Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain PC Release Date: Game Set to Launch September 2015
Konami has announced that "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" game for PCs will be released on September 15, a few weeks after the version for consoles will be released on Sept. 1. This is not an unusual arrangement as when "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" was released in 2014, the PC version arrived nine months after the console version in March 2014.
The game is directed by Hideo Kojima and is said to be a sequel of "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes," which means that it continues the narrative from the events in that installment of the game. It is classified as "an open world stealth game" where players take on the character of mercenary Venom Snake, also known as Big Boss. The game is set in 1984 during the Soviet War where Snake is shown navigating through combat settings in Afghanistan and Africa, according to Gamespot.
Gaming sites offer detailed descriptions of the game's features prior to its release. According to the game's wiki on IGN, the open world in the sequel is "200 times the size of MGS: Ground Zeroes," spanning Afghanistan and Africa. Some of the new features in the setting and terrain include "cracked walls" that are "climbable," as well as weather changes that occur as time passes, which affect the player's gameplay. The game's creator also said that the game will feature a "new day-and-night cycle that runs in real time," which means time zones will affect gameplay as well if the player travels through different time zones in the game.
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Combat is still a crucial part of gameplay and the game reportedly offers many more options for players to use. According to IGN, the biggest new feature in terms of combat is "the emphasis on non-lethal takedowns," which allows you to transport your enemies back to your Mother Base where they can be trained to become part of your army.
Mother Base, which serves as the center of operations, will be in the process of rebuilding in the sequel, because it was destroyed in "Ground Zeroes." The base can be equipped with everything the player needs from men to transport and others through the game's The Fulton System which "is rapid balloon airlift first implemented during the Vietnam War."
As with the "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes," the sequel comes with Metal Gear Online where players can compete in 6 vs. 6 or 8 vs. 8 team combat.
