A new week, time for some new MGSV The Phantom Pain chopper pics
Kojima has once again shared some photos of MGSV: TPP. On the first, we can see he has taken DD with him on the chopper. On the second picture, we get a good look at Mother Base, painted in white. It looks like Snake is bringing some heavy weaponry on his mission.
“A break.”
“Heading off.”
Source: Hideo Kojima Twitter
This is good… isn’t it?
Cigar drops*
Guys, do you think I’ll spoil my TPP experience with Witcher 3? It has similar mechanics like horse-riding, open-world, pony-tail (!) – I want TPP to be all-fresh when I play it. Am I a freak?
Since you can’t listen to Nuclear and pop bad guys’s head with a Diamond Dogs branded rifle, it ain’t gonna spoil. Don’t worry
So, what you’re saying is – hide in your room until September 1st… Gotcha!
The Witcher 3 is going to be the game of the year (since TPP will be the game of the decade) just the soundtrack alone, plus a beautiful written plot that honors in every way the books and stunning visuals. Having that said TPP will be even better, so you can play the Witcher 3 all you want, since it will prepare you for a even better game while taking your mind of the weeks still left for TPP xD
Yeah. Let’s face it. For now, nothing can wipe the thirst for The Phantom Pain away; Only ease it for some time. Then again it returns 😉
However, i’m not saying that Witcher 3 is bad. The last thing i know about the franchise is that, CD Project is on a trial and error with gameplay whereas Kojima’s outgunned virtually every game designer with each game.
The first Witcher was point and click. Then for the second, CDP went for an action formula which i see as a prototype rather than a finished concept. Witcher 3’s gameplay is actually what Witcher 2 was supposed to be.
Even they were doing trial and error they have always managed to come out glorious. The first Witcher was a more classic RPG, while the second was supposed to be more fast paced . The latter seems to work better for the players nowadays so they decided to stick with fast gameplay and expand it. I admired the decision of not making a open-world in Witcher 2 but creating hubs, like in Deus-Ex. Even tough they were smaller areas, they did a fine job creating such areas, which had me look for every path i could find knowing that there was always something rewarding at the end.
I get your point.
I understand that you liked the level design of the Witcher series. However, my point of argument is mainly about mechanics. The first one managed it since it wasn’t trying to invent anything. But the second one was trying to craft a new experience. It’s a noble thing to do, especially for a new studio amongst giants such as bioware. However, without a simple tutorial, the game seemed unfinished. The mechanics were favored less in terms of polish.
BTW, since i’m a fan of gameplay over anything else in videogames, let me confess that as a MGS fan, i didn’t like MGS 4.
I’m really glad to see that Kojima has addressed and admitted his design decisions
for MGS 4. Sure it had it’s moments, but most of the time the controller was on the couch.
Please tell me my friend, have you played Dark Souls?
I value above else plot and gameplay, I only played MGS4 once since i don’t own a ps3 or ps4 so i didn’t get a lot of chance to explore or use every gadget, but i get the point about the controller I also felt the same even tough i enjoyed every moment of it.
As for Dark Souls I didn’t play it, I sweat blood and spinal fluid into the controller xD. I liked it i confess but it had flaws, for instance i could only play a game by reading a guide (it was only on my second try that i managed to enjoy or play more than 5 minutes at all) otherwise i would never have guessed what i had to do or to go. I actually liked the combat system. The lore was a shame that it was so hidden within the game, one had to deduct the lore from small pieces often enigmatic it wasn’t necessary or ideal if you ask me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMU41taZJLw
Yeah, i agree with the point made on Dark Souls’ confusing campaign is. I too had to lookup some guide online in order to progress.
From Software tried to employ minimalism in Dark Souls but it seems they overused it.
You’re right, the story won’t shine in such a way. Maybe they had to tone down the style a bit.
However, the level design was great. The world was connected and in a gentle way really. You went a long way only to find out the ladder on the corner was connected to somewhere you visited much earlier.
The mechanics were solid also. When i got defeated i knew it was my own fault not the mechanics’ fault. This is the case with Ground Zeroes too.
Oh maaan, I LOVE Dark Souls :D. Demon’s Souls I never finished completely, but Dark Souls is just amazing. I love how the player has no idea which way to go etc, the combat and bosses are really great too.
It also includes one of the most badass and challenging boss fights ever imo with a cool song, Artorias :D. Which got inspiration from Berserk manga and actually the whole game has some similarities with Berserk series, and the DS creator admitted he is a fan of the manga/anime :).
I don’t remember how many times I died on this guy on my first time :D… Oh maan I really gotta play DS1 again and experience Artorias battle once again ^^. I hope Bloodborne gives us something like this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRA_METoiDc
I haven’t played the Artorias’ DLC but, i never forget the last boss of Dark Souls, Lord Gwyn. The music, the man, the battle, Epic!
Then, hide again for TPP. This time without sleeping.
NO!!!! Not in your room, in a cardboard box or a drum barrel if you’re feeling fancy
A freak? I don’t think so! I’ve had Red Dead Redemption on my backlog for ages and I finally decided to play it now instead of later to get a big enough gap between horse riding games.
I started it not too long ago but haven’t played since. Trying to finish Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX so that when E3 comes around and Square Enix FINALLY shows KH III, there won’t be any spoilers. Currently doing KH 2 FM. It’s awesome. But RDR is awesome too.
I’m so jealous of you! I wish I hadn’t played certain games on release for times like this. I wish Red Dead was new to me again, it’s one of the only games that rivals Metal Gear in terms of characters and story. Such an incredible game. You enjoying it?
I’m excited to play Witcher 3 and I don’t think it spoils. I want to play it because loved the previous games and Geralt is a badass, not such a epic badass like Big Boss though but pretty good one :).
Playing a long RPG like that makes the last 4 months of waiting easier also. The ponytail can be probably changed into different hair style at some barber, it was possible in Witcher 2 if remember correctly!
I was actually thinking the same thing. I wouldn’t worry, I was playing Oblivion obsessively and it didn’t ruin Skyrim for me. It didn’t ruin Red Dead either. I don’t think anything could ruin a MGS game!
I wonder what that white marker is on the Motherbase. :O
Is it not the marker for the helicopter?
LOL! Woops. Dammit, you’re right. I thought it was a clue to some motherbase mission. I should’ve actually looked at the “4m”.
That’s a cool looking chopper. I rike it.
Did you rike…oh….yes you do! :DD
🙂
Camouflaged chopper!!
I really would like to see the chopper in action. Especially those rocket pod looking things on the sides. I wonder if snake can use it for air support during his missions.
New camo on helicopter,attached laser/flashlight on WU pistol…everything else is old news 🙂
i’m afraid because it seems that the devellopment team is focused on next gen and will release s**** version on old gen wich is kinda sad because HK has always pushed the machines to the max and i believe this time, he will release a very poor ps3 and xbox 360 version
How about the same game with a small downgrade of the graphics. Kojima is a perfectionist so don’t worry.
i hope you’re right. I played watchdog (not the same company but whatever) and the ps3 version was horrible, merely playable.
I was surprised how beautiful was the night and rainy mission on ground zeroes for ps3 and how ugly and slow was the mission where you have to kill the renegade. I was very surprised and depressed that the main game would share the same problem. When i look at mgs5, i hope kojima can do the same on ps3.
I had the same thing with the PS4 version. The environment in the Renagade mission didn’t look as good as the evironment of the main mission. I guess it has to do with lighting.
On the contrary i found the mission that occured on sunset was beautiful (the one you begin in a truck) and the fps were good. i was surprised that a mission with huge shadows and big reflect would be so smooth and the day mission would be so slow
even the ps4 version of watchdogs -.- sooooo boring. and the graphics were only ok.
Fox Engine was made for Ps3&xbox360 and then it got upgraded for next gen when they had the tools so don’t worry.The lighting in GZ on ps3 is the best i’ve seen
White Mother Base, as i want mine to be.
This way it’s easier to spot dark clothes enemies from a high place 😉
Shadow Moses style i like it 🙂
We still don’t have a clue on WHERE the mother base is located
Ask Skull Face. 🙂
no, the new one. The one skull face destroyed was located in the atlantic near costa rica. we know the exact location (sort of) because hot coldman said he wanted to test the peace walker nuke on the old mother base
If you watch the E3 2013 trailer, it shows Skull Face on the new Mother Base, lowering his soldiers guns. He knows where the new base is.
Oh ok, i thought it was outer heaven already because i remembered seeing skull face just after the outer heaven logo
u sure? looked like desert to me.
I think it is a desert location too, because if look closely at the trailer scene we can see sand on the ground, over the H landing sign.
No l don’t think it’s the desert. I can see the H under the helicopter and stairs behind Skull Face. I could be anywhere but it reminds my of Mother Base.
if i remember on some research of fans, MB could be located on the indian ocean (near africa and afghanistan)
Holy SNAKES!! He’s hooked up to an I.V.
http://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain.jpg
bruh……………………………………………………………
YO.
I wonder why…Man, Snake’s gonna be going through some shit, isn’t he?
Nice catch!
Actually i was the one to catch this about a week ago, just ask @Nyxus or @Big_Boss88
Jack, we have a new codename for you: Sickbay Snake
What has caught my attention is that, every time, the tranq gun has the same amount of bullets. 7/14.
As Kojima said, the game is coming in 1984. We already know that half of the 1984 date was true. The game is indeed coming 1/9. (first half of the 1984 date). I wonder what the rest of the date means. (84). Maybe the tranq gun is a clue. 7/14. 7+1=8(4).
it’s the standard amount of ammo when you start a mission. Even in GZ
Yeah, l know that but still. 🙂
Mmmm, that rocket launcher, I wonder what kind it is, by my looky-looks….maybe an LRAC-89-F1. A 1980 French rocket launcher.
great find, really impressive
Well, I was thinking Law at first or ones that had always been in the series prior, but none really fit the bill. Both of these have the shoulder-padding, trigger, the black leather patch or whatever (Maybe empty shell casing comes out the side?) and it looks quite similar enough.
I’m wondering how deep Mother Base can be customized. The main strut here seems to be exactly the same as in the Quiet trailer and all the footages we saw of Mother Base. Maybe the “main strut” with the central control tower and the buildings around cannot be customized and will be the same for everyone…
well, it took me soo long to clear peace walker and that game was built for PSP.İ was shocked how much content kojima put in a PSP game?Sojust imagine this will be the biggest mgs ever!!
Hm, yeah. The reason for that could be that the cutscenes taking place on Mother Base need a fixed arena for the mis en scène (see image). So it needs to be the same for everyone. Though it seems likely that as in past Metal Gear games certain elements do adapt, like Snake’s outfit and in this case the color of Mother Base.
Hmm good point, maybe that’s the reason if it stay the same for everyone.
Oh maaan I love that Snake’s sneaking suit there. So badass :).
That might just happen to the “central piece” of MB. They said the every MB would be different depending on how you chose to improve it, I’m guessing that if you pay more attention to R&D than support then the overall look may be different then it would look in the opposite case.
Yep that’s exactly what I thought, all the cutscenes in Mother Base may occur on this main strut, which can act as a hub to access the different parts of the game. And yes , camouflage/octocamo can be managed in cutscenes, even resetting the octocamo during a cutscene works ( by shaking the dual shock 3 controller) so I’d say mother base color / defense items can be displayed in cutscenes as well
Is that pink bionic hand next to the tv new? Definitely want a full scale red bionic arm here in the west, hopefully it happens.
Maybe it’s a prototype or something.
Awwww yeah, love that Choppah and Mother Base! :D! Kojima-san made my wish come true <3, when give us more pics.
Camouflage is nice addition to chopper, not sure have we seen it before in these pictures.
Where’s a cardboard chopper? Life feels hollow and meaningless without a cardboard chopper. =(
Yeah we need it … but don’t worry at least we got this 😉
https://40.media.tumblr.com/0485751923a9e50862b953725d0d2a54/tumblr_ms1qn1msHm1rdjju0o1_500.png
“Dimitri look, a horse!”
“Quiet Vlad it might be a trojan horse”
XD lol
“It’s BRILLIANT!”
I like how this is moving along! Yes, stealth is being re-revolutionized by the minute!! Now then, we have to get R&D working on a horse-sized box with a shitting hole in the back!
Haha ;D… well anything is possible in MGS. Maybe we can do that… <_<
“a weopan to surpass metal gar”
“Cardboard Gear!”
The camo looks a bit like the Tigrex camo from Peace Walker. Could the Monster Hunter missions be coming back?
That last Monster Hunter mission was the hardest mission in the game for me… So frustrating. One thing I found though, was to take machine guns, not rocket launchers.
That was the only mission in the entire game where I had to take a soldier with 9999 health instead of Snake with his 8000 health, I did everything else as Snake but Gear Rex on that mission just does too much damage, lol.
actually that was sorta easy.. those GOD DAMN CUSTOM METAL GEARSWERE SUCH A HUGE GIGANTIC PAIN! I could never get past the first one.. damn man those were just damn hard.. much harder than any of the Monster hunter missions
I got through those Peace Walker fights rather easily. It was just time that was necessary for the last Custom PW. The last Gear Rex would just keep charging and not dying before me.
oh yea.. no doubt .. that charging attack ALMOST had me.. it goes crazy after a while of being attacked… i was surprised how i could finish that on first try but never finish the custom missions
This reminds me of Monster Hunter on my psp.. Gotta get back to playing that .. i misss it 😀
I do hope they come back.. that and the ghost missions were one of my favs. Although for him to bring tose back, he’d probably have to work with capcom, he worked with capcom on the psp because of their famous and good game monster hunter on the psp.. he sorta used their way of making a game on the psp.. thats why it included those missions.. i doubt that will be the case in tpp.. but who knows, mayb kojima owrked with them again.. i sure do hope for it !
If they do come back, Kojima should do us all a favor and make sure to at least hint at how to actually get any monster body parts to make new weapons and not have them come across as random unlocks. I frankly got irritated that I have to risk my neck out there, fight the monsters, and not even get the necessary parts after beating them. Same with tranquilizing them in time to get the appropriate camouflage.
Don’t worry people…
Few hours left. : ))))))))))
I see what you did there.
Holy shit …
If this was true I would have run to the bank, take all of my nome e run to the store and camp until the sales begin.
Pity it’s not true.
Kojima needs to show a video of all console/pc versions.All the TPP videos/photos taken from PS4 but why?İm sure there and tons of people who will buy for ps3&xbox360 and pc as well but all wee see is PS4.İm sure there are people who want to pre-order for old gen so we really need to see a gameplay video before preordering.Doesnt make sense?
Every time i see something about this game it just makes me go like this this :
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/01/fangirling.gif
Btw.. has anyone ever realized that when kojima said “I’m closing the loop on the saga”.. Could this mean that the END of MGS TPP, is the BEGINNING OF MG ? it would be amazing if it was so and i do think it may end that way..a cutscene of Big Boss Talking to Snake over codec. A PERFECT END TO A PERFECT GAME.
oh man an open world MGS..sometimes i still cant get my head around it .. i always wished for this while playing PW a year or two ago ..( I remember playing this and Monster hunter alot ) and i always thought it would never happen and if it did it would be in like 7-9 years.. cant believe that game is 6 months away and its gonna be like the best game of the year. Not witcher. Not Halo, Not mad max, not Uncharted, not Tomb Raider, Not the last of us, Not DBZ, not Battlefield, Not COD, Not the Order, Not bloodorne, Not some high-fi oculus rift game.. no.. ITS GONNA BE THIS BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE. 20 years from now, we’ll look back into the past and remember the days we had waiting for this to come out and by then we’ll even have remakes perhaps or more parts.. but looking back will remind us that there is no better franchise in gaming history. Metal Gear Solid was and is the best one of them all.
Superb post brother :).
It could end around where the saga starts, that is if the game story skips years forward near the end of TPP. It could happen, ’cause it might not all be situated in 1984. Or some sort of post-credits conversation between BB and SS. I would LOVE that connection and I’ve been dreaming about it a lot ;D. But whatever kind of ending Kojima-san and folks has done to TPP, will be epic for sure.
I think I remember reading some old interview from 2013-2014, where Kojima said that “players will realize or make the connection to Metal Gear.” Something like that he said imo if I even read interview like that lol, not 100% sure sorry. If he did say that, I wonder how the game ends.
I always dreamed about walking freely in my Mother Base, when playing Peace Walker and then years later KABOOOM Kojima drop the nuke bomb and give us that in TPP O__O… So incredible! But I NEVER thought Kojima would even add open world to MGS game, so AMAZING!
There’s just something so special about MGS, that no other games can manage to be like them. Soon 5 months left, time flies I tell ya :). Lets enjoy this waiting my brothers, while we still can!
Imagine Hayter comes in the middle of credits
Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Chopper.
Kaz, I’m already a chopper.
why are we still here? just to fly in a chopper? every night i can feel the blades and the wind even the turbulence. the chopper i lost. the pilots i lost. won’t stop hurting. its like they’re all still there you feel it too dont you? i’m going to make them give back our chopper.
“A chopper to surpass metal gear”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9-Te-DPbSE
MGSV: The Phantom Pain Collector's Edition (PS4) available again on http://t.co/58JMKVff9z: http://t.co/DFFDc4i7ps— Metal Gear Informer (@Nyxus_MGS) March 16, 2015
Didn’t know embedding would be so ugly, but you get the picture. Thanks again Nyxus.
Thank @umbralex:disqus ! 😉
Okay. Thanks @umbralex:disqus!
Yeah, he’s the one who pointed it out in the comment section here. 🙂
Seriously. After 2+ years since the “Moby Dick” days, I have been following this game almost daily. I want to give my money to Kojima, not some internet thug who triples the price. Have you seen the ebay nonsense?
Yeah, maybe it will backfire in the face of the scalpers if Konami keeps adding new stock. Then they are left with 5 copies of the CE that they can’t sell. 😛
Believe me, I fantasize about that…. lol
hope the stock never ends, so the scalpers will have to cancel their “extra” preorders
You know, that’s not a bad idea. I think I’ll let them know on twitter.
Same here :), Kojima-san deserves it all!
Wtf!! still showing not available 🙁
So more ps4 CE for gamestop NA, that’s good news for everyone who didn’t get a chance to get one 3 days ago. They’re gonna sell out fast.
Took me about 30 seconds. I just happened to be on twitter. Good thing I have the day off, or I would have been screwed for a THIRD time!
We just want the release date.
2016
Thanks. I’m going to preorder it in december.
Javier, I don’t know where you was all this time but the relese date is already confirmed. Setember 1st.
The site even have a countdown clock.
That my friend, is PTSD. We were tortured, teased with the release date for so long, we still feel the phantom pain of not knowing when it comes out. Even though we all know when it comes out.
It was a joke.
Anyway, I just want to repeate I don’t like that date. We deserve it sooner.
And here I thought release date comments would stop, lol.
It was for remembering the old times.
Yeah, nice save attempt lol.
Ahhhhh, those were the days, the good old times. (lol)
Indeed XD
https://twitter.com/kirtanloorii/status/577544647762825216
Sorry about the language. I just get so passionate sometimes…
cool can’t wait to built mines =).
hey everyone !
Good day it is .
I’m super excited I pre Order my collector edition! $120 something and I also donated to the officer who was shot while protecting the store .
I really hope everyone gets a chance to get the C.E.
damn. Gotta go back to work .
SITTING
ON THE SEAT
OF THE CHOPPER
LIKE THE PROPHETS ONCE SAID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSAOv3Xl7c
How do you lke that version? Very Johnny Cash like eh? This is actually Mike Oldfield’s voice.
Bane! 😉
Wow O_O, I never heard this version before! Thanks Georgie :D.
No prob dude, l like this version too.
Btw, did anyone here know that Mike Oldfield’s debut album “Tubular Bells” (1973) was used as the theme song of the movie The Exorsist (1973)? Yeah, that infamous theme song, is not something written for the movie. It was Oldfield’s first ever recorded song.
GAMERS
DRAW CONCLUSIONS
WHILE THEY WAIT
FOR… THE PHANTOM PAIN!
GameStop has OFFICIALLY earned themselves a loyal customer!
Not only are they allowing me to have my PS4 Collector’s Edition shipped to my local GS store (to ensure it arrives quicker) and picking it up with my friends (they’re satisfied with getting the day 1 edition)…
But they also gave me the highest shipping and handling they can offer (1 day shipment), to doubly ensure I get it on release date, and to top it off, they gave the S&H to me for free. Why? I don’t know, but the lady whom I spoke to decided to give it to me for a one time special offer. I don’t even think she was suppose to do that, but where I come from, that’s what we call GOOD ****ING SERVICE.
NOW GO… LET THE HYPE COME BACK TO LIFE!!
Awesome! I need to screen capture this. I don’t think I have ever heard someone say something nice about gamestop on the internet. I managed to get the PS4 version myself from them. So, I’m pretty happy too.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! US gamestop taking pre orders for PS4 Collectors edition right now. ONLINE ONLY
Really? Because I ordered one in store today.
No i just got confirmation from my the guy at gamestop who i have a good rep with.
He told me it is confusing. What happened is that your gamestop emplyoee
order it for you from their website. Some stores around the US are doing
this not all of them. Still you wont be able to pick it up from store
and it will be shipped to you at you address.
I told the employee of gamestop if it would be ok if they shipped the CE to the store and he said it was ok, in the shipping information says the address of that store.
Got 2 just to be safe! Plus the JP Premium Edition!
Breast Cancer Hand?
I want that flyer on the left!
http://www.metalgearinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kojima-MGSV-TPP-Checking-March-16.jpg
Yeah me too :D. Hmmm I didn’t notice there was photos this time on the chopper roof (above DD). I guess we can add them to any part of the chopper, pretty cool :).
Hey, this might seem like a strange place to post this but nobody on Steam is answering. (Even though like 6 people on there had this issue…) Is anyone else having the issue on the PC Ground Zeroes where the “busy” mouse cursor keeps appearing in the middle of the screen?
Konami wouldn’t answer me on Twitter or Facebook about it so I wrote my own program that fixes the issue in case anyone needs it. If anyone has this problem and wants it fixed (I’d be interested in seeing whether it works on other systems too, it works on my PC and 2 laptops) then just reply on here and I’ll upload it somewhere for you. I’ve been able to play Ground Zeroes on PC on my TV over the weekend and got about 12 hours in now that the cursor stops appearing. It was preventing me from playing before. I thought people would be happy to see the issue fixed but apparently not. (Kind of a bummer because I put nearly an hour into writing this program but at least it works for me :P)
It only happened to me when the screen was set to borderless windowed mode. Once I set it to FullScreen I had no more problems/
It was happening to me no matter what. Ah well, it’s there for anyone who needs a solution.
Little Off-Topic, but helpful for people who want to Cosplay MGSV’s Ocelot…like me.
The Coat wore by Ocelot is called “Leather Duster Coat” and the Coat only without the 2 Revolvers, Cowboy Boots and Wig will cost you around 250$.
I guess i’m going to have to save 250$ till Comic Con, because i really want to Cosplay Ocelot…actually i just don’t have the Face for Snake, but i’m more than fine with Ocelot.
Anyway, here it’s how it looks in real life, and i’ll have to say that in Fox Engine looks pretty damn identical.
http://www.leatherdome.com/assets/images/al2602.jpg
So glad I got mine my Gamestop, if you guys thought scalpers were bad look at how much it is locally.
https://www.ebgames.co.nz/ps4-202663-Metal-Gear-Solid-V-The-Phantom-Pain-Collectors-Edition-PlayStation-4
340NZD = 250.82USD
Good times
And I actually thought it would release before 2015 lol ;D, well kinda good thing it did not because they’ve maybe added many things to TPP since then :). Btw it’s me Big_Boss88, but started using new name ^_^.
Hmm gatsu… I rike it, need to remember that
Boss, you are going to regret this.
Yish I was hopeful too. Ah well, only 23 weeks to go… La la la… *sniffle*
Off topic here since I’m not mentioning choppers, but how is it that this game will play at 60fps on the PS4 (1080p too but I don’t think a whole lot about resolution over gameplay) and Xbone when most games nowadays lock at 30fps aren’t even nearly half as huge? Is the Fox Engine really just that damn good?
not everyone has specialized in optimization as Kojima and ND did …and yes FOX engine is godly
heading off…. NUUUUUU