only a few good moments sprinkled about but the stealth and gun play is better then any other MGS game but everything else from charcters to mission structure and the fact it's open world doesn't feel very Metal Gear so this could be considered the worst metal gear in the main series but as a game its pretty good.… Expand
  10. AL3XHOUND
    Feb 21, 2019
    8
    Un juego imprescindible para los amantes de los videojuegos, la narrativa es casi nula, pero se compensa con su libertad al momento de hacer misiones. Los gráficos son muy buenos, el sonido es excelente y la jugabilidad es de lo mejor que hay en la actualidad.
  11. Razzz
    Sep 6, 2019
    8
    An amazingly detailed pivot for gameplay - Not so much for its story

    The gameplay in this game is insane, Unpallered freedom and an unholy amount of choices and options to make when just walking into a base. However, the story is weird and feels incomplete any MGS fan will feel a Phantom Pain of their own and any non-MGS fan will be too confused by the refrences and inconsistency and    An amazingly detailed pivot for gameplay - Not so much for its story

    The gameplay in this game is insane, Unpallered freedom and an unholy amount of choices and options to make when just walking into a base.

    However, the story is weird and feels incomplete any MGS fan will feel a Phantom Pain of their own and any non-MGS fan will be too confused by the refrences and inconsistency and general lack of plot to care, but that leaves the focus to the gameplay, the true purpose of this game    … Expand
  12. JackWarr
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    This game has major problems, but what it does well, it does near perfection. The gameplay is the best stealth game to ever exist, no hyperbole. The story, dialogue and characters all start out very promisingly but they just fizzle out, the game is bluntly unfinished in terms of this. It is so conflicting as this is one of the best games I have played but also one of the ones with suchThis game has major problems, but what it does well, it does near perfection. The gameplay is the best stealth game to ever exist, no hyperbole. The story, dialogue and characters all start out very promisingly but they just fizzle out, the game is bluntly unfinished in terms of this. It is so conflicting as this is one of the best games I have played but also one of the ones with such squandered potential. Building Diamond Dogs is also done so well. The story, although it is really interesting, fails to deliver on any of the characters, there are no character archs, themes are left unresolved and therefore undelivered, however, the game starts off so strong I cannot give it less than an 8 due to how good the finished start of the experience is.… Expand
  13. B00tador
    Nov 28, 2021
    8
    A great stealth combat game, made irrelevant by the absence of any reason to get involved in the game.
  14. 3lusive
    Jan 1, 2017
    7
    Could have been so much more. Engine, graphics and sound are very good. It plays very smoothly and is a very slick production. However, the unstructured gameplay and mission-based structure harms the experience instead of improving it.

    It needed a much more involving experience, such as those found in prev titles, rather than cold, disjointed missions that you select from a drop down    Could have been so much more. Engine, graphics and sound are very good. It plays very smoothly and is a very slick production. However, the unstructured gameplay and mission-based structure harms the experience instead of improving it.

    It needed a much more involving experience, such as those found in prev titles, rather than cold, disjointed missions that you select from a drop down menu. Because of this, you fail to become interested in the characters and story in the same way you would previously.

    The cutscenes and CGI, when they occur, are generally strong, but can't help it feel like you are playing a totally different game to the previous titles, and one that is nowhere near as engaging and addictive because of the change in structure.

    Snakes voice is dull and simply isn't the same as with David Hayter who is Snake and the only one who can be Snake (BAD decision to change this for no apparent reason or improvement to the experience).

    The missions also become 'samey' too quickly and a greater variety of tasks would be welcomed with a much more linear format, perhaps after half way through the game opening it up to have more freedom (but not individual 'missions' please).

    Boss fights are also less memorable, notable ones being the Skulls which are annoying 'alien' like creatures that teleport from place to place making the battles more luck than skill.

    Overall, it had the potential to be an epic game but they messed up and can only be a 6/7 due to the problems above.    … Expand
  15. garland_spqr
    Oct 2, 2015
    7
    After the brilliant Ground Zeroes mission, this game feels a bit lame and disappointing in comparison.
    The story is fairly boring. After Ground Zeroes mission I hoped this game would be a dramatic political thriller with history and fiction coming together nicely. However it played like a lazy and simple C-Class action movie with no substance.
    This game appears like a mess. The    After the brilliant Ground Zeroes mission, this game feels a bit lame and disappointing in comparison.
    The story is fairly boring. After Ground Zeroes mission I hoped this game would be a dramatic political thriller with history and fiction coming together nicely. However it played like a lazy and simple C-Class action movie with no substance.

    This game appears like a mess. The cutscenes are very randomly put together and dont progress the story or characters well. Some are silly or outright stupid that didnt make any sense.

    The main missions were quite lackluster, you could not distinguish main missions from side missions(which were enjoyable), they were both equally generic and random jobs. They even begin with the same line: Boss we have a new job coming in... Quite boring progression. I always wondered if these are warmup missions and if the real story would begin later.

    The fighting missions are frustratingly difficult and not well balanced at all with a lot of dying.
    Motherbase feels a bit like a chore, I didnt even visit many parts of it as there was nothing particular going on, just one big maze.

    There is barely any memorable music and soundtracks in this game, unlike Ground Zeroes.

    And the worst aspect is that the game forces me to play through older missions again in a higher difficulty, what ultimately led me to stop playing.

    There are some nice aspects too however.
    The graphics are fantastic and the locations beautiful and believable, albrit a bit static. The stealth gameplay is very good and thrilling. The voice acting is superb and the casette tapes well done, even if they didnt manage to make the thin story better.
    The characters feel real, I wish we got to know them better. Sadly we only experience the surface of them with little meaningfull interaction.
    The atmosphere in the game is good, the open world aspect works very well and gives you a sense of freedom, but definitely at the expense of interesting content.
    The technical quality of the game is phenomenal.

    But without an interesting story, cinematic cutscenes, character developement, dialogue and memorable soundtrack apart from the title song, the soul is just missing for me in this game. Much of the joy I got from anticipation to more interesting content later in the game, which sadly never came.    … Expand
  16. jcarl663
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    I'll say this: for a half finished game, it's surprisingly good. All of the game mechanics are finished and plays spectacularly (if not absurdly easy) and the high points it hits (particularly during chapter 2) hit really freaking high, but it's clear that this was supposed to be a five chapter game that got crammed into two. If you want the game that is 50% cutscenes, you'll beI'll say this: for a half finished game, it's surprisingly good. All of the game mechanics are finished and plays spectacularly (if not absurdly easy) and the high points it hits (particularly during chapter 2) hit really freaking high, but it's clear that this was supposed to be a five chapter game that got crammed into two. If you want the game that is 50% cutscenes, you'll be disappointed. All of the conversation is on tapes and most of the cutscenes are stacked at the end.

    The gear development is really cool, but you can get good enough gear to trivialize the game fairly early and there is really no punishment for failing at stealth. Kojima's swan song was just not that great compared to his previous games. It would have been DRAMATICALLY improved by just foregoing the open world aspect entirely.    … Expand
  17. SadisticUnicorn
    Sep 4, 2015
    7
    This game is good though definitely not the 10/10 many have given it.

    In terms of gameplay this is definitely some of the best stealth gameplay around. A wide array of weapons, gadgets, player movements and always many ways to complete the mission. It is a real blast deciding how to approach a situation and highly satisfying when it comes off. Stealthing through the enemy and picking    This game is good though definitely not the 10/10 many have given it.

    In terms of gameplay this is definitely some of the best stealth gameplay around. A wide array of weapons, gadgets, player movements and always many ways to complete the mission. It is a real blast deciding how to approach a situation and highly satisfying when it comes off. Stealthing through the enemy and picking them off one by one has never felt so smooth or as satisfying.

    However there has always been two sides of MGS games and while the gameplay is marvelous the story is somewhat of a disappointment. The intro is very enticing and cinematic but when the world opens up it really falls apart at the seams. The story becomes voice over, mission descriptions and perhaps a cinematic every few hours. It just is a real demonstration of the way the open world concept can be implemented to the detriment of story. I can only put it down to inexperience in this area.    … Expand
  18. Jazznaz
    Sep 20, 2015
    7
    The game is unfinished. The story is nonexistent . The game gets repetitive and due to the fact you have to do the side ops missions to progress you forget what is happening in the main missions . The base building aspect is there only to stall you and it's full of places you can't enter as is the same in missions where huge bases have doors you can't go in . All in all I was disappointedThe game is unfinished. The story is nonexistent . The game gets repetitive and due to the fact you have to do the side ops missions to progress you forget what is happening in the main missions . The base building aspect is there only to stall you and it's full of places you can't enter as is the same in missions where huge bases have doors you can't go in . All in all I was disappointed with this game but its core gameplay is enough to keep non metal gear fans entertained since it doesn't matter any more to follow a stealth approach… Expand
  19. Stewatso
    Oct 15, 2015
    7
    Metal Gear Solid 5 is a very visually appealing game, with controls that will make you feel like the Super Soldier Big Boss was meant to be. Voice acting and a score that will move you emotionally Prove it’s a AAA produced game. The game has its flaws when it comes to the overall immersion in the game and a story that makes it obvious Hideo Kojima was let go prior to the game beingMetal Gear Solid 5 is a very visually appealing game, with controls that will make you feel like the Super Soldier Big Boss was meant to be. Voice acting and a score that will move you emotionally Prove it’s a AAA produced game. The game has its flaws when it comes to the overall immersion in the game and a story that makes it obvious Hideo Kojima was let go prior to the game being released.
    Graphics: 10 / 10
    Metal Gear Solid 5 has realistic life like environments and incredible detail graphics on the main characters faces. Explosions, dust and pretty much everything looks amazing!

    Game play/controls: 10 / 10
    The games mechanics and the gun fights are exciting and fluid. The game is meant to be more stealth than anything else, but if push comes to shove, Big Boss has no problems dishing out the pain.

    Sound/Score: 10 / 10
    The sound in the game is amazing when it comes to gunfire explosions and anything of the sort. Voice acting is definitely grade A+ material. An amazing soundtrack queues at all the right times to move you emotionally.

    Immersion: 7/10
    While at first the game does a great job of letting you know you are the boss, the constant go backs to mother base, having to complete side missions to unlock the main mission, and total lack of any activity outside of enemy strongholds make this game really hard to feel immersed. I understand the open world approach and thought it was a great idea, but when I would rather just call in da choppa instead of traveling 1500 meters through the empty dessert, it just doesn’t work out.

    Story: 5/10
    As a huge fan of the entire Series, beating all the games and reading in on the lore, Metal Gear Solid 5 fails to deliver on the caliber of all previous games. While the story has its moments and Chapter 1 is great, the game comes to a screeching halt towards the end. At times you will feel like the game is over and you are just replaying a game you have beaten just to unlock some more achievements. The biggest blow is the fact that the original ending was not included in this game.

    And just like the Game I will end my review here without a conclusion.    … Expand
  20. LeonardoArtist1
    Oct 24, 2015
    7
    Realmente me sentí decepcionado los últimos minutos del juego, obviamente la jugabilidad fue buena pero el sigilo de los primeros juegos fue afectado ahora por la accion, con una historia solida pero no extraordinaria el ultimo capitulo de Hideo Kojima fue bueno pero no sorprenderte.
  21. theadman2315
    Oct 28, 2015
    7
    This game has an amazing soundtrack, amazing graphics, and a decent storyline. The only negative thing is the grinding, repetitive side ops, and the main missions just end up being reused but on a harder difficulty. The multiplayer is not really leveled out, so it is harder for a new player to just jump in and have fun.
  22. TheLewdOne
    Nov 4, 2015
    7
    As a Metal Gear fan and knowing this will probably be the last installment in the series this game left me very conflicted. On one hand it's a next to ideal open world stealth game with a wide variety of both effective and wacky options to take care of your foes. On the other hand the in game story is lackluster and doesn't really contribute to the Metal Gear story as a whole. On one handAs a Metal Gear fan and knowing this will probably be the last installment in the series this game left me very conflicted. On one hand it's a next to ideal open world stealth game with a wide variety of both effective and wacky options to take care of your foes. On the other hand the in game story is lackluster and doesn't really contribute to the Metal Gear story as a whole. On one hand base customization and recruiting soldiers in the field are both great concepts I would like to see done well in more games. On the other hand the loading and travel times can be abysmally long, I even ran into long loading times trying to access the menu. Take the good with the bad, there's a very fun game here but I'm giving it a 7 just because of how disappointing the story was from the game that was supposed to answer all if not most of out questions.

    Also, the reason for Quiet's skimpy outfit is just stupid. Just straight stupid. Sorry Kojima, even knowing the reason I'm not going to feel ashamed about thinking so when her character design was first revealed.    … Expand
  23. MetapodUsedFly
    Nov 30, 2015
    7
    The game to start is an incredible achievement achieve play a playstation3 as was in my case probably spend minimum 60h and do not hit 70% of the game this means you have a lot of content to offer but that fact may be bad for people not very accustomed to spending too much time in a game that was practically campaign recently (not saying it's bad in fact is the main point) is also anotherThe game to start is an incredible achievement achieve play a playstation3 as was in my case probably spend minimum 60h and do not hit 70% of the game this means you have a lot of content to offer but that fact may be bad for people not very accustomed to spending too much time in a game that was practically campaign recently (not saying it's bad in fact is the main point) is also another factor to add is the endless possibilities you have to perform missions which're getting by progress in the game which can become his novel while the power to invade other players bases which for me was a great touch and multiplayer that fails to be a big deal but it serves to hang out and maybe play it and enjoy it with friends, all the above is almost positive but as every game has its negative aspects one example is the mission extremely personally I finished not please a sniper kill you with one stone (so It would be normal so was) but earlier in the game is not so therefore get to get used and it is quite frustrating at the point of these missions another point against the serious game monotonous secondary missions that usually is seen rescues such place or such person which is understood by the fact that they are secondary missions, after all this can come to a conclusion that this game can spend a lot of time and be entertained from my point of view clear history leaves aside nothing to be desired as it resumes after the previous delivery was MGS Ground Zereos and also is a good game to join the saga as it includes a method for counting all of the above happened in MGS.… Expand
  24. EdgyWalrusaur
    Feb 1, 2016
    7
    I would give MGSV:TPP a higher rating if I felt more driven to play the game. The bits of story are superbly done and wickedly intense, yet happen too far apart to really compel players like myself to play loads of side missions before getting an awesome main story mission or even a gold tier side operation.
  25. SuperNova117
    Mar 9, 2016
    7
    how this game got a better score from the critics than the witcher 3 I don't really know gameplay was really fun and I like the big open world but im new to the series and had no Idea what was goin on or who the characters were also seemed a little unfinished but the graphics were definitely solid I might be going a little hard on it but it was hyped up to be the best thing since slicedhow this game got a better score from the critics than the witcher 3 I don't really know gameplay was really fun and I like the big open world but im new to the series and had no Idea what was goin on or who the characters were also seemed a little unfinished but the graphics were definitely solid I might be going a little hard on it but it was hyped up to be the best thing since sliced bread and ended up not pulling me in like the witcher 3 did but maybe this game just wasn't for me.… Expand
  26. VidGame34
    Sep 25, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best games i have ever played. The game has great game-play and graphics.

    But sadly the game is somewhat unfinished story-wise and the multiplayer is not as great as what people would want it to be.    … Expand
  27. LIFE4DEATHMETAL
    Nov 10, 2019
    7
    Excelentes mecánicas , historia interesante y gameplay lleno de detalles y variantes , un juego muy abierto a como jugarlo , el problema es el crecimiento de misiones secundarias repetitivas , la trama de cortada de Liquid Snake , dejan una experiencia semi amarga al final , aún así siempre se merece una oportunidad para ser jugado
  28. Javierquintal
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego me gusto y esta muy bueno pero la historia al estar inconclusa perdio mucho potencial ya que despues de pasarmelo 2 veces y desbloquear la "ultima mision" es obvio que falta la verdadera conclusion pero debemos conformarnos con un juego sin final :(
    En gameplay y rejugabilidad si esta bien y me gustaron las mecanicas ya que los unicos metal gear que jugue fueron este el rising y el peace walker y megusto la evolucion que tuvo en terminos de movimiento le pondria un 8 o 9 si fuera un juego completo pero desgraciadamente solo nos queda como continuacion el survive y no gracias    … Expand
  29. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's a game that leaves a lot to be desired. It's definitely not a game that proves its worth with a 95-point score.
  30. muzzirenti90
    Oct 7, 2015
    6
    This game is going to be Marmite for people you will love it or hate it. If you are new to the MGS franchise then you will probably love this game as it has been one of the best games this year but personally i feel there is not much to compare too as it has been a bad year for games. And the game feels like a glorified farcry to me.

    The gameplay is good as the game plays smooth and    This game is going to be Marmite for people you will love it or hate it. If you are new to the MGS franchise then you will probably love this game as it has been one of the best games this year but personally i feel there is not much to compare too as it has been a bad year for games. And the game feels like a glorified farcry to me.

    The gameplay is good as the game plays smooth and i feel that they have improved greatly on the game mechanics and stealth. If you like open world games the map is quite big and you can invest loads of hours getting lost in the game and the graphics are awesome.

    The downside to this game is if you loved the stories of the previous games then this one is the worse in the MGS series because the story is short and bland and this game is seriously lacking the epic boss battles.
    And the game is very repetitive I feel the game is more based around building your base rather than actually playing the missions plus with you having to replay missions on a harder difficulty just to unlock new missions is a terrible concept, maybe after you completed the game.

    For me the game was majorly hyped up and has been a failure maybe it was because of the problems between Konami and Kojima that affected the game? But what ever went on this game was a let down compared to the other MGS games and i think this is the first one i wont go back and play again once I'm complete which i'm currently on 82% complete.    … Expand
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#1 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#6 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  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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