How definitive will the upcoming Definitive Metal Gear Solid V Experience actually be? Some say not very. According to Kotaku, the game won’t include the cut Mission 51 which contained some important story moments. Moments that when not included make the story seem confusing.
The original game launched with fifty missions, but rumors started circulating involving a lost mission. Kotaku reported that in a behind-the-scenes feature only available to Collector’s Edition owners there was a cut fifty-first mission that resolves certain plotlines. Effectively, either Konami or Kojima himself decided to cut the game’s ending, which naturally annoyed fans. So when the latest edition of the game was announced people wanted to know if the game would be getting an ending.
In a series of tweets, it was reveal that Konami has no plans to release the mission, or complete it all. The official Metal Gear said in response that all info is contained within the game either in cutscenes or through the cassette tapes. They also said that Metal Gear games have always been ambiguous.
@Spindash54 @Konami the ending isn’t and never has been missing, but this is a prequel game to Metal Gear (released 1987)
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@Kaz_TheFiddler @Spindash54 @Konami the ending is found in the missions within. Many threads continue in Metal Gear and subsequent games
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@Kaz_TheFiddler @Spindash54 @Konami this was a bonus gift to CE buyers showing behind-the-scenes content in early development
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@kevinhuiskamp @Konami because it’s already finished and released last year Sep 1
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@Spindash54 @Konami Mission 51 is additional story content that was cancelled before development finished, but its definitely not the ending
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@Kaz_TheFiddler @Spindash54 @Konami all story content contains plot points. However 51 was additional, initial release planned to end at 50
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
@nobeardbailey@chun_jung_hsu@Spindash54@Konami there are no plans we can speak to
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 30, 2016
Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience will be out for Xbox One, PS4, and PC October 11th and will cost $49.99. To see what is included in the game you can check out our article here.