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Kojima Productions

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Released on 1 September 2015 (over 10 years ago)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story with long cut-scene sequences, but there are fewer and they are shorter compared to earlier Metal Gear Solid titles. Most of the gameplay mechanics introduced in Ground Zeroes are carried over: it is still an action game and stealth oriented but replaces the linear corridor design from most earlier titles with large open world environments that offer the player unrestricted freedom for the approach. The world has now a real-time day and night cycle and various weather effects that influence enemy behaviour, visibility and sound. Sabotaging or destroying certain structures can also influence other parts of the map.

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Storyline

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan has brought a new edge to the Cold War, and in 1984, a one-eyed man with a prosthetic arm appears in the country. Those who know him call him Snake; the legendary mercenary who was once swept from the stage of history and left in a coma by American private intelligence network Cipher. Snake is accompanied by Ocelot, an old friend who saved him from attack when he finally awoke. Now, Snake’s former partner Kazuhira Miller is being held by the Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Snake must undertake a solo mission to rescue Miller and prove to the world that the legendary mercenary is not dead and gone. That first step will lead to a path of vengeance against the very Cipher that slaughtered so many of Snake’s men, and to a battle that will embroil the whole world... What started in Ground Zeroes... must finish with "V."

Screenshots

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Videos

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Gamescom 2015 Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain E3 Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Launch Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain E3 2015 Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain VGA 2012 Trailer
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain TGA 2014 Trailer

Artworks

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Platforms
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One
Game engine
  • Fox Engine
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