The Phantom Pain's story is a serious one about modern culture's obsession with war and revenge's emptiness, but many of the most-vital story points are relegated to audio tapes that you receive after a successful mission. Joe episodes, The Phantom Pain is Apocalypse Now. The Phantom Pain isn't as drenched in wacky monologues, over-the-top villains, and crazy super powers as the other Metal Gear entries.

However, the rest of the game isn't quite as fanciful. It's a thrilling tutorial sequence that ends with Snake on his road to recovery and revenge. The Phantom Pain's opening stage is packed with Moby Dick references, nightmarish imagery, and a mysterious helper voiced by Kiefer Sutherland. The intro is incredible, if a little overlong. Without giving too much away, what follows next is a hallucinogenic trip. Kept You Waiting, Huh?The Phantom Pain continues where its preamble, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes ($19.99 at Humble Bundle), left off, with mercenary leader Big Boss rendered comatose after the Skeletor-like Skull Face blew up his home, killed many of his soldier-for-hire friends, and left him for dead.įast-forward nine years and Big Boss, aka Snake, awakes.

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