20 Amazing Secrets And Gameplay Mechanics In Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

Shooting AI Pods

Speaking of easter eggs and references to other games in the franchise, in Side Ops 143, Snake retrieves an AI pod. For most games, that would be it. The Phantom Pain is not most games- if you shoot this pod, the pod will start quoting lines from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the PSP Metal Gear Solid game that was a precursor to Metal Gear Solid V in terms of its story content, structure, and gameplay.