Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review - A Messy Masterpiece

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is both a giant mess and the best game I’ve ever played. So much so, in fact, that I had to make the longest goddamn video I will ever make on this channel just to talk about it. 00:00 - Gameplay Intro 03:17 - Action & Momentum 04:43 - Accessibility & Consistency 07:41 - Flawed Linearity 09:16 - Level Design 10:09 - Open Endedness 12:21 - Buddies 13:37 - Weapons 15:14 - Mother Base 16:39 - Side Ops 20:00 - Open World 24:22 - Objective Imbalance 25:24 - Sloppy Pacing 27:30 - Greedy Dealings 29:58 - Unpolished 33:28 - Demon Snake 34:35 - Checkpoint Issues 35:31 - Battle Gear 36:54 - Boss Fights 38:01 - The Skulls 39:59 - Quiet 41:26 - The Man on Fire 43:13 - Eli 44:39 - Sahelanthropus 46:48 - A Lack of Variety 48:38 - A Few More Bosses 49:59 - Gameplay Conclusion 50:57 - Multiplayer Intro 51:32 - Metal Gear Online 3 55:54 - FOB 58:02 - Multiplayer Conclusion 59:08