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You Might Call Yourself A Mine Reader.

Sep 04, 2009 15:09

Finally pulled together the courage to play more Metal Gear Solid! (Metal Gear Solid requires courage to play not because it is terrifying, like Shadow of the Colossus, but because I am so humiliatingly bad at it. I need to erect protective shields around my self-esteem before attempting this game ( Read more... )

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subtle_rift September 4 2009, 18:28:10 UTC

I love the torture scene - Theoretically there are three ways for it to end - beat the torture, submit or die. But since there's nothing ever stopping you submitting, there's no real chance of death. So why have it there? Why not just have an automatic submit when the health runs out? Because the point is that you chose to press the button. If you can't beat the torture, it's not a case of you not being able to save Meryl, you chose to press the button, and put continuing with the game above Meryl's life.

I think the bond that Snake and Mantis share is that they both killed their "fathers" (Big Boss in Snake's case, not actually his father, but close enough)

If you call Otacon or Campbell enough they give hints, and then eventually just tell you how to beat Mantis. You should call everyone, all the time. Not just for hints, but because you can often find interesting bits and pieces about them, or if they don't answer it means they're doing something connected with the plot.

I love the scene after Mantis dies; is it something like "So you really are just a sad, lonely man" and Snake doesn't even deny it!

I don't know if I'm reading too much into it, but I think Meryl is unwilling to accept being used as bait for Snake, and rather than reaching for the gun because of instinct, chooses to keep reaching for the gun to force Wolf to either shoot her or let her get it, either of which are better than being helpless.

Spoiler for how to get through the huskies: Get in the box and they'll eventually piss on you. After that you "smell right", and they leave you alone. You also will eventually get Wolf's handkerchief (from Otacon I think), which does the same thing. (Makes you smell right, not pisses on you. Handkerchiefs don't do that)

are Sniper Wolf's pixellated breasts really that interesting? Yes. Yes they are. Actually her accent is by far the sexiest part of her, but you still have to point the camera somewhere. Later games do the same when you press the first person view, to make it clear that it's snake that's looking, not the camera. I think that that's the implication in the first game too.

rionaleonhart September 4 2009, 19:45:39 UTC

Because the point is that you chose to press the button. If you can't beat the torture, it's not a case of you not being able to save Meryl, you chose to press the button, and put continuing with the game above Meryl's life.

That is actually completely awesome. HERE, PLAYER, HAVE A BIG PILE OF GUILT.

I keep forgetting to call people for hints! I think the problem is the sheer anti-logic of calling someone during a battle; I have trouble remembering that time freezes when you're using the Codec.

My goodness, that's certainly a creative tactic. I don't think 'get pissed on by huskies' has ever been a solution to a puzzle in Final Fantasy.

Well, there was a shot of Wolf's cleavage from directly above when Snake was strapped to the torture device and thus highly unlikely to be Spider-Manning it up on the ceiling, but for the most part the 'Snake's gaze' theory makes sense. Although it does render Psycho Mantis's 'you're different from all the worthless humans that are interested only in spreading their seed' speech even more confusing.

subtle_rift September 4 2009, 20:42:59 UTC

I see how that could lead you to thinking asexuality, but I never thought of that. I think it might be a reference to something you're not aware of (since your interest is merely 'appropriate for a video game') and that I've forgotten about. I'm sure I'll replay the game soon (I'm never not about to replay metal gear solid. And Pokemon Red) and let you know if anything occurs to me.

Also; When the wolf pisses on you, there is steam. I don't know why that particular level or realism is important, but it is I'm not sure if they're wolves or huskies. Huskies makes more sense, but I've seen far more references to "the wolves" than "the huskies". It could just be a mistaken assumption because of the association with sniper wolf.

On an aside - I had a maths lecturer with the exact same accent as wolf. I used to just drift off and loose myself in it, and learnt nothing from those lectures. One time, a particular string of mathematical terms came out absolutely poeticly, so I pretended to have missed it and asked her to repeat. The guy sitting behind me tapped me on the shoulder and gave me a discrete high-five.

rionaleonhart September 4 2009, 20:58:51 UTC

They are husky-wolf hybrids! Snake knows these things because he has been dog-sledding, apparently.

One time, a particular string of mathematical terms came out absolutely poeticly, so I pretended to have missed it and asked her to repeat.

Hee, I sort of love this. I often spend more time listening to the way my lecturers pronounce words than to the content of their speech. (I'm an English language student! I have an excuse! ...sort of!)