{"id":15251,"date":"2025-09-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-what-are-your-thoughts-on-metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-later\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:00:00","slug":"poll-what-are-your-thoughts-on-metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-what-are-your-thoughts-on-metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"#Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-what-are-your-thoughts-on-metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-later\/#Poll_What_Are_Your_Thoughts_on_Metal_Gear_Solid_5_10_Years_Later\" >Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poll_What_Are_Your_Thoughts_on_Metal_Gear_Solid_5_10_Years_Later\"><\/span>Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Metal Gear Solid 5 10 Years Poll\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d2de1df15e309\/metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-poll.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d2de1df15e309\/metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-poll.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d2de1df15e309\/metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-poll.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d2de1df15e309\/metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-poll.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Metal Gear Solid 5 10 Years Poll\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Ten whole years ago today, Hideo Kojima released his final game under the Konami umbrella. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain endured an infamously tumultuous development cycle, and the finished product still divides opinion a full decade from launch.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, The Phantom Pain was meant to cap the iconic series off, but in its stunted narrative threads and questionable structure \u2014 particularly towards the end of the game \u2014 the title struggled to live up to expectations that had been in place ever since the original Metal Gear Solid helped define an entire generation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That said, few would argue against the notion that Metal Gear Solid 5&#8217;s gameplay mechanics are \u2014 even now \u2014 outstandingly well crafted. Gameplay depth has always been a core part of the property&#8217;s identity, and The Phantom Pain hands players a stunning level of freedom when tackling sandbox-style missions.<\/p>\n<p>The title&#8217;s also a technical marvel. It <em>still<\/em> looks damn good in a graphical sense, and it never had to sacrifice those gorgeous visuals for the sake of smooth 60 frames-per-second performance. You certainly wouldn&#8217;t be shunned for suggesting that it puts some modern releases to shame.<\/p>\n<p>But now that <em>ten years<\/em> have passed since its PS4 debut, we want to know what <em>you<\/em> think of Metal Gear Solid 5. Will it forever be dismissed as a disappointment? Or is it frustratingly underrated? Give your mechanical arm a rattle in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps4\/related-info\/6c4b46039c6a1ef5803b27a068cd1589 @ 1756779362 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/strong> (PS4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/poll-what-are-your-thoughts-on-metal-gear-solid-5-10-years-later\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later? Ten whole years ago today, Hideo Kojima released his final game under the Konami umbrella. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain endured an infamously tumultuous development cycle, and the finished product still divides opinion a full decade from launch. 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