The Phantom Pain

The Phantom Pain is a trailer that was released during the Video Game Awards 2012 premiere on December 7, 2012. Although the beginning mentioned that the developer was called Moby Dick Studio, some evidence suggests that it was actually made by Kojima Productions for a game related to either the Metal Gear series or Project Ogre.

Trailer summarySummary
In the trailer, several soldiers were driving a jeep only for it to crash. It then cuts to the first person view of a person in a hospital wing that was implied to be in Great Britain (the Union Jack was seen in the background), and a doctor informing the patient that he was in a coma for "quite some time." The character then sees that his left forearm was replaced with a prosthesis while a bandaged patient helps him up. The man tries to move, but cannot get himself up, forcing him to crawl. The bandaged soldier then escorts him through the halls of the hospital, only to stop when he notices a mysterious man beyond the doorway. Suddenly, the hallway glows orange as dark smoke appears above them. It then cuts to nighttime in the hospital halls. The amputee patient has regained his ability to walk, but then they see lights from both outside and in the halls, forcing them to hide. It then cuts to several disturbing images of soldiers gunning down several patients, as well as a fire breaking out at the hospital. A burning man is briefly seen along with a fiery apparition resembling a unicorn. The amputee then runs out of the doomed hospital only to find a helicopter pinning him down. Then a demonic-looking blue whale appears and consumes the chopper. The trailer then ends with a soldier kicking the amputee over, and then a body rising in the shadows behind the soldier. Throughout the trailer, narrations that are implied to be the amputee has him questioning where he is, why he can't move his body, and whether he's in a dream. He also speculates that he might be in Hell, and states to open eyes.

Kojima Productions game?
As noted above, there was some evidence to suggest that the trailer was actually meant to be a promotion by Kojima Production for a future game:


 * The developer, Moby Dick Studio, was apparently started two weeks prior to the trailer's release.


 * The supposed head of the development company was named Joakim Mogren, of which the first name was an anagram of Kojima.


 * The amputated character resembles Big Boss.


 * The soldier who is helping him out has similar sneaking animations to those seen in the Metal Gear series.


 * One of the soldiers was seen wearing a FOX outfit.


 * The burning man seen at one point bears a large resemblance in outline and leggings to Colonel Volgin.


 * The rising body at the end of the trailer resembles either Psycho Mantis or The Sorrow.

Forbes.com also went as far as to declare it confirmed to be a Metal Gear game.

Etymology
The name of the game, The Phantom Pain, refers to a condition regarding the feeling of detachment regarding amputated or otherwise lost limbs/organs.