Metal Gear Solid 4 was a Mistake

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  • Опубліковано 6 сер 2018
  • “It's okay to make mistakes, right? You're only human, after all.”
    -Mitsuo Aida
    -Jobin Higashikata
    A way too long video about a way too long game that gets way too personal by the end. A video that says everything I've ever wanted to say about Metal Gear Solid 4 for the past ten years so I never have to talk about this game again.
    Metal Gear Solid 4 is deeply impressive, beautifully personal, and there is nothing like it in this medium.
    seriously though fuck this game
    Twitter - / steakbentley
    Patreon - / steakbentley
    INSANEINTHERAINMUSIC:
    / insaneintherainmusic
    Garlicscape:
    / kevin-rutledge-931596044
    Tokyomegaplex:
    / tokyomegaplex
    Extra footage from all Metal Gear Games ganked from:
    www.longplays.org/
    SOURCES:
    HIDEO KOJIMA'S GENE: The Making of MGS4:
    • HIDEO KOJIMA'S GENE [I...
    Kojima, Fukushima, Murata and whatever happened to MGS after Snake Eater (DevilFox thread):
    www.neogaf.com/threads/kojima...
    Agness Kaku Interview:
    web.archive.org/web/2012012521...
    David Hayter Begged Konami To Change MGS4 Stuff:
    kotaku.com/5022391/david-hayt...
    Hideo Kojima Konami.jp Interview:
    www.konami.jp/mgs4/uk/intervie...
    Video Interview with Hideo Kojima about Metal Gear Solid 4:
    • Interview with Hideo K...
    The Final Hours of Metal Gear Solid 2:
    web.archive.org/web/200111241...
    10 Years On: Why MGS4's final scene is more powerful than we ever realized:
    www.gamesradar.com/why-mgs4s-...
    Destructoid Metal Gear Solid 4 Interview:
    www.destructoid.com/new-metal...
    Gamespot MGS4 Prelaunch Interview with Kojima:
    www.gamespot.com/videos/metal...
    IGN MGS4 Kojima Interview:
    www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/0...
    FULL TRACK LIST
    One Night in Neo-Kobe City - Snatcher OST
    GHOST TRICK THEME - Ghost Trick OST
    もし, 空が晴れるなら - Bizen
    Baby Universe - Katamari Damacy OST
    Reverie - Persona 4 OST
    Act on Instinct - Catherine OST
    Snake Eater - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
    The Afterblaze - Mighty Switch Force 2 OST
    Jazz Uncle - Tokyomegaplex
    Shehlehcturguy - Tokyomegaplex
    MIMI - Garlicscape
    Ball - Garlicscape
    spicy - イワクラコマキ
    Big Blast Sonic - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
    Neo Avatar - VA-11 HALL-A OST
    Night Bard - 清水 嶺
    Jazz Uncle - Tokyomegaplex
    Period - Persona 4 OST
    James Comey - Garlicscape
    Every Day is Night - VA-11 HALL-A OST
    ハルトマンの妖怪少女 - Bizen
    Theme from Brazil - Geoff Muldar
    Night Walker (リンネ) - UNIEL OST
    Layer Cake - Persona 5 OST
    The Stains of Time - Metal Gear Rising OST
    Hotsy Totsy - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia OST
    A Hat, A Cane - Spongebob Squarepants OST
    Signs of Love - Persona 4 OST
    Those Who Dwell in the Shadows - VA-11 HALL-A OST
    HEAVY DAY - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
    クランツクーヘン- イワクラコマキ
    I'm My Own Master Now - Metal Gear Rising OST
    theo(亡き王女の為のセプテット)- ginnrei
    Nighttime Maneuvers - VA-11 HALL-A OST
    Translucent Lake - Bizen
    Beneath the Mask - Persona 5 OST
    The Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Turnabout Jazz Soul
    This Mysterious Feeling - Persona 3 OST
    Snake Eater Jazz Cover - insaneintherainmusic
    Way to Fall - Star Sailor
    Good for Health, Bad for Education VA-11 HALL-A OST
    After Burner - Bayonetta OST
    Lost - Catherine OST
    Spicey Gurls - Tokyomegaplex
    friend's friend - wonder
    Back in Time - Huey Lewis and the News
    Like a Dream Come True - Persona 4 OST
    Sliding Break - CON
    So Fragile - トマト組 & Bos
    MOON LIGHT FANTASTIC - Unity Gain
    Worshipped, Even - Garlicscape
    U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか - Bizen
    風のたより - Okawa Tomoya
    Iwatodai Station - Persona 3 OST
    Storyteller - Guilty Gear Xrd OST
    Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
    Suspicion - Persona 5 OST
    hashtag fuckin around - Garlicscape
    Trampoline Roads - Garlicscape
    Lord of the Netherworld - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne OST
    Mercury - Bizen
    Access Connect(ネットワークメニュー) - 来兎
    Spirit of Zoro - One Piece
    The Very, Very, Very Strongest - One Piece
    もし, 空が晴れるなら - Bizen
    Blues in Velvet Room - Persona 3 OST
    Rules of Nature - Metal Gear Rising OST
    Umemoto - VA-11 HALL-A OST
    Captain's Table - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia OST
    Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday - Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
    A Stranger I Remain - Metal Gear Rising OST
    exit - Metal Gear 2 Red
    Metal Gear Solid 3 Theme - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
    Sea Breeze - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
    Father and Son - Metal Gear Solid 4 OST
    Pillow Talk - Metal Gear Solid 3 OST
    Metal Gear Solid Main Theme - Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
    sturg - autoglassmasterclass
    Ghost Trick Theme Jazz Cover
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 11 тис.

  • @ytt1801
    @ytt1801 3 місяці тому +531

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

  • @scoopitywoop5665
    @scoopitywoop5665 2 роки тому +1018

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

  • @XanthosAcanthus
    @XanthosAcanthus Рік тому +2766

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

    • @antzooma
      @antzooma Рік тому +89

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

    • @XanthosAcanthus
      @XanthosAcanthus Рік тому +207

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

    • @antzooma
      @antzooma Рік тому +10

      @@XanthosAcanthus they are relevant

    • @XanthosAcanthus
      @XanthosAcanthus Рік тому +44

      @@antzooma how so?

    • @Hailix4240
      @Hailix4240 Рік тому

      @@antzoomalud shut ur goofy ass up

  • @MaroxXIIIproductions
    @MaroxXIIIproductions Рік тому +947

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

    • @jokig
      @jokig Рік тому +23

      Appreciate the dedication

    • @Bluey2600
      @Bluey2600 10 місяців тому +8

      thanks for checking

    • @JRDad
      @JRDad 8 місяців тому

      You’re the man now dog.

    • @armandoguerra7658
      @armandoguerra7658 7 місяців тому +7

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

    • @frankgrimes7388
      @frankgrimes7388 6 місяців тому +9

      Rising was not even close to a good game.

  • @OneManCast
    @OneManCast 2 роки тому +3541

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

    • @elontusk9167
      @elontusk9167 2 роки тому +615

      Based Raiden

    • @doloresmeatrestauranteater1451
      @doloresmeatrestauranteater1451 2 роки тому +436

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

    • @CYB3Redux
      @CYB3Redux 2 роки тому +133

      hey police id like to report a murder

    • @sweet_xylitol7814
      @sweet_xylitol7814 2 роки тому +177

      MGR Raiden would say something like that tbh

    • @OkurkaBinLadin
      @OkurkaBinLadin 2 роки тому +93

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

  • @theultimatetrashman887
    @theultimatetrashman887 3 роки тому +644

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

    • @axineight2608
      @axineight2608 2 роки тому +29

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

    • @jdalbiac
      @jdalbiac 2 роки тому +8

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

    • @loganreed9340
      @loganreed9340 Рік тому

      @@jdalbiac this match will get red hot

  • @srslywhathappened
    @srslywhathappened 10 місяців тому +270

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

  • @macmansfield-parisi5812
    @macmansfield-parisi5812 Рік тому +584

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

    • @Gaz66d
      @Gaz66d Рік тому +40

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

    • @Garland846
      @Garland846 Рік тому +33

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

    • @terpsidance.
      @terpsidance. 11 місяців тому +11

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

    • @Gaz66d
      @Gaz66d 11 місяців тому +5

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

    • @Bluey2600
      @Bluey2600 10 місяців тому +11

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

  • @QuickTimeFailure
    @QuickTimeFailure 2 роки тому +920

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

    • @expunkstep7226
      @expunkstep7226 2 роки тому +49

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

    • @TheNord06
      @TheNord06 2 роки тому +20

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

    • @OMNI10001
      @OMNI10001 Рік тому

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

    • @Kankooro
      @Kankooro Рік тому

      Dont worry, shes not pregnant.
      *I CHECKED*

    • @papieverett
      @papieverett Рік тому

      wow that’s so brave

  • @spacedp
    @spacedp 5 років тому +5164

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

    • @angelojamil23
      @angelojamil23 5 років тому +115

      Accurate

    • @Reaverbot
      @Reaverbot 5 років тому +29

      Good

    • @Miyakolover
      @Miyakolover 5 років тому +205

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

    • @Miyakolover
      @Miyakolover 5 років тому +23

      Nope, completely wrong.
      ua-cam.com/video/WeV992m7L84/v-deo.html

    • @spacedp
      @spacedp 5 років тому +142

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

  • @flub2986
    @flub2986 Рік тому +709

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

    • @EvanSchatz
      @EvanSchatz Рік тому +5

      Hello darkness my old friend...

    • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
      @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Рік тому +7

      Also way lots much great music + sound edits too!

    • @audiosurfarchive
      @audiosurfarchive Рік тому +8

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 5 місяців тому +12

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

    • @Xick
      @Xick 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @notaboutit3565
    @notaboutit3565 Рік тому +204

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

    • @bradbeck2601
      @bradbeck2601 11 місяців тому +9

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

    • @DEDManGaming
      @DEDManGaming 10 місяців тому +4

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

    • @LosoaII
      @LosoaII 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 3 місяці тому +2

      What part is that?

    • @humanmerelybeing1966
      @humanmerelybeing1966 3 місяці тому

      @@bradbeck2601me rn

  • @pastaman7278
    @pastaman7278 Рік тому +1652

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

    • @matthewgallaway3675
      @matthewgallaway3675 Рік тому +84

      Well he’s less young then

    • @pastaman7278
      @pastaman7278 Рік тому +25

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

    • @matthewgallaway3675
      @matthewgallaway3675 Рік тому +129

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

    • @Tsukiru
      @Tsukiru Рік тому +60

      @@matthewgallaway3675 Y'know, fuck it. Love this energy.

    • @Kamletue
      @Kamletue Рік тому +5

      Raiden:"ok."

  • @Kermitable
    @Kermitable 3 роки тому +612

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

    • @HoneyMochi
      @HoneyMochi 3 роки тому +26

      Don't tempt me.

    • @JRDad
      @JRDad 3 роки тому +29

      This comment came out 1 month ago. I checked.

    • @Akacz7353
      @Akacz7353 3 роки тому +3

      Already made one like this

    • @epicentreofvideos2571
      @epicentreofvideos2571 3 роки тому

      What we used to watch media on ten years ago

    • @baccarah7010
      @baccarah7010 3 роки тому +1

      !remind me 7 years

  • @nono-hy7gb
    @nono-hy7gb Рік тому +123

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

    • @onceonly1111
      @onceonly1111 11 місяців тому +12

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

  • @javierbellocortes6718
    @javierbellocortes6718 10 місяців тому +284

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

    • @seanfager8063
      @seanfager8063 10 місяців тому +21

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

    • @lemmonboy6459
      @lemmonboy6459 5 місяців тому +8

      You should listen to the Protomen btw
      Very good

    • @toro2812
      @toro2812 5 місяців тому +8

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

    • @lemmonboy6459
      @lemmonboy6459 5 місяців тому +6

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

    • @UnabridgedGamer
      @UnabridgedGamer 4 місяці тому +5

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

  • @Crowborn
    @Crowborn 2 роки тому +1497

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

    • @zaep2791
      @zaep2791 2 роки тому +132

      Solid Steve.

    • @AntwoneAntJackson
      @AntwoneAntJackson 2 роки тому +67

      @@zaep2791 Liquid Lakes

    • @sheemwashere4847
      @sheemwashere4847 2 роки тому +38

      Sounds like something maxor would say.

    • @lysandre1861
      @lysandre1861 2 роки тому +49

      every gear has its metal

    • @notaspider4084
      @notaspider4084 2 роки тому +77

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

  • @janefkrbtt
    @janefkrbtt Рік тому +1315

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

    • @JustAJauneArc
      @JustAJauneArc Рік тому +138

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

    • @OrtadragoonX
      @OrtadragoonX Рік тому +30

      Best scene in the game bar none.

    • @sasaki999pro
      @sasaki999pro Рік тому +73

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

    • @forgot7en
      @forgot7en Рік тому +2

      @@sasaki999pro sends you what

    • @breadbucket66
      @breadbucket66 11 місяців тому +20

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

  • @sporkionsuz-beero4744
    @sporkionsuz-beero4744 3 місяці тому +45

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

    • @elcalabozodelandroide2
      @elcalabozodelandroide2 3 місяці тому +3

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

    • @harley3082
      @harley3082 Місяць тому

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

    • @harley3082
      @harley3082 Місяць тому

      Did you think of, to look for this? Lol

  • @ashweston1828
    @ashweston1828 Рік тому +84

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

    • @JustAJauneArc
      @JustAJauneArc Рік тому +8

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

  • @dantevitale5714
    @dantevitale5714 3 роки тому +1410

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

    • @arseniipopov5366
      @arseniipopov5366 3 роки тому +4

      A week ago
      Nice

    • @HoneyMochi
      @HoneyMochi 3 роки тому +4

      @@arseniipopov5366 poggy

    • @thomasodwyer5365
      @thomasodwyer5365 3 роки тому +19

      Return to Monke

    • @epicentreofvideos2571
      @epicentreofvideos2571 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @sdgdhpmbp
      @sdgdhpmbp 2 роки тому +39

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

  • @GuyOnAChair
    @GuyOnAChair 5 років тому +1802

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

    • @JakeRuzi
      @JakeRuzi 5 років тому +81

      GuyOnAChair ​​ definitely longer than the gameplay in MGS4 👀

    • @GuyOnAChair
      @GuyOnAChair 5 років тому +43

      @@JakeRuzi Unless you are DSP.

    • @eastlemon9477
      @eastlemon9477 5 років тому +29

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

    • @GuyOnAChair
      @GuyOnAChair 5 років тому +14

      @@eastlemon9477 Weak. Mine is 500GB.

    • @eastlemon9477
      @eastlemon9477 5 років тому +11

      @@GuyOnAChair Hold up. There's more?

  • @ajrobtown
    @ajrobtown 11 місяців тому +111

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

  • @thomaswatson1420
    @thomaswatson1420 Рік тому +49

    Completing my annual rewatch of this epic masterpiece.

    • @spaciouswheat4580
      @spaciouswheat4580 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @JackSears95
      @JackSears95 Місяць тому

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

  • @cornbeefboy7767
    @cornbeefboy7767 2 роки тому +4938

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 2 роки тому +207

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

    • @shortyg1018
      @shortyg1018 2 роки тому +215

      Honestly he should get his own spinoff game.

    • @GhostOfBilly
      @GhostOfBilly 2 роки тому +282

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

    • @epicentreofvideos2571
      @epicentreofvideos2571 2 роки тому +69

      @@GhostOfBilly it worked for Capone

    • @GhostOfBilly
      @GhostOfBilly 2 роки тому +35

      @@epicentreofvideos2571 Case in point

  • @rojax_thevoicetm2385
    @rojax_thevoicetm2385 3 роки тому +895

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

    • @dualblade14
      @dualblade14 3 роки тому +209

      Just how Kojima likes it, creepy and awkwardly long.

    • @newdemo7165
      @newdemo7165 3 роки тому +46

      how to spoon?

    • @tntbomber793
      @tntbomber793 2 роки тому +18

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @peterbach1126
      @peterbach1126 2 роки тому +10

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

  • @whodis5444
    @whodis5444 Рік тому +86

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

    • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
      @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 7 місяців тому +7

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

    • @andijacobsen9148
      @andijacobsen9148 4 місяці тому

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

  • @poisonarc
    @poisonarc Рік тому +54

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

  • @dravendfr
    @dravendfr 5 років тому +727

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

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 5 років тому +58

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

    • @dondraper3898
      @dondraper3898 5 років тому +22

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

    • @headless_headlines4921
      @headless_headlines4921 5 років тому +16

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

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 5 років тому +5

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

    • @danielremy7826
      @danielremy7826 5 років тому +1

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

  • @NamelessGamer29
    @NamelessGamer29 3 роки тому +363

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

    • @dualblade14
      @dualblade14 3 роки тому +39

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

    • @BarcelonaBlitzer
      @BarcelonaBlitzer 3 роки тому +58

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

    • @HarmonicVector
      @HarmonicVector 2 роки тому +40

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

    • @lunarluxe9832
      @lunarluxe9832 2 роки тому +23

      @@HarmonicVector thought u meant roy campbell lol

    • @basedchimera5859
      @basedchimera5859 2 роки тому +15

      @@dualblade14 "I checked"

  • @ksad96
    @ksad96 11 місяців тому +61

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

    • @arielmz4956
      @arielmz4956 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @ksad96
      @ksad96 11 місяців тому +1

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

    • @JackSears95
      @JackSears95 Місяць тому

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

    • @kevinfromsales9445
      @kevinfromsales9445 Місяць тому

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

  • @KingKalashnikov
    @KingKalashnikov Рік тому +239

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

    • @jonjonny5566
      @jonjonny5566 Рік тому +6

      Honored to grace you my lord.

    • @jchud13
      @jchud13 Рік тому +15

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

    • @Archibaldh1pp0
      @Archibaldh1pp0 Рік тому +11

      The voice of the Steak is soothing to the ears.

    • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
      @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Рік тому +4

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

    • @ChiaraKeating
      @ChiaraKeating Рік тому +2

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

  • @madddin90
    @madddin90 4 роки тому +1752

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

    • @healinghusky7754
      @healinghusky7754 4 роки тому +16

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

    • @baccarah7010
      @baccarah7010 4 роки тому +39

      @@healinghusky7754 wasnt it worth it tho

    • @healinghusky7754
      @healinghusky7754 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @statiq1941
      @statiq1941 4 роки тому +37

      Why didn't u go with her lmao

    • @madddin90
      @madddin90 4 роки тому +123

      @@statiq1941 i was watching a Video about mgs4

  • @roman_nfkrz
    @roman_nfkrz 5 років тому +6786

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

  • @ChanseMacabre
    @ChanseMacabre Рік тому +21

    In case anyone else was looking for it, the track that introduces Drebin at 28:51 is "Whales and Beetles" by Botanic Sage [BS]. It took way too long to find this information, so go listen to it so I can feel vindicated.

    • @lucklolo
      @lucklolo Рік тому +4

      DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH I was wondering what song it is thx you 1000times

    • @FMDthecat
      @FMDthecat 3 місяці тому +2

      God bless you. I was almost positive that he made the remix just for the edit since I couldn't find it anywhere

  • @boss1380
    @boss1380 3 місяці тому +10

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

  • @SlantsDraws
    @SlantsDraws 2 роки тому +411

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

    • @astracrits4633
      @astracrits4633 2 роки тому +48

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

    • @RockyPixel
      @RockyPixel 2 роки тому +33

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

    • @jackmclean4120
      @jackmclean4120 2 роки тому +6

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

    • @treefingers1183
      @treefingers1183 2 роки тому +11

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

    • @a.dykeman1980
      @a.dykeman1980 Рік тому +1

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

  • @GamePilLP
    @GamePilLP 3 роки тому +455

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

  • @doctordrewl6413
    @doctordrewl6413 Рік тому +27

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

    • @KingKalashnikov
      @KingKalashnikov Рік тому +7

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

    • @thejason755
      @thejason755 Рік тому +2

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

    • @KingKalashnikov
      @KingKalashnikov Рік тому +1

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

    • @thejason755
      @thejason755 Рік тому

      @@KingKalashnikov yw uwu

    • @megashillyshally
      @megashillyshally Рік тому

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

  • @brianreese1937
    @brianreese1937 Рік тому +128

    Hey it's me. Solid Steve.

    • @tankhead2645
      @tankhead2645 Рік тому +16

      Hey its solid steve

    • @daedalus6796
      @daedalus6796 Рік тому +16

      Oh shit, it's Solid Steve.

    • @jokig
      @jokig Рік тому +12

      Holy fucking shit

    • @xi6969
      @xi6969 2 місяці тому +7

      No!! That is not solid Steve

    • @LieutenantAlaki
      @LieutenantAlaki Місяць тому +2

      Jesus Christ, it's Solid Steve.

  • @AdventfatherGaming
    @AdventfatherGaming 2 роки тому +2515

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

    • @drunkemonke1995
      @drunkemonke1995 2 роки тому +160

      That’s wild

    • @spaghettiking7312
      @spaghettiking7312 2 роки тому +109

      Beyond epic.

    • @TheIsraeliRanter
      @TheIsraeliRanter 2 роки тому +313

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

    • @jimjim377
      @jimjim377 2 роки тому +37

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

    • @thoughtfulpug1333
      @thoughtfulpug1333 2 роки тому +24

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

  • @EthanSchmethan
    @EthanSchmethan 4 роки тому +2501

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

    • @xanderselasor23
      @xanderselasor23 4 роки тому +27

      Same, got an extension at the last minute tho

    • @AntiBellum
      @AntiBellum 4 роки тому +15

      That’s exactly what I’m doing right now

    • @ngkngk875
      @ngkngk875 4 роки тому +6

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

    • @AntiBellum
      @AntiBellum 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @ngkngk875
      @ngkngk875 4 роки тому +2

      CecDog3 good luck bro

  • @randomtangle4629
    @randomtangle4629 Рік тому +86

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

    • @jokig
      @jokig Рік тому +3

      Exact same thing with me

    • @sealogic4552
      @sealogic4552 11 місяців тому +11

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

    • @navonmyhand7999
      @navonmyhand7999 7 місяців тому +2

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

    • @yeahbuthow2005
      @yeahbuthow2005 7 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Scraxivele
    @Scraxivele 2 місяці тому +9

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

    • @TheOneShotWunda
      @TheOneShotWunda Місяць тому +1

      He just posted a video on Scavengers Reign

    • @Scraxivele
      @Scraxivele Місяць тому +1

      @@TheOneShotWunda WHAT

    • @TheOneShotWunda
      @TheOneShotWunda Місяць тому +1

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

    • @Scraxivele
      @Scraxivele Місяць тому +1

      @@TheOneShotWunda we’re all welcome I guess 😂

  • @OneAndOnlyYesMan
    @OneAndOnlyYesMan 3 роки тому +2393

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

    • @kylereptile6082
      @kylereptile6082 3 роки тому +44

      Yeah man just all around really quality stuff

    • @tomimated1638
      @tomimated1638 3 роки тому +30

      I wouldn’t

    • @-clod-8948
      @-clod-8948 3 роки тому +25

      to answer the question, nah

    • @saulbuenhombre2137
      @saulbuenhombre2137 3 роки тому +82

      Neil druckmann: hehe NO

    • @milkgod3543
      @milkgod3543 3 роки тому +59

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

  • @neb6705
    @neb6705 3 роки тому +261

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 2 роки тому +51

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

  • @killerwhale2765
    @killerwhale2765 Рік тому +25

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

    • @audiosurfarchive
      @audiosurfarchive Рік тому +3

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

  • @jakejutras5420
    @jakejutras5420 10 місяців тому +11

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

  • @jamesmiller6882
    @jamesmiller6882 5 років тому +2556

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

    • @itihaas6557
      @itihaas6557 4 роки тому +58

      Or he talks a lot without saying anything.

    • @albertobonnet1773
      @albertobonnet1773 4 роки тому +25

      Sounds like cafeine addict high.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 роки тому +209

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

    • @filipeflower
      @filipeflower 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @Exigentable
      @Exigentable 4 роки тому +72

      @@filipeflower I ain't most people

  • @jadahnossett5692
    @jadahnossett5692 5 років тому +380

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

    • @al112v4
      @al112v4 5 років тому +6

      Still better than MGS(urvive).

    • @dreadguardz2125
      @dreadguardz2125 5 років тому

      Im about half an hour in

    • @einstien1925
      @einstien1925 5 років тому +1

      war... war has changed

    • @Kavster92
      @Kavster92 5 років тому +14

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

    • @greekfire995
      @greekfire995 5 років тому +2

      @@al112v4 anything is better than that trash heap.

  • @moist_cabbage8472
    @moist_cabbage8472 Рік тому +104

    I’ve watched/listened to this video over a hundred times over the past 4 years and necker get tired of it. Best video on UA-cam

    • @kieronrana5233
      @kieronrana5233 Рік тому +10

      agreed

    • @pretend_ninja
      @pretend_ninja 26 днів тому

      Its been a year and this cabbage guy either didn't notice "necker" or didn't feel like correcting it

  • @richardcheney6964
    @richardcheney6964 8 місяців тому +34

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

  • @UnderGun81
    @UnderGun81 4 роки тому +1632

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

  • @wormgroup
    @wormgroup 5 років тому +793

    This is longer than endgame

  • @toohundred
    @toohundred Рік тому +49

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

  • @MisterGoose
    @MisterGoose Рік тому +26

    I will now forever associate Ocelot with The Protomen

  • @kyramerchen4485
    @kyramerchen4485 Рік тому +726

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

    • @KnightGamer724
      @KnightGamer724 Рік тому +49

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

    • @TecTitan
      @TecTitan Рік тому +35

      This comment deserves 400x more upvotes
      Super interesting idea

    • @MrEHollo
      @MrEHollo Рік тому +7

      Damn..

    • @orcastrike7750
      @orcastrike7750 Рік тому +29

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

    • @forgot7en
      @forgot7en Рік тому

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

  • @SockPuppetski
    @SockPuppetski 3 роки тому +296

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

    • @miketrujillo3677
      @miketrujillo3677 3 роки тому +21

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

    • @ayylmao578
      @ayylmao578 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @saucyman2110
      @saucyman2110 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @redshift912
      @redshift912 3 роки тому

      Wish someone would remake 1 in the 5 engine

    • @ayylmao578
      @ayylmao578 3 роки тому

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

  • @jengofrett
    @jengofrett 2 місяці тому +5

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

  • @moonfreak-5983
    @moonfreak-5983 Місяць тому +4

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

  • @ThrasherDBS
    @ThrasherDBS 5 років тому +2016

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

    • @TheTrueCaptainAwesome
      @TheTrueCaptainAwesome 4 роки тому +47

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

    • @Francisco-Danconia
      @Francisco-Danconia 4 роки тому +14

      This chapter select needs a prologue

    • @krislee442
      @krislee442 4 роки тому +11

      You’re pretty good!👍

    • @thebachiever234
      @thebachiever234 4 роки тому +2

      @@krislee442 Pretty Good

    • @thatonewhitedude731
      @thatonewhitedude731 4 роки тому +2

      You da real mvp

  • @harrisonmckinney7659
    @harrisonmckinney7659 4 роки тому +1976

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

    • @TheAgentJesus
      @TheAgentJesus 4 роки тому +80

      Harrison McKinney oh my fucking god I could die happy

    • @jamesk2325
      @jamesk2325 4 роки тому +58

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

    • @TheAgentJesus
      @TheAgentJesus 4 роки тому +22

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

    • @ngkngk875
      @ngkngk875 4 роки тому +5

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

    • @yaboilettuce7394
      @yaboilettuce7394 4 роки тому +18

      Who do I have to suck off to make this happen

  • @AlejandroSilva-mr7yy
    @AlejandroSilva-mr7yy 7 місяців тому +58

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

  • @navonmyhand7999
    @navonmyhand7999 7 місяців тому +14

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

    • @Tea8chSea
      @Tea8chSea 4 місяці тому

      Xavier renegade angel my dude

  • @jakub1763
    @jakub1763 4 роки тому +312

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

  • @thesmokinduck2344
    @thesmokinduck2344 3 роки тому +275

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

  • @terrenceswiff
    @terrenceswiff Рік тому +39

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

    • @galten7361
      @galten7361 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @secritiveHalo
    @secritiveHalo Рік тому +26

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

    • @bennittotheburrito9606
      @bennittotheburrito9606 3 місяці тому

      It was a gift why wouldn’t he take it

    • @user-dq6pm6sg8z
      @user-dq6pm6sg8z 3 місяці тому

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

  • @WednesdayMan
    @WednesdayMan 4 роки тому +1313

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

    • @B0ULLIE
      @B0ULLIE 4 роки тому +226

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

    • @WednesdayMan
      @WednesdayMan 4 роки тому +75

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

    • @procrastinationoctopus3233
      @procrastinationoctopus3233 4 роки тому +195

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

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 4 роки тому +2

      @@WednesdayMan yuuup

    • @JG_Wentworth
      @JG_Wentworth 4 роки тому +13

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

  • @christoptheillusiveman9875
    @christoptheillusiveman9875 5 років тому +287

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

    • @AJZulu
      @AJZulu 5 років тому +4

      I can confirm

    • @herbertmoon2969
      @herbertmoon2969 5 років тому +3

      How?

    • @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj
      @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj 5 років тому +11

      Funny like the sniper guy "the end" in metal gear 3... you can kill him way before the boss fight when he's been wheeled in. You can snipe him it's so crazy and cool m.ua-cam.com/video/LowUJdOxkB8/v-deo.html

    • @VintageDefectors69
      @VintageDefectors69 5 років тому +4

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

    • @Ephraim225
      @Ephraim225 5 років тому +4

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

  • @rudolfambrozenvtuber
    @rudolfambrozenvtuber Рік тому +9

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

    • @TMmodify
      @TMmodify Місяць тому

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

  • @tabularasa4841
    @tabularasa4841 6 місяців тому +22

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

    • @richardray6258
      @richardray6258 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @dantevitale5714
    @dantevitale5714 3 роки тому +424

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

  • @bryerTuck
    @bryerTuck 2 роки тому +207

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

    • @Roler42
      @Roler42 2 роки тому +39

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

    • @feister2869
      @feister2869 9 місяців тому

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

    • @justafan9399
      @justafan9399 8 місяців тому +4

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

    • @speedking7224
      @speedking7224 2 місяці тому

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

  • @B.W.H_4_LIFE
    @B.W.H_4_LIFE 8 місяців тому +18

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

  • @lupusalbus3795
    @lupusalbus3795 Рік тому +15

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

  • @AvengedHate26
    @AvengedHate26 2 роки тому +688

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

    • @hishkapish4817
      @hishkapish4817 2 роки тому +82

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 2 роки тому +136

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

    • @thunderring8056
      @thunderring8056 2 роки тому +10

      Love seeing the recent comments. Love this video.

    • @TheKrowkaBoo
      @TheKrowkaBoo 2 роки тому +11

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

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 2 роки тому +78

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

  • @Channel7331
    @Channel7331 4 місяці тому +6

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

  • @JackVogel2024
    @JackVogel2024 Рік тому +11

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

  • @tiernanstevens117
    @tiernanstevens117 4 роки тому +353

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

    • @majornole4530
      @majornole4530 4 роки тому +12

      LIQUIDDDDDDDD!!!!

    • @ThatGuyKh1
      @ThatGuyKh1 3 роки тому +2

      Lol Same shit happened to me when I rewatched this

  • @jamesbrincefield9879
    @jamesbrincefield9879 2 роки тому +187

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

    • @jchud13
      @jchud13 2 роки тому +8

      Lmfao

    • @meddle333
      @meddle333 2 роки тому +5

      That is hilarious. 🤣

  • @Pandamoniaque
    @Pandamoniaque Рік тому +12

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

  • @Skelejake
    @Skelejake 11 місяців тому +7

    I recently moved across the country and I listened to this between stops. Now I drive a lot for my job and on longer trips I listen to this, I love all the information and narration from papa steak.

  • @loganm986
    @loganm986 5 років тому +465

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

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 роки тому +16

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

    • @LoveFor298Yen
      @LoveFor298Yen 4 роки тому +2

      MauLer

    • @CC-xh1ok
      @CC-xh1ok 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @matalik
      @matalik 4 роки тому

      The Critical Drinker

    • @madmorgo6233
      @madmorgo6233 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @johnnybensonitis7853
    @johnnybensonitis7853 3 роки тому +214

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

    • @RtistiqSkubie
      @RtistiqSkubie 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @maddogkilla1
      @maddogkilla1 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @maddogkilla1
      @maddogkilla1 2 роки тому

      @@johnnybensonitis7853 tl;dr

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @ggthewhale
    @ggthewhale 11 місяців тому +77

    I need a MGSV video essay from this guy now

    • @mattmas6628
      @mattmas6628 11 місяців тому +11

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

    • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
      @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 7 місяців тому +1

      yes please please please

    • @snakeshepard9761
      @snakeshepard9761 7 місяців тому +10

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

    • @synth-wave_steve
      @synth-wave_steve 6 місяців тому

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

    • @residentfailure9615
      @residentfailure9615 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @DarkLordIceCream
    @DarkLordIceCream 3 місяці тому +6

    Back to my almost annual viewing of this masterpiece

  • @NerdyGrounds
    @NerdyGrounds 4 роки тому +676

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

    • @wreday720
      @wreday720 4 роки тому +57

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

    • @jeffblacklight104
      @jeffblacklight104 4 роки тому +23

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

    • @wreday720
      @wreday720 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @daleknightson2015
      @daleknightson2015 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @aliciaj.8165
      @aliciaj.8165 4 роки тому +4

      I also loved it so much, definitely second favorite

  • @tenv
    @tenv 4 роки тому +148

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

    • @davistoa
      @davistoa 4 роки тому +33

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

    • @tictac4949
      @tictac4949 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @buffoonustroglodytus4688
      @buffoonustroglodytus4688 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @johnnyjoestar356
      @johnnyjoestar356 4 роки тому +1

      We were oh so young

    • @expunkstep7226
      @expunkstep7226 2 роки тому

      The character arc of Steak.

  • @justhere5125
    @justhere5125 10 днів тому +5

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

  • @agentspencer6276
    @agentspencer6276 8 місяців тому +38

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

  • @d.townzen1337
    @d.townzen1337 3 роки тому +517

    I've watched this like 12 times over the last month. At first I was curious, then I disagreed, finally I was like "guy has a point". I now use it to fall asleep. Weird ride this year that lead me here.

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 3 роки тому +31

      dude, fucking same. i don't know what makes this so rewatchable/good to have playing in the background

    • @LieutenantJoey
      @LieutenantJoey 3 роки тому +19

      ainsley toledo definitely to do with presentation. I feel like I’m relaxing in a lounge when I watch this video.

    • @micpere1991
      @micpere1991 3 роки тому +6

      Ive watched the whole thing twice and use it as a excellent ambience sound when on a road trip or art project. Its like vibing with a bro.

    • @mercury2157
      @mercury2157 3 роки тому +9

      @@micpere1991 and when he yells or geeks out it has the same effect it would in live conversation

    • @thatspicytaco
      @thatspicytaco 3 роки тому +6

      I finished the game in like 3 to 2 days Like Bruh I Mean is Mgs 4 bad cause I dont think so

  • @Impostorzim
    @Impostorzim 3 роки тому +603

    How is it this man drops possibly the greatest MGS video essay ever conceived and just falls off the face of the Earth. Amazing. Watching it for the 3rd time in 2 years btw.

    • @brandonhuynh4528
      @brandonhuynh4528 2 роки тому +110

      The Patriots silenced him

    • @bradbeck2601
      @bradbeck2601 2 роки тому +12

      I stopped keeping track of how many times I've watched this lol. Not to mention the times I put it on to fall asleep to.

    • @HoboTheHenry
      @HoboTheHenry 2 роки тому +8

      That Cowboy Bebop video also slaps but godamn right after the patriots got him

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 2 роки тому

      Maybe he got in a car accident or something and died

    • @Lasagnaisprettycool
      @Lasagnaisprettycool 2 роки тому +2

      he's still active on Twitter

  • @NinjaCrazy87
    @NinjaCrazy87 Рік тому +10

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

  • @AtheistJr
    @AtheistJr Рік тому +135

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

    • @tankhead2645
      @tankhead2645 Рік тому +18

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

    • @AtheistJr
      @AtheistJr Рік тому +5

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

  • @expunkstep7226
    @expunkstep7226 2 роки тому +879

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

  • @deevilknievel
    @deevilknievel 4 роки тому +438

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

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 роки тому +30

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

    • @javierortiz82
      @javierortiz82 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @yanggyan9729
      @yanggyan9729 4 роки тому

      @@javierortiz82 )ĥ

    • @santeixeira9301
      @santeixeira9301 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @javierortiz82
      @javierortiz82 4 роки тому

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

  • @fullyilluminated
    @fullyilluminated Рік тому +13

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

  • @Toxic_FPS
    @Toxic_FPS Рік тому +9

    I've watched this video about 4 times now yet, it never gets old..

  • @reloadpsi
    @reloadpsi 4 роки тому +223

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

    • @TheShadowOfHumanity
      @TheShadowOfHumanity 4 роки тому +18

      I wanna see the loss meme with Raiden and Rose now

    • @reloadpsi
      @reloadpsi 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @aubreyskipper9642
      @aubreyskipper9642 4 роки тому +1

      Jessica Wachsman voiced rose?

    • @reloadpsi
      @reloadpsi 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @NOVA_2056
      @NOVA_2056 3 роки тому

      what does it want now?