EGMR writes: "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain left me conflicted as a die-hard MGS fan. It certainly has some of the best gameplay of this entire series, and it's easily one of the most intelligent, player-driven and amazing open world games this generation so far. It offers a phenomenal amount of content and runs like a dream, which is bound to embarrass other triple A titles. Yet being so deeply invested in this story and series it left me feeling underwhelmed and disappointed at how minimal the story is, and how it didn't feel like a farewell. It may leave you looking for and wanting more out of the story, which has not happened before in the history of this series. The result, despite being astounding to play, felt like a core part of the experience was missing. The Phantom Pain may not be Kojima's cinematic and narrative masterpiece, but it is close to that purely as a video game experience."
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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.
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Amazing how bad this game looks already. We keep acting like this gen doesn't feel like an update but I think we're starting to see it.
The game started really strong in that hospital, but after a couple of hours I wondered if it was even an mgs game I was playing.
I think rating this game is a question of what you think a 10/10 represents.
For some people, a 10 means the game has no flaws. MGS5 definitely has flaws. Its open world is a bit lifeless, the franchise's signature boss battles were almost absent, and its story felt incomplete. If that is the way you rate games, then an 8 seems about right.
For others, a 10 means it's one of the best games available right now, and it raises the bar for future games. And in that respect I'd give MGS5 a 10. Some flawed games are just better than games with no flaws. The positive aspects matter too, not just the negative
Now they're gonna be mad about an 8, lol.
I just finished the game and completed all missions . And I think the game deserve 9 out of 10. What I didn't like 1-boss fights were easy tho only quite one was good enjoyed it a lot.2- And it's kinda repetitive.
I'm in episode 32, the game so far is 8/10 for me as well, I'm not sure why it got many 10/10 scores.