15 Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Gameplay Features That You May Not Be Aware Of

6. Mission Selection

The Phantom Pain is an open world game, but it takes its storytelling very seriously. Linearity has been avoided as best as the devs could manage to.

The players have the option of completing any mission at their leisure, but eventually, all these snips and bits piece together coherently to stitch into one awesome storyline.