Tron Bonne
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You're probably about 2/3 through really. Some of the later missions are pretty quick to finish.
So finished up Chapter 2, and I have to say, I really don't see why a lot of people are saying it's really incomplete. Outside the glaring omission of concluding [blackout]Eli and Mantis's storyline[/blackout], I thought overall it was fine. Less story than Chapter 1, for sure, but it concluded a lot of the lingering points from Chapter 1 fine and most of the stuff that wasn't in the cutscenes were in the tapes. But **** mission 45. Goddamn man, I don't know if it was part of the mission or not, but a standstorm started halfway through it and I swear to god it took me like thirty tries. And then you [blackout]lose the ability to use Quiet forever? The hell, man? I used DD more, but she had good uses.[/blackout]
Anyway, I assume most of the spoilers you guys are talking about is mission 46? Because goddamn, I really don't know what to think of it that. I'm going to have to process that one.
Damn, I thought I was nearing the end,
But **** mission 45. Goddamn man, I don't know if it was part of the mission or not, but a standstorm started halfway through it and I swear to god it took me like thirty tries. And then you [blackout]lose the ability to use Quiet forever? The hell, man? I used DD more, but she had good uses.[/blackout]
I don't know about you guys, but I keep hoping that someone somewhere executes a good retellings of Metal Gear 1 and maybe Metal Gear 2. There's so many awesome stories that have been building in those games from their sequels that I find myself salivating at the idea of some kind of game/Cgi movie/comic/hell, stand alone novel expanding the story so we can see how Snake and Big Boss actually interacted, how those fights went down, and see Snake become the bitter soldier he is.
Yup.. I fully believe we'll get everything that was cut as DLC.
I'll shake my fist at Konami.. Sigh.. And give them whatever they're asking for it.
:/
[Blackout] I really liked how Quiet's story ended, and I think her last few scenes surmised the general theme of the game (language/words) far better than any of Skull Face's incoherent rants. I mean, yeah it sucks that we don't get to use her again, but her story is finished and she's dead. There's a narrative beauty there that trumps gameplay, for me anyway. [/Blackout].
Solid's supposed to have spent the interim between his duels with Big Boss being an undercover agent for the CIA and doing some mercenary work. And seeing as he really wants to quit after MG2, I suspect that those missions did nothing to alleviate any feelings of betrayal or guilt he would have after Outer Heaven.[Blackout] I really liked how Quiet's story ended, and I think her last few scenes surmised the general theme of the game (language/words) far better than any of Skull Face's incoherent rants. I mean, yeah it sucks that we don't get to use her again, but her story is finished and she's dead. There's a narrative beauty there that trumps gameplay, for me anyway. [/Blackout]
I'd want a game that takes place between Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2, showing the aftermath of what went down between Solid Snake and [blackout]Venom [/blackout], and how Big Boss recruited the remnants of Outer Heaven, Gray Fox, Dr Madnar, and the entire Mercenary War that led up to the formation of Zanzibar.
Solid's supposed to have spent the interim between his duels with Big Boss being an undercover agent for the CIA and doing some mercenary work. And seeing as he really wants to quit after MG2, I suspect that those missions did nothing to alleviate any feelings of betrayal or guilt he would have after Outer Heaven.
A dual character game would be ideal. Play as BB gathering forces to fortify ZanzibarLand, and then play as Solid carving your name into Black Ops legends while becoming the grumbling loner we all know and love. Maybe start the game with a quick review of MG1's events as one single level (make the boss fights optional challenges) since the first game was comparably simple, milk Solid's sudden loss of trustworthy allegiance (seriously, if your commanding officer, who you know personally and trust, is also the man trying to kill you, that'll shake your faith in the system) then show Solid becoming aware of the Patriots (or at least the general idea that the world doesn't work the way it supposedly does.) then end with MG2
Here's an idea dealing with the PP plot twist:
Both Big Bosses are present during MG1, and the player gets to choose between playing as either them as a team or Solid and Gray Fox, with the fight breaking down so Solid doesn't cry to see the body double trick but kills Venom, while Jack/Big Boss subdues Gray Fox and gets him to join him.
I've also got this image in my head of redoing the scene where BB first tries to sabotage Snake's mission as causing a head wound that Snake then covers with his iconic bandana before stubbornly soldiering on in spite of being compromised, with his concussed state playing a part in gameplay and in how he perceives the visually more terrifying Venom Snake, with him exiting the exploding ruins of Outer Heaven in a clearly beaten up shape that is only compounded when he realizes that the air strike is killing his allies.
Agreed. I like how they wrapped it up. Shame about Eli, though. It had to be included into the game.So finished up Chapter 2, and I have to say, I really don't see why a lot of people are saying it's really incomplete. Outside the glaring omission of concluding [blackout]Eli and Mantis's storyline[/blackout], I thought overall it was fine.
Glad I learned about it before mission 43 and placed a butterfly on my logo. [BLACKOUT]I didn't do those missions yet. But Quiet is still with me, helping me doing side ops and optional objectives. I'm saving mission 45 for the last. When I have a maxed out CGM and battle armor.[/BLACKOUT]But **** mission 45. Goddamn man, I don't know if it was part of the mission or not, but a standstorm started halfway through it and I swear to god it took me like thirty tries. And then you [blackout]lose the ability to use Quiet forever? The hell, man? I used DD more, but she had good uses.[/blackout]
Really nice ending. I like how it turned out.Anyway, I assume most of the spoilers you guys are talking about is mission 46? Because goddamn, I really don't know what to think of it that. I'm going to have to process that one.
Some great fan work addressing the PP twist.
Doing...what? Building your cabin Motherbase style?