
There are enemy patrols roaming between the outposts and plenty of wildlife to encounter. Afghanistan, just like Africa (the second region unlocked at a later moment), is a huge place to explore freely and without restraints. Once you've escaped the hospital, the real game begins with Revolver Ocelot dropping you in Afghanistan only at that point the true breadth of the game is unveiled. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain takes place nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes, with Big Boss waking from his coma. This is, after all, its open world debut and it takes a while to adjust however, once that phase was over I've discovered that the gameplay was all still there, and it was actually enhanced by the open world formula.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best games to be released this year and a worthy conclusion to Kojima's work on the series no gamer should miss this, especially since there is no telling when we'll get another Metal Gear title with similar quality.įor those who've played Metal Gear games before, it will be hard not to be a little surprised by how much the game seems different at first.

However, rest assured that Kojima's statement during the whole affair about being determined to make this the greatest game he has directed to date was not a charade.

These were eventually confirmed and the publisher even went as far as removing Kojima's name from all marketing material, which angered some long time fans of the series. It would be impossible to talk about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain without mentioning the whole Kojima-gate. A few months ago, rumors started to circulate about Kojima parting ways with Konami after the release of MGSV.

Developer/Publisher: Kojima Productions/Konami.
