Welcome to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a sprawling open-world stealth-action game from Kojima Productions. You play as Punished 'Venom' Snake, leading a mercenary group in Afghanistan and Africa during the Cold War. Moment-to-moment gameplay involves infiltrating enemy bases, extracting personnel, gathering intel, and managing your Mother Base.
This guide will help you navigate the complexities of Phantom Pain, from the prologue and critical missions to challenging side ops and boss encounters. We cover initial steps, controls, vital gadgets, support units, and expert strategies for survival, ensuring you can master the intricate stealth mechanics and achieve your objectives, whether you're aiming for Gold Medals or simply want to see all the endings.
Foreword: The Basics
Get ready for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain! This guide covers the absolute basics you need to know before diving into the game, from controls to gameplay flow.
Foreword: The Basics
Get ready for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain! This guide covers the absolute basics you need to know before diving into the game, from controls to gameplay flow.
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Your ultimate guide to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Master every mission, Side Op, Mother Base upgrade, and collectible with expert strategies and tips.
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Your ultimate guide to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Master every mission, Side Op, Mother Base upgrade, and collectible with expert strategies and tips.
About the Game
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the fifth installment in the series. This guide covers the story, characters, and gameplay mechanics of the game.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the fifth major installment of the Metal Gear Solid series, and takes place between Ground Zeroes and the original Metal Gear. It was originally teased as just The Phantom Pain in a trailer shown at Spike’s Video Game Awards show in December 2012, then actually revealed as a Metal Gear Solid title at the Game Developer’s Conference the following year.
Set nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes, Big Boss finally awakens from his coma, only to find out he’s being attacked by someone in the hospital. Thanks to the help of someone named Ishmael, as well as Ocelot, Big Boss escapes and becomes the leader of a new mercenary group called Diamond Dogs. It is now up to him and his new group to hunt down the enemies that destroyed the Militaires San Frontieres and left Big Boss for dead.
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Get ready for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain! Understand the story's timeline, mission structure, Mother Base development, and collectible locations with our expert guide.
Hey there! So, you're diving into Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, huh? Awesome choice! This series is legendary for its storytelling, and MGSV is a huge part of that. By March 2015, the series had already sold over 41.2 million copies worldwide, which just shows how massive its following is. To really get the most out of the story, it's a good idea to have played Metal Gear Solid 3, Peace Walker, and Ground Zeroes first, as they all set the stage for what happens in this game. Everything else in the main series fits in chronologically after MGSV.
This guide is going to be your best friend as you play. We'll walk you through every single main mission, making sure you can nail all the mission tasks. Plus, we'll cover all 157 Side Ops missions, so you won't miss a thing. We're also going to help you build up your Mother Base into an absolute powerhouse. You'll find detailed stats for building different platforms, a breakdown of staff skills, and tips on how to develop the best equipment available. And for all you completionists out there, finding every collectible – like Cassette Tapes, Memento Photos, and Blueprints – will be a breeze with our super-detailed help.
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