The COMPLETE Metal Gear Series Story Retrospective

[@gustavohmalvares6964]

God how I love this era of long-form video game content

[@MG-ee2rc]

Have you heard of efap

[@thescorpion2758]

soy consooming

[@CoochieSlosher]

​@@thescorpion2758what.

[@AngriestPeanut]

@@thescorpion2758get off iFunny

[@MrDeathbombify]

@@thescorpion2758 if anything long form content is way less "soy" than the mindless/easy to churn out, short-form content we have been getting for the past couple of years.

[@WoobertAIO]

3:56:17 The reason "Here's to you" is Ground Zeroes' theme is that there was no practical reason to capture Paz nor Chico in the first place. All the information they could've given Skull Face was equally accessible through Miller as well. The reason why Skull Face did all of that horrible stuff to Paz and Chico was just to set an example; to send a message to all of Big Boss' allies. It is not a coincidence that Chico managed to record those tapes.

[@joshoreilly4403]

1:22:13

[@crackcobaine]

the song also plays because its apparently paz' favorite song, so torturing her while it plays was just extra evil

[@MrRexy-vm8dr]

I thought that I played because big boss and kaz were making the MSF and where thought to have nukes and evil but they where not evil buuuuut they may have had a walker of peace lol

[@r3gret2079]

It's actually from cut content, where Nicola and Bart were referring to Boss n Kaz. Fuckin wild stuff, check it out, I implore you.

[@g-manisegg-man7517]

SO THATS WHY HE CUT WHERE ZERO IS FROM THE TAPES (THE TAPES CUT JUST WHEN PAZ TELLS WHERE ZERO IS)

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

Also fun fact: After the quarantine massacre, the cutscene with Big Boss turning into his perception of a demon is the only cinematic in the whole game that is not one single shot. If you've been playing it for a while, it immediately strikes you that something is different.

[@liquidsweg4858]

What

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

@@liquidsweg4858 every cutcene is one continuous shot - no cuts. But the quarantine mission, that's where it starts cutting, becoming quite jarring

[@yellowcard8100]

@@creamboyfuengshwei That's not true at all, there's plenty of points that there's cuts. There's some for the cutscene when you bring Sahalanthropous back to Mother Base. There aren't a lot. But there are some.

[@liquidsweg4858]

@@creamboyfuengshwei ohk

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

@@yellowcard8100 true. I completely forgot about that one. So that makes 2 lol

[@GeaForce]

-How the heck did they...? -Nanomachines -I mean yeah, but what about...? -Hypnotherapy -And the time when...? -Vocal cord parasytes

[@JackWse]

Don't forget the dozen tranq rounds! Wouldn't have been able to solve most of those plot holes without sunny :-) thanks solid!

[@rhimil11]

Tbf the real world government has an insane rabbit hole of doing shit like this all over and id argue in many cases, it's much more insane than these games.

[@mikeschwartz1764]

- What about...? -Oh yeah, that was actually a psychic kid. It was wild.

[@BabyKobeeee]

I feel like there should be an achievement to unlock if you watch this video in 1 sitting

[@shades1159]

Good thing I have a desk job

[@combatwombat2134]

Final Fantasy comes out in 6 hours and 42 minutes. This'll chop into that some. 😂

[@toxel7186]

just watched SuperRADs oblivion video in one sitting this will be easy

[@schitzoflink8612]

What if I leave it in my pocket while I deliver packages?

[@Johnnymoszna]

@@toxel7186 been there, seen that

[@johnathan5906]

That final codec call in metal gear solid 2 with the Patriots is still so good and scarily accurate even for today. The game was truly ahead of its time

[@deboraron2794]

they sorta predicted the future

[@PivotDJ]

This is why I love Kojima hes insane enough to come up with these whacky characters but they are still very grounded in a sense of reality.

[@Antux269]

2:44:34 speaking of big boss body being actually solidus I think you can get it pretty easily actually, there's a scene that clearly shows the body with his right eye open and the other one missing. They match solidus as bb lost his right eye, so you can actually pick the twist if you pay attention to some details. I remember playing the game and noticing that but just thought it was a mistake and didn't connect it to solidus in the first place

[@Domura]

I was looking to see if someone else pointed this out before saying as much myself. It's definitely not impossible to guess if you actually really look at the details but it's super easy to miss if you don't remember which eye Boss is missing vs Solidus.

[@Antux269]

@@Domura i just wanted to point that out cuz he said he likes when the twist gets hinted and seemed very pissed that this wasn't the case, he might have missed that but the hint is there

[@visassess8607]

I always feel that way about media. I'll pick up a small detail like that in something and chalk it up to a mistake lmao

[@TheBerzekerC]

Was about to comment exactly that lol

[@plugshirt1762]

@@visassess8607lol yeah I remember playing mgs2 and being disappointed that Campbell felt more generic and not like a real person only to realize that’s because he isn’t

[@SaintJames14]

6 hours of lore later I am convinced that the true hidden enemy from this entire series is Konami

[@lVladimirl]

I feel like kojima is the kind of guy who says "how much bullshit can I make up before they notice it?" Because this games have some shit that I just can't believe they actually let him put it in the game

[@ATFprdepartment]

The one line that stuck with me through the whole series, playing MGSV as my first Metal Gear, and seeing the quote at the end: “Another day in a proxy war without end”. Because that’s the summary of the entire series, proxy wars against groups that want to control the world or push their ideology by using other forces or people to further their goals, all originating from a single soldier that wanted to see a unified peaceful world. I often use the quote IRL, usually when watching the news or studying history at university, because that ending stuck with me hardcore

[@vigneshvellekat4916]

6 hours of content, there's my weekend sorted. Love your work Gingy, Keep it up

[@KitsuneGB-hc9zb]

I watched it in one sitting, coward.

[@LlorDrei]

In Metal Gear 3, Ocelot isn't... necessarily... giving a meow as the signal, but, rather, the distinct call of a natural ocelot, in the vein of people giving natural bird calls and whistles, for the same effect.

[@Punishthefalse]

It's still goofy as all hell and I cannot stop chuckling over it.

[@Varg69420]

meow but bigger

[@charlyts_]

​@@PunishthefalseThe paradox death is hilarious as well, Zero : "Snake what have you done you created a time paradox" 😂😂

[@The_Sharktocrab]

"The distinct call of an ocelot" the denial is overwhelming

[@judgement20nyx83]

And what group of animals are ocelots, again?

[@XtoGTA]

The main tell that venom is a doppelgänger is that rescuing Kaz is one of the first things you do after creating a character and when kaz says “what took you so long?”, Venom says “we’ll talk, but not here”

[@Old_Soul_Shimi]

It's been a while since I've played some MGS so could you explain just a bit

[@Jgt612]

@@Old_Soul_ShimiBig Boss would have immediately responded with “Kept you waiting huh?” He’s kind of a dork but that’s endearing

[@XtoGTA]

@@Old_Soul_Shimi in every game when Snake rescues or meets Kazuhira, their butt-buddies line is to say "What took you so long", said by Kaz and Snake's answer is "kept you waiting, huh?". MGSV gives it away that there's SOME shenanigans going on because Snake supposedly has all his memories past the helicopter bomb incident but he responds to Kazuhira by saying a completely different line ("we will talk, but not here"). I played this game on the same couch with a friend of mine and we were, on that spot, already like "huh??" when we didn't get the delivery

[@Old_Soul_Shimi]

@@XtoGTA I mean that's exactly what I thought you all meant, but since you can press the button to respond to Kaz yourself I kind of thought nothing of it, since you yourself can miss out on saying it

[@jroz1692]

@@Old_Soul_Shimieven when you do press the button, venom sounds kinda confused as he says it

[@packofmoosen]

Im not sure if anyone pointed it out, but during the peace walker section you expressed uncertainty with the butterfly symbolism. Butterflies are often associated with death in Japanese culture. Gives the final mech a more “death incarnate” big bad energy. Gives more context to Quiet’s character as well. Amazing work!

[@Beeyo176]

There's also Snake trying to capture butterfly in MGS3, only to finally mold one out of C4 near the end, toss it in the air, and finally "catch" it. The symbolism ranges from death, rebirth, a theme of internal destruction from All Quiet on the Western Front, and even depth perception, according to who you ask. Given Kojimas penchant for movies, I'd guess the Western Front one

[@Paul_Ward]

I didn't think I'd end up watching this whole thing, but piece by piece, I did. Must have been a monumental task getting this out there!

[@limbobilbo8743]

bro "we live and die by your order boss" hits so fucking hard these men are so loyal to big boss and his ideals they are willing to die to save the world

[@Quickmf56]

And you wouldn’t be willing to die to save the world? I feel like being loyal to big boss and willing to die to kill a world ending disease is very different.

[@Macapta]

Love that if you skip the cutscene of Ocelot spinning his guns he's still spinning them when the fight starts. Same with the Tutorial of MGS2, if you skip the tranq explanation you start with a full mag as Snake fires one in the cutscene you skipped.

[@TeagueisTrash]

to clarify, otacon was under aged and raped by his stepmother he didn't want any part of it, huey the bastard also tried to drown emma on purpose which is further supported by every other appearance in both peace walker and phantom pain

[@dumbino7745]

14:44 about that, in one of the tapes in MGSV Huey also calls her "he" but he also says no one knows if dr Clark is a man or woman because very few people have actually met her and there is almost no info about her. this was definitely done in order to address the plot hole in mgs 1 after people started pointing it out rather than it being planned but it still means that Naomi referring to Clark as he is canon.

[@TheHoFFnev]

I don't know if I've watched enough lore videos to finally understand the series after years of not getting it or you are incredible with how you explain in your videos. I think it's because you're an awesome teacher. Between the visuals and your in-depth look I really appreciate it. I have tried to understand this series and I think I finally have a handle on to it thanks to you!

[@FlyingKlutchKick]

He’s off on a lot of things though, he clearly didn’t actually play the games. He browsed Reddit, copy and pasted their ideas, then made a video.

[@alexhuynh7563]

I can’t tell you how much I love you for doing this series Gingy.

[@mrturtle_x2376]

This has to be the best told version of the Metal Gear Solid series. I figured I was going to watch this bit by bit, but boy I was wrong. your commentary and opinion of the games hooked me the whole time. Thanks for putting this out. I always wanted to better understand the Metal Gear Solid story, but I never found a video that went over it as well as yours. Can't wait to watch more of your content too.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

I always read the finale of Revengeance as Raiden taking what Armstrong said to heart and, essentially, becoming a terrorist and taking a fight against the big corp

[@saschaberger3212]

Can't imagine the amount of feels you must been through playing those games one after another for the first time. Awesome

[@jimboslam]

Call me sad, but one of my crowning achievements was hunting down and collecting the complete physical versions of every Metal Gear games (even the gameboy games and the gamecube release). I am infatuated with this series.

[@TytanXX]

yess , the gamecube MGS2 with the skateboard unlockable

[@RaptieFeathers]

Long-form videos like this are perfect for me to fall asleep to and absorb the info in weird dreams And then wake up and watch in chunks over time

[@TheTopgeartony]

What you said about language and culture rings very true As a Welsh person, one of the original English colonies and one of the less then a million left that still speak it, I've been watching my language die before my eyes for the past 2 decades

[@Para2normal]

As a Lancastrian I'd like to apologise for the loss of your language, I'm old enough to remember The Sons of Glyndwr and rather admired their campaign against colonists second houses.

[@nekrovulpes]

It is truly a braver man than I to try and actually follow the story of this series, let alone condense it into a video like this.

[@namespeepo4514]

4:46:45 i've read a comment and it does feel like it. that, chapter 2's repeat missions is an allegory of "Revenge doesn't change things for the better". everything stays the same after defeating skull face. the game is really good at making you feel Phantom Pain. for better or for worse

[@RyanSayler-hb3bv]

One thing: In the MGS4 section, you said there was no foreshadowing for the twist about Big Boss's body actually being Solidus, and I'm breaking my rule about never leaving comments to let you know that the answer was right in front of us the whole time. If you look closely, you'll see that the body is missing the wrong eye. Big Boss lost his right eye, while Solidus lost his left in the Harrier fight during MGS2.

[@mikhail17]

Always facisnating to hear perspectives years after the original release Been 24 years since I first played this masterpiece and it’s still amazing to this day

[@Suchsdirhaltaus]

Not wanting to sound rude but Jesus you're old haha. Always great to see veterans of this great franchise still heaving a place in their hearts for it.

[@mikhail17]

@@Suchsdirhaltaus to be fair I was nine years old at the time lool

[@visassess8607]

Me too! It's refreshing because I feel like people of the generation all came to sort of the similar conclusions about the games and having someone new come in and pick it all up themselves in a different time period gives a breath of fresh air.

[@Turtle69696]

glad to see a man remember his childhood

[@daedaluswriting9350]

Mgs4 will always be a 10/10 for me, those nostalgia goggles have a stranglehold on me

[@NakamotoPlays]

Yeah dude. He legit insulted MGS 4

[@Aqvinate]

MGS 4 is incredible. I always find strange how people dislike this game.

[@laileleneirose7966]

Also the solidus body switch out with big boss is hinted at prior to the reveal. With the opposing eyes being lost by Solidus and Big boss. The game also explains it really was Liquid possessing Ocelot way back in mgs2, but mgs4 tells us that Ocelot removed the arm post mgs2 in order to prevent Liquid from taking control again and at that point he really was gone for good and so Ocelot went the hypnotise himself route. You can choose to not kill the b&b core. If you tranq them instead allowing them to confront their own trauma.

[@redhood444]

@@Aqvinateit’s just has so many weak characters and the worst “group” you fight in the series the BnB unit SUCK. Vamp is just there to be there. Trying to rewrite all the cool supernatural shit in the series with nano machines was ass and man that patriots twist just falls on its face everytime sadly. It’s not a terrible game just had poor writing quality especially compared to games like 1 2 and 3

[@FlyingKlutchKick]

4 was trash and you’re lying to yourself to say otherwise.

[@gamermanh]

2:44:52 - You absolutely can see the twist that it's Solidus' body and not Boss's, i did so as a dumb 13 year old my first time through. Solidus and Big Boss lost different eyes, if anything it's a weird plot hole that Big Mama doesn't notice this (or does and treats Solidus like Boss in her final moments for whatever reason)

[@agentc7020]

I saw another 6 hours long video that said she did that on purpose to fool Liquid.

[@getsomesleepgaming740]

Plus he’s all burned up cause of the final fight in mgs2 I think

[@mr.monkey354]

She knew it was solidus. The real body was hidden

[@mikemurphy5898]

23:00 broken out by grey fox? I poured ketchup on myself, laid down and jumped the guard when he came in to check on me...i never realized there was an alternate option from escaping yourself.

[@jwisemanm]

Man, you managed to get almost everything about Dante's Inferno wrong.... Virgil is NOT Dante's brother (that's Devil May Cry), He's a Roman poet whose work and philosphy Dante loved. Beatrice IS NOT Dante's wife. She was a woman he loved in his youth but never really got close to, and then transformed into the personification of "love and virtue".... You got Charon sorta right tho. Friendly advice: the Divine Comedy and the Devil May Cry canon are 2 very different things....

[@SmokeyFuck]

Womp Womp

[@sawoye2]

Shut up

[@Ahhkiba]

🤓

[@Slynch25]

​@@Ahhkiba🤡

[@casperaaron5530]

Yeahhhhh I like these videos but the fact that approximately zero actual research was done for them becomes obvious very quickly if you know anything about any outside stuff he inaccurately references. It’s funny and sad at the same time

[@captain_rewind]

I never played a single MGS game. I only watched one of my college roommates play 4 when it first came out. But thanks to this video, I now see the rich story behind it. Thank you for this!

[@anonvoila4883]

Gingy, I love your Retrospectives. You have a very logical and unbiased take on games and help really iron out the pros and cons and if someone should or confirm if they don't like a current game

[@CFootprints]

Every time I hear the Old Snake track, I get goosebumps. 6/10 or not, the story had some seriously gut-wrenching moments. Naomi her speech after uploading Sunnys virus? Damn near brought me to tears. The fight between Solid and Liquid Ocelot? Genius in every detail. Going back to Shadow Moses? Fanservice at its best, but my god was it nostalgic! MGS1 was the first game in the series I played as a kid, and being back there, fighting Howling Wolf where you originally fought and killed Sniper Wolf was beautiful. Even the audio flashback in the corridor where Jaeger absolutely destroys the genome soldiers in MGS1 catapulted me back into my 12 year old self sitting in front of my tiny TV, absolutely enthralled at the beauty that was MGS1. MGS4 is definitely more an interactive stealth/action movie than a game, but it's a great movie. And seeing as how Kojima has always had a love for movie directing and originally didn't want to make MGS4, it stands to reason he just wanted to do what he was passionate about, directing a movie. My opinion is enormously biased though, because I absolutely loved MGS1, and it jump-started my love for the entire Metal Gear story universe.

[@Arsonaught]

Exactly, this game was for everyone who didn't expect the 4th one to come out. It hit all of the original players really well, especially for its time. He was wayyy too harsh on that game.

[@rex_jupiter]

@@Arsonaught a new fan of the series wouldnt get it

[@DAYMAND3R3552]

Haven’t even started the video yet and I know I’m gunna love this. The MGS series is some of the best games of all time. Thank you Gingy for doing this retrospective for us and putting in the hard work to entertain us 🙏🏻

[@houndfall7261]

Dude, that line from the president you held on in MGS2 was a great quote. "Without free will there is no difference between submission and rebellion."

[@soupgirl1871]

My favourite part of the absurdity of Ocelot and Liquid is how in reality Ocelot was somehow outsmarting everyone and wasn't actually Liquid, just pretending he was so he could achieve Big Boss' idea of the Boss' Will. Also, Armstrong's plan was actually to use war to destroy war as a business so he could replace the status qou and make a land where people are actually given what they worked for through their strength of will, so although you got it partially right, it wasn't completely. His two music tracks are also the only ones that are from Raiden's perspective, the first with Excelsius being his perceived idea of Armstrong's plan, the second with the actual boss fight being what Raiden realises his plan actually was, in which Raiden takes his ideology and carries it on his own way at the end of the game. Honestly though, the best moment in the series is definitely the execution of your infected crew.

[@adud6764]

The Dr Clark "gender swap" is explained as a way to cover her true identity. Obviously, this wasnt planned during MGS1, but I think it is a good explanation. Not sure if this counts as a retcon.

[@donovanboyle5949]

So you mentioned not finding a connection to the "Here's To You" song in GZ but its kind of obvious. Big Boss is an anarchist. The MSF logo is meant to resemble Pangea to show a world without borders, a common anarchist belief. They also view governments to be inherently unethical, again, a common anarchist belief.

[@christopheredge9002]

This was one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. Took one of the most needlessly complicated and hard to digest at times series and made it easy to follow. I just listened to this whole thing in one sitting and am throughly impressed.

[@Ri-ver]

Anyone else see super long videos and think "I wonder if this is a voice I can fall asleep to" ?

[@gimonkey98]

Since this is huge and I'll probably take a while to finish it, I am very excited to hear your takes, mgs is such a special game to me and I always love seeing people talk about it😁 Edit: awesome work! Out of the whole thing once you got to 4 I can get why things probably started feeling downward especially going to 5 but overall least it still has lots of great stuff that makes them memorable. Also fun fact MGSV nuke ending does not require disarming everyone, turns out if you have a nuke and I believe you need to be offline? It will still work when you disarm your nuke. That's how I got my achievement for it just a heads up for those wondering, I think there is a video for it? Overall I loved the video!

[@jeremymaldonado999]

I cannot believe how quickly you made this video! I feel like you just beat the series :D Awesome content Gingy!

[@nohero1339]

If you want more backstory on the different bosses from Dead Cell or Cobra Unit, you have to codex call your team members, and they will give you more info about them

[@fishy0929]

Yeah I didn't really like how he glanced over deadcell and especially the kobras. As the kobras were my favorite group of bosses ahead of foxhound from mgs. So it kinda irked me that he wasn't a fan of them and glossed them over so quick when they do in fact have a backstory to them. You just have to use the codec after the fights.

[@Arsonaught]

​@@fishy0929he has a lot of complaints that are very biased, he's overtly negative it's kind of a bummer

[@fishy0929]

@Arsonaught you're right it's a bummer as I love hours long videos going over the metal gear solid history and story. Sadly him not being a fan of some of my favorite bosses in the saga is a let down. As I loved the ends and the sorrows fight in mgs3 a ton. Plus they have an amazing character background that he never touched on at all. Like the end is the og sniper, and a huge reason why parasites are a main theme in mgsv as the end had them to allow him to photosynthesis. And the sorrow was the bosses lover who ended up on opposite sides of the cold war forcing the boss to shoot him and hes the father to ocelot one of the main characters of the series. And to glance them over is such a shame.

[@plugshirt1762]

⁠@@fishy0929I mean telling their backstories in optional codecs after the fact is horrible writing and makes them have much less impact. Compare that to mgs1 where they tell their backstory within the actual game.

[@WatermelonJiki]

The Dead Cell and Cobra Units are what I remember from those games the most, all this time later

[@davyheijlands1956]

The reason mgs4 is not being released on other consoles is because its very difficult to convert ps3 games to other systems. For this reason we dont have ports from other ps3 exclusive games like the first two Infamous games and the Resistance trilogy. Its a real shame because I would pick up any of those games in an instant. Same for mgs4!

[@MrCaretucker]

Thank you Gingy for going over this trilogy. I also really appreciated how you would give a short summary of your thoughts when you had completed a game. Got me more hyped for this video and it’s fantastic

[@giovannifitzpatrick1987]

There's an explanation to the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo/Patriot thing that someone would only recognize if they know about the concept of shibboleths, and the Japanese language. A shibboleth is a word or phrase (sometimes a question) that's used by soldiers, spies, and officials of a country to determine whether or not a person (or a group of people) they're speaking to are legitimately who they claim to be. The term originates in Judaism and refers to the word itself being used to conclusively determine the origins of a specific person (and they're pronunciation revealing an accent). In regards to the Japanese language, there isn't a rhotic (r) sound, so non-Japanese words with the letter (L) would often sound and be reproduced as something similar to an (R) sound, as if you're about to roll your R's. So, La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo, when rendered in English by English speakers, wouldn't be able to be easily reproduced by a native speaker of Japanese. Their inability to do so would show that they're not aligned with the Patriots, and are thus enemies. There's even a historical precedent that Kojima perhaps drew from. In WWII, American soldiers in the Pacific theater would use the term "Lollapalooza" as a Shibboleth to suss out Japanese soldiers who were pretending to be American or Filipino, who when asked to repeat the term, would say something to the effect of "Rorraparooza". They would then be shot on sight.

[@Sophnar0747]

“‘I don’t expect you to watch this in one sitting.” Joke’s on you, I’m doing exactly that. 💪

[@MotherGapshin12]

I love how camp and ridiculous Metal Gear franchise is while also giving a full on commentary on war and the military industrial complex.

[@Salty_C.J.]

has anybody ever made the connection that the reason otacon loves anime mecha so much is because his dad put him in a freaking metal gear when he was a baby. also strange love admits in a tape that she had no feelings for huey and just wanted a child

[@solarianvoid-pi9428]

I love your story analysis videos and listening to video essays that are so well made always helps me staying focused on chores or needle crafts Thank you for the work you are putting in

[@richardjudy7535]

Jokes on you, I’m a truck driver. Thank you for helping me get through half of my shift! Good video to listen too!

[@SaintsBros2]

MGS4 was my first Metal Gear. Even with all its faults and fan threats during creation it still has a special place in my heart ❤️

[@Aqvinate]

MGS4 is incredible!

[@MarnixUwU]

With the switch port being announced the timing of this video was truly perfect

[@sorenrousseau]

Only gingy could get me to listen to a hours long retrospective on one of my most hated series and make it enjoyable. Good job 👏

[@lukescrew1981]

I'm sorry but the Solidus twist in MGS4 was well done especially when you're observant

[@Blasterpro21]

"i dont expect you to watch all of this in one sitting" -Me thinking aw man its only 5 hours...

[@mcmanny9552]

This video kept me occupied during my drive from the East Coast to Texas. I already love MGS, and it's always great listening and learning more background about it.

[@johnpatricktan5545]

Finally finished the video! It's really good as always, had to take time to watch it all since I can't digest all the information in one sitting, thanks for the great content and continue to make good videos

[@balaalalaslk]

"I don't expect you to watch the whole video in one sitting" You underestimate me at your own peril.

[@teazen_tea]

"Liquid, atuatlly scared the shit outta me because he only talked one time and I completely forgot he was British" I LAUGHED SO HARD

[@fernandolugo888]

2:55:40 Ammm no, the nanomachines and therapy was to implant Liquid personality on Ocelot, he is not acting, "it is" Liquid. In MGS2, Liquid appears "out of nowhere" simply because thetreatment wasn't finish.

[@AllProblemo]

This is my favorite series it's an artistic masterpiece and great story telling done over a huge time span, this series made my childhood. Still love it in my adult life. And kodex calls are an all time classic, how dare you talk bad on them. And if you lay in the corner on sniper Wolf fight and stay aimed it's a lot easier

[@johndoh4537]

4 is actually my favorite of the series, I know it’s not the best but it’s a personal favorite and has a lot of external personal meaning to me as it’s the first shooter I ever played and I played the whole game when I was 12 with my dad who’d played every metal gear game up to this one

[@Ruckus907]

What a fantastic way to be introduced to your channel! Thanks for the efforts and all the time you saved me!

[@cottoncandysamurai2791]

Just tossing this out there mainly because it's funny. But, you can escape the cell via otacon and ketchup

[@faithless-games3893]

Just remember ladies and gents, the cutscenes total time In mgs4 alone are almost double the length of this video.... absolutely crazy

[@artisticheretic338]

There are two pleasures in life. Cheese and incredibly long videos on metal gear

[@MisterJax]

2:10:24 Johnny is also in MGS2. Use the directional microphone when Emma walks behind the pillars on the Strut L oil fence and you can hear the dialogue.

[@frayz841]

One giant hint that it’s not actually big boss. His eye is intact. Looks like it was blinded via chemical when the real boss had it obliterated by a bullet

[@vegaskullkid4503]

Gingy, my man. You are a freaking amazing creator and this video is another great one but MY GUY, I genuinely hope that you get some rest or take a vacay because an almost six hour vid going through a lot of games. I don’t think I could do it bro

[@charlyts_]

This guy just sat there and called the entire cobra unit "filler"? 😂😂 Great Video btw I disagree with many of your view points and agree on many others, you probably don't love this game as much as many of us do, childhood and teenage influence is powerful, but you did the 6 hours video and I watched it entirely, I respect your work and appreciate a well structure critic even if I dont agree with some points, Genichiro/Sword Saint Ishinn arena is probably a reference to that Boss Final Battle and for me MGS3 is the best one although I'll admit it was my first MG and I was a teen so I am clearly bias but oh men that game is near perfect in my eyes, it hurt to hear your disregard to the boss fights. Thanks for the effort you did an excellent job summarizing every single game thats a monumental task.

[@Ner0mancer]

Miller did know the plan from the beginning, the talk at the end with Ocelot was before Venom awakened. That's why he helped V (to bring down the real Big Boss, that's why he's so furious and revenge filled). BB didn't trust him anymore after working with Cipher in secret in Peace Walker.

[@mr_bohan]

love your dedication to make a video of this length with such detail, great work!

[@justedits95]

Almost 6 hours! Fair play to you for doing videos like this. I’ll probably fall asleep to this later tonight😅

[@rubenponders]

Only 40ish minutes in. Thank you for creating this! I actually enjoyed the sci-fi and magical aspects to it. Maybe I'm biased because I'm a huge RPG nerd and love those magical aspects to them. MGS was very unique during its time. I was only a teenager when these games came out but had a huge impact on me.

[@ManuVyas-social]

You are a legend. Mega work. Been following your community posts and its great to see the video is launched.

[@fuucaran]

Let's fucking go! Now all I need is the Pathologic and Hollow Knight vids and I'll be able to die peacefully 😅

[@JamesLock-dv1eq]

I'm glad you mentioned Pathologic. Those 2 games are such underrated masterpieces it hurts my soul

[@agentwick-fn7ng]

Omg you reminded me of pathologic that game is so goood

[@Gingy]

I promised I would make a Hollow Knight video a long time ago, so I should probably get on that soon. I've never played Pathologic though, might check it out just to see.

[@fuucaran]

@@Gingy you will not regret it, my friend. It is an absolute pleasure to experience (except for the fact it is dark souls level of hard 😂)

[@jimjackson9326]

Gotta love the timing with the master collection announcement

[@harrissansom450]

Yes dude!!! Finally!!! I've been waiting for you to finish this video, I'm psyched to watch it. I've been checking in like every other day. Keep up the good work man :)

[@oh_why_her]

I cleaned the house and did a weeks worth of school to this. Thank you for this wonderful video. I’ve always been a bit intrigued by this game series, but this is BEYOND what I expected.

[@KazuhiraMiller46]

Why are we still here..... just to suffer....

[@miseryindex01]

Wow, almost 6 hours. Thanks for all the hard work and great content.

[@JayEm1325]

Metal Gear's blend of realistic military plot with wacky and paranormal stuff is just perfect, nothing comes close to replicating it.

[@The_Local_Goose]

Pretty good video, satisfied my craving for a long ass mgs video and this was amazing.

[@labman472011]

I just finished video and man what a ride! I had always been curious about the lore/story of MGS, and the way you put it all together was brilliant! Looking forward to whatever you do after Spec Ops the Line! I highly recommend either the Metro or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series!

[@Gingy]

Will definitely be doing both Metro and STALKER most likely back to back as well. I might do it closer to the release STALKER 2 assuming it’s still coming out this year.

[@labman472011]

@@Gingy awesome! I can't wait!

[@OOPjpg]

A METAL GEAR VIDEO? FROM GINGY? be still my heart love your content gingy. keep up the amazing work! you definitely inspired me to make this kind of content as well so i wanted to thank you

[@FearHimself666]

One of the funniest stories I’ve ever heard is a dude who works on anime approached Kojima and gushed about his love of MGS and how much he’d love to adapt the series into an anime. Kojima was with a friend and pointed at him and laughed “otaku”!

[@radagast7200]

It's weird that we have a word for westerners that like Japanese media, but not Japanese people that like western media.

[@zachpayne7388]

Well, I'm a 30 year old man, who wanted to refresh myself on all of MGS while playing Runescape. I really appreciate what you've done. Almost 6 hours.. You're a goddamn champion

[@f0rsak3n123]

Go 10 minutes without complaining about cutscenes in Kojima games challenge = failed

[@ronintheronin8035]

do you think you'll try taking the plunge into armored core? I really like how you deconstruct lore and interweave it with the gameplay. I'd understand though if that series might just be a bit too much XD

[@chrismon911]

I can't believe how dirty you did the MGS3 ladder. IT'S A WORK OF ART.

[@vixenpeon]

This made me thrilled. I absolutely loved your Mass Effect commentary series. Now you're on my first love: MGS

[@pccroser101d6]

Great work man, looks like you put your heart and soul in this video. Worth the wait

[@jasperfox6821]

Mgs4s ending really hits the feels, it's the best ending for snake and wraps everything up. I really liked mgs4, its gameplay is probably the best in my opinion, mgs4 has a great message about war, and even about the future. mgs3 is probably my favourite mgs game though.

[@bigtool0327]

Fuck yeah man. Glad you did a long video on this, it deserves it. One of the best series in gaming history.

[@primochandrasekaran8997]

Idk I loved the tape system in mgsv, and it’s one of the reasons that it’s my favorite game of all time. Loved the idea of snake listening to miller making burgers for hours