Been playing this myself for the past few weeks. My first MGS experience and really enjoying it so far. I couldn't find any live links for the mod that allows you to play the game in 21:9 - can you give me a steer for that?
Did you play Ground Zeroes before this? It is like the first chapter of the game.
Yeah I did play Ground Zeroes first although, whilst I enjoyed the cinematics I wasn't actually that fussed on the gameplay and didn't go on to play Phantom Pain for a few months - maybe I just wasn't in the mood that day as I'm really enjoying the Phantom Pain.
it is a little more detailed on pc but not by much , the PS4 pro got a slight resolution bump which helps a little
I think its because it goes back to the start in the 1960s, The original Big Boss. Characters are the best out of any of the games too i think. I actually tried going through MGS3 again to get the Predator Camo. To do that you need to shoot and find all hidden frogs. I got so far but then forget, or lost save game etc.
There is certainly nothing like it in the MGS series. Because it's not an MGS game
Not only the story is poor/absent (almost entirely), but the gameplay is not even close to classic MGS gameplay.Without a doubt. Sadly it was steadily downhill after 3. I didn't rate 4 highly but at least it was clearly an MGS game.
I actually disliked revengence the most. I like phantom pain.There is certainly nothing like it in the MGS series. Because it's not an MGS game
Regenerating health; seeing through walls (which you can turn off but makes the game almost impossible and ratchets up the frustration to 11 - try it!); stealth entirely optional (I had much more success with run-and-gun - you can still S rank if you're quick, even with 0 stealth; and actually Snake can take so many hits it's really easy playing this way); AI companions who can literally complete the missions for you; base building which was (imho) filler junk; lack of boss fights (there were 2?); replaying the same areas again and again to progress; tedious, empty landscape; lack of set-pieces; lack of variety.
At least the Raiden game (Revengeance) was good. It was a more MGS game than MGS5. All the crazy MGS eccentricity and yet it was made by Platinum Games! MGS5 by comparison was an unfocused, poorly paced, slog through a mostly barren desert landscape. Then a mostly barren ??? landscape. A game where you had to "make your own fun".
Without a doubt. Sadly it was steadily downhill after 3. I didn't rate 4 highly but at least it was clearly an MGS game.
MGS 5 could have been a new franchise. It genuinely could.
Guess it comes down to whether you want a tightly focused, mostly linear, highly scripted, story-rich game with a boat load of cut scenes stitched together with gameplay segments, or a go-your-own-way, make-your-own-fun, vast playground of possibility to dick around in.
The Phantom Pain is my first MGS experience and whilst I'm enjoying it ok, it do think I would prefer the experience of the earlier games you are describing. I'm 45 hours in to the game with only 26% completion and it is starting to get a bit repetitive. It's the intrigue that is keeping me going; what the hell is the deal with Quiet, who is this fire guy and the floating dude in the gas mask? I'm trying to cut down on the side quests now to progress the story a bit further...
I don't want to spoil anything but... don't expect too many answers. Or closure. Or even an ending.
It was OK I suppose, I think when I played it I was expecting more mgs type gameplay rather than an arcade type experience with a ninja sword.
Go and play MGS1 on gamecube for best experience (emulator) and mgs 2 and 3. You wont be disappointed, there all good in the own right. MGS 2 was epic and MGS3 was even more Epic than 2nd. In MGS3 Ocelot is a young cocky kid just out of military school. You also see how he got the name Ocelot as the 6 shooter was originally not his choice of pistol, that is until snake game him some advice and had a word with him.
Awesome game, I'm still playing it now but I bet it would be epic on the PC....
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MGS5 is meant to be played without markers and "seeing through the walls" imho. With the training wheels on, the tension is gone and the game is easy and boring. I've left slo-mo "reflex" on instead, but tried to only use it the most desperate situations. Stealth - and the rest of gameplay mechanics - are the best ever as far as MGS goes.
It's the last (ever?) Snake vs Metal Gear, it's supposed to be hard
