Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance may be a controversial and confusing game to some, but it makes perfect sense to me.
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How to Make the PlayStation 5
Video Games in the Master Plan
Updated March 6, 2014: Added new section and improved some parts
This article deals with the controlled nature of the entertainment industry, pop culture, and the possibility of a conspiracy to turn gaming culture into a shallow, unhealthy and narrow-minded wasteland.
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Purple Dildos and the Power to Destroy Fun Itself
MGS4: Sold Out part 12
In part 12 of the Sold Out series, we look at a small, interesting speech given by Big Mama regarding the Paradise Lost Army, and what it really means.
E3 2011 Thoughts & Reviews
In this article, I provide a long analysis of some of the latest games and hardware being shown, and why various sequels have left me wanting more while others inspire dread.
The Ninja As A Deus Ex Machina Phenomena
We’re once again honored to have Mad Jackyl present us with a great article about the Metal Gear series — this time about how the recurring ninja character serves the plot of the games. The article is below the jump, so read on and please enjoy!
MGS4: Sold Out Part 2: War is Routine
(This article has been updated on May 31, 2011 for your enjoyment)
PART 2: War is Routine
Old Snake: War has changed. It’s no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. It’s an endless series of proxy battles fought by mercenaries and machines. War – and its consumption of life – has become a well-oiled machine.
Obvious Reason
When the first game trailers were being shown, it was a shock for many to see that the setting of Metal Gear Solid 4 was the Middle East, and more shocking yet to hear the commentary of Snake about war being “routine”. What could such a thing mean? It wasn’t the same stylish, “cool” Metal Gear world we had seen before: it was desolation and massacre for no good reason. For literally the first time ever, there was no enemy stronghold to infiltrate, no big scary dude with a Metal Gear threatening the world. Indeed, we were sneaking into an actual battlefield, a neutral agent passing through somebody else’s pointless war. Why would Kojima break his successful formula for something as bleak and complex as that?