TWO WEEKS BEHIND ENEMY LINES IN METAL GEAR SOLID V: THEPHANTOMPAIN

This is a debrief report from Flaming Buffalo (I arrived late to codename assignment), from reconnaissance in the Soviet Army controlled region of Afghanistan. I was given two weeks to navigate and gather as much intel as possible on the USSR presence ahead of Big Boss’ arrival. He’s a busy guy, you know – it’s not like he can be in two places at once. after all.

I was inserted by helicopter at 1800 hours near Spugmay Keep at the region’s southernmost point, with the intent of navigating the entire outer edge. On foot I made my way to the nearest small guard post, where I planted myself up on a ridge with a view from above. I spent a whole day watching this meagre camp to glean what I could about their operation and let me tell you, these Soviet soldiers are a disciplined bunch. They barely sleep, barely chat, and certainly don’t take breaks. As the one and only sandstorm of my two week excursion rolled in they barely flinched. If we find out they’re all robots, I