{"id":1102987,"date":"2025-03-15T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/1102987\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:00:06","slug":"my-first-time-playing-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-and-im-utterly-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/1102987\/","title":{"rendered":"My FIRST time playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain&#8230; and I&#8217;m utterly confused :)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"My FIRST time playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain... and I&#039;m utterly confused :)\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9MXjMHsfj4E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWelcome to my first ever playthrough of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain \u2764\ufe0f For the past few months, I&#8217;ve been playing through the Metal Gear series for the first time and absolutely fell in love with them all! This is going to be a thorough playthrough with lots of talks about the characters and what I think of them, my own theories on the story and so on, so if you&#8217;re interested in that, subscribe for more and like the videos if you enjoy! It helps a lot with growing the channel \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>ALL MY MGS FIRST PLAYTHROUGHS PLAYLISTS:<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid (1998) \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSa6GtVOsYQ5zhV8pH9HiM9E<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSZBlC23cH8JdBVmQfLzVXXi<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSbDFWW9h2BicZIiRQ0vA4O4<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSalzvtH3UOlW0g33TCU4-lS<br \/>\nMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSYx9rGCw5v_Yafox5xP2_so<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (cutscenes reaction only) \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSbzk6cfksYy4dL9271Nlq6f<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSapnl5f_qqduXJ9iji_B_In<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSYV5gpbSH9v2LzuNmb-uJdk<br \/>\nAnd this current playthrough&#8217;s playlist \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNXSajyEaaSZ-3t16YpijyCfj-kvL2l1Q<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n0:00 intro<br \/>\n3:01 theories<br \/>\n7:41 game starts<br \/>\n15:53 Prologue: Awakening<br \/>\n24:12 avatar customization<br \/>\n31:32 continuing Prologue<br \/>\n1:29:39 MONTAGE HYPE!<br \/>\n1:31:31 Episode 1: Phantom Limbs<br \/>\n1:39:13 cassette tapes<br \/>\n1:51:30 getting used to the iDROID<br \/>\n1:54:12 exploration<br \/>\n2:27:06 thoughts \/ theories<br \/>\n2:38:19 outro<\/p>\n<p>Edited by Eric from @EricSarahLevelUp<br \/>\n________________________________<\/p>\n<p>| SOCIALS |<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf33 Linktree \u2192 https:\/\/linktr.ee\/whimsypsyche<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc9c Twitch \u2192 https:\/\/twitch.tv\/whimsypsyche<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf8 Instagram \u2192 https:\/\/instagram.com\/whimsy.psyche\/<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcac Discord \u2192 https:\/\/discord.gg\/6yBpEEk3sn<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc40 TikTok \u2192 https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@whimsypsyche<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc26 Twitter \u2192 https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhimsyPsyche<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf81 Throne wishlist \u2192 https:\/\/throne.me\/u\/whimsypsyche<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb2 If you want to financially support me directly \u2192 https:\/\/streamlabs.com\/whimsypsyche\/tip<\/p>\n<p>| DON\u2019T BE SHY! |<br \/>\n\u2764\ufe0f Subscribe, like and\/or comment! I love responding to comments!<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Get 24h early access on ALL videos (except Premieres) and unlock fun emotes and other perks here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCETxEEXrsynOugcWNtCxD5Q\/join<br \/>\nNote: be careful to choose the appropriate tier for what you want, read the perks carefully!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcabSHOUT-OUT TO THE MEMBERSHIP FAM\ud83d\udcab<br \/>\nThank you so much to all the members financially supporting the channel! There are so many of you now that it&#8217;s impossible for me to name you all in the description box, which is crazy! I&#8217;m very grateful \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<p>| PARTNERSHIPS |<br \/>\n*_HexGaming_* : Looking for a new custom controller? HexGaming lets you customize everything from the look to the buttons you can use! Get one here https:\/\/www.hexgaming.com\/?ref=WhimsyPsyche and use code WHIMSY at checkout for 10% off your order \ud83c\udfae I have two: a PS5 Phantom in &#8216;vision white&#8217; with hall effect, and a PS5 Rival controller with the &#8216;chameleon purple blue&#8217; color and I love them so much!<\/p>\n<p>*_Oodie_* : Interested in the most comfortable piece of clothing you&#8217;ll ever own? Oodie makes a hybrid between a oversized hoodie and a blanket. You can get yours here https:\/\/linktr.ee\/theoodietwitter and use code WHIMSYPSYCHE at checkout for 35$\/\u20ac off your order!<\/p>\n<p>| WHAT I USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO |<br \/>\nHeadphones \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yBc999<br \/>\nCamera \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SV5L3e<br \/>\nLens \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MdkO4A<br \/>\nCamera capture device \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Xa4J5V<br \/>\nMic \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/46RGSvg with https:\/\/amzn.to\/46UWdv0 and https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yL3QHI<br \/>\nLights \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YTBxS2 + https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MeUVBm (front), and two soft boxes by Neewer (for the green screen if used)<br \/>\nGaming chair \u2192 Secretlab Titan Evo 2022<br \/>\nGame capture card \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MhfpcE<br \/>\nGreen screen \u2192 https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dsrmIN<br \/>\nRecording software \u2192 OBS studio<br \/>\nEditing software \u2192 Davinci Resolve<br \/>\n________________________________  <\/p>\n<p>Intro video based on: cottonbro from Pexels<br \/>\nOutro video based on: StockSnap from Pixabay<\/p>\n<p>#firstplaythrough #letsplay #metalgearsolidv #mgsv #thephantompain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my first ever playthrough of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain \u2764\ufe0f For the past few months, I&#038;#82<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1102988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20976],"tags":[229710,378314,378310,378311,378313,378315,107544,378312,25458,54853,21845,21844,173479,378316,21847,378317,107781,20984,378318],"class_list":{"0":"post-1102987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ps4-games","8":"tag-mgs5-tpp","9":"tag-first-time-playing-mgsv","10":"tag-girl-plays-metal-gear-solid-v","11":"tag-girl-plays-mgs-5","12":"tag-ground-zeroes-first-playthrough","13":"tag-metal-gear-solid-5-first-playthrough","14":"tag-metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain","15":"tag-metal-gear-solid-v-first-playthrough","16":"tag-metal-gear-solid-v-gameplay","17":"tag-metal-gear-solid-v-walkthrough","18":"tag-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain","19":"tag-metal-gear-solid-vthe-phantom-pain","20":"tag-mgs-v-the-phantom-pain","21":"tag-mgs5-first-playthrough","22":"tag-mgsv","23":"tag-phantom-pain-first-playthrough","24":"tag-phantom-pain-walkthrough","25":"tag-ps4-games","26":"tag-the-phantom-pain-first-playthrough"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1102988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}