

It's hard not to take a moment and stare in awe. The trailer also shows off the power of the FOX engine, which is gorgeous and in some instances almost photo-realistic. The second mysterious unit shown in the trailer is XOF, which looks like an inverted FOX unit logo.
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Kojima posted some art of Big Boss with a patch of the mysterious group on his arm (shown above). There is also a reference to an organization called Diamond Dogs. This leaves a gap of twelve years for things to tie together. Now, don't forget that the original Metal Gear story took place in 1995, even though the game was released in 1987. Since Peace Walker took place in 1974, we can speculate that Phantom Pain will take place sometime around 1983. What we know is that it shows the fall of Mother Base from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. We also know from the end of the trailer that Big Boss, the bandaged guy, has been in a coma for nine years. Metal Gear: Ground Zeroes could be anything from a complete game to a short, downloadable prologue.Īs for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, the trailer is long and doesn't explain a lot. According to Konami and Kojima Productions, this first official trailer provides visual hints that show the connection between them. What was revealed is that The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear: Ground Zeroesmake up Metal Gear Solid 5. Today he finally let people in on his secret. He likes to drop bread crumbs and watch gamers scramble to follow them. Hideo Kojima is a bit of a sadist when it comes to his games. And by speculating, we mean viciously debating. The Phantom Pain was Metal Gear Solid 5. We'll let that sink in for a moment in case you were the latter.Īt the Game Developer's Conference today, it was officially unveiled that the next Metal Gear is indeed the thing people have been speculating about since last year's VGA awards: The Phantom Pain. That inevitable moment when gamers are either patting themselves on the back or kicking themselves.
