Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a 2015 shooter video game made by Kojima Productions and Konami.
Metal Gear Solid V hands you a large open world and one objective at a time: slip into an outpost, take what you came for, and leave without turning the whole map hostile. It is the stealth-action sequel to Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear, heavy on systems and lighter on the long cutscenes the series is known for. You scout with binoculars, tag guards, choose your approach, and build up a private army and base between missions. Snake moves through Afghanistan and Africa under a heavy, revenge-shadowed mood.
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What is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain about?
Metal Gear Solid V hands you a large open world and one objective at a time: slip into an outpost, take what you came for, and leave without turning the whole map hostile. It is the stealth-action sequel to Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear, heavy on systems and lighter on the long cutscenes the series is known for. You scout with binoculars, tag guards, choose your approach, and build up a private army and base between missions. Snake moves through Afghanistan and Africa under a heavy, revenge-shadowed mood.
When was Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain released?
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was released on 1 September 2015.
Who made Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain?
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was made by Kojima Productions and Konami.
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A few thoughts on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
If Kojima's storytelling is what keeps you playing, Metal Gear Solid 3: Existence recuts an earlier chapter's cutscenes into a film, a fine way to sit with the series' Cold War roots and its long, talky espionage between the sneaking.
Systems-rich open worlds you solve your own way
Metal Gear Solid V hands you an outpost and lets you decide how to crack it. These open worlds share that freedom, building deep, interlocking systems and trusting you to solve each objective your own way rather than funneling you down one set path.
Emergent action where plans fall apart and you adapt
The Phantom Pain is at its best when a plan collapses and you improvise out of it. These games chase the same emergent tension, giving you tools and enemies reactive enough that no two attempts on a problem play out quite the same.
Lavish, heavily produced cinematic action epics
For all its systems, Metal Gear Solid V is a lavish, heavily produced action epic. These games match that level of polish, pairing big-budget spectacle with tight combat and the kind of finish that shows in every animation and set piece.