8 Controversial Topics That Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Could Tackle

Cost of War

Of course I don’t mean it in monetary terms. The losses of lives are more important than anything else, although that’s not how it’s always looked at. Cost of war includes everything mentioned till now. The war, the casualties, the destruction, the suffering, the strife and rift between people and what not.

From using human bodies for covert transport of packages to the detrimental treatment of captives and even things like the will to sacrifice a fellow comrade for some selfish purpose, all come under this. Some such issues are quite evident from the trailer of the game, while some we look forward to.