I finally played Ground Zeroes. I got it at a lower price as I said I would. The main story is incredibly short but I am not complaining here. Kojima left other missions to complete as well. Ground Zeroes is a good prologue and makes perfect sense. Right now, I am currently playing all the other missions and gathering tapes. This game also has Paz’s entire diary if you never bothered getting those in PW. What is with MGS and sadistic characters? First, it was Volgin and now Skull Face. SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW [spoiler]Paz Ortega Andrade's death made me feel a little sad. She was a b**** at the end of Peace Walker and was always spying from the very beginning. Yes, so essentially, she was a villain but her death was sad. I mean having a bomb hidden in her guts and then in her private part (this is implied in the game) Skull Face is one CRUEL BASTARD. So yeah, she blows up, Big Boss falls into a coma, and that begins the Phantom Pain. Mother Base blows up and many people are evacuated by Huey. Amanda is on a mission in Cuba during these events so she survives. Personally I am glad they did not kill off Chico because he is a kid for god's sake![/spoiler] More spoilers [spoiler]Skull Face: Who is he exactly? He is Hungarian and had his face burnt but for some reason he really resembles Coldman. It could not possibly be him though. He is a new character whose past is still shrouded in mystery. NO HE IS NOT VOLGIN.[/spoiler] Honestly, Skull face might just be a new character Kojima invented. I guess we have to wait till The Phantom Pain to learn who he is. GAMEPLAY: Oh god. The gameplay is actually goddamn fun but I hate the regenerating health. The gunplay is much smoother than previous Metal Gear games so it makes it much better. The game is still very much stealth so not to worry. You can turn off reflexes to make it more old school MGS. Complaints: Where are my hiding spots? Boxes, lockers, etc. Ground Zeroes does lack all of this and that was disappointing. Story: Missions are before Ground Zeroes and it matches up nicely. WHERE IS HAYTER?! I cannot stress how much I hate Big Boss's new voice. It just is not the same. Idroid: Very cool device but I still hope the codec returns. #FreeHayter The last thing I want to say about Ground Zeroes is that it would have been better off as a package with Phantom Pain. The Fox Engine is beautiful but I am sure people ignored it somewhat and were wondering why this is thirty bucks. Oh and Kojima was not kidding about mature themes. In fact the scene where [spoiler]They dug into Paz's guts was really disgusting.[/spoiler] We are going to see lots of shit in The Phantom Pain and it might even become inconsistent with respect to the canon. I am not worried, but I am wondering how they will handle everything without people crying about the game. I bought this at a lower price but I am also the ultimate MGS fan so I HAD to play it. So yeah what did you guys think about it? How do you think Phantom Pain will be received if it will be bordering on very mature themes?