<P> Set in 1984 , nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes and a decade before the events of the original Metal Gear , the story follows mercenary leader Punished `` Venom '' Snake as he ventures into Soviet - occupied Afghanistan and the Angola -- Zaire border region to exact revenge on the people who destroyed his forces and came close to killing him during the climax of Ground Zeroes . It carries over the tagline of Tactical Espionage Operations first used in Metal Gear Solid : Peace Walker . </P>
<P> Set in 1984 , nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes and a decade before the events of the original Metal Gear , the story follows mercenary leader Punished `` Venom '' Snake as he ventures into Soviet - occupied Afghanistan and the Angola -- Zaire border region to exact revenge on the people who destroyed his forces and came close to killing him during the climax of Ground Zeroes . It carries over the tagline of Tactical Espionage Operations first used in Metal Gear Solid : Peace Walker . </P>
when does metal gear phantom pain take place
when does metal gear phantom pain take place
1984 , nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes and a decade before the events of the original Metal Gear
1984 , nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes and a decade before the events of the original Metal Gear