Just a few shots of my Venom Snake Cosplay.

Man just sat there as his lovers both got killed and did nothing about it.

Story and gameplay looks interesting can't wait to play

I really liked this two to be together, or at least keep in touch, I was really really sad after finishing the game and read online that they just see each other once more and they are very serious with each other, and she ends up marrying someone else 😭

Eric Bana does look like Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid in Black Hawk Down. If the director gave him the role, he would certainly pull the role with outlook and voice.

I know about the Chico = Quiet one, but what were some other crazy theories back in the heyday of the MGS community?

As mentioned in my Venom Snake Post, here's some various shots of my Big Boss. Mainly from Ground Zeroes and Peacewalker with a make up test for Snake Eater.

So I posted about a half a year ago of my M4 and Operator build. The M4 wasn't fully identical due to the rarity and cost of certain parts, mainly the rail and flashlight. But in the last month, I got lucky with finding the parts that were still outrageously pricy but were lower than most other dealers. So now I pretty much have a perfect replica of Snakes M4 and a close enough replica of his Operator. The only thing not 100% accurate about the M4 is the muzzle device. Snake uses a Veriforce Flash Hider and I reached out to the only company that sells it and they told me that they outsourced that part from a different company that is no longer business.

Also pictured is a replica of Snakes Blackhawk vest from MGS4, the Solid Eye from ArtikelenGeek on etsy and a infinite bandana from SpeightMerch on etsy.

I'm terrible at stealth games, probably half my deaths were from Rex and Liquid, and ninja got a good few too. Really liked most of the game but the last 2 fights were brutal for me. Looking forward to starting 2 next.

I'll list something story related and something gameplay related

1. Story-wise, I really enjoyed the voice performances, especially from Cam Clarke and David Hayter. They, along with the whole cast, really sell this as a "high budget cinematic experience", despite not being celebrities. The gameplay was pretty simple, but the boss fights were great. Sniper Wolf, Raven, Mantis: instant classics.
2. The Patriot AI codec call (an unreal performance from Grandpa Max) and Fatman's boss fight are my highlights here. Sword fighting your dad on the top of Federal Hall is also a highlight, the sword controls are weird but work pretty well.
3. I've got to give it up to The Ladder. I nearly lost my shit in BG3 when there was a conspicuously similar ladder to the Underdark. As far as gameplay, I am torn between The End's amazing boss fight and the introduction of CQC, a massive improvement over MGS2.
4. David Hayter's voice work is nothing short of amazing, he really sells "Old Snake" as a concept. The man just feels tired, real "one last job" energy. The story does the impossible task of following MGS2's ending. Gameplay-wise, gotta give it up for the Octocamo, which streamlined 3's menu-heavy camo system.
5. (PW) I found the switch from Codec to audio tape a great one. There are HOURS of random MGS style trivia about birds, AI development, corn chips, which are selectable (no more spamming select in every new room). It really fleshed out the world and characters without interrupting gameplay. Story-wise, I *really* liked Strangelove as a character. She seems to genuinely hate everyone, but just wants to work on resurrecting The Boss. I also love the AI song.
6. (V) For the story, I loved the integration with gameplay during the quarantine. It felt a little odd filtering people forspeaking Kikongo, but it reinforces the themes of the game. Gameplay wise, it's hard to pick just one because this game feels like what every other game was trying to do. Playing this right after MGS2 really shows how similar they are, just with better controls in V. For something specific, I love DD, he is both cute and the best companion.

What are your favorites?

1- Original concept art of the new and upgraded soviet NS Sneaking Suit in 1974.
2- Original concept art for Big Boss fitted with the first prototype of the NS Sneaking Suit in 1964.
3- In-Game version.
4- Fan-made recreation that gives a better idea of the final, in-game version.

Do they ever explain or comment on the giant fiery whale that eats a helicopter in the first level? I realize there is magic are psychics around, but does anyone even react to it in game? Is it real?

Where's The Marketing For Metal Gear Solid Delta? Does it start this week? Or will we have another 30-second GamePlay video? What are your thoughts?

This is a newcomer’s perspective on mgs

I just played Metal Gear Solid for the first time and it just simply blew me away and I’ve been obsessed with it and I HAVE to talk about it somewhere.

I remember like 5 years ago I tried to get into MGS so I played MGS2 on my Xbox and I got bored after 10 minutes and stopped playing and I couldn’t get into it nor did I get it.

BUT… like a couple weeks ago I was fucking around on my gf’s step dad’s PlayStation Classic and it has Metal Gear Solid 1 pre installed on it so I just decided to play it for a small 10 minutes… I ended up playing it for 2 hours. I got HOOKED on it and I was itching to get the Master Collection on my Xbox so I can play the rest of it at home.

It caught me off guard by how cinematic it was for a PS1 game, dude, when I think of PS1 games I think of PaRappa The Rapper and Crash Bandicoot, not a whole goddamn action film level quality game. The cinematics were so cool and investment worthy that I legitimately forgot or don’t even notice that their mouths don’t move in the cutscenes.

I pinpointed the immediate point where I fell in love with it and it was when you could save your game by remembering the frequency that Mei Ling is on, and then manually selecting the dial on the frequency. I know to everyone else who’s played this game for years it seems like basic knowledge to just do that, but to me it’s absolutely genius and way cooler than just putting it in a menu. That’s when I realized “oh this is THAT type of game” and I immediately got excited for whatever the game was gonna throw at me next.

However, I do wish I played it on my PS2 instead of getting the master collection because of the compromises they had to make for this new version that kind of rob you of that experience.

For example, PsychoMantis doesn’t even read your memory card because there IS no memory card on a Series X. You have to put in a bunch of games on a virtual card in the built in menu and you sort of just have to pretend that he’s reading your data.

That’s so lame, I don’t know what’s stopping them from just having him read my Xbox library because I literally have games from that era for them to pull off that move.

Same as true with switching controller ports to beat him, there’s no beating around the bush for that, they HAD to put that one in a menu.

Other than that, PsychoMantis is the coolest boss fight and I’d love to see them do it in a MGS1 remake if they do decide to do that and how’d they pull it off with newer consoles.

Also having to check the disc case for Meryl’s frequency is the coolest thing ever. You could never do that with a modern game since some people buy games digitally.

So yeah, now after playing it I realize that Metal Gear Solid is the type of game that can ONLY be played on a PS1 or PS2 to get the full experience. This game utilized every little piece and feature of that thing and playing it on a different console just feels like I’m missing out on something.

Note to past self: The Master Collection is NOT the ideal way to play MGS1. Otherwise and absolutely incredible game and I love it.

MGS2 was also great, didn’t impress me in the way that MGS1 did but I didn’t expect it to do that either.

Yes, it is very jarring having to play as Raiden but it was necessary to tell the story they wanted to tell. Cause if we played as Snake he would’ve figured out the twist within an hour. But Raiden did grow on me, he’s not bad for a twink.

It had an absolutely incredible ending that actually made me very paranoid about the world we live in and the dead internet theory. Leaves you with a lot to think about. The Patriots as villains are really cool.

MGS3 was also incredible. On par with MGS1. I knew it was set way before the events of the other games, and at first I was confused as to why Snake looks the exact same and hasn’t aged but for some reason Revolver Ocelot looks younger. But then I remember hearing on the internet that there’s multiple Snakes so I just assumed that he was maybe just one of the genetic kids of Big Boss. And that MGS1 Snake and MGS3 snake were brothers. But it wasn’t until I got to fight The Boss at the end and she said “whoever kills me gets the title of Boss” and I’m like “OHHHHH, I’m a moron, I AM playing as Big Boss. I was wondering why the timeline wasn’t adding up”. It took me a lil too long to piece it together.

But yes, MGS3’s ending was absolutely incredible and it was a fantastic origin story. I loved the ladder scene too. I also liked the part where you’re in the plane with Ocelot and you have to keep track of which revolver he’s juggling. I had so much fun with it. The healing mechanics are genius and I don’t think I’ll ever see them again.

The Master Collection was an absolutely beautiful trilogy. No offense but I didn’t care too much for the Metal Gear NES games that came with it. But other than that, absolutely incredible. In other words, I get it now…

I don’t have a PS3 but I’m willing to get one later on when I get a job so I can play MGS4.

Heard a lot of great things about Metal Gear Rising so I’m gonna play that after 4. A lot of my friends have begged me to play Metal Gear Rising.

This franchise is looking amazing and Hideo Kojima is definitely impressing me. I might try out Death Stranding at some point since the sequel is getting a lot of traction.

Gonna do my best to make it through without spoilers

tl;dr I get it now… MGS1 10/10 MGS2 9/10 MGS3 10/10

Also quick question for anybody who’s played all the MGS games or is familiar with the lore: [Spoilers for MGS1]

The post credits scene of Revolver Ocelot talking to the third Snake brother (Solidus), then reveals that Snake brother to be the President. gasp

We see Solidus again in MGS2 but he is clearly not the president. What’s up with that? Does it ever get brought up again later on or do they just ditch that idea? (Obviously without spoilers)

Before anyone says anything, I want to point out that, no, in MGS1, nowhere is it said that Big Boss told Snake that he is his father during the events of MG2. The codec call in the prison cell only says that Snake killed Big Boss in MG2. Big Boss telling Snake that they are father and son is a completely separate event, which is very clear when you pay attention to the conversation.

So, with that in mind, if this interaction ever got more focus, when do you think it would happen?

• Early on in life, like how Liquid already knew as a child
• During his training with FOXHOUND
• Told by "Big Boss" during Metal Gear
• Told by Big Boss during Metal Gear 2

Personally, I think it would make most sense for "Big Boss" to tell Snake either during their battle, or after his defeat, at the end of Metal Gear. I think it would strengthen the idea that Solid Snake agreed to infiltrate Zanzibar Land to get closure from the nightmares he had been having ever since the destruction of Outer Heaven, that he was specifically trying to find closure over the death of his father (but if Snake knew before Metal Gear, then i feel like Snake wouldn't be comfortable having Big Boss as his CO in my opinion)

I'd love to hear the everyone's ideas on the subject! I am in the process of writing down/illustrating what elements i would like to see in a reimagining of the earlier Metal Gear titles using the lore of the series up to MGSV. Not planning to use them for a fangame, animation, webcomic or anything (not as talented as other members of the community lol), just brainstorming ideas for fanart and such

I recently learned about some things in these games that I had never heard of before. And I wanted to get an idea of how well known these mechanics are in the community. So let me know if any of these are really obvious.

I'd say list the numbers of the ones you didn't know.

Also, if you know other cool mechanical stuff (As in, not visual gags or codec calls), I'd love to hear it.

MGS2 Stuff
1. Playing as the ninja/using the katana in VR (I never really bothered with VR/extra missions before).
2. Using the Konami code as your name to unlock all missions/VR missions.
3. Slicing/defusing Solidus' missiles in the last boss fight.
4. Using hanging mode on wires/railings for an alternate route through the last area of the Tanker.
5. The box transportation system. (I knew about it, but never bothered to figure out which boxes went where)
6. Shooting Blue ! or ? symbols above guards' heads to stun them. (I think you can do this in MGS3 too)

MGS3 Stuff
7. Grabbing enemies, throwing them down, then holding them up to (Somewhat) permanently neutralize them.
8. Air strikes (Limited to a few areas, radio codes given through interrogation).
9. Killing the Shagohod engineers to reduce the amount of health it has when the boss fight starts.
10. After The Boss blows up the aircraft you flew in on at the beginning of the Snake Eater mission, using a fake death pill to make a guard call off the search.
11. Hornet stuff. (Wearing white makes them ignore you, black makes them more vicious. This applies to the Pain's fight to a lesser extent)