Playing through MGS V, I fucking love this series and this game but ngl, I can’t help but think so much of MGS is nonsense, which I’m totally fine with.

But I haven’t really done a deep dive into the story or it’s commentary, so it’d be cool if someone more uhh analytically inclined could explain this shit to me if it’s worth explaining.

Edit: really cool to play in Afghanistan, not cool to be killing Soviet soldiers

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[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Kojima is super pilled. However he is an artist and great art admits negative capability. No matter how coherent or incoherent the artist's politics, great art always admits elements that are contrary (perhaps not even by intent but because creating something truly human means that like humans it will have inconsistencies).

However the politics are not "bad" in any of the games. Kojima operates on the astral plane, knowing the future before it happens (see MGS2 and the memes, Death Stranding and COVID).

I've never played 5, but 1-4 are top tier.

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

Metal Gear Solid 4 must be almost impossible for anyone new to the series to understand wtf is going, still a good game

[–] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

However the politics are not "bad" in any of the games. Kojima operates on the astral plane, knowing the future before it happens (see MGS2 and the memes, Death Stranding and COVID).

I love how rising also predicted the future by the sheer power of being a metal gear game even without Kojima's involvement.

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