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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |OT2| A Franchise Robbed Of Its Future
- Thread starter Vally
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Well, another thing I suggest if you haven't done it already is shut the game off (yes, that would mean losing progress for now) and come back to it fresh after a while. Shit like this can really get on your nerves.
Zombie James
Banned
Random thoughts, up to Mission 31:
Guess it's time to grind some side-ops :/
So who's side is Kid Mantis on? In the opening at the hospital he saves Big Boss from getting killed multiple times but he's working with Skullface who wants Big Boss dead. Then in one of the later missions he takes control of Sahelanthropus and tries to kill Big Boss... But then in Mission 30 it looks like he's working against Skullface.
Guess it's time to grind some side-ops :/
Things are better explained later on.
It's explained later in some tapes, but if you really want to know now
Basically, he's on the side of whoever is more vengeful than the other. Additionally, that person also assumes and controls his persona
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Yes, got my Foxhound emblem all set.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Eli makes a connection with Mantis which is why he turns against Skullface.
Also you don't have to just do Side Ops. Missions with a yellow dot should be done too.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I love everything about this!
Love
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Nice, didn't think of using that.
You can also punch the shit out of him with bionic arm lmao
KyanMehwulfe
Member
Finally got a chance to start the game last night... a few general rambling impressions below (nothing particularly controversial or conclusive lol). Did a quick video summary of Peace Walker (didn't want to get burnt out on 'base management'; I have PW on PS3 and I liked it, but I've just never had the time/'inspiration' to really get into it) and then I plowed through Ground Zeros for the first time (I was saving it until now, though I already long ago had the GZ 'story' spoiled... still pretty intense though seeing it in-game with loud surround sound), and did the 4 side-ops that unlocked, too (that other thread seemed to suggest it was worth evacuating the The Finger and The Eye, so I did that but not sure if it worked... don't really want to use guides so if they didn't transfer, that's OK). So, dove in last night and put in about 5 hours...
First impression, prologue is intense and a bit disorienting. Felt like a survival horror... in a good one. One of the best prologues I've played, up there with GTA V. Amazing music and sound so far, probably the most... 'genius' or talented part of the game so far. Good open world design, you can sort of 'grunt' out but a talented score like GTA V or MGS V so far, takes a real ear and knack for finding the perfect songs. Reminded me of that quote that Koji had songs written but may have not used them because he was a perfectionist... dunno how accurate that is (the story or my description of it) but I can sense that so far in the story... 5 hours in, it's scored very well.
Other than that, core game feels solid. Gameplay is tight and runs well. I find it transitions between actions well... running to sprinting, diving to combat. I'm a bit unused to the cover, I've played so much GTA V and Deus Ex HR the last two years, I'm used to getting locked into cover. Gunplay feels pretty decent, I've had some good shootouts where even prone barely peeking over a rocky outcropping, you get a few ruskies moving on you with a wide breadth across the valley and they can tear into you pretty good... I think at least. Haven't died yet from regular troops but I tried to take on 6-7 guys once and my screen had quite a lot of 'film burn' lol. Only deaths so far have been the 'first sub boss' I guess
One thing I didn't expected was I thought the maps had more persistence. Like, if you destroy a comms dish in one mission, and you go back and get a mission to destroy it, you gotta destroy it again. My first Afghan mission I did a whole bunch of story all over the map because I wanted to disrupt communications and such, not sure what exactly or how comms/supply work yet, but figured I'd take out dishes and power in like 4 different places. But then I still got reinforcements when I attacked the 4th place, and then after the mission I got new missions to go destroy everything again lol.
That said, not necessarily a bad thing... It actually maybe makes for more focused missions and that sort of 'layout' could let the game had more unique spawns/patrols/etc for each mission, and also make replaying different 'ideas' more easily. And I can still free roam, too, I noticed. I'll probably get a bit idea of what's persistent by tonight. Either way, no rush to find out and not a bad thing.... just my impressions.
Other than that, game feels solid. Everything seems well crafted. Superbly scored, tight gameplay, great world though a lot of 'cannot pass' bubbles in the middle of everywhere but I really like how troops seem to patrol/move/reinforce between outposts. And, as a XCOM, Suikoden, Dragon Age INQ, The Settlers, etc fan, super excited of what I've seen about Mother Base so far. I could see myself just replaying missions, doing MP, and managing my bases for a long time. But strongest mark so far as definitely been how the sound and music has been scored... just a lot of intense story and free roam/mission moments so far in the first 5-6 hours.
First impression, prologue is intense and a bit disorienting. Felt like a survival horror... in a good one. One of the best prologues I've played, up there with GTA V. Amazing music and sound so far, probably the most... 'genius' or talented part of the game so far. Good open world design, you can sort of 'grunt' out but a talented score like GTA V or MGS V so far, takes a real ear and knack for finding the perfect songs. Reminded me of that quote that Koji had songs written but may have not used them because he was a perfectionist... dunno how accurate that is (the story or my description of it) but I can sense that so far in the story... 5 hours in, it's scored very well.
Other than that, core game feels solid. Gameplay is tight and runs well. I find it transitions between actions well... running to sprinting, diving to combat. I'm a bit unused to the cover, I've played so much GTA V and Deus Ex HR the last two years, I'm used to getting locked into cover. Gunplay feels pretty decent, I've had some good shootouts where even prone barely peeking over a rocky outcropping, you get a few ruskies moving on you with a wide breadth across the valley and they can tear into you pretty good... I think at least. Haven't died yet from regular troops but I tried to take on 6-7 guys once and my screen had quite a lot of 'film burn' lol. Only deaths so far have been the 'first sub boss' I guess
the Skulls. I figured I had to sneak past them by luring them toward me, but maybe I'm unused to their LOS (how far enemies in MGSV can see you from) so they spotted me twice... and destroyed me so easily as I tried to just 'race' to the LZ... third time I lured the the 2 right pretty far onto the bridge and was able to stealth by below the right side of the bridge.
One thing I didn't expected was I thought the maps had more persistence. Like, if you destroy a comms dish in one mission, and you go back and get a mission to destroy it, you gotta destroy it again. My first Afghan mission I did a whole bunch of story all over the map because I wanted to disrupt communications and such, not sure what exactly or how comms/supply work yet, but figured I'd take out dishes and power in like 4 different places. But then I still got reinforcements when I attacked the 4th place, and then after the mission I got new missions to go destroy everything again lol.
That said, not necessarily a bad thing... It actually maybe makes for more focused missions and that sort of 'layout' could let the game had more unique spawns/patrols/etc for each mission, and also make replaying different 'ideas' more easily. And I can still free roam, too, I noticed. I'll probably get a bit idea of what's persistent by tonight. Either way, no rush to find out and not a bad thing.... just my impressions.
Other than that, game feels solid. Everything seems well crafted. Superbly scored, tight gameplay, great world though a lot of 'cannot pass' bubbles in the middle of everywhere but I really like how troops seem to patrol/move/reinforce between outposts. And, as a XCOM, Suikoden, Dragon Age INQ, The Settlers, etc fan, super excited of what I've seen about Mother Base so far. I could see myself just replaying missions, doing MP, and managing my bases for a long time. But strongest mark so far as definitely been how the sound and music has been scored... just a lot of intense story and free roam/mission moments so far in the first 5-6 hours.
Spazznid
Member
Got quiet to shoot his ass when I got tired of deflecting his attacks.
Good PC weapon attachments bug
Damn what kind of bullets this handgun shoots???
Maybe it is Snake building trust into the machine.
Bullets are the gun type I think, even if you change the magazine or whatever.
Right on the D pad for consoles I think.
PF are point that you can exchange for material or people.
Yeah, but how do I get them?
ComputerBlue
Member
I just watched a youtube video of someone doing an FOB mission and they took every material crate they could find. So whoever was being attacked loses all of that?
Fancy Clown
Member
Mission 16:
. It was intense.
Killed the skulls B)
Yes you can blind them. But at the same time, other people will see your light and will attract unwanted attention.
In the Idroid there is a menu for PF points or something like that.
D
Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Mission 18:
Cargo box fast travel is your friend.
Lost my chopper in what was one of the most intense scenes ever. Still got my ass handed to me by soldiers. God, I was truly surrounded.
Cargo box fast travel is your friend.
Use the boxes, it's way faster and simple to do it.
Guys, I bought a lot of canned coffee yesterday...
Each case came with a mini MB supply box. You can see them all on the right side of the promo sign.
The only box that I find ugly is the multicolored one, the rest looks cool.
ComputerBlue
Member
Anyone?
I imagine if you sell all of your mortars they would disappear from MB, but the amount you fulton doesn't seem proportional to the amount around MB. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think I've fultoned that many AA guns.
And you can sell walker gears but some dispatch missions require them I think. Is the GMP you get even worth it?
Tribes of Trusty
Member
Can someone please tell me how to get the true ending ? There are conflicting info on the net and I don't want to venture on unsafe boards spoilers wise. Thanks.
Walker Gears are used for dispatch mission. Tanks jeeps, and truck can be used for mission and side-ops if you want. And yes, if you sell mortar, gun emplacements, they will disappear mother base, but they won't be of use so sell them away if you want.
Interficium
Banned
Took a break around mission 22 to hit FOB missions hard.
I basically went into the "random" tab in the friendships/rivalries tab and allied myself with people with plenty of S-rank soldiers and multiple FOB struts, ie people who I thought would be likely to attacked frequently. Filled up my alliances with randos then started to do the support defenses.
Most of the time I would just get the high ground then scan around with Stingers. The lock-on will pick up intruders from ridiculous distances and is pretty generous with targeting. Once I get a hit with the stinger it's pretty much game over w/ combat alert. Also carried the rotary 'nade launcher for closer encounters, and a suppressed SMG for popping fulton balloons attached to cargo containers cross map.
I did about 30 defenses (I noticed that disconnecting then reconnecting to the servers would often give me another alert). Perfect defense success rate. Rewards are pretty good, it seems, considering I'm not in the end game yet? 4-5 A-rank soldiers per victory. Invading seems like it's INCREDIBLY hard, though. I don't think I saw a combat alert get triggered and not lead to the invader getting eliminated.
I basically went into the "random" tab in the friendships/rivalries tab and allied myself with people with plenty of S-rank soldiers and multiple FOB struts, ie people who I thought would be likely to attacked frequently. Filled up my alliances with randos then started to do the support defenses.
Most of the time I would just get the high ground then scan around with Stingers. The lock-on will pick up intruders from ridiculous distances and is pretty generous with targeting. Once I get a hit with the stinger it's pretty much game over w/ combat alert. Also carried the rotary 'nade launcher for closer encounters, and a suppressed SMG for popping fulton balloons attached to cargo containers cross map.
I did about 30 defenses (I noticed that disconnecting then reconnecting to the servers would often give me another alert). Perfect defense success rate. Rewards are pretty good, it seems, considering I'm not in the end game yet? 4-5 A-rank soldiers per victory. Invading seems like it's INCREDIBLY hard, though. I don't think I saw a combat alert get triggered and not lead to the invader getting eliminated.
Exploratory
Banned
Does anyone know if it's possible to a higher than x4 scope on a sniper rifle?
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Shotguns are such BS on this.
perfect accuracy, enemies snipe with them and shoot through multiple walls.
perfect accuracy, enemies snipe with them and shoot through multiple walls.
MCtalkfunny
Member
So are precious metals just for selling? Have a bunch and don't seem to be using them for anything.
D
Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Yes or no question, did you like it? Ending talk has me pretty sad about the game, so I wanna know if I should be prepared.
Nope, they are used for creating armor and bionic arm (Hand of Jehuty).
There is more than one ending? I hope this isn't true. Just give me one real ending.
Edit: Can someone please post the requirements for this supposed true ending? Without spoilers of course. I just don't want to have to play through this game twice for a real ending. I'd really appreciate it.
Permanently A
Junior Member
How do you play custom music on heli? I see nothing in the customize menu and I've developed the speaker...
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Press square on a selected music track in your idroid.
Blooddimond
Member
It's under the Cassette Tapes option. There should be a button to set it as the helicopter music (on PC it's G, dunno about ds4 or xbox)
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Play a cassette , it square or triangle .
Legato.Reborn-
Member
I need a certain cassette tape that no one has responded on how to get yet.