Poll of the Day > Who here has played Mission 45 in MGSV?

(+) Yeah! (+)

That mission was an absolute work of art. In a game where you mostly rely on stealth it's a huge shift. You're thrust into an unrelenting assault on you and your partner, with a series of 14 tanks, multiple infantry men, and a chopper. It's unexpected, you're likely unprepared (unless following a guide), and unlike most missions you can't go back to Mother Base to restrategize and are forced to complete the mission to continue.

It was grueling and difficult. It took me multiple hours to finally get through it because some of the tanks camp far away from you and snipe you with a blast that kills in one hit if direct. The chaos, the bloodshed, the soundtrack, all of it really make you feel like you're in a war. The extreme difficulty of the mission makes surviving it that much more cathartic.

I've never been so annoyed and frustrated with a game, yet so appreciative of the design at the same time. The cutscenes also add to the heavy emotion and catharsis you feel when you finally beat it. It's MGS, so you can easily read this level as meta-commentary on war and battle. Truly a work of art and a fantastic way to close out the series.

I know a lot of people hated this mission, and the story of MGS has always been bonkers (I like it though, despite whatever flaws), but if you've played it, what did you think?

Is that the one where Quiet leaves?

haven't played the game since 2015 but I remember that one really standing out

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Yeah, that's the one!

MGSV has the best gameplay in the entire franchise.......

But the WORST story.

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GreenKnight127 posted...

MGSV has the best gameplay in the entire franchise.......

That's all I needed, I love the game

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It has amazing gameplay in two incredibly boring locations.

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Eh, I enjoyed the story for what it was. What about it did you not like?

such a great mission. I remember getting the achievement for S-Rank on all missions, and I saved this one for the last because I knew it would a pain in my ass

it definitely pays off the more you play the mission, too. Like, you start to figure out the best places to plant traps and best places to hide from the chopper etc

its one of my favorite games of all time. I like the story a lot and the gameplay is some of the best Ive ever played in a game

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JigsawTDC posted...

Eh, I enjoyed the story for what it was. What about it did you not like?

Incomplete?

I mean I know the circumstances behind it being unfinished and I have read/seen the third chapter, but it just feels like they wrote themselves into a corner with tying Liquid Snake in with the plot when if they had just left him out entirely it would have felt a lot more complete.

But on topic, yea, that mission is insane, although I remember building my character up with so much stuff that by that point I probably only died once or twice playing it.

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JigsawTDC posted...

Eh, I enjoyed the story for what it was. What about it did you not like?

I wrote a review for the game. Not to self-promote or anything.....but I feel like it would answer all your questions about why certain people didn't like it.

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MGS1-4 is basically the full story experience. MGSV is gameplay evolved to it's best potential.

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I remember that mission being hard as shit and just being happy when it was finally over.

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VioletMassacre posted...

Are the missions in this game really short or is the game long as fuck?

Individual missions aren't too long. Maybe around 15 to 30 minutes for most of them?

The game is about 50 hours long I think. I put a ton of extra time into it by completing all the side missions. The gameplay is some of the best in any game ever, but the story leaves you wanting more information, as things seem pretty loosely connected or unfinished.

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