MGS5 is the end result of the design that Kojima was fooling around with starting with Portable Ops on PSP, continuing through Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes. It's a game built around assembling a team, taking on missions, and growing your influence - a prominent part of the storyline of the series.

I really love this game. It's a lot of fun to explore, take on missions, experiment with the different weapons and tools, and make it your own. There are a ton of different ways to approach each mission and the game actively encourages you to do so - of course the scoring system emphasizes stealth but that is only one way. The base building is a lot of fun and very addictive. It's easy to lose hour upon hour into this game. Most stealth in videogames has moments that feel arbitrary and frustrating, but MGS5, like the older titles, has an AI that follows a defined logic that is easy to understand and makes the game very transparent and logical.

Hardcore MGS fans didn't like this title and I understand why. The story is rather threadbare and for some reason Snake barely speaks. It's incredibly weird by the standards of this series. Most of the story is delivered on optional cassettes from your underlings. The bad guys in the game are weird and don't make a lot of sense, and the main story missions (which pop up every 6-7 main missions, and are the ones tied to achievements) are far less fun than the other ones in my opinion. However, in spite of this, it's most definitely a MGS game and full of the characters, moments, and level of detail that are part of the series.

I think MGS5 is a far more approachable and accessible game for a broader audience - it's probably the only title in the series I can say that about, except for the first title arguably. I think it's easy for a newcomer to pop in and pick things up. The game also runs great - it isn't the most advanced title graphically, seeing as it was designed to run on an Xbox 360, and scales really well - I have a powerful PC and can play it at 4K and 60fps maxed without any problems. There's a ton of content, it's a lot of fun, and it plays great - an easy recommend. Give it a try!

MGS5 is the end result of the design that Kojima was fooling around with starting with Portable Ops on PSP, continuing through Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes. It's a game built around assembling a team, taking on missions, and growing your influence - a prominent part of the storyline of the series. I really love this game. It's a lot of fun to explore, take on missions, experiment with the different weapons and tools, and make it your own. There are a ton of different ways to approach each mission and the game actively encourages you to do so - of course the scoring system emphasizes stealth but that is only one way. The base building is a lot of fun and very addictive. It's easy to lose hour upon hour into this game. Most stealth in videogames has moments that feel arbitrary and frustrating, but MGS5, like the older titles, has an AI that follows a defined logic that is easy to understand and makes the game very transparent and logical. Hardcore MGS fans didn't like this title and I understand why. The story is rather threadbare and for some reason Snake barely speaks. It's incredibly weird by the standards of this series. Most of the story is delivered on optional cassettes from your underlings. The bad guys in the game are weird and don't make a lot of sense, and the main story missions (which pop up every 6-7 main missions, and are the ones tied to achievements) are far less fun than the other ones in my opinion. However, in spite of this, it's most definitely a MGS game and full of the characters, moments, and level of detail that are part of the series. I think MGS5 is a far more approachable and accessible game for a broader audience - it's probably the only title in the series I can say that about, except for the first title arguably. I think it's easy for a newcomer to pop in and pick things up. The game also runs great - it isn't the most advanced title graphically, seeing as it was designed to run on an Xbox 360, and scales really well - I have a powerful PC and can play it at 4K and 60fps maxed without any problems. There's a ton of content, it's a lot of fun, and it plays great - an easy recommend. Give it a try!