Johnny vs. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

[@parmpreetgill3193]

"Rescuing Hideo Kojima for the clutches from Konami." This is my favorite type of video humor, jokes that go by so fast that you have to pause the video just so you can let out a few laughs.

[@ChoseDeath]

I'm going to break the string 4 years later, but that comment was so good no one had a response. Well done sir! 👏👏👏

[@TheDracioN]

We need to save all the neglected IPs from Konami.

[@firstlast4688]

So he could launch the world’s worst creation....Death Stranding

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@@ChoseDeath "What took you so long?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@uria3679]

@@firstlast4688 I’m sorry that a work of art offended you, just like how the first Half-Life was a “offense” to fps games😒

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Thanks again for joining me in this marathon everyone. Please understand if I never review another Metal Gear for the rest of the century.

[@gaminggalaxies6633]

k

[@MichaelAiyedun]

You probably won't cuz Konami isn't releasing a metal gear game anytime soon.

[@darkvenom46]

this marathon was awesome I've never played a metal gear game. I'll check them out for myself some time

[@DankFrank899]

+Michael Aiyedun He could always do MGS Mobile, Touch, and Social Ops...you know the fan-favourites....

[@garrettmarzo7858]

I'm fine with that, and even if people weren't its overall your choice to pick what you want to do as a content creator, and as the viewers we can enjoy what you enjoy making.

[@thelivingglitch307]

Liquid Snake was born to drive a gundam...

[@japcloud]

It's sad that no one else liked this comment. I guess Gundam is too irrelevant nowadays :/

[@thelivingglitch307]

NeoDragoon93 Just wait, they'll come...

[@jacobsanchez997]

+TheLivingGlitch You.....just started the best idea for a crossover fanfic.

[@thelivingglitch307]

Jacob Sanchez I try to build bridges.

[@snuffles5897]

dude, that was literally an Eva unit, it was Even powered by a scarred child

[@OneTrueNobody]

"Technology ironically improves the further we go back in the timeline." Yeah, that sounds like Star Wars, where the prequels had cooler tech than the original trilogy... and the Old Republic era had cooler tech than the prequels.

[@GiordanDiodato]

"Gentlemen, let's raise some morale" *whisper* "OH SHIT!"

[@Delta4280]

To think alcohol was the best morale raiser.....

[@v10lentv10let]

I still don't get how beating the crap out of your own men raises morale.

[@KidSnivy69]

That was AWESOME!

[@atamisirli3620]

+HotSalsaSauce Cast nanomachines

[@v10lentv10let]

Ata Misirli Lol, of course.

[@TheGrayMysterious]

You know what I actually find interesting (and heartbreaking) about the whole Venom Snake reveal? It potentially recontextualizes Big Boss' entire relationship with Solid Snake. Venom probably heavily resents Big Boss for essentially erasing Venom's former identity and using him as a fall guy while he goes off to do his own shit, so he'd probably do whatever he could to undermine BB without directly betraying him. That's why Big Boss comes across like a Bond villain in Metal Gear 1 but is closer to the war-ravaged idealogue we normally consider him as in Metal Gear 2; not just because they're different people, but because Venom used his resemblance to Big Boss to play the guy up as more heartless, evil and insane than he really was, deliberately to turn Snake against him. Maybe Big Boss was planning on inducting Snake into Outer Heaven's ranks at some point since he says himself that he always respected Snake as a soldier and a man, but Venom's desire for revenge deliberately drove them apart.

[@MerkhVision]

I think you’re spot on with that assessment, thats really super interesting!

[@TheMadMadman]

JOHNNY WAIT YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THE METAL GEAR MARATHON YET! YOU FORGOT THE METAL GEAR PACHINKO MACHINE!!

[@LachM2011]

HIT THE LEVER

[@chuckdastump]

TheMadMadman leave

[@egomegayolo4127]

They're pretty much all the same. it's no big deal

[@hissnakeissolid2827]

IT'S NOT OVER YET!!!!!!

[@boxtank5288]

TheMadMadman *CQC THROW OFF FUCKING FOB!* Outta here with that SHIT!

[@horesfan400]

17:00 how to be a commander 101 treat your soliders like punching bags

[@DaiGato420]

Minrod Vils/ AND beat them with rocket power fists don’t forget that

[@Splashzone263]

Gentleman, time to raise some moral!

[@philiphockenbury6563]

That was all of them.

[@philiphockenbury6563]

Anybody know the name of that song in the background I have been looking for it for years.

[@samuelkibunda6960]

@@Splashzone263 oh shit

[@MisterX867]

Paz's death reminds me of Meryl's quote in MGS1, "Women have more hiding places than men."

[@cwjakesteel]

+MisterX867 xD Men just have to try harder. A LOT harder.

[@jefferyharambe5067]

I think it was Naomi but I might be wrong

[@scribble71891]

@@jefferyharambe5067 No Meryl does say that in the first game. And for those who played Smash Bros Ultimate, they referenced Paz's death in the worst way lmao.

[@sizzle5775]

@@scribble71891 Paz but shedies from Sudden Death mode

[@GOLDFINGER-24k]

@@scribble71891 I saw that! The savagery is real.

[@MetalPcAngel]

In the words of Skull face. . . "such a lust for revenge. . . . " *"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! "*

[@DankFrank899]

Such a lust for SomecallmeJohnny reviews... *WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

+SaiyanGoku9001 It is legitimately my favorite line from Skull Face for the wrong reasons.

[@notoriousrng6955]

+SomecallmeJohnny *right reasons

[@DankFrank899]

+SomecallmeJohnny Then there's that car ride with Skull Face which was just plain weird, I mean wtf was Kojima trying to accomplish by having Sins of the Father play while Snake and SF awkwardly look at each other for about five minutes...

[@symphomaniac]

+SaiyanGoku9001 I was JUST about to bring up the awkward car ride. > Snake and Skull face looking at each other peacefully riding WOOOOOAH-OHHHHHHHHH

[@Kem1kal13]

+SaiyanGoku9001 WHOOOOOO?!

[@cooppp]

While I know many fans do not like the ending and the twist, I feel it's perfect for the main theme of the game. Literal phantom pain refers to the sensation an individual feels in a body part they no longer have. The title Phantom Pain is supposed to evoke feelings of loss and the pain of knowing everything Snake and his allies have lost. Snake loses his men, his arm, his sense of color at certain point. Miller too loses his men, his arm, and his leg. Both lose their chance at revenge when Huey kills Skullface. Snake must kill his infected men. Quiet leaves. Huey is revealed to be a monster and outcasted from the base. Eli steals the Metal Gear and is never resolved. Hell, Zero is proven to not be the horrible person Big Boss thought he was in MGS 4, which makes his killing of the man all the more tragic. But the biggest tragedy in the game is Snake himself. Many feel the reveal is supposed to be some fourth wall breaking congratulations for the player. You finally get to be Big Boss! You're his legacy! But if anything that's what Big Boss wanted Venom Snake to believe. The truth is that Venom Snake has lost the worst thing anyone can lose; his sense of identity. Venom's old self will be completely forgotten by history. It's almost a perfect analogy to The Boss. The USA sacrificed The Boss for their own good; Big Boss sacrifices Venom, his best man. Venom's old self is discarded and he is forced to play a role he never asked for. Until his eventual death by Solid Snake, Venom had to deal with the pain of not only losing his old self, but the realization he is not Big Boss.

[@vandad13]

well big boss was reluctant to the idea at first and kinda just went along with it after convincing from ocelot the venom snake idea was zero's really I'm sure he had some regret for venom losing his identity

[@phantombigboss8429]

Darkhg I fully agree you and love your statement. you couldn't have it say it better than myself.

[@tenacious645]

The fact that you don't play as big boss at all makes this a pointless spin off at best and noncannon trash at worst.

[@timekeeper2538]

tenacious645 It makes it a sincere work of art instead of soulless fan pandering trash.

[@slicedbread5568]

tenacious645 Pointless spinoff I would say, but I like this theory

[@weirdotzero7065]

Fun Fact: Ocelot is voiced by........Troy Baker. That guy is in everything.

[@donnelwaddledee965]

...God...dammit...

[@Pan_Z]

+WeirdoTZero Fun Fact: Patric Zimmerman did a much better job. Ocelot's a total wacko who supposed to speak all theatrically. Baker made him sound like a US southerner

[@weirdotzero7065]

Pan Z How about Josh Keaton?

[@Pan_Z]

***** He sorta imitated Zimemrman. He's still over dramatic, grand, a kinda off, Broadway imitating guy.

[@leon2550]

+Pan Z here's the thing, when is troy baker NOT over dramatic? other than Bioshock Infinite, of course.

[@generictitle7942]

Phantom Pain’s main story somewhat confuses me with its fanservice. On the one hand, it brings back elements most Metal Gear didn’t ask for, like Volgin as the Man on Fire or kid Liquid Snake and Psycho Mantis. However, things that are both important and that fans would like to see like Zero’s regret for his actions and remorse for Big Boss, are left to optional tape recordings. At least with MGS4’s fanservice, it pulled out all the stops.

[@LorenHelgeson]

14:25 - I don't know if anyone else has answered you on this, but I just 100%ed the game myself last night. 240 hours, 40 minutes is what the game log told me. A good third of that was spent on mission retries, FOB missions, or me just bumping around the hub worlds to find random pickups. Even with 100%, though, there's STILL more game. I still have about 4 dozen challenge tasks remaining, I have three FOB sites that are not fully built, there are the FOB missions themselves, I have only researched and developed about 65% of the equipment, and I haven't even touched Metal Gear Online (which IS still running). So, yeah, there is an ass load of content for this game. And new stuff is still being added to this day.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Sounds terrible. Clearly they wanted quantity over quality.

[@benwasserman8223]

“Gentlemen, let’s raise some morale.” “Oh shit!!” Yeah, I can’t help but think that every time I revisit Mother Base

[@hissnakeissolid2827]

In a way this did show how Big Boss became a villain, he dud the same thing to Venom that the government did to The Boss 20 years earlier

[@jamessicard1705]

He became the thing he hated the most

[@oogaboogie]

Oh shit I never realized that

[@thesupersonicstig]

What's the cost of being played like a damn fiddle? An arm and a leg.

[@johnjohnson6142]

thesupersonicstig Worth it

[@gengarwarrior6802]

Chapter 3

[@froderickalabaster]

why am i reading this.. just to suffer?

[@themojogamer75]

Even as a non-Metal Gear fan, I enjoyed the ride. Well done Johnny!

[@bangBANGDEAD132]

Mojo Kor mhh Yakuza you're a man of high taste

[@Splashzone263]

It turned me to a Metal Gear fan

[@supervak5584]

Mojo Kor Sees profile picture I AM A SHADOW. THE TRUE SELF. Seriously wow do I have a clone somewhere lol

[@themojogamer75]

@@supervak5584 MAYBE

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

I think it’s trying to tell us that venom snake is actually the big boss you kill in the very first metal gear game.

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

SomecallmeTheManWhoSoldTheWorld

[@TheSignGuy1234]

17:00 "Gentlemen, lets rise some moral" XD

[@guywhoneveruploads4686]

"Oh shit"

[@TheWandererGhost]

Oh shit

[@shadowblue8030]

Oh shit

[@Grotto76]

Ah shit. Here we go again.

[@MrLightningBlt]

*Venom Snake looks for that one soldier that always ducks out moral boost. Soldier: You picked the wrong platform fool!

[@ashyskies6950]

19:07 "This snake is very fun to play with." -SomecallmeJohnny

[@chaptap8376]

13:22 Actually, the final chapter was scrapped earlier on in development. It was intentionally cut, not left out because of time constraints.

[@demi-femme4821]

Big Boss: "Hey, so you went through hell and back pointlessly without realizing it, so now you're really Big Boss. Yeah, there are two of us. Hopefully this will come in handy in case somebody tries to kill me ten years later."

[@shawnfields2757]

But, why would anyone want the world's greatest, most badass soldier dead? Having a body double? Big Boss and Solid Snake are both way too badass to have to need body doubles!

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

Well he did die in his place at the end of the original metal gear if I’m figuring this out correctly.

[@Extremedude9000]

Guys the marathon started in November. Time sure does fly.

[@Toastrz]

+Mike Burden And to think it only took half a year!

[@bradleybarker542]

True

[@darkvenom46]

Damn

[@nightmaregengar2805]

+Mike Burden yeah time flyed by for me until mgs3 then time went slow

[@KingOmega123]

This marathon puts the Sonic Marathon 3 to shame

[@GameplayandTalk]

Thanks for this marathon. As someone who has barely played any of the games in the series, I learned a lot through this series of videos.

[@sn1per1741]

4:12 "You look like Freddy Kruger face-f***ed a topographical map of Utah!"

[@scout4996]

"Like a testicule with teeth"

[@JohnnyTheA]

ok SAO Abridged Kirito

[@mathewhaight]

The whole David hayter thing would have gone over more smoothly if when the reveal happened at the end of the game big boss was voiced by hayter and they even could have done a retroactive move by making the flashback to the medic show hayter voicing Big Boss.

[@billywws]

"Now thanks again for the group photo opportunity now GIVE ME A HUG!" *dives towards everyone* For some reason, that cracked me up.

[@vicboss2480]

WHOA OAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@TheCynicalGhost]

😂😂

[@justkiet]

+Break Salaz WORDS THAT KILL

[@vicboss2480]

***** WOULD YOU SPEAK THEM TO ME

[@justkiet]

Break Salaz WITH YOUR BREATH SO STILL IT MAKES ME BELIEVE

[@vicboss2480]

***** in the father's sins. Let me suffer now an never die, I'M ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEEE

[@Sutanreyu]

Venom Snake is the Big Boss that ends up going crazy in Metal Gear 1; the real Big Boss heads FOXHOUND and sends Solid Snake in after him...

[@LachM2011]

Best thing about this game is the music tapes, I love infiltrating enemy bases with Aha's take on me in the background. It surprisingly fits

[@_V.Va_]

15:47 I love how the box fell on Snake and you just proceeded talking as if nothing happened. Lmao

[@G_Gr00v3]

I theorize Venom Snake is the Big Boss of the MSX games, and the Big Boss who Snake meets in MSG4 is the actual Big Boss. I would think the mind screw of what happened to Venom Snake would cause him to go crazy and become the monster Solid Snake fought in Metal Gear MSX

[@Zerostealthman]

This is actually true man. More than a theory you figured it out. Good job boss

[@winkletinkle8007]

he’s the big boss you fight in the first metal gear, naked snake big boss is the one you fight in metal gear 2

[@Segaman55]

IT'S OVER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NOW LET'S RAISE SOME MORALE!

[@donnelwaddledee965]

GIVE ME A HUG!

[@valydendor4472]

Ah shit

[@philiphockenbury6563]

NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!NOPE!

[@Kaji5814]

I miss Snake in Smash Bros. Feeeeeels.

[@Veolynn13]

Same.

[@Dreamcaster560]

Same

[@reversalmushroom]

+ThatDudeWithTheGCube Yeah, why wasn't he in that?

[@GiordanDiodato]

+reversalmushroom cause Konami didn't allow him to be in it.

[@zeethezebra]

Aww, I really wanted Snake in SSB4.

[@joeythehom1e569]

It would've been great if when liquid saw rex he would say "what is that piece of scrap." Hal: "it's the most advanced bipedal tank to date." Liquid:back in my day these were twice the size, had swords, could make red mist to confuse the enemy, could make rocks come out of the ground, send drones with guns to scout the area and could leap half a mile. Hal: are you an otaku too.

[@mtirado9]

"I ain't doing another marathon this long for a long LONG time" *insert Resident Evil franchise*

[@aBDKstan]

man I spent so much time on this game. it's easily my favorite game this gen so far

[@game84cube]

I think the morale bit has to be your best bit ever! I never laughed so hard right away at something from you before. That was hilarious!

[@cleffei]

RIP Metal Gear, you'll live on as Big Boss pachinko machines, a fate worse than death.

[@duoreview7492]

Well, it was an interesting marathon. Being one of the people who voted for the Mother series, I was slightly agitated to have to sit through ALL of these games, but I'm glad I did. It was actually a fun ride, and I now know WAY more about the MGS franchise than ever before. That being said, I'm extremely excited about the Mother seriex marathon, and can't wait for the next review.

[@ShyBug42]

DuoReview I think you meant series but who give a sh!t anymore the comments a 13 year old

[@zdenenkschijbers187]

+Shadix Prower its franchise

[@ShyBug42]

mir4ge the one and only They said the mother seriex

[@kristonaye25]

If i remember correctly, he has already done a mother series review.

[@ShyBug42]

Kristen Williams At the time of that comment he hadn't yet

[@captainjjb84]

My own theory as to why chapter 3 was scrapped was not only due to the Kojima/ Konami debacle but a story reason. Think of it this way, after we learn that Venom Snake isn't Big Boss the game ends, the rug is pulled from under our feet etc. Knowing that fact and letting the story continue, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the ending? We continue our adventures as this medic, who isn't the Big Boss we know and love from previous games. I don't know, food for thought.

[@Brandonious15987]

+Captainjjb84 That makes a lot of sense but I think the real reason is a lot stupider. On top of the money issues maybe the big reveal was suppose to happen after chapter 3 and chapter 2 was meant to end either after Quiet's death or after Snake makes the diamonds from the ashes. Finding out Venom Snakes identity halfway through the game is very weird for pacing.

[@yourboyrussell6738]

17:02 *Snake:* _"Gentlemen, let's raise some morale!"_ *Everyone:*_"[whispering] Oh, shit!"_ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Doomshroom8]

The reason there's 2 Big Bosses is because Snake actually kills Ahab in MG1, and the real Big Boss in MG2.

[@XanderPGK]

But Big Boss is still alive in MGS4, so Snake had to have killed Venom too. Though it doesn't matter that much, it's just a big retcon.

[@Doomshroom8]

@@XanderPGK It's also possible that Venom was Big Boss in both of the original games, and the Big Boss who talks to you over the radio in MG1 and the one we eventually meet in MGS4 is the real Big Boss.

[@northwindkey]

@@XanderPGK Iirc, Big Boss' body after MG2 was kept in a vegetative state, so that was him. Snake believed he killed him but Nanomachines kept him in a suspended state. That's also why Ocelot was working with Liquid in MGS1 iirc, Liquid's ask was the remains of Big Boss, which of course, weren't remains but rather the man still alive in a suspended state.

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

*Johnny:* Gentleman! Let's raise some moral. *The other Brainscratch members:* Oh shit!

[@MasterLPG]

"Johnny vs. Metal Gear Survive", coming soon in 2017? ;)

[@strumvappyii161]

Lewis Wilkinson oh noooooooo.... Oh oh oh noooooooo.....

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

He doesn't need to feel that pain!

[@mg6945]

Johnny Vs. Metal Gear Shit

[@krvys7226]

Monkey Game I disagree. I've never had a shit that painful

[@krvys7226]

@@davidf2676 that shits smooth compared to survuve

[@epicshowdowns6058]

"The sonic 3 and Knuckles of Metal Gear" - The Most SomecallmeJohnny statement ever. Awesome marathon Johnny, one quality review after another.

[@RogeriusRex]

A nice bonus feature would be two playlists for this marathon, one in release order, the second in story order. Thanks for doing this marathon man. Those of us without the time to play games appreciate your efforts and commitment. :)

[@DementedDuskull]

perhaps snake getting a new voice actor was a subtle foreshadowing to the twist.

[@shahiranzaman2259]

The Japanese version of the game still used the same voice actor

[@DementedDuskull]

perhaps...

[@TheTLProductions12]

+cjwalkerist luke Then the Real Big Boss should have been voiced by David Hayter. Kojima just didn't like David Hayter

[@RickGrimes807]

Finally 2 comments in the same comment thread that can see past the bullshit "story related" reasons Kojima tried to feed us for replacing Hayter.

[@ORIGINALFBI]

TLProductions Kojima dislikes David Hayter? That's bullshit. He would have replaced him a long time ago if that were the case

[@D00000T]

“Most brutal mgs game yet” is one where you can knock people out by riding a box down a hill

[@midnight-fox7456]

I love how this series basically ends with Snake face planting on top of random soldiers while screaming "NOW GIVE ME A HUG!"

[@Fitzftw7]

I beat the game at around 78% or so, and it took over 110 hours. If I wasn't on break from school this game would have taken me months to beat.

[@willieodea4941]

that's the only reason I waited until this summer to play it

[@BiomasterM2]

I've played a metric fuck ton of Phantom Pain, and while I _did_ really enjoy it overall, I have to agree with Johnny in regards to the story. With the exception of the cassette tapes, (which is where about 80% of this games story takes place) there isn't much really all that much that this game adds to the overall Metal Gear mythos other than the reveal that you aren't playing as Naked Snake, and while the ending where you see Venom listening to the tape from Naked Snake is actually really cool once you realize that the war happening just outside the bathroom Venom's in is actually Solid Snake's infiltration of Outer Heaven in the Metal Gear for the MSX, I honestly felt that the only reason for the big twist was to explain the plothole of how Big Boss survived Solid Snake killing the shit out of him so he could come back in Metal Gear 2. (and I guess it explains why some of the soldiers in MG 2 thought Big Boss was a cyborg since the Big Boss from MG 1 actually _was_ a cyborg) Also, while Peace Walker was a bit heavy handed in how goofy it could be at times, (which is why I like that game so much) I feel Phantom Pain dialed it back too much. Sure fultoning guards and animals will never not be funny, but other than that there is a severe lack of the typical Metal Gear brand goofiness I've come to love from this series. The only set of tapes that I felt were supposed to be intentionally goofy were the Hamburger's of Kazuhira Miller line of tapes, (which if you liked Peace Walker Miller than you should definitely look these up because they're hilarious) there's next to no easter egg equipment in this game with the only ones being the Water Pistol, The Hand of Jehuti, (my personal favorite of all the prosthetic arms) the Wormhole Fulton, and the anime posters of Paz you can put on you cardboard boxes, and as Johnny said they even left the MGS series' staple tuxedo as paid DLC, (at least the Infinity Bandanna made it in) and while there are the Gray Fox/MGR Raiden costumes having to S rank every non repeat story mission to get the Raiden suit is just too much work for something the game actively penalizes you for using. I know this game is supposed to be more serious and dark than any of the prior entries in the series, but I would have appreciated at least a few more intentionally funny cassete tapes.

[@GrizzlyAdams94]

"Phantom Pain is basically Peace Walker on steroids" I'm sold on this game now!

[@babymookie7176]

You do the most entertaining, and informative reviews, hands down. Who even watches IGN anymore.

[@thatonegeeksite5251]

The part where you were “raising moral” by beating the shit out of your soldiers had me in tears.

[@NanaKyoto]

Thank you Johnny, this is just what I need to warm me up on a cold snowy day in April. (yes, it's snowy here) And I have loved the marathon and look forward to the next one!

[@__RD14533]

Thank you very much Johnny! Metal Gear is one of my favourite series ever. This was a treat to watch and I think you did an incredible job covering everything. You're the best! :D

[@nighthound6404]

Since Johnny went through every Metal Gear game, there hasn't been a stealth franchise to get another crack on SomecallmeJohnny. I would like Johnny to review every Splinter Cell game for a Splinter Cell marathon.

[@giygas_9577]

I want that and Sniper Elite as well.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

"NOW GIVE ME A HUG!" I laughed at that part. xD

[@NicoTheCinderace]

***** The "Give me a hug" part was the best imo

[@VioStarclad]

Damn that concept art for the missing Chapter 3 is all-caps BAD ASS.

[@solaris6428]

It was a long but fun 6 months! Thank you for reviewing the mgs series Johnny

[@CyrusBluebird]

"Here we are: The last 2. The duology that makes up Metal Gear Solid V." More like a trilogy without a 3rd part & part of 2...

[@TheFawfulfan]

We move from the metaphorical Mother of all Marathons, to the LITERAL Mother of all marathons.

[@liquidsnake23]

Thank you, sir. I pretty much grew up on this series and the last one made me feel torn. Not only was it the end of a franchise for me, it also felt cheap and confused. after weeks of no sleep i came to the conclusion that maybe this was kojima's way if saying that "US" fans were the reason this legend lives and will live on. That "we" created snake by supporting him and his vision. I dont know what I'm saying lol but thanks anyways for your marathon, I'm glad to see one more person to play thru the games just like i have. Here's to you, Johnny!!

[@1989marcomendez]

i want Johnny vs. Splinter cell series, Johnny vs. Hitman series, Johnny vs. Sniper elite series, and Johnny vs. Sly series.

[@ZooStation42]

I'm not much of a Metal Gear fan but I've enjoyed these reviews and I may give the series another chance. Thanks for all the work you've put into this series!

[@Ikcatcher]

I just binged watched the entire Metal Gear marathon and my god was it an amazing time and you just earned yourself a subscriber

[@Derekrife1]

"Earthbound Beginings, Earthbound, Mother 3, and a Special 4th Gam- UNDERTALE."

[@Cheysin41]

The special review after mother 3 is undertale

[@billfrypher8335]

Well, duh.

[@Cheysin41]

NintyFan290 The proof I have is They are both amazing rpgs In mother 3 just like undertale you can spare the monsters They have been compared a crap ton on the internet They both have amazing stories and characters That is all the connections I have. The only real reason I said it is because it is what I hope it is and I just thought of conections

[@darklord99100]

+Cheysin41 and don't forget that the game was inspired by earthbound and the creator made a earthbound Halloween hack before undertale.

[@ChazzzyF]

He's also said on numerous occasions (in livestreams and the like) that the special review is Undertale. I don't know why he didn't just say it here.

[@breloompauncher5593]

+Cheysin41 you can't spare people in mother 3. you can run but ultimately you'll get the crap beat out of you by the bosses or really tough enemies (master eddie, robotic attack roach etc..), unless you get really lucky with pk flash or the new years bomb however the earliest you have access to one of the 2 is the end of chapter 5

[@civilwarfare101]

For once someone actually talks about the gameplay improvements instead of bitching about the lack of bosses.

[@guynamederick]

1:41 "Or Rescueing Hideo Kojima from the clutches of Konami." That made me laughed so much.

[@SuperGamer61499]

Honestly man this was a great Marathon you did.:) Recently I have been getting into the series due to curiosity and from what I played I ended up loving MGS a lot. And yeah trust me man I watched all your Marathon videos on this series and you did a fantastic job man.:) The games I have played in this series ended up making me a fan of it.(Those being Metal Gear,Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2,Metal Gear Rising and lastly Metal Gear Solid 3.)

[@WishMakers]

That goddamn rocket fist bit never fails to make me laugh. Good old slapstick goodness.

[@nebulaxiii5533]

You are wrong about being forced to do the repeat missions to progress the story. You can just completely ignore them.

[@alexandernilssonmusic]

YES!! This made my shitty day a whole lot better, thank you, Johnny!

[@dsmara-y8f]

Metal Gear has come to a close. This marathon was the final push I needed to try the series out and I'm so glad I did now. Thank you Johnny.

[@playoffpj515]

It sure has been a wild ride with this marathon. Not a Metal Gear fan but watched it all to support you Johnny boy. Take a well earned break, and then get working on that Mother marathon. Can't wait for it.

[@Pachinko355]

Completely off topic, but I don’t mind Snake’s voice change in this entry. It makes sense that Big Boss wouldn’t sound exactly like his son, as iconic as David Hayter’s voice acting was

[@gameshock2916]

This was essentially a way to tell how Venom Snake was actually the one who trained Solid Snake and died in the original Metal Gear on the MSX2. In Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake you beat Naked Snake, the real Big Boss and not the doppelganger Big Boss like in Operation Intrude N313.

[@santiagonovoa9230]

Which is completely pointless and unncessary since the easier and more straight forward canon was it just being Big Boss from the get go like it was before this forced retcon.

[@gameshock2916]

@@santiagonovoa9230 Believe me. I know.

[@Arcangel2992]

Snake: LIQUIIIIIID!!! Skullface: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO?!!!

[@jclift8897]

Thank you for reviewing these games! Have fun with the Mother series.

[@Jacob_The_Fool]

Thanks Johnny! Followed the marathon all the way through, and I really appreciate you doing all of this. I love Metal Gear Solid, and it's awesome that you finally completed them. Take care!

[@superbusstarodub]

The Fake Boss twist was the final nail in MGS5s story

[@Ultrapyre]

So about Metal Gear Survive.... *brick't*

[@jerec1267]

i think the reason he was a fake snake was so it could solve the MG1 big boss problem.

[@RickGrimes807]

Jerec 12 There never was any problem or plot hole. It was clearly said from the beginning that Big Boss simply survived the MG1 incident.

[@wdcain1]

It took me roughly 200 hours to 100% MGS5. But I admit I put about 40-50 hours into FOB infiltration.

[@FoxDie77777]

i readed 12:50 and i spoiled some parts xD. Good work Johnny, you deserve all your suscribers. I still think that a DMC Marathon would be fun.... and featuring Shin Megami Tensei 3 because why not.

[@Nixitur]

Ground Zeroes, also known as Metal Gear "I can't believe we did this shit and our reputation is still" Solid.

[@thecommenter6773]

+Nixitur konami has a reputation? i thought they fucked it as hard as the 'fans' fucked them

[@victorhugocosta1127]

Imo Ground Zeroes is much more fun to come back to than PP, so I guess they did the right call

[@Lex6d6]

It is painfull that this game misses a piece. Wait... It misses... a piece... and it hurts, even if it's not there... You have to admit that the coincidence with the overall theme of the game is pure genius randomness.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Always thought that was werid and cool too! Glad people noticed that!

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

Gentlemen, let's raise some morale.

[@Gimicks]

oh shit....

[@marcoperez2146]

oh shit

[@cammglo]

I've waited so long for u to review the mother series holy shit I'm crying

[@hylianfelldragon1308]

It may have been a long ride but It was definately a fun ride. Thank's SomeCallMeJohnny. :) I can't wait to see your Mother marathon and especially your Star Fox marathon. I've heard a lot of good things about the Mother series and I'm nuts over Star Fox games.

[@JD260A9]

To think that this story's twist and ultimate goal is to explain why you fight Big Boss twice (the first time being Venom Snake, apparently) is so...dumb. That never warranted an explanation, not like this. I agree with Johnny that we should've been playing as Big Boss so that everything matters that much more.

[@drunkensailor112]

We already knew everything about big boss. This game is about venom

[@thegeeksbr6173]

I know some fans hated MGSV, but I really liked it, and for me, it's even better than MGS4

[@SaberRexZealot]

They're both on par for me; weakest in the whole series. Still good games though.

[@DarkshadowXD63]

Yea gameplay is great. I think a lot of people really don't like is because of the story

[@Jake_Tucker]

I enjoyed the gameplay, really I could play the game for hours on end, but the story wasn't the greatest.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

John Moon Not to mention having awesome bosses sorry but that was a big deal for me with the MGS series.

[@tenacious645]

Generally if you're a long time fan of the franchise, even if you started with MGS 1, the phantom pain is just pointless trash.

[@TurboJUK]

While I voted for Mother, this marathon really made me want to give MGS a shot. I got MGS4 with my PS3 a few years back but couldn't get more than 15 minutes into it. Now I've got the HD Collection waiting for me and I'm getting MGS1 on PSN...

[@zeratul____1228]

Thats likely because you were still in the first cutscene

[@kearns.212]

Honestly, I wasn't excited for the Metal Gear marathon, but after watching your reviews on the series, I got interested and started playing myself. Good job on the marathon and good luck on EarthBound

[@Glitchtophertm]

I'm personally happy that you did do this marathon, because it gave me a chance to try the games myself. I now own the first two mgs games and looking to getting the other when I get the chance. Thanks Johnny.