Metal Gear Solid games expanded during the past few decades but tended to hew closely to the formula established in 1998 with Metal Gear Solid. This broader appeal is achieved in the context of a near-complete rethinking of the series' fundamental tenets - those that, even if they didn't invent the stealth genre, would go on to popularize the idea of avoiding rather than shooting enemies.
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Its controls are smooth and precise - and customizable so that even those new to the series but, say, familiar with Call of Duty, can feel at home. Instead, The Phantom Pain is a typically effortless pleasure to play. Gone are the days of 375 button presses and eight conversations to save your game. The Phantom Pain largely dispenses with the nonsense. For others, they've been an impenetrable barrier. To fans like me, its oddities give it charm. I have no hesitation acknowledging the series' friction, both in terms of story and controls. Metal Gear Solid 5 has much to laud, but that accessibility, more than anything else, is what impressed this longtime Metal Gear fan. In fact, in just about every conceivable way, The Phantom Pain represents the apex of the franchise's approachability at the same time that its creator and financier were acknowledging irreconcilable differences. Had you known nothing about the protracted breakup, playing Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain would hint at none of it. But here's the weird thing: The game released this past September belies any worry you could have found in the drama surrounding its final months of development.
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