Metal Gear Solid V: Ranking The Missions From Worst To Best

30. Root Cause (Episode 27)

Overview: Rescue the Intel Team member who has obtained information on the epidemic at Mother Base. Considering that this is in the final batch of MGS V's core story missions, it's massively disappointing that it's so ridiculously easy. Given that it ties into the central plot, one hoped that the enemy might protect this Intel guy a little more aggressively. Instead, it's easy enough to run into the base, slaughter the enemies, chase the truck that the target is in, and then run with him to the LZ. Again, getting an S-rank on this one is a piece of cake if you're fast. Not enough enemies, not enough to do: it's just an in-and-out mission that can be easily finished through both stealth and assault approaches. No mission this late in an MGS game should feel this effortless.