Ground Zeroes: Kojima's cheap shock tactics spoil a great game

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Ground Zeroes: Kojima's cheap shock tactics spoil a great game

Added: 31.03.2014 13:02 | 10 views | 0 comments

Spoiler warning: full discussion of the ending ahead.
To speed-run Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes isn't just to miss out on the best it has to offer - it's to put the worst it has to offer under a spotlight. Thanks in no small part to a set of Side Ops missions that impose different engagement criteria, objectives and obstacles on the same environment, Ground Zeroes is a delicately tooled and responsive sandbox, unfolding under the hand like a Swiss Army knife.