The Footnotes of MGSV: Chico's Distress Call [Tape Investigation 9]

[@supremeworld87]

I thought it interesting that the manhattan safehouse took Zero 10 years to replace the inhabitants with Cipher personnel...since Paz visited him there as early as 1974, this means he started this process in 1964, around the time of operation Snake Eater. This strongly hints that Zero was already planning something way before he even got his hands on the legacy and probably before even FOX was established. The existence of XOF also establishes him as being a mastermind and strategist before the events of MGS3, as does his raising of Paz, of which she was reportedly one of many. This guy likely intended to take on the current world order long before The Boss's sacrifice

[@michiganjack1337]

Fantastic. Again the amount of work you’ve been putting into this whole series is quite commendable. Thank you.

[@Spectral352]

This type of content is worth five bucks per month via Patreon.

[@icarusgaming6269]

Imagine having the audacity to quote Gandhi while torturing someone

[@Yeshua_is-Cool]

Lol yeah it's messed up

[@MikeNepo]

I don't think BB was going after Chico only to save his ass. I do think he had genuinely wanted to protect Chico. I think he even wanted to protect Paz as well, if only to determine her true loyalty. Kaz, on the other hand, couldn't give two shits about either of them.

[@Martin-jk2ng]

MGSV is one of those rare games that touches on the Japanese affinity for wordplay. Meaning their language has many words with multiple meanings. Their poetry is loaded with puns and entendres. I've often wondered how much I miss out on in translation from Japanese to English in stories. Skullfaces' treacherous language is just custom built for this sort of story. It's really good writing.

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Super, super agreed!

[@naiustheyetti]

one of the beauties that kojima seems to have found in the english language when it comes to wordplay is inflection. the ability to have so many meanings just from a shift of tone is outstanding.

[@pandutney171]

Gained much appreciation for the story that is unseen in this game. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@cj-tb7gr]

@0:53 -something i just noticed, i dont know if it comes up later in the video, skull face says: "kid's a natural don't you think ?" (talking about resisting torture i assume in the context) venom snake gives this exact line talking about *spoilers xd* one of the children you rescue from the diamond mine in TPP mission 18 blood runs deep , to kaz when you arrive back at MB. i only noticed because i played that mission just the other day, i wonder how many other subconcious repetitions etc could be picked up on in MGSV 0.o its really a disturbing game possibly the most evoking game ever (certainly that i have played) btw i love this content :') although i did have bad dreams falling asleep to this playlist lol

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Chris Jones excellent find, I noticed the same thing myself and there are tons of subliminal repeats

[@NachozMan]

Man the amount of work you put into these is insane man, your thoughts on these games makes me think about the concepts you bring up on the larger scale of life itself, and that's a very powerful thing.

[@cowboy4187]

awesome series of videos. thanks for posting

[@ItalianJoe83]

15:58 a timestamp for the "good listeners" still looking for the "Truth"

[@djbeema]

Just watched through all the vids in this series and immediately subscribed. The amount of analysis you go in to with these is really impressive, and covers a lot of really interesting topics. I kinda hope Kojima or his team watch one of these just to see how much thought their detailed work has evoked. Very much looking forward to the next installment.

[@alexparker2353]

Love the content man :)

[@deanasaurs]

Excellent Boss. I’ve been playing MGO and it’s become clear how much of the MGSV storyline MGO was meant to be. I believe the three red bars in the title refer to the I Ching & Heaven ... meaning MGO is a digital Valhalla for Diamond Dogs. This is Grey Fox’s & Raiden’s simulator after all. Anyway if you’d ever played MGO & had any thought on it being connected more closely to the MGS mytho it would make a nice chapter for you.

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Deen Quoi yknow what’s strange? I’ve never really messed around in MGO! I’ve always been too focused on single player. Do you play on Steam or PS4? I own both versions. DM me your username if you want, maybe we can play together

[@JAA_007]

@@FuturasoundProductions You know that's what I thought was so interesting 🤔 even back then when Kojima promised camp omega in MGSV:TPP ans told people to go back there And having it only come back in a sense of fragments (like memory fragments) in MGO multiplayer I've been following your work for a very long time and watched a lot of your videos/essays fully but never commented just giving likes on my alt account But I had to stop and say thank you for your good work with heart, passionate and spirit here with seeing it all and making the time to share it all its others as many things you covered especially when it comes to mgsV was something I always had in my subconscious or found out myself but then have it be expertly explained or see details I forgotten or over looked Your work is marvelous And I as well own MGSV on PS4 and PC Do indeed reach out and contact me as I go by the same username on both platforms as here on KZbin I 100% mgs:tpp on PS4 but wouldn't mind going back or going further be it there or starting more so on PC as I play on PC for sp but would love to go into MP and share thoughts as there has been connections I've made with MGO and a possible hidden story/interpretations left to explore. (Sorry if this is a long message but that's just my nature and hopefully anyone reading can go back for themselves explore or re-explore the games with a new light)

[@deanasaurs]

Futurasound Productions I’m on PS4 as; ghostly_bee I’ll DM you tho for sure & we can set up a time. As far as that Heaven I Ching if this is where fictional combat characters go to die it’s been pretty glorious. The fact that the server doesn’t have that much longer online (outside the normal 5yr support I’d assume) the matches and players have taken on this already legendary content to me bc MGO is so much of the essence of the MGS mythos. I’ve never played online games w others before, it’s been a really great community to participate in.

[@deanasaurs]

Futurasound Productions hey boss I looked on your channel page to DM you & couldn’t find the link to shoot you a message. It’s supposed to be on your About tab but I couldn’t find it. Shoot me an email if you’d like. [e-mail] MGO has been heating up! Lots of high level players returning . One last glorious year on the Battlefield❗️🌈

[@FuturasoundProductions]

@@deanasaurs Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner my man! I was meaning to ask you if I need PS Plus to play MGO? I don't have to pay anything to play on PC. I'll consider getting a three month subscription to try it out, but I may not be able to swing that forever

[@nestoryetlanezimartinezmen6931]

You trueli understand MGSV This gem did not get the study it deserved

[@DANEMAN5]

I really hope your takes on this are* what the designers / Kojima had in mind. I very strongly believe that to be so. This is too awesome haha.

[@mbe102]

Not gonna be able to make my way through this one, but you know why :P. I'm sure its just as awesome as always! o7

[@WackaMei]

Well, time to go back and finish reading 1984 then... :'D

[@ondexb]

This video had its 3rd anniversary yesterday

[@marine12324]

After watching your videos I’m almost to the point that everyone is evil in metal gear lol. Like is DD good or relatively good and what is skull faces goal? Why is he going after MSF and why does he want to kill big boss when both big boss and major zero are at odds

[@MetropolisPictures]

My dude, how are you pumping out this much content, so quickly? Do you edit all this yourself?

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Metropolis Pictures I sure do! I work usually around 50-60 hours a week with no days off. But I take lots of breaks haha

[@MetropolisPictures]

@@FuturasoundProductions My guy, props to ya. I never put in that amount of work into anything.

[@MR-dl8js]

@@FuturasoundProductions you work on this series is very appreciated im a die hard mgs fan and have been since I was a kid so thank you for your hard work

[@DaBallinOne]

Anyone after listening to this think paz was suppose to be quite?

[@nggaish]

Brilliant

[@alexalfa892]

I feel that the reason there are two separate recordings of the same speech made by skull face to Paz is because one is a rehearsal. I feel like all the people connected to Metal Gear V are all actors in a way. Pretending to be people they are not. It's the reason in my opinion why it is so dramatic almost like watching a dramatization. They themselves have agency and are genuine people but they are shadows of the "real" players such as Big Boss and Zero. Therefore it is natural for someone playing the part of someone they are not to need to rehearse lines as means to an end. Also poetically being the end to the series. That is my personal take anyways.

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

Stuck a lust for ads... whooooo...?!

[@theworld1739]

24:54 I HAVE NO FACE! lol

[@DJstuff-q5g]

Isn't the "Grand Experiment" The AI neural network? Great video.

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Daniel Fitzpatrick thanks! It could be, and I’ll admit it makes more sense as a ‘grand experiment’. But SF specifically says ‘in years’. According to Ocelot, the Patriots project didn’t begin dev until late 74, which means at the earliest, only months prior to GZ. You may have just stumbled onto the possibility that Les Enfants Terribles is somehow part of The Patriots project, though!

[@DJstuff-q5g]

@@FuturasoundProductions been following this series since 98 and its never not confusing. I'm convinced the truth of mgsv is a lie though. I think their is something too how everyone who sees you in gz acts like your their abuser. Paz says something like hit me more or something and chico freaks out. Venoms got some serious DID Manchurian candidate stituation going on. I would love to see an answer to wtf is going on in this game. Kojima said in the mgs movie interview we the fans would have a delayed appreciation for this game like mgs2. I think that means their is an answer. I feel like fans were let down by making venom the medic.

[@raydusty21]

What does “thou art” look like today?

[@FuturasoundProductions]

Ray Fuentes a very good question, with lots of possible answers! For me it would be orthodox thinking, and life mediated through social media, but there’s more to it than that. Maybe I’ll delve into this in a future video

[@cj-tb7gr]

such a lust for dislikes, whoooooooo?????

[@matthewlayford1736]

It’s such a shame these tapes couldn’t be acted out in the tradition of long cinematic cutscenes. It almost makes me think MGSV would have made a better audiobook or radio play than a videogame.

[@WarDogMadness]

the south African bush wars were about decolonisation and communist insurgent guerillas not race and the current farm murders are a race based war. other than that you did a good analysis this is a problem of all of kojima work on wars its a superficial surface level understanding followed by commiewoods political spin. but he made good stealth games.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

"commiewoods politcal spin" What?

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

I’m sorry I’m going to have to strongly disagree about the research done for those games. While there might be an error once and a while, the amount of painstaking research that kojima and his team does in order to put into the background history of these games is immense. You can clearly see all the work done in tapes and codec conversation that the research form about the real life history is massive. The reason for why it seems “surface” level is because it’s just the background drop for the main story. Not the main story. The team is going to have to rewrite history for the sake of the story like how assassin’s creed games (another team that does a lot of research work to get things done) . I’m just making this put just to give credit to the hardworking team that does a lot of research to get things write for the sake of the game’s lore, history and story.

[@TheSoulHarvester]

@@Gadget-Walkmen (he's not really dissing the devs mate, just parroting fash crap. Don't take it personally imo.)

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@TheSoulHarvester It sort of seems like he's dissing the dev's work they did and as I massive fan of this series I'm gonna defend the game's work effort when It's valid too. Don't know what "fash crap" is though.

[@TheSoulHarvester]

@@Gadget-Walkmen I'm saying, he IS dissing the devs, but not because he has opinions about the game; the stuff you care about. He's moved by politics. "Fash crap" is short for "fascist crap," sorry. He's a racist. Your defense is no doubt totally valid, just wasted on this person.