Orochinagis
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If Chapter 51 was completed, would MGS5 be your GOTY?
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johnnydrama
Banned
I agree with this. The game had a lot more wrong with it than just the story.
WaterAstro
Member
I was bored of the game before I even got to finish that whatever mission where it supposed to get good.
Gameplay is just too repetitive.
Gameplay is just too repetitive.
Jawmuncher
Member
It's my GOTY without it.
samuelfortner
Neo Member
No, as much as I wanted this to be my favorite Metal Gear, I think they over corrected there mistakes from 4 and did not put enough..well...plot. Not enough cut scenes and to many audio tapes. The audio tapes are fine for extra side stuff but when I get most of the plot from it
then its just too much
the ending zero tapes
If you say so. Story aside, still easily one of the best playing games of 2015 for me and definitely the best playing Metal Gear IMO.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Gameplay is ace, and i have a lot more fun playing it than any other games i've play this year. So yeah, still GOTY for me
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Nope, refused too play it.
Fuckonami.
Fuckonami.
flintstryker
Banned
Undertale was still released this year
R_thanatos
Member
After watching what we could have ..i regret that we couldn't have this finale it was certainly a nice way to end the game on that note rather than the mission 46.
But i don't think it would have changed my perception of the game really. i have a great time with it. BUt in a year with bloodborne , witcher 3 and so many contestant , i think MGSV still being in my TOP 5 is testament enough of how strong the game was on his own.
But i don't think it would have changed my perception of the game really. i have a great time with it. BUt in a year with bloodborne , witcher 3 and so many contestant , i think MGSV still being in my TOP 5 is testament enough of how strong the game was on his own.
Anuson.Phan
Banned
No but it would move up the list. The game needed more boss fight like all the MGS in the past. When I heard MGS4 was open world, I envisioned a sniper battle like the end one but on a even bigger scale that would last for hours. The Quiet one was good but I though it could have been way better with a much bigger area. I thought there would be a fight similar to the fear in a huge jungle environment in Africa. Man so many misses opportunities boss wise.
I still haven't finished it (currently at ch.17), but my answer is no, it will not change my opinion of the game because I skip all cutscenes, I am not interested in the story at all. What I saw in the first couple of cutscenes was enough to conclude I don't want to waste any more time watching them.
I am enjoying the gameplay a lot, however. Love the open world, freedom to tackle missions and sideops in a manner I want, when I want, to use weapons and buddies I want. The gameplay is so liberating, I continue experimenting with various approaches, going full stealth once, then full Rambo the very next mission, sometimes calling in aerial bombardment, and sometimes just dropping sleeping gas and fultoning everybody out.
That is why this game was a strong candidate for my GOTY, but Until Dawn And Dying Light came out in 2015 as well, so it wins my bronze medal.
I am enjoying the gameplay a lot, however. Love the open world, freedom to tackle missions and sideops in a manner I want, when I want, to use weapons and buddies I want. The gameplay is so liberating, I continue experimenting with various approaches, going full stealth once, then full Rambo the very next mission, sometimes calling in aerial bombardment, and sometimes just dropping sleeping gas and fultoning everybody out.
That is why this game was a strong candidate for my GOTY, but Until Dawn And Dying Light came out in 2015 as well, so it wins my bronze medal.
It's not just the minimal story as you put it, it's the whole "this story means shit because *ENDING SPOILER (but you shouldn't be here if you haven't finished it)
everything we've been doing is done by a fake big boss, while the real one is of doing the real important shit in the background, I mean we're playing as the MG1 villain and not the real big boss, who is pretty much the basis for the whole series, and we never end up seeing his whole story which is what everyone hoped from MGSV. This game isn't the one to fill all the gaps we were promised, it's almost a pointless side game
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SamuelSupreme
Banned
Right here.
ShooterMcGavin
Member
Not for me. I have a much more general problem with how the story was presented: Play mission --> Go back to Mother base --> See dramatic cutscene --> Play next mission that seemingly doesn't take into account the scope of the previous cutscene --> Rinse, repeat...
There was just too much of a disconnect for me to get engrossed in the story. MGS3 is still the gold standard IMO.
There was just too much of a disconnect for me to get engrossed in the story. MGS3 is still the gold standard IMO.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
The game is incomplete, there's issues with pacing and story, there's issues with how the game approaches the building elements.
But, the game that is there? Fantastic. One of the best games I have ever played, but a sub-par Metal Gear game.
It was my game of the year.
But, the game that is there? Fantastic. One of the best games I have ever played, but a sub-par Metal Gear game.
It was my game of the year.
Black Pewter
Member
Because nothing else I played in 2015 came close to it gameplay wise.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
It was already my 2015 GOTY.
Because it's the game I enjoyed my time with the most last year. Also I fail to see mission 51 as being extremely important or vital to anything at all. So the game wasn't 'incomplete' to me.
I haven't played TW3 or the DLC for BB yet though.
Because it's the game I enjoyed my time with the most last year. Also I fail to see mission 51 as being extremely important or vital to anything at all. So the game wasn't 'incomplete' to me.
JadedWriter
Member
No because I stopped playing the game before I even beat part 1. I think the last one I did was mission 22 or something. I know it was after you unlock all of that FOB nonsense.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
it's already my goty =p
that said, episode 51 would help a much more complete chapter 2 but it wouldn't be enough really imo... chapter 2 is already a misnomer... it's at worst an epilogue of sorts haha at best chapter 1.5. it would probably need a handful of other missions to better bring the cutscenes together, and even then i probably would have still expected a chapter 3 or at least 2.5 to sort of 'bridge' MGSV and MG a little better.
it would be rather hit or miss I think... quite a lot of folks seem to rather enjoy the game but lament it being unfinished or just missing a bit.
but there's a pretty large group too that wanted it (justifiable so btw, totally fair expectation) to be an entirely different type of game (a MGS game lol) so there's no fixing that
actually, reminds me a lot of FF XII ...
a game that doesn't 'fit the series' ... dramatically different and more 'open' gameplay design... game and story ends up feeling unfinished.. designer departs the company after...
some fans originally hate it cuz it's 'not FF/MGS' ... cue the cult following a year or two later =p
that said, episode 51 would help a much more complete chapter 2 but it wouldn't be enough really imo... chapter 2 is already a misnomer... it's at worst an epilogue of sorts haha at best chapter 1.5. it would probably need a handful of other missions to better bring the cutscenes together, and even then i probably would have still expected a chapter 3 or at least 2.5 to sort of 'bridge' MGSV and MG a little better.
it would be rather hit or miss I think... quite a lot of folks seem to rather enjoy the game but lament it being unfinished or just missing a bit.
but there's a pretty large group too that wanted it (justifiable so btw, totally fair expectation) to be an entirely different type of game (a MGS game lol) so there's no fixing that
actually, reminds me a lot of FF XII ...
a game that doesn't 'fit the series' ... dramatically different and more 'open' gameplay design... game and story ends up feeling unfinished.. designer departs the company after...
some fans originally hate it cuz it's 'not FF/MGS' ... cue the cult following a year or two later =p
Mister Negative
Member
No. For me, MGSV lost me with its incredibly repetitive structure. There are only so many top generals of some acronym that I can kidnap before I get bored.
This. If you actually watch the Youtube of that mission, it ends on a cliff-hanger. The game was clearly not finished.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Nope. The whole first part didn't really work for me as it was. It would have taken a lot to save that game.
brianjones
Member
pretty much
the only game I played more in 2015 was destiny
that has to count for something regardless of the story being a mess
Nailed it. First post strikes again.
Conkerkid11
Member
Didn't even make it far enough into the game to be disappointed to this chapter, because of the game's other problems.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
I have nothing bad to say about MGS5 besides the story. I wish the story was like in the other games. I think MGS5 has some of the best stealth gameplay and best open world gameplay. It exceeded my expectations in moment-to-moment gameplay.
If Hitman is going to top this, they have to bring out all their guns!
If Hitman is going to top this, they have to bring out all their guns!
Chapter 51 from what I can tell was more non sequitur rubbish.
The game's story was incomplete but what we had doesn't inspire confidence in what could have been.
For instance, why didn't quiet write down something or speak in Navajo?
Also the goals of Diamond Dogs really felt like 'let's do what we did in peace Walker again' without any real motivation.
And let's not forget the R&D timer and online resources bullshit.
The game's story was incomplete but what we had doesn't inspire confidence in what could have been.
For instance, why didn't quiet write down something or speak in Navajo?
Also the goals of Diamond Dogs really felt like 'let's do what we did in peace Walker again' without any real motivation.
And let's not forget the R&D timer and online resources bullshit.
detectiveconan1
Member
It's my GOTY without question. The story wasn't perfect, but the gameplay was so much fun.
Aceofspades
Banned
No.
There were at least 10 better games this year. MGSV won't reach the heights of BB or TW3 even with 100+ mediocre repetitive chapters...gosh you just reminded me of how much I hated MGSV. Damn MGS1-4 have always ranked up high on my all time favorite lists, MGSV is my greatest disappointment in gaming history.
Fuck konami for forcing Kojima to milk this franchise to mediocrity.
There were at least 10 better games this year. MGSV won't reach the heights of BB or TW3 even with 100+ mediocre repetitive chapters...gosh you just reminded me of how much I hated MGSV. Damn MGS1-4 have always ranked up high on my all time favorite lists, MGSV is my greatest disappointment in gaming history.
Fuck konami for forcing Kojima to milk this franchise to mediocrity.
At the risk of sounding like an echo, there are simply too many other issues with the game for that one aspect to make much of a difference. I've been so disinterested with it that I haven't even bothered to complete the game, and I wouldn't consider it to be in my top games of the year either.
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