Kojima Productions
Metal Gear has been one of the defining series for video games, and 2015 saw Hideo Kojima leave what very well may be his last mark on the series. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain continues the story of Big Boss, and fills in a missing link of the series. It’s a tale of revenge as Boss tries to take on those who destroyed all he cared for.
The true beauty of The Phantom Pain lies in the freedom it gives players. For the first time in the series, Phantom Pain features an expansive open world with a host of missions and side ops to complete. Players can approach missions and outposts however they want, with stealth, a full-on assault, or anything in between. The Phantom Pain is absolutely packed with things to do. Soldiers to extract, optional missions, weapon and tech development, audio logs and much more. Kojima Productions managed to make an absolutely stunning, and engaging open world experience.
The Phantom Pain introduces us to new characters and lets us have more time with others we know, and provides a few big revelations to the series, as well. This magnum opus couldn’t be a more fitting end to Kojima’s time with the defining series he helped craft.
