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177.249.112.38 wrote: Jim Houseman wrote: I think their videos are mostly nonsense, but I get the feeling that the story is going to get a very bad reception on this site, expectations for the game to cover the whole events of the 80s and not the stated 1984 won't help with that. I kinda agree with you, most people expect the game to end with the beggining of the original Metal Gear, and there is zero indication that the story will take place outside 1984 (if it is then I'm terribly sorry, but please show me where you saw it)

http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/12/hideo-kojima-tries-to-balance-open-world-and-gripping-story-with-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-interview/

Kojima: "The game starts in 1984. The end of the game everyone knows – it’s Big Boss creating Outer Heaven."

This to me, is pretty clear indication that the game's story will go further than 1984. Also, the Outer Heaven Uprising is in 1995, and the reason why Big Boss sends Solid Snake to infiltrate Outer Heaven is to buy some more time for the development of Metal Gear. So Outer Heaven itself was most likely formed not long before 1995. If it was formed in the 80's or so, they probably would have had tons of time to complete the Metal Gear development. But we'll see. I still think that the greatest possible ending for the game would be a scene of Solid Snake infiltrating Outer Heaven, then taking off his diving mask, and with David Hayter's voice saying: "kept you waiting huh?". That would truly close the loop on the series. MGSV's end would be MG1's beginning.