r/metalgearsolid

Hear me out- I own MGS5 for the PS4 and have a PS4, but I've been obsessed lately with how I could play every MGS game on the PS3. This is about how complete a system the PS3 was and is- so much potential in a singular system. I just ordered the PS3 version of MGS5 and Ground Zeroes. The Legacy collection I bought for PS3 a ways back (despite owning MGS4 already) was to get a hold of the improved HD versions and Peace Walker HD, and the only thing it didn't include was MGS1. Thankfully I have the OG MGS4 edition PS3 Phat and can play the disc from the PS2 box set. It's a travesty that backwards compatibility is a thing of the past, unless you want to go full digital and "get used to the idea of not owning your games".

Something I’ve seen for a while is that mgs2 is often cited as predicting AI’s massive presence in today’s world as a filter for information and the digital age yada yada we all know the ending. However, mgs2 to me isn’t a story about AI. Ai plays a part in it yes but it is just one factor of how the patriots have taken control of the world at large. Kojima himself even says that a lot of people mistake mgs2 as an ai story as opposed to a technology story

Now the game you should be more concerned with is peace walker. I’m not sure if this is just because peace walker is not as popular of a game, it was on a handheld, or some other factor but its story has a lot of scary implications of what ai can do in the modern world. Rebuilding loved ones minds so that they can walk talk and act like them just so that we can used them to launch nukes is a terrifying concept. Pretty much the whole game is snake reconciling with the fact that the boss is dead even though he wants to believe the ai pod is some reincarnation of her. It’s something straight out of black mirror (even though black mirror came out after). Taking the human element out of something like launching a nuke and leaving it to cold hard facts while taking out any hesitation of pushing the button is such a dangerous precedent. It’s definitely a man versus technology narrative and it’s crazy it came out in 2011.

So I guess my point in this post is it seems like mgs2 gets a lot of the discussion when the topic is Ai when peace walker is the clear way more interesting conversation to me when discussing modern Ai technology

It does not really look like it but you get the Meryl flashback

I finally got the motivation to make the vest so I can finally do the "medic"

It's made from cardboard and tape as the base and pieces of an old hoodie as the green cover. Sew it all together and I got this!

got a project im wanting to see through and building the foundation by making the Sandbox in G.G work, have been working out the kinks with the AI to stop them from bumping into stuff and its getting there, but still a ways to go before its fully fun to play in.

note: this is not the same as TriggerHappys video show casing AI, i just decided to work on something similar but were doing different things.

This guy really didn’t want Snake to hold him up.

Just secured Golden Disc Peace Walker OST. Honestly can't care less about some toy or the cup that comes with the full package. Peace Walker side of MOTHERBASE COLLECTION is complete.

Loved the Yoji Shinkawa's art for Little Red Riding Hood Paz here. :)

This is my current side art project. Metal Gear: Chibi is a personal challenge I set for myself: to draw at least the most important and recurring characters from all the canonical games (and perhaps Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance), all in the Chibi style.

On this first sheet, I’ve covered the entire MSX2 era, featuring characters from Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

I hope you enjoyed it; please leave your feedback, and I’ll see you in the next Metal Gear: Chibi, which will cover the characters from Metal Gear Solid for the PSX.

Snake and the mysterious guard are ambushed by a response team. Snake reacts with his pistol while the guard runs for cover. Snake tells the guard to shoot and they eventually return fire.

I struggled with these pages but they turned out well. I rushed them because I didn't keep my schedule through the week. I did these in two days instead of four.

I won't be posting next week but I'll continue posting after that. I'm going on vacation.