Jimbob Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Been playing a bit today, boy this is a good game. Just completed the Prologue and working through Chapter 1, enjoying it a lot. Just learned the extration feature. I'm going to like that a lot, will be making sure Mother Base gets the full treatment. Going back into the field to finish up the 1st chapter. And same as you @Hero\-of\-Time, these post mission credits are blooming annoying. Edited August 30, 2015 by Jimbob
Babooo Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Post mission credits really aren't a biggie. Funny to see opposite opinions I guess! Really enjoying this game. Done a few missions as well as side missions too. Man this game can be brutally hard but it's great to explore different ways to take down enemies/extractions etc. Done nothing this weekend apart from playing this game!
Hero-of-Time Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 Just checking that everyone has the same issue but are the servers still down? I wanna synch my GZ data but can't at the moment. Starting to feel the gameplay a little more now. I still miss the 30 min cutscenes, though.
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Just checking that everyone has the same issue but are the servers still down? I wanna synch my GZ data but can't at the moment. Starting to feel the gameplay a little more now. I still miss the 30 min cutscenes, though. Yeah I expect the servers will be up tomorrow.
Babooo Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Just checking that everyone has the same issue but are the servers still down? I wanna synch my GZ data but can't at the moment. Starting to feel the gameplay a little more now. I still miss the 30 min cutscenes, though. Yep same for me, assuming they'll go live tomorrow!
Jimbob Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Same here, i'm guessing as the game isn't officially out until tomorrow, the servers won't be up.
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Theres already been one patch, just noticed my PS4 downloaded it overnight. Just finished episode 21. Im still loving the gameplay but the lack of story is starting to get me down a bit. In fact, its probably not a lack of story, just the length of the game. If this was any of the other Metal Gear games then the amount of story probably would have been just right but its so spread out that it doesnt work nearly as well.
flameboy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 The lack of big boss talking sounds very troublesome indeed. Even in the short time of Ground Zeroes it came across as very strange. I mean I get it to some extent it makes no sense that Big Boss had the same voice as Solid Snake but not Liquid or Solidus but why do it at the expense of story. It seems this game is a bigger Peace Walker minus the story. I'm saying all his having not touched it yet...
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 The lack of big boss talking sounds very troublesome indeed. Even in the short time of Ground Zeroes it came across as very strange. The difference with Ground Zeroes and this is that in GZ, he was on his own. In Phantom Pain people are standing right infront of him and he just says nothing.
Jimbob Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Decided to raid a supply camp, got into some bother as got spotted. So called in some air support, which having Hall and Oates blaring out is certainly interesting.
flameboy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 The difference with Ground Zeroes and this is that in GZ, he was on his own. In Phantom Pain people are standing right infront of him and he just says nothing. See that's worse then! The codec/radio were painful enough and then the moments with Chico and in the helicopter were ever worse...to hear its common with people in front of him talking is just urgh. I don't know what to make of it. I'm playing Metal Gear Rising at the moment and even as an action game there is still a bunch of dialogue that makes that game what it is!!!
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 See that's worse then! The codec/radio were painful enough and then the moments with Chico and in the helicopter were ever worse...to hear its common with people in front of him talking is just urgh. I don't know what to make of it. I'm playing Metal Gear Rising at the moment and even as an action game there is still a bunch of dialogue that makes that game what it is!!! Its still a brilliant game, dont get me wrong. It just gets a bit distracting when you notice Big Boss not really talking. Unless things change though, I have a feeling that this would have been my GOTY if the story had been a bit tighter but with it feeling a bit too long for its own good and the lack of VO I think at the moment The Witcher 3 is edging it out.
flameboy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Its still a brilliant game, dont get me wrong. It just gets a bit distracting when you notice Big Boss not really talking. Unless things change though, I have a feeling that this would have been my GOTY if the story had been a bit tighter but with it feeling a bit too long for its own good and the lack of VO I think at the moment The Witcher 3 is edging it out. Yeah it's all about The Witcher 3 for me at this point, Batman is a very distant 2nd in terms of AAA games.
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 I've got about 7 games Im happy to put in my top 10 so far, couldnt tell you what order yet though: Witcher 3 MGSV Batman Arkham Knight Rocket League Life is Strange Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Kerbal Space Program
flameboy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 I've got about 7 games Im happy to put in my top 10 so far, couldnt tell you what order yet though: Witcher 3 MGSV Batman Arkham Knight Rocket League Life is Strange Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Kerbal Space Program Solid list Life is Strange is there for me too somewhere. Not played Rocket League, Everyone's Gone to the Rapture or Kerbal (which I assume is now out of Early Access)
gaggle64 Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 So we'll all find out tomorrow anyway but here's the dirty fingerprints the nefarious Michael Transactions has left on this game, via the Giantbomb forums. You'll want to give yourself a moment to vomit blood. Basically you get your 1st FOB for free but you can buy up to an additional 3 using your "Mother Base Coins". You can also use them to speed up weapon & base development in the campaign. There is no way to earn them through gameplay. Personally I wish I could cut this from the rest of the game like a malignant tumor and take a shit on it.
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Basically you get your 1st FOB for free but you can buy up to an additional 3 using your "Mother Base Coins". You can also use them to speed up weapon & base development in the campaign. There is no way to earn them through gameplay. Personally I wish I could cut this from the rest of the game like a malignant tumor and take a shit on it. Are you sure about that because they specifically said there was a week or so ago.
gaggle64 Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Are you sure about that because they specifically said there was a week or so ago. That's what's been stated by the community manager as of a couple of days ago. Maybe there's been some wires crossed but I wouldn't bet on Konami being particularly generous with the system in any case. We'll know for sure soon enough, at least. Edited August 31, 2015 by gaggle64
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 I've got about 7 games Im happy to put in my top 10 so far, couldnt tell you what order yet though: Witcher 3 MGSV Batman Arkham Knight Rocket League Life is Strange Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Kerbal Space Program You not into Bloodborne, Brah?
Happenstance Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 You not into Bloodborne, Brah? Nope, hated it
Hero-of-Time Posted September 1, 2015 Author Posted September 1, 2015 After spending yesterday afternoon just doing side missions and hitting random outposts, I finally moved the story forward. I'm now up to episode 13. Tin Foil hat time. I don't think i'm playing as Big Boss at all and that some switcheroo has been done. This has always been in my head ever since I watched the Grey Fox theory video that someone made last year. This would explain why he doesn't really talk much as he's not really Snake. The biggest ! for me was when I rescued/nabbed Huey. He had the AI Boss core from Peace Walker and she said that he wasn't Snake. Of course, Huey played this down and said its just an AI but even in Peace Walker the Ai and Big Boss had a connection. I was also looking at the logo and didn't even realise until the other day that the V is actually 1 !! split into 2. Maybe i'm over thinking things but this is Kojima we are dealing with. Loved the scene when the Diamond Dog soldiers were practicing shooting on Mother Base. When Ocelot gave the show off soldier the speech about looking fancy while shooting was an awesome nod to MGS3. Big Boss didn't react to this, which again could support the theory that you aren't actually him. This was also a bit of a nod to MGS3. It felt like I was fight The End again. She took some doing but I eventually took her down. It was annoying that I nearly had her knocked out ( was using tranqs her ) only for the rainbow to heal her. The cutscene that followed was brilliant. Dat sniper shot. Loved this episode. It did take a while but it was very satisfying just sneaking into the base and taking care of business. When getting Huey out I couldn't figure out how to use the mini Metal Gear. I could use it myself but couldn't get Huey on board as well. I ended up just carrying him all the way back to the landing point. The game really is a big version of Peace Walker. That game was also light on story at times but it wasn't as spaced out due to the length of the missions. I'm really enjoying the game now and have found myself just enjoying the playground i'm in. I've had a few hilarious moments happen, as well. My favourite being when I had to take out some guards around a tank. I killed all of them apart from one. I ran after him and started shooting but didn't realise I had my tranq gun equipped. After two shots I seen he didn't go down and then realised what was happening. The enemy pulled a grenade out, pulled the pin and was just about to throw it when my traq shots kicked in and he ended up falling asleep with a live grenade in hand. BOOOOM. Another great moment was using the fulton system on a vulture I had used a tranq on. The sound effect as it got shot up into the air was hilarious. @Happenstance... How do you get the dog? I notice that you have the trophy for it.
Happenstance Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 @Happenstance... How do you get the dog? I notice that you have the trophy for it. I just came across him as I was in the middle of a mission in Afgantistan. Noticed him running towards me as I was up a hill. Couldnt tell you where but I expect he is programmed to pop up until you fulton him. Loved this episode. It did take a while but it was very satisfying just sneaking into the base and taking care of business. Took me a while to figure out as well. You get on the mini Metal Gear first then it can pick up Huey. When getting Huey out I couldn't figure out how to use the mini Metal Gear. I could use it myself but couldn't get Huey on board as well. I ended up just carrying him all the way back to the landing point.
Agent Gibbs Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 After spending yesterday afternoon just doing side missions and hitting random outposts, I finally moved the story forward. I'm now up to episode 13. Tin Foil hat time. I don't think i'm playing as Big Boss at all and that some switcheroo has been done. This has always been in my head ever since I watched the Grey Fox theory video that someone made last year. This would explain why he doesn't really talk much as he's not really Snake. The biggest ! for me was when I rescued/nabbed Huey. He had the AI Boss core from Peace Walker and she said that he wasn't Snake. Of course, Huey played this down and said its just an AI but even in Peace Walker the Ai and Big Boss had a connection. I was also looking at the logo and didn't even realise until the other day that the V is actually 1 !! split into 2. Maybe i'm over thinking things but this is Kojima we are dealing with. Loved the scene when the Diamond Dog soldiers were practicing shooting on Mother Base. When Ocelot gave the show off soldier the speech about looking fancy while shooting was an awesome nod to MGS3. Big Boss didn't react to this, which again could support the theory that you aren't actually him. And concur, In the Prologue, Ishmael the other patient was the only one speaking with Kiefer Sutherland's voice, since that point and the plastic surgery i thought that you aren't bigboss/snake, you are like MGS2 a random soldier taking part in a giant training exercise to see if a perfect soldier can be created through a situation! in MGS2 they recreated shadow moses for Jack, Solid Snake & Liquid are clones of Big Boss sent into a mission to see if dominat or recessive genes have an effect on creating a perfect soldier - with MGS V i've formed the theory you are just a grunt who has had that plastic surgery (whilst one of the many injections knocked you out) to make you look like Boss, coupled with psychological messing by obvious psycho mantis, to have suggested memories and knowledge of Big boss (but just enogh; This is to have a two fold test, see if perfect soldiers can be created through psychological means, but also to provide a sacrificial lamb for Cypher,The illuminati,the la lei lo le lo I've even speculated it leave the door open for it to not actually have been Boss who died in MGS4, it could be another psychological clone
Jimbob Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I've just reached the end of Episode 5 I'm seriously loving this. The control system isn't as bad as i thought it would be, seeing as i have recently played Ground Zeros, so knew what i was expecting. The hospital escape prologue mission was fun, more so with seeing who i believe is Psycho Mantis and the Devil (yes, i said Devil). If that turns out to be a boss battle, we are dead. Unless it rains for 40 days and nights. The early main missions (and probably them all) do restrict you to an area once you get in, however once the mission is done the map re-opens up and free-roam occurs. I enjoyed one in particular, where you had to extract the chap whom made your arm. Planned my route in and cleared a secondary route just in case, which was needed. Did most of the available side-ops missions, which varied from Prisoner extraction to extracting a sheep (yes, a sheep). Using the fultron to extract is fun, i have already tried to extract a cargo container, a jeep and a mounted gun (just got the upgrade to do guns). Before i finished up last night, i spent some upgrade points on the Motherbase. I now have 3 platforms extending out and 2 Control platforms along with at least 1 upgrade on the rest of the buildings. I do like you get a jeep to transport between each platform, and the ability to use the helicopter to drop between sections as well. Have also upgraded my helicopter with some stuff, got some new guns and upgraded my horses armour. Going to do the possible last mission in Chapter 1 tonight, and free explore whilst doing some more side-ops later.
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