MGSV was designed for episodic release, and Kojima already LARPs as a film director, so the missions follow the presentation of a television episode-- hence ope

MGSV was designed for episodic release, and Kojima already LARPs as a film director, so the missions follow the presentation of a television episode-- hence opening credits every few minutes. Earlier games would just have cheeky references to himself here and there. Most obvious one I remember was Psycho Mantis' fight in MGS1 opening with him appearing to change your television input to one called "HIDEO" (instead of "VIDEO").