When Does "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" (2015) Take Place?
"Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" is a spy video game written by Hideo Kojima with Shuyo Murata, Hidenari Inamura, and Etsu Tamari designed for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 systems, that released September 1st, 2015. So when is "The Phantom Pain" set?
It takes place on the fictional Metal Gear timeline in the year:
We know this because several characters clearly state "9 years" have passed since the events of the previous game, "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" (2014), which takes place in March of 1975 AD.
1984 AD
We know this because several characters clearly state "9 years" have passed since the events of the previous game, "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" (2014), which takes place in March of 1975 AD.
For instance, Revolver Ocelot says, "9 years ago in that helicopter", referring to the intense climax of the previous story.
1975 + 9 = 1984.
He also says, "during Operation Snake Eater 20 years ago" at one point, referring to the events of "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" (2004), which take place in 1964 AD.
1964 + 20 = 1984.
