What Even Happens in MGS: Peace Walker? Part One - An Army Without Borders

[@radicalcat4942]

Excelent video! As someone from Costa Rica (A Tico), I see that you definitely have done your research on the topic, as same as Kojima and Konami, such a master piece of my favorite saga centered in my country with the best characters is something that goes over happiness, everything in that games is done to a grade of quality that is amazing in so many senses of the word to portrait one word: "Peace" In such an ambiguous scenario, planted in one game that provides a lot of feelings being the favorite of mine yet. Many places in Limon, like banana plantations, trains, and stuff, references to the coffee, I have been to those places and it's so awesome to see all those things correctly put together, as from somebody who studies and loves it's country, they did like a REALLY, good research to cultural, cinematographics and characters actitud. The video is just like excelente, everything is very well organized and worked together, just a delight to watch from start to finish and see this game, such an awesome game in the saga, get the recognition it deserves, this video arrived in the perfect moment, recent stuff about this game that I love so much to see, thank you so much for this awesome work, can't wait for part 2! And of course, Pura Vida!

[@knightshousegames]

This just reminds me of an experience I had when I was younger. When I was in high school, me and my family took a road trip to visit family who were visiting in New York City. Me and my brother especially were HUGE MGS nerds at the time, and on the way home from that trip, our parents unintentionally drove a route that basically had us follow the Hudson river and we got to basically follow the path the USS Discovery took in MGS2, but in reverse, from the Verrazano bridge to the George Washington Bridge, where Snake jumps onto the Tanker. The thing that really blew on minds is that on the roadsigns in the area, they actually refer to it as the "G.W. Bridge". It wouldn't surprise me if this wasn't at least partial inspiration for the name of the AI. Also, they recreated the bridge so faithfully, It was a little different seeing it in the day time and sun, but otherwise it felt just like in the game. We just imagined Snake being one of the little people we could see walking on that bridge. Just having a connection to a place in the real world like that because of a game you love is just such a crazy experience, thats why your story reminded me.

[@Mrwatsizface]

Oh my god, I forgot big boss had the boss's snake scar on his chest in peace walker. I just realized that venom snake doesn't have that scar in mgsv which is probably supposed to be another clue that he isn't the real big boss

[@abdelali9279]

That true, I don't use the topless suits for Snake but when I finished V I just went straight to check on that and it's true, he doesn't have it.

[@internet-browser]

It could be a clue, though I remember the scar being "fake," as it was meant to conceal a wire saw on Snake's body. However, I don't know if that means the scar would heal after he removed and used the saw.

[@jackmclean4120]

Bingo Cage I think it was taped on.

[@snipes1000]

It was a fake scar to hide a wire saw to escape from the jail cell

[@j.w.5718]

I thought it was the jigsaw he hides and reveals before the first PW fight

[@AirKangLocker]

I legit think this man is trying to beat kojima in number of minutes of all the cassette tapes from MGS V

[@twistedwell9568]

he's gettin close

[@AirKangLocker]

@Excelsior ur pretty good

[@AdolescentFlame]

@Excelsior bro tbh that was such a cool thing, it got be incredibly immersed for some reason

[@RickGrimes807]

Damn, I've felt that way about everything MGS starting from Peace Walker.

[@diamonddog8230]

Ah Peace Walker... That was a fun one, left some good memories.

[@stormmeansnowork]

The Boss' innocence has been proven

[@Schabiq]

I've been wondering how Futurasound churns out such extremely high-quality videos so fast. The only explanation I see is that Jorin legit knows this entire franchise by heart in such an in-depth fashion.

[@zamsparkle6883]

Or he's an AI

[@Mr.Crosshaven]

Nanomachines Son!

[@yeetleslaw8529]

He is the legendary video editor.

[@KillerOrca]

@@zamsparkle6883 Thats my thoughts. And this is his way of getting us to get out from the world control Zero set up.

[@scruf4728]

hes just the mammal pod

[@derekmensch3601]

As a man that loves the Concept of MGS more than playing it. I love these videos

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

Lol

[@MGSVxBreakpoint]

Same. The hyperreal MGS is superior

[@PeacefulJoint]

What

[@derekmensch3601]

@@PeacefulJoint I can't play MGS because I don't have all the consoles or the time to play them all. But I like the story and themes

[@Ndrew556]

@@derekmensch3601 you can play the entire series in ps3, ground zeroes and the phantom pain is better in ps4 but playable in ps3

[@tomasbar1101]

You are my favorite youtuber right now, your work is very enjoyable

[@michaelhowell2809]

Yeah most definitely a great youtuber.

[@tomasbar1101]

@@stormleghost howdy

[@KingChuck47]

Well said took the words right out of my text

[@foxhound91]

That goes for me 2 my man

[@frankjeager9043]

Only stopped to watch one last week. Im hooked. This dude knows his shit and can present the information very well

[@robertlauncher]

Well we pretend that Snake never heard Eva’s tapes in order for him to suddenly start questioning The Boss’ motives again as if it wasn’t just laid out for him in great detail at the end of Snake Eater.

[@hondshoven8477]

@@balloonfiesta15 There's that and a sort of "OK... But why ?". Big Boss doesn't really get why the Boss accepted her mission on a personal level. How can an human being, a proud soldier can go to her death knowing that she'll die for cash and will be forever branded a traitor ? The true ending is him making his own interpretation of her motives and making "peace" with it (although his interpretation is all kind of wrong).

[@magnawaves]

You can understand this through logic, but emotions are a different matter. He was the one who pulled the trigger on the woman. Then he turns his back on the country that made him do it. It's funny you think you'd be A-Ok and do things with perfect logic after the trauma of killing the person you were closest to, and then being told why. It can be handwaved just by saying he was in denial, but that'd be selling it way short.

[@robertlauncher]

@@hondshoven8477 That is also laid out though. She did it for her country. Loyalty ‘til the end.

[@hondshoven8477]

@@robertlauncher On a surface level, sure "Loyalty to the end !". Except they're trying to sell loyalty no matter what to a man who left the military after learning the truth of the matter... Big Boss, I feel, can't accept the idea that it's that easy. Hell, towards the end of the game where he "accepts" it, he frames it as a personal betrayal... Showing that he can't quite fathom that level of (blind) loyalty. "The women I respected / loved / admired died willingly so bureaucrats can have more cash ? There has to be more to it" kind of thing.

[@robertlauncher]

@@magnawaves I never said that he would be perfectly logical or A-okay, but it’s not like he was just told “She was a hero.” And that’s it. Every single detail was laid out in depth at the end of Snake eater, and yet Peace Walker acts like there was some missing part of it for him to question. Kojima can be a brilliant writer, but then there are times he will chase a theme without caring where it takes the characters from where they’ve been. Chronologically, this is the first instance of that. And if you’re gonna go for the “PTSD is making him act this way” argument, he sure handled electric shock torture while lying about the events pretty well. I’m not saying it’s not there, of course it is, but to act like it suddenly robs him of all sense is giving Kojima a little too much credit.

[@WillKarleskint]

I just finished Peace Walker over the weekend! I was hoping to finish it before you started this and the timing couldn't have been better!

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

It’s awesome that people are still playing mgs peace walker after so many years. It was my first game

[@WillKarleskint]

@@BigBoss-sm9xj over the last year or so I've been going through the whole series for the first time. PW was my last main entry one because it was a little harder to find, I ended up buying a 1 month subscription to PS Now to play it and made sure to beat it before the next payment lol

[@DeadBoxGamingXD]

Damn same i have it on the psp in original casing from when it was relesed in 2010-11

[@birdass1521]

Is it good, doesn’t it come after snake eater? Cause I just finish snake eater and willing to buy ps3 for the rest of the games but only if there good as snake eater.

[@WillKarleskint]

@@birdass1521 Yeah Peace Walker is the next one chronologically. I'm a big fan of the series so I'd easily recommend it to anyone thinking of getting into it. And PS3 is a good route for that, since you can play every main entry on it (but if you have a current gen/ good PC you'll probably want to get MGSV on it instead for that better performance) As for whether they're all as good as Snake Eater, obviously that's subjective but most fans would say 3 is the peak of the series, but not by a huge margin. I think they're all pretty close in quality, each with their unique strong suits, and they've aged remarkably well (if you're comfortable with the control scheme of Snake Eater then you're over the biggest barrier of their age). Peace Walker is a step down that doesn't quite stand out from the rest (the story kind of lives in 3's shadow without adding a whole lot to it, and the new gameplay systems are significantly upgraded in V), but it's still pretty good and it comes with the legacy collection that has nearly everything Metal Gear. I'd say go for it if you can find a PS3 for a good price!

[@cameronrhyne7826]

Thank you for doing MGS:Peace Walker. It's a great game that mostly gets ignored despite the fact it shows Snake complete his transformation into Big Boss and has a good story on it's own merits.

[@MrWastingLight]

Your dedication to the Metal Gear series is a legend for itself. You're the real Big Boss.

[@hajime5486]

I didn't like PW when I first started it but after powering through the first 10+ missions I was hooked and it's my 2nd favorite to Snake Eater

[@abdelali9279]

I love Amanda and Chico's sibling routine, with the little inconvenience Chico vanishes just to be captured and Amanda says it's better to have him dead anyways.

[@jimmyrolls37]

I'm sure she regretted saying that within a year

[@mercenarygundam1487]

What happened? Cardboard Box Tank happened.

[@abdelali9279]

"A weapon to surpass Metal Gear"

[@KBXband]

Peace walker is my all time favorite MGS because of the plot, the dialogue and the extremely rewarding backtracking that is loaded with replay value. Also Inlove that it is on the PSP. It was the PSPs version of Metal Gear against The DS's puny infantry.

[@dennisbrannigan9523]

I played peace walker 3 times waiting for this. So glad part one is here

[@tytunesreviews]

I see Futurasound, I click!

[@BasedSif]

I feel like you were just at 6K subs.... maybe 12k? Definitely felt like a small channel. But this content is flames, yo! So big ups to you! Love these videos. Honestly watch most but I came to comment, would love to see more of this style of video for a while at least.

[@internet-browser]

I’m a huge MGS fan, and you’re giving me refreshing new insights with each upload. I’ve never seen anyone analyze the themes of these games so thoroughly. You’re pretty good!

[@cannonbelew2187]

U have perfectly summarized hours of content, characters, backstories, philosophy, lore,and confined it into a masterpiece of all the vital information one must know and explained it in a way,we would get more out of a 30 min it vid,then a 6 hr vid,so i guess your pretty good

[@williampeck4381]

Your content is so fantastic. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@rosaria8384]

Thanks for creating a new trilogy that would connect MGSV GZ and Phantom Pain. Haven't completed Peace Walker due to my X360 HD collection disc failing before the Chrysalis boss fight for strange reasons...

[@truthspillaz2]

I will never understand why they did not include the triumph bike in MGSv. One of my fav channels on yt everytime I watch I am compelled to play some MGS. Until nx time Boss.... Like the narration is almost as dope as the game itself.

[@nintentyr2355]

I love your 'What Even Happened in ___' series! Keep up the great work

[@ElricSowrd]

Compared to MGS1 through MGS4 Peace Walker is a Hard beast. I wish Kojima would give us a Easy through Hard Mode in the game. I wish that Peace Walker was given the PSVITA Format similar to the MGS HD Collection. Having the Right Stick with pressure insensitivity, expanded Control Functions and Higher Resolution count. And I wish The Phantom Pain had the Normal and Hard Mode similar to Ground Zeros. 😑

[@seanbarton4940]

I just wanted to agree with everyone else, saying that your content is just beyond on point right now. Not only do you have a real knack for storytelling, but listening to your MGSV series I picked up some story facts I hadn’t even thought about before! Great stuff!

[@thelegendofner0]

I like your videos before watching them, that's how good they are!

[@lilfredd1393]

Amazing as expected.. Good Job man! My favorite and most underrated channel.

[@SugarMilkbro]

Man I really wasn't aware that metal gear had the type of following that it has. I've been a fanatic since I was 9 years old. Great content man. I really enjoy your channel. And I'd like to thank you for the time and energy it must take to make these videos. You are appreciated

[@12foot04]

I’ve been waiting for this video ever since I found your channel!! Peace Walker!!

[@12foot04]

This is my favorite game! Also I’m the only one I know that has a peace walker tattoo.

[@KahosSaint]

It's here! Thank you so much!

[@christiangottsacker6932]

I always feel like I'm in my favorite class watching your videos. Keep it up bro

[@montyuy8424]

Amazing series! I've been binging all your content, amazing work!

[@IbenPlaysYT]

*Binge-watching Futura’s MGS story discussions* Me: Why am I still here? Just to suffer?

[@eisa8735]

Amazing work... Very detailed ,, really appreciate it

[@JamezMcIntyre]

Excelent work, as always keep it up, i reallly enjoy your videos

[@JackVanFleet]

I played this game through more than once, I completely missed the drug trafficking bit or just forgot I guess.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I like the use of the cute little polygonal Mother Base footage when listing supporters. ;D

[@frankhunter8703]

Been waiting for this one jorin keep up the great work

[@Todesking69]

It is pretty crazy how Kojima pulled off a game as big as Peace Walker on the PSP. The game was a mind blowing masterpiece and I still play it today! Great video.

[@StrifeSoul990]

I mean MGS2 was amazing for a game that came out in 2001. Kojima had always been creating masterpieces.

[@freshpalm4473]

Good to see you, Boss

[@strikeforce1500]

As someone who didn't play this, I think the thing I like the most about MGS 3 and PW, is that it isn't afraid to show how things really were back at Cold War Latin America/Caribbean. It doesn't show the typical "Amurica good, Russia bad" type of story, both blocks don't plan to help and make lives better for their respective allies, they are just there to make sure the other side doesn't do anything at all, even if it means putting Dictators and the people in the country suffering from it

[@starryeyes5860]

yea for real. I'm American and I dont think there was a good or bad side during the cold war. Just two over powered governments measuring their dicks and having a pissing contest. Kinda funny and a little sad, tbh...

[@TheGodlin]

Been waiting for this

[@cj5059]

He made start playing the whole saga again XD

[@bobert4619]

Honestly my guy you're gonna make it on KZbin

[@truthspillaz2]

I think he can even go beyond that. This guy can work for Hollywood or Discovery channel he has a very good narrative and calm voice.

[@LonewolfDelta-db2hh]

Love your videos and love this game!!

[@robwood6317]

Love these videos... Keep up the awesome work my friend... ☝🏻👉🏻👊🏻🤙🏻

[@VENOMps3]

So the only reason project peace walker ie Perfect deterrent was scrapped and never developed again was because one corrupted guy wanted to do a preemptive demonstration?!?!

[@RawkL0bster]

Pretty much, the test itself was a success. Peace Walker reacted as expected to a hostile nuclear launch, even it it was fake data.

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

Using nukes, even in tests, is a very big deal

[@cameronrhyne7826]

Huey and Strangeove defected to Snake and they were the most important engineers on the project, so that would make it hard to rebuild it from scratch. Also, Hot Coldman was dead and the whole thing almost ended in WW3 so I imagine the CIA just wanted to bury the whole damn thing.

[@PaisaSnake]

I never got to play this game . Thank you so much.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Never played it but as long as there isn’t someone shitting themselves in the middle of battle repeatedly then somehow hooking up With Solid Snakes old flame….I’m in.

[@hundun5604]

Ty for making these video's. I really need them to understand the complete story. I find them really confusing at first, by just playing the games over the years of release.

[@TheSoulHarvester]

Great stuff as always, been looking forward to this one since I found your channel.

[@Resonantscythe]

It's that time again, kids! Get ready for some knowledge!

[@JackVanFleet]

These videos are my favourite on KZbin right now, thanks for doing what you do.

[@hazrod13]

Damn ! How did I miss these things ?

[@nomad6737]

You should do a video on portable ops before anyone says its not cannon it does get referenced in peace walker and mga4 so there go its cannon

[@ericstahmer720]

The general plot can be canon without specific details of it also being canon.

[@nomad6737]

True same time though it is a good set up to peace walker though from th soldiers that big boss recruits to cipher/patriots being formed and sets up hot coldman being the mastermind of snake eater and the early formation of foxhound so portable ops should get a worthy mention at least

[@JellothePallascat]

I just got past chapter 4 this weekend. And now I have to get to chapter 5. My time is running out for this to line up!!!

[@jakedover5301]

i do need to play peace walker one day, story seems pretty cool.

[@AnselmoFormolo]

Jorin you never disappoint!

[@venom_waz]

Wow, a nice birthday gift!

[@01100011]

Happy birthday!! 🎂🎈 🎉

[@venom_waz]

Thank you!

[@SagaraUrz]

I never owned a console, so now im playing Peace Walker HD for the first time on the PS3 Emulator, at 60 FPS too, and i have ready to follow Snake Eater and MGS 4. Already completed Portable Ops on the PSP emulator

[@tristanreyes9781]

Peace walker was one of the best ones ❤❤

[@rapid002]

Hey man love seeing your stuff!

[@camiloruizcastellar4740]

nice reference to an incredible movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

[@AzTech2012]

Hey Boss, I'm a big fan of MGS and yours. Your attention to detail and analysis is top notch, and your viewpoint and speculations are nearly identical to mine. In fact, you've noted and pointed out several things in the series that I wouldn't have to put together myself. So, thanks for that. HOWEVER, nearly every MGS theory or analysis video gets at least ONE thing wrong (in my opinion); Big Boss, like The Boss before him, NEVER actually became a villain. He's only painted as a Villain by Zero, and later The Patriot AI's, because he wouldn't play along with them, and was a threat to their system of control. I'd love a video that talks about that, whether it's to agree and highlight this overlooked opinion/theory, or to completely disprove it. Your call Boss...

[@Sc0f1N]

big boss is a villain dude, he wants to create a world in perpetual war for the sake of war. His ideology makes zero sense and would send the world back to the stone age.

[@AzTech2012]

@@Sc0f1N Thanks for your reply man. Big Boss is against Cypher/Patriots and is probably aware that the world (or at least America) is being controlled by these AI's, by the events of Metal Gear. This is why Big Boss is pulling strings while pretending to be working with the Patriots, while using his Phantom to setup Outer Heaven. Big Boss doesn't believe world peace is possible, but by playing the role of villain that the Patriots have labeled him, he can draw their attention towards outer heaven, and effectively draw most of the worlds warfare into an isolated area. War is inevitable, but what if you could minimize it, by concentrating it into a single small, isolated region? The Patriots won't ever just nuke Big Boss in Outer Heaven or Zanzibar, so they'll have to send ground forces. The threat of Metal Gear will ensure that it won't be endless waves of large battalions either. The Patriots will fight Big Boss on his own terms, through guerrilla warfare, and covert operations and covert attacks. Big Boss' men will of course, be very effective at holding the Patriots at bay, and diverting their military operations towards Big Boss. Also, we know that it's not Big Boss' style to just blatantly kill their attackers. Outer Heaven or Zanzibar would just continuously capture and convert enemy soldiers to his cause. Kind of like Morpheus freeing people from the Matrix, and training them to fight back against their AI/Machine Oppressors. But hey, maybe I'm wrong?

[@TheSoulHarvester]

@@AzTech2012 he also has child soldiers & nuclear weapons & kidnaps, tortures, & brainwashes people, & did that to one of his comrades so he could use him as a distraction, who then went on to commit a bunch of war crimes not the least of which was building a nuclear weapon as well. Stretching the definition of "hero" about as thin as it gets here my dude.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

Great video boss. I’m interested if you gonna make a video about Portable Ops though. Or maybe non-canon spin-off like Revengeance and Acid.

[@valthonispaladine7999]

"My name is Pus, and I will do anything to protect my namesake."

[@the21stsergeant]

Excellent as usual. I need to make a return to my MGS playthrough.. I got to 3 and then got sidetracked.

[@AlexandeRSciswoR]

Ole of the best games in existence

[@Exigentable]

Love these

[@crabbuckets7506]

I love spending time with my compass too 🔥🔥

[@12fcali11]

Cant wait for the portable ops one

[@Shokisan1]

Thank you. I really like mgs5 and I will probably never play peace walker so I appreciate you explaining the story.

[@actually-will1606]

See if you can get the HD collection. Or maybe wait for volume 2 of the MGS collection.

[@vainpains]

i love how real these issues are, these games are all so based on real ideologies and what happens when people take the power in their own hands

[@TheAquarius87]

Big Boss is the single greatest character in video games, imho. These games deserve another remaster, or at least a port to current consoles / pc. There are rumours...

[@custardgannet4836]

MGS is supposedly being remade for PS5, even though it's already had a remake on Gamecube.

[@truthspillaz2]

@@custardgannet4836 nah that game cube stuff was ghastasic (that means terrible)

[@omensoffate]

@@truthspillaz2 that’s not a word lol

[@404nonexistent]

Lookin forward to the completion of this one.

[@fishy0929]

My one gripe with the metal gear series...too many acronyms I need to learn haha. But I love this series for its deep lore that stretches into our reality as well.

[@visassess8607]

How do you even decipher all of this? Everytime I played a MGS game it was so convoluted that I had no idea what was actually going on.

[@commiefornian7496]

You probably know but there's a mission in peace Walker where you're able to find kojima in the back of the truck like actually recruit kojima to your group

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

How did u know I just finished what happened in mgs5 videos an hour ago

[@faintsmile363]

best psp game I've ever played

[@josuearriaza3952]

Where's portable ops??

[@Wardog01Actual]

I just finished Peace Walker to the credits (I see the story continues from here) just so I could watch this video.

[@JustGettinStarted]

You make legendary Metal Gear videos. Do one for Portable Ops. It has Big Boss meeting Roy Campbell. It has the young Ocelot reappearing. Besides, it takes place after Snake Eater.......can’t see why it isn’t canonical.

[@alaradi]

When a new video drops in this channel: 1- hit the like button. 2- enjoy the video!

[@cesargonzalez4146]

Excellent video, and excellent exploration of the political history of Central America. This game contain my absolute favorite character dialogue line ever, "I believe in peace, peace through nuclear deterrence", in a certain way show how Huey is a more pragmatical and cynical character than every other in the game, he accepts the reality of his environment, and strives to get the best profit out of it, enormous budget and technical resources to develop the ultimate deterrent, the ultimate guarantor of peace.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

God damn, this game was underrated

[@TheaArtsFox]

I like this type of video analisis, cause I couldn't play these games in their time, and now I don't think I could adapt to their "dated" gameplay. :( I played the MGS, and MGS2 (any MGS games that could come to PC) but I couldn't ever have a PS2, Ps3, and so...

[@LonewolfDelta-db2hh]

Also.... are we passing portable ops?

[@MaxwellVador]

Non canon like acid

[@winstonchurchill7822]

it is not canon,Been confirmed.

[@LonewolfDelta-db2hh]

I was completely unaware that portable ops wasn't cannon. Kind of a shame. That game had some good sequences in it

[@cameronrhyne7826]

Peace Walker makes a very brief dismissive reference to it and never mentions it again. So yeah, non-canon.

[@Jaybird196]

@@LonewolfDelta-db2hh It actually is canon, if PW references it. Also, continuity doesn't make sense without. It's not as popular because Kojima didn't write it, and the story wasn't quite as good as earlier entries. It being ported to a different system didn't help, either.

[@KillerOrca]

Jesus mate, you crank these out FAST.

[@foxhound91]

Please do MGS Portable Ops !

[@PaisaSnake]

Ty

[@erikpayne8202]

I love this game

[@ericksanchez2496]

You’re pretty good

[@ArtofLunatik]

Chico... big boss’s first child soldier.

[@airbo5104]

Fuck yeah more content Love this series Do all MG please thank you Stay good

[@j.o8707]

The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Big boss’ story is the embodiment of this

[@TheSoulHarvester]

Everyone says this in reaction to the story of MGS, but I'm not sure why they go there instead of "military hierarchies make for bad governments." Almost everyone in the games are soldiers, & those that aren't (like Huey) are at the mercy of military violence. Zero was a military officer, Boss, Big Boss, & Snake are all soldiers. These are games about militaries consistently failing to produce lasting peace, but for some reason people play them & just go "I guess trying to make things better is just impossible!"

[@comradeoblivious526]

Where did you get the Loretta Napoleoni quote from? I tried looking up the book but didn’t find anything..

[@garretttekampe9564]

"Banana drug front" new band name I call it

[@gabe_liu9095]

i kinda suspect you're gonna use that song