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First Review of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - Gamekyo

Gamekyo:

Beyond the controversy, we can say that the expected end of the first Metal Gear Solid V. And finally ...

Trying too hard to make, Hideo Kojima has spawned one of the campaigns most unnecessarily complicated we've seen to date for Metal Gear Solid V. Beyond Pain Phantom of the mystery that the creator has drag three months while fans had discovered the Schmilblick in three minutes, it is especially the ambiguity that Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain or were not a single game that has amused edgier more for one year. The formalization of the prologue took place, bringing with it an outcry on a practice far from unanimous especially considering the price (30 € on average, 20 in dematerialized the old generation). And any deductible, after returning the "beginning of adventure," was like the feeling that if Ground Zeroes took so long to acquire its status prologue is perhaps Kojima himself wondered how he could sell that has everything a demo luxury.

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christocolus3692d ago (Edited 3692d ago )

Huh? Lowest score ive ever seen for a metal gear title...well ill wait for gamespot, cvg,ign, joystiq, eurogamer, gameinformer and edge to give their reviews before making a deceision..

Benjammin253692d ago

I can't wait personally. I don't know why everyone is complaining that you can complete the main mission in 2-3 hours. You can complete most MGS games in that time. Also, how many people bought Zone Of The Enders just for the MGS 2 demo?

ritsuka6663692d ago (Edited 3692d ago )

Ouch. Really not suprised this score since campaign may only take you two hours.

LOGICWINS3692d ago

Awesome. I'm ELATED that this game got a bad review. Charging $30 for a 2-3 hour game is a slap in the face to gamers that work hard for their money, regardless of how good those 2-3 hours are.

Heisenburger3692d ago

If this had been priced anywhere from five to ten dollars I would have happily thrown my money at them. It's just such a disappointment that they decided to go this route.

Idc how much I love Metal Gear(Metal..Gear?!?) I ain't biting.

SnotyTheRocket3692d ago

2-3 hours is for the main Ground Zeroes mission. The Side-Ops are 45 mins to an hour, and there are 5 of them. Do some research before commenting stupidly.

Spenok3692d ago

So how about gears of war 1? Took me and my cousin on the second hardest difficulty our first playthrough 3 hours... that was a $60 game.

LOGICWINS3692d ago

I wouldn't know or care. I've never owned Gears 1. My only experience with it was a drunken night at a friend's house. Even if it was 20 hours long, I still wouldn't have bought it as I'm not into the "dude bro" genre of games.

Dirtnapstor3692d ago

@Spenok
3 hours really?!? If that is really true, you must have blazed through the game, skipping everything supplemental without any real involvement or engagement. Checkpoint to checkpoint. Too bad for you. Your they type that burns through a campaign in a few hours and then complains about it having a lackluster story, right?
@Logic
The Gears series is a grand one. If you get a chance, play them.

NBT913692d ago

Yeah I am a huge MGS fan and for me spending money really isn't that big a deal, I mean I'm not rich but if I want something and can afford it then I'll buy it so I was ready to buy Ground Zeroes based on that. However I thought about it from the perspective of others who don't have that money to throw away on a demo, have bills to pay etc and I mean, I'll be there one day too and I definitely would not want to see this shady business tactic become a staple in the industry so I'm thinking about just waiting to get it in a sale or something.

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PirosThe4th3692d ago

FFS I played it in 30 minutes. Its not two hours for the main campaign unless you really suck at the game.

TheFutureIsBlue3692d ago

I really don't see what Kojima was thinking when he decided to make this separate from MGS5. This will be talked about alllll year and maybe even longer. Not surprised by the score. I think some reviewers might even make their score lower just because of how much a ripoff this is.

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WitWolfy3692d ago

Played this on my JTAG and its def not worth its asking price. I finished the campaign in like 25 minutes... Plus there arent even codec conversations. What a load of BS!!!

ArchangelMike3692d ago

What's a JTAG? Did you play the side missions?, how many were they and how long did it take you to complete them?

THank you.

Patrick_pk443692d ago

JTAG is a modded Xbox that allows one to pirate games and play them on that JTAG Xbox. There are 5 side ops missions.

WitWolfy3692d ago (Edited 3692d ago )

A JTAG is a glitched 360 that can run unsigned code and play games of an external hdd which comes quite in handy when gaming companies pull a quick move like this.

The side missions are basically carrying prisoners to the extraction points, call the chopper then putting them on and finding those XOF emblems ... then Find PAZ.. end of mission...

Then a message pops up "Congrats Konami raped your wallet" ;)

Saying you can get 4 hours from this game is like saying you can get 200 hours from Red dead redemption if you keep on finishing the campaign over and over again.

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The Metal Gear series has sold over 59.8 million copies

300,000 Metal Gear games were sold during the first quarter of 2023, Konami has announced, bringing the total number to 59.8 million.

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FallenAngel1984342d ago

Still waiting on Konami to put the MGS Collection back on digital stores

Nyxus342d ago

I know right? And rerelease the games for current gen systems while they're at it.

just_looken341d ago

Do not worry they will give use those pichincko remakes for top dollar soon.

Metal gear solid 3 in the fox engine looked/ran amazing but was sealed away :(

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Sarcasm342d ago

I know re-makes and stuff have been played to death this generation.

But damn I wouldn't mind an MGS4 remake

gold_drake341d ago

i played it quite recently and it holds up very well

CantThinkOfAUsername341d ago

It does, but a remake will be available on platforms other than PS3.

itsmebryan342d ago

I thought the series would have sold more over all these years and different releases.

Ready4nxtgen342d ago

Yeah I would have thought over 150 Mil. Something.missing here

Nyxus342d ago

Metal Gear isn't that big, and there hasn't been a new release in years. Also MGS2 and 3 are still missing from digital storefronts.

shinoff2183342d ago

5 mgs games in total if I'm not mistaken. 59 60 million seems about right. Mgs is dope to some of us but it would be hard for a lot of regulars to understand

ChasterMies342d ago

I would love to buy MGS4 but it’s still a PS3 exclusive.

JEECE342d ago

Although there are notable exceptions (GTA, certain first-party Nintendo games, Gran Turismo), as a rule games didn't sell as much in earlier generations as they have in the past few generations. So a lot of PS1-PS2 era titles that are viewed as seminal games didn't actually sell all that much by today's standards (yes, despite the large install bases of those systems lol). I remember a similar surprised reaction happening a few months ago when Square announced the total overall sales of Final Fantasy VII.

Deathdeliverer342d ago

Some of the best fun you can have online was the first metal gear online and to a lesser, but still fun to an extent, MGO2. The magazine, CQC, stealth, and tactical play Vs real players is just a blast. Not to mention playing Snake vs everyone? Amazing. The game will never be the same without Hideo, but Konami can definitely update what’s already there and take my money.

ceyoga341d ago

You wouldn't be talking about the OG MGO that was included with MGS3:S would you? It's rare running into another former player. Those were some of the best memories of any online game I had.

Deathdeliverer341d ago

Yes my man!! That seems like the BEST game that nobody played! Tranquilizer pistol, drag the body to a corner and lay a girly mag right by their head so they wake up and instantly get caught by the mag. You could get real toxic if you wanted at that point, but man that game was incredible! The only thing annoying was that damn Konami ID

P_Bomb342d ago

Did my part!

“You’re pretty good” 🫡

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Kojima looks back on Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on its 9th anniversary

Hideo Kojima: "After the launch, many people seemed to expect GZ to be a full game."

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-Foxtrot400d ago

People would have gotten “your intention” if you stated it from the beginning but people didn’t want smaller episode like MGS games.

He should have just focused on MGSV and work Ground Zeroes into that game instead

I_am_Batman400d ago

I don't remember there being confusion over Ground Zeroes being a full game. But then again I was just starting to catch up on the MGS series as a whole at that point so I might've not paid enough attention or simply have forgotten that there was confusion about it. I bet the whole Moby Dick Studios thing didn't help the casual observer understand what the hell was going on though.

I only got both MGSV games when Phantom Pain was already out and I kinda agree that it probably would've sucked if I had to wait one and a half years to pay The Phantom Pain after Ground Zeroes.

jambola400d ago

I'm sorry what now?
Who expected that?
If it was meant to be episodic or an experiment for that, the price should / would have reflected that

MadLad400d ago (Edited 400d ago )

To be fair, there really wasn't enough content to actually justify even the smaller price tag. It was still half the cost of a full game, yet a 20th of the content.

I can't stand these paid glorified demos.

CrimsonWing69400d ago

Honestly, it was basically similar to the FF15 Duscae demo. My theory is he was taking too damn long to make a game and Konami was like, “Sell what you got!” It just has kind of a scummy corporate “let’s sell this demo for half the price of a full game,” feel to it.

That’s just my take on it. I love Kojima and I love the MGS series, but this and 5 were the biggest let downs, ever. Clearly unfinished work forced out because, in Konami’s defense, Kojima was going over budget and taking forever on the project.

MIDGETonSTILTS17400d ago

Lol, I loved Ground Zeroes, but releasing that level at $40 during a dryspell for games at the onset of the new gen was an obvious cash grab.

I handed over my money happily, but plenty of non-diehard fans were understandably letdown by the scale of what $40 bought them.

Chocoburger399d ago

The price was originally $40 for the physical PS4 and XBO versions, but due to controversy it dropped down to $30 before launch. And as much as I love GZ, and even bought it twice, I do agree that $30 was too much. It should have launched at $20.

https://kotaku.com/konami-c...

staticall400d ago

I don't know how about anyone else. But i've bought it for $20 1 week after release (or $15, don't remember the exact exchange rate) and spent 24 hours beating every mission and getting all the steam achievements. I was 100% aware what the game was about beforehand though and i did enjoy every second of it. I knew it was a work in progress and it was probably the best and less restrictive game i've played in a long time (and controls were just perfect).

Even previous MGS games didn't gave me that much freedom as Ground Zeroes did.
Love stealth? Got you covered.
Want to speedrun? Here's the timer.
Wanna kill everyone? No problem, grab that AK then and let's party.
Wanna cause chaos? Just tell Pequod where to land.
Love to drive? Then go ahead.
Miss Raiden? Then play as him.

I wish they would continue MGSV, finish remaining chapters and add more missions as DLCs, there was SO many options... A poor man still can dream...

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Metal Gear Solid V Is The Greatest Stealth Game Ever Made

Hideo Kojima was dealing with a hostile publisher who was pulling his team’s game apart at the seams in order to launch in some form of finished state, and it’s still downright masterful. Everything about it is mechanically focused and aesthetically nuanced, and not a single thing feels out of place or without purpose. Big Boss moves about each environment with a pace that provides the perfect cadence to use all manner of gadgets in whatever ways you like.

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Mobis-New-Nest572d ago

You are incorrect and I will be taking this time to correct you. The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker Forsaken Fortress is stealth that no game has yet to match. Having Link, crawl, sneak and hide under a barrel is innovative stealth that Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Thief and Tenchu wish they had achieved. I rest my case.

ChubbyBlade572d ago

Cardboard box beats barrel

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got_dam572d ago

Lol I see what you did there.

fr0sty572d ago

So tired of opinion pieces... I come here for hot news, not hot takes.

-Foxtrot571d ago

Shit Metal Gear Solid game though

It's boring, empty, repetitive

Great mechanics and gameplay but it's just so dull....

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Chard572d ago

I played it long after the hype had settled, and I had a blast with it. Strip away the disappointment over what it could have been, and you're still left with a great game

porkChop572d ago

The gameplay loop was phenomenal, no question. From a gameplay standpoint it's an incredible stealth game.

porkChop572d ago

"Hideo Kojima was dealing with a hostile publisher who was pulling his team’s game apart at the seams in order to launch in some form of finished state, and it’s still downright masterful."

Let's not pretend Kojima was entirely innocent there. The game was 5+ years into development, way over budget, and wasn't even halfway done. That's why Chapter 2 is so unfinished and Chapter 3 was scrapped entirely. He was wasting time micromanaging and second-guessing everything his team was doing, and little to no progress was being made. The same thing happened with MGS: Rising. That's why the game got rebooted as MGR: Revengeance and was handed off to Platinum. That's the only way the game was going to get finished. And yet after wasting millions on a scrapped game, MGR only went on to sell a little over 1 million units. It was a failure no matter how you look at it.

That's why Kojima was "locked away" in his office for the final 6 months of development of MGSV. So the team could actually piece together and finish the game. Was Konami just supposed to let Kojima spend more than a decade with infinite funds to make one game? Kojima isn't Rockstar, his games don't sell 170+ million units. At some point the game has to come out.

I get that Konami are a garbage company but they aren't solely responsible for what happened with Kojima. As much as I love his games and will always be a fan, MGSV was almost entirely Kojima's fault and I'm tired of people pretending that it wasn't.

MIDGETonSTILTS17572d ago

Sounds like mismanagement by Konami.

generic-user-name572d ago

Can you prove any of what you're claiming? Because I've seen Kojima build a studio and release a AAA game in 3 years with Death Stranding. All I'm seeing here are the same conspiracy theories that people like to believe to confirm their biases towards certain people, same with Neil Druckmann. For instance, MGSV may have been in development for a while but you leave out that he was also having the FOX Engine developed alongside it, an engine so good that MGSV ran at 60fps on a PS4.

He's gone on record disputing that he ever goes over budget on very rarely has to delay his titles.

"He was wasting time micromanaging and second-guessing everything his team was doing, and little to no progress was being made."

Where did you get this from?

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Workshyskiver572d ago

Best gameplay of the series hand down, its not even close. Worst story in the series hand down, its not even close.

Ezio2048572d ago

But that ending though with amazing music. The Man who sold the world.

1Victor572d ago

I can’t say it’s the best or the worse to me I stopped playing metal gear at the end of 4 the official end of the snakes saga and the best in my book was 3 snake eater excellent gameplay and excellent story telling giving us the reason for big boss to go and create his own country before the metal gear saga on the 4-8 bits consoles.

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