so don’t read it if you haven’t beaten Metal Gear Solid V. Above: I have to go now — my home planet needs me. The Phantom Pain positions Eli as a major character, hinting (and, in the end ...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a very different monster ... satisfying or not will depend on your ability to understand character motivations and the many twists waiting for you on ...

Members of the PS3 Metal Gear Solid V community have proven themselves to be true Diamond Dogs by removing all nukes from the game. Konami Europe has added a collection of soundtracks from the ...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is like a silent movie compared ... The best, however, is Quiet, who is a full-pledged character that makes a big mark on the story. She’s a silent sniper ...

Since its release Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom has sold 3 million units ... sizable marketing and distribution costs means The Phantom Pain will likely need to sell quite a bit more before ...

Kiefer Sutherland (Fox’s “24”) is excellent as protagonist Snake, but the character is mostly silent throughout ... Savor this one. “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” was reviewed using a ...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an extraordinary game ... Alas, we're starting to waffle like a Kojima character, so let's get down to business. There's much snobbery in the Metal Gear ...

That’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain almost all the time ... climactic boss battles, and memorable character moments of Metal Gears past. Everyone seems to exist solely to walk on ...

Metal Gear Solid V is a rich, complex web of interlinking ... I hadn’t touched a Metal Gear game in over fifteen years, so The Phantom Pain’s weaknesses as a sequel (or prequel, I suppose ...

I just described a lot of games, but there’s something special about Phantom Pain. Kojima is a rarity in videogames: A prankster auteur. The technical perfection of his games should feel bland ...

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Hideo Kojima's farewell to Metal Gear Solid ... of why The Phantom Pain is so special. It is an open world that, when it needs one, has a director. A beautiful touch is that Boss's character ...