Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes "not a two hour game", impressions escape Japanese press event

News by Dave Cook Contributor

Published on Feb. 13, 2014

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes was presented to the press at a Konami event over in Nasu, Japan. Members of the press have been tweeting out their thoughts on the game, shedding new light on the release.

DualShockers has been collating the information as it comes, starting with Power Unlimited Editor Samuel Casado who said:

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Just saw the ending. Goosebumps. Disbelief. Shock. *reboots game* I'm going back in. #MGSVGZNasu

— Samuel Hubner Casado (@Spainkiller) February 13, 2014

It's lovely to see how intense @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN's passion is for proper, epic, emotionally driven, high-end productions. #MGSVGZNasu

— Samuel Hubner Casado (@Spainkiller) February 13, 2014

The VG Resource’s Dazz Brown had something to say about Ground Zeroes' alleged two-hour running time, and suggests that the PS4 edition looks better than its Xbox One counterpart.

#MGSVGZNASU - I'd like to point out that this game is not a 2 hour game... Ground Zeroes is a great demonstration of the FOX Engine.

— Dazz Loyall Brown (@TheVGResource) February 13, 2014

@ItsCelebrity_ @Konami The game doesn't play like a standard MGS game in this sense. Several missions, each range from 30 mins to 2 hours.

— Dazz Loyall Brown (@TheVGResource) February 13, 2014

@ItsCelebrity_ @Konami it's super easy to miss additional story items though, adding to replay value.

— Dazz Loyall Brown (@TheVGResource) February 13, 2014

Get Ground Zeroes on PS4, not XB1. Way better visuals, frame rate, everything... I believe @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN said so himself. #MGSVGZNasu

— Dazz Loyall Brown (@TheVGResource) February 13, 2014

#MGSVGZNASU - The game now really requires you to look at your surroundings. Objects make noise and get knocked around. Nice on @Konami

— Dazz Loyall Brown (@TheVGResource) February 13, 2014

Play Magazine’s Sam Smith backed up the game's running time:

Finished GZ for the first time in about 90 minutes. Total game completion? 9%. I think that tells you all you need to know. #MGSVGZNasu

— Sam Smith (@Crunch_King) February 13, 2014

The ending to Ground Zeroes is crazy exciting. Kojima is still the absolute best at what he does. #MGSVGZNASU

— Sam Smith (@Crunch_King) February 13, 2014

A lot of exposition that would have been in cutscenes before is now on audio tapes. Don't have to pause to listen, thankfully #MGSVGZNASU

— Sam Smith (@Crunch_King) February 13, 2014

The whole thing feels faster paced as a result, less reliant on cutscenes with more storytelling through gameplay. It's great. #MGSVGZNASU

— Sam Smith (@Crunch_King) February 13, 2014

It's a big info-burst and there's even more over at DualShockers. What do you think?

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes drops on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One next month.