{"id":192438,"date":"2020-12-18T22:05:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T22:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/192438\/"},"modified":"2020-12-18T22:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T22:05:18","slug":"metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-review-a-messy-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/192438\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review &#8211; A Messy Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYVb45VQGQ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is both a giant mess and the best game I&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Gameplay Intro<br \/>\n03:17 &#8211; Action &#038; Momentum<br \/>\n04:43 &#8211; Accessibility &#038; Consistency<br \/>\n07:41 &#8211; Flawed Linearity<br \/>\n09:16 &#8211; Level Design<br \/>\n10:09 &#8211; Open Endedness<br \/>\n12:21 &#8211; Buddies<br \/>\n13:37 &#8211; Weapons<br \/>\n15:14 &#8211; Mother Base<br \/>\n16:39 &#8211; Side Ops<br \/>\n20:00 &#8211; Open World<br \/>\n24:22 &#8211; Objective Imbalance<br \/>\n25:24 &#8211; Sloppy Pacing<br \/>\n27:30 &#8211; Greedy Dealings<br \/>\n29:58 &#8211; Unpolished<br \/>\n33:28 &#8211; Demon Snake<br \/>\n34:35 &#8211; Checkpoint Issues<br \/>\n35:31 &#8211; Battle Gear<br \/>\n36:54 &#8211; Boss Fights<br \/>\n38:01 &#8211; The Skulls<br \/>\n39:59 &#8211; Quiet<br \/>\n41:26 &#8211; The Man on Fire<br \/>\n43:13 &#8211; Eli<br \/>\n44:39 &#8211; Sahelanthropus<br \/>\n46:48 &#8211; A Lack of Variety<br \/>\n48:38 &#8211; A Few More Bosses<br \/>\n49:59 &#8211; Gameplay Conclusion<br \/>\n50:57 &#8211; Multiplayer Intro<br \/>\n51:32 &#8211; Metal Gear Online 3<br \/>\n55:54 &#8211; FOB<br \/>\n58:02 &#8211; Multiplayer Conclusion<br \/>\n59:08 &#8211; The Story Intro<br \/>\n1:02:08 &#8211; Exposition Well Handled<br \/>\n1:04:38 &#8211; Puzzle Pieces<br \/>\n1:07:05 &#8211; The Grand Tapestry<br \/>\n1:09:29 &#8211; The Characters<br \/>\n1:12:33 &#8211; Diamond Dog Hypocrisy<br \/>\n1:13:17 &#8211; Skull Face<br \/>\n1:17:55 &#8211; The Last Laugh<br \/>\n1:18:36 &#8211; No Words Were Needed<br \/>\n1:20:35 &#8211; The MGS Villain Conundrum<br \/>\n1:21:48 &#8211; The Phantom Asterisk<br \/>\n1:23:20 &#8211; Chapter 2<br \/>\n1:24:23 &#8211; The Act Structure<br \/>\n1:26:22 &#8211; Unorganized Plot Points<br \/>\n1:27:14 &#8211; How Eli Ruins The Story<br \/>\n1:33:00 &#8211; The Least Personal Revenge Story<br \/>\n1:34:26 &#8211; The Jeep Ride<br \/>\n1:37:12 &#8211; Killing Your Own Story<br \/>\n1:38:34 &#8211; Wasting Quiet<br \/>\n1:43:05 &#8211; The Wrong Focus<br \/>\n1:46:04 &#8211; Paz&#8217;s Introspective<br \/>\n1:48:28 &#8211; The Truth<br \/>\n1:50:10 &#8211; Big Boss&#8217; Nuclear Hubris<br \/>\n1:53:01 &#8211; Separating Snakes<br \/>\n1:54:17 &#8211; Kiefersnake Got Kieferscrewed<br \/>\n1:55:28 &#8211; Bypassing The Protagonist<br \/>\n1:57:08 &#8211; A Lack Of Consolidation<br \/>\n1:58:38 &#8211; Leading Into The Truth<br \/>\n1:59:41 &#8211; The Blank Canvas Ending<br \/>\n2:01:53 &#8211; Cut But Inconsequential<br \/>\n2:03:40 &#8211; Mission 51<br \/>\n2:05:58 &#8211; A Flawed Vision<br \/>\n2:06:41 &#8211; An Incomplete Feeling<br \/>\n2:07:39 &#8211; Premium Production Value<br \/>\n2:09:13 &#8211; The Soundtrack<br \/>\n2:12:50 &#8211; With A Little Bit Of Tweaking&#8230;<br \/>\n2:16:13 &#8211; Chico<br \/>\n2:17:50 &#8211; Story Conclusion<br \/>\n2:18:43 &#8211; Final Rating<\/p>\n<p>Character Posers Created By:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/vicwaters87<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is both a giant mess and the best game I&#8217;ve ever played. 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