World-renowned Kojima Productions showcases another masterpiece in the Metal Gear Solid franchise with Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is the first segment of the ‘Metal Gear Solid V Experience’ and prologue to the larger second segment, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain launching thereafter.
MGSV: GZ gives core fans the opportunity to get a taste of the world-class production’s unparalleled visual presentation and gameplay before the release of the main game. It also provides an opportunity for gamers who have never played a Kojima Productions game, and veterans alike, to gain familiarity with the radical new game design and unparalleled style of presentation.
The critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise has entertained fans for decades and revolutionized the gaming industry. Kojima Productions once again raises the bar with the FOX Engine offering incredible graphic fidelity and the introduction of open world game design in the Metal Gear Solid universe. This is the experience that core gamers have been waiting for.
MGSV: GZ gives core fans the opportunity to get a taste of the world-class production’s unparalleled visual presentation and gameplay before the release of the main game. It also provides an opportunity for gamers who have never played a Kojima Productions game, and veterans alike, to gain familiarity with the radical new game design and unparalleled style of presentation.
The critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise has entertained fans for decades and revolutionized the gaming industry. Kojima Productions once again raises the bar with the FOX Engine offering incredible graphic fidelity and the introduction of open world game design in the Metal Gear Solid universe. This is the experience that core gamers have been waiting for.
MGSV: GZ gives core fans the opportunity to get a taste of the world-class production’s unparalleled visual presentation and gameplay before the release of the main game. It also provides an opportunity for gamers who have never played a Kojima Productions game, and veterans alike, to gain familiarity with the radical new game design and unparalleled style of presentation.
The critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid franchise has entertained fans for decades and revolutionized the gaming industry. Kojima Productions once again raises the bar with the FOX Engine offering incredible graphic fidelity and the introduction of open world game design in the Metal Gear Solid universe. This is the experience that core gamers have been waiting for.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES Key Features:
1, THE POWER OF FOX ENGINE – Ground Zeroes showcases Kojima Productions’ stunning FOX Engine, a true next-generation game engine which revolutionizes the Metal Gear Solid experience.
2, INTRODUCTION TO OPEN WORLD DESIGN – The first Metal Gear Solid title to offer open world gameplay. Ground Zeroes offers total freedom of play: how missions are undertaken is entirely down to the user.
3, UNRESTRICTED STEALTH – Imagine classic Metal Gear gameplay but with no restrictions or boundaries. Players use intelligence and cerebral strategy to sneak their way through entire missions, or go in all guns blazing. Each will have different effects on game consequences and advancement.
4, MULTIPLE MISSIONS AND TASKS –Ground Zeroes boasts a central story mode and Side-Ops missions ranging from tactical action, aerial assaults and “covert” missions that will be sure to surprise.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better | Intel Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better; Quad-core or better |
| VRAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required) | Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required) |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required) |
| Direct X | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| SOUND CARD | DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card | DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1) |
| HDD Space | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Game Analysis | To play METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-4460. Whereas, an Intel Core i7-4790 is recommended in order to run it. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 graphics card you can play the game. Futhermore, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 is recommended in order to run METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES with the highest settings. The minimum memory requirement for METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES is 4 GB of RAM installed in your computer. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 4 GB of free disk space available. METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES will run on PC system with Windows Vista SP2 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64 (64-bit OS Required) and upwards. | |
EXTREMELY short game- maybe an hour or two, but was AWESOME to play through. Like an extended demo. Only reason I didn’t give it higher was because of how short it was. Amazing to watch too.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 7
Pacing- 9
Characters- 7
Originality- 8
Linearity- 9
Length- 9
Epicness- 8
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 10
Display- 8
Music- 9
Sound FX- 10
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 6
Innovation- 9
Replayability- 7
Gameplay was amazing.
Cinematics was Hollywood-level
Music was exceptional
Dialogue can be done a bit better (repetitive lines)
Some textures where lower-res than others
When I started the game, the first cutscene was astounding. Previous Metal Gear Solids had a camera angle that represented movie cinema cameras, gradually panning/zooming or stationary camera shots. In Ground Zeroes, the camera represents a person’s point of view, which made me feel like I was, for example, walking with Skullface across Camp Omega in the opining sequence.
Another thing about this game is that it’s friendly to newcomers to the stealth genre/game series. There is a reflex mode which allows the player to quickly kill/tranquilize the individual who saw the player (Big Boss) before alerting the base. You can switch that off if you wish, for a more realistic experience. The lighting in this game is simply spectacular. In one of the interviews with Hideo Kojima (developer/director) he said that the lighting will be enhanced to also encompass a stealth aspect. He was not lying. Big Boss is easier to spot in the light, and can crouch behind small rocks to protect himself from big towers, with large searchlights.
The gameplay is extremely fluid as well. Going from crouching, to crawling, to walking is simple and seems realistic as well. Metal Gear Solid 4 had that same feature, but it is done much better in Ground Zeroes.
I love the fact there is an opening and ending cutscene, and pure gameplay in between. One of the biggest complaints gamers had with Metal Gear Solid was the fact that they had to stop playing every now and then to watch a cutscene. Now, you don’t have to worry about that. An added bonus is that all of the cutscenes can be skipped at will.
The biggest complaint of the game is the short time. The main mission took me 70 minutes to complete on Normal for the first time, then 85 minutes on Hard. That’s just 1 of the 6 missions available. Trust me when I say that time is not an issue here.
Conclusion: With stunning visuals, noticeable improvements in motion capture, and seamless and flawless gameplay mechanics, Ground Zeroes more than justifies the price of the game.
I had purchased the game for $30 but I have played it for 7 hours already, tempted to go through the game again to see if I could use a better strategy or go completely unseen by enemies
The Side missions are equally enjoyable, with many easter eggs and homages to previous games.
This game is a must have for newcomers to the genre to understand the beauty of Metal Gear Solid.
Some of the PROS:
– it’s Metal Gear
– Kiefer Sutherland
– Great VO
– good atmosphere
– great music
Some of the CONS:
– main mission is very short
– sometimes there is the problem with weapon switches
– the game itself is very short too
FINAL RANK:
7/10
Good game!