The wait is over. The time is nigh for sci-fi super-spy gadgets, cigar-smoking, and rampant exclamation points. Oh yes, the one-eyed one has returned. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has landed on the PC and it's a doozy. Utilizing the same Fox Engine for its visuals, this latest effort nicely follows-up last year's Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes?the prequel which set the stage for this, the epic and more open-ended Phantom Pain.

On the following pages, we'll give you our experience testing with and playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on a brand new test machine.