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Giant Bomb: video games, comic books, and other misogyny

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    -Tal wrote: »
    let me tell you about liquid ocelot

    liquid is ocelot's persona

    Snake Tulpa

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    do they ever explain why the hell ocelot had liquid's arm grafted onto him in the first place

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Microsoft is doomed
    Dextrocardia was a thing that I didn't know existed until MGS2

    So, thanks, game

    Taught me something

    i always assumed that it was some weird old antiquated racist belief that black people's hearts are on the right side of their ribcage but apparently it's just an actual birth defect

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    then in Revengeance they like do a thing where cyborgs store data in their left arm

    which is a callback to how a soldier's soul is in his left arm

    but Liquid's arm grafted to Ocelot was his right arm

    which is like a foreshadowing to mgs4?

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    liquid snake is angry because he got all the dumb recessive genes and snake got all the cool dominant ones

    and the plot twist is that it's SNAKE that has all the dumb recessive genes (even though he looks more like Big Boss???)

    that is an actual thing in an actual video game

  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    recessive genes are not necessarily better or worse than dominant genes!

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Well I'd be mad too if my twin brother was cooler than me in every way possible

  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
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  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    trackmania 2 is my favorite driving game since burnout paradise

  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    -Tal wrote: »
    recessive genes are not necessarily better or worse than dominant genes!

    you could

    maybe try to argue that since big boss is such a uniquely awesome soldier that whatever contribution his genes make to his awesomeness probably comes from his recessive genes which by their nature would be expressed in a given person less frequently

    but

    that's still super dumb and it is hilarious that kojima made a game that is thematically about genetics without actually understanding anything about how genetics works

  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZiTok4tyO4

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea6ZmXhNz4w

    Those are certainly worth a mention

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbFAZ2ztlE

    you like this

    or you're terrible

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    recessive genes are not necessarily better or worse than dominant genes!

    you could

    maybe try to argue that since big boss is such a uniquely awesome soldier that whatever contribution his genes make to his awesomeness probably comes from his recessive genes which by their nature would be expressed in a given person less frequently

    but

    that's still super dumb and it is hilarious that kojima made a game that is thematically about genetics without actually understanding anything about how genetics works

    well the things that made him great would be a specific blend of some dominant and recessive genes aka solidus

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    Speed Racer
  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    i just drove so fast that out of nowhere my hood flew off

    also i jumped through a dam

    game rules

  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Nintendo is doomed
    That is the best Bond intro.

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  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    The more I hear about Metal Gear Solid, the more desperately I feel the need to play it.

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbFAZ2ztlE

    you like this

    or you're terrible

    nope and nope

  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    the theme song is pretty boss

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiPon8lr48U

    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZiTok4tyO4

    oh my god i have been trying to remember where that creepy lady with her creepy questions were from for like a year now

  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Hey that creepy lady is Lee Meriwether

    Easily my favorite of the '60s Catwomen

  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    Metal Gear is fucking awesome.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Also who the fuck cares how actual genetics work this is how they work in Metal Gear suck it nerds

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    TheStig wrote: »
    That is the best Bond intro.

    and no

    no way

    this isn't even remotely true

    Vann Diras on
  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    I feel like Vann is just trying to be terrible.

    bnet: TheStig#1787 Steam: TheStig
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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Microsoft is doomed
    Also who the fuck cares how actual genetics work this is how they work in Metal Gear suck it nerds

    yeah i mean i'm not being a grump about it, it's hilarious

    like MGS1's (and MGS in general's) core theme is nature vs. nurture and no one on the team that made it actually understood how the nature half worked

    well that's not fair the texture artists might have known, or like maybe sound designers

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    See I would say that just because the game has genetics work different doesn't mean they didn't know now real genetics worked.

    They could have easily gone with what they did just because it fit their crazy story better.

  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    TheStig wrote: »
    I feel like Vann is just trying to be terrible.

    says the guy who has apparently never even seen a james bond film

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    -Tal wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    recessive genes are not necessarily better or worse than dominant genes!

    you could

    maybe try to argue that since big boss is such a uniquely awesome soldier that whatever contribution his genes make to his awesomeness probably comes from his recessive genes which by their nature would be expressed in a given person less frequently

    but

    that's still super dumb and it is hilarious that kojima made a game that is thematically about genetics without actually understanding anything about how genetics works

    well the things that made him great would be a specific blend of some dominant and recessive genes aka solidus

    ignoring the dumb way it's phrased in the game I assume the idea that they're actually trying to get at is that Liquid received the "soldier genes" that they've isolated and Snake got everything else, with the idea being to test whether Liquid would win as the genetically superior soldier or if Snake would win believing that he's the genetically superior soldier

    and then the fact that Snake won lead to the development of S3 to see how far they could go to turn anyone into any kind of person they wanted

    -Tal
  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »
    That is the best Bond intro.

    and no

    no way

    this isn't even remotely true

    Casino Royale didn't exist yet

    It was true at the time

  • KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    i'm not sure... if there's a single thing i like about metal gear solid games

    i'm thinking... i guess the cutscene in the opening of MGS2 was alright

    My absolute favorite thing about MGS4 (which I didn't play, but watched a friend play) was that you could store camo prints in the suit memory

    We were heart broken when it turned out that you could only keep a limited number, and all the best designs where in cutscenes

    In the first scene where maril shows up there is daisy print wall paper on the wall but the cut scene ends with you outside of room so you cant put daisies in the camo-dex

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  • HugmasterGeneralHugmasterGeneral Poopmaster General YobuttRegistered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Microsoft is doomed
    I believe in the hit motion picture Twins's theory of genetics.

    Genetically engineer the perfect man using the genes of the world's finest males, and inadvertently end up with a lesser twin that gets all the leftovers.

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  • interrobanginterrobang kawaii as  hellRegistered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    i like the MGS games because they're so unflinchingly earnest about the totally insane world that Kojima has built

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    rfilyaw wrote: »
    I believe in the hit motion picture Twins's theory of genetics.

    Genetically engineer the perfect man using the genes of the world's finest males, and inadvertently end up with a lesser twin that gets all the leftovers.

    MGS is basically the action movie version of Twins

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    rfilyaw wrote: »
    I believe in the hit motion picture Twins's theory of genetics.

    Genetically engineer the perfect man using the genes of the world's finest males, and inadvertently end up with a lesser twin that gets all the leftovers.
    Yes, but think of the sadness of the lesser twin

    Think of how @BugBoy feels

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    i like the MGS games because they're so unflinchingly earnest about the totally insane world that Kojima has built

    see kojima's particular brand of wacky does nothing for me. i don't find it entertaining at all

    and i absolutely hate the gameplay in every single one i've played so

  • interrobanginterrobang kawaii as  hellRegistered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    i mean, normally a game that possesses the sort of completely batshit mythos that MGS has would be much more self-aware and tongue-in-cheek about it

    NOPE

  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    Microsoft is doomed
    I rarely ever read the GB reviews, since they always discuss the games in detail during their podcasts anyway. I feel I get a better grasp of their opinions during their sit-downs and LPs than a simple text summary.

    Since I'm now a premium member, are there any archived subscriber videos that are especially recommended viewing?

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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    Charlie Daniels is the best

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Nintendo is doomed
    I rarely ever read the GB reviews, since they always discuss the games in detail during their podcasts anyway. I feel I get a better grasp of their opinions during their sit-downs and LPs than a simple text summary.

    Since I'm now a premium member, are there any archived subscriber videos that are especially recommended viewing?

    Drew's North Korea trip

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