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fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

Elysiume posted:

Can you explain the significance of those things?

The main theme of MGS2 is imitation and repetition of a memetic construct (a classic and popular game Metal Gear Solid). Without spoilering most of the plot, the protagonist is explicitly groomed to be the perfect soldier just as Solid Snake, the protagonist of the previous games, and a lot of details, especially the most bizarre ones, highlight that.

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fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

EmmyOk posted:

Speaking of MGS2, one of the rooms on the ship has an ice bucket. If you knock the bucket over the ice will melt realistically. The coding for that was done solely for that one instance.

The prologue Tanker chapter is filled with that stuff because it was made to showcase the game on expos and in the demo.

fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

PJOmega posted:

What lovely politics?

Weaponized abortions

fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

Xoidanor posted:

Armstrong I can at least kinda understand but Sundowner? :staredog:

War is what happens to other people.

Though the imagery in Red Sun is striking:

quote:

Golden rays of the glorious sunshine
Setting down, such a blood-red light
Now the animals slowly retreat
To the shadows – out of sight

Arid breeze blows across the mountains
Giving flight to the birds of prey
In the distance machines come
To transform Eden – day by day

Only love is with us now
Something warm and pure
Find the peace within ourselves
No need for a cure

fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

Len posted:

But like how does talking to them about their gender help you kill baddies better? How is that pertinent information?

How does Minsc having a pet hamster helps you, why Sulik talks to spirits, why there are skooma-addicted Khajits etc

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