How do you feel about Metal Gear Solid 2? 🔫

@bargaintuesday812

29 күн бұрын

I feel good about it.

@classixgamer5922

29 күн бұрын

i like it but mgs1 is one my favourtie games ever

@billmozart7288

29 күн бұрын

It's a masterpiece and my second favorite game of all time

@ArcticVXR1

29 күн бұрын

Love it. But everything was better back then, early 2000's were fire for gaming. Miss those days!

@jacquesdesforges1266

29 күн бұрын

​@@ArcticVXR1hell yeah. The ps2 was a great console, despite its limitations👍

Just met David Hayter last week at Fan Expo. He came out a little late and adressed the line with a “Kept you waiting huh” it was well worth it (Got MGS2, and EGM Oct 2001 issue signed)

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

That's awesome. He sounds like a class act.

@Slychosis.

28 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 As I was walking away he called my name and goes “You’re pretty good” honestly cant wait to meet him again someday it was surreal

@theonlybilge

28 күн бұрын

Did he ask you to squeeze his hog™?

@TheObscureCommentator

27 күн бұрын

Omg that makes me realize that David Hayter can literally be late to ANYTHING and get away with it every time with that line xD

@MacyP

27 күн бұрын

@@TheObscureCommentatorhonestly even if he was late by 30 minutes and pulls that out it would be worth it

We makin it off the big shell with this one boys.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

💯💯💯 Real Infiltration Hours 💯💯💯

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

feels like you didn't see the end of the video.

Little known fact about swimming with Emma, if you have Raiden take pentazemin she can hold her breath longer. This is because he told her to listen to his heartbeat, which is slowed by the drug.

@SmoothieD00d

27 күн бұрын

Dope if true. It does make sense at least

@willbananas

19 күн бұрын

Never heard that one!

@Beeyo176

12 күн бұрын

Jesus. Mgs2 is the gift that keeps on giving, huh

This game came out in the perfect time of my development as a human. Completely changed the way I look at media and how media can have a message and deeper meaning than just entertainment if done correctly. One of the best games ever.

@pdpMASTERP

20 күн бұрын

Snake Eater was exactly this for me

@OrgaNik_Music

18 күн бұрын

A lot of the themes went way over my head when it was originally released. I didn't learn to appreciate them until a few years later.

This game was the first time I remember having my expectations subverted so heavily. Its aged like a fine wine and is still my favorite Metal Gear game by far.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

It's not my favorite, but probably a close second.

@legion3343

29 күн бұрын

It's my favourite too! It blew my mind playing it for the first time as a kid revisiting it a couple of years ago it blew my mind all over again

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426

29 күн бұрын

Same! First time I felt the power of storytelling in video games as a medium, actively trying to be artistic & make bold statements aesthetically & thematically.

@SoCalJellybean

28 күн бұрын

Yeah, I do an annual replaying of all the MGS games, and I always play this one at least twice in a row, because I love it so much! This and MGS3 are my faves, BY FAR!

@TheAfterglowProject

28 күн бұрын

3 and 1 are my favorites. I mean I kinda like them all equally. But I was 8 when it came out. I had chicken pox that year. So I had a week off of school. And I also had an appendectomy that same year. So I was off some more. I beat the game twice a day for the week of the pox. And no telling how much I played it recovering from surgery. So it’s one of those games where I loved it so much at the time. But I’ve played it so damn much that it lost its luster. Especially compared to 3.

"Touch grass" -Genius Kojumbo

I love the idea that a vampire is over the top after the "haunted arm" reveal. I mean things were already batshit cuckoo.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

good point.

This is one my favorite retrospectives now 👍 All sorts of emotions. I went from "enjoying the video" to "questioning my entire life" to "being happy and hopeful for a better future" while watching this one. just like the video game you were talking about, this KZread video is passionate piece of art

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

So happy to hear you had that experience. It means a lot.

You can NEVER talk too long about metal gear solid 2 ……

This game really blew my mind, way back in the day. Also was the first Metal Gear game I could beat. After that, I was absolutely hooked on the franchise.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

It's shocking how well they hold up.

@Grinnar

29 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 I still have my PS2 copy. I should probably play it again. Thanks for the well analyzed videos of my favorite games.

I'll never forget November 13th 2001 and I put that Metal Gear Solid Sons of Liberty disc in my PS2 tray that I still have and was completely blown away as soon as I seen Snake smoking a cig in the pouring rain on the George Washington mind blowing visuals for its day..... Can't even describe how geeked I was for this game, an absolute classic video game and will always be one of my favorite games , pure gold... I recently bought the MGS collection for my Switch because I travel for work and I just started playing Sons of Liberty again and the nostalgia and makes that 4 hour flight go quickly ... And 2 days later on November 15th 2001 I bought The Xbox and Halo and was blown away again and was excited for the future of gaming

@SugarFreeGaming

18 күн бұрын

I wasn't aware of mgs at the time so I'm curious, how did you take the fake out when you saw you weren't gonna play as snake?

@kshank07

7 күн бұрын

Also had GTA 3 that same time period

your video about mgs is one of my favourite videos about any mgs game, great work. This is going to be an awesome mgs2 vid, i know it.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

I'm glad you liked that one! Been putting a lot into this series.

@rudySTi

29 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 It shows!

The craziest thing is that Vamp isn't actually a vampire. He's a dude that had to survive under rubble by drinking his family's blood, and is unable to die because of nanomachines. "According to Solid Snake, his codename is not a reference to his vampire-like behavior, but to the fact that he was bisexual."

It can be easy to fall down into the pits of despair when talking heads on flickering boxes start getting to you. But just as Raiden steps out into the sun and gets a boost from Snake, we can remember how important the human connection is. We can find our Snakes, or be him to others in need. Just as you can't build a house upon sand, it's strengthening communities and helping each other that will build a future, starting with the foundation. There is no top-down approach to fixing things, there's no vote. There's only what we do for each other. Uhhhh I mean... great video! I love Metal Gear Solid 2 :D

@YourFavoriteSon1

26 күн бұрын

This is great

I've watched hundreds of MGS2 essays/retrospectives and I have to say, this is among the best commentary and observation wise. It just hits and articulates things so well that show a genuine understanding, BONUS points for not showing your face every 2 minutes and injecting try hard memes while keeping a semi dry but still attention holding narrative. This is how you do it.

The bosses in Ghost Babel almost have Trigun villain energy, especially the guy in a world of guns who uses a giant fucking boomerang. lmao

Semper Fi(delis) is a Marine Corps motto meaning "Always Faithful", not a Navy SEAL motto.

@drewb1979

17 күн бұрын

Thank you, I came here to post this.

This is THE game of my teenage years.

This is my favorite analysis youve uploaded, fantastically done

This was my first start into Metal Gear Solid, and is what started my love for it, I was and still am obsessed with MGS, and this has and always will be my favorite in the series, I legit yelled YOOOOOO out loud at 3am when I saw you were doing this series, and was excited for MGS2, this video sits deep in my heart, i was a poor kid and lived in hotels most my life and my only friend at that time was video games, so MGS2 was my best friend during those depressing times, love the video and can't wait for for more!

Naively optimistic... 2 hours 30 minutes and 51 seconds it took me to listen to you, while finding your take on this timeless game refreshing, and informative. Well presented, written and researched. Subscribed finally to you, though this is perhaps the 7th Retrospective I have listened to of yours. Can I ask... Your Favourite Son? Are you close to your dad? Or has he passed? I know this is personal so sorry, you do not have to answer.

omg dude this was a blessing! ive been binging codec calls and cassette tapes from the games for weeks! cant wait to watch this

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@ZarfuRS

29 күн бұрын

Very much did, thank you son.

Very solid analysis (no pun intended). One little detail I think you glossed over was how for the first time in the series the game provided a way of beating the entire game non-lethally. Every time you deal with an enemy in a lethal manner it's always a player decision, conscious or not. MGS3 makes it more obvious by confronting the player with their choices during the boss battle with the Sorrow, but the idea started here.

Just to point at a little detail that it seems like you didn't see, there's one extra thing to really put an emphasis on the fact that Raiden is under the influence of whoever talks to him: his codec's volume indicator is shaped like a gun pointed towards his head, unlike Snake's during the tanker part of the game.

@YourFavoriteSon1

28 күн бұрын

Beautiful, I didn't even notice that. Thank you for pointing it out.

I played this game at 11 and I still remember the prediction of the future it offers. I’ve kept it in mind all these years as I’ve watched the world’s events unfold.

As a very casual listener/watcher of your videos (I’ve seen a few, these new MGS videos and some of your silent hill videos), your Metal Gear videos are great (but not to discount anything else you’ve done - your other videos are great too). Your analysis, depth, and maybe even more importantly, your presentation, is perfect. Much appreciation for what you do. Great job. I look forward to more.

I loved the sound of the harrier flying over you at max speed.

My favorite game series and my favorite new channel? I've never been prouder of my son. 😅

@YourFavoriteSon1

28 күн бұрын

Glad you liked the video!

1:09 LORD HAVE MERCY 💀 This cameraman is a serious legend.

@AC-hj9tv

24 күн бұрын

Bootylicious fr

I knew you'd bring honor to my personal favorite in the franchise. Well done. I'm proud of you, son.

Still my favourite MGS game. One of the rare games I will happily play through to completion when I pick it back up every few years.

Another great vid on to celebrate SonDay! Cant wait to see you cover 3!

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

soon

I talk too long about MGS2 Neat. 2 Hours 30mins? Aight, this must be part 1. Can't wait for part 2. Jests, aside. Always love the content and thank you for the hard work and time you put into the videos brother.

I met Hideo, and he is an amazing man.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Lucky!

@classixgamer5922

29 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 i know it was in london when he was showing off death stranding and i got a picture shook his hand and everything, it was one of the highlights of my life to meet a hero of mine in the gaming world

@KaitouKaiju

27 күн бұрын

Kojima sama

Whenever people end the conversation about this game at “it predicted modern Internet culture and how everything sucks,” it feels so incomplete, and I’m really happy with how you articulated the flip side to that idea that Snake presented. These games don’t always end with a perfect happy ending, but no matter what happens, there’s always a pervading sense of hope by the end of it all. It’s a big part of what makes them so beautiful!

Hey son. I want to thank you before I watch this. I played MGS2 as a boy. As a boy, it was an amusing stealth/action sandbox. But as I grew, I knew there was more to the story that I was too young to understand fully. But as a man grown, I haven't had the time to commit to replaying and ruminating. Yes, I know I can finish it in the run time of this video, but I can't put the depth of thought into it that it deserves. Son, thanks for this. I'm now going to reexamine a part of my childhood easier and quicker than I could have otherwise.

28:20 Based Kojima man, I wish more triple A games had this philosophy! I don't care if my horse's balls shrink in the cold, give me better enemy AI and more variety!

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

The team's dedication was something else

@FeiFongWang

28 күн бұрын

​@@YourFavoriteSon1 I love your videos man, thanks for the in depth work!

@LutraLovegood

21 күн бұрын

In MGS2 you can watch ice melt

Unbelievably hyped for MGS3, my favorite in the entire series. Great video thank you!

If Kojima wanted me to touch grass more, he should’ve made games with shorter cutscenes. 😅 Wonderful video, son, amazing coverage as always! One of my all-time favorite games. 🔥

I’m a new father and I’ve spent most of the time after my daughter was born feeling anxiety about the world she’s going to grow up in. I really appreciated hearing your thoughts at the end section there, it’s given me some perspective and made me feel a bit more in control, I guess. Thanks, - Dad

Ahh my weekend chores audio experience is here 😊

I think the reason Raiden is no longer looked at as negatively is less that people actually came around to understand the game and his story/purpose (which of course people did, due to great works like yours!), but also that he got a cool sword and went from "I don't know what to believe in" to "I will cut your memes in half, mister cyborg". Probably easier to grasp than having to actually follow the codec calls for most people.

@YourFavoriteSon1

28 күн бұрын

That's a good point. His arc helped with that in a big way.

Beating this game at a young age on extreme difficulty is one of my greatest gaming memory!!

god I hope this gets the remake treatment

2:15:05 That's TS Eliot from 'the Hollow Men". Instructive expansion on the theme, poetry foundation has it for free online.

You literally made my day !

i missed out on the series as a whole growing up and didn't get into it until 5 excited to go back and play through all the games as i do own the ps3 collection

Literally was a kid playing this and was playing for 4 hrs straight . Then out of the blue it told me to turn the console off at 3am . Did not know what to do with myself after that, but I still kept playing.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Gotta push through

I truly love your videos. Thankyou

@YourFavoriteSon1

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy them!

Okay, my second favorite son, that excellent story explaining.

My favorite series and one of my favorite video essayers? Lets go??

The death of Ema is incredible. It's so powerful. The parrot. It's crazy. The affair is a bit of bad taste but i remember, even as an edgy teenager, i felt so touched by that scene. Then the friendship between snake and Otacon. With the music. Man that's so good. Then after this point the game becomes so crazy lol

I literally love your retrospectives! You do a great job. That said, I have one small critique for this vid: You got a couple details wrong in this video about a couple military related things. Semper Fi is not a Navy SEAL saying. It is a Marine Corps saying. 1:04:51 And you also referred to Scott Dolph as a Sergeant. 42:15 for this one. He is a Commandant. Thank you so much for all your work that you do on these incredible videos ❤ I'm really loving this series in particular. But I've watched most of your retrospectives at this point and I really love them :3

This was a formative game of my youth. I played this when I was probably 8 or 9 years old and it has continued to influence me for years to come.

Can't believe you didn't talk about what happens if you actually turn your console off at that point

Semper Fidelis: Latin for “always faithful,” Semper Fidelis has been the Marine Corps motto since 1883.

Good to see you, boy ❤

I remember Snake being so damned OP during the Tengu sequence that i started tranqing him just so i could actually fight them.

You're the man now dawg

This was masterfully done

@YourFavoriteSon1

28 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

"Semper Fidelis" is the Marine Corps motto, "who dares wins" is the British SAS motto. Snake saying these was a giveaway that he wasn't a navy SEAL.

Son, you made a worthy addition to the canon. We're so proud of you.

I loved this. Cant wait for 3.

Just woke up after having a crazy nightmare of being stuck on the big shell with Mr. X from Resident Evil chasing me. Had bo idea why... got over it. Hit play again and you were talking about Olga being Mr. X

Cant wait for your elongated talk about Snake Eater

@YourFavoriteSon1

24 күн бұрын

On the way

@Emi_Alvarez

24 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 dont keep us waiting (to be read in snake's voice)

My favorite son talks about my favorite game series. I'm in.

Metal gear 2 have interesting story to tell and you presented it elegantly and clearly. Thanks for the video

I had no idea that “substance” was inspired by the Joy Division album or that Kojima was a fan. That’s an awesome little tidbit.

god im still so happy thiis is a thing now when i saw the notif i exclaimed hell yea out of joy

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy the content!

Thanks Son! This is Leland from the podcast's favourite game, sent him a link because I'm sure he'll enjoy 2.5 hours of retrospective lol.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Hey that's awesome!

Oh yeah My favourite son with another heater. I just watch anything he puts out, but it's even better when it's about an absolute classic like MGS2

My beautiful wife, who was 31, passed away suddenly on the 23rd of this month..and the ending minutes of this video really spoke to me..about the memories we have being real And shit like that.. Miss u babe, love u a whole lot

One of the GOATs, both the game and our favorite son.

Fun story on my most recent playthrough of MGS2, which was this year after not playing for 3 years and it being over a decade since beating it, I fought the final boss on the day that it happens to be in the game. When he said the date I almost lost my poop. 57:57

This is my favorite Metal Gear Solid plot. I adore MGS2 and everything it was trying to say. Even when i was like 12 playing it for the first time and not quite "getting it". I still loved the surface level stuff. Then I played it again while in college and it just blew my mind with the messages. This game is a masterpiece. When it comes to gameplay of the first 4 solid games. Its 3. (V is technically my favorite because of how much action it is but thats not Tactical Espionage Action fo me)

This game gets better with age. I loved the menu music

This is what I was waiting for, Son. You’ve certainly got the superior genes compared to your brother, YourLiquidSon. Keep up the good work!

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Good idea for a second channel name

I remember watching the making-of documentary of the game and Kojima talking about how every type of media always got wrong how soldiers carry their guns and that it's idiotic to hold a gun's barrel up James Bond style. I'm not a gun enthusiast myself, but this has stuck with me ever since and I will always check if a movie, series or game does it right. This was probably my first time seeing anyone care that much about accuracy in a video game.

@YourFavoriteSon1

24 күн бұрын

That was probably partly in due to Motosada Mori, the military advisor on the games. They kept him around the whole time.

Can’t wait till you eventually do this for 4

Fun fact, Jack and Rose are a reference to Titanic (1997)

All the colonel needed was some scissors man. Just give the man his damn scissors!

The devs were cooking when they designed Raiden’s hot tight little body

This. This is what I've been waiting for. This game specifically is my upbringing. I was 11 when this game came out. It's the defining game for me that made me realize that games are more than just something for fun. It's a medium for storytelling. It's the game that made me switch from N64 to PS2 instead of getting a GameCube.

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

Such a big step for the whole medium

@SoundWaveSam

29 күн бұрын

@YourFavoriteSon1 On a side note, I truly appreciate the interaction you do with your community. I know sometimes it can be taxing and even difficult/daunting trying to find different and endearing words for each comment...but know that it really does mean a lot when you do reach out.

the ending of MGS2 i never understood, but the way you describe it really does put it into perspective. i always just thought it was just Nonsense.

I like that You mentioned Deus Ex. I played these two games almost parallel. I started Deus Ex, but MGS 2. came and I just wanted to try it...and it stayed while Deus Ex was put aside. Anyway I was excited about the Patriots/Illuminati idea and found it interesting that two really good games were about conspiration theories. And I am shocked right now watching this video, how precise were the game's predictions about AI and its relationship to mankind, about free will...about our little ponds... There is a quite good documentary (Netflix, I think) about the internet algorithms which rhymes greatly to the idea above, the ponds, the bubbles that the AI creates for us for our convenience. These things give me chills. Great work, Sir! Thank You!

Was introduced to you through the worst reviewed steam games, then saw your metal gear videos and now im a fan lol

Saw this video in my recommendations yesterday, watched the previous video first and just finished this one today. I cant wait for part 3! And while MGR Revengence isnt made by Kojima, i do hope you cover it as well for a wee follow up on Raiden later. (I dont even know if those events are canon)

@YourFavoriteSon1

27 күн бұрын

Will definitely cover Revengeance, most likely in the 4th video.

@BompusBepin

27 күн бұрын

@@YourFavoriteSon1 Cool beans, thank you son!

My favorite son reviewing one of my favorite games of all time? Let's go!

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

lfg

I still have the demo disk that came with zone of the enders (I think) that still has the twin towers in the background of the opening cutscene. If nothing else it's a collectors item after all of the media tried to wipe away the memories that the buildings existed

The ONLY time having my expectations "subverted" actually paid off. This and maybe Psycho.

When I first played and met snake I knew it was him right away. I also thought since I know he’s alive there’s gotta be a chance I’ll play as him later in the game. That wasn’t the case but it made snake look like a badass. Back in the day this max payne and gta had the streets on lock.

My favourite game of all time. Love the video.

Imagine that, focusing on gameplay rather than realism. Modern AAA game companies will call that move blasphemy.

When its time to sleep but a random youtuber makes a 2 hour long analysis video on metal gear:

One last thing. It's sad to think how the game ends up possible positive for raiden, then finishing his story later

I played phantom pain first a long time ago and loved it but i wanted to know the real story of metal gear so i went back and binged 1 thru 4 all for the first time in a row. Sons of liberty has since become a top 5 game for me and my favorite story in all of gaming, and possibly all of media. The themes of digital information and if society can handle so much info from so many different directions, including both solidus and the patriot ai's opposing viewpoints on a solution, with you stuck in the middle, forced to bring in the new status quo and bring end to the sons liberty, and the last remnant of freedom by the patriots is horribly bittersweet. But solid snake at then end gives the greatest speech for not just raiden, but the player to live their life by, and to forge their own destiny is the perfect solution that neither solidus nor the patriots couldve told, considering they both want power. Amazing game

Son, you're doing a great job and haven't missed since I followed you last year. Would you ever cover Peace Walker or Half-Life?

@YourFavoriteSon1

29 күн бұрын

idk about Half-Life, but Peace Walker will be included in the MGS4 video.

Tell me you didn't hear 'rules of nature' when you saw the close-up of metal gear ray

Metal Gear Solid 2 is a masterpiece, it is a masterpiece of doing what it set out to do, manipulate its audience and then SHOW them that manipulation, show how easy it is to control what people think and believe. That is what makes it so eerie, a lot of people have just become slaves of the digital era.