Here's That Crazy Ass Metal Gear Solid V Trailer Everyone's Talking About

hm? I would chalk up the difference in appearance because it's set in different time periods. The 'clean face' Big Boss is no doubt from the Ground Zeroes prologue mission before he falls into a coma.

There is a guy at the start of peace walker who also has a red cyborg arm.

So... are Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain one game now? Creating Metal Gear Solid 5?

I'm confused....but PUMPED!

The coma is a perfect excuse to make the transition from David Hayter to Richard Doyle, which is the best way to handle this.

You say that almost as if the MGS games don't often have a stellar cast of voice actors :o

This game seems to take place while Big Boss is in a coma. Given the game's ridiculous set pieces, I think it's safe to say that much of the game will take place inside of Big Boss's head.

@christoffer: I'd say it has more to do with that fact that one is a rather standard by the book trailer of an FPS and the other one is complete and utter insanity.

Cyborg Snake!

Honestly, I'm disappointed that the Phantom Pain is Metal Gear Solid 5 because that original trailer was bananas. Luckily, MGS5 apparently looks amazing.

@yummylee: Well, from the trailer, we saw two rather different looking Big Bosses. One had a bloody face, and some metal looking things on his eye-patch. The other one had a clean face and a solid black eye-patch, so I'd say the other guy was Big Boss number 2.

@yummylee: Well it's not too bad then, Robin a great voice actor. At the very least they got the good acting part covered.

this is a great godamn trailer

@laxbro19: Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain are the same game, if you watched the live stream of Kojima's little showing it off thing earlier on Gamespot, Ground Zeroes is like Virtuous Mission, or the Tanker Mission...then it leads to Phantom Pain.

YES PLEASE.

@laxbro19: Ground Zeroes is the prologue to the "main" game, think Tanker Mission from MGS2 or Virtuous Mission from MGS3.

Only MGS game I've played was 4, and I really wasn't a fan of it. I'm actually kinda excited about this one, though.

He must turn into that flaming unicorn/pegasus that appeared beforehand.

Also, I still have to wonder who it is that Master Miller is referring to during the opening. Probably Chico? The Ground Zeroes prologue mission I believe is probably Big Boss rescuing Chico from that cell.

dude has a cyber arm at the end of the trailer. A CYBER ARM. deus ex style

That's Ocelot on the horse right?

I dont understand. Are there two MGS5 games now. Is Ground Zeroes scrapped? Was Ground Zeroes this all along? Surley there has to be more information than this?

Horn plus robot hand with cigar combo?! I'm... well now I just don't know what I am...

wow....

Yeah, that's Robin Atkin Downes. He's carrying on the role of Master Miller from Peace Walker. You do hear a bit of this new Snake during an additional gameplay trailer, though. That is of course is this'll truly be permanent. It could be a placeholder, or they could just be setting up the possibility of David voicing Solid Snake as he stars on screen alongside Big Boss.

Yep, that's a Metal Gear Solid trailer.

And I am so in.

YES.

The guy talking at the end is miller

"THERE THEY GO, WHAT A SHOW, SMOKING UP THEY SKY YEAH!"

I don't like the voice at the end. At least not if it's supposed to be Snake. I get that David Hayter isn't coming back but they could have found someone who sounded closer and older. Big Boss is what, late 50s by that point, maybe even 60s.

Edit: It sounds a lot like the guy who does the cockney voice in Saints Row The Third. The sound of the voice at least.

Yes Kojima i riked it, i riked it alot!

I don't get it, but I want to play it.

What is horn

Good old Kojima, ramping up the insanity again.

Well if this is how current gen games look like what the hell do we need next generation for?

You don't actually have to answer.

Kojima played Deadly Premonition.

You hear that, Zach?

That song is rad and it's the thing I care about the most.

Oh Kojima. Never change.

For everyone wondering this is the big boss mgs3/peace walker timeline not the 1,2 and 4 stuff.

Oh, Kojima, I bow to thee, master of thine craft.

Thought I would watch maybe a minute of this, stayed for the whole amazing trailer.

And the music...

God DAMN.

Wait, Big Boss has a horn on his forehead?

This is Kojimaest trailer I've ever seen. Hell, it's like the Sgt. Pepper's of Kojima trailers.

That's no fire horse. That's clearly a flaming pegasus/unicorn hybrid! XD

Metal Gear Solid and the character of Solid Snake (played by Hayter) are a large part of why I became the game enthusiast I am. That said, the quality of voice actors in many modern games have outstripped Hayter for a long time now. He is iconic as Snake, sure, but he's not a very good voice actor. I say that with love.

Let me guess. BF4 shows a beautiful trailer and people can't wait to complain about the lack of freedom. MGS shows a beautiful trailer and people can't wait to praise everything.

Yup, expectations at play.

@roomrunner: yup, it also gave room for their viral marketing plan which if you ask me served them pretty well.

Master Miller?!

So my guess would be post MG1/2 Pre MGS Big Boss in a coma relieving altered memories from his past (The Boss' Horse, the burning figure in Big Boss' sneaking suit (he is burnt to death in the MSX game) Possibly in the interim years between MG1 and 1 with Big Boss rebuilding his fortress. and forming his close bond with Master Miller (would explain how liquid was so easily able to kill him if he looks like BB's son.

@ghostytrickster: Game's timeline is all over the place, from 70s to 80s.

He'll be in as a young Solid Snake. The ruse is not yet over. This trickery is rivaling MGS2.

Though that could always be just what they want us to think! #Kojimatrails

No David Hayter?

Well, count me out :P

@liquidprince: David Hayter's Twitter account. Konami didn't even ask him to voice.

https://twitter.com/DavidBHayter/status/317002108115234816

Also, Alex posted this in the wrong MGS5 page :P Least I assume we'll be sticking with this one. It's already got the other trailers up there.

so wait, theres another snake? alrighty lol.

this actually looks like the first metal gear game i care about since 3.

seems awesome, though i have no idea what happens in 4. i hear it gets wacky mooing robots and all that