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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes |OT| Kaz, I'm already a demo
- Thread starter BurnOutBrighter
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I finished it earlier today, picked it up this morning. I've only done the Ground Zeroes mission so far, I'll tackle everything else tomorrow after playing some more of Infamous.
Well, the game has had it's detractors and naysayers due to it's length but I loved it. It was a nice slice of metal gear, something to get the excitement going and damn did it ever leave me hyped for The Phantom Pain. The mechanics are great, it's probably the most fun I've had playing MGS in a long time, just some all around great gameplay, some stuff new, some stuff just tweaked and fine tuned. Incredible soundtrack score too, some great music in there, really can't wait to hear what The Phantom Pain will produce.
Well, the game has had it's detractors and naysayers due to it's length but I loved it. It was a nice slice of metal gear, something to get the excitement going and damn did it ever leave me hyped for The Phantom Pain. The mechanics are great, it's probably the most fun I've had playing MGS in a long time, just some all around great gameplay, some stuff new, some stuff just tweaked and fine tuned. Incredible soundtrack score too, some great music in there, really can't wait to hear what The Phantom Pain will produce.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I got in a bit of a bind so I restarted the mission.
This just makes me giddy at the prospect of Phantom Pain.
This just makes me giddy at the prospect of Phantom Pain.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
I can't believe they take away your silenced rifle on hard. They even start you with limited tranq ammo. Jesus christ.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
The computer lady for the iDevice sounds like the London Underground lady.
Naked Snake
Member
So something totally unexpected happened today, my nephew suddenly decided to buy a PS4 for this game alone. We have been playing it for the past few hours, so I got to experience it on PS4 much earlier than I thought I would 
It's pretty slick but honestly its last gen roots show through in places, and it brings down the visual package.
And I already feel like I had enough of Camp Omega, I want The Phantom Pain already
It's pretty slick but honestly its last gen roots show through in places, and it brings down the visual package.
And I already feel like I had enough of Camp Omega, I want The Phantom Pain already
Wishmaster92
Member
Ive found 3 so far
There is a distinct sound effect when destroyed
sorry for cell phone pic, didnt feel like recording a video, im about to make dinner
Did you find one during the main mission or just the side ops?
So something totally unexpected happened today, my nephew suddenly decided to buy a PS4 for this game alone. We have been playing it for the past few hours, so I got to experience it on PS4 much earlier than I thought I would
It's pretty slick but honestly its last gen roots show through in places, and it brings down the visual package.
And I already feel like I had enough of Camp Omega, I want The Phantom Pain already
Congrats man.
Not very long. In terms of length, it would go (from longest to shortest):
CQC slow-mo hit combo
Tranq
CQC Slam
That's what I gather from my personal experience.
ButchCat
Member
It's much more streamlined now but for disarming an enemy with CQC mash R2 (PS3/PS4) two or three times and follow that with L2 to disarm him.
nillapuddin
Member
I didnt check, considering they were placed so high Im sure hypothetically they could be there, but side ops have so much extra stuff I doubt it
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
So how much time do you have to react with reflex mode off? So many times an enemy has spotted me, only for reflex mode to allow me to pull off a save before the alert goes off.
But it seems that if it ran in normal time you would have pretty much no time to react to enemies spotting you.
I think they added it because of the more open design. It seems that the AI can spot you easier compared to previous games IIRC. I don't think it's honestly that bad since you can still mess it up which I have done quite a few times already.
It leads to some tense situations where you deal with one enemy, get spotted and take out the other enemy in slow motion.
Like one time I was near the prison area the first time I played the main mission and grabbed one guy, reflex kicked in for the guy infront of him, so I quickly brought up my tranq pistol and took him out before he could fire then choked out my shield.
So far I've beaten Ground Zeroes and the first side mission on hard.
When TPP comes out I'll definitely be doing my first playthrough on normal though.
But it seems that if it ran in normal time you would have pretty much no time to react to enemies spotting you.
I think they added it because of the more open design. It seems that the AI can spot you easier compared to previous games IIRC. I don't think it's honestly that bad since you can still mess it up which I have done quite a few times already.
It leads to some tense situations where you deal with one enemy, get spotted and take out the other enemy in slow motion.
Like one time I was near the prison area the first time I played the main mission and grabbed one guy, reflex kicked in for the guy infront of him, so I quickly brought up my tranq pistol and took him out before he could fire then choked out my shield.
So far I've beaten Ground Zeroes and the first side mission on hard.
When TPP comes out I'll definitely be doing my first playthrough on normal though.
Oh wow... what!?
What? I guess the prisoner extraction for that mission bonus DOES help a little.
The second bonus is for the trophy prisoner with the two main prisoners. Not ALL of them like I thought.
Rankings on Hard Mode Ground Zeroes said:
What? I guess the prisoner extraction for that mission bonus DOES help a little.
The second bonus is for the trophy prisoner with the two main prisoners. Not ALL of them like I thought.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
Whoo! Achieved an S Rank on every mission except the AA guns on Hard -- they spot you so easily since they're on alert the whole time.
I still need to unlock 4 Trials, though; I don't know and can't find what they are. It's the second one listed on Normal for each mission except VIP extraction and Deja Vu. Anyone know what they are? I'm assuming Neutralize all the enemies, but I could be wrong.
They're for a Trial challenge in that mission, there are 5 of them; I've only found 3.
In the GZ mission you can kill everyone right from the start. A few guards spawn after rescuing Chico and Paz. If you get an Alert after rescuing Paz, guards will spawn infinitely; but if you destroy the APC and kill the guards stealthily, no more will spawn.
I still need to unlock 4 Trials, though; I don't know and can't find what they are. It's the second one listed on Normal for each mission except VIP extraction and Deja Vu. Anyone know what they are? I'm assuming Neutralize all the enemies, but I could be wrong.
They're for a Trial challenge in that mission, there are 5 of them; I've only found 3.
In the GZ mission you can kill everyone right from the start. A few guards spawn after rescuing Chico and Paz. If you get an Alert after rescuing Paz, guards will spawn infinitely; but if you destroy the APC and kill the guards stealthily, no more will spawn.
Ive found 3 so far
There is a distinct sound effect when destroyed
sorry for cell phone pic, didnt feel like recording a video, im about to make dinner
Sound effect? Probably from Gradius. They often appear as Easter eggs in Konami games, but I think you found the first in the MGS series. Congrats!
Stratosphere
Member
I 'S' ranked the Ground Zeroes mission on Normal on my second try. It took me 40 mins, and I restarted at a checkpoint 3 times. The key is definitely to extract all 6 prisoners.
No, there was a Moai in one of the "offices" on the way to Otakon's office in MGS1. There is one in Emma's office IIRC in MGS2. Forget where they are in MGS3...
In the main Ground Zeroes mission, re-loading a checkpoint will refill one clip of your ammo. I don't know if the same holds true for the side ops.
If it's like the other side missions: It should be in the same areas it is in Ground Zeroes. IE: Armory and some guard stations on the roads.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
If it's the same in every mission, then there are 15 bullets at the set of metal racks near where the delivery truck parks, at the front gate of the admin building.
Really? Never knew about those for some reason. After a quick googling I can see them being found in 1,2 and 4, but not 3. If they are now officially in 5 I wonder if it is still hidden?
nillapuddin
Member
Awesome, yeah I bet weve found the same 3, those sneaky snakes
keltickennedy
Member
I hope they keep the checkpoint system for phantom pain. When you aren't worried about your score, it is really awesome to just experiment trying different things without being worried your going to lose tons of progress. Sometimes you respawn in some strange areas. Maybe they could tweak that. Save anywhere would also be really nice. Well...quick save without having to go into the codec and call someone.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
I got:
1. The Tower
2. Chico's cage
3. On a roof, can't remember where. Maybe in one of the camps
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
So... wait. Are the side ops canonical? The Metal Gear wiki implies that they happen days before Ground Zeroes.
nillapuddin
Member
1. the one in the pic I showed
2. The main tower by the Admin building (the black guy in the other Op stands up there)
3. On a small roof during the ending Helicopter battle
sounds like atleast one difference, getting closer!
SniperHunter
Banned
MGSV TTP is going to be an incredible game. GOTY level stuff IMO.
you can just pause and skip
Push on the bottom left side of the touchpad to pause the game and skip cutscenes.
I'm not sure how the events could be (unless Kaz just thought he somehow needed to reintroduce Snake to a base he's infiltrated over and over again already and "oh wow what a coincidence
Paz was there all along
As said above, I don't think this should be examined all that closely, but aren't dates given at the very beginning of each mission?
Naked Snake
Member
One thing that really threw me off many times playing this on PS4 coming from PS3 was the controls... The button assignments for the shoulder buttons and triggers were all different, and there was no option that made them how I was used to them on the PS3... Why?
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
Don't see why not. You do gather intel that feeds into Ground Zeroes' plot through the tapes, and the Intel agent in that one particular Side-Op is actually recruitable in Peace Walker so it IS canon in that sense if you did everything there was to offer in that title.
I suppose it's because all of the other action games on PS4 are using L2 and R2 as the trigger buttons now because this time they're actually shaped like triggers. I kinda wanted a return to R1 as fire too. ._.
Because the triggers are better on DS4 than DS3, n00b. </PS4 fans>
(No custom controller config to give me my old BC1-2, BF1943/3/4 controller set-up of DS3 on DS4 is an oversight by Sony...)
Fancy Clown
Member
I want this so bad but I won't be home until may. At least I might be able to get it cheaper then!
but I won't be home until may. At least I might be able to get it cheaper then!I guess I'm a casual gamer, because I cannot get into this series. I tried in earnest to like this game, but after sloshing around, crawling all over the map for an hour trying to find the helipad, and constantly getting spotted, I gave up and don't think I'll play it again.
Er--The helipad is near the admin building. Which is to the north/right of the prisoner areas which are to the north/right of Ground Zeroes starting area.
You put in an hour and expect to know where everything is in that time frame? Really?
Naked Snake
Member
Meh. I still don't get why they couldn't offer it as an option, especially when that control scheme exists in the same game on another console and shares the same name in the settings. I couldn't get used to the controls at all, they tripped me up and blew my cover so many times because I'd press the wrong button
AuthenticM
Member
Can I blow stuff up without triggering alerts ? And how about calling my chopper ? So far, everytime I called it, even when there were no enemies in the area, the alarm would ring.
Turn off Helicopter arriving music in the cassette player. They shouldn't hear it/trigger an alert unless they SEE it.
Unless you're using flares, which you shouldn't be: Use the iDroid for calling the helicopter in. Clunky, but less "PLEASE LOOK HERE AND FILL ME WITH BULLETS" than flares.
As for blowing stuff up without alerts, people have done it. But I'm not sure how.
After about an hour or two trying to find the patches on my own, I consulted a guide for the other 4 patches and unlocked jamias vu mission. Pretty fun (especially for me who usually tries not to kill anyone) and silly. Eventually will double dip to get the deja vu mission. Going to try hard soon on all missions. Are there unlockable
?
skins besides the Raiden ones
nillapuddin
Member
could you just drive it off the cliff?
you can jump from moving vehicles (not sure if its loud or not)
keltickennedy
Member
On PS3/PS4? Yes.
You're lost on how to unlock the trials? It's not so bad, the normal ones are annoying. I'll put it in spoilers in case people want to figure it out themselves.
For normal you have to do the first trial after beating the mission once. Which is marking everyone, it's crazy boring but that's all you have to do for those.
For hard after you beat a mission it unlocks 2 trials, just so happens fastest completion is one so you just need to do each mission twice. Once you beat a mission the 2nd time it will unlock the remaining trials.
Also you don't have to do rescue the intel operative rescue one again ever, just once and you're done for normal and hard.
For hard after you beat a mission it unlocks 2 trials, just so happens fastest completion is one so you just need to do each mission twice. Once you beat a mission the 2nd time it will unlock the remaining trials.
Also you don't have to do rescue the intel operative rescue one again ever, just once and you're done for normal and hard.
Hopefull that clears it up.