Old-school intelligence in the design
Ahmad / rank #2 / 2015-12-10 / 9.9
Ahmad reads Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain through level design, problem solving, and the pleasure of systems that stay interesting after nostalgia fades.
RGRMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015
Stealth action / 2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a modern benchmark from Kojima Productions, remembered on our archive for its stealth action identity and the conversation it created around play, craft, and taste.
9.0 average critic score
PCPlayStationXbox
Open interactive reviewsEasy to watch, warm to play
Faride / rank #34 / 2015-12-11 / 8.6
Faride connects with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain when it gives the player room to breathe, look, listen, and enjoy the journey without losing momentum.
A world worth carrying after the credits
Morteza / rank #83 / 2015-12-12 / 8.4
Morteza responds to how Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain binds mood, character, and play. The archive score is strongest when the game gives him a reason to keep going beyond pure challenge.