MGSV Kept This Hidden All Along
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PART ONE
Though Hideo Kojima's METAL GEAR SOLID V has been out since 2015, many of its secrets remain hidden in plain sight. In this video, Jorin explains yet another unexpected yet vital 'missing link' concealed behind the drapery in THE PHANTOM PAIN: the crucial importance of the 'Global War on Terror' for the game, starting least of all with Operation:Iraqi Freedom (2003).
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
I got this out in a very bare-bones form, just because I was concerned about monetization. If it turns out this one manages to do well, I have a lot more to say on this. And there won't be as much of me saying 'um'.
But the next video in line is actually about the Patriots...
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on September 1, 2015.
The tenth and final main installment of the Metal Gear series, Phantom Pain follows legendary mercenary Big Boss (now known by his codename "Venom Snake") as he awakens in 1984 from a nine-year coma following the destruction of his private military company "Militaires Sans Frontières". With help from his old business partner Kazuhira Miller and rival-turned-ally Revolver Ocelot, Snake must rebuild his mercenary army (now called "Diamond Dogs") while plotting revenge against the shadowy organization "Cipher," as well as its XOF paramilitary unit led by the enigmatic Skull Face.
Similar to its standalone prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Phantom Pain focuses on executing mission objectives in open world environments set in both Soviet-occupied Afghanistan and the Angola-Zaire border region of central Africa, complete with dynamic weather and day-night systems. Stealth is a major component of gameplay, but often optional thanks to Snake's arsenal of combat gear. Players can also upgrade Diamond Dogs' new "Mother Base" in a fashion similar to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, allowing them to develop new weapons and items. In addition to its single-player campaign, the game includes two player-vs-player multiplayer modes, as well as optional microtransactions and other paid downloadable content.
The Phantom Pain is notable as the final game in the series with involvement from series creator Hideo Kojima and his Kojima Productions team. Several months before the game's release, Konami began a major restructuring of its games division, ultimately leading to Kojima Productions being treated more as a contractor rather than an internal studio. Unlike prior Metal Gear titles from the same team, Kojima Productions' logo and branding is absent from promotional materials and packaging for the final game. After leaving Konami, Kojima would go on to establish a new independent studio with the same name in 2015.
The Phantom Pain was bundled together with Ground Zeroes and all DLC as Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience in late 2016 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Phantom Pain's gameplay and graphics engine were later reused for the 2018 survival-focused spin-off title Metal Gear Survive.
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It’s eerie to see “in the paths our fathers showed us”, and all these connections to the war on terror. I cannot wait to hear more, welcome back Boss.
I deployed to Iraq 3 times between 2004 to 2013. We did tons of convoys, route clearance ops, and door kicking to find insurgents as well as many week long operations out in the field for more distant locations from the FOB. We never did a mission where we were looking for weapons of mass destruction, only RPGs and IED making materials. There never were WMD to be found, and so we didn't even look for them.
My guys found old chemical mortar rounds (usually blister agent) from the Soviet era, circa 2005, but we never found large caches or the means to produce chem or bio weaponry.
Yes, there were WMDs, but they were mostly 20+ years old and of questionable effectiveness if employed by that point, as they do have a shelf life. Still, even a partially effective bio weapon can wipe out large swaths of population--not to justify our decisions in theater in any way.
I'm quite conflicted in the years since, in how I think of my time in the sandbox. My platoon was awesome, but our mission set wasn't clearly communicated to the lower enlisted and our efforts during the war seem to have been almost entirely moot after the fact. All of those utilities, power plants, schools, and refineries we kept safe would fall into ISIS/ISIL hands barely a decade later.
Take care, brother. ⛩⛩⛩
@@0num4there really is nothing really there. You were used by politicians to further the geopolitical interests of the United States. You warred against a people who were defending themselves from US aggression.
They brainwashed you to not question and keep you in the dark and follow orders. The entire MGS franchise is literally about this, do you guys relate to snake? i feel especially in the first metal gear solid and 3 these themes were heavy handed.
@@18nakedcowboys69 Yep, it was basically just a job at that point. All I can say really is thanks for the pay checks.
cuz we had none my people died so the politicans could line their pockets
I’ve only just started this video, but THIS IS THE VIDEO I’ve been wanting on MGSV for so long.
Too many people that are super fans are don’t care about that actual conflicts the game is placed over
The game is just biblical allegory, Venom is a literal sacrificial lamb as well as a deified being seperate from the Big Boss entity, but retaining the Big Boss persona in the same way that Christ and Anti-Christ retained the God persona but were seperate from the God entity
The whole theme of the game is literally "Sins of the Father" and that's not just in reference to David and Eli, who are also biblical allegory but like for a different part.
Every western school of thought and tradition stems from the cultural philosophy and sociological theory imparted by scriptures of the Israelites (and subsequently the Greco-Romans), simply by nature of having been one of the few works of written word that survived in a stable fashion let alone being a collaborative effort of a society throughout thousands of years, over multiple cycles of rising empires, warring tribes and nation-states, enslavement, exodus and dispersement, reintegration etc.
The point being that despite the nonsense of what is happening on screen, there is a passage from a 2000 year old book of history conflated with fable and myth that corresponds to it
Peace Day never comes because as long as humans have walked the earth, war has existed alongside it.
@@Vanity0666bro explained kojimas visions
@@Vanity0666well can’t be biblical allegory since kojima is most likely of a different religion
@@CagedSUPERMAN ah of course how could I be so foolish, he must be a different religion, which means he is incapable of knowing anything about anything and has never read a book
I'm sure The Boss being King Saul, Big Boss being John, Solid Snake being King David, Liquid Snake being Eli, Ocelot being Adam, Eva being Eva, etc. Is all completely meaningless
Venom Snake doesn't even exist. It's you, the player. You can see the reflection of your "created self character" in the helicopter. Like a mirror. MGSv has one of the worst endings of the entire franchise
iraq seemed so obvious to me the first time i played mgsgz and mgsv it's crazy not that many folks cover the parallels
The whole GITMO thing in ground zeroes made it totally obvious to me.
Jorrin, I have over 100 hours in Ground Zeroes and over 1000 hours in The Phantom Pain and still with every video you produce I learn something new. Fantastic work.
I’d love to learn what you are doing inMGSV for 1000 hours. Just what is the draw. Asking as a person thinking of replying it again
@@nickjoe2260 while I am also playing that game since 7 years. In the openworld sandbox you can do so much stuff. The only limit your own imagination. But I also delete my PS5 savefile from time to time, to play the story all over again and build everything from scratch. The game is one of a kind.
Here's a drinking game: every time Futurasound mentions 1984, take a shot
More like every time he fucking stutters. lol
Ok I'm drunk, now what?
I died.
Your video essays not only led me to read Neitzsche, but to gain a total understanding of the difference between the graspable but ever elusive objectivity, and the all too prevalent and disguised subjectivity. Thank you.
Edit: Truth about war absolutely exists, Jorrin. To find truth, you need only look for what is replicable, nigh essential, in every instance. There may only be interpretations, but if some aspects of everyone's interpretations are universal and not bound by subjectivity, then they are the objective truths of the matter.
To paraphrase the game series we love so much: do you think love can bloom on a battlefield? Yes. Yes it can. And we all recognise it when it happens.
Well put
Kept us waiting huh? Thanks for returning, good to see you returning, Boss.
Just what I needed today. A thought provoking video essay on one of the greatest videogames by the greatest auteur of our time by an amazingly underrated and articulate essayist. Thanks, Boss
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If by "articulate" you mean "sesquipedalian" then sure, I guess.
And no, the irony of me using that word in this context is not lost on me lol
@@yellowsaurus4895your talking to yourself
Remember when we thought The Patriots were just some out of hand sci-fi tech horror concept, now it's more than a reality especially here on RUclips.
You sure kept me waiting Jorrin! Thankful as always to see your analyses. Just reinstalled MGSV this week, and this couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Here’s to you Boss!
I'm sure you were frusted at the very few vocal flubs while editing. But sitting in my hot bath watching this, I can appreciate the l long form recording compared to making a million small edits. You always sound so informed and involved with the topic. Thank you for another great video and more to contemplate with MGSV
This is actually great! Some of the more recent ones weren't hitting it for me, but this one feels just like the kind that made me subscribe in the first place!
MGSV inspired the book The Journey Of Styles book series The only game the author played for 7 years while completing Uluru The Floating Pebble
An I love this series,.. Man
I'm glad to see you back! Thank you for this gift.
Jorin, thank you, your essays are awesome. I was so happy to read “Part one” on the screen
This was a bold one! Don't be afraid to bring up recent stuff, especially when its being hinted at so strongly in the game.
Really interesting reading of some of these points. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.
Thanks for sharing and doing such sleuthing. I just revisited mgsv moments before this video was uploaded. Found myself thinking more and more about the level of detail and attentions in the game from the well-aging iDroid UI, to different movement animations, to the camera, to the level design. This game has relentlessly lived within my mind since I first played and completed it. Interestingly enough, as I revisit it several times a year, I haven't experienced the same game every time I start a fresh save file or continue from a mid-game one. (I've only managed to make it to late-game upon my first completion and find myself restarting 1/2 times a year and I'm always finding a deeper yet new appreciation for the game amongst viewing it from a new lens every time.)
unlike any other game I've played, even previous titles within the franchise, this have a mental map and core abstract understanding and breakdown of the games in my mind, yet with mgsv, it resides in my mind like a real-life fond memory, constantly revisiting and seeing it from new angles but never truly being able to recapture the past, but my favorite game LoZ: OoT for instance, any number of subsequent playthroughs, I find rarely any new feelings or experiences, rather optimizations or present-fun. And with something amongst my favorite games of all times like MGS2, I find I just remember the past or 'refresh' the fun since the game is well-designed and in a "gray-box" representation would still be fun. (I.e 'VR MISSIONS')
Again However,
MGSV just hits different. Only similar feeling I experience with another form of media I can think of is my favorite film 'Her' by Spike Jonze. Which grants me the tangential thought of seeing Hideo as both, truly, captivating manifesting video games as an art form as critically and emotionally engaging as his favorite films but also surpassing the medium in ways in which video games can only do.
But to your video, I hope you don’t mind me sharing my thoughts of MGSV I've had both prior to your upload and have become facilitated as a result of your video, but the fact that MGSV is becoming just as much as a culturally relevant and arguably more important form of media as MGS2 was, remains and continues to since its release in 2001. I feel like you made an interesting point, where the argument can be made that, just as it's release in 2001, MGS2 was very on the nose and hiding in plain sight (the player literally seeing Snake as Iroquois Pliskin and doubting Snakes survival on tanker plant since the media within the game, including colonel, telling us he's dead, and seeing 9/11 with our eyes but denying evidence presented towards us due to media and our US countries 'colonel' telling us what happened).
2015's MGSV plays with the vast amount of information it presents us with, gives us a goal, and allows us to disseminate 1-how to achieve goal for personal gain 2-engage in some multi-layered-faux-layer criticism of information being presented to us (since most of us experienced present day 'fake news' (including MGS2's multiple ruses (I.e raiden as snake, simulation, many fake news within game)) but also becoming insensitive to so much information as to adapt a fake popular-criticism of said information, as opposed to true personal critique, as a response from the layman to understanding that this news and information is subject to manipulation tactics)
MGSV, despite being set in a 'play' and setting prior to that of MGS2, was released literally much later and thus presented in a manner which reflected those present day paradigms. (HOMO LUDENS)--, (the games setting and characters are nothing but a stage and actors presented in the time of release for the players of that period and after) "for that's something a director/artist should do"
MGSV should forever live in our cultural zeitgeist just as much as 1984 and moby dick, and will only be more relevant and appreciated and recognized with the further passing of time.
Had to keep it as short and abridged as I could, hope you understand some of what I'm saying in relation to how I interpret your words and content. (I've watched every video in your channel several times for past few years. (For context))
Thank you, king. Keep it up.
Its always a good day when jorin drops the usual banger
Great to see you back, Boss!
good to see you again @futurasound productions 👍
Wonderful work mate, looking forward to more!
i was so sad that mgsv didnt get to flesh out the africa portion as much as afghanistan in this way, as they couldve tied both real world conflicts (rhodesia & how they were supported jointly by south africa and israel) to other in-universe lore too such as raiden/solidus, frank jaeger and other more direct examples of children affected by war.
I hate Rhodesia and the people who view it in a mythological manner.
Thanks, makes me feel sane, considering I did the same theory few months ago. You went more in detail about specific history where as I just point out allusions. Nice Job. I'll give you a hint I didn't cover yet, there are hints in the mission titles.
Great stuff lad!
Always enjoy your videos, Boss. I find the MGS franchise so fascinating because of how the plot points are written within the context of real world events.
I love all these mgs videos. You are the best video essay maker of all time.
I was just thinking about your channel last night. Kinda scary to realize you posted this morning. Welcome back, Boss.
thank you for educating me with all your videos about war and its history... i never payed much mind to it but i cant get enough now...
Undisputed Video Essay champ. Thank you so much for this
good to have you back, boss!!!
Im so glad to have you back, Boss
Futura please never stop give me something good to listen to about metal gear every month until i die
Bro your content is pure gold for Kojima fans, never stop. Thank you!!
The quality of this channel is unreal.
another futurasound BANGER. You do a great job of honoring the source material with your analysis.
Been waiting for you to post something again. I go back and watch your videos often just to refresh my memory on why the world is so corrupt and full of conflicts and how people are so manipulatable.
Great video i was blowin away by the details
Welcome back, Boss
Thanks for the little history lesson once again!
09:40 could you recommend some reading material? i get that a video on books may not be that appeling for the algorithm, but even a throwaway list on the description would very appreciated.
Other than that, nice video. Barebones is fine as long as the substance is solid, and you've never failed to deliver. Welcome back boss.
Agree with this so much. There's been quite afew of your videos I would love to delve into deeper. Reading suggestions would be awesome
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us, Boss!
First ever video of yours I've found on here. 100% watching more after this. You've earned a sub from me. Keep up the good work
what a video.absolute stunner.i was waiting for a long time to talk about iraq and finally you did so.great video keep it up!!
Welcome back, Boss!
Can’t wait for part 2
well done sir!
holy smokes he is back!!!
I'm glad people are still talking about this game, just got it today
welcome back, boss
Glad you're still alive and well.
JORIN I LOVE YOU
Gay
@@ahmeryaa865I'm sorry you're jealous that he loves someone
@@MangoGentleMen I do now
Great video. I love MGSV too.
It's an honor to be held hostage to watch your video, Boss!
Damn, thats crazy. I never knew all this stuff about MGSV was connected to the wars in the Middle East.
From four months of wait to seeing this video posted four hours ago.
November 9th was a task that took place in-doors.
Hint: 11 inside 9 _____ was a
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No clue how someone can get so much knowledge
Thank you, Boss!
My dad treated one of the Anthrax victims. The one from the Brentwood Post Office. He said copycats showed up for months after, insisting that they had been targeted with anthrax fromm "el-kay-duh".
He's back 🥲
I really liked the original music here, especially the bit at 7:01 and 7:20
Damn, THE PARTIOTS!
Thank you!
The GOAT returns.
i really didnt understand much about the association aside from the ocasional historic references. you used to make more opinion based commentary i think?? i dont think you should hold yourself
anyway.. i used to watch your videos alot 2 or 3 years ago, but it seems like they dont appear to me that much anymore, but i do know you were able thru your videos to amplify greatly my view of the world and historic happenings. i learned a lot about cold war era proxy conflicts and the south modern colonization. i do owe you alot cuz it was a important step to my radicalization.
i live in the global south in south america and this expanded view was very important to me to develop stronger eyes to see past the day to day colonization we suffer everyday. i hope you keep it up always. tamo junto
Just when I thought I could learn nothing more from MGS 😮 mind is recovering from being blown.
BABY WAKE UP FUTURASOUND POSTED
I literally was screaming to my girlfriend about how this game let's me extract young men out of war zones and back home to your families
Great time to be alive!
I love that you put so much emphasis on MGSV, it’s not the best Metal gear but it’s still such a wonderful game
V is the best
V actually has the best gameplay and replayability.
@@Shokisan1 I’d agree, getting S rank or perfect stealth is a real challenge and it’s fun to try and master the game
@@TheJackster-tl8oi V has the best gameplay, but not the best narrative.
I'm ~500 hours in so far, effectively on my 3rd playthrough. First time took me 150 hours, then another 150 to get 100%. Now I'm 200 more in, just for fun...very few titles have held my interest for so long.
It helps that MGSV is so much larger than its predecessors. It also helps that its missions are episodic--I can't stand the thought of playing through 45 minutes of crawling at the end of MGS4, for example, but I can take a 15-30 minute stab at running a mission here and there.
I really hope MGS Delta keeps the Fox engine playability of V. If that's all they manage, short of making it a bug-ridden mess, I'll consider it a success.
@@danieljimenez1989 it has a fantastic gameplay, and the story is great once you actually understand it, but I feel the way it’s presented, while incredibly unique, is very confusing at times. But that too is sort of a staple of this series so I guess it’s all a part of its overall style.
finally someone (kinda) gets it
We need part 2 of what happened in death stranding
The video has crossed 40k views pls upload the part 2
Love from india 🇮🇳
The Prodigal Son returns!!!!!!
you should do a “what happened” but for mgs1
Boss, no matter who you are, I’ll serve you!
this was great
Lets go! Couldnt tap fast enough.
Thank you.
A chilling truth, but one that has to be spread.
I hear you gray fox
nice abother metal gear solid v video :)
goddammit, time really is a flat circle
The mention of the chilling effect of our own PATRIOTS forcing you to drip feed... Damn.
Metal Gears were the games of my childhood. As I’ve grown older my respect for them has increased expotentally for the messages these games convey.
Thinking back the only fault I can give them is the games stories being a mess filled with contradictions if looked all games together as one linear story… But this is not what MGS is about, the story of each game is only loosely based on the larger MGS universe and each game should be looked individually. Every game has their own story which is influenced by different ideologies and political views and the story of the individual game is written around a certain theme and the lore of mgs morphs a bit for each game for that game to make sense as itself but not necessarily as an ongoing story.
The fact that almost all mgs games were ampng the very best of their generation is also telling, these are not just games with great stories. Metal Gears have some of the best gameplay of all games, almost all of them have pushed the technology of gaming forward.
If this wasn’t the case the underlying meanings within the games would never been understood since much of those have been only discussed years after the games release.
best channel on this godforsaken platform
Plz do mgs video of about theme of Falkland war and more understanding mgs1 or 4 for ideas
What happened to the Shadow Moses Cafe podcast?
What's the song at the beggining?
It’s 2023 and this mf still deep in the mgsV rabbit hole.
Damn Never clicked so fast. This gonna be epic
You and pythonselkan always filling in the blanks. Keep up the awesome work!
Like all of these games, by the time they are understood it's too late
What amazes me is that all this literary complexity, masterful allusions, adept commentary on the nature of war across centuries, the near-impossible feat of bringing to a close one of the most cryptic franchises in video game history. All of this is coming from a dude who hated every minute of it. How can somebody who winced every time his bosses told him to make yet another sequel to a franchise he mentally checked-out of years ago create something like MGSV? It’s just insane how talented Kojima is.
"Uh- eh- uh..."
aphex twin back with another metal gear theory
Hi from iraq boss
Wtf is Bigboss wearing
Oh man. Those Bush um-uhs. 😂
its a grand theatre.
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