People are excited about the open world, free roaming aspects of the new Metal Gear Solid installment. Riding around on a horse, getting up to absurd adventures is part of what’s making this game so appealing. However, it’s not totally open world.
Over on Metal Gear Informer, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain’s Director Hideo Kojima explained a bit more about how the missions will work in relation to the open world gameplay.
The game director explained you can go anywhere in free roam, however once you’re in a mission, there’s a specific mission area. If you leave that area during the mission, you fail said mission. When you’re free roaming, you can go around the game world freely doing side quests and other things.
There are even hints that you might fail the mission if you procrastinate too much.
While this isn’t a major issue, I do find it a bit surprising. Sure, plenty of open world games work this way – you can do what you want most of the time, but when you’re on a specific mission, you need to stay in the relevant area. That said, with the move to the new generation of consoles, a lot of games are able to give players more freedom in how they approach missions, getting rid arbitrary mission failures.
I still think the game will be excellent, although I will probably be horrible at it. I love the stealth elements, but I’m just not good at real military stealth – it seems I’m better when my murder hood helps disguise me.
Last Updated: October 27, 2014
Admiral Chief 0
October 27, 2014 at 13:45
HE IS ON A HORSE!!!
Corrie
October 27, 2014 at 13:46
THE HORSE IS THE NEW CARDBOARD BOX!!!
I wonder if you can fit both snake and a horse under a box?
Hammersteyn
October 27, 2014 at 13:56
HIS HORSE IS AMAZING! GIVE IT A LICK HMMMMM TASTES LIKE RAISINS!
Corrie
October 27, 2014 at 14:00
I would’ve thought it tasted like horse meat but it’s always good to know what other animals taste like.
I wonder if licking a tiger provides a different taste?
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 27, 2014 at 14:00
Oh. You. Bastard.
Now I have it stuck in my head again
Corrie
October 27, 2014 at 13:50
It makes sense, The point of the mission is the mission , why start something that you don’t intend to finish apart from laziness, rage quitting, and for the better part food!
HvR
October 27, 2014 at 13:54
This reminds me, Spur buy 1 get 1 free burger special is tonight.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 27, 2014 at 13:55
People with a taste for horse meat?
Hammersteyn
October 27, 2014 at 13:55
Oh, so they’ve upgraded?
Corrie
October 27, 2014 at 14:05
Yeah didn’t you know? they upgraded everything from the ribs to the steaks even, the salads have a hint of it.
Jokes aside now I’m craving for some Spur
Hammersteyn
October 27, 2014 at 13:58
And then we heard nothing more about this game thereby diminishing any further hype and it released to the amazement of one and all. The End
HvR
October 27, 2014 at 14:15
“wish the move to the new generation of consoles, a lot of games are able to give players more freedom in how they approach missions, getting rid arbitrary mission failures”
Here is an idea for alternative mission failure
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTUqjfqIsDUxMqJCIssQ5HVX7-SXv24jQhkMeODfbCVda0eHRNFxA
Admiral Chief 0
October 27, 2014 at 14:17
XD
WitWolfy
October 28, 2014 at 11:55
AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO HATES THAT MGS 5 IS IS OPEN WORLD?!?!?!