Metal Gear Solid 4 was a Mistake

“It's okay to make mistakes, right? You're only human, after all.”
-Mitsuo Aida
-Jobin Higashikata
A way too long video about a way too long game that gets way too personal by the end. A video that says everything I've ever wanted to say about Metal Gear Solid 4 for the past ten years so I never have to talk about this game again.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is deeply impressive, beautifully personal, and there is nothing like it in this medium.
seriously though fuck this game
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Extra footage from all Metal Gear Games ganked from:
www.longplays.org/
SOURCES:
HIDEO KOJIMA'S GENE: The Making of MGS4:
• HIDEO KOJIMA'S GENE [I...
Kojima, Fukushima, Murata and whatever happened to MGS after Snake Eater (DevilFox thread):
www.neogaf.com/threads/kojima...
Agness Kaku Interview:
web.archive.org/web/2012012521...
David Hayter Begged Konami To Change MGS4 Stuff:
kotaku.com/5022391/david-hayt...
Hideo Kojima Konami.jp Interview:
www.konami.jp/mgs4/uk/intervie...
Video Interview with Hideo Kojima about Metal Gear Solid 4:
• Interview with Hideo K...
The Final Hours of Metal Gear Solid 2:
web.archive.org/web/200111241...
10 Years On: Why MGS4's final scene is more powerful than we ever realized:
www.gamesradar.com/why-mgs4s-...
Destructoid Metal Gear Solid 4 Interview:
www.destructoid.com/new-metal...
Gamespot MGS4 Prelaunch Interview with Kojima:
www.gamespot.com/videos/metal...
IGN MGS4 Kojima Interview:
www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/0...
FULL TRACK LIST
One Night in Neo-Kobe City - Snatcher OST
GHOST TRICK THEME - Ghost Trick OST
もし, 空が晴れるなら - Bizen
Baby Universe - Katamari Damacy OST
Reverie - Persona 4 OST
Act on Instinct - Catherine OST
Snake Eater - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
The Afterblaze - Mighty Switch Force 2 OST
Jazz Uncle - Tokyomegaplex
Shehlehcturguy - Tokyomegaplex
MIMI - Garlicscape
Ball - Garlicscape
spicy - イワクラコマキ
Big Blast Sonic - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
Neo Avatar - VA-11 HALL-A OST
Night Bard - 清水 嶺
Jazz Uncle - Tokyomegaplex
Period - Persona 4 OST
James Comey - Garlicscape
Every Day is Night - VA-11 HALL-A OST
ハルトマンの妖怪少女 - Bizen
Theme from Brazil - Geoff Muldar
Night Walker (リンネ) - UNIEL OST
Layer Cake - Persona 5 OST
The Stains of Time - Metal Gear Rising OST
Hotsy Totsy - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia OST
A Hat, A Cane - Spongebob Squarepants OST
Signs of Love - Persona 4 OST
Those Who Dwell in the Shadows - VA-11 HALL-A OST
HEAVY DAY - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
クランツクーヘン- イワクラコマキ
I'm My Own Master Now - Metal Gear Rising OST
theo（亡き王女の為のセプテット）- ginnrei
Nighttime Maneuvers - VA-11 HALL-A OST
Translucent Lake - Bizen
Beneath the Mask - Persona 5 OST
The Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Turnabout Jazz Soul
This Mysterious Feeling - Persona 3 OST
Snake Eater Jazz Cover - insaneintherainmusic
Way to Fall - Star Sailor
Good for Health, Bad for Education VA-11 HALL-A OST
After Burner - Bayonetta OST
Lost - Catherine OST
Spicey Gurls - Tokyomegaplex
friend's friend - wonder
Back in Time - Huey Lewis and the News
Like a Dream Come True - Persona 4 OST
Sliding Break - CON
So Fragile - トマト組 ＆ Bos
MOON LIGHT FANTASTIC - Unity Gain
Worshipped, Even - Garlicscape
U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか - Bizen
風のたより - Okawa Tomoya
Iwatodai Station - Persona 3 OST
Storyteller - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Suspicion - Persona 5 OST
hashtag fuckin around - Garlicscape
Trampoline Roads - Garlicscape
Lord of the Netherworld - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne OST
Mercury - Bizen
Access Connect(ネットワークメニュー) - 来兎
Spirit of Zoro - One Piece
The Very, Very, Very Strongest - One Piece
もし, 空が晴れるなら - Bizen
Blues in Velvet Room - Persona 3 OST
Rules of Nature - Metal Gear Rising OST
Umemoto - VA-11 HALL-A OST
Captain's Table - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia OST
Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday - Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
A Stranger I Remain - Metal Gear Rising OST
exit - Metal Gear 2 Red
Metal Gear Solid 3 Theme - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
Sea Breeze - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
Father and Son - Metal Gear Solid 4 OST
Pillow Talk - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
Metal Gear Solid Main Theme - Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
sturg - autoglassmasterclass
Ghost Trick Theme Jazz Cover

[@scoopitywoop5665]

“We’ve got you surrounded! Come take your nanomachine shots!” “I HATE THE WAR ECONOMY! I HATE THE WAR ECONOMY!”

[@remiliascarletmybeloved]

>Johnny

[@empire1800]

I HATE NEEDLES! I HATE NEEDLES!

[@TheGreatCragWyvern]

“Hate!?! War does many a favor, just give war a chance”

[@ismellmandude6401]

Based Johnny

[@theultimatetrashman887]

''Snake...'' ''Raiden!'' ''Europe.'' dies instantly

[@axineight2608]

that part always catches me off guard each time i watch it and i love it

[@jdalbiac]

I always thought he said "You're up!"

[@loganreed9340]

@@jdalbiac this match will get red hot

[@dilfasriel6354]

"Europe" **dies of cringe**

[@ytt1801]

Tfw you get a lapdance from an operative who immediately dies, you hear over comms "Snake that was Angry Armadillo, she was forced to eat cement as a child"

[@swarmofhungrydeathclaws]

Almost spit out my damn drink 🤣

[@ningus223]

👑

[@Hysteria98]

"Snake, that operative you just took an empty Oil Drum from was Johnny 'Akiba' Sasaki, who farded and shidded and camed his way into this story"

[@deathtoraiden2080]

Did you come up with this on your own? It's pretty good, got a big laugh out of me. Almost as good as the Jivin Gorilla text.

[@ytt1801]

@@deathtoraiden2080 unfortunately no, I got it from Twitter

[@justhere5125]

Steak could have stopped at just making a "MGS 4 - Light Up The Night - AMV" but no, we ended up getting a masterpiece.

[@FFantaSteve]

I would watch that on repeat! 🔁 💀

[@OneManCast]

Raiden: Its like Beauty and the Beast Rose: Don't say that. You're no beast. Raiden: Who said I was the beast?

[@elontusk9167]

Based Raiden

[@doloresmeatrestauranteater1451]

beauty and the beast is about an abusive relationship, so honestly rose being the beast makes more sense than it being raiden.

[@CYB3Redux]

hey police id like to report a murder

[@sweet_xylitol7814]

MGR Raiden would say something like that tbh

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

@@doloresmeatrestauranteater1451 Beauty and beast and is about ANY relationship, that is based around lust. The fact, that you see only abuse in it, tells more about you, than content of the fairy tale.

[@QuickTimeFailure]

"Metal Gear Solid 4 was a Mistake" was released 4 years ago. *I CHECKED*

[@expunkstep7226]

It's difficult to put into words exactly what changed with the wider evaluation of the series, but even if you really really love this video, it's hard to deny that video essays about the memes of Japanese games changed after it came out.

[@TheNord06]

@@expunkstep7226 we cant know how youtube magic works exactly but i watched this video short time after it came out, it was around 50k views i think. I thought holy shit, three hours, who would watch this, before watching it lol. Point is after this i saw this multi hour essays published, and watched by millions. Probably its not like steak invented it but it might be a perfect storm moment.

[@OMNI10001]

@@expunkstep7226 One day, the whole video will be re-written like this

[@Kankooro]

Dont worry, shes not pregnant. *I CHECKED*

[@papieverett]

wow that’s so brave

[@MaroxXIIIproductions]

3:00:13 The game that rebuilt Raiden and made him into an even more beloved character, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, is now 10 years old. I checked. Yes, I waited 4 years since this vid came out to make this joke. It was worth it.

[@jokig]

Appreciate the dedication

[@VioletOrbWeaver]

thanks for checking

[@JRDad]

You’re the man now dog.

[@armandoguerra7658]

Fucking sad, 5 years that felt like 1 long bad developed year

[@JillTheWitch]

My hat off to you.

[@srslywhathappened]

"Kojima seems like a smart guy" while showing the picture of his "Egg." tweet had me dying. So many brilliant edits and quick cutaways in this. Love this video.

[@user-kh5pn8to5m]

*EGG*

[@gary7867]

hes a fart smella not a smart fella.

[@janefkrbtt]

Liquid ocelot running backwards shrugging and pointing is what made this game a 6/10 to a 9/10 when I originally played it.

[@JustAJauneArc]

I love how much of a little shithead he was in that scene

[@OrtadragoonX]

Best scene in the game bar none.

[@sasaki999pro]

That cartoonishly meniacle laugh of his just sends me. Ocelot is the single greatest antagonist in video game history.

[@forgot7en]

@@sasaki999pro sends you what

[@breadbucket66]

​@@forgot7ensends him to a mission of stopping his evil twin brother who mind controlled a russian spy

[@pastaman7278]

Snake:"Raiden, you're still young, live a good life" Raiden:"ok" Raiden a few years later: RULES OF NATURE

[@matthewgallaway3675]

Well he’s less young then

[@pastaman7278]

@@matthewgallaway3675 don't you mean younger? And also it's only like 3 years between mgs4 and mgr

[@matthewgallaway3675]

@@pastaman7278 all I’m hearing is that I’m technically correct.

[@Kamletue]

Raiden:"ok."

[@creepersammyb2926]

*suplexes metal gear cutely :3*

[@sporkionsuz-beero4744]

Scene Selection INTRODUCTION 0:00 - 4:49 Preface/Opening Credits 4:50 - 13:01 The Disappearance of Tomokazu Fukushima ~10:03 10:35 real talk 13:01 16:10 Game Opening [Stress 9%] ACT 1 16:10 40:00 LIQUID SUN [Stress 11%-26%] 19:30 24:44 Flashback/Mission Briefing [Stress 10%-18%] ~28:50 33:01 Drebin [Stress 22% - 23%] +~ 36:53 39:06 The Hounds; Protomen AMV 1 ACT 2 40:06 48:40 Mission Briefing [Stress 26%] ~41:47 48:30 Sequel Dissonance 48:40 1:08:08 SOLID SUN [Stress 37% -43%] ~53:33 59:57 (brief reintroduction/recap on Raiden, Rose and Campbell) [Stress 44% 53%] ~1:20:22 1:28:20 Everything Changes in Act 3 [Stress 65%] ~~ 1:20:55 1:22:26 real talk ~1:28:20 1:35:38 "MGS4 Shouldn't Have Been About Big Boss" [Stress 83%] +~ 1:39:03 AMV 2 1:43:07 Light Up the Night; Protomen ACT 4 1:44:54 1:50:50 Mission Briefing [Stress 78%] 1:51:20 2:20:28 TWIN SUNS [Stress 74%-80%] ~1:58:09 2:02:22 (brief comparison of sniper fights between Metal Gear Solid games) [Stress 77%] ~ 2:05:10 2:07:56 (briefer comparison of final fights between Metal Gear Solid games) ~ 2:10:29 2:15:30 Naomi [Stress 85%] +~ 2:16:16 AMV 3 2:17:13 The Will of One; Protomen ACT 5 2:20:28 2:22:39 Mission Briefing [Stress 83%] 2:22:39 2:53:20 OLD SUN [Stress 89%] ~2:27:10 2:34:05 "Psycho Mantis is the Payoff" [Stress 93%] ~2:34:09 2:37:19 The Beauty and Beast Unit [Stress 97%] ~ 2:39:34 2:42:04 (Johnny "Golden Ass" Sasaki) ~ 2:44:39 2:48:08 (FoxAlive) [Stress 99%] +~2:48:08 2:48:48 The Stand; Protomen AMV 4 ~2:50:46 2:52:54 (final-final fight for real) [Stress: Unknown] EPILOGUE 2:53:20 3:07:31 NAKED SIN [Stress 85%] ~2:54:45 3:03:02 Raiden ~ 3:03:02 3:07:31 (suicide ending) [Stress 95%] 3:07:31 3:13:33 NAKED SON/Debriefing [Stress: 100%] 3:13:33 3:22:20 Ending Retrospective ~3:17:08 3:20:14 Solid Snake is the Greatest Character in Video Game History ~ 3:20:14 3:22:20 (fathers and happy endings) IN CONCLUSION 3:22:30 3:26:54 Postface/Ending Credits ~3:26:30 3:26:54 post-credits scene(s) Reposted timetable from someone's comment from 2 years ago. It was hard to find.

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

Oh hey I did this exact same thing 2 years ago. Thanks for making it again now that i want to watch it and need a better timespam

[@harley3082]

@@elcalabozodelandroide2 You sir deserve the best. Thank you!

[@harley3082]

Did you think of, to look for this? Lol

[@XanthosAcanthus]

Can we just take a moment and reflect upon the fact this video is longer than mgs4 if you skip the cutscenes

[@antzooma]

this comment doesn't really work because this video is also the cutscenes

[@XanthosAcanthus]

@@antzooma no, it works. If you are familiar with the game and skip cutscenes, you can beat it in a little over 3 hours, especially if you just plow through it. Speed runners have it down to 2 hours. This video is about 3 hrs 26mins. The presence of cutscenes in this video is irrelevant.

[@antzooma]

@@XanthosAcanthus they are relevant

[@XanthosAcanthus]

@@antzooma how so?

[@Hailix4240]

@@antzoomalud shut ur goofy ass up

[@NamelessGamer29]

Fun fact: The geckos's first appearance was in Smash Bros. Brawl on the Shadow Moses stage 5 months before MGS 4 came out.

[@dualblade14]

I thought you were bs'ing. But it is clear you checked.

[@BarcelonaBlitzer]

@@dualblade14 I remember being so confused in Shadow Moses in SSB

[@HarmonicVector]

The same way Roy's first appearance in Fire Emblem was in Super Smash Bros. Melee. That poor boy.

[@lunarluxe9832]

@@HarmonicVector thought u meant roy campbell lol

[@basedchimera5859]

@@dualblade14 "I checked"

[@Crowborn]

"It's always metalest before the gear" -John Metalgear, protagonist of Metal Gear

[@zaep2791]

Solid Steve.

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

@@zaep2791 Liquid Lakes

[@sheemwashere4847]

Sounds like something maxor would say.

[@lysandre1861]

every gear has its metal

[@notaspider4084]

"do me a Solid and Metal that Gear for me" - David Metalgear, supporting character

[@nono-hy7gb]

if they let us save the B&B units, and let snake or rose rehabilitate them that would be interesting. Having them killed off makes them as forgettable as the FROGS.

[@onceonly1111]

It would have been difficult to implement with any depth, since you can kill or save each B&B as they appear. If devs wanted them to have a conversation with the player or with each other, to talk and interact with other characters during cutscenes, or to appear at different points in the game to assist you, there are potentially 14 combinations or more depending on how a developer writes them (e.g 'nanomachines turn their mind into a single unit'). e.g if x = a B&B you killed, and 1,2,3,4 are each member of the B&B Unit, then combos look like: xxxx (all killed) 1234 (all saved) 1xxx x2xx xx3x xxx4 12xx 1x3x 1xx4 x2xx x23x x2x4 xx3x xx34

[@hariman7727]

Also the b&b squad should have been both a mix between men and women, and they should have told their own stories. Drebin is cancer on this game.

[@javierbellocortes6718]

1:39:02 THIS SEGMENT. What a masterpiece of a moment and how it perfectly fits the mayhem and absurdity of the whole scene. This song has become one of my all time favorites just by association with this madness ^^

[@seanfager8063]

Agreed! I was muttering "whatever" for hours up to this point in the game, but this scene brought me back on board. 'Oh! Ocelot isn't Liquid, he's a Solidus proxy. With STYLE!'

[@lemmonboy6459]

You should listen to the Protomen btw Very good

[@toro2812]

​@@lemmonboy6459The entire album this song comes from is pure rock orchestra, I fucking love it.

[@lemmonboy6459]

@@toro2812 BRO I KNOOOOOW 😩😩😩 The Stand (Man or Machine) put them FEELINGS in me

[@UnabridgedGamer]

This song got me through the last shifts I had to do at a terrible job. And I knew it existed thanks to Steak!

[@spacedp]

This video is longer than all MGSV cutscenes combined. And almost as long as 1 MGS4 cutscene.

[@angelojamil23]

Accurate

[@Reaverbot]

Good

[@Miyakolover]

MGSV has 6 hours worth of cutscenes, that's standard for the series that only MGS4 broke with it 9 hours worth of cutscenes.

[@Miyakolover]

Nope, completely wrong. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZa5amxoopx_bpY

[@spacedp]

@@Miyakolover It was a joke but either way I meant cinematic cutscenes, which are like 3 hours total, not including in game dialogue.

[@rojax_thevoicetm2385]

>Gets on motorcycle >Tells her own clone son Snake to hang onto her waist >Starts motorcycle >Meditates for a full 8 seconds >Gives a big fuck off 3 minute speech while basically being spooned by her 76 year old son

[@dualblade14]

Just how Kojima likes it, creepy and awkwardly long.

[@newdemo7165]

how to spoon?

[@tntbomber793]

@Travis Brink yes but didn't he grow inside her womb and wasn't he birthed by her like a son? I mean he's more her son than big boss's since he's just a clone of him but was actually birthed by her. Idk

[@mercury2157]

@Travis Brink did you... watch this video... or play the game...

[@peterbach1126]

Imagine you are preparing for perhaps your final act, and you are confronted by your inner self's desire to resolve unfinished business. Not everything has to act out as if it is scripted xD

[@macmansfield-parisi5812]

The use of Protomen as a Liquid Ocelot theme here is INCREDIBLE. The Hounds as an introduction was electric.

[@Gaz66d]

The music during Occelot’s GUNS OFTHE PATRIOTS!! BANG! BANG! HAHAHA DIE! hit every dramatic beat with every riff and chord change… It was perfectly synced with the visuals!

[@Garland846]

thanks for forever associating the protomen with liquid ocelot for me steak

[@terpsidance.]

Liquid Ocelot is a bit of a Dr. Wily type...

[@Gaz66d]

@@terpsidance. you know, I see the resemblance too!

[@VioletOrbWeaver]

i last played mgs4 like 10 years ago so this video has been a major trip down memory lane and seeing that scene again set to that music was just. amazing. that was already probably my favorite scene in MGS4 simply for the sheer coolness of it

[@notaboutit3565]

I come back to this video probably once a year and every time the "I checked" bit hits just as hard as the last time. Thank you.

[@bradbeck2601]

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched this and it still hits every time. This video is so damn good. Countless nights (like tonight) I put it on to fall asleep to and usually end up watching all or most of it 😅

[@DEDManGaming]

I end up watching it every 3-6 months myself. It's my god standard for reviews, he clearly loves the series and is critical, but fair

[@LosoaII]

This video will not stop showing up in my autoplay, hell i was watching Defunctland then youtube ups and makes me watch Steak again. I unintentionally sleep to this video every week.

[@visassess8607]

What part is that?

[@humanmerelybeing1966]

@@bradbeck2601me rn

[@neb6705]

What I gleaned from this is that MGS 4 was just one of those "last in the season" episodes of show where they bring back all the characters from the first season for literally no reason, but on a larger scale

[@mercury2157]

The characters were brought back for a reason, just not good reasons

[@cornbeefboy7767]

Johnny never getting any nanomachines and the whole “nanomachines suppressing everyone’s negative emotions that come from combat” means Johnny has just been rawdogging this whole thing emotionally, making him one of the hardest motherfuckers in mgs4

[@mercury2157]

I'd dispute that but it'd go against a lot of the thematics of this game, and those happen to be the ones that actually kind of work

[@shortyg1018]

Honestly he should get his own spinoff game.

[@GhostOfBilly]

Makes sense. Only a real gangster can "fart, shit, and cum" their way into being a pivotal soldier in the act of changing the world.

[@epicentreofvideos2571]

@@GhostOfBilly it worked for Capone

[@GhostOfBilly]

@@epicentreofvideos2571 Case in point

[@flub2986]

“Then snake falls out Rex and starts screaming and starts yelling because he’s the dumbest man alive.” Is a quote that perfectly captures what makes this video so special somehow being so ernest, funny, bonkers, and beautiful while juggling all of that with some of the most amazing analysis I’ve ever heard. Thank you steak.

[@EvanSchatz]

Hello darkness my old friend...

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Also way lots much great music + sound edits too!

[@audiosurfarchive]

Truly a fan perspective of a lad who grew up loving this series to death and helped form their interest in other Eastern artforms.

[@mercury2157]

That whole scene just kills me. Ocelot running and turning around to point and laugh like he's fucking 9 years old is unmatched comedy.

[@Xick]

@@mercury2157 That part is right at the beginning of a scene. If you're skipping cutscenes, you'll see RAY go up in flames with Ocelot inside it, then we cut to black, and then Ocelot's just running away laughing at you with no context.

[@brianreese1937]

Hey it's me. Solid Steve.

[@tankhead2645]

Hey its solid steve

[@daedalus6796]

Oh shit, it's Solid Steve.

[@jokig]

Holy fucking shit

[@xi6969]

No!! That is not solid Steve

[@LieutenantAlaki]

Jesus Christ, it's Solid Steve.

[@Kermitable]

can't wait for 2028 comments saying "this video came out 10 years ago. I checked."

[@HoneyMochi]

Don't tempt me.

[@JRDad]

This comment came out 1 month ago. I checked.

[@akacz.official]

Already made one like this

[@epicentreofvideos2571]

What we used to watch media on ten years ago

[@baccarah7010]

!remind me 7 years

[@SlantsDraws]

I get the feeling this was an elaborate ruse to show your Protomen AMVs to as many people as possible.

[@astracrits4633]

And we should respect him for that. He's spreading the work of the gods.

[@RockyPixel]

For a frame after Light up the Night he basically says that in text form.

[@jackmclean4120]

RockyPixel Hey, I ain't complaining There are the *EMBERS* of a fire that's gone *OUT* BUT I CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN, THIS MESS THAT WE'RE IN, YOU AND I

[@treefingers1183]

That scene (you know which one, BANG) will never be the same in my eyes again. I used to think it was hilarious and baffling, mostly stupid, with the highlight of unironic cool being Ocelot. Now, Eva protecting Solidus and Snake getting burned protecting her, and that entire final 45 second or so stretch of cuts and shots at the end are the most incredible, epic shit I've ever seen. The music really kind of highlights Kojima's love for cinematic setpieces that ramp up in tension and end in a feverish climax (also see the scene of Sam and Igor's disastrous and terrifying corpse disposal gig, early in Death Stranding, which I would actually say is one of Kojima's most well-directed and artistically unique scenes he's ever done. I also haven't finished DS yet so no spoilers pls)

[@a.dykeman1980]

And why not? They’re GREAT AMVs that sell the scenes they’re put over extremely well.

[@ashweston1828]

On the Protomen's Bandcamp page, there's a review saying they were introduced to them by this video. Having never heard of this channel before then, and having watched every review on here at least twice since then, I am so glad they did. This video is an absolute masterpiece and I love it! The AMV's to Protomen tracks are definitely highlights but the whole thing is just incredible. I've watched it all the way through twice already, and I will do the same again.

[@JustAJauneArc]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video-and this introduced me to The Protomen too! I genuinely believe this is one of the greatest videos on KZbin ever made.

[@ajrobtown]

"If you were writing a story about yourself, wouldn't you want it to have a happy ending?" - fucking incredible line. Great work and thank you for making this video!

[@GamePilLP]

"You would be excused for thinking that this is the last time Drebin shows up" He has a monkey, a coin, a catchphrase and does magic tricks. Of course Kojima would keep him around for the entire game

[@roman_nfkrz]

"Johnny shidded and farded and camed his way into the story" oh my god I am crying

[@thenumberfour2432]

yep

[@brandonisweird7000]

What are you doing here?

[@spacedp]

Yo what are you doing in an MGS vid?

[@devincrawford6508]

It's Russian Pyro!

[@cloudzack1090]

an hero

[@thomaswatson1420]

Completing my annual rewatch of this epic masterpiece.

[@spaciouswheat4580]

Dude I haven't watched it for 2 years (crazy to me) but it's like I've never watched it before watching it again

[@JackSears95]

See you in 2 months! Or not, I wouldn’t blame you for starting early

[@thomaswatson1420]

It’s that time again!

[@JackSears95]

@@thomaswatson1420 welcome back!

[@poisonarc]

It's really impressive that you can insert your own personal experiences in a beneficial way that isn't bloviating. Also a great balance or usage of light banter vs content.

[@AdventfatherGaming]

In 2016, I was at an anime convention where Khary Payton, Drebin's VA, was attending as one of the guests. Lo and behold, he's there selling autographed Drebin photos and I just had to ask him what the hell was up with the B&B Corps backstory part in the script. From his perspective the script reading and acting was really well done and he was enthusiastic about what he was saying and referencing. Then...Laughing Octopus' lines appeared. And midway through a take, he stops and asks "What the hell is this? What am I reading? This a joke?" Nope. Was straight from Kojima himself. "How the hell does this character suddenly know this? Why does he know this? Why is this important to the player?" He was told yet again, from Kojima himself. Read the lines and ignore it. Did his job wonderfully, but years later at that con, the baffled look on his face sticks with me whenever I play, or watch reviews of MGS4.

[@drunkemonke1995]

That’s wild

[@spaghettiking7312]

Beyond epic.

[@TheIsraeliRanter]

that makes the situation even funnier. even as a kid I had no idea why suddenly I (or Snake to be exact) needed a background exposition on the boss I just killed. every other game in the franchise knew how to naturally insert characters backstory (especially if you're on the "bad" side), so knowing the VA himself couldn't take this seriously is beyond funny. ps his monkey and raiden share the same mo cap actor, and that's a backstory I would rather like know than any of the B&B's

[@jimjim377]

Sometimes actors don't know what they're getting into as Peter Weller is still baffled by Buckaroo Banzai. As for Payton, I'd have enjoyed hearing about his time on Deus Ex.

[@thoughtfulpug1333]

Khary Payton is a champ va. Honestly that may be the reason a part of me kinda liked Drebbib

[@jadahnossett5692]

3 and a half hours of Metal Gear Solid 4 critique changes you

[@al112v4]

Still better than MGS(urvive).

[@GHxST_LXGACY]

Im about half an hour in

[@einstien1925]

war... war has changed

[@Kavster92]

9:55 into the video I've already had my mind blown by some of the harsh words against Kojima because they sound entirely fair

[@greekfire995]

@@al112v4 anything is better than that trash heap.

[@ksad96]

Welcome back. If you're anything like me, this isn't your first visit and you specifically came back to this video. Glad to see you, and enjoy the show again.

[@arielmz4956]

This is one of my favorite hours long videos, his style is really unique

[@ksad96]

@@arielmz4956 I've been watching it many times for over two years based on my comment history

[@JackSears95]

I’ve watched this movie for more than 24 hours at this point I’m all but certain. It’s just comfy.

[@kevinfromsales9445]

While I'm not a fan of some of the songs, this essay is beautifully edited and well narrated definitely my favorite MGS4 and MGS series as a whole critique out there.

[@whodis5444]

I love MGS4, both story and gameplay. The whole thing felt like a bittersweet farewell. A goodbye you don't want to say, but one you have to. Playing this, I was reminded a lot of my uncle who died of cancer not long before MGS4 was released. The experience felt like visiting him in the hospital. Watching a man who fought and sacrificed everything for his country gradually withering away, but getting meaningful conversations and nostalgic memories to wash down the bitter pill that is loss. Its upsetting and unpleasant, but that's how final goodbyes are. It's beautiful but heart wrenching. Idk. Maybe it was the timing in which I first played this game, but it really hit me hard and filled me with a lot of complex emotions.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

This is a beautiful eulogy to your uncle's memory. Hope he journeys well & you have a meaningful beautiful life, too.

[@andijacobsen9148]

@@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 If my nephew talked up the pile of shit that is mgs4 in my name after I died of cancer i'd crawl out of my grave to slap that little shit

[@dravendfr]

The greatest trick that Fukushima ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't touch kids" -Kevin Spacy's Career

[@dondraper3898]

@@Gadget-Walkmen He had it written all over his face too. Hiding in plain sight... the last place the world would ever look.

[@headless_headlines4921]

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled on me was banning me from the all you can eat pizza buffet”

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@dondraper3898 the fact he didn't arrested for that shit yet or brought to court REALLY irks the fuck out of me.

[@danielremy7826]

Draven Flores-Rios. ok. and how did he do that.

[@GuyOnAChair]

It's official. Metal Gear has video essays about it that are as long or longer than it's cutscenes.

[@JakeRuzi]

GuyOnAChair ​​ definitely longer than the gameplay in MGS4 👀

[@GuyOnAChair]

@@JakeRuzi Unless you are DSP.

[@eastlemon9477]

@@GuyOnAChair DSP is still relevant? Hold on let me show you my 479GB folder of DSP jokes!

[@GuyOnAChair]

@@eastlemon9477 Weak. Mine is 500GB.

[@eastlemon9477]

@@GuyOnAChair Hold up. There's more?

[@adriann9919]

GOD, I NEED more essays like this with comedy, sincerity, fun edits, and just generally show that they have a fucking pulse. If you ever wondered why this is SO rewatachable, it's because it has a "structured rambling" feeling, a term that doesn't exist but it does now, where it never feels like he's reading a script or droning on, yet he manages to remain casual and engaging. His voice, tone, and delivery is always on point. It's so impressive really. (It also helps that the topic is something he's REALLY passionate about) Just wanna let you know every day you upload is a good day.

[@adriann9919]

Also music choices are bangers that helps too

[@cyan.6399]

this dude unlocked something in my brain when i found this video structured yapping is a thing you can do?? you can overthink what the devs wanted in a videogame like this?? this is awesome and then it mixed with my sonic autism

[@KingKalashnikov]

This video is, without question, my most-consumed piece of media of all time across all genres and mediums. I've watched it so much, I can damn near quote the first half from memory. So I just wanted to thank you; it's become a nightly routine of mine to fall asleep while listening to it. The subject matter and the presentation just click so damn well with me. Great stuff.

[@jonjonny5566]

Honored to grace you my lord.

[@jchud13]

Seriously, I do not know what it is with this video. Ive come to realize maybe a large part is how crazy, wacko and cool metal gear solid really is and then just hearing in gory detail EVERYTHING about this game and how it relates in good ways and bad to the extended metal gear verse is just enthralling

[@Archibaldh1pp0]

The voice of the Steak is soothing to the ears.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

You too? I have a handful of these night companion videos & I'm late to this but have been stuck on it. Love this one, hbomb + codex entry got me with Pathologic as well. I just love these gonzo game essays.

[@ChiaraKeating]

Oh my god same!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one that uses steak’s voice lol’ing MGS4 to ease me into slumber hahahaa

[@ThrasherDBS]

A video of this magnitude deserves a chapter select. Hope this helps you guys, this has been my favorite video for the past few months. Intro: 0:00 Metal Gear Solid 4 Was A Mistake - The Disappearance of Fukushima: 3:54 Game Start: 13:01 Act 1: Liquid Sun: 16:10 Mission Briefing Act 1: 21:01 Gameplay: 24:44 Drebin: 28:51 Rat Patrol: 33:20 "The Hounds" - The Protomen: 36:52 Mission Briefing Act 2: 39:59 Sequel Dissonance: 41:46 Act 2: Solid Sun: 48:40 Mission Briefing Act 3: 1:08:07 Everything Is Nanomachines Now: 1:09:26 Mission Briefing Act 3 (cont.): 1:12:27 Act 3: Third Sun: 1:15:33 Everything Changes In Act 3: 1:22:54 "Light Up The Night" - The Protomen: 1:39:02 Mission Briefing Act 4: 1:44:53 Act 4: Twin Suns: 1:50:51 Naomi: 2:10:28 Manchild Antics: 2:15:29 Mission Briefing Act 5: 2:20:27 Act 5: Old Sun: 2:22:39 The Beauty And The Beast Unit: 2:34:08 Golden Boy: 2:39:32 Johnny Gets His Team Killed: 2:41:16 "The Stand (Man Or Machine)" - The Protomen: 2:48:09 Epilogue: Naked Sin: 2:53:20 Raiden: 2:54:50 Debriefing: Naked Son: 3:07:37 Solid Snake Is The Greatest Character In Video Game History: 3:17:07 In Conclusion: 3:22:20

[@TheTrueCaptainAwesome]

I have started using this video, specifically, to introduce people to The Protomen via Light Up The Night. Thanks for making it that much easier to accomplish this task, and for highlighting the generally awesome taste in music Mr. Bentley possesses.

[@Francisco-Danconia]

This chapter select needs a prologue

[@krislee442]

You’re pretty good!👍

[@thebachiever234]

@@krislee442 Pretty Good

[@thatonewhitedude731]

You da real mvp

[@dantevitale5714]

Drebin has three things going for him 1. He brings you weapons 2. He brings you exposition 3. Monke

[@arseniipopov5366]

A week ago Nice

[@HoneyMochi]

@@arseniipopov5366 poggy

[@thomasodwyer5365]

Return to Monke

[@epicentreofvideos2571]

Suits vans hair shades flair oh yeah forgot about the monkey I really struggled to like this depression gray game of sadness

[@sdgdhpmbp]

He's undoubtedly one of the worst characters/plot devices of the game and I friggin love him!

[@Scraxivele]

It will never not be sad that this man dropped the single greatest video in KZbin history and then quit a year later. It hurts to imagine all of the incredible video essays we could have access to if he was still here 😢

[@TheOneShotWunda]

He just posted a video on Scavengers Reign

[@Scraxivele]

@@TheOneShotWunda WHAT

[@TheOneShotWunda]

@@Scraxivele you jinxed it into existence with this comment lol

[@Scraxivele]

@@TheOneShotWunda we’re all welcome I guess 😂

[@doctordrewl6413]

I've never played a Metal Gear game. I woke up to that music video in the middle and grooved myself awake. Out of context that whole scene was incredible.

[@KingKalashnikov]

The exact same thing happened to me. In my delirious half-asleep state it was like listening to a choir of angels, and also got me into The Protomen. Great band, highly recommend. But Light Up the Night just isn't the same without Ocelot yelling about how YOUR GUNS AND YOUR WEAPONS ARE NO LONGER YOUR OWN

[@thejason755]

@@KingKalashnikovit’s kind of like how now i can only achieve orgasm by telling a room full of men “why don’t we just print more money?”

[@KingKalashnikov]

@@thejason755 This is one of the greatest things I have ever read, thank you.

[@thejason755]

@@KingKalashnikov yw uwu

[@megashillyshally]

I can’t listen to this song without needing the ‘moo-ing’ of the Gekko during the intro lol.

[@jamesmiller6882]

3hrs+ ??? Man he must really pan this argument out... *speaks like its already at 2x speed* JESUS CHRIST THIS MAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

[@itihaas6557]

Or he talks a lot without saying anything.

[@albertobonnet1773]

Sounds like cafeine addict high.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@itihaas6557 Or three and a half hours of analysis managed to go completely over your head, that is if you even bothered to watch the video in the first place.

[@filipeflower]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Most people wouldn't watch a 3 hour video non-stop anyway.

[@Exigentable]

@@filipeflower I ain't most people

[@wormgroup]

This is longer than endgame

[@OoJohnisbackoO]

And better

[@damonsavinski4634]

titanic: am i a joke to you?

[@BlueStingerAlive]

lol i love u guys.

[@LikeADamnFIDDLE]

Oh my god it is

[@noreeaki]

tru

[@richardcheney6964]

5 years later, I still consider this to be the definitive analysis of this franchise

[@jengofrett]

You mentioning your perspective on the ending changing with your friend taking their own life really resonated with me, I had my perspective on it change as I grew older too. I played this game when I was a kid, and as a kid I always thought it should have ended with Snake killing himself, and I felt the fake out with Big Boss coming in to explain everything ruined the tone on an ending I overall enjoyed. Shortly after I graduated college my dad died and I essentially was thrown into adulthood without him to help me figure things out. Over the years I feel like I found my way and being a few years into a graduate program, I can't help but think about how I still don't know what I need to be doing and longing for him to be here just for reassurance. My relationship with my dad was complicated, we loved each other but as is in your early adulthood you argue about stuff that really doesn't matter, but you take it personally because you just don't have the same perspective as each other. Replaying this game and well, watching this video again (I know I'm not the only one who watches this at least once a year) I thought about what Kojima said in that interview, and how all Big Boss is doing is just really coming in and telling Snake how things are going to be okay. Hearing you go over Kojima's interview about losing his father at a young age, and how the ending is exactly that, just him having his dad tell him that he respects him as a man, just made me kind of go "Yeah, I get it". Anyways, great video, it's definitely one of the best on the platform

[@expunkstep7226]

_Scene Selection_ *INTRODUCTION* 0:00 - 4:49 Preface/Opening Credits 4:50 - 13:01 The Disappearance of Tomokazu Fukushima ~ 10:03 - 10:35 real talk 13:01 - 16:10 Game Opening [Stress 9%] *ACT 1* 16:10 - 40:00 LIQUID SUN [Stress 11% - 26%] 19:30 - 24:44 Flashback/Mission Briefing [Stress 10% - 18%] ~ 28:50 - 33:01 *Drebin* [Stress 22% - 23%] +~ 36:53 - 39:06 The Hounds; Protomen AMV 1 *ACT 2* 40:06 - 48:40 Mission Briefing [Stress 26%] ~ 41:47 - 48:30 *Sequel Dissonance* 48:40 - 1:08:08 SOLID SUN [Stress 37% - 43%] ~ 53:33 - 59:57 (brief reintroduction/recap on Raiden, Rose and Campbell) [Stress 44% - 53%] *ACT 3* 1:08:08 - 1:15:30 Mission Briefing [Stress 43% - 47%] ~ 1:09:27 - 1:12:26 *Everything is Nanomachines Now* 1:15:35 - 1:44:54 THIRD SUN [Stress 56% - 72%] ~ 1:20:22 - 1:28:20 *Everything Changes in Act 3* [Stress 65%] ~~ 1:20:55 - 1:22:26 real talk ~ 1:28:20 - 1:35:38 "MGS4 Shouldn't Have Been About Big Boss" [Stress 83%] +~ 1:39:03 - 1:43:07 Light Up the Night; Protomen AMV 2 *ACT 4* 1:44:54 - 1:50:50 Mission Briefing [Stress 78%] 1:51:20 - 2:20:28 TWIN SUNS [Stress 74% - 80%] ~ 1:58:09 - 2:02:22 (brief comparison of sniper fights between Metal Gear Solid games) [Stress 77%] ~ 2:05:10 - 2:07:56 (briefer comparison of final fights between Metal Gear Solid games) ~ 2:10:29 - 2:15:30 *Naomi* [Stress 85%] +~ 2:16:16 - 2:17:13 The Will of One; Protomen AMV 3 *ACT 5* 2:20:28 - 2:22:39 Mission Briefing [Stress 83%] 2:22:39 - 2:53:20 OLD SUN [Stress 89%] ~ 2:27:10 - 2:34:05 "Psycho Mantis is the Payoff" [Stress 93%] ~ 2:34:09 - 2:37:19 *The Beauty and Beast Unit* [Stress 97%] ~ 2:39:34 - 2:42:04 (Johnny "Golden Ass" Sasaki) ~ 2:44:39 - 2:48:08 (FoxAlive) [Stress 99%] +~ 2:48:08 - 2:48:48 The Stand; Protomen AMV 4 ~ 2:50:46 - 2:52:54 (final-final fight for real) [Stress: Unknown] *EPILOGUE* 2:53:20 - 3:07:31 NAKED SIN [Stress 85%] ~ 2:54:45 - 3:03:02 *Raiden* ~ 3:03:02 - 3:07:31 ( -suicide ending- ) [Stress 95%] 3:07:31 - 3:13:33 NAKED SON/Debriefing [Stress: 100%] 3:13:33 - 3:22:20 Ending Retrospective ~ 3:17:08 - 3:20:14 *Solid Snake is the Greatest Character in Video Game History* ~ 3:20:14 - 3:22:20 (fathers and happy endings) *IN CONCLUSION* 3:22:30 - 3:26:54 Postface/Ending Credits ~ 3:26:30 - 3:26:54 post-credits scene(s)

[@mrboiardo1176]

Thanks

[@akapotatobrad]

Comment needs to be pinned.

[@yahhah3027]

@@akapotatobrad This is a 3 year old video

[@aadipie]

Ah scene selection. The good ol days

[@thoughtcriminal19xx]

You are a hero

[@madddin90]

When my girlfriend comes home from partying and asks, what i did this evening... "watching this video about a video game from a decade ago telling me it was a mistake"

[@healinghusky7754]

Good one lol...I feel like I'm not going to get those 3 hours back

[@baccarah7010]

@@healinghusky7754 wasnt it worth it tho

[@healinghusky7754]

@@baccarah7010 I loved the video I was just saying that other part as a joke

[@statiq1941]

Why didn't u go with her lmao

[@madddin90]

@@statiq1941 i was watching a Video about mgs4

[@boss1380]

Every six months this video reappears in my mind and I have to rewatch it start to finish in a single sitting

[@navonmyhand7999]

1:47:37 - 1:48:07 might be the single funniest skit in a video I've seen in months. So goofy, funny and yet completely understandable and critiques the dialogue so well.

[@Tea8chSea]

Xavier renegade angel my dude

[@AvengedHate26]

I wish raidens ending was more realistic. All the pain she put him through I think it would have been much better if he would have retorted with a “I’ll be here for him, not you” kind of thing. Cuz your right she’s gaslighting the shit out of him

[@hishkapish4817]

if u wanna take metal gear rising as canon, u can kinda see it as their relationship didn't end up working out

[@mercury2157]

@@hishkapish4817 they seem like they have a decent relationship, but obviously they can't be together for a while and Raiden has no qualms with flirting with Courtney (which I really can't blame him for, especially after all the crap he went through because of Rose)

[@thunderring8056]

Love seeing the recent comments. Love this video.

[@TheKrowkaBoo]

But was Raiden that innocent? I mean, you blame Rose but her actions were justifiable. It was his decision at the first place to drown his sorrow, and pain in alcohol instead of taking therapy and fight with his past like a man.

[@mercury2157]

@@TheKrowkaBoo he's obviously not, but between him and Rose, Raiden is ultimately the victim, and the whole "fake marriage, fake miscarriage" thing wasn't the first time Rose fucked him over, considering she entered his life at all with the intent to spy on him for the Patriots

[@christoptheillusiveman9875]

Not many people know this; You can hide from Vamp during his boss fight. And sneak up behind him to instant kill him with the syringe.

[@AJZulu]

I can confirm

[@herbertmoon2969]

How?

[@MichaelPhillips-jw4bj]

Funny like the sniper guy "the end" in metal gear 3... you can kill him way before the boss fight when he's been wheeled in. You can snipe him it's so crazy and cool m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqDahn2ahN2eeJo

[@VintageDefectors69]

@@MichaelPhillips-jw4bj I have never fought him because I realized he wasn't wheeled in during the cutscene, so i always shoot him right away. I keep forgetting to leave the area so the wheelchair doesn't take most of my health though.

[@Ephraim225]

Fuck that shit, I'm using the Gun Del Sol

[@jakejutras5420]

The Xavier Renegade Angel reference is just... *chefs kiss* excellent my man.

[@Channel7331]

I love how KZbin sends me here every night at the same time because it knows I need the comfort

[@jakub1763]

When you make review about game that was made 10 years ago "kept you waiting huh?"

[@MikeS-um1nm]

Good one !!

[@kyramerchen4485]

God, can you imagine how powerful it would have been if Foxalive turned off all nano machines and THAT’S what killed Naomi instead? If Naomi went into this mission KNOWING she would be destroying the only thing keeping her alive and went through with it anyway for the greater good of the world and the next generation, and the kind of thematic moral sacrifice that would represent in tandem with the original ending where snake dies? Or even if turning off the nano machines was somehow the thing that killed the dangerous foxdie in Snake so that Naomi’s sacrifice ALSO saved Snake’s life along with the lives and freedom and personal identities of everyone else?

[@KnightGamer724]

....Why can I hear Steak say this comment?

[@TecTitan]

This comment deserves 400x more upvotes Super interesting idea

[@MrEHollo]

Damn..

[@orcastrike7750]

Comments like this and a few others I’ve seen that offer alternative directions for characters to have been taken in make me wish someone would undertake trying to rewrite this games story, taking these ideas into account

[@forgot7en]

No, just have her kill herself in the stupidest way imaginable in the MGS universe for the sake of poetry (making Otacon cry over a dead woman he loved for the third time).

[@ggthewhale]

I need a MGSV video essay from this guy now

[@mattmas6628]

weve been waiting for 5 years, dont hold your breathe lol

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

yes please please please

[@snakeshepard9761]

he'll make a video, but only after the full game comes out

[@synth-wave_steve]

Can’t wait for the ‘Quite is the B&B unit but the main emotional core and even worse’ segment

[@residentfailure9615]

​@snakeshepard9761 Kojima has said multiple times that MGSV is finished

[@randomtangle4629]

I’ve never played Metal Gear, but you’ve made me feel like I grew up alongside each character, then you stabbed them to death and pointed out how bad it all was, but also how it shouldn’t work, but does work, and I can’t tell what to think about the game, but I’ve been filled with new vigor to work on my art. Because if a game this big, this bad, and this hated can be simultaneously awesome and loved, maybe I have a chance out there.

[@jokig]

Exact same thing with me

[@sealogic4552]

Metal gear is just such a fundamentally brilliant series that even when it’s bad, it’s still kinda camp.

[@navonmyhand7999]

Same, I've just finished this video and watching it over the weekend has really pumped me up creatively again out of a confidence slump. Seeing an artist or creative, especially one like Kojima, take such big swings and have so many ideas over half a dozen works created over a decade is just inspiring. Even if they don't all land, looking over the Metal Gear series always makes me feel a sense of wow.

[@yeahbuthow2005]

I haven't read your commet, but I completely agree with everything you said

[@SockPuppetski]

this video sells metal gear solid 4 more than it tears it down

[@miketrujillo3677]

@Asvolies Harvem mg5 was my first and got me into the series loved it

[@ayylmao578]

@Asvolies Harvem I don’t play mg5 for the story just gameplay

[@saucyman2110]

@@miketrujillo3677 Same, except after playing the others, MGS5 has become one of my least favourites

[@redshift912]

Wish someone would remake 1 in the 5 engine

[@ayylmao578]

@@redshift912 would be a cool mod for somebody to create but I love the way mgs1 plays even if it’s seriously outdated. It just gives me resident evil vibes

[@bryerTuck]

There's a beautiful symmetry between Raiden in Rising and Gray Fox. I know it's tragic to see a character whose been through as much as Raiden turn back to violence. But Gray Fox's words sum up his motivation "Fighting was the only thing I was good at. But at least I faught for what I believed in." That's exactly Raiden in Rising. He's fighting for a better future so children don't have to go through the same thing as him.

[@Roler42]

And the best part is he succeeds, arguably he deals an even bigger blow to the military industrial complex than even Solid Snake when he erased the patriots. He also manages to use the wisdom Snake imparted onto him to simply not just throw his life away, he is putting his life on the line in combat, but now he does it knowing he has a home and a family to go back to, and that is just delicious.

[@feister2869]

@@Roler42 I mean no, a bigger blow to the private military industry complex than destroying the patriots is to abolish PMC’s as a whole.

[@justafan9399]

@@Roler42 This is also something unique to him as a _Metal Gear_ protagonist; Raiden is the only protagonist that has a family and home he can reliably go to and be safe and at peace, something not even Solid Snake offered himself as he continued to travel the world to stop Metal Gears with Otacon and eventually Sunny. Despite embracing his violent past and partaking in brutal military combat, he’s finally at peace with himself and the world that made him.

[@speedking7224]

And in some ways raiden succeeds where gray fox fails....

[@toohundred]

Can I just say, it's amazing to see somebody ACUALLY citing their sources!!! It's a small thing to do, but makes me have infinite more respect for you.

[@killerwhale2765]

First video that I watched from him glad to see its not some guy hating on it but is giving it tough love and criticism and not being a asshole

[@audiosurfarchive]

That's what it is: but so many idiorts don't seem to realize that, because they don't actually watch it and leave hate.

[@EthanSchmethan]

Real quarantine vibes is watching a grown man dissect MGS4 for three hours instead of finishing the essay due in an hour.

[@xanderselasor23]

Same, got an extension at the last minute tho

[@AntiBellum]

That’s exactly what I’m doing right now

[@ngkngk875]

CecDog3 Our semester over hopefully you get some time to make it up

[@AntiBellum]

KNG 88 I have till Saturday for late work :) it’s all good

[@ngkngk875]

CecDog3 good luck bro

[@reloadpsi]

"Rose lied about a miscarriage" Her voice actor also voiced the girl from the Loss meme. Let that sink in.

[@TheShadowOfHumanity]

I wanna see the loss meme with Raiden and Rose now

[@reloadpsi]

@@TheShadowOfHumanity Quinton Flynn wouldn't be a bad voice match for the guy who voiced Ethan, now that you mention it.

[@aubreyskipper9642]

Jessica Wachsman voiced rose?

[@reloadpsi]

​@@aubreyskipper9642Nope, but Lara Cody voiced Lilah in later episodes. I think those were produced after MGS4, but before Loss, but don't quote me on that.

[@NOVA_2056]

what does it want now?

[@B.W.H_4_LIFE]

“STOP TALKING” is the best line I’ve ever heard in any video

[@leofase2182]

Some people have turkey for the holidays. I have steak.

[@OneAndOnlyYesMan]

“If you were writing a story about yourself, wouldn’t you want it to have a happy ending?” What a beautiful line.

[@kylereptile6082]

Yeah man just all around really quality stuff

[@tomimated1638]

I wouldn’t

[@-clod-8948]

to answer the question, nah

[@saulbuenhombre2137]

Neil druckmann: hehe NO

[@milkgod3543]

Nah, let ending be as it should. I don't know the ending to my story so I just go with the flow.

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

The most lasting effect this game has had on my life is that I sometimes text my brother “Oh wait! We’re on PS3™ System!” in response to questions he asks me, which is something I can’t really say about MGS 1-3 I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@jchud13]

Lmfao

[@meddle333]

That is hilarious. 🤣

[@AlejandroSilva-mr7yy]

I come back to this video every few months and have just the longest smoke and a glass of wine cause that's what I feel it deserves

[@analogmoz]

Hear, hear.

[@mattmas6628]

Same

[@terrenceswiff]

good video, and I'm a little displeased your sentiments toward 4 aren't so common. I basically feel the same way about the whole thing: there are awful parts and amazing parts and the ending, while messy, "felt" right in the right ways. Even if you DON'T know the metatextual details like Big Boss's Japanese VA here being Solid's VA's father, or Kojima's personal motivations, you can feel them nonetheless and it resonates. I also really love how the game actually ends: the conversation between Snake and Otacon. It's just nice. I consider 4 to still be the end of the series. V and others are like supplements, 4 is the completion

[@galten7361]

The convo between Snake and Big Boss is fine in isolation (meaning ignore most of the whole plot with retcons and Zero being there since he was kinda silly there and was transparently just forcing him in to tie up loose ends) and the plot would've been much more solid if they designed the whole plot about the two's history and emnity and final "reconciliation" (though frankly I'd suggest having Big Boss just be strapped in somewhere with what Snake speaks to an AI ala the Patriot Campbell that manages to take in enough of Big Boss' personality combined with Snake himself figuring stuff out rather than just Big Boss yapping on). With Raiden absent, Liquid Ocelot's final fight actually using Ocelot's skillset rather than the fanservice wannabe fighting game and more importantly Ocelot's ends strictly serving Big Boss l/Big Boss AI through serving the Patriots (which let's Ocelot keep to his characterization in MGS1-MGS3 of being a Patriot agent while still making Big Boss important in his ends) while "Liquid" is just trying to burn it all down.

[@tiernanstevens117]

Lmao Liquid: Activate it... *Ad plays*

[@majornole4530]

LIQUIDDDDDDDD!!!!

[@ThatGuyKh1]

Lol Same shit happened to me when I rewatched this

[@UnderGun81]

After listening to you for 3 hours straight, I feel like we're friends

[@comradejet9373]

Honestly, i feel a deep personal connection with everyone who watched this through.

[@cannonfodder4000]

parasocial

[@mattmas6628]

I feel the same lol

[@tall_black_man4998]

like the best of friends......

[@iRemainNameless]

This. You get it.

[@tabularasa4841]

Turning that scene around 1:38:49 into a music video was probably one of the most brilliant jokes for that joke of a scene that I've ever seen. Perfect setup, punchline and execution.

[@richardray6258]

No I hate that part. It's a good video, but I hate the music he uses.

[@secritiveHalo]

1:20:34 Watching this scene again (for like the fourth time since I love this video), I think the apple that guy drops is actually the one Snake receives from monkey in Act 2 at 30:00, as said apple appears to fall from behind the guy Snake is holding. This makes it even stupider, that not only would Snake have kept that apple in his kevlar vest that absolutely does not have pockets big enough for an apple, but that he would pack it for this completely different mission into an urban area, and only now at the church would it fall out of his apple pocket. Kojima is stupid as hell but I am excited for Death Stranding 2.

[@bennittotheburrito9606]

It was a gift why wouldn’t he take it

[@user-dq6pm6sg8z]

The apple might be a lame reference to Adam and Eve. Also , good point, the apple probably belongs to Snake.😊

[@deevilknievel]

What do I have to do to get a lil vid for mgs5? Steak? Steak!? Steak!!!!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Nothing, my dude, that game was actually trashy fun and not up its own ass, murdering its own narrative. Fans of the series will boast about how the series made daring changes between iterations, but then when they find themselves perturbed at one of those 'daring changes' it's suddenly a bridge too far and Metal Gear is NO LONGER best when it's actively trying to not be Metal Gear. I find it so difficult to take the "NOT MY METAL GEAR!" crowd seriously. They're right though - it's not theirs and it never was, it's understandable they'd be upset at finally realizing it. Steak is good for all types of bribing though. That's why we don't use it as currency.

[@javierortiz82]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 yeah, that game is amazing, it's flawed, but few games can boast having me hooked for over 300 hours or trying to have every single achievement, there are some bullshit missions but in general is a very enjoyable experience.

[@yanggyan9729]

@@javierortiz82 )ĥ

[@santeixeira9301]

@@javierortiz82 sadly the episode 2 with all those replay of mission was so shity and not memorable. But the recon was amazing.

[@javierortiz82]

@@santeixeira9301 yeah, I'm 10 s ranks away from the last two achievements and oh boy it can get tedious, specially when you didn't complete the "listen to the 4 conversations" objectives.

[@WednesdayMan]

MGS2: "Gets called a fanfic by a translator" also MGS2: *has a very accurate prediction of the future*

[@B0ULLIE]

Kojima has vision, he just lacks in decisive and consistent direction.

[@WednesdayMan]

that's quite true, the first MGS already does retcons, to the prequel series Metal Gear

[@procrastinationoctopus3233]

I think the translator was criticizing his writing and narrative elements, not the story ideas themselves.

[@turtleanton6539]

@@WednesdayMan yuuup

[@JG_Wentworth]

@@WednesdayMan Hell, they said Snake was Asian at some point, but that got retconned after MGS1.

[@Pandamoniaque]

I wanted to let you know that this is, in all honnesty, my favourite video on KZbin. I've seen it for the first time about 2 years ago. When I was in a very depressive state, under medication and all.. Nothing out of the ordinary but my own personnal struggle. And eventhough the video was 3 hours long I couldn't help but keep watching it to the end. Because your video managed to talk about a video game franchise that I've experienced myself, in a way that helped me dive back into the memories of it all. In about 3 hours I could remember the whole game and how it made me feel, meanwhile your essay brought up so many interesting new things to the table for me ! I don't know how to describe it, but the pacing of the video really catch me and I can't help but watch it entirely everytime. Because yeah, I guess I've seen it 4 times in the last 2 years. Which is very weird and could be considered a waste of time, but since the video's so long, it helps with grasping all of what is said into it. And to me, what is said matters. The pacing isn't the only thing here, the humour is there, and the selection of songs used, as well as the Protomen parts. I just think you worked a lot to make this and it feels so good to be entertained by it. And not only entertained, because as I mentionned, the essay has some very insightful things too, regarding the game's story, but also the game design, and also our own relationship to it as players. And the fact that this video seems to be quite personnal for you, makes it quite touching as well. It's.. It made me feel a lot of things, back when I first saw it. And everytime I've been watching it again since then. It makes me remember why I loved these games, why I love to still be around, why I love that people get to share their interests the way you did. And to me, these 3 hours of videos, they're very important. The fact that I can take 3 hours of my life to enjoy this, and feel grateful like that at the end of it. It makes a lot of the struggles in my life worth it. So yeah, thank you, and I wish you the best !

[@AtheistJr]

I think my two absolute favorite moments in this video, that make me laugh literally every single time, are: 1. "You ever see a guy with like, a hat? And a weird shirt? He's flipping a coin, because he's trying to get a coin thing going. He wants to be the guy with the coin. .... That's me. I'm the guy that scared you in Best Buy." 2. [Steak] "Nice try Kojima, but Snake HAS a family. And they're happy together. You just go ahead and kill him." [Brak] "See if I care! Cause I do!" 😂😂😂

[@tankhead2645]

"The cutscenes feel like they were edited by hideo Kojima, a crazy person, both, or no one"

[@AtheistJr]

@@tankhead2645 It's so true. His critiques are all so dead-on accurate but also hilarious.

[@dantevitale5714]

Snake: "Raiden what're you doing? What happened to you?" Raiden: "Your mom lol"

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

*_(Cue Snake Eater fanfare)_*

[@MacInTheBox]

Underrated comment

[@spaghettiking7312]

Too true.

[@EinFelsbrocken]

*rules of nature starts playing in the background*

[@harrisonmckinney7659]

Hopefully this dude has spent the last year and a half making a Metal Gear Solid 2 is a masterpiece video.

[@TheAgentJesus]

Harrison McKinney oh my fucking god I could die happy

[@jamesk2325]

He made a really great cowboy Bebop video after this, you should give it a watch!

[@TheAgentJesus]

Safest Sephiroth hahaha dude I shit you not, I’m literally in the middle of binging the show so that I can watch and understand that video lmfao it’s great though I’m loving it so far. Makes me wish I’d watched it when I was a kid and it was on haha

[@ngkngk875]

A Convenient Myth I could never get into it when I was younger idk why

[@yaboilettuce7394]

Who do I have to suck off to make this happen

[@lupusalbus3795]

2:21:50 "what does emma like....birds...chopsticks" Holy shit an entire Japanese lesson from 15 years ago suddnely popped in my head. Good job, Steak. hashi kudasai

[@JackVogel2024]

Honestly one of the best things I've watched on KZbin as far as entertainment goes. 3 and a half hour but had me glued from start to finish. Probably in part due to a long and complex relation to a video game character called Snake that always leaves you wanting for more, but can't imagine any tale of his adventures being told and delivered better than was done here. It was a pleasure

[@loganm986]

Do more shit like this. I need overly long analysis with a sense of humor in my life. Seriously

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Check out TehSnakerer - he's basically this guy but British.

[@LoveFor298Yen]

MauLer

[@CC-xh1ok]

That’s funny because I exhausted both those twos content lol. this guy was going to be my replacement but he barely has released anything even though he has great insight. Noah Gervais is another Anyone reading this should try. I had to get acclimated to him but he has interesting things to say.

[@matalik]

The Critical Drinker

[@madmorgo6233]

DJ Peach Cobbler has shorter content but it's good. Jacob Gellar does some fantastic longform videos

[@tenv]

That "I checked" at 3:15:50 actually gave me the chills for some reason. After all that, that call back to the joke from 3 hours ago really got me.

[@davistoa]

Also notice the fact that he had now given the game a positive rating, whereas at the start it was a negative rating. This video is all around pure genius.

[@tictac4949]

Took me 3 days for me to get through the whole thing so it really hit for me

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Wow I'm a total moron as well who furiously shit myself after that call back to a joke from 3 hours ago. Wow, pure genius.

[@johnnyjoestar356]

We were oh so young

[@expunkstep7226]

The character arc of Steak.

[@rudolfambrozenvtuber]

Here on probably my twentieth watch not counting well over a dozen times I've fallen asleep to it

[@TMmodify]

I mean I knew it was statistically impossible that I was the only one to regularly fall asleep to that vid but reading it, it warms my heart

[@NinjaCrazy87]

Damn I saw this video recommended to me a few years ago and never wanted to see it because even though I had been a fan of MGS since I was a kid, I never finished MGS4 until a year or 2 ago. Finally finishing this video after all those years really hit me in the feels, feels like the first time I finished MGS4. Very emotional at the end yet still hit with all the great memes I love it thank you so much Steak-Kun🥺

[@NerdyGrounds]

Just watched a 3 hour video shitting on my second favourite game of all time, and my favourite metal gear game. Loved every second

[@wreday720]

Djnerdyboy gotta say I can respect a person that can still take and accept criticism for something they love. More power to you, just don’t feel like you have to hate MGS4 now haha

[@jeffblacklight104]

@@wreday720 its not that hard, i watch a lot of videos of people hating peace walker and the phantom pain, my second favorite and favorite mgs games and the only thing i could say after watching was... i dont care i still love them

[@wreday720]

jeff blacklight it’s not that it’s hard, it’s just that there’s not enough people willing to see or even entertain different points of view

[@daleknightson2015]

Strangely enough I'm just after doing the same thing, Loved the game, but I also loved how concise steak is in his analysis, this video is an absolute joy to watch

[@aliciaj.8165]

I also loved it so much, definitely second favorite

[@thesmokinduck2344]

Well this is brilliant. You've earned your new title of: Solid Steak

[@BrianBrianBrianBrianBrian]

Naked steak has earned the title of Big Beef

[@chrismunoz7859]

What about liquid smoked steak

[@cidredwood6170]

Psycho Meatis

[@ranfan1820]

Solidus Steak

[@OneManCast]

@@chrismunoz7859 That's what we in the business call "Well Done"

[@Yamwhacker]

This is my favorite Protomen music video

[@fullyilluminated]

This is hands down one of the greatest KZbin videos ever made. Very good job man! 👏 I know this took a lot of work.

[@AtheistJr]

Agree 100%.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I watch Pulp Fiction, The Departed, and Metal Gear Solid 4 Was A Mistake at least once every year. I leave a comment every time I watch it because I'm left in awe which I'm sure will be true 10 years from now. What a beastly documentary.

[@RtistiqSkubie]

Dude you left 2 comments under this video. We can check that now you know.

[@maddogkilla1]

Its been about a year, where is your new comment dude? Youre not full of shit are you?

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

@@maddogkilla1 You guys and your accountability.....I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't fer you meddling snoopers! 😆 Seriously though, since I left that comment I've found several other awesome videos on MGS games that are lengthy. Tetramorre has 2 vids on MGS 2 and 5, the latter being over 4 friggin' hours! Also, Futurasound Productions is making documentary-style vids on the series and has made the first 3 so far and they are GREAT! Yall gots to check these out! I don't know that any of them are better than this one,.but they're damn good for sure. So I'll just slide these vids across the table and assume we have ourselves an understanding, gentlemen?

[@maddogkilla1]

@@johnnybensonitis7853 tl;dr

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

@@maddogkilla1 Ah shit, my bad! I forgot who a portion of Steak's fanbase as well as MGS 4 were.

[@windwind3170]

Kazuhira "If it's black, send it back" Miller.

[@B0ULLIE]

I'm gonna replay this game and think about this comment everytime I hear Kaz speak.

[@qtshutin3030]

Kazihira "don't speak ebonics or you'll make him go demonic." Miller

[@cjthemvp123]

@@puppieslovies Kazuhira: "if you fulton a black, don't bother coming back"

[@matthewkelley1299]

Wind Wind THATS RACIST!!!!!!!!

[@davidstinger1134]

"Ugh... Thanks for rescuing those animals, Boss!"

[@F00dstamp96]

I thought the story was the wierdest cringiest thing but i always wrote that off as "its just Japanese translated weird". But it's sobering now, seeing that people actually don't consider Kojima a decent writer.

[@TheAsianBaker]

You're the reason I started listening to The Protomen, thank you for that. I have seen this video in its entirety 5+ times and I still see and hear something new everytime i watch it. Love this

[@lasthopelost9090]

If a armless man shows up with a sword in his mouth and takes out a couple soldiers I would be running in the other direction

[@PandaDoesRandomness]

I mean, that's the point. The nano machines that the FROG soldiers still had active prevented a strong fear response. It was part of the whole nano machines bad theme.

[@mercury2157]

@@PandaDoesRandomness I feel like that would've worked as an argument if the Frogs didn't stand there doing nothing until Snake, the person they're supposed to be stopping, got away and waited until Raiden initiated a fight to really do anything

[@IsaacClodfelter]

Nanomachines non-withstanding, I would probably be so shocked I would just stand and watch the armless man dissect my squad and myself.

[@ivantavarez1852]

@@mercury2157 remember they also holstered their P90 for a knife lol

[@mercury2157]

@@ivantavarez1852 which is even dumber because it's not like Raiden can deflect their shots because he HAS NO FUCKING ARMS kojima man

[@agentspencer6276]

While I really enjoyed MGS4 and its story, I've got to say your edits to the clips have vastly improved the cutscenes. Like wow, your choice of music and voices are just spot on.

[@moonfreak-5983]

Steak I want u to know I just watched this vid again to try and sleep while sick and had the most trippy horrific fever dream of my life. Thank you so much for the greatness you’ve brought into my life

[@Zapphoman]

"Ocelot used MAGIC!" Gets me every time.

[@mattmas6628]

Every damn time

[@killerchipz6412]

Scared TF out of me and my dog