The most difficult thing to get used to is the very long line of sight that most guards possess. It is challenging, but not excessively so. This creates an easy-to-learn, but hard-to-master kind of experience. Guards in many stealth games have such a limited AI that they don’t seem particularly concerned about oddities in their patrols after they have completed a cursory inspection. This is an organic, realistic portrayal of stealth, and it’s very tense. Every guard in the area, including from other bases, will converge on Snake’s position and examine every nook and cranny, requiring me to frequently relocate while avoiding sight lines.

Being discovered changes the entire dynamic of the mission. Getting spotted or making the slightest noise, however, will bring over at least one guard for investigation. If Snake is quiet and cautious and takes his time, he will have little difficulty dispatching the bored, exhausted Soviet soldiers. The environments are typically big and in the outdoors, not congested hallways with short lines of sight and quickly memorized guard patrols. Stealth gameplay is the cornerstone of 'Phantom Pain'. Throughout 'The Phantom Pain', Snake becomes involved in Afghanistan and other conflicts while he rebuilds his organization. Set in 1984, the Cold War period is still going strong, and Russia has been in occupation of Afghanistan for several years. Snake has been horribly wounded and much of his mercenary band has dispersed while he was comatose. The storyline begins nine years after the explosive ending of 'Ground Zeroes'.

Unlike the last numbered 'Metal Gear', which was 'Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots', 'The Phantom Pain' is about Big Boss, the genetic father of Solid Snake.

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