Johnny vs. Metal Gear Solid

In today's episode, I'm heading into the game that placed Hideo Kojima on the map. It's Metal Gear Solid, for the Playstation! I'm also looking at MGS: VR Missions, and Gamecube remake, The Twin Snakes!
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[@Daitomodachi]

"Maybe things will get easier with MGS2" You poor,poor fool.

[@moonman375]

+Daitomodachi i still have no idea of what happens in the ending

[@IMmephiles]

+Daitomodachi That last hour literally gave me brain damage.

[@KikBlava]

+Daitomodachi The gay Vampire who can run on water I was fine with, nothing strange there. The whole manipulation thing at the end with the constant codec calls... I didn't want my brain in me anymore, it hurt too much.

[@ZaGorudan]

+KikBlava Gay Vampire, you say? Does Dio show up and beat the shit out of Raiden or something?

[@KidSnivy69]

I think he knows

[@notoriousrng6955]

I love the fan theory that twin snakes is Raiden's VR simulation of the Shadow Moses incident

[@cookieface80]

+Notorious RNG I prefer the theory that it's Otacon re-telling the story to other people.

[@lunettegaga]

+cookieface80 How could Otacon re tell a story he has never seen? Like how could he describe scenes with this amount of details. I get the idea in Prince of Persia, because we are playing the dude who is telling the story.

[@cookieface80]

Lunette LeGAGA He's best mates with Snake, you think he wouldn't tell Otacon what happened? besides the events of Shadow Moses leaked, everyone knows.

[@lunettegaga]

cookieface80 But do you really think the patriots would let the truth spread. Romanenko wrote a book about that but I obviously doubt the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo wouldn't censor that. Ohh I get it,because Otacon is a fan of mangas and animes he would just exagerate all the scenes.

[@Comkill117]

Yeah, especially with MGS4 and Revengence in mind.

[@nielsisback]

"poor Macdonald Miller" Pretty much the plot of Peace Walker, Ground Zeroes, Phantom Pain AND metal gear solid. Miller got played like a damn fiddle in every game he is in

[@xRaZo4LyF33]

I think with Peace Walker it's the other way around; Kaz *was* the one playing the fiddle, since he knew the true identities of Paz and Zadoorknob all along.

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Gah, just noticed the typo at 3:15. Fucking Nanomachines.

[@solaris6428]

nanomachines son

[@cammo2473]

Lol

[@PokeDude011]

+SomecallmeJohnny Kojima did it.

[@solaris6428]

+PokeDude011 it was mantis reading Johnny's KZbin account

[@PokeDude011]

PikUpYourPantsPatrol Nice try, Hideo Kojima! You can't fool me! *seal laugh*

[@KidEDarus]

Snake as a free lance photographer.......... I really wanna see that animated!

[@NinjaRed5000]

+KidEDarus I think hiimdaisy's comic on MGS2 briefly made fun of that while parodying the Tanker chapter.

[@Azure70]

+KidEDarus And I wanna hear Johnny voicing him. His photographer voice is marvelous.

[@richardford5342]

+KidEDarus He exists. His name is Frank West.

[@diegomedina9637]

+wildcardsniper "I am Snake "Serpiente" and also ignore the fact that i kinda look like El Che and the rocket launcher on my back"

[@bubbles46853-ep9if]

He's covered wars, ya know.

[@YujiNanaya]

I love Snake's overreaction to Baker, it's so fucking goofy.

[@tyronetiggums6441]

He's had a really bad day. He got kidnapped and was blackmailed into taking the mission in the first place.

[@callmejoe8594]

+YujiNanaya Yeah, I was surprised at how much edgier the TS made him over his more canonical version.

[@Nhileishere]

+wildcardsniper same!

[@10superpower]

+YujiNanaya I saw that and I was like, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure if I was on a strict time limit and spending the majority of my day trying not to get shot, I'd be pretty pissed at an old man who couldn't remember a single number."

[@benlink202forever]

+YujiNanaya I fell when that happened the first time for me. Took me right out of the game.

[@dubsky_]

Time it took Johnny to discuss Metal Gear Solid's story: 18 minutes Time it took Johnny to discuss Sonic 06's story: 24 minutes

[@superlemonadegamer9354]

Well this is half the length of 06

[@Volvagia1927]

+PK Rockin Ω Actually? Time it to took Johnny to discuss Metal Gear Solid's Story: 13 minutes, 1 second. (3:23-16:24.) Time it took Johnny to discuss Sonic 06's Story: 20 minutes, 3 seconds (3:57-24:00.)

[@MerkhVision]

So what you’re saying is that Sonic 06 is obviously better than Metal Gear Solid, yeah?

[@sirgreg7124]

Metal Gear Solid’s story is long, complicated, and amazing making it take a while to explain. Sonic 06’s story is long, illogical, and stupid making it take extra time to address all 72 problems with it

[@D00000T]

he clearly dodged most of the story because falling into that pit hole will just make the video go on forever

[@Nison545]

Your editing comedy has gotten so good. The "Any questions, Snake?" "Questions?!" got a great laugh.

[@terrealexander4442]

Same here I caught that also Snake even questions, questions 😂

[@adamuzumaki98]

@@terrealexander4442 Snake: Why the hell do you ask?

[@humbertoquadros9384]

Yeah, really caught me off guard

[@vladv5126]

Dr Light: "that's good question!"

[@OneTrueNobody]

I think I'm still twelve years old inside. Sometimes when someone says "MSX" I mis-hear it as "Emma Sex."

[@WingSlash]

+The One True Nobody! And for some reason you made me think of Emma from Zeta Gundam having sex with Kamille. Thanks Lewis, thanks a lot.

[@WhipplyWorld]

No, Lewis. We're not at MGS2 yet.

[@gmaster2647]

+Vladski Damn it you stole my joke!

[@iownalx23]

when someone says Deus Ex, i hear they use sex

[@OneTrueNobody]

You need to get your ears unclogged, then. :P

[@MegaAnimazing]

8:47 "You like Castlevania don't you?" Me: HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

[@VintScratchX]

PM: You like men Snake: YOU CAN SEE IN MY MIND?!?! PM: -_- no Snake: Fuck

[@TheDrewCruzCC]

+Doctor Zer0 You want to hit her! DAMN RIGHT I'M GONNA HIT THAT!

[@mafiamamemonIII]

+TheDrewCruz Aw goddamn it!

[@101supertails]

YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE HAVEN'T YOU?

[@gamerguys20xx2]

skip tp 16:24 to avoid spoilers

[@SuperSilverVideos]

Every time i hear the colonels voice I think of ben 10

[@Emruldz64]

same voice actor

[@SuperSilverVideos]

Emruldz64 i know that.

[@qwertyMrJINX]

I was the opposite. Back when I watched the show, I could never remember Grandpa's name, so I always called him "Colonel".

[@redlanternreviews4821]

+BlueSilver I've always called Campbell "Colonel Tennyson" as a result

[@willeustace9401]

+Whirlwind Spiral did what i did

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

That impression of Snake as a photographer is my favorite part of the review.

[@Bardockssj2003]

Nice to see you here

[@filletofish2200]

PIZZA TIME

[@armedweiss5531]

What are nano machines? Magic. -Somecallmejohnny November 2015

[@thejamman4070]

Armed and Ready Yang Xiao Long is he wrong?

[@sterlingmuse5808]

All sufficiently advanced technology can be seen as magic.

[@slicedbread5568]

Sterling Muse but these is some high level magic type shite, it literally can make you sound like a guy who's been dead for about 10 to 7 years

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Sliced Bread that’s not the precise quote. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C Clarke And this isn’t a bad thing as an aspect of all soft science fiction writing since you need FICTION to be science fiction but it should still have consistent rules.

[@zubiecup]

I just wanted to address one of your gripes. The reason why Snake so often repeats information he is given is due to how Japanese communicate. Backchanneling or repeating what one has heard is a vital component of communication in Japan. So, rather than being a problem with the original writing, it’s really a localization problem. Source: I live in Japan, speak Japanese, and teach linguistics at a Japanese university. Anyway, I love these videos, man!

[@gamestation2690]

It's called "aizuchi," right?

[@AluminumFusion22]

It was thought for a long time that something like that was normalized in the military too, to show that soldiers were paying attention and following orders. Their superior would tell them something, and they would repeat it back and confirm it. This turned out to not be true as it would be too annoying in real life.

[@Saxdude26]

Woah, all this time, Snake's most recognisable - dare I say iconic - conversation quirk is a product of localisation. The more you know!

[@DoctorTex]

"That's a nice argument, Tyler, why don't you back it up with a source? "My source is it's the country I live in."

[@DJack276]

"Any questions Snake?" "Questions?"

[@zar1536]

"Psycho mantis?"

[@jeremiahfarquhar]

“You’re that ninja...”

[@300fusionfall]

I think the MGS4 review has the potential to break the 06 record.

[@Rob23765]

+300fusionfall It'll be a long one that's for sure. Matthewmatosis' review is nearly an hour and a half long and covers every aspect of MGS4.

[@KingOmega123]

I can smell that being at least 1 hour and 10 minutes long

[@Gigathyn]

But could it beat Clement's 06 review?

[@callmejoe8594]

+300fusionfall Yeah, even for MGS standards, the plot: gameplay ratio is pretty high.

[@ashleymcdonough8037]

+300fusionfall i cant wait for when they play that. can you smell 3 videos dedicated to one cutscene?

[@Ikcatcher]

"She may be bulletproof, but nothing can stop a remote control missile." Wait what

[@sterlingmuse5808]

In case you didn't figure it out by now He stated earlier that in the first fight against her, he shot her with a sniper rifle multiple times and yet she showed up next cutscene with no damage from it. Thus, bulletproof.

[@themanwithnoname4385]

There's a old trick where if you use the Nikita rpg it makes the boss fight so easy it's almost cheating. You can literally not even be hit once

[@filipeflower]

Corey Hockett Only if you hide behind that little snow hill.

[@Humaricslastcall]

Nanomachines. The thing that drives almost every Kojima plot.

[@AliensAreNoobs]

Are.. Are they driving the... New one? plzgodsaynoicanttakeitjustscrapitall

[@Humaricslastcall]

AliensAreNoobs He just outright calls it magic in it's sister series Boktai.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

_Does_ it actually drive the plot? Don't get me wrong, nanomachines are a common plot device in this series, but the things _driving_ the plot are terrorism, war capitalism, etc.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Not even fucking close. Only MGS4, that's it.

[@inikeanuyah1649]

Nanomachines son

[@horaciosi]

"Holy mother of god, did someone loved the shit out of The Matrix" I don't think Johnny knows about the director, Ryuhei Kitamura, and yet he described him perfectly.

[@SonofTiamat]

Christmas 1998. I got a brand new PSX with MGS, a memory card and the new Dual Shock controller packed inside, and I also got a Gameboy Pocket and Pokémon Blue. Awesome Christmas!

[@sonic2me-270]

Crap dude you are lucky as hell

[@shardofkingdoms9816]

Son of Tiamat dude lit

[@7LiquidSnake]

Sounds like a bad ass Christmas

[@MerkhVision]

Woah, thats lit! Sounds like ur folks really loved you!

[@brandonyellowrobe4475]

How has this guy's KZbin channel not exploded. His content is so fucking good..

[@darisucc7749]

Brandon Yellowrobe very true

[@zesork5627]

Fidget Spinner videos get a lot more views

[@ShamanKing0811]

Psycho Mantis? Second Floor Basement?

[@MasterSeyer]

You're that ninja...

[@jaylus5694]

+Bobby sans Metal Gear...

[@DedAlexFive]

+Jaylen the Paintstic Metal... Gear...?

[@nickpaternostro2900]

Nano machines?

[@nickpaternostro2900]

A woman?

[@miguelitomarques8]

Dude traded MG-fucking-S1 for a foil card of Kangaskhan? You joking, right?

[@ProtectorOfMemes]

It was the 90s. Don't question dat logic

[@clashmanthethird]

He probably thought it lacked replay value? Maybe?

[@crisp9929]

Miguel Marques That kid was dumb af

[@thejamman4070]

Miguel Marques he probably best the game 37 times and was bored of it.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

You underestimate the lust for Pokemon Trading Cards. I never had any, but I saw people trading them all the time with less logic than a religious gambler

[@tyronetiggums6441]

Despite what most people think, I don't consider The Twin Snakes to be a bad game or even a bad remake. Kojima stated that MGS1 is a parody on action movies (originally, there wasn't even going to be another sequel after this game) so I can appreciate the over-the-top cutscenes in the remake more than others: it was something he wanted to do in the original game but couldn't due to hardware limitations. It's undoubtedly an interesting take but the original is much easier to get a hold of and the level design of Shadow Moses wasn't made with the improved controls and mechanics from MGS2 in mind, having a detrimental effect on the difficulty.

[@AluminumFusion22]

It does take away from the game's more emotional moments, like Meryl's speech after getting shot by Sniper Wolf or Sniper Wolf's last words as she dies. The English localization was surprisingly great for a PS1 game and it's obvious that even the voice actors took the material seriously, so having the remake be this over-the-top parody sort of takes the wind out of the sails of what Kojima is trying to say.

[@awesomeguy2009]

The Gamecube version's cutscenes are actually what Kojima wanted to do on the PS1 version but, there was obvious hardware limitations.

[@KikBlava]

+Phantom Drags Kojima had a lot of influence on The Twin Snakes than he lets on yet apparently he really hates it.

[@awesomeguy2009]

KikBlava He probably hates it because it's too easy. That, or he hates every single Metal Gear game on nintendo systems.

[@KikBlava]

Phantom Drags If he hates Metal Gear on Nintendo then I'm not sure why he begged for Snake to be in Smash Bros. XD

[@awesomeguy2009]

KikBlava For publicity. Same reason Phil Spencer wanting Banjo Kazooie in Sm4sh.

[@fissilewhistle]

+KikBlava Citation needed.

[@reidepperson8534]

The "Mr. Anderson" killed me lol

[@ItMeansInfinite]

That was actually pretty good Snake voice acting... Did you practice that?

[@devin2180]

+Hyper Kirby No John is just really good at voices

[@Segaman55]

+Chip Biscuit you say vegeta's an easy voice to do, but I seem do go into an English accent every time I try to imitate him

[@Segaman55]

Chip Biscuit and now I'm imagining vegeta wearing a monocle and a handlebar mustache saying stereotypical British things

[@callmejoe8594]

+Chip Biscuit Yeah, I'm somewhat good at surprising my brother with some good impressions and Vegeta's really the easiest.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

+Hyper Kirby to be fair, most people with a decent can hold a solid snake impression pretty well. Just think of his "metal gear?" and "hunh" lines. Which is why it's so weird how death battle couldn't find anyone who could pull it off.

[@mario199923]

"... isn't even final fantasy, this is hadokuen magan" KZbin captions are a goldmine.

[@Sfano345]

You deserve more subs and views. Your content is among the most organized, interesting, and straight to the point compared to KZbinrs in the genre of game reviewing. You're one of the only KZbinrs that when I see your video pop up in my sub box, I instantly drop everything and view it. Thank you for making such quality content. It's rarer than you think nowadays.

[@XTHHedgehog]

Oml. That line from Psycho Mantis about Mario Sunshine in Twin Snakes and Johnny's reaction to it is HILARIOUS

[@epicman4516]

YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE HAVEN'T YOU? -Psycho Mantis so funny

[@StephonZeno]

0:14 What introduced me to the series was Pizza Hut.... I'm sure someone knows what I mean by that

[@halljo2005]

that damn demo disc

[@kylecampbell565]

Why would a family restaurant have a demo of an m rated game

[@filletofish2200]

PIZZA TIME

[@MerkhVision]

Kyle Campbell demo’s arent rated I think. And since when was MGS rated M? I thought it was just a T rating

[@mattj2081]

@@MerkhVision No, it's rated M. I believe a good majority of them are.

[@SupernerdScrawl]

"Warning there's a lot of plot" Bruh, I'm a Kingdom Hearts fan I can take it.

[@CecilyJisi]

I don't need your silly "skip to avoid spoilers" thing, Johnny. I've already seen your playthrough!

[@JMandJJ7797]

+Vaati TheWindMage Same

[@sn1per1741]

it's actually "Skip tp avoid spoilers" xD

[@CecilyJisi]

Aaron Care I did not notice that.

[@Dragonpit]

+Wii U Highlights MK8 & SSB4 That is exactly how meaty the story is. Let it never be said that Hideo Kojima doesn't care about telling a story. But if you wanna experience a Kojima game that has a better game/story balance, try Zone of the Enders. While MGS can take ten hours with all the story, ZotE can take under six on first playthroughs.

[@Dragonpit]

***** Do. It's very fun.

[@monkeykingw]

Honestly, Twin Snakes seems like my type of movi...game.

[@Shift_Salt]

The quick back to back shots of that zoom in on Meryl's ass and Revolver Ocelot twirling his gun around like a fidget spinner is probably much funnier to me than it should've been. Also apparently Meryl was originally from Policenauts and Kojima reworked her to use as a character in this game.

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 25th ammiversary metal gear solid!!! :3 20:13 love that reference to the sgb playthrough.(basically it was johnny telling matt he'd insert that for fun.)

[@Deimos789]

I got it! Holly is called Horry cause in Japanese the letter "r" is pronounced as an "l" , right? I mean, I may just sound like a broken record, but I never really thought of that..

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

The letter "L" does not exist in Japanese Katakana. So whenever a word with an "L" in it is translated into Japanese, the "L" is replaced with an "R". So when translating Japanese into English, one has to guess whether or not an "R" is actually an "L" and vice versa. That is why Vergil is referred to as "Nelo Angelo" in DMC1 and holly is referred to as "Horry" here.

[@Deimos789]

+Miskir Weldezion Huh, I never thought about Vergil's name this way, go figure. Thanks for the correction btw

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

Dim Ap the more you know I guess

[@brandonwilliams6119]

tppuao Weldezion This will make learning Japanese slightly easier since I have gotten into learning the Language, Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!

[@sterlingmuse5808]

This is one of the most common translation errors you can find. If you see something from a Japanese source that has questionable translation with r's OR l's, the first thing you should try is mentally switching them with each other.

[@tailsprower8118]

Mei Ling: "Would you like into save your game Snake?" Snake: "What the fuck are you talking about?"

[@S0LV0]

Maybe things will get easier with MGS2... heheh... hehehahahah...

[@pyromaniacforhire]

+S0LV0 I'm laughing so hard that I'm sprawled out on my carpet in pain!

[@olderchild3323]

I just wanna thank you Johnny for years now your reviews have made you my favorite KZbin I don't know these have a sort of homey feel I don't if its the length or your always calm attitude but thank you for all the effort you put into these vids

[@lokephoenix1039]

Snake’s name being David is a reference to one of Kojima’s favourite movies; 2001: A Space Odyssey, David and Hal (who Otacon is named for) are characters in it :)

[@Dacho_Shaki]

This game impressed me in a whole different level back in late 90's. The presentation was something I've never witnessed in video games before. And that came from the guy who was still playing platformers on my SNES before jumping into this game. I mean, the writing and the narrative doesn't hold up today with a lot of plot holes and some dumb moments, but it's almost like a sci-fi anime the video game and I loved it for that.

[@filipeflower]

Which plot holes and dumb moments are you refferring to?

[@UltimateTS64]

I swear I revisit this series annually, whenever there's nothing on KZbin, there's always Johnny's Metal Gear Reviews

[@XsvruploaderX]

These are among your best reviews Johnny, I feel like this is classic SomecallmeJohnny style reviews and I love it

[@KidSnivy69]

All his reviews are the still similar elements, it just some game can't be as deep as others.

[@5nesta]

+Chaoz Rush *WHISTLE CONCERT* _You can tell somecallmejohnny is somewhat passionate about this series much like he is with Sonic._

[@XsvruploaderX]

***** Yeah the indie marathon 2, despite being short in terms of video length was a bore

[@KidSnivy69]

+XsvruploaderX I still say that's a minority opinion

[@XsvruploaderX]

***** WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR?

[@tltar253]

About the Twin Snakes crazy cutscenes, those were the original ideas Kojima had and could not do for the PS1 hardware limitations. In future games you will see shit even more crazier, and all directed by Kojima. Twin Snakes gets a lot of hate for being a GC exclusive, but is a great game, it fixes the problems MGS1 had, it runs at 60 fps, and looks great. Only bad thing about it is the music, it sucks. Anyway, cant wait for Johnny having su sumarise MGSV "story" XD

[@JMandJJ7797]

+tltar253 Is Twin Snakes the better game?

[@tyronetiggums6441]

+Jay M (JokerJay779) No but not for nostalgic reasons like most people. It's not an easy game to get a hold of (Gamecube only and it's relatively rare) and the level design of Shadow Moses wasn't made with the improved mechanics from MGS2 in mind, making the game very easy. The overdramatic cutscenes are really the only reason you should get it but it's much easier (and free) to just look them up on YT.

[@aqgpandemic5406]

+Jay M (JokerJay779) I'm my opinion yes but it is very debatable you could go either way

[@originalscreenname44]

+Jay M (JokerJay779) First person view mode alone was enough to break the game.

[@JMandJJ7797]

Maybe when it gets a 3DS release like Metal Gear 3 or a Wii U Virtual Console release hopefully.

[@pippo17173]

Man the gamecube version I have fond memories. Still love that game.

[@samuelkelly5615]

Great vid as always. Your reviews really go in-depth

[@redgemini86]

Thank you Johnny for a great video. I LOVE the MGS franchise. This was a blast to watch. So.. Thank you again, I love what you do.

[@hitmanwolf]

Curious enough, i played 300 VR Missions on that CD before i ever played MGS. i felt like some kind of super soldier or something... cause that game was EASY after all that.

[@filipeflower]

Congratulations. You actually did it the way the game developers wanted.

[@PokeDude011]

BUGGED *insert noun/verb here* MECHANICS! STUPID KOJIMA! HE MADE ME LOOK BAD! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@RustyRick2023]

+PokeDude011 Padada da da, pupadada da da! Blowing up the sattelite dish! Kuh-kuh-kuh-Kojima World Order!

[@PokeDude011]

"Thank you, ya fucking worthless puemans for the -views- likes and comments. YOU MADE ME MONEY!"

[@RustyRick2023]

+PokeDude011 'Give me money so I can continue to scam you dummy's and provide mah high kwality khantent. *snort*' Yeah that sums him up pretty well. I'm looking forward to how Johnny will tackle MGS2 and his opinion on the whole bait and switch deal with Raiden, though.

[@RustyRick2023]

+DarkSonic180 I'm not criticizing Kojima, that was aimed at DSP, sorry for the confusion.

[@PDOORKNOBS]

WOOOWWW DOOOD AHAHA WWOOOOW

[@TaylorShearin]

I wasn't familiar with The Twin Snakes. Thanks for covering that at the end. I'm looking forward to the rest of this marathon. I've got MGS V for Xbox One, but I'm going to wait until the end of your series to start it. Thanks for uploading! I love your videos!

[@carl100000000]

A+ thanks for all the effort you put in. Also bonus credit for the nose flare 28:59

[@eddymadison9655]

4:50 Actually "nano machines" is more like microscopic robots live inside your bloodstream helping you keep well in shape 11:59 If you go to a snowy area after destroyed the Hind D, you'll see a parachute stuck on a tree hinted that Liquid survive 16:12 The reason why Snake name is David because the name was based off David Bowman from 2001 A Space Odyssey, even Otacon (Hal) name was based off HAL 9000

[@filipeflower]

Eddy Madison Solid Snake's real name (David) is also a refference to Dave Forrest, a character from the game Policenauts.

[@terrealexander4442]

@@filipeflower I thought snakes real name is David because the voice actor for snake name is David Hayter??

[@filipeflower]

@@terrealexander4442 You thought wrong. Solid Snake's real name is also David in the Japanese version of MGS.

[@brandonnetwork]

I'm disappointed, I wanted you to talk about David Hayter's AMAZING portrayal of Snake. It's like Charles Martinet for Mario and Jason Griffith for Sonic, a.k.a. PERFECT.

[@ZapWires]

Or Brad Swaile as Amuro Ray.

[@Mikemantis819]

Great video Johnny as always! Your perspective is always spot on!

[@robertkirkland8052]

Wow this was an impressive recap of MGS, nice work!

[@Puffy13759]

just finished watching jirards video...

[@ArtsyFoxo]

Can't wait for the MGS2 review. Mainly due to the fact that the game's message and themes go over the head of most people who played it. #RaidenIsPrettyCoolIGuess

[@IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

+GrayFoxxGaming I wish Johnny reviewed Metal Gear: Ghost Babel for the Game Boy Color.

[@killingfeveronline_archives]

+Ivan Simpson Holy shit I loved that game. I played Ghost Babel after I played MGS1 recently and oh boy is it a great game. Ghost Babel felt like a 2d version of Metal Gear Solid, which basically makes it... a straight up reimagining of MSX2 Metal Gear 2. Now that I think about it, the setting is pretty much same as MG2...

[@justinwillis2020]

+Alex Noir sorry for a dumb question but is the game boy color metal gear solid a remake to the metal gear 2 for the Msx2?

[@randomsonicvideos123]

+Justin Willis No, but they are nearly identical gameplay wise, however they have VERY different storylines and feature different level design

[@justinwillis2020]

+MCProductions thank you for the information. I wish I could play metal gear 2 solid snake. I just beat metal gear for the NES. It was a good game in my opinion. I was super disappointed that I didn't even get to fight metal gear.

[@UltimoDaFox]

I'm loving the new set. It was so jarring going from your old set up to this instantly but I really like it. :)

[@solaris6428]

Love this series so much! Looking forward to these reviews.

[@starrydaze_]

Thank's for a great birthday present, John! I've been waiting to hear your thoughts on this game.

[@TheEpicPikachuD]

Happy Birthday and you're the first one to comment

[@KidSnivy69]

Happy Birthday Dude! 🎂🎊🎈🎉🌠🍰

[@15gaminglord]

meeeeeeetaaaaaaaaaaal geeeeeeeaaaar.

[@djb1ge]

Yes! My favorite game series of all time reviewed by my favorite KZbinr! I can't wait to see what you think about the later games. Awesome work as always, John.

[@TheFutureRetroGamer]

Great Video. Thank You so much. I love Metal Gear. Your Vs. videos are my favorite. keep up the awesome work. Cant wait for more Metal Gear.

[@thebamboozler3383]

27:13 I couldn't stop laughing.

[@TimppaFin93]

0:13 We all knew that already... And if you guys don't remember, watch his review about Pokemon training Cards, he said he traded one Kangashkan pokecard for Metal Gear game (ps1)

[@TheMaddogg96]

I didn't watch that cause f Pokemon. So that was pretty interesting

[@flarecraft3722]

*Trading

[@flarecraft3722]

*Trading

[@TimppaFin93]

FlareCraft Oops :P

[@flarecraft3722]

+TimppaFin93 yea, I had to be a grammar nazi there

[@lookkklefffft2848]

God thanks for this series. Everything was easy to understand and presented very well. Thanks again. I'm 23 and I never really understood why my older brother liked this game/series so much.

[@SparksMentalz]

Part of my childhood was enjoying this game. I remember being blown away with this when I first played it.

[@shadowspeare1145]

I definitely like the scenes better in the original. They weren't as over the top and were overall had more emotional scenes.

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

12:06 Here's lies Kazuhira Miller Played like a damn fiddle

[@argenisgarcia5982]

Can't believe i played this fantastic game when I was 8 and made me get into the series at such a young age thanks hideo for the memories.

[@ThotBusterNo1]

HOLY SHIT! It's been a year already since this vid. I swear, ever since I subbed to you over 4 or 5 years, time just pass by!

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Ikr. I subbed in 2013ish, and it still feels like yesterday to me.

[@Brentinitis]

You think MGS4 had a lot of cutscenes? Xenosaga HAS OVER 20 HOURS OF THEM! Well there's over 100 hours of game play so I guess it's still pretty far from a movie, 1 hour of cutscene for 5 hours of gameplay.

[@tyronetiggums6441]

Yeah, MGS4 is 75% cutscenes and some of them are even worse and longer than in MGS2. The entirety of Act 1 alone has 90 minutes of mandatory cutscenes and Codec calls (ones that have important plot information). For comparison in amount of pure cutscenes (so not counting the time spent in gameplay segments), the Tanker chapter in MGS2 clocks in at 45 minutes and at 90, Raiden's getting ready to disarm the C4 bombs. In MGS3, most cutscene time has been diverted to the Codec conversations but even then, at 90 minutes the Virtuous mission is done and the plot's really starting to begin with the Ocelot encounter during the Snake Eater mission.

[@tyronetiggums6441]

***** A basic summary of it but it's completely true so what's wrong with retelling it? The 75% statistic is a rough estimate based on personal experiences with the game however.

[@OnlyGoken]

+Brentinitis LPs I thought Xenoblade was bad with the fact that it had 10:10:44 worth of cutscenes...

[@rainingcomplete3018]

TyroneTiggums64 Normally you cite them.

[@Mojo1356]

@@OnlyGoken with 90 hours worth of gameplay. Bad example.

[@osuosu117]

His name is David as a reference to David Hayter, the actor playing Snake, it's just another meta reference from meme king Kojima.

[@ryanbaillie6683]

+Lucien Raphael Sorry but no it isn't. His name is also David in the Japanese version and it was in the script before he was hired. David is a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@Segaman55]

+Ryan Baillie huh, I thought(and this is something I came up with on my own, not from any rumor online or anything) his name was david in reference to david and goliath, like snake(david) took down goliath(metal gear rex) with a sling(rocket launcher) though the 2001: a space odyssey reference makes way more sense for some reason

[@shadowphill81]

I couldn't stop laughing, that face you gave to Super Mario Sunshine :D it was just awesome.

[@JMotion]

Great video dude. As someone who is all but completely unexposed to this series, you're doing a great job of explaining things. I'm almost certain that its not the series for me, but I'm enjoying the videos. Keep up the good work.

[@patdan10]

I seriously thought that Colonel Campbell was black for years

[@javierburgos7]

I would have kept the kangaskan

[@mollz3704]

I sorta forgot how insane this game was, plot-wise. I've seen so many LPs of it that it's easy for me to remember, but for someone new to the series it must be crazy xD

[@ThatSexyNerdReacts]

I'm just so happy your finally on the metal gear solid series

[@NICKtendoReviews]

Review Blasto please

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

But why?

[@blackout295]

I like how generic this comment is

[@RednekGamurz]

"Questions?"

[@lazyKong64]

Colonel: " Any questions Snake?" Snake: "Questions?" ha ha!

[@WednesdayMan]

I always found that using cigs during the laser sequence (the level 5 door) was better than the Thermal Goggles because it was hard to tell which laser was the one right in front of snake, with the cigs, only the closest laser to him is visible, which helps a ton, this applies to both the original and twin Snakes

[@Nison545]

FUCKING FINALLY.

[@randyrodriguez2014]

After seeing this I might consider playing this game. I keep hearing things about the franchise but I never had a reason to. Though I'm not sure whether to get the remake or the original.

[@KikBlava]

+Randy Rodriguez I'd say get the original to see Kojima's masterpiece for what it originally was, the remake can come later. Also, MGS3 is another decent place to begin trying the franchise seen as it's technically Episode I. :)

[@redlanternreviews4821]

+Randy Rodriguez I say go for MGS3 first, there are no spoilers to future games and it takes place at the beginning of the franchise, plus it has The End, one of the greatest boss battles of all time

[@treventurpin8513]

+Randy Rodriguez As for mgs4 just watch the cutscenes on youtube trust me it will save you 60 to 100 bucks.

[@redlanternreviews4821]

Treven Turpin 4 wasn't bad, though I will admit it was way too talkative

[@originalscreenname44]

+Red Lantern Reviews I disagree with starting in the middle of the series, especially when the graphics and features are a major upgrade from prior games. I say start with MGS1 and work your way up. You'll appreciate it that way more and every game going forward has call backs to previous games. Hell, MGS 3 isn't as interesting or fun if you don't have the relationship with Ocelot from the prior games first.

[@rusanjoshi3252]

That little tangent you had on the Twin Snake's cinematography cracked me up

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

-Any questions Snake? -QUESTIONS!??? I fucking laughed out loud

[@blueteam1385]

i prefer the "bad" ending over the "good"

[@Talessaga2]

From what i've heard the cutscenes in Twin Snakes ended up like that because the cutscenes were directed by a Japanese director who is famous for his Matrix Style action scenes.

[@kagley]

That ending sigh perfectly sums up my feelings when I try to explain the MGS 2 storyline to people.

[@redblueberg]

I just love how your playing old games again :)

[@BlueBlur86CP]

I have Super Smash Bros. Brawl to thank for raising my awareness to Metal Gear. Although I've never actually played any of these games, they look promising and seem to deliver well. I can't wait to see what the rest of this marathon brings!

[@Cyberleader672]

why is twin snakes not on the 360 or the ps3

[@itsmestan]

Ok so this is rreeeal late, but when Silicon Knights went bankrupt, the original source code was lost, making a rerelease extremely difficult

[@Cyberleader672]

@@itsmestan Thanks

[@shadowbladeace1651]

15:50 I love this part. So the "Questions Snake?" "Questions"? Was edited!? Huh.

[@MrJ1GS4W]

Jhonny you're awesome. You're one of my favorite channels.

[@PcKaffe]

Fuck I have the pc version of MGS, big box and all. I didn't think it was worth anything since everyone always talks about the psx version as being the best one. Having played both, I agree.

[@SFTaYZa]

hand it over

[@PcKaffe]

superbus starodub What are you going to do if I refuse? Burn down another church, mr Vikernes?

[@chimkinNuggz]

+PcKaffe every game is better on their intended console. the pc is too glitchy and crashes all the time

[@PcKaffe]

RuggedALAN I'm sure there is some exception out there. But for the most part yes, that is correct.

[@CaptainPsychopath69]

+PcKaffe well something being rare is what makes it valuable, not the actual quality

[@HGShurtugal]

I have trouble getting into this game.

[@selder_7]

Know what you mean, i so nearly put it down early on the controls are just so bad, but I hung in and the bosses and story made me love it

[@KidSnivy69]

And you've typed it because?

[@HGShurtugal]

Scott Elder I made it to the tank before I got fed up

[@HGShurtugal]

KidSnivy69 He was talking about new people getting into it

[@solaris6428]

+KidSnivy69 why?

[@jackasskiller2]

Great Job man keep these videos going, I'm actually running through MGS2 HD right now and these trophies are burning me out ha Keep it up Johnny, you can make it through the solid series

[@MangoTurtlenova]

I love the difference in narrative between MGS and twin snakes. it's like the original is Snakes account of what happened, and Twin snakes is Otacons action movie fantasy memory of how it happened