Media Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain & Ground Zeroes

[FSLAR]

And probably most Nintendo exclusive games, though some games today do fill you in on previous game events to help

 

[Snake Plissken]

I miss the "previous operations" info from MGS1, that's one feature that should of stuck around.

 

[GasparZizou]

And by the way, you're dead to me, Gasp. F you

Someone quote me so Solidus can see my pain and forgives me!

 

[ZombieRepublican]

You too could own a real life iDroid with some plutonium and 1.21 gigawatts of power!

Just saw this. Damn its pretty badass. The phone cases seem to be th only accesories they make that i like. Its ashame there always $90.... why?? i have no idea!

 

[FSLAR]

Someone quote me so Solidus can see my pain and forgives me!

Thou art not worthy to seek forgiveness from thine Solidus!
Only reason I'm quoting this

 

[GasparZizou]

Thou art not worthy to seek forgiveness from thine Solidus!
Only reason I'm quoting this

'twas not mineth fault, I was play'd liketh a damn'd fiddle!!!

 

[Jameson Rook]

'twas not mineth fault, I was play'd liketh a damn'd fiddle!!!

I guess in the age of the the MGS overhaul/reboot, it's not hard to imagine that Kojima had it planned all along that fiddles are the new Nanomachines.

 

[Solidus]

Jack Bauer's voice is a "breath of fresh air"

Here's a 23 minute special of 24 Live Another Day . According to one of the producers: "You didn't have to watch the show before, to watch the show now - we're designing it so you can get right on board the train". You newbs and your bitty-boppy MGS Ground Beef don't know The Kief unless you've watched 24! So, you better watch this . The new season starts May 8th.

https://www.hulu.com/watch/618888

 

[GasparZizou]

Solidus, peace tribute, pls b me bro again.

 

[Jackhepburn]

Anyone who hasn't seen 24, hasn't lived

 

[ronri]

I've actually watched all seasons up to 7 of 24. You think season 8 is worth looking into, Solidus?

 

[Jackhepburn]

I've actually watched all seasons up to 7 of 24. You think season 8 is worth looking into, Solidus?

I couldn't imagine not watching the last season of a show! Unless it was Dexter, I wish I hadn't seen that

Season 8 turns too much into an action movie for my liking but still very good! I think it was episode 22 that was amazing where he kits up fully

 

[Snake Plissken]

Solidus, peace tribute, pls b me bro again.

 

[Solidus]

Solidus, peace tribute, pls b me bro again.

Anyone who hasn't seen 24, hasn't lived

Indeed. In my mind, it's still the best show that has ever aired on television. I started questioning the meaning of life when 24 was officially cancelled. I could live without The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones... but, 24 has left a void in my TV viewing has never been filled. I'm not even being sarcastic here.

I've actually watched all seasons up to 7 of 24. You think season 8 is worth looking into, Solidus?

Season 8 will at least give you an idea of why Jack is on the run. There's also a pretty worthwhile and hilarious confrontation with ex-President Logan that's worth the watch . Jack does get really, really screwed over in the end, and he's forced into hiding for several years - which is what leads up to the new season beginning in May.

 

[ZombieRepublican]

Ive only watched the first 2 seasons of 24. Which were brilliant, but was told season 3 sucks. What seasons should i watch and which to just wikipedia?

 

[Solidus]

Ive only watched the first 2 seasons of 24. Which were brilliant, but was told season 3 sucks. What seasons should i watch and which to just wikipedia?

Season 3 was kind of weird, because Jack was battling a heroin addiction while trying to keep it a secret at CTU . And Season 6 was like Michael Bay's version of 24 with explosions of mindless action. There were also some newly introduced characters in that season like Mike Doyle and Nadia Hassan who never make an appearance again in the series... for whatever reason . But, I would still recommend watching Season 6, because it goes into details about Bauer's past and his family also makes an appearance.

I'd say that seasons 3 and 6 were the weakest entries into the series. But, I guess if you could skip one season, it would be Season 3.

 

[Solidus]

Anyway... as for MGS V, I was thinking about Skull Face last night, and there's something very odd about him. This was probably brought up before, but he quoted Big Boss verbatim a few times in his interactions with Chico:

"Nothing to be ashamed of, pain gets the better of us all"
"Growing up means choosing how you're going to live your life."

So, the real question is, how is Skull Face able to recall the private conversations that Big Boss had with Chico? In terms of a more practical explanation, maybe Paz was spying on Big Boss's codec conversations, and leaked it to Cipher where Skull Face caught wind of Big Boss's activities during the Peace Walker events.

But, I don't think this is the case. He seems to have a very intimate knowledge on Big Boss - something that's very personal, and he even said at one time (with a disgruntled tone) "that's the kind of man he is".

What do you guys think?

 

[Jameson Rook]

Anyway... as for MGS V, I was thinking about Skull Face last night, and there's something very odd about him. This was probably brought up before, but he quoted Big Boss verbatim a few times in his interactions with Chico:

"Nothing to be ashamed of, pain gets the better of us all"
"Growing up means choosing how you're going to live your life."

So, the real question is, how is Skull Face able to recall the private conversations that Big Boss had with Chico? In terms of a more practical explanation, maybe Paz was spying on Big Boss's codec conversations, and leaked it to Cipher where Skull Face caught wind of Big Boss's activities during the Peace Walker events.

But, I don't think this is the case. He seems to have a very intimate knowledge on Big Boss - something that's very personal, and he even said at one time (with a disgruntled tone) "that's the kind of man he is".

What do you guys think?

Wasn't the person quoting it was never identified? It was the captured MSF soldier who told Big Boss that, if I recall.

 

[Jameson Rook]

I wanna watch 24, are all the seasons available on blu as a complete box set or anything?

 

[ronri]

Most likely answer would be that Kojima just wanted to simulate an Ironic Echo in his writing (in this case, it's probably treated like a Dark Reprise). It's done in a lot of fiction, some even by two characters that barely even know each other. When implemented on two characters saying the same things, it serves to highlight a similarity or contrast between their views/morals (heck it's practically done in my most favorite anime). That said, I have heard some people theorizing that he could possibly border on the supernatural in some way ("Ghost Without A Past").

While the first one seems like the most likely one, this is Kojima so we'll never know till Phantom Pain comes out. Heck it could very well be both (Kojima is making an Ironic Echo AND Skull Face is somewhat supernatural by nature). If all else fails..... NANOMACHINES, SON.