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Clearly making him Iron Man light was more important.
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That really is the problem with it.

Honestly, they needed to make it clear that Venom Snake was the *only* Big Boss or something. As it is you have Venom Snake and Diamond Dogs doing something, and then Big Boss doing all the shit he was known for in the rest of the series (fighting with Grey Fox, saving Sniper Wolf, etc. etc.)

It feels like it was a half measure because Kojima didn't want to completely invalidate Big Boss but at the same time wanted Venom Snake to be important and it just muddles the whole thing up.
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Once again, the twist itself doesn't make much sense unless you think of it as Zero wanted Venom Snake to be a decoy where as Big Boss didn't give a fuck and just let him run around and do his thing to help him.

In fact, the entire twist would make more sense if it was Big Boss that was the decoy while Venom Snake is building up Outer Heaven. And that is probably the way you should view it since everything in the game outside of Ocelots speech supports this.

In the end, I think it is obvious that the point of the twist was to make the player Big Boss more than it was to explain any inconsistencies in the plot or anything.
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D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

Nobody has ever actually explained to me how the diversion makes sense.

Big Boss creates Venom Snake to take the heat off him, even though he ends up just going around being Big Boss anyways. What was the fucking point?

It's because there are a lot of contradictions in the twist. For one, in the actual mission and how the actual story goes down it's presented as being Big Bosses plan, but in the truth tapes, it's not his plan at all but Zeroes plan.

The best explanation, in my opinion of course, is that Big Boss went with the whole having a phantom since everything was already in motion, but didn't seem to actually give a shit and still just went and did what he wanted to do while also leaving Venom Snake to do what he wanted to do. Later on, they clearly pulled together to form the first Outer Heaven.

People can argue it but it's the only thing that makes any sense to me.
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Ricemills posted...

it's scary to think Kojima and his Death Stranding could end up like Inafune with Mighty #9.

I've said for a while it's going to be the real test of his supposed greatness.

He's not going to have the characters of MGS to prop up this story. On the other hand, he's actually creating something he wants to create for a change.

Of course, I feel that he has such a huge cult of personality with his fanboys at this point that no matter what they are going to see it as a masterpiece.
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Jabodie posted...

I don't know man, I never thought any of the MGS games were well written.

Maybe that's just me.

They really are not.

Kojima is good at directing a cinematic experience, I think his co-writers were great with creating characters in the first few games.

The over arching stories are rather basic. Kojimas twists have never been very strong when put under scrutiny as well.

His over use of retcons also hurt the overall series lore the more they are done.

The problem with MGS V is that there is too much of a focus on gameplay, so the cinematic style isn't there to prop up the story.

That's not even getting into how he completely changed some of the personalities of the characters because he seems incapable of creating a story where you play anything but heroes.
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Blaming it on last gen always felt like such a bs excuse to me because everyone acted like MGS V was a "next gen" game back when it came out, but then it seemed like they fell back onto the last gen excuse whenever people brought up criticism. You can't have it both ways.

It was Kojimas first open world game, and it feels like it in every single way. That doesn't make it "bad" (the fact it is as stable as it is is very impressive), cause it really isn't bad. But when you hear that he cut out that mini metal gear tank because it would have been overpowered, it makes you think he didn't really understand open world design at all.

And when you hear he nixed Kingdom of the Flies so it wouldn't take away from the twist, but still left all of the buildup to it with no resolution, it makes you start to question if he's really the genius storyteller that his fanboys would have you believe.

MGS V is still a ton of fun, even if it does get repetitive and seemingly missed a lot of opportunities.
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Dumb idea considering there are plenty of areas of the US that don't have decent internet access.

But fuck them cause they're flyover states, right?
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Uncharted 1-3

To the point where I just sold my copy of 4 because people said it was more of the same.
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I am naked, actually.
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The only person that defeats Thanos with Infinity Gauntlet is Thanos...

...until Avengers 4 comes out and Tony Stark figures out some bullshit way to do it.
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Etherealfare posted...

Ocelot explains this is because Fortune has a BS forcefield around her.

Yeah, but it's kind of bullshitty when you look at all of Snakes accomplishments IMO.

It always seemed like a massive gap to me. He was in a situation where he should have either been able to take her down hand to hand, or been killed because he couldn't.
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Doe posted...

Yes, it leads directly into MG1. The plot was that the world reached a stage of world peace where all nukes were gone, which we now know is thanks to Venom and Kaz.

This was a problem for the real Big Boss because of his whole "world for soldiers" ideology

The problem is that MGS1 directly contradicts this. Similar to how MGS2 and MGS4 contradict the creation of OILX.

Also, I thought the plot was that Big Boss stole all of the worlds nukes. Or was that the NES version?

This is what I mean when I say that the lore is way too fucked up now.
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Honestly, is the nuclear disarmament even canon? Did anyone even actual achieve it legit?
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Etherealfare posted...

Solid pretty much kills every name you listed there, including Big Boss with some hairspray.

Solid is clearly the strongest character in MGS universe.

Solid failed to beat Fortune, though.
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Doe posted...

After the end of V I think MG1 and 2 are just broke and inherently unreliable

I've been saying this for years. MG1 and MG2 as games should not be considered canon, just the basic lore of it.

But on the other hand regardless nothing will ever make sense after how fucking off the wall things got with Peace Walker and Phantom Pain.

Kojima fanboys get super pissed when I say it though. I really hate how shitty the fanbase has become.

It's kind of like how they say that there *needed* to be an explanation for how Big Boss survived Metal Gear 1 even though there was an (admittedly weak) explanation in Metal Gear 2 already.
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I prefer stick shift myself, but it's not really necessary if you live in the United States anymore. I could understand it being an enthusiast thing but I hate to say that since I wouldn't call myself a car enthusiast and I like it so much.
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Metal Gear Solid and GTA (at least the 3D era)

Although Metal Gear Solid lore is so fucking convoluted I don't even know what the point is since even the most hardcore of fanboys argue over it.
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Yeah, he's got a funny style but I find his opinion on games very hit and miss.

The best example I can think of off hand is how he complains that Arkham City isn't fun because you just press counter a lot but then praises Assassins Creed for being simple yet flashy.

Like I could just assume he was trolling, but it didn't seem like it. He has a lot of weird opinions like that. But I don't watch Dunkey for his opinions, I watch him cause he is funny.
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Is it true that if this fails Sony is out of money for future movies?
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I think Obama put more Muslims in the ground than Trump has so far tbqh
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TheDarkCircle posted...

All they have at the entrances are volunteers/con staff that just make sure your badge is valid. Especially since they instituted a "scan in" system last year. They just make sure you scan your badge in and out. That's about the limit of the security at the doors for the convention center.

This is what I experienced at the Indianapolis comic con. Just some neck beard fatties checking tickets and such.

This just reminded me that someone I used to work with was at a Furry convention that got hit with a chlorine gas attack like 3 or 4 years ago. That was in Illinois though.
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I've been to a small comic convention in Northwest Indiana and then Indianas main comic convention in Indianapolis.

I found it really surprising that there were much higher security checks at the smaller con than the larger con. I typically conceal carry so I notice these things, but there was no way I think I could have slipped into that smaller comic con with a weapon because they had metal detectors and cops doing pat downs and weapon checks.

The main convention in Indianapolis didn't have shit. Not even a small police presence from what I remember. I could have snuck a weapon in there no problem and they had way bigger celebrities.
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tl'dr: "The Blue Shell is here to stay because fuck you."
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Game of Thrones was the game that finally convinced me Telltale is garbage now.
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There might be a backlash with whatever online component GTA VI brings. That's a heavy *might* I should say, only because GTA Online was promised to be this thing that keeps on going on and on and on, and to then make you start from scratch after putting that much money into it might piss people off.

Then again, the majority of gamers are fucking idiots today so they'll probably just lick it up.
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Damn Tonya! Your breath smell like subway!
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Skye Reynolds posted...

Anybody else have a video game they reference all the time? Even if it's just in your head?

You're playing a futuristic first person shooter and something reminds you of your favorite medieval fantasy RPG even though the two have little in common. That kinda thing.

Probably GTA, I guess.
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I kind of call bullshit on what he says about feeling the effects of losing 30 pounds.

I've gone from 310 to 250 since October. I've only gone down one shirt size (granted, I have a huge chest regardless of weight) and definitely don't feel my ribs poking stuff or my ass getting hurt from lack of fat on it.

I can't image that someone who has gone from 530 to 500 would notice those things when I haven't.
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He calls levels boards lol
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I remember me and my ex would always cheat in Monopoly with her family. She'd distract them by complaining about something, and then I'd swipe money out of the bank while no one was looking.

Sometimes I miss that crazy bitch.
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I thought of Motorhead in general, but it is true that I first heard that song in whichever Tony Hawk it was in.
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I knew him from Goldeneye before Lord of the Rings

And then Lord of the Rings and Goldeneye before National Treasure.
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Miles is lame as fuck tbqh

Ben Riley is the best. Unless his return has completely ruined him. I haven't read anything new in a few years.
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I wouldn't say I like it, but I'm not repulsed by it either.

At least regular intercourse I mean.

I'm guessing CE is into it just like they are into eating asshole though.
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Over the last 7 years, you've spent 3457.8 hours playing this selection, which includes 198 items, is valued at $3809.24, and requires 1452.7 GB

Literally 1 quarter of that playtime is GTA V and another quarter is Skyrim lol
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masterpug53 posted...

But he's also done a number of smaller dramas and comedies since his comeback.

Three. The number is three.

I think he has one or two in the pipeline for next year though.
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I still don't understand why they didn't just make an MCU fighter in the spirit of the original Marvel Super Heroes tbqh. Or even a MCU vs Street Fighter

Especially since they are ripping out features and adding a "story". It's not like the Capcom games all take place in the same universe or something. If they're not going for pure gameplay or even pure looks what was the point of this?
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Ivynn posted...

masterpug53 posted...

Lawlfulcoptors1 posted...

__aCEr__ posted...

Iron Man

This. Pre-Iron Man, he was Hollywood's easiest punchline due to the drug abuse; post-Iron Man, he's one of our top stars. I honestly can't think of a bigger single comeback than that, even Tarantino couldn't resurrect an actor's career the way Iron Man did for RDJ. That meteoric rise back to the top pretty much overshadowed everything negative that came before it.

Tho....what has he done lately other than Iron Man? The only other major film I can think of he was in was Tropic Thunder in 2008. And those two Sherlock Holmes films.

That film with Zack Galfinakus where they had to transport a dog or something?
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Edit: Nevermind, this is cheaper

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xbox-One-Black-Wireless-Controller/45394450
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A girl I know has been complaining about it on Facebook all day. She's the only person I know who still plays Pokemon Go so I feel bad for her tbqh.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

AlecSkorpio posted...

I don't get it because Ben Affleck isn't that old. He's only in his like mid forties I think.

yeah, it's ridiculous. He's younger than Robert Downey Jr.

Yeah, and he's only like five years older than Michael Keaton was when he played Batman.
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Drake the type of dude who finds all seven dragonballs so he can wish his ex to find a good man.
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Drake the type of guy who finishes a banana in one bite
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Drake the type of dude who picks up a bruised apple in the produce section and ask "Who did this to you?"
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I tried it after ProJared did it, but I found that it was only slightly more difficult at best because I already knew where all the item locations were so it was just a matter of hittin them in whatever order the randomized items allowed.

That's probably my own problem for being a LttP nerd tho
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I don't get it because Ben Affleck isn't that old. He's only in his like mid forties I think.
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Me in GTA Online

Probably. I've got a Mark 48 Machine Gun with 9999 rounds of ammunition and I also regenerate health so sure.
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