Metal Gear Retrospective | Act 02 (MG2 & MGS1)

[@QuetzalOvejasElectricas]

I want some hentai on Jungle Evil.

[@Focalpoint624]

Lol quetzal que hace usted aqui

[@javierarmenta944]

From a spanish-speaker "El Gran Jefe" was great, 10/10.

[@marsneedscheerleaders]

I've watched dozens of retrospectives and reviews of metal gear, and this was by far the most entertaining. Also, kudos on doing Metal Gear 2 and Solid back to back in the same video. Brilliant work.... Mr. President.

[@thorhighheels]

Thanks!

[@ECL28E]

Legend says that if you say "Metal Gear" 5 times in the mirror, the DARPA Chief will appear to tell you it's "- one of the most secret black projects!!"

[@audiosurfarchive]

And unfortunately, the DARPA Chief is a dead black project now.. RIP SigInt. Though he did do sketchy stuff with Zero.

[@chemergency]

There are certain parts in the game where Miller won't answer if it's not canonically-appropriate, like when you're fighting Liquid in the Hind for example.

[@OrtadragoonX]

That’s something I love about Kojima. He puts in subtle hints to his plot twists. Which is the proper way to do it. My favorite is actually in MGSV. Ocelot tells Venom Snake to go find a Russian interpreter. But that’s a weird thing to do because Big Boss speaks Russian in canon. It was a neat subtle hint to the plot twist at the end of the game.

[@ScorchtheHawk]

@@OrtadragoonXholy FUCK I didn’t catch that!

[@reloadpsi]

The bit where you recycled the audio from the run through MG2 for MGS was pretty amusing.

[@Mikeyalbum]

Your rendition of the main theme was just so.... hauntingly beautiful :'(

[@thorhighheels]

it is my magnum opus

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Your old man impression is 10/10

[@protofan419]

Did you just re-use the audio from the MG2 review for MGS? Damn, I'm so happy that youtube finally started recomending good shit

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I've seen a LOT of videos on Metal Gear Solid, and your is surprisingly among the top, simply by the fact that you viewed it differently than others. Plus your 4th wall jabs at editing like disjointed audio was just 11/10 French kiss.

[@soufiya1461]

That Johnny poetry Use of Moonlight Sonata 11/10

[@zlorf_youtube]

The reuse of your MG2 speaking for the MGS is brilliant and hilarious... thank you, Sir!

[@DiddlyDiPotatoes]

Loving this retrospective. Talking about MGS2's gonna be fun.

[@Kyroptrant]

I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and i can’t stop consuming your content, why is it so good

[@hellwolf7]

Glory to the PC-98.

[@thorhighheels]

aye

[@EricTalwin]

You may have physically hurt me with that "rendition" of the main theme. You will be hearing from my lawyer. Love your work.

[@Kdyp]

Oh Gawd, I cracked up on the last jazzy note of your metal gear theme Best shit Ever

[@hemangchauhan2864]

16:16 PEOPLE YOU JUST WITNESSED THE THORESTHETICS

[@thorhighheels]

I mean to be fair I was only trying to rip off the MGS2 and 4 "explainy" scenes where they do the graphics.

[@KingCrimson479]

Great video 10/10 would recommend

[@anjshaw4898]

The part about Master Miller is kind of incorrect. When you beat Liquid in the Hind D boss when you try to contact Miller you get no response. Just saying...but yeah that hair thing is pretty funny. 😂

[@WowThereBuddy1]

This video was excellent and I thought your style and editing was brilliant more so than ever. I’ve seen multiple other great retrospectives on the Metal Gear series, but this one had the most unique perspective out of all of them.

[@potatoboy6094]

goddamn dude, you have this retrospective shit on LOCK, informative, entertaining ,genuinely funny, I've always thought that all the work the teams put into these games is kind of unappreciated by the layman such as me who doesnt know or understand all the real life historical references and perspectives it refers to. its insane how deep some of these connections actually end up going, and even if they wont be for everyone, shoutout to my fellow thinkers and analyzers fighting the good fight and researching shit. it really makes me appreciate a piece of art when I know how much deliberate thought has been put into every detail, and its always nice to be reminded I'm not the only one!

[@najeejenkins7070]

Bruh that old man voice had me In tears at my job 😂

[@davidkrickau5060]

BROTHER!!Ive been waiting for this

[@seandarbe2521]

KOJIMA is such a generation X man, born in the sixties high school in late seventies, college in the early eighties . His cynical attitude about corporations and the Government's shady Deffense and espionage in the cold war say a lot about the time he grew up. A lot of his love of genera fiction makes me believe that he has very generation X love of pushing boundaries too annoy the corporate bureaucrats as well as seeking a strong voice as a creative person.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

31:11 This is the first spook of October 32:04 This is the second 33:47 THIS IS THE THIRD

[@specknacken6507]

The lad, the legend, the meme.

[@greywolf2809]

“Snake laughter is the best medicine “ I didn’t know snakes laughed..

[@egoborder3203]

I still love MGS1. And even though I initially enjoyed all the sequels, going back to them hasn't really paid off much (except the maybe MGS3). Sure, it's basically an up-res top-down game, but it holds up within its own parameters

[@thorhighheels]

I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed MGS1. I grew up playing the Twin Snakes, and hadn't ever played the original all the way. I'm glad I did though, cuz it's pretty great.

[@whym6438]

You've convinced me to play MG2, good job.

[@JoshBurcham104]

omg that steam sound effect got me good m8

[@PhirePhlame]

As an extra bit of trivia, the devs anticipated the possibility that a player may approach the Mantis boss battle with a non-functioning second controller port, and created an alternative method which doesn't require the use of it. If you attack the four statues, you'll remove their blindfolds, and once they're all done then Mantis's psychic input-reading will be blocked.

[@mthwr]

this is why i love you man no disgusting and pathetic ads all over the video just perfect timed ones and its beautiful, and the nanomachine meme and shit is just 4th wall explanation right ? cause im lost , thank you for the great video. AND MULLER IS THE REAL MVP ASSHOLE...and Poor poor johny ):

[@thorhighheels]

Yeah pretty much. The way that I see it is that the nanomachines are just a way to explain away all of the "gamey" stuff and the 4th wall breaks. More on this in the next part.

[@RexAmamiya]

i just discovered you and am binging all of your videos, love them man

[@goatbone]

Thank you so much for doing this retrospective.

[@Nimbereth]

One of my favorite games of all time.

[@jupiterpictureshow2234]

Dude your videos are seriously great, please keep it up. I wanna see you blow up

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

The second half of this video is *mysterious*

[@YLS8763]

1:50 “-the levels that look like they were constructed out of Lego from a topdown view.” This is exactly how the levels of MGS1 were designed.

[@slipta458]

Man, that runescape music brought me back :).

[@QuetzalOvejasElectricas]

I'm horny for your take on MGS2, aka the best Ghost in the Shell heideggerian existentialist game EVER MADE. And the best Metal Gear. This is not debatable.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Nono you are incorrect the best game in the mg franchise is 5, the best film is snake eater and then 2 is finest damn audio visual interactive theological essay you've ever seen. THIS is not debatable.

[@cavemanbuddyolpal]

Nope you are nitpicking and biased I win bye bye

[@Ashamedofmypast]

@@cavemanbuddyolpal no victory without a justification of your stance in afraid.

[@SONYPVM]

KEPT YOU WAITING HUH

[@rgmusic4769]

Loved the video thorhighheels can't wait to see more my metal gear is satisfy

[@ieatmoths1003]

Hey my man, loved this video. I thought it was one of the more interesting takes on these games, thus far. My only gripe, outside of the context of the review; is that I could hear Skype and Discord notification sounds throughout certain parts. I would check it out on my own end and have nothing, rewind the video and hear them again at those exact moments. My advice is, if you're using a Windows PC anyway, to lower the volume of those other programs with the native Volume Mixer while you do recording sessions. I'd understand it if it was gimmick to confuse the viewers (during specific moments of certain videos) but I feel this video was very straightforward and it felt like an oversight. At any rate, I'm glad I got to watch this. It wasn't super up it's own ass, but also not too extremely in-depth. I felt it was a nice mild layer peeling kind of deal. I hope to see more of your videos in the times ahead. And I also hope you had a nice day, if you do happen to see this post.

[@ieatmoths1003]

ThorHighHeels I did find you splicing certain plotpoints from MG2's segment back into MGS1's segment to be really funny and cleaver. (Thinking about it now, MGS1 might be one of gaming's first ever series overhaul/reboots.) I guess in the context you provided, it does make a bit more sense to me now. However, maybe try giving more clues visually next time. Rather than solely on hoping the audio will clue folks in, entirely. Then again, I'm not gonna tell you directly what to do, as I find your videos very enjoyable and feel that it's your special way of doing things that makes them so. It's just a slight suggestion, if anything. Anyhow, keep up the great work, my man! Seeing a creator actually respond to their comments and the people who watch them always makes me excited to see what you'll do you next. Can't wait for whatever else you've got planned. Take care and I hope you had a nice day today!

[@quiettimegaming3642]

I legit thought I was repeating the video halfway through... never knew MGS was more or less just a remake

[@EKTIBETZBD]

What’s the whole deal with every time you mention Meryl it has an odd cut just before?

[@tragicworms3418]

Nice reserved use of “thing is” this time around. I’m enjoying this series

[@thorhighheels]

I literally haven't done that in like 3 years lol

[@marsneedscheerleaders]

A Hind D?

[@theovlach]

Stealth?

[@theovlach]

Rex?

[@theovlach]

Revolution?

[@marsneedscheerleaders]

Grey Fox?

[@Alex-mb2cy]

Black project?

[@seekertosecrets]

33:40 It was still one of the most interesting boss fights ever! If you didn't know that to do, you were screwed!

[@angelsackson]

Videos 5 years old and I just watched the likes tick over to 2.7k, we still here boys, just to suffer…

[@MickSaladin]

raiden turn the review off right now!!

[@Madeguydo]

Why the FUCK are you not a famous KZbin channel, this shit's amazing.

[@lasagna187]

goldsboro incident is pretty fuckin' hilarious, too bad the la li lu le lo basically memory holed the entire thing

[@FightingPapaDragon]

Nice vid man thx

[@Animosity00]

I just want you to know that your "old guy" voice in this sounds EXACTLY like Kami from Dragonball Z. You get a like just for that.

[@OuroborosChoked]

So, uhh.... how'd Ocelot get off Shadow Moses? What was he doing while Liquid was fighting Solid Snake? Edit: oh, you kinda asked that in the video, too.

[@BadWisdom523]

"Floating Voldo" 🤣

[@filipeflowerm]

1:15

[@sachachalkho]

Dude, what the fuck is it with your insane upload rate, It's sunday 3PM, I'm having lunch in my house, I just needed this. thank you

[@papanugget2368]

very cool

[@Klonoahedgehog]

4:04 Dat Shenmue ost.

[@D0S81]

I'm surprised the Gamecube next gen remake/remaster wasn't mentioned. Twin Snakes.

[@DKZK21]

Watching this video and getting to Sniper Wolf feels particularly poignant right now.

[@thorhighheels]

yeah its messed up

[@vladandnobody]

I guessed right, so I liked the video!

[@kaismessiahbaby755]

Yea that was like 25 percent of the ‘Metal Gear’ theme

[@LiquidSnake1988]

Cyberpunk 2077 is making snatcher and policenauts come to life. Beyond good by ubisoft doesn't count because of them downgrading most of their game.

[@LizardGenes]

I had no idea how similar MGS was to Metal Gear 2, to the point where it's sort of a remake. I only ever played the Twin Snakes remake, never the PS1 original, which I only recently got. This video makes me want to play it now, and want another new game like what this one did. You drew some good social contexts in this one with MGS. Nice work!

[@thorhighheels]

I'd say it's worth playing. Before this, I was also only familiar with the Twin Snakes, and this definitely has it's own flair and atmosphere to it. Gameplay is also more challenging, due to not being able to aim in first person. Forcing you to use stealth more better. It good game.

[@rasmusdegn9690]

No love for the Deadly Poisonous Zanzibarland Hamsters?

[@sunnohh]

Is that a stable genius on the other line at the end of MGS? HIDEO!

[@SonicTheFrenchHorn]

Your content is cool.

[@QMMarc]

Ah hell yeah new sexy video for the afternoon! Oh call me crazy but I have a memory of playing metal gear on a flip phone in high school. Could never find if I was crazy or not, or it was some hack port by some really masochist dude. It did keep me busy in biology class tho'. I should look for a jar of it to see if it truly exist.

[@thorhighheels]

Nah it exists. There's an N-Gage version of that same mobile port too. Not sure how I'm gonna play it, but I will bring it up in this retrospective. There's a mobile sequel to Metal Gear Acid too.

[@evilfreak7]

it wasn't a port exactly, it's its own thing. it's sort of like a weird halfway point between 1 and 2 iirc? shame that the only way to play it nowadays is on the real device. wonder how much those old phones go for

[@michaelkitchin9665]

He made the same game three times but with different budgets. I'd get mad at him for that but .... everybody else does it.

[@thorhighheels]

He kinda did, but he iterates on it a lot every time. I'll go into this more once I cover MGS3, but it's not quite as lazy as it looks.

[@michaelkitchin9665]

@@thorhighheels Yeah, he focuses on different themes and there's always the passage of time. He loves a nostalgia pull though and I think it makes the Metal Gear universe feel tiny.

[@Dang_Ol_Username]

"Hitchcock said the movie where one only talks is a bad movie, but he's fucking dead now so who cares..."

[@HEK-TIK]

33:48 steam message tone fucked my brain...

[@viniciusbarreiros1258]

great work man! mgs1 was the only main game that i wasn't able to finish, i tried the twin snakes remake, but psyco mantis kind fucked me haha, not sure if the emulador could do the trick of switching to player 2 etc, maybe it could, but i was younger and not so used to emulators and stuff. I was kind considering to try it again in my wii now that it is able to run game cube games, but its most likely that psyco will fuck me again haha

[@beat-man5167]

so what fighting game did you have in store next week?

[@thorhighheels]

SONIC THE FIGHTERS. aka the best sonic game after to Sonic R

[@zambiasi6017]

12:10 i never laught so fucking hard

[@grayfox4288]

didn’t mention the poisonous zanzibar hamsters 😕

[@luisgerardoguerreroruiz38]

Great video, I love u

[@VolatileViolet]

Awesome, it's finally here. Now I have something to occupy my time with during my lunch. 👌

[@LJW1912]

So Metal Gear Solid is basically a remake of Metal Gear 2

[@auraguard0212]

So are you telling me that the first three games play out exactly the same?

[@thorhighheels]

Not entirely, but the series clearly reuses and builds upon various gameplay and story ideas, right up until MGS4 where the direction shifts slightly.

[@WildPotatoIndustries]

I mean, these games are alright I guess. They ain't Spy Fiction, that's for certain...

[@thorhighheels]

Metal Gear really needs more fancy parties on airships, I'll give you that.

[@perropeligro25]

25:40 remember Palomares

[@johnaldvizzini2274]

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ glee 11:49 glee ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

[@max2082]

For the most part Metal Gear Solid is just a more improved remake of Metal Gear 2.

[@LJW1912]

30:26 damn bro

[@smokeysnowboard1809]

1:13 does anybody know the song?

[@calsepher]

lmao im just now noticing was that Tyler, the Creator?

[@alexgeorge3068]

I like it when you burp.

[@Reddeth6332]

I always loved how everyone praises Kojimas writing when he recycles ideas over and over again. Still love MGS1 though.

[@gameanalysis767]

SirShane63 it’s deliberate, this game is a spiritual remake of MG2

[@ZeromasterVT]

dude, don't record your microphone audio in stereo, there's no reason to

[@pieking83s]

Great burp 😂

[@IRespectPommy]

what's the song at 18:45

[@thorhighheels]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGqkcnSojax1aJo

[@cowboynevermind3903]

HAHA EPIC FUNY BURP HAHA SO EPICMEME FUNY

[@Trxpamvs]

Are you actually German??

[@thorhighheels]

nope. I'm dutch.

[@leopolddevandersnatch5788]

So Danish then?

[@davidkrickau5060]

``so you Like ThorHighHeels,,

[@PattPlays]

35:30 NANOMACHINES

[@finn8474]

Wow

[@mangobas3d]

bro did you really just burp on 2:34? lmfao

[@mangobas3d]

and 17:46 as well xd