Series : Metal Gear Developer : Kojima Productions Music : Ludvig Forssell Genre : Stealth games Other Tags : 1975 Hideo Kojima Trophies : truetrophies.com
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Hiscores 2014-03-21 .................................. 10,655
Analysis
- The more I think about the Paz character, the less I like the way she is written. In Peacewalker, she was 16 years old, and used as a completely inappropriate love interest for the then 39-year old Big Boss. She betrays Big Boss and enters a Metal Gear while in her underwear. In Ground Zeroes, she's been tortured and has bombs implanted in her body, ultimately ending with her apparently committing suicide. Her character arc, inappropriate sexualization followed by punishment, seems deeply misogynistic.
J.J. Abrams Inspiration - The visual style of this game and especially the helicopter sequence seems inspired by J.J. Abrams' Mission Impossible III. In MI3, the character Lindsey Farris has a bomb implanted in her brain that goes off inside a helicopter escape. The end sequence of this game is remarkably similar, although it's a bit more gross and disturbing.
This game broke all established rules for the Metal Gear series and redesigned character controls, combat systems, and visuals to amazing effect. The game seems like a lost level from or glorified demo for Phantom Pain, but that doesn't really detract from the enjoyment there is here. Weird story choices aside, it's an amazing stealth game that serves as a great intro for it's 'big brother' Phantom Pain.
