Ok, I need some input to resolve an argument I'm having with a friend. Obviously, MGSV is a great game, in terms of gameplay, but my question is, what do you think of it as a Metal Gear game?
(Personally, I think it's lost the Metal Geary-ness that I love so much about the series, but she thinks that most MGS fans don't agree.)
That was my final note (acting as if I was a reviewer), a mediocre game with a side note "Practically not a Metal Gear Solid"
As far as I see it (subjectivity):
- It has no strong story, it's mostly a stand alone story, very poor narrative (that's a strong point of the MGS series to me, even though MGS4 had a bit too much). Also quite dark and graphic still less shocking than ground zeroes.
- Wasted side characters and even miswritten (I can't put my head around Ocelot in MGS V, he went from weird dandy in 3 to the most boringly normal guy in V to creepy pervert afterwards). Also they are completely useless in this game, you see them for like 2 minutes each and most often than not for a useless cinematic.
- No infiltration despite the wide range of tools you have. (gameplay stuff I wrote earlier in the topic).
- Very poor level design especially compared to chapter 1 of MGS4 (the epitome of infiltration in MGS) and ground zeroes (That was good but lacked verticality and traps)
