How To Metal Gear Solid

[@PunkDuck]

Fun fact: despite popular belief, I am categorically extremely European and was not intimately aware at how BAD it was to drop the R slang on full auto, my bad. Some people call it a slur but I think I pronounced it perfectly. But also, my bad. Haven't done it since and won't again. Unless I end up covering Death Stranding. I'll try.

[@Crowborn]

Emulation doesn't hurt companies but i wish it did

[@shadow105720]

@@Crowborn if you really want to punish Konami then buy metal gear survive so they keep making more and ruining their stock even more.

[@ManWithAMask_]

I bet you wish Paladins wasn't a thing people remember you were apart of........

[@sip3947]

You don't need an emulator for 1 and 2 really, just download some cracked PC version of something, it's basically the same but better in some way

[@andregon4366]

1:00:00 You're Portuguese, caralho?

[@mistamemewide]

Fun Fact: Kojima wanted the "The End" Boss fight to be 4 weeks in literal real time, only to be convinced by others devs to not to do it.

[@lanceocana9059]

actually he was convinced by a trained gibbon

[@guidomista9565]

@@lanceocana9059 max0r approves

[@CoolBird420]

That would be a speedrunners hell

[@keggor6998]

@@CoolBird420 No, that would be a hell for literally everyone.

[@CoolBird420]

@@keggor6998 no shit

[@thejfj]

Y'know a majority of metal gear fans have never seen a metal gear.

[@crossphase1702]

Metal gear?

[@Luxuyoutube]

@@crossphase1702 Psycho Mantis?

[@masonfunk2532]

HIM?

[@StimmBehr]

JFJ? In my Metal Gear Solid? Well it makes sense since BF2042 sucks.

[@Filtiarin]

We have seen a liquid snake though

[@diabutis]

Hoping everything gets better, as someone who has experienced something similar, I wanna say that you did the right thing. Don't ever think that what you did was wrong

[@MythyMoo]

You crazy duck, I am ready

[@areobeats]

We all are

[@Sal-ml8jy]

Wooo

[@skatatataatje]

Hi Myth!

[@WolfHreda]

Oh, I bet you're the reason I ended up here. Thanks, Myth.

[@moneyboy503]

Now you see why people want you to keep the series going 🥲💕

[@BonePapi]

"That's a weird jumpcut" I love being old enough to know what the point of that was.

[@rosswalkman9652]

i WoNdEr WhAt He SaId????

[@Skretts]

@@rosswalkman9652 perhaps it was "darn right, fella"?

[@romanhorizon]

Damn right neighbour MmmmHmmmm

[@jcrosenkreuz5213]

Anyone lose a soft R? Someone dropped it here.

[@matthewpallenik1407]

For anyone who wants to know, the full, unchanged version is still on Newgrounds

[@TheDuckisHere]

From one duck to another, I seriously hope you have a good relationship where someone is there for you and loves you. I’m sorry you had to go through this. No one deserves to go through this.

[@roroakasense1123]

What happend?

[@hahasamian8010]

This is wholesome but these comments should be made with explanation at least I just came here for a Metal Gear video

[@jaykelley103]

@@hahasamian8010 gay eceleb influencer drama that shouldn't be put on the internet at all.

[@hahasamian8010]

@@jaykelley103 No no, I know what it is now, there's a reply above explaining it better I just think people shouldn't post comments like this with zero context. Imagine someone went to one of my KZbin videos and commented "Ohh man I'm so sorry for you! I hope you find someone who treats you right"-- This is just me going fast in Sonic Advance 2's last stage. Go send me a message in a proper context, or at least explain what your context is if you must post to an unrelated KZbin video

[@Ducking69]

As a another duck I agree

[@M4ruta]

21:22 In defense of Silent Hill 2, it is a game that is focused entirely around how devastating the trauma was for James, so in that context his amnesia actually makes sense (kinda) even without the supernatural story elements.

[@machito53]

I think he agrees with you, he's just making fun of Joseph Anderson's dumbass take

[@ShadowWolf936]

@@machito53 finally a fan i can agree with

[@AgentWolnyTyl3k]

Also SPOILER James came to Silent Hill only few days after Mary's death with her body still in the car. And as someone who lost close ones in last years of pandemic I felt the similar problems with perception of time and what is actually real... But Peace Walker takes place 10 years after Operation Snake Eater. And while sometimes grief (an actual theme of this game I think not PeAcE) can take years to process I don't think Big Boss would still be as broken as he is in this game. Some of the cutscenes with Boss hit pretty hard home, but the amount of discrepancies and denial he leaves through in them seems a little too far fetched.

[@kalelvigil1510]

@@machito53 It's almost like a lot of people who play Silent Hill always miss the point lol

[@visassess8607]

@@machito53 I hate that dude

[@LeonMassey]

He really did it, my god

[@Guitar-Dog]

All fighting game content creators have great taste in KZbin content. I see so many of you in comments sections. Thanks for the vids, I bought 2 GGs becuase of you

[@lanceocana9059]

based leon massey

[@bamaboni]

We love you Duck and we're happy you got out of that horrible relationship

[@fredde7356]

what happened exactly?

[@DrowsyLemon]

@@fredde7356 got into a relationship with squizzy (the person who makes those animations) and was abused in every way you can think of when thinking "abusive relationship"

[@oshabot1646]

@@fredde7356 youtuber who does animations called squizzy abused him

[@A731554]

I used to know them irl and I'm not surprised.

[@Nikofoxreal]

@@A731554 im curious, what were they like?

[@ramza1681]

It’s hard not to admire your passion for your craft. I love every single second of every single video you put out. Like honestly, the wait is always worth it. We love you Punk Duck, hope you’re around for a long time.

[@aldog_yt]

“There all on PC” Cries in MGS4

[@connormartinson7619]

I mean you can emulate it

[@AETERNA-PASSIO]

@@connormartinson7619 i have a bitchin pc and i STILL have problems with getting that game to run without crashing or freezing. RPCS3 isnt fully there yet.

[@RaineBarrage]

It's depressing knowing we will never get a "complete" ending for Phantom Pain 'cause Konami destroyed whatever shred of relationship they had with Kojima. They did mans wrong and then he went to create the greatest fetch quest sim of all time.

[@Paper323]

Its not like Kojima himself was a saint when working on mgs5. Dude went way over budget among other things. Fame might have been getting to his head a little.

[@ulysses847]

The "ending" was a dlc with an equally as bad ending

[@Dakkss]

Even if the game was finished it still would have been a gigantic piece of shit. The writing and plot was god awful.

[@RussellAdlerCIA]

​@@DakkssU serious?

[@RussellAdlerCIA]

​@@Paper323Bro's a Konami worker 💀💀💀

[@Hatmaster]

As someone who never got to experience metal gear solid this is actually perfect

[@Guitar-Dog]

Never got to? Well just play it? You can play the ps1 and PSP games on a phone these days Edit' I'll send you android links that's how I play them (and disgaea)

[@DjinnsĘnigma]

@@Guitar-Dog friendly reminder about the links.

[@Triceratronz]

What would be perfect is actually playing the game. Getting your opinions of the series by someone who was filtered hard by MGS 2 is a terrible way to experience these games

[@ammonha]

@@Guitar-Dog Now why would I do that? These games play like a chore, even more so by todays standards. Even Phantom Pain controls like ass in certain aspects.

[@blackpants7385]

@@ammonha Not really? I don't get what's so difficult about playing them

[@lohs117]

Weird how I can agree with the logic of your arguments while feeling absolutely no empathy for your pain with MGS2 and Peace Walker Probably my most replayed

[@REDEEMERWOLF]

I played the shit out of Peacewalker. One of my favorites no doubt 😎

[@Depressedwhale14]

@@REDEEMERWOLF I never made it past strangelove’s button mash because unlike 1, there’s no continue for sucking at button mashing

[@SeanBonJoviii]

I love that he has no idea that Paz is an adult under cover as a child because he didn't finish the game so he just thinks MGSV is pedo af

[@Depressedwhale14]

@@SeanBonJoviii yeah that was an awkward first play through

[@daviddavidson2357]

Peace walker was fucking awesome.

[@lite1776]

I love mgs2 -Oddly enough I like the calls and the cutscenes and the cheezy boss fights etc. this is peak mgs for me and I’d play it over and over forever 🤷‍♂️

[@m.v.r752]

Mgs2 for me personally is my favorite

[@Travis-4U]

Mgs2 is amazing, mgs4 was cool too. I question his statement I living this series

[@itstawmy2394]

i also love mgs2 but i cant say i like the amount of codec calls and cutscenes. ill be trying to have a conversation w someone and make the mistake of entering the next strut during it and be stuck in 3 different codec calls seperated by 2 cutscenes, each one is 7 minutes long and 5 plot twists have just happened. its like the codec sections in mgrr but buffed to a billion, bc at least u can move during those despite it being turtle speed. these just require ur complete attention and take u out the game to do it

[@xavierguy773]

MGS 2 is one of my favorite games of all time and I agree with almost everything you said about it

[@amaterasumaster8781]

Personally, I think it's a masterpiece and I have the added benefit (if you want to call it that) of not caring much for the gameplay elements when what I came for in MGS is story and to me, 2 has that in spades

[@moneyboy503]

Same and same. I thought the game was goofy and I loved everything about it, granted I think his experience is altered, playing this after the fucking masterpiece 3 is. Anything garbage in comparison, but I played them in order so the step up from the last game in general completely blew me away. I've beaten this game more times than I can count. I also always just tranq Emma and carry her past the bugs lmao. Fuck her

[@adamm2091]

@@moneyboy503 MGS2 is the best game in the series, 3 doesn't hold a fucking candle to it.

[@junior1388666]

I could never finish mgs2, and I've tried so many times. But, bro....the game is just so boring. Mgs3 is the GOAT. And 5 is a most fun to play

[@moneyboy503]

@@junior1388666 question being did you play them in order they released?

[@sharplydressedsavage2315]

The escort mission is much easier if you put Emma in a chokehold and just drag her through the bugs

[@axel9473]

I can agree to pretty much every fault he is talking about here and yet i can play through MGS 1 - 4 back to back, without skipping a single cutscene, without ever getting bored.

[@lts_connerswan7948]

Yeah I can feel that, once you get to five though it's just hell

[@justarandomguy3266]

@@lts_connerswan7948 nothing is really bad about five lol, I wasn't angry about GZ being 40$ (30 now) because when I got it, it was on discount for 2 dollars and TPP is just a good game, some bad things about it but it is my 2nd favorite MGS game with 3 being my favorite

[@jonmarcmondor]

I'm saying

[@JoiceVaderd]

Facts. I just played through the series. I love MGS4, even though it's such a shit story. It really is. I have played through it 4 times in a week. MGS2 was fun, for the meta commentary. I'm playing through MGS3 again, rn. Peace Walker... I can't play through that again. I just can't. I'm not playing through MGSV again. I have so much stuff researched and unlocked. I just go and play in the sandbox.

[@axel9473]

@@JoiceVaderd I wouldn't even say the story is actually shit. It is just convoluted beyond any reason, cheesy as all hell and too much is explained away with "nanomachines son!!". Of course some plot points are also genuiely stupid in both writing and execution on screen but the full story is still highly entertaining and as much flag as it gets, the game does actually find a decent ending to the whole saga and the different characters. Considering how convoluted the story was even before MGS4, that's quite impressive. Did we ever need an ending? Maybe not, but i'm happy with what we got.

[@BeginTheEnd570]

Considering you are friends with Shammy and all of them, it is unsurprising to see you upload a massive ass hour long video after 9 months of nothing. Can't wait to watch and rewatch this dozens of times like Joe's Witcher videos

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

now that we know he's been gaslighted by his girlfriend, when is he going to get a cool cyborg ninja body?

[@TropagAAM]

I was shocked when I checked the chapters at the beginning and rising wasn't one of them. Then an hour went by, just long enough for me to forget about it, and you hit me with the only good review of rising I've ever seen, right at the end.

[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

An hour of talk about Metal Gear I'm mentally not prepared to hear the amount of snakes

[@diegovalentino3953]

1:02:20 fun fact: in the MGS1 visual novel, to skip all the dumb back-tracking, there was two tanks installed by Donald Anderson in the room so you could heat and freeze the card

[@pseudonym6387]

"I couldn't stop coming back to it" was my experience with TPP. At last count I had... over 1700 hours in that game. The game isn't finished and the story doesn't really conclude, but the gameplay literally never gets old so I don't care.

[@thekidwhodraws]

That’s what’s so sick about 5 compared to the others. It’s a machine that generates custom stealth missions infinitely. It never runs out of gameplay and there’s always more to do. Crazy ambitious compared to the 12 hour sprints of the other games

[@necromax13]

...what are you saying it gets old by the time you fight quiet...

[@rogerdalzell]

@@necromax13 what are YOU saying. im doing my first playthrough and thats exactly where the game and story picks UP lmao. do you even have a brain in there?

[@yourmum69_420]

idk what you're doing to not get bored. It's just the same repetitive open world bs over and over and there's no point to anything. MGO on the other hand is great. I have over 1000 hours on that

[@brotbrotsen1100]

The online mode was hilarious, i never bothered playing single player games online but this one was just a hell of a good time.

[@nomirakuru]

When the world needed him the most he returned

[@judy9549]

It was about time our lord and savior returned indeed T^T

[@tmtmtg]

I hope it gets better for you man

[@disqord3416]

I actually just finished re-watching Steak Bentley’s “MGS4 Was a Mistake” video, and now this arrives. What an amazing surprise. Loving the MGS content. Your stuff always makes me laugh and this was no exception.

[@theodorewattz]

I love what MGS2 says about society as it entered the digital age. The ending talk with the AI had profound and as of today, unanswered questions about how we interpret truth in a “post-truth” world. This sounds more like cinema sins; taking all the intricacies Kojima put into his game and labeling them all as “bad” because they aren’t vanilla troupes.

[@metetural9140]

Agreed, this video sucks

[@11FOXHOUND11]

@@metetural9140 it sounds like he wanted to focus on the gameplay/conveniences and the moment to moment stealth action that you get. I guess it makes sense when you consider what he actually acknowledges in the video. I didn’t enjoy this one either

[@harrison.kaiser]

I'm kinda 50/50. On one hand, I appreciate him for seeing past MGS2's super praised story and looking straight at the gameplay for what it is, which ended up being something he really disliked, but on the other he doesn't really say anything deep about said gameplay. The whole video seems to be more of a light-hearted summary of his experience with the series, in which he briefly explains why he thinks that experience dipped or rose in enjoyment, rather than an in-depth critique. It's a very emotional approach to criticism. However, I thought the quality of the video was pretty good and I really enjoyed the guy's charisma and sense of humor (and I'll probably subscribe and watch his other stuff for that reason). In other words, the broad strokes of this video are very well thought out, but the meat of it - the actual essay/critique part - is pretty weak. Therefore, by Punk Duck's own metric, this this video is the MGS2 of video essays.

[@Totallynotkyubey]

MGS 2 posed interesting questions and was surprisingly technologically advanced for its time. However, the gameply and story were kinda ass even on release and aged horribly.

[@11FOXHOUND11]

@@Totallynotkyubey personally I’d have to disagree, I think MGS2 made a lot of improvements to its gameplay formula and mechanics. I found it to be really fun when you were just let loose on the shell (when you weren’t bombarded by calls that is) and tanker. I think we could compare this to Death Stranding with what was trying to be done except for the actual gameplay. It’s story heavy and trying to prove a point, etc. I can’t really say much about the plot though it was pretty unremarkable considering it was pretty much a rehash of the first game lmao

[@napalmbom32]

The final boss of mgs3 forcing the hd version into classic camera mode was a trip

[@dylan_da_snake124]

It's kinda funny how my brother when he was 13 year old was able to beat peace walker and Even get the true ending but grown adults can't, really gives you perspective about things

[@hayzenthlay]

dedication and time goes a long way

[@eclipse_9824]

That Adam and Eve ad was so shamelessly genius I’m not even mad

[@z.t.9491]

That was the most clever ad ever

[@leonartha03]

man i didn't know people hate MGS 2 that much, it was my first metal gear game , back then i was mind blown by such amazing story and mechanic, i even considering it might be the best game i ever played.. Only to be blown away even more by MGS 3, it was on another level of greatness.. if MGS 2 made me interested in the franchise, then MGS 3 made me fall in love with the series

[@stormysoup1083]

Don't mind him, most people love MGS2, some people are just cursed with bad taste

[@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976]

I don't like it because I played it on an emulator and the water textures made it impossible to see

[@stormysoup1083]

@@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976 should've just played the PC version at that point, I know it's not perfect but it's certainly better than dealing with that

[@MC_DesmondSparrs]

most ppl hated it in the 2000s due to the bait and switch, NO ONE EXCEPT a few people outside of Konami knew about Snake not being the main character. Look it all up, faked MGS2 trailers and screenshots showing u playing Snake were he was never there in the real game. That would be impossibly to keep secret in today's internet age. seriously, no one knew until the day the game.dropped. a few.journalists knew but they kept it secret as well. I love MGS2?

[@jeremyalgood7230]

@@MC_DesmondSparrsimpossible to do in today’s age? Literally Last of us part 2.

[@tonibordesu5637]

I was actually sad when there was no mention at all of revengeance even if it's not a MGS game but the ending put a big ass smile on my face

[@visassess8607]

Well it does say "Metal Gear" on it.

[@kakashilover9231]

It was originally titled Metal Gear Solid: Rising so

[@finnvost9349]

to be fair, it's extremely fitting for a video on Metal Gear Solid that you'd have to sit through on hour of cool stuff to get to the *_really_* good stuff

[@Stowneyo]

@@kakashilover9231 back when it was a concept game in the Fox engine. Only time it was ever called rising and it was more of a demo of the Fox Engines capabilities

[@cookies7688]

mgr is ass anyway

[@captainofmysoul1355]

Peacewalker actually has a part that gets even more annoying. So in order to actually get to the final level you have to replay multiple levels trying to track down one guy who keeps escaping from your brig, and each time he will be hidden in a different place. I played the game with a friend so we actually trigger the final level by accident because the guy you are looking for is hiding in the in game firing range and we only found him because we were screwing around with some of the guns. Also the final boss in a teenager in her underware piloting the mech you built, which im pretty sure you can cheese by just ignoring the mech building mini game.

[@Zerato]

Hold up she's a 20 year old 16 year old

[@symmon_silver646]

@@Zerato She's actually a spy so she isn't a teenager (I guess)

[@Zerato]

@@symmon_silver646 I know that's why I said she's a 20 year old 16 year old lol

[@captainofmysoul1355]

Gonna be perfectly honest, I don't remember much of the games plot and stuff. We never actually listened to the codec calls when me and my friend were playing, I'm not sure we actually knew they were an option, her being 20 makes me feel a little less creeped out by the "dating" missions, but only a little

[@Zerato]

@@captainofmysoul1355 it's ok you can date Kaz too

[@Gibsonnnnn]

We support you dude

[@ericlackner1175]

This man needs 1 million subs for the things he has done for youtube. A living legend to those of us who have watched every punk duck video and will gladly watch an hour long punk duck video.

[@gobitan6994]

Your videos always have a certain charm. It's the same casual and fun feel you get from hanging out with friends coupled with a structured format that effectively gets points across. It's that good dumb (but often insightful) fun that makes me feel at home. Thank you, Punk Duck. Your videos are always worth the wait.

[@thetalonking7233]

I for one think Peace Walker is my all-time favorite MGS, or at the very least tied with MGS3, and I've played them all. Love that shit so much, no idea why. It's just my true comfort zone.

[@zeropolicy7456]

MGS4 had the BEST mech fight ever made in video games to date. Rex vs. Ray was absolute perfection and arguably the best boss fight in the entire series.

[@madmorgo6233]

The one disappointing part of this video was the MGS4 review 😔 the rest was so fckn good, I was hopeful Guns of the Patriots would get the same treatment XD

[@kylebayes9100]

Agreed man​@@madmorgo6233

[@rsabreadking]

Excellent Duck. Age hasn't slowed you down one bit. The work you put into this video really shows, and it BLOWS MY FUCKING TINY LITTLE BRAIN! I hadn't really heard of your channel until now, so coming in with this as a first video was AMAZING! This video was the MGS 3 of Metal Gear essay videos. Keep it up, much love

[@sammich042]

Your opening rant about MGS 3 and The finale with Revengance are both masterpieces. I would watch a whole 3 hour video of just a review like that.

[@sammich042]

6:29 and 1:06:03 if anyone is wondering

[@hemangkorane1797]

It ain't a rant, it's literal dick-riding on mgs3. I can have it, but not with a butchering of mgs2, no chance

[@Leo-gc7td]

"I don't know what that means and I'm a pedophile" * Persona 5 OST is used as background music * Intentional or not, you are a fucking genius

[@TazmilyGum]

Please explain I haven’t played P5 yet.

[@11FOXHOUND11]

@@TazmilyGum most characters including the protagonist and romance options are high schoolers. Also the fanbase can be pretty cringe sometimes

[@TazmilyGum]

@@11FOXHOUND11 oh ok. And yeah ik the fanbase is cringe.

[@InReserveProductions]

I love the subtle dunk on DSP during the complaining about the swimming section in MGS2. Also respect for using the Tekken 4 soundtrack, it slaps.

[@visassess8607]

This is probably my favorite game series of all time. I remember first playing one when MGS4 came with the PS3 and I instantly fell in love. I then went back and played all the other Metal Gear Solid games.

[@treykefauver9926]

Any clue how to play mgs4 with ps3? Pc ?

[@visassess8607]

@@treykefauver9926 MGS4 is pretty difficult to get running on the PC. You could try the RPCS3 emulator with the MGS4 rom but really, your best bet is to get a PS3 and the game itself

[@maskednil]

​@@treykefauver9926With a good gaming PC you can emulated MGS4.

[@thomasvettikad]

@@treykefauver9926 rpcs3 emulator

[@cleverman383]

alternative title: MGS3 is So Good That I Forced Myself to Play The Rest

[@Estechico321]

I liked 3 too. Played it on 3DS just to try it and the more I played it the better it got. Now I am on 5. It is okay but definitely not 3

[@modernotaku1764]

I actually love Peace Walker and it has some of my favorite moments in the series. I also hate it because of shit like the lab issue and the fact that the final boss is RIDICULOUSLY WEIRD trying to figure out how to fight without looking it up.

[@KipTM]

Aside from zeke just being hard I don't get having to look it up, dodge and hide from the attacks, use the missile defense when ready, spam with rockets, and call for ammo when needed

[@funkyformer2034]

@@KipTM I think they were referring to how to actually access the fight

[@RisuTheMan]

I loved it. Then the torture scene broke my fucking fingers

[@Terminator14108]

Ik that its been 2 years since release of this video...But i have rewatched this video multiple times. {this series are amazing}

[@datalysjr3339]

HOLY SHIT AN HOUR VIDEO!? God damn can’t wait to practice edging cause that’s all I’ll be doing this entire vid

[@n-aera]

ಠ_ಠ

[@wsgmatt]

Peace Walker is one of the best MGS games. You shouldn't have gave up on it so quickly.

[@pytecolty7095]

The part about "Big Boss forgot that he killed the Boss" *triggered* me a bit, because its just shows what psychological impact this whole incident had on Snake. His brain repressed that in a form to protect itself.

[@purvdragon-sensei]

@@pytecolty7095 That clip with Joseph Anderson was confusing because putting that in your vid means you understand that he went through psychological trauma and that it wasn’t Costa Rica making him stupid, right? Otherwise you’d be taking Joseph’s side... which would mean you’d be wrong and can’t read into subtext...

[@DragoonCenten]

Said no one ever.

[@purvdragon-sensei]

@@DragoonCenten Living up to the name let’s goooo

[@KipTM]

I remember not really liking peace walker when I first tried it but the more I played it, the more I kept getting sucked into it and then it became super fun

[@outpesticide]

Hey Punk, hope everything works out for you. You've quickly become one of my favourite content creators; your videos are hilarious. Can't count how many times I've re-watched this one. Good luck.

[@Slim-Braidy]

That Emma Emmerich rant was worthy of a like on its own. The whole video is a masterpiece though well done! Had me laughing the whole way through 😂

[@loweffortproductions1985]

"THIS IS HITLER!! I'M PLAYING HITLER!!!" I could feel his rage, I was fucking dying 🤣

[@ponyride23]

A little correction though, Emma CAN swim, she just doesn't want to.

[@ZainAfd]

I was so pissed and throw my controller away when she died. Like brooo i was saving you for fkkking half of the game.

[@Acusumano25]

im actually really hyped to watch an hour of you playing and talking about one of my favorite childhood game series

[@Acusumano25]

when you were talking about the different ways you can escape jail, it reminded me of the sniper boss. his parrot roams around the jungle acting as a queue for you to find him - but you can kill the parrot and he enrages, forsaking his stealthy approach

[@brunovsky_]

That was an awesome video essay, the "embrace the jank" in mgs3 was the most important part for me, cause it made me try the game for the 4th time, just so I could get accostumed to the controls. It was worth it.

[@TheWeapon33]

One of my favorite things about MGS3 was that the Subsistence version came with an online mode. It was very unique and pretty baller, you could knock out other players for a small amount of time and shoot out their radios so they couldn't communicate with their team. I put 1000s of hours into that online, but they pulled the plug after only ~2 years. MGS4 also had Metal Gear Online (2), it was good too but tried harder to be a call of dooty. MGO3 on MGSV was terrible and not worth playing.

[@JohnZigglerizzy]

I hope you still play MGO2

[@harrydavey9884]

MGSV online was super fun to me.

[@AngryAtlantean]

"How do I escape from the jail?" *Hides under the bed* *Johnny panicks, then crouches down to look under the bed*. XD.

[@skullempty5851]

i cant stop coming back to this, honestly. i had MGSV sitting around in my steam library for god knows how long, i bought it all the way back in 2018 on my shitty pc and never played it again after watching this, i decided to get back to it cuz i never finished it and man, i had a fucking blast. i actually ended up 100%ing the game, all achievements, all everything and holy shit it was pain but i fucking loved it. i already liked series, but this video rlly made me appreciate it so much more. and plus its always nice to see ur videos

[@vvhalefccd]

Mgs2 is my favourite and one of the first games I beat as a kid. The codec calls helped me know what I had to do and the music in mgs2 is the best in the series

[@jonnyboiEight1Eight]

Saw from a recommendation, saw, and fell in love. What an amazing essay. Even with some disagreements, I totally accept your viewpoints. As someone who has loved this game since MGS 1 back in the day, I love the fresh take from someone who is a late-bloomer. Amazing video. Ive subscribed, and will subscribe 100x over if I could.

[@SebTheSamMarten]

The intro bit with the DNA strands and the goofy little Snake But A Duck clip were nicely done. Glad youtube is finally not recommending me only the same 24 or so videos even though I've already watched them all before.

[@GameAndYugioh]

My real question before getting into this is, are the metal gears really solid? I've heard about some liquid shenanigans, so I'm doubting the validity of the game titles... Edit: Man, I want a sequel to Rising too...

[@thekidwhodraws]

Solid snake is a very inspiring character for me. The world asks so much of him and he always delivers. If you ask a lesser man to take down metal gear Rex by himself he would curl up in a ball and cry but snake grabs the stinger and gets to work. What a man

[@filletmignon5221]

Mgs 4 was my first introduction into the series and loved every minute even tho it was like jumping into Naruto during a whole season of filler

[@SilentProtagonist1002]

"Or... *Equips blackface* ...making guards more aggressive" Sub earned, my friend.

[@Marsiekuma]

Never. Ever. Stop making content. ((As long as you want to)) Cause I will watch and love it all. This was one of the best hours of my life, well fucking spent. I'm not even finished the video and I'm considering rewatching it again. Your content is so fecking good, thanks so much for putting out and making this 🥲😌🤺

[@dakotabaggett5199]

It's probably only because it was the first one I ever played, but 2 is my favorite. It hurt just a little to hear you say it sucks lol

[@Omar_E11]

Even with all the questionable design choices and wacky crap, I still love this series. Love the tribute to MGS3 at the end, its forever a top 3 game.

[@OMEGA11734]

I know right you can just feel the passion he has for this game it gives me chills every time.

[@AftermathRV]

57:20 Actually, god hand did, okay, well it ALSO increased dmg numbers, but it also gave some enemies entirely new movesets, especially noticeable on bosses.

[@lite1776]

God hand was fun 🤷‍♂️

[@el_benj4616]

42:59 bro literally described the last of us part 2 except when he says "surpass the original"

[@MathewLachance]

Thank you so much, you make amazing videos... I'm probably going to be watching this one on loop for quite some time Update: finished the video, and if you did want to make each video better than the last, then you most certainly did, phenomenal work!

[@Charbanator911]

The legend returns

[@ScuffedSoldier123]

You probably aren’t going to see this Ed but all of us fans love you. Take all the time you need off man.

[@Kyle-cw2in]

I skipped this video of yours because I didn't have an interest in Metal Gear despite owning some of 'em. But now coming back to watch it I'm going to play all of them, this video is one of your greatest works and it deserves so many more views man, truly a masterpiece made by a fan. Great work throughout!

[@RisuTheMan]

That mgs3 bit in the beginning of, well, the mgs3 segment earned you a like and a subscriber. I know this will be an amazing 1 hour

[@Masonrytodger]

MGS being the last one he played has me perplexed, that was the first MGS game I played ever in 2016 then MGS3, MGS2, MGSPO, I’ve never played VGZ or VPP but even the original trilogy of games works as a contained story even if you haven’t played MGS4

[@cybersilver5816]

My big gripe with TPP is that unlike all the previous titles it didn't incorporate the hardware you were playing it on. A lot of the witt was gone, which was a favorite aspect of the other games for me. Still the best gameplay wise, I hope Delta blows all of our minds

[@arennotaaron8674]

Man I didn't know you had to spray the bugs away, I just accidentally grabbed Emma in a choke hold and dragged her into the elevator lmao

[@pastaman7278]

OK, so for mgs3, cqc without pressure sensitive buttons is a bit different Grab: walking or run up behind someone and hold cqc button (abriviated as cb), the next 5 actions come out of a grab Slit neck: continue holding cb until snake slits their neck Choke: after a grab start rapidly tapping the cb button until stars come up on their head Snap Neck: after a choke keep pressing the cb for snake to snap their neck Interrogate: start a choke, but hold press l3 BEFORE they get knocked out Grab throw: I believe you hold the anolog stick in the direction you want and release the cqc button Judo throw: hold cb and immediately hold backwards to knock out the enemy

[@actuallygod9686]

39:24 is tbe best part of this video for me.

[@llSubSpacell]

The fact that I have played over 60 play throughs of mgs3 and still am not bored of it does indeed say something about the game.

[@TheInfantry98]

Do you have an real life ?

[@llSubSpacell]

@@TheInfantry98 the game has been out for like 17 years. It’s quite easy to have that much playtime.

[@splashor6361]

@@llSubSpacell That's almost three playthroughs per year, goddamn.

[@thatrandomcrit5823]

@@splashor6361 Seeing as one playthrough is about 20 hours, that´s more than feasible and not that much. That´s less than 3 days a year...

[@ryancollinsvideo]

I was watching this on my TV and after the intro I literally dragged myself to my phone to say well done. So well done.

[@saju7295]

This is the first video i've watched on your YT channel and i'm so glad it was based on the MGS series. The content is amazing and the editing is hilarious. Really good job please keep it up!

[@hazamayayoi5088]

Snake was still getting over The Boss in Peace Walker, so he remembered Boss as an actual traitor to make it easier. He later comes to terms with Boss, as shown by his true memories later in the game

[@johnkendel8752]

Right? It makes even more sense when you realize Big Boss was raised as a "soldier." Not a normal kid. He was raised as a soldier, and so he thinks mostly like one too. At the end of PW, Snake came to the conclusion that The Boss put down her gun and in doing so betrayed everything about being a soldier. From the way he was raised, he viewed it as her betraying the idea of "loyalty to the end." To the average person, it's obvious that wasn't the case, but Snake has only known "war," so that's how he views the whole situation. People tend to forget that Big Boss' mindset is not the same as normal people. He had a completely different upbringing then the average Joe, and as such, his views on life are completely different than what they'd be if he wasn't raised as a soldier. (They also tend to forget he literally becomes an antagonist. He's not exactly suppose to be a completely morally good character. He's a complex character who legit does some pretty despicable things in the later games like becoming a terrorist and starting wars and using child soldiers.)

[@yuseifudogamer4717]

22:08 Peace Walker is a lot better than you give it credit for. The whole time, he's struggling to move past The Boss' death. He didn't "forget" as he literally made a scar similar to The Boss'. He was forced to confront what he did and let go especially once he came into contact with another person who just couldn't let go of The Boss, Strangelove. It even has a full circle moment revolving around one of The Boss' quotes: "Just look at that bandana. If you can't leave the past behind you, you won't survive long." And it makes sense that he can't just simply let go of his mentor and mother figure. That's the real point of Peace Walker, it's an emotional story of moving on, where MGS3 was about him growing into a soldier.

[@drpineapple4489]

I absolutely love this video, I've already watched it twice. Its hilarious and as a huge MGS fan it does the series justice

[@drpineapple4489]

Also love the Shammy shoutout

[@frostyfizz7915]

Wow, I never knew how much of my memories with Peacewalker was suppressed until this. Also, Insaneintherainmusic. Nice.

[@timsmoot2468]

I was 6 years old when I played Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time. Played the tanker mission over and over again till I was like 9 or 10 thinking that was the whole game. Then my mind was blown when I was smart enough to follow directions and read objectives. These games taught me how to read in a way, I literally was able to grow up with these games. MGS2 will always hold a special place in my heart. Like seeing Empire Strikes Back for the first time with out any spoilers or knowledge of the lore.

[@waleriobandeira2593]

This has become one of my fav videos no joke! I'm playing the saga in the launch order, and the best thing is the gameplay didn't slapped me so much, but man, mgs2 gets me in the nerves, took me months to finish.

[@jkm4505]

How did it take you months? Yes it can be very annoying and really shows some lackluster game design from back then but it's fairly quick to get through

[@brandonparnell6160]

Fucking love peace walker, the perfect metal gear experience. Batshit insane for no reason.

[@ethangonzales9510]

I agree

[@TeodorTurcanu151]

I agree too

[@Han_Solo6712]

I’m 5 minutes into the video and I fucking love this guy already.

[@duarterosa4647]

HOLY SHIT PUNK DUCK IS BACK THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!!

[@gerardmoran]

This showed up on my recommended, and I've watched it so many times. Absolutely hilarious. Brilliant work. Please do more!!!

[@Rikipedia42]

17:30 The radio code to unlock the door is also on the back of jailer’s photo of his family, you can see it by pressing R1 during the cutscene that plays if you give him your food three times

[@mudkipgames8542]

I have watched this video at least 3 times. I cannot state the amount of love I have for this fucking series and adding one of my favorite content creators give an essay on it so passionately with such an amazing use of music just-AH! SO GOOD!

[@IVIUT3D]

damn you quit Peacewalker before you got to the good stuff. End game you fight the 4 robots to farm their brains.

[@Myyraman]

MGS2 teaches you the basics in the Big Shell chapter again because if you choose a different familiarity option to the MGS-series it skips the tanker.

[@command3rlucas294]

I am very sorry you had to go through such an awful relationship.

[@muddymud123]

I just started playing mgs 5. First time playing an mgs. I’m loving it and feeling like I robbed my childhood of these games. Not sure why I never played them before. So now i’m watching all these videos about the older games, yours came up and it was incredible!

[@lite1776]

You played perhaps the worst of the main console games 😭 but still loved it.

[@muddymud123]

@@lite1776 yeah like the story was strange, gameplay was super fun, and when i looked at the old ones i’m like man these look fun gameplay wise but with great story too.

[@fedelamort5107]

Sickest intro I've ever seen for a video like this. You caught the DNA of the saga (no pun intended)

[@saintsugoi]

i’m gonna be honest, the two games you trashed (pw and 2) are actually some of my favorites in the series, but EVERYTHING you said was correct. the awful controls/camera, monotony of gameplay, infuriating boss fights and useless plot points were all things i despised about both games. another thing; when it comes to mgs, i’m very much invested in the story and i found peace walker to be the perfect link between 3 and 5 - an escapist fantasy where big boss is a fucking power house in control of a small nation’s worth of soldiers… before crashing down to a bleak and depressing reality via gz/tpp. this video was great, btw! it made me laugh a LOT, you earned a new sub :D