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 – The Story Intro
1:02:08 – Exposition Well Handled
1:04:38 – Puzzle Pieces
1:07:05 – The Grand Tapestry
1:09:29 – The Characters
1:12:33 – Diamond Dog Hypocrisy
1:13:17 – Skull Face
1:17:55 – The Last Laugh
1:18:36 – No Words Were Needed
1:20:35 – The MGS Villain Conundrum
1:21:48 – The Phantom Asterisk
1:23:20 – Chapter 2
1:24:23 – The Act Structure
1:26:22 – Unorganized Plot Points
1:27:14 – How Eli Ruins The Story
1:33:00 – The Least Personal Revenge Story
1:34:26 – The Jeep Ride
1:37:12 – Killing Your Own Story
1:38:34 – Wasting Quiet
1:43:05 – The Wrong Focus
1:46:04 – Paz’s Introspective
1:48:28 – The Truth
1:50:10 – Big Boss’ Nuclear Hubris
1:53:01 – Separating Snakes
1:54:17 – Kiefersnake Got Kieferscrewed
1:55:28 – Bypassing The Protagonist
1:57:08 – A Lack Of Consolidation
1:58:38 – Leading Into The Truth
1:59:41 – The Blank Canvas Ending
2:01:53 – Cut But Inconsequential
2:03:40 – Mission 51
2:05:58 – A Flawed Vision
2:06:41 – An Incomplete Feeling
2:07:39 – Premium Production Value
2:09:13 – The Soundtrack
2:12:50 – With A Little Bit Of Tweaking…
2:16:13 – Chico
2:17:50 – Story Conclusion
2:18:43 – Final Rating
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