{"id":62655,"date":"2014-03-18T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T10:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=62655"},"modified":"2014-03-18T12:38:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T10:38:11","slug":"ground-zeroes-solid-stealther-or-pathetic-prequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/62655-ground-zeroes-solid-stealther-or-pathetic-prequel","title":{"rendered":"Ground Zeroes: solid stealther or pathetic prequel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes\u00a0due to be released on Friday<\/a>\u00a021 March, we give to those who are still on the fence about buying the game<\/a>\u00a0a review round-up.<\/p>\n

While the overall impression of Ground Zeroes is a positive one, reviewers expressed disappointment at the length of the game and its deviation from classic Metal Gear Solid gameplay.<\/p>\n

Below are the top reviews, and Metacritic’s average score for each platform.<\/p>\n

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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – Aggregate review scores (18\/03\/2014)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Platform<\/strong><\/td>\nMetacritic<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/td>\n74%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/td>\n78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

*PS3 and Xbox 360 scores were not available at the time of publication.<\/p>\n

IGN<\/a>\u00a0(PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) 8\/10<\/h3>\n

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is a short but challenging game, and those willing to cast aside conventional expectations will find a lot more here than first glance might suggest. While I\u2019m unconvinced that Kojima is quite ready to tackle more controversial narrative material, for the most part Ground Zeroes represents a new, more sophisticated era for Metal Gear. A Big Boss\/Snake adventure has never looked or played better, and in it lies incredible promise for its enormous big brother.<\/p>\n

GameSpot<\/a>\u00a0(PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) 8\/10<\/h3>\n

Unfortunately, if you hope to be entertained by an equal helping of Metal Gear’s typically perplexing and intriguing narrative, you’ll most certainly be disappointed. There’s some fat to savour here, hints of what’s to come in the next chapter of Metal Gear Solid V, but once you’ve digested the cut scenes that bookend the main mission, it’s a pure gameplay-driven experience from then on out. Though it’s unusual for everything to take place in a single location, there’s so much to do and see, and whether you take a stealthy or head-on approach, infiltrating Camp Omega is a thrilling experience that shouldn’t be missed.<\/p>\n