Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |OT| The Man Who Sold The World
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that really puts this game in perspective for me. the series has always rewarded the player for non-lethality (and still does, with Fulton). but I thought rank correlated to your lethality
I imagine they took some criticism of Ground Zeroes to heart and wanted to allow a variety of play styles rather than 1. There was a lot of grousing about how you had to play pretty silly in that Extract Kojima mission, for instance, given the context of the mission.
ShadowsFell
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So are Xbox ones (and maybe others) still forced to play offline? Is there any benefit to playing online?
It does reward you for both but the game is about big bosses descent into evilness. But yeah I totally agree with you.
Fallout-NL
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Just played the first few hours yesterday after work and I'm pretty blown away by it. Went with the PS4 version cause I didn't want to spend my time tinkering on the PC. Good choice I think, cause it looks and runs beautifully.
As for the game itself: damn, so much fun. Before this, MGS4 was my favorite game in the series, but this is even better. MGS5 somehow manages to make stealth fun. And it controls so incredibly well. Like others have said, it is overwhelming, but not in a discouraging way. You want to figure all this stuff out.
I am also a sucker for David Bowie...
As for the game itself: damn, so much fun. Before this, MGS4 was my favorite game in the series, but this is even better. MGS5 somehow manages to make stealth fun. And it controls so incredibly well. Like others have said, it is overwhelming, but not in a discouraging way. You want to figure all this stuff out.
I am also a sucker for David Bowie...
Spoiler Mission/Episode 11
How fucking awesome is the Quiet fight? loved every second of it. The setting is perfect for a snipe fight. Had a tough time spotting quiet when she disappears but found out what to look for.
And i sniped she shit out of her.
I am BIG BOSS don't fuck with me.
And i sniped she shit out of her.
I am BIG BOSS don't fuck with me.
That was an awesome mission.
Felt like it was what Kojima always wanted to do with The End fight in MGS3 but now unburdened of loading screens. Was an absolutely awesome "boss fight" and I loved every single second of it.
I agree. the extraction mission is tolerable until you have to shoot the dude in the chopper.
yeah, I think the fact that the game grades you on indifference to lethality is definitely a thematic choice
BluenoseGames
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Yup, it was great.
I was on my way to a side op and just randomly activated which was great.
Right there with you. Incredibly surprised how it's grabbed me. I've always liked MGS games, but they've always had a bit of off-putting control and item management. Everything is so streamlined and intuitive in this game. It doesn't have the clunky feel of old. From the very opening mission, the game had me. So good.
Dragon1893
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Played through the prologue yesterday, my jaw was on the floor most of the time. Holy shit.
Hasn't been up for me at all.. whenever it goes to login on PC it says undergoing maintenance. Tried quite a number of times too
flipswitch
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In CASSETTE TAPES, to the right where is says TRACK there's a list of the, but some are in yellow and others are white. Why's that?
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Yellow I think are more story relevant tapes. White is like background usually. At least, from what I've noticed.
Fucking loved it. It is what MGS3 always wanted to achieve with the
the end fight
I decided to capture everyone at a base in a mission. Nabbed some more Spetz Natz, lots of A~ rank recruits, gained a bunch of levels. I need to find some more resources though. I suppose I can fart around in free roam for them, or would it be better to just do the missions?
Edit: I've found it more efficient to dive into a guard that spots you rather than try to take them down another way. It kills the alarm as they fall, then I can just beat the shit out of them/slam them/whatever when they get up. Not sure if this is by design but it's funny.
Edit: I've found it more efficient to dive into a guard that spots you rather than try to take them down another way. It kills the alarm as they fall, then I can just beat the shit out of them/slam them/whatever when they get up. Not sure if this is by design but it's funny.
It's marked as an Important Side Op.
i Have a couple of questions:
1) So my R&D was able to produce a new version of my rifle that has a DOT sight. In the description it mentions it is user removable. But on the field I tried to customize the rifle (removing DOT sight) and I couldnt. Is my only way of removing the DOT sight to go through the loadout menu and choose a previous version of the weapon? Sounds kinda silly to me if that's the case but I couldnt find a solution to customize optics another way.
2) When you liberate outposts. If you leave the map and go back to ACC or MB, when you return, do enemies respawn?
1) So my R&D was able to produce a new version of my rifle that has a DOT sight. In the description it mentions it is user removable. But on the field I tried to customize the rifle (removing DOT sight) and I couldnt. Is my only way of removing the DOT sight to go through the loadout menu and choose a previous version of the weapon? Sounds kinda silly to me if that's the case but I couldnt find a solution to customize optics another way.
2) When you liberate outposts. If you leave the map and go back to ACC or MB, when you return, do enemies respawn?
EroticSushi
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How soon do I get
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Quiet as a buddy
Just had the cutscene where she attempts to join and fires at the heli blades but doesn't tag along.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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The cassette tapes are an excellent middle ground between exposition and gameplay/pacing. There are some pretty long-ass distances to cover, so I listen to the tapes as I wander through Afghanistan.
They have excellent production. I'm really digging KieferBoss.
They have excellent production. I'm really digging KieferBoss.
The in-between areas are bland, but the outposts themselves and the various fortresses are wonderfully designed.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Also, a question about Miller (I'm up to Mission 6):
Man, is he just crazy? Dude refuses to get wicked bionic limbs and wants to live with his pain. Damn. Hardcore.
ScaryShark
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I have to force myself to put this down or it would take over my life right now. :|
SandMan2233
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The only thing I have to say about MGSV right now is this:
Jesus this game. GOTY right here, and that's before any discussion about how fluid and excellent the gameplay mechanics are that allow for what I've been doing in-game. Incredible stuff.
Mission 9, where you have to rout multiple Soviet tanks, armored carriers and a helicopter, is the best thing I've done in a video game. Riding around on D-Horse, confusing the aim of the armored vehicles and listening as Kaz and Ocelot presented new objectives to attempt... Including saving a prisoner being moved during all of this craziness... And all-the-while The Final Countdown is blaring over everything... Plus, I got an "S" rank on it, which was the cherry on the cake.
Jesus this game. GOTY right here, and that's before any discussion about how fluid and excellent the gameplay mechanics are that allow for what I've been doing in-game. Incredible stuff.
I gotta say I
was quite disappointed. The End took me about an hour and a half to do, slowly crawling around the jungle, looking around for him when I first played MGS3.
Quiet's fight took me a single try and was done in about 5 minutes.
It was essentially sit in cover, look for bright flashing, aim at head, shoot. Repeat x4
I feel like they simply added too many hints for finding her. Big jumps for general direction, then running to be a bit more specific, then flashing scope flashing + humming for the found you.
Quiet's fight took me a single try and was done in about 5 minutes.
It was essentially sit in cover, look for bright flashing, aim at head, shoot. Repeat x4
I feel like they simply added too many hints for finding her. Big jumps for general direction, then running to be a bit more specific, then flashing scope flashing + humming for the found you.
But
the rainbow dancing was fun, I liked that genuinely 
edit: I had forgotten about it, but I freakin loved
how I was just exploring the the world and suddenly time slowed down and I actually reacted fast enough to slide to the side of D-Horse. And then it's like "hey, Episode 11!"
That I'll definitely keep in mind as one of coolest moments I've experienced in a game.
Darth Chocula
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I'm about three missions deep so far. Only thing that seems off to me is the Helicopter call option being in the right tab of the Idroid. Other than that amazing! So fluid and fun, even with the revenge theme going on, and despite how intense the opening hospital segment was.
Managed to find D-Dog on the 1st side-op
wrangling an interpreter
Ghost Slayer
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Episode 11
Holy Kojima, i accidentally triggered this mission when approaching a side-ops. Oh boy, this gave me The Eng boss memories a lot. Funny thing is that i felt like i was playing dating sim at the end of mission when i had to choose decision between Miller's and Ocelot's. Also, that naked Quiet in Medical base @@
Without it. I don't wanna play with it on but it sure would make things easier. Open world makes things pretty hard.
flipswitch
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Yeah, I have them running right now. You can (I think) have it play through the DS4 speaker which I haven't tried yet.
Reflex mode was the first thing I turned off when I got to the options menu and I love it.
Headphones on, complete awareness of my surroundings. If I fuck up there's already more than enough time to fix the situation, but if I mess that up as well - time for a firefight with lots of shooting, smoke grenades, flanking, calling in supply drops, dodging mortars and all that jazz.
This stuff alone is by far the most fun I've ever had in a game.
Duh. That's the same as real rural Afghanistan and Africa and whatever.
I thought the environment just existed as a playing ground for levels to be designed within.
Graphics Horse
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Is it possible to slide the cardboard box off the edge of the helipad? I was too scared to try.
Do you have enough GMP/materials? I believe items other than the starting gear cost resources to deploy.
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