Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes

Title: Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes

Developed by: Kojima Productions & Konami
Released: 2014

10 years after the release of Snake Eater, we once again delve into the world of Big Boss in a main platform release.

Even before the release of Ground Zeroes, it had been riddled with complaints on how it is a demo due to its short story length. The released was later plagued by people claiming they had completed it within 6 minutes speed running. The following are my suggestions for these people:

1.       Learn to read for when it says 10% complete after you have “Completed” the game;

2.       Jump off the bandwagon because you obviously didn’t play or understand the other games, Tanker mission in Sons of Liberty or the Virtuous mission in Snake Eater?

3.       You’re an idiot, stop being an idiot.

Besides playing Big Boss again, the game feels like an entirely different franchise. The burned-in system of the window item and weapon selections have gone; the enemy no longer have cone vision and the codec screen is now a button, like a radio!

Snake’s movements are incredible in this reimagining of the series. Stance transitions are seamless and aiming or moving while prone doesn’t seem like you’ve a turn table on your belly. Sticking to a wall is now semi-automatic and can cause issues close to corners or if you wish to travel along the wall in a different direction than at first: It feels like Assassin Creed Liberations’ but with less glue. Who could also forget … Where is the roll and the cardboard box‽

From SOTP, it is hard to believe that future cutscenes in the Metal Gear Saga could get any better, way to prove us wrong again, Kojima!

Though sporting a short story, theres much fun testing the dynamic AI and taking different routes through the game. The other missions are okay and even feature saving a certain character … *Spoiler* Hideo Kojima. .

 All in all, the game served its purpose as an MGS5 introduction, much like MGS2’s Tanker mission and it is amazing in its own right though a little short for the price and what Kojima fans expect.

7.1