Metal Gear Solid

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Kojima: I think this is the game that started to create, like it created a fork in the Metal Gear Solid kind of timeline almost in how he approaches games. Two was like, all right, I've got something to say and I wanna try and tackle these very heady subject matter and do it in a way that's subversive. This game was- And the parody, you forgot the parody. The payo he, various drugs, like Alakasleap, he loves McDonald's,. So that kind of a, I think it's like two is where like, or like Kojima and writing team, because obviously he writes these games with different people

This week, we're joined by GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain to discuss the second installment in the Metal Gear Solid series. How well does the game's AI-controlled vision of the future match up with our own reality two decades later? Also, what's Raiden's whole deal? Like, what's he even DOING here?

Also discussed: Diablo IV beta, You Must Build a Boat, Destiny 2, Octopath Traveler 2, ForeTales, There is No Game: Wrong Dimension, Dark Souls 3, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Dredge

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