Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is out in Japan. After a day playing and exploring Snake’s new abilities, I’m starting to see that it isn’t a side chapter like 2006′s Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops — it’s essentially Metal Gear Solid 5.
The game’s opening sequence has been available as a demo since TGS 2009. However, to avoid spoilers, Kojima Productions removed several key lines from the cinematics for that version. With the missing lines restored for this final release, Peace Walker’s story begins rolling from the very beginning.