METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES

Ground Zeroes feels like Kojima grabbed me by the neck, whispered “watch this,” and then emotionally suplexed me in under two hours (yeah, this game is short, tho. But..pain...). Stealth is peak. Atmosphere is insane. Final cutscene ruined my day in 4K. Short game. Long trauma. Kojima moment.

As someone who loves Metal Gear, I bought this day one back in the day and felt completely ripped off. I didn’t do my research and had no idea it was basically a glorified tech demo / prologue for what would become MGS V, rather than a full game. At the time, it felt like a bait and switch. Going back to it now, though, I can’t help but enjoy it for what it actually is. For something that’s essentially a short, self contained experience, it’s surprisingly well put together. Kojima was at least able to finish this project properly, and that shows the pacing is tight, it feels focused, and nothing overstays its welcome. It plays more like a high quality 40 minute TV episode than a traditional game, but within that structure, it’s polished and complete. The story lands harder than I remembered, especially if you’ve played Peace Walker. Learning what really happened to Paz is genuinely brutal emotionally heavy in a way the series does really well and it adds a lot of weight to what could have easily just been a throwaway prologue. The gameplay is excellent, the side content is fun to engage with, and there’s enough depth to make replaying it feel worthwhile. Overall, it’s a strange piece of Metal Gear history, but a meaningful one. I still miss David Hayter as Snake Kiefer Sutherland does an alright job, but you can’t help missing the original voice yet as a standalone experience, it’s something I’m genuinely glad I went back and played.

this should be free. the fact that i paid 20 bucks for this pisses me off

do not buy this individually, especially not at full price. this game is like 2 hours long and the real one is The Phantom Pain. i don't know why this is sold separaetly but buy the bundle instead (or don't because they're selling it for 18 bucks on sale these days even though i got the bundle for 8 in 2022)

Overpriced over-glorified MGS5 demo that should've been free tbh. I got it bundled with MGS5 for less than $10. Don't bother paying for it as a standalone game. It's not worth it.

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[h1] KONAMI, PON THE PANTHOM PAIN EN OFERTA!!!! [/h1]

Хороший пролог к MGS V не более. Кодзима гений из 10