The iDroid furthers this function, allowing the Boss to drop supplies or even bombs from above thanks to helicopter support. Like Ground Zeroes, the core of the game play requires Big Boss to survey the enemy camp with his binoculars in order to gain intel. So the Far Cry comparison, what's that about? Yes, gone is the linear approach of the previous Metal Gear games. Bottom line, if you're the kind of person who hates Metal Gear and everything it stands for, give the Phantom Pain a try. Without giving away too many surprises, a small list of Metal Gear moments (which are all in the hands of the player) include: a bionic arm clothesline that makes the sound of the Six Million Dollar Man, a cassette tape of a soldier taking the loudest and most painful shit known to man that you can play in one of the johns to ward off the enemy, a wolf companion who comes with its very own eyepatch and sneaking suit, and, well, I'll just stop there. The story this time around isn't as much of a focal point (more on that later), which will certainly make this the most polarizing entry since Sons of Liberty. There are Metal Gear moments abound, just not in the conventional sense of what we've come to know in the Metal Gear Solid experience. The beauty of the Phantom Pain is in the tiniest details. The thing is, this is Hideo Kojima, and things are never so simple with this guy. Sure, you could simply label this game a 3rd person Far Cry, and you wouldn't be far off. The second is that of the Phantom Pain, which detaching the legacy of Metal Gear Solid to it yields one of the best modern action adventure games ever made. After pouring some 75 hours into this game, after painstakingly watching every trailer in feverish anticipation (which spoiled a ton of stuff), I've reached this conclusion about Metal Gear Solid V: the Phantom Pain first, there's Metal Gear Solid V, the legacy of the series, the intersection of events leading up to the demise of Big Boss and the seeds for the story of Solid Snake taking him out. This will be as objective of a review as I can possibly make it.
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More than that actually - it's my personal favorite series of all time, in any medium. Let it be known that I am a huge fan of the Metal Gear Solid series.