The COMPLETE Metal Gear Series Story Retrospective

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  • Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
  • The Metal Gear Series has a very complicated and complex story to unravel. So today we will talk about the Metal Gear Series and discuss its story while also critiquing it along the way.
    Izuniy MGS5 Mission 51 Video: • Metal Gear Solid 5 Pha...
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    Timestamps:
    0:00 Intro
    0:45 Metal Gear Solid 1
    35:46 Metal Gear Solid 2
    1:18:58 Metal Gear Solid 3
    1:54:44 Metal Gear Solid 4
    3:00:10 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
    3:23:44 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
    3:50:01 Metal Gear Solid 5
    5:17:11 Metal Gear Survive
    5:44:01 Outro
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    Music In Order Courtesy of the Metal Gear Series OST
    -Intro
    0;00 MGS2 - Fortune
    -Metal Gear Solid 1
    0;45 MGS1 - Discovery
    9;55 MGS1 - Cavern
    15;42 MGS1 - Mantis Hymn
    28;58 MGS1 - Hind D
    -Metal Gear Solid 2
    35;46 MGS2 - Opening Infiltration
    40;43 MGS2 - Big Shell
    47;49 MGS2 - Fortune
    1;03;00 MGS2 - Arsenal's Guts
    1;15;51 MGS2 - Fortune
    -Metal Gear Solid 3
    1;18:58 MGS3 - Virtuous Mission
    1;30;02 MGS3 - The Cobra's in the Jungle
    1;46;57 MGS3 - Debriefing
    -Metal Gear Solid 4
    1;54;44 MGS4 - Old Snake
    2;05;46 MGS4 - Drebin 983
    2;35;38 MGS1 - Cavern
    2;45;52 MGS1 - Mantis Hymn
    2;51;46 MGS4 - Old Snake
    -Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
    3;00;10 MGS5 - Afghanistan's A Big Place
    3;11;28 MGS5 - Shining Lights, Even In Death
    -Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
    3;21;44 MGR - Rules of Nature
    3;25;10 MGR - Im My Own Master Now
    3;28;34 MGS4 - Drebin 893
    3;41;32 MGR - Collective Consciousness
    3;48;10 MGS2 - Fortune
    -Metal Gear Solid 5
    3;50;01 MGS5 - She's Rigged
    3;58;23 MGS5 - Afghanistan's A Big Place
    4;22;23 MGS5 - Introduction To Africa
    4;45;05 MGS5 - Shining Lights, Even In Death
    -Metal Gear Survive
    5;17;11 MGS1 - Cavern
    5;30;35 MGS2 - Big Shell
    -Outro
    5;41;01 MGS2 - Fortune
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    Hope You Enjoyed!
    #gingy #metalgearsolid #story
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  • @BabyKobeeee
    @BabyKobeeee Рік тому +2664

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

    • @shades1159
      @shades1159 Рік тому +138

      Good thing I have a desk job

    • @combatwombat2134
      @combatwombat2134 Рік тому +65

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

    • @toxel7186
      @toxel7186 Рік тому +41

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

    • @schitzoflink8612
      @schitzoflink8612 Рік тому +16

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

    • @Johnnymoszna
      @Johnnymoszna Рік тому +3

      @@toxel7186 been there, seen that

  • @gustavohmalvares6964
    @gustavohmalvares6964 Рік тому +1677

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

    • @MG-ee2rc
      @MG-ee2rc 11 місяців тому +10

      Have you heard of efap

    • @thescorpion2758
      @thescorpion2758 11 місяців тому +10

      soy consooming

    • @CoochieSlosher
      @CoochieSlosher 11 місяців тому +25

      ​@@thescorpion2758what.

    • @AngriestPeanut
      @AngriestPeanut 11 місяців тому +1

      @@thescorpion2758get off iFunny

    • @MrDeathbombify
      @MrDeathbombify 11 місяців тому +34

      @@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
    @WoobertAIO Рік тому +703

    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
      @joshoreilly4403 9 місяців тому +3

      1:22:13

    • @crackcobaine
      @crackcobaine 5 місяців тому +14

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

    • @MrRexy-vm8dr
      @MrRexy-vm8dr 4 місяці тому +3

      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
      @r3gret2079 3 місяці тому +2

      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.

  • @SaintJames14
    @SaintJames14 Рік тому +166

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

    • @lVladimirl
      @lVladimirl 20 днів тому +2

      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

  • @GeaForce
    @GeaForce 7 місяців тому +70

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

    • @JackWse
      @JackWse Місяць тому +1

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

  • @creamboyfuengshwei
    @creamboyfuengshwei Рік тому +335

    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
      @liquidsweg4858 11 місяців тому +3

      What

    • @creamboyfuengshwei
      @creamboyfuengshwei 11 місяців тому +56

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

    • @yellowcard8100
      @yellowcard8100 11 місяців тому +40

      @@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
      @liquidsweg4858 11 місяців тому +1

      @@creamboyfuengshwei ohk

    • @creamboyfuengshwei
      @creamboyfuengshwei 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @johnathan5906
    @johnathan5906 11 місяців тому +186

    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
      @deboraron2794 4 місяці тому +7

      they sorta predicted the future

    • @PivotDJ
      @PivotDJ 2 місяці тому +1

      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.

  • @vigneshvellekat4916
    @vigneshvellekat4916 Рік тому +566

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

    • @KitsuneGB-hc9zb
      @KitsuneGB-hc9zb 11 місяців тому +1

      I watched it in one sitting, coward.

  • @LlorDrei
    @LlorDrei 11 місяців тому +222

    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
      @Punishthefalse 10 місяців тому +49

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

    • @Varg69420
      @Varg69420 10 місяців тому +15

      meow but bigger

    • @charlyts_
      @charlyts_ 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @The_Sharktocrab
      @The_Sharktocrab 4 місяці тому +12

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

    • @judgement20nyx83
      @judgement20nyx83 Місяць тому +1

      And what group of animals are ocelots, again?

  • @Antux269
    @Antux269 Рік тому +199

    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
      @Domura 11 місяців тому +12

      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
      @Antux269 11 місяців тому +3

      @@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
      @visassess8607 11 місяців тому +1

      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
      @TheBerzekerC 11 місяців тому

      Was about to comment exactly that lol

    • @plugshirt1762
      @plugshirt1762 10 місяців тому +2

      @@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

  • @XtoGTA
    @XtoGTA 11 місяців тому +41

    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
      @Old_Soul_Shimi 7 місяців тому +1

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

    • @Jgt612
      @Jgt612 6 місяців тому +14

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

    • @XtoGTA
      @XtoGTA 6 місяців тому +11

      @@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
      @Old_Soul_Shimi 4 місяці тому +1

      @@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
      @jroz1692 4 місяці тому

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

  • @ATFprdepartment
    @ATFprdepartment 11 місяців тому +31

    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

  • @Paul_Ward
    @Paul_Ward Рік тому +75

    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
    @limbobilbo8743 11 місяців тому +28

    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

    • @kanemartin2249
      @kanemartin2249 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @packofmoosen
    @packofmoosen 11 місяців тому +87

    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
      @Beeyo176 11 місяців тому +13

      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

  • @Macapta
    @Macapta Рік тому +125

    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.

  • @mrturtle_x2376
    @mrturtle_x2376 8 місяців тому +25

    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.

  • @alexhuynh7563
    @alexhuynh7563 Рік тому +33

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

  • @OneReallyGrumpyJill
    @OneReallyGrumpyJill Рік тому +58

    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

  • @nevengrossman9713
    @nevengrossman9713 3 місяці тому +8

    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
      @FlyingKlutchKick 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @dumbino7745
    @dumbino7745 Рік тому +47

    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.

  • @RaptieFeathers
    @RaptieFeathers Рік тому +12

    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
    @TheTopgeartony 11 місяців тому +15

    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
      @Para2normal 9 місяців тому

      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.

  • @saschaberger3212
    @saschaberger3212 Рік тому +20

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

  • @TeagueisTrash
    @TeagueisTrash Рік тому +9

    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

  • @lordvermintide4441
    @lordvermintide4441 Рік тому +18

    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.

  • @mikhail17
    @mikhail17 Рік тому +105

    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
      @Suchsdirhaltaus 11 місяців тому +2

      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
      @mikhail17 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 11 місяців тому

      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
      @Turtle69696 9 місяців тому +1

      glad to see a man remember his childhood

  • @davyheijlands1956
    @davyheijlands1956 Місяць тому +6

    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!

  • @jimboslam
    @jimboslam 9 місяців тому +20

    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
      @TytanXX Місяць тому

      yess , the gamecube MGS2 with the skateboard unlockable

  • @daedaluswriting9350
    @daedaluswriting9350 11 місяців тому +72

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

    • @NakamotoPlays
      @NakamotoPlays 10 місяців тому +11

      Yeah dude. He legit insulted MGS 4

    • @Aqvinate
      @Aqvinate 9 місяців тому +13

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

    • @laileleneirose7966
      @laileleneirose7966 8 місяців тому +7

      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
      @redhood444 3 місяці тому +1

      @@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
      @FlyingKlutchKick 3 місяці тому

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

  • @mikemurphy5898
    @mikemurphy5898 4 місяці тому +2

    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.

  • @DAYMAND3R3552
    @DAYMAND3R3552 Рік тому +51

    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 🙏🏻

  • @adud6764
    @adud6764 11 місяців тому +29

    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.

  • @CFootprints
    @CFootprints 11 місяців тому +24

    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
      @Arsonaught 10 місяців тому +2

      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.

    • @Lalilulelo1310
      @Lalilulelo1310 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @captain_rewind
    @captain_rewind 3 місяці тому +1

    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!

  • @houndfall7261
    @houndfall7261 Рік тому +2

    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
    @soupgirl1871 Рік тому +7

    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.

  • @namespeepo4514
    @namespeepo4514 Рік тому +9

    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

  • @b0hannon661
    @b0hannon661 11 місяців тому +3

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

  • @gamermanh
    @gamermanh Рік тому +22

    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
      @agentc7020 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @getsomesleepgaming740
      @getsomesleepgaming740 11 місяців тому

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

    • @mr.monkey354
      @mr.monkey354 18 днів тому

      She knew it was solidus. The real body was hidden

  • @Ruckus907
    @Ruckus907 11 місяців тому +3

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

  • @Salty_C.J.
    @Salty_C.J. Рік тому +11

    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

  • @johnpatricktan5545
    @johnpatricktan5545 11 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @Ri-ver
    @Ri-ver Місяць тому +5

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

  • @anonvoila4883
    @anonvoila4883 11 місяців тому +9

    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

  • @RyanSayler-hb3bv
    @RyanSayler-hb3bv 6 місяців тому +16

    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.

  • @richardjudy7535
    @richardjudy7535 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @jeremymaldonado999
    @jeremymaldonado999 Рік тому +21

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

  • @donovanboyle5949
    @donovanboyle5949 Рік тому +33

    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.

  • @solarianvoid-pi9428
    @solarianvoid-pi9428 9 місяців тому +6

    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

  • @MotherGapshin12
    @MotherGapshin12 10 місяців тому +5

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

  • @christopheredge9002
    @christopheredge9002 10 місяців тому +9

    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.

  • @ManuVyas-social
    @ManuVyas-social Рік тому +3

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

  • @miseryindex01
    @miseryindex01 Рік тому +4

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

  • @reguitarded
    @reguitarded 11 місяців тому +2

    Amazing! Well done! ❤ My favorite series, and I watched this entire video in 1 sitting, reliving all of the great memories from these games.

  • @harrissansom450
    @harrissansom450 Рік тому +2

    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 :)

  • @sorenrousseau
    @sorenrousseau 11 місяців тому +6

    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 👏

  • @MrCaretucker
    @MrCaretucker Рік тому +40

    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

  • @vixenpeon
    @vixenpeon Рік тому +2

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

  • @ImmediateWalter
    @ImmediateWalter 11 місяців тому +2

    Wow, what a great video. Had to watch it over a few days. Well done and thank you!

  • @justedits95
    @justedits95 Рік тому +7

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

  • @mcmanny9552
    @mcmanny9552 11 місяців тому +4

    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.

  • @DaniAl-pb8ln
    @DaniAl-pb8ln Рік тому +1

    I'm so glad that as soon as I got into the story of metal gear you announced that you were working on a video.

  • @Ocara115
    @Ocara115 Рік тому +2

    Been waiting for this since you announced it. Can't wait to listen to this over the next couple days

  • @vegaskullkid4503
    @vegaskullkid4503 Рік тому +4

    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

  • @nohero1339
    @nohero1339 Рік тому +29

    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
      @fishy0929 11 місяців тому +10

      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
      @Arsonaught 10 місяців тому +4

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

    • @fishy0929
      @fishy0929 10 місяців тому +1

      @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
      @plugshirt1762 10 місяців тому +3

      ⁠@@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.

    • @TheGreatCalijigi
      @TheGreatCalijigi 22 дні тому

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

  • @desfile21
    @desfile21 9 місяців тому

    great job! I have watched a few metal gear retrospectives, including a 10 hour one, and yet, you still managed to talk about several aspects and ideas that I have not heard before.

  • @stargazer1946
    @stargazer1946 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm glad for this video! This series defined what I expected from games, absolute perfection

  • @lukescrew1981
    @lukescrew1981 11 місяців тому +4

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

  • @MarnixUwU
    @MarnixUwU Рік тому +5

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

  • @crystalwilliams7261
    @crystalwilliams7261 Рік тому +2

    I watched this in one sitting and this was awesome!!! Thanks for your hard work!

  • @justsomeannoyingredpanda
    @justsomeannoyingredpanda 11 місяців тому +2

    It astounds me howuch effort you put into these videos. It was a great watch!

  • @frayz841
    @frayz841 3 місяці тому +3

    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

  • @gimonkey98
    @gimonkey98 Рік тому +22

    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!

  • @ScareCrowShow
    @ScareCrowShow Рік тому +1

    I've been excited about this project since u announced it, thanks for the effort

  • @mrstealyourdog9211
    @mrstealyourdog9211 11 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the most amazing videos and done so well and was a delight to listen to and watch fantastic job gingy.

  • @pccroser101d6
    @pccroser101d6 Рік тому +10

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

  • @KazuhiraMiller46
    @KazuhiraMiller46 Рік тому +5

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

  • @TheDrunkLawyer
    @TheDrunkLawyer 27 днів тому

    Ive probably watched over of 100 hours of think pieces, retrospectives and playthroughs of these games (which I’ve played multiple times myself aside for MGS1) and less than halfway thru this video, you’ve already made me go ooooh now I get it at least 3 or 4 times. I rly thought I understood everything so I’m really impressed. Good fkn shit bro

  • @ultimatexl302
    @ultimatexl302 11 місяців тому +1

    Bro you're the best! I hope you continue posting these long video game essays!

  • @jamesmartinez2749
    @jamesmartinez2749 Рік тому +6

    Really liked watching the progress through your updates, and I gotta say the wait was worth it. You do some great work and I can't wait to see what's next.

  • @SaintsBros2
    @SaintsBros2 11 місяців тому +6

    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
      @Aqvinate 9 місяців тому +1

      MGS4 is incredible!

  • @Zyresh
    @Zyresh Рік тому +2

    Thanks for making this! I appreciate it.

  • @youssefkassabi
    @youssefkassabi 11 місяців тому +1

    You explained it soo well and when there a moment that you talk non game related it wasn't getting out from the point , now i understand the series
    Man fantastic job 👏
    Keep on doing this in all games

  • @fernandolugo888
    @fernandolugo888 11 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @giovannifitzpatrick1987
    @giovannifitzpatrick1987 Рік тому +5

    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.

  • @bigtool0327
    @bigtool0327 Рік тому +2

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

  • @michaelwood4586
    @michaelwood4586 Рік тому +1

    Mate, that was absolutely superb. Well done!

  • @AllProblemo
    @AllProblemo 9 місяців тому +4

    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

  • @jimjackson9326
    @jimjackson9326 Рік тому +3

    Gotta love the timing with the master collection announcement

  • @Sophnar0747
    @Sophnar0747 Рік тому +2

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

  • @refanatic2000
    @refanatic2000 9 місяців тому +1

    Just....WOW. Props dude, this deserves so many views

  • @OOP-png
    @OOP-png Рік тому +3

    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

  • @rubenponders
    @rubenponders Рік тому +5

    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.

  • @balaalalaslk
    @balaalalaslk Рік тому +2

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

  • @Blasterpro21
    @Blasterpro21 10 місяців тому +2

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

  • @faithless-games3893
    @faithless-games3893 11 місяців тому +4

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

  • @labman472011
    @labman472011 11 місяців тому +6

    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
      @Gingy  11 місяців тому +6

      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
      @labman472011 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Gingy awesome! I can't wait!

  • @abdullahirfan9991
    @abdullahirfan9991 Рік тому +2

    **grabs bowl of chips, some pizza and some soda**
    "Show time"

  • @revysh0
    @revysh0 10 місяців тому

    love binging your retrospective vids gingy