V Log

The V-Log is a series of short videos published on the official Konami YouTube and the official Japanese site for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. They are published as a viral marketing campaign for the impending release of the game. The series started on August 5, 2015, the same day The Phantom Pain was shown at Gamescom 2015, and there are at least 20 videos planned.

In each episode, snippits of gameplay footage from various sources are utilized depicting certain gameplay mechanics. It then ends with a screen with the words V-Log and a counter counting down before settling on the appropriate number, as well as a title screen for the game and the Japanese release date.

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 * V Log 001: The Box!
 * The footage depicts Snake using the cardboard box in various ways to fool the enemy, including having the box pose as an enemy's superior officer, and creating a foldout depicting a risqué image of a scantily clad woman, with Snake escaping from the side while the soldier is distracted with lusting after the woman. The footage was originally used in the Demo of a Box video.
 * Air date: August 5, 2015


 * V Log 002: Fulton!
 * The footage depicts Snake using the Fulton on various things, including two Soviet soldiers, a sheep, D Horse, and the puppy that would become D.D. The footage was taken from both the E3 2014 demo (the Soviet soldiers and sheep portions) and the TGS 2014 demo (D-Horse and DD).
 * Air date: August 6, 2015


 * V Log 003: Arm!
 * The footage depicts Snake luring a soldier by "knocking" with his bionic arm and then knocking him out. The footage itself was taken from the E3 2014 demo, although the transition of the soldier going to investigate was sped up slightly.
 * Air date: August 7, 2015


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