NDTV says: " Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain starts with a long, confusing, and clunky prologue. Once that is finally over, you find yourself wrapped in a world of possibilities and intrigue."
The Metal Gear series, led by Kojima, pioneered the stealth genre, creating a masterclass in storytelling and gameplay.
No. But MGS5: Ground Zeroes might actually be one of the greatest Game Demo ever, if not the best.
Meh
Great stealth gameplay but the game was just average.
Bland open world that felt lifeless, the story felt shoehorned in, unfinished story etc. The whole thing was just average to me compared to the other main titled games.
I would have rather preferred it if they kept Ground Zeroes for the main game as the opening and the rest of the game turns into a Metal Gear 1 & 2 remake to bring things full circle.
Like hell it is. That was the first time I became aware of being sold an unfinished game and was blown away about blind fanboys saying it was some perfect game.
Yea, the first few chapters were great until they do that thing halfway and make you replay all the missions again. Then little things like capturing animals but only seeing a JPEG unlike 3 where everything was modeled out. Areas were massive, desolate, and boring to look at.
Game was a massive let down for me and the potential was so high for it. Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing games I ever played. What’s worse is it starts off brilliant. You literally play through until you get to the point where you could tell they just stopped developing and then quickly used glue and construction paper to “finish” it and then sold it. Quite frankly, that’s insulting to consumers and fans.
Yes and no. In many ways in was a great game; there's a very strong argument that it has the best gameplay of any MGS game, and that it is one of the more interesting open world "playgrounds" we have gotten, in terms of how the world operates. But as an MGS narrative, it is pretty far down the list, for many reasons.
Whether it's showcasing damage realistically or simulating fractures and conditions, these games are worth checking out.
The Metal Gear series has sold 60.2 million copies, as of September 2023.
...and yet, they couldn't give more respect and effort into the collection.
What a terrible company.
How many hours did you put into this game?
" Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain starts with a long, confusing, and clunky prologue"
And thats where i stopped reading!
The review is basically accurate and describes the 9.5 - 10 game that Phantom Pain is, but then you get a score where 2 whole points are knocked off for the intro and the stalled online component. I don't think I need to explain to anyone who's played this why this review is a fail whale.
The online doesnt even have to be in it for all i care and its still a 10 to me.. Look, NO GAME is perfect but this is as good as it gets for a multiplat game. MASSIVE content, MASSiVE world, great gameplay, great visuals, and if you want a more in depth story, listen to the tapes. I love this game even though its got things like the credits rolling for a looong time and theres not as much cutscenes as before but like i said NO GAME is perfect. This is as good as it gets. Its an open world stealth game people! It uses its own engine, built from the ground up in Kojimas hands.. I think its as a solid of a 10 as your going to see from 3rd party.. Look at the witcher. How many updates did it need before it ran good? How many GIGS did it take to install it? This only uses 27 lmao! Kojima did a perfect job capturing the 80s vibe too.. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
This is the first reviewer to have balls to give a real score to this weak game. The story is a mess, not a shooter to take seriously, it has a lot of japonese craziness like ghosts, monsters, robots and woman fighter in bikini. The gameplay is bad, the Big Boss moves like a robot, and the map has a lot of invisible walls. The scenery looks all the same, and the maps lacks of women and civilians, just have soldiers. It looks like an empty world, only habited with men soldiers.