V Ground Zeroes -2014- — Metal Gear Solid

For those of us playing on PS3/PS4 in March 2014, watching that base burn while "Here’s to You" played over the credits was a gut punch. Kojima killed the past to make way for the future. We didn't know it then, but we were watching the thematic heart of The Phantom Pain be born in fire and ash. Technically, Ground Zeroes was a miracle in 2014.

9/10 (A perfect prologue; an imperfect value proposition.) metal gear solid v ground zeroes -2014-

It was March 18, 2014. The gaming world was holding its breath. For those of us playing on PS3/PS4 in

If you play The Phantom Pain now, the open world feels empty at times. But Ground Zeroes has no filler. Every square inch of Camp Omega has a purpose. It is a perfectly designed stealth puzzle box. Technically, Ground Zeroes was a miracle in 2014

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