Multiplat Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

[vast]

So a trailer for a new game called The Phantom Pain was shown at the Spike VGA's. However everyone is basically convinced that its actually Metal Gear Solid V.

This article basically explains why everyone thinks its Metal Gear Solid V.

http://au.ign.com/articles/2012/12/08/the-phantom-pain-metal-gear-solid-v

Here some screen shots from the trailer I was able to find, the trailer isn't available online yet. Obviously those images a very snake like.

 

[gimp!]

Here some screen shots from the trailer I was able to find, the trailer isn't available online yet.

trailer...

 

[pantskyle]

Wow those graphics. Please be Snake.

 

[The Big Sauce]

So they are going to announce Ground Zeroes and this or is this part of the same game?

 

[Face_Plain]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Is this the same as Ground Zero? If not.. that's like 5 prequels now for MGS. Taking the piss now surely. Personally, I find it hard to get excited for prequels at all.

I would really like to see a new IP from Kojima. New characters, new story instead of dipping into the same overly convoluted universe again and again. He's been saying for years he wants to do something else, but he keeps getting pulled back in. Brand too valuable I guess.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Looking like its MGS but I'd much prefer a new IP and still have MGS to look forward to as well.

 

[Conan Troutman]

Metal Gear Solid V fitting in the gaps of the The Phantom Pain logo confirms beyond doubt in my mind. There are only so many letters which fit in those gaps, and for "Metal Gear Solid V" to fit, with the same font and tracking, is definitely not a coincidence.

Unless of course there is an extra layer of troll in it, where the words are definitely MGSV, but the game is not MGSV, but can't see them doing that.

 

[PAdman]

i thought someone in the vidya gaem award thread said that this wasn't mgs v.

 

[bok_party]

Doesn't this make it three games now? Revengeance, Ground Zeroes and now this?

 

[sacka]

It's a vita game.

 

[HBK619]

It's a vita game.

That seems to be the thing doing the rounds. And it'd actually make sense as to why this ISN'T MGSV but a prequel or more just a prologue to that game.

Ground Zeroes comes out next year on PS3/360 and is a prequel to the saga.

Phantom Pain comes out next year on Vita as a prologue of sorts to MGSV and leads into MGSV coming out on next-gen similar to MGSIV.

Must say it looks WAY too good to be a Vita game though, that Fox Engine must be very good.

 

[pantskyle]

I'll be sad if it is a vita game.

 

[Marlowe]

If I heard about this before Christmas, I would have asked Santa for one thing: for this not to be a Vita game.

It would suck if this was just for Vita.

 

[Vigawla]

Can't remember the source but I'm pretty sure Hideo was quoted as saying that Ground Zeroes was a prequel to another game. It could be possibly MGSV here. I'm thinking it could tell the story of Big Boss being cloned.

Reveangance is canonical but not under the same supervision as MGS games are. Hideo's not looking over shoulders there.

I cannot believe for a second that this is a Vita title exclusively. If it really is MGSV...absolutely no way.

 

[PAdman]

not that i want it vita exclusive but keep in mind that metal gear solid peace walker was a psp exclusive at one point

 

[Jabso]

and I bought a PSP for Peace Walker.
I will buy a Vita for another MSG game.

 

[Vigawla]

A lot of production value for a Vita only game.

 

[Liverpool_FC8]

 

[HBK619]

not that i want it vita exclusive but keep in mind that metal gear solid peace walker was a psp exclusive at one point

Good thing it's not a Vita game though right?

 

[Jabso]

I doubt it is a vita game. It's hard to see how it fits in with Ground Zeroes though, unless of course this is Ground Zeroes.

 

[HBK619]

I doubt it is a vita game. It's hard to see how it fits in with Ground Zeroes though, unless of course this is Ground Zeroes.

I'd be betting a fair amount that in one way or another it will be a Vita game.

It may not be exclusively, but it'll be there. Too much evidence saying it's for Vita right now.

And as I said earlier, this is more likely to be a direct prequel leading into MGSV than really have anything to do with Ground Zeroes.

 

[bok_party]

Anyone played the Revengeance demo yet?

 

[The Big Sauce]

Mines downloading.

 

[The Big Sauce]

Why the **** isn't there a block button?

 

[The Big Sauce]

Why the **** isn't there a block button?

Scratch that I thought there was just a parry system, which it is. But on further investigation works quite well.

The game's core mechanics are good, the early plot seems laughable.

All in all I'd expect this to be getting 7.5-8.0/10s around the place

The games biggest problem for mine is that is is being released inbetween the two biggest heavy hitters in the genre (GOW & DMC).