Backseat Front-Man · @DoggTTV
12th Sep 2015 from TwitLonger
The Phantom Game / Analysis / FULL SPOILERS
i begin writing this with a massive sigh of utter disappointment and bafflement. What a mess they made when it all went wrong. Metal Gear Solid V is unarguably a complete and utter disaster in the eyes of long time fans of the series who deeply care about the story.
So what is so bad about this game? If I was here to bitch about the game because I thought the gameplay sucked or the story was terrible then you could call me out on just being "butthurt" or that its "just my opinion" and that I shouldn't be trying to speak for the masses. This is not where the problem is at all, the problem is due to the fact that the game is severely incomplete, and not just a missing mission 51 with Eli that we've seen in the collectors edition. We are missing an entire third chapter and the majority of chapter 2. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is missing roughly half of its content and a bit over one third of its story. Let that sink in for a minute.
There have been several people who have dug up files from the pc version showing that there was a chapter 3 entitled "Peace" missing from the game, people also seem to have found that the rehashed chapter 1 missions as a part of chapter 2 were also added late into the game. This really shouldn't come off as a surprise, why in the hell would chapter 2 have more chapter 1 rehashed challenge missions than their own stand alone missions, why do we have to sit through random chapter 1 story content while playing new story content in chapter 2. I know its possible to avoid doing those missions and do side ops instead but it is still unarguably terrible game design, the rehashed challenge missions are classed as main story missions in the same list and anyone would think that these are required to progress the game. The game just looks and feels massively unfinished and rushed once you get through chapter 2, not that the game visually seems unfinished or anything, whats there is beautifully polished, but what isn't there is about half of the game.
Although I must admit it did take a bit of time for me to realize just how bad the problem seemed to be. I think the mindfuck of the ending initially made people unaware of how out of place that whole mission even is in the context of Chapter 2. The last two story missions of the game are "Shining lights, even in death" and "The Man who Sold the World." How the fuck do we go from Snake telling Kaz that they are wearing their comrades into battle to the revelation in the hospital. That's literally what happens and it is so atrociously jarring and paced. What we have here is the final mission of the game most likely, appearing about 25 missions before it should have. It's absolutely infuriating..... To go from the ashes scene to BAM!!! Waking up in the hospital again, time for the big twist. Absolutely terrible and inexcusable.
The Shining lights mission was likely the turning point that led into the third and final chapter which really showcased Venom Snakes descent. The eli mission perhaps being the end of chapter 2 or the beginning of chapter 3, apparently that mission was also to take place on a new map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4JIHh5Jqk Here is an unfinished version summary video that was included to show fans what should have happened, it was included in the collectors edition. Eli hijacking Metal Gear was obviously the most blatant plot thread left open so I guess they wanted to show the fans what they were unable to complete.
We get no conclusion to the whole parasite plotline, code talkers comment about kaz amounts to nothing, venom snakes change nowhere to be seen really other than trailers that show the screaming scene which is likely chapter 3 cut content, quiets ending likely came way before it was supposed to as well, it felt rushed and too sudden.
5 years of development and 80 miillion dollars apparently, and we get a beginning chapter, a rushed and incomplete middle with the third chapters ending randomly appearing due to no final act which probably comprised of at least 10 missions. 5 years of development and the game doesn't have a beginning, a middle and an end. Hopefully its all some sort of ruse, but I dunno how this could possibly be fixed...
Here is a compilation of forums and various things collecting cut content etc...
https://www.reddit.com/r/metalgearsolid/comments/3klvn0/mgsv_spoilersa_certain_model_found_in_the_game/
https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1443449&page=10
https://a.pomf.cat/abcyrl.mp4
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