Video: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes completed in ten minutes

Our Steve beat the game in about two hours, but if you know what you're doing, you can speed-through the game in ten minutes.

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As noted in our review, Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is very short. Our Steve beat the game in about two hours, but if you know what you're doing and skip optional objectives, you can speed through the game in ten minutes.

That's precisely what Eurogamer did, and here's the video for proof:

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    March 19, 2014 12:30 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Video: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes completed in ten minutes.

    Our Steve beat the game in about two hours, but if you know what you're doing, you can speed-through the game in ten minutes.

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      March 19, 2014 12:33 PM

      Yeah and TES III can be done in 15 min.

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      March 19, 2014 12:35 PM

      Why are so many outlets making such a big deal out of the game's length? This isn't a slight against Shack; I've seen so many stories today about how MGS5: GZ can be completed in 2 hours, 1 hour, 10 minutes. Why is this newsworthy? Honestly curious.

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        March 19, 2014 12:36 PM

        Because it's a high-profile release and a lot of people think $30 is a bit much for a two hour game. I'm not saying one way or the other personally though, I haven't played it.

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          March 19, 2014 12:48 PM

          Does that take into account all of the side stuff, though? There just seems to be such a focus on the destination instead of the journey. This is a MGS game, after all, and an open-world design to boot.

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            March 19, 2014 1:11 PM

            I think part of that is because this game is just a prologue for the real game. We've known for a while and basically been told "this won't be the real game". So people are already looking at from this angle when we find out it's $30 (on the new consoles), half the price of the MGS game we know is coming next year, yet we're getting what is obviously *FAR* less than half the amount of content, story, gameplay, etc. It seems like a pretty shitty deal.

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        March 19, 2014 12:46 PM

        because of the price

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        March 19, 2014 1:16 PM

        Because when they did this crap with MGS2 at least you got Zone of the Enders too. It didn't seem like a cash grab like this kind of does.

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        March 19, 2014 1:33 PM

        It's adding to the perception that this is a glorified demo. Whether you have that view ultimately depends on your perspective, because I've heard views from both sides of the fence. One of my friends feel genuinely ripped off, while another one is really enjoying the game and going out of her way to explore every inch of it.

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        March 19, 2014 1:35 PM

        How long is the game if you explored every inch?

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          March 19, 2014 4:13 PM

          i hate that argument, because you could spend days/weeks/months exploring every inch of Bubsy 3d and it would still be a dumb experience.

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            March 19, 2014 6:58 PM

            baldurs gate 2 story was kinda short, but side quests can easily put it at 50+ hours

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        March 19, 2014 4:48 PM

        Seriously. It's the gameplay of a demo with a $30 price tag. That's kind of bullshit.

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        March 19, 2014 6:34 PM

        most games from AAA developers can't be completed in such a short time. It is only $30 but still, that seems pretty short for a $30 game.

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      March 19, 2014 12:46 PM

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      March 19, 2014 1:50 PM

      wait till you see the Gone Home speedrun

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      March 19, 2014 2:05 PM

      I'm diehard MGS fanboy, but I'll even attest that turning this into an individual product was a greedy and stupid mistake. They could have packaged this with Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 and wouldn't have had as much flack. Essentially this is about as equal value as the Tanker Mission demo of MGS2 that came with Zone of the Enders.

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        March 20, 2014 1:37 PM

        I agree that charging twenty to thirty for it was a mistake (it probably should have been fifteen) I'd still rather pay 30 for it than have to spend 60 to get a game I don't want along with it.

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      March 19, 2014 3:20 PM

      Oh wow, this coming to the PC too? Guess I won't miss this title after all.

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      March 19, 2014 4:12 PM

      Do the other levels in the game make it worth $30 at least?

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      March 19, 2014 4:52 PM

      You can beat the first Super Mario Brothers in a bit under 5 minutes and nobody complained about it.

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        March 19, 2014 5:19 PM

        Yeah, but nobody beat Super Mario Brothers in two hours on their first attempt.

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          March 19, 2014 5:44 PM

          Yeah ... probably not anyway. 2 hours is bullshit.

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      March 19, 2014 5:30 PM

      What? The whole game is one mission in a single compound? I remember MGS4 being a long (awesome) game.

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      March 19, 2014 8:34 PM

      My buddy keeps telling me that this speed run, they are not actually beating the game and there are more missions after this one that you unlock soon as you complete the first one. Is this true?

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      March 20, 2014 1:34 PM

      I've played like 12 or so hours so far and its more than what you would expect from a demo but less than what you would expect from the price. The content is top notch and for me is one of the best stealth games I've ever played but for someone who likes to play a game for its story or who doesn't want to play the missions over and over for better rankings and to experiment with different approaches and weapons will not get anything much out of it.

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