stargateheaven
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thanks, i'll check it out.
the problem i find with this game is when there are non stealth areas i don't enjoy the game at all.
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |OT2| A Franchise Robbed Of Its Future
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thanks, i'll check it out.
the problem i find with this game is when there are non stealth areas i don't enjoy the game at all.
Nose Master
Member
I don't think there is a way to beat that mission without cheese. I tried for hours. Really poorly designed.
I'm thinking that if I do a second playthrough from New Game (Starting with GZ obv) where I don't clear out side ops and just focus on main story if it might be a good idea to put off doing the Wandering Mother Base guys
until Chapter 2 to minimize how much time I spend not doing main story stuff (Since those are basically the only white colored side ops that have a
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paz storyline
story quest associated with them
So approach it differently. I normally try to be stealthy, last night I went full riot Snake armed with a shield and guns firing rubber bullets.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
The thing about this game is, the more you play it, the more fun it gets.
As you level up and get better gear, so does the enemy, so often going back to stuff you won quickly and easily can be a whole other experience later on.
Some of the higher level side-ops are actually far more interesting to play than they sound. Enemies start laying mines, traps, and ambushes requiring you to think of the most effective route to take down the target.
Its absolutely outstanding, and steadily creeping past Bloodborne as my personal goty.
As you level up and get better gear, so does the enemy, so often going back to stuff you won quickly and easily can be a whole other experience later on.
Some of the higher level side-ops are actually far more interesting to play than they sound. Enemies start laying mines, traps, and ambushes requiring you to think of the most effective route to take down the target.
Its absolutely outstanding, and steadily creeping past Bloodborne as my personal goty.
tensuke
Member
No. That means there are no new side ops available for that section of the map at that point in time. So it just gives you the last one available.
Oxnard Montalvo
Member
If I am replaying a mission to get a specific specialist or blueprint can I quit out once I get them? Do I have to finish the rest of the mission?
Hug the ground, or come later again when you have better suits. Sneaking suit is really a darling. Oh and one buddy or another will help you marking enemies, making you immune to the fatal sudden guard.
ShadowKingpin
Member
Story-wise , MGS3 and Peace Walker far surpass V. Gameplay is excellent, but easily one of the weakest story plots.
I'm confused... I have like 15 side ops that have white spheres next to them but they're already complete. And they seem kind of random except for the target practice stuff.
Augemitbutter
Member
3 > everything else for me. it strikes the best gameplay to story balance. i also love all protagonists in there.
for gameplay alone, i'd usually choose the latest mainline MGS. i like every MG. portable ops was great too.
for gameplay alone, i'd usually choose the latest mainline MGS. i like every MG. portable ops was great too.
Ya, didn't listen properly to the tapes it seems.
Zero always liked Big Boss and after he was infected he wanted to make quick peace with him, since his time was running out. The whole story gets better if you view it in the context of a yaoi slashfic.
Ghost Babel low key best one don't tell anyone
Muffdraul
Member
One of several little niggling design choices they should have thought harder about. I see absolutely no benefit or even point to that, it just clutters up the sideops menu.
Moon_frogger
Member
It should be backed up to the cloud anyway if something local gets corrupted.
Well, on steam at least
el_colibri
Member
LOL.... that happened to me earlier. But the donkey ran me over instead while i was running around in the jungle. Near the waterfalls. hahahaha stupid ass.
I really don't mind doing the modified missions in Chapter 2. I think they're a lot of fun. Doing C2W without any explosives (mortar in a sandstorm, baby) or the total stealth variant of the mission where you blow up the walker gears were some of the most tense and rewarding missions I've played in the game so far.
el_colibri
Member
Hahahahaha! I spent so long in free roam today that stuff like this kept happening. The game is so fun.
WonkyPanda
Member
No argument from me in re gameplay. MGS V is near-perfection for how the game feels.
However, it's not like the previous games had bad gameplay by any stretch. Hell, I'd argue some of those games had amazing gameplay for their time. The problem here, for me, is the story and structure is just so...poorly laid out and lacks the "umph" of the series that some of us diehards have come to know and love.
I won't get into it here, but I think the spoiler thread has a pretty good hive mind going on over there.
I enjoy the procure your weapons on site missons. really encouraged me to improvise, more than rely on my already established set of weapons.
Agreed. lots of fun.
Sure is haha. Many random moments.
Its unfinished. It just feels like stuff was left on the cutting room floor. Its not terrible by any stretch, it's just the ending wasn't as impact full as it should've been.
Augemitbutter
Member
i was chilling with my idroid when a donkey ran me over. i was wtfing out loud.
Don't bother. Shoot them once in the leg or ass. Wait a few minutes while shooting the others around the base in the same area. Done.
They like to make an obnoxious sound too. hahaha Now. when i drive my jeep, if i see one. I run them over.
you're THE man... you saved him instead of leaving it behind...
I guess I'm a monster for leaving all those animals in the dust when my horse past through them
Graphics Horse
Member
It would be cool if there were actual staffed command posts that you could mess with.
Actually, aside from my quip about the story beats, I'm largely referring to the gameplay. I don't care that much about story as long as the game is fun, and it is, but it's also wrapped in a really dumb system that simply wastes a lot of time.
If it was just story, I could get over it. For me, however, it's a whole slew of issues that are holding me back from heaping lavish praise all over it. The stealth game play is fantastic and Snake's controls and tools are the best they've ever been. But the open world is nigh pointless and the episodic nature is crippling. Not to mention, I just think that great gameplay is stretched far too thin over a ton of filler, not even including side ops. I'm invading the same base over and over and over and over again, and while they say enemies adapt, they really don't. All of the changes happened regardless of the tatics I used, and I never really had an incentive to change my tactics since the game always rewards non-lethality due to the fact that you'll want to fulton a decent amount of soldiers.
The mission design takes a slight nosedive in chapter 2, which is unfortunate as chapter 1 has some great set pieces. Also, a lot of side-ops are super easy and are designed to be done in succession in the open world, but the game's design just doesn't really allow for that. Sure, you can fast travel via the box system, but what if you want to have Quiet instead of the horse to get around? You can go get a vehicle or swap them out via the idroid, but all of it takes time. Like I said, it's a game that wastes a lot of time. Especially in building base parts. It's egregious. Nothing should take more than an hour to build. Another great example is how, after doing all the wandering mother base soldiers missions in quick succession, the game forced me to leave mother base and return each time I wanted to initiate the next cutscene relating to that storyline.
Anywho, the game's still great and it's really just nitpicking at this point. But I just wanted to point out that the story, while disappointing, isn't the source of my issues with the game. In fact, I'd say it bothers me far less than other people in here.
On a side note, there's some large similarities between this game and Destiny. The core gameplay mechanics are amazing, but the grinding, structure, and monetization practices are highly questionable and detract from the experience.
WonkyPanda
Member
Forget the story for a series that has been known for, and essentially created, the cinematic story experience? No thanks, not for me.
This is the best MG game by far and it is because of the game play. MG story has always be bad.
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Guys, a couple of simple questions:
Guys that I put to sleep can wake up by their own or just if someone wake them u?
Any problems doing all the side missions of an area at once?
Am I supposed to fulton as many soldiers as I can?
Guys that I put to sleep can wake up by their own or just if someone wake them u?
Any problems doing all the side missions of an area at once?
Am I supposed to fulton as many soldiers as I can?
Ghostmaster
Member
1.They will wake up on their own after a certain period of time.
2.No, tho sometimes new side ops in the area will open up only if you go back to the chopper, and some side ops can take place in the same zone, for those you have to go back to the chopper.
3.Yes, until you reach a certain point, when you're looking for high ranking soldiers only, although you should avoid guys with the troublemaker trait if you can, especially early on.
Guys that I put to sleep can wake up by their own or just if someone wake them u?
They will wake up, even if someone doesn't wake them up.
Any problems doing all the side missions of an area at once?
No problems. Feel free to do as many side ops as you see around.
Am I supposed to fulton as many soldiers as I can?
You can get an upgrade on your binoculars, to get a reading on the soldiers you look at. Ranking them. So its easy to pin point who you would like to fulton. Personally... i fulton mostly everybody lol. Avoid troublemakers tho.
chicko1983
Member
Im 20hrs in and enjoying it a lot.
I have done 9 out of 11 of the first missions and about 20 side-ops. I pretty much do all the side ops I can before I do the next mission.
I was never one who fully understood the story in MGS, despite playing all of them and loving all of them except Peacewalker.
This one and MGS3 are my favourites in the series. MGS3 feels like a much more tight story and had me engaged in the story the whole game. This one has the best gameplay and I feel like it is the right difficulty for me. I generally try to stealth and then when I get spotted, I just go all out Rambo on them.
I read in here about doing mission 10 before 6, so I did and
I have done 9 out of 11 of the first missions and about 20 side-ops. I pretty much do all the side ops I can before I do the next mission.
I was never one who fully understood the story in MGS, despite playing all of them and loving all of them except Peacewalker.
This one and MGS3 are my favourites in the series. MGS3 feels like a much more tight story and had me engaged in the story the whole game. This one has the best gameplay and I feel like it is the right difficulty for me. I generally try to stealth and then when I get spotted, I just go all out Rambo on them.
I read in here about doing mission 10 before 6, so I did and
I was pretty happy about bumping into the Quiet shootout mission while on my way to a side op location.
When can I start using D-dog and Quiet? It seems D-dog has not even grown in the last five or missions I have done.
When can I start using D-dog and Quiet? It seems D-dog has not even grown in the last five or missions I have done.
eso76
Member
Everybody
fucking speaks kikongo
Hundreds.
Kojima isnt new to forcing managing stuff "manually"
like throwing away stuff on fire from your inventory in mg2
Serpens007
Member
I just made it to the fight with (Mission 31)
Guess what happened. An 7,9 Earthquake started here in Chile. My first thought was that I must have been too inmersed in the fight, but then I realized that I should turn off the console and proceed to safety lol
Sahelantropus
Guess what happened. An 7,9 Earthquake started here in Chile. My first thought was that I must have been too inmersed in the fight, but then I realized that I should turn off the console and proceed to safety lol
In true Kojima fashion, "I'm alright"
That's pretty much how I feel about it too, but I guess I can't fault other fans of the series for being too invested in the MG universe. At first, back when we only had some early impressions, I was also disappointed with the fact that it seemed like the story would be taking a backseat, because I honestly hoped this would be the one to tie it all up, maybe even have some surprises like some were theorizing, like seeing Snake at the end and just Kojima going out with a bang in general. He did go out with a bang, but only gameplay-wise, since as far as story goes it really did underdeliver on its promises. Thankfully I got over it pretty quickly when I saw that the game simply didn't want to be what I expected it would be.
All part of Kojima's marketing, obviously.
lol! Reminds me of the time I was playing MGS3 at the The Sorrow's battle. Started raining in game and then started raining outside my room.