I find it very poetic that Solid Snake (David) is the only person who understood the Boss’s Will , “To let the world be” despite not even meeting her or knowing her existence, and I think this ending makes Snake a very compelling character for that.
true big boss had different ideology what she meant same for snake brothers but snake is the only one to truly understand the meaning of life and passing out the knowledge
@@duckymate9555 i see it like , do your best to make the world a better place, do you part of the job. but at same time respect the will of others. is it something like that?
"Building the future and keeping the past alive, are one and the same thing." 34 now and i understand now what he was saying. But when i was 12 playing that game. nope, nothing just a weird phrase. This speech aged as fine wine 😂
This is more than a video game. Through the whole entire shitstorm that was the final act of this game, I feel a grander experience than any other game ever was created. After the crazy Colonel codec calls, the insane plot twists, and just absolute nonsensical fever-dream like madness, the true message of Kojima's story is portrayed in a beautiful and touching ending. This made me feel more connected to a game and it's character than ever before. This is not a video game, this is art.
Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing. Essentially means censorship of any kind destroys human history. If we censor out all the bad parts of our history, the good means nothing. Building a better future requires a deep understanding of our past, without that understanding all we do is run in circles.
I agree to this assessment. If you censor problems then not only are you prolonging it but, also hurting others long term all because of refusal of acknowledgement or ignoring it.
"It's not whether you were right or wrong, it's how much faith you were willing to have, that decides the future." Still shakes me to my core to this day.
To this day I still think this game had the most real world relevance of all gaming. Especially with it being one of the first major post 9/11 games to come out. It was something that we all needed.
It feels way more relevant these days. Considering how, in terms of America, or Americans. We ain't doing to hot with building the future, and keeping our history in check. Civil war feels right around the corner.
@@That_One_Sunshine_Knight Funny its been past 4 years since you comented on that subjuct. Good News, no civil war has happend. Because some of the people who still believe in a brighter future in this country and world. Fought back aganist the darkness. And still are. "Keeping the past and future alive".
@@georgevega794 People always look at political tension and assume the worst. The worst thing you can do to yourself is not believing there’s good people out there.
building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing that's what I needed to hear, life just cannot continue by forgetting the past and looking up to some brighter future
It was fantastic however it bit off a bit more that it could chew with a few characters. Somethings should have been left ambiguous in MGS 4. was amazing as well imo but the Nanomachines aspect went too far. Suppose it could be like surveillance going too far than a plot point? A social message? It's amazing how these games don't take themselves too seriously yet at other times they do.
Most people who still hate mgs2 to this day only hate it because of raiden for some reason and they wish solid snake was the protagonist even though the story would have made no sense
Not necessarily that, I just think most of the game was mediocre from the start of big shell to the last few hours, but in those last few hours it really does shine as one of the best experiences gaming has to offer.
Its amazing how i absorbed this message when was about 10 years old. even though kojima never intended for children to watch this. It heavily resonated with me and how i think about war. less of the superficial stuff like call of duty, and more about the philosophy. Probably replayed this ending 100+ times NEVER skipping the end scenes.
David Hayter's voice made these games so great.i can't imagine one without him.Mgs2 and Mgs3 both have such deep endings that stay in the player's heart long after they stop playing it.They leave a beautiful message.
Perhaps, this is the truest statement, but it comes with a caveat. That being that you should never forget the intention of the message taught here. It's not vague, but it is not clear either. It may take along time before the message is understood, and even longer before it is followed.
I know a lot of people post the AI cutscene and call the game bleak, but people really forget about this specific speech Snake gives to Raiden that goes against everything the AI tells Raiden. It’s quite a beautiful, hopeful speech told to Raiden after the most bleakest outcome happened
The piano always gets me, especially at the end with title card. Even the footage brings back memories of life in 2000. I love this game, so many memories.
@@metalgearsolid2substance507 ruclips.net/video/E6SyM67NG_k/видео.html More commonly known as Freedom to Decide, but is also known by Who Am I Really? You can find this in the Other Side soundtrack album of MGS2. But, you'll never find a version like the Speech version since everything is ripped from the OST itself. I wish there was a video of this without Snakes voice but with all the city sounds intact with the music.
2020 has been the ugliest year I've seen so far. I say that because, this speech, I think, is what everyone needs to hear right now. Please share this as much as you can.
I genuinely think this speech is just as, if not, more important to hear than GW’s. The GW speech is absolutely powerful but in a more nihilistic way. Snake refutes GW’s claims about the digital age by saying we have the power of this current era to leave behind our mark and make sure information and human history are preserved, warts and all. Man, what a way to end a game. I love MGS2.
Funny how the snake speech videos have much less views then the GW ones, though I think the fact that snake's speech is both smaller in view count and length. Yet still resonates just as much with those who listen, makes it all the more powerful.
the best part is that both speeches exist to counter one another. You can't have Snake's humanistic outlook without having experienced the bleak possibilities for humanity that GW embodies. Snake doesn't deny GW's power, he recognizes it as the threat it is, and chooses to fight back with his own sense of humanity.
We shouldn't destroy a statue that may have tried and glorify a terrible past. We should instead move it to a place. A place which robs it of that glory. A place that mocks the people and ideals it was meant to embellish. A place like a museum with the explicit of purpose of showing a past that should never be repeated ever again.
Seeing this at age 9 or 10, I never understood Snake’s speech. Seeing it again at 27, this scene made me tear up. Thank you Kojima, David Hayter and all involved.
Well as Snake said, we can pass on lessons on what we have felt and why. Being moved by a video game is no different than being moved by a movie or song. The fact it resonated with you is what's most important. Or at least that is how I see it. Never stop learning and teaching.
When ever people say gaming is not an art form I remember this speech and how it felt going through this game feeling the pressure and intensity all leading to a final expression of life and how simple it can be. Gaming is art on a level of personalized experience. I love it.
_Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies what we've seen, heard, felt, anger, joy and sorrow... These are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light. We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule over the this planet. Earth may not be forever but we still have the responsibility to leave what traces of life we can. Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing._
This is the most influential piece of media I have ever consumed. It inspired me to a level that nothing ever had before. To this day I am working on myself to become the best person I can be. When the day comes that I achieve my dreams and aspirations I'll look back at this and be forever thankful for changing the trajectory of my life to what it is now.
This game changed my life at such a young age. I’ll always remember the early 2000s and the transition from the old world to this new one I was warned about in this game.
I've replayed this game multiple times in 2004. And this is the only quote that really struck me as a 15 year old & never left my mind throughout the years.
If you really take a look at this game and how deep its morals are, no matter how much people underestimate it and say mgs 3 is the obvious pinnacle of the series, I honestly think this is every bit as good as 3 if not better, It really speaks to me, and I hope it speaks to others too.
In my opinion, MGS2 is the pinnacle of the series in terms of storytelling. MGS3, however, is the much better game to play. MGS3 has a pretty great story too, but I agree it's not nearly as meta or as impacting as MGS2.
to be honest, I don't understand why almost everybody says that MGS3 is the best. It may have been the best gameplay on the first 2 playstation, a great history, and everything (like very MGS game, they are all great), but to me, the second one is inferior to the first and the 4th just for its place setting. The most beautiful is still and absolutely METAL GEAR SOLID. My personal chart : MGS MGS4 MGS3 MGS2 but it's a stupid chart, because they are all great, they are all part of a great, unique immense art work
Metal Gear Solid 2 had some of the biggest plot twists in the game that really kept me on the edge of my seat when playing the game...I tell anyone out there that is getting into the series to watch all cutscenes to get a grasp of what's going on within the game...Of course with MGS2 it really left people confused towards the end, MGS4 really pieced the missing pieces of the puzzle with Metal Gear Solid 2.
The live action video footage of pre-9/11 New York is making me nostalgic even if I was a baby back then and I have never been to the USA in my entire life, let alone New York.
I wouldn’t read too much into it. I think he was just stating different emotions, when the bosses in mgs3 are all named after the emotions they carry into battle. You could say “joy always comes from sorrow” and you could tie that back to mgs3 somehow. That’s the thing about art though, it can be interpreted in many different ways
What i love about this is how much it juxtaposes the Speech between the AI and Raiden. Regardless of the implications of the the digital age and flaws of humanity. Snake comforts raiden and that no matter what happens nothing can beat the human heart. Almost like Raiden finally was given the white pill he so desperately needed after a lifetime of heartache.
GreyFox405 lol NO. OCELOT (Liquid Ocelot) escapes and Snake sets out to char him. The ensuing was a cliffhanger..MGS4 continues the story and fixed that. Also MGS2 talksn about Snake cursed by his accelerated aging (hinted by Liquid) - we see that in MGS4.
@@SlayerSeraph Remember MGS2 is just a video games (with serious massage), Kojima didn't want us to think seriously about the plot, but want us to move on the series and be better, be yourself not to be Snake or Big Boss, People seems to happy with the title of Big Boss but I am not. Big Boss / Kojima : "From here on out, You're Big Boss" Me : "No I'll pick my own name and my own life, I'll find something worth passing on" (Sorry for my awful English)
As a man who isn't sure about having kids, it gives me comfort to know that there are other ways to leave your mark on the world. Looking back on it now, Snake's words made more of an impact on me than I thought.
I feel the same way too. I don’t want to have kids, but there’s so much more to life than just that. There are ways to leave your mark on the world other than passing on your genes. That’s what I *live* for.
If I worked in a charity shop and someone came in to donate some jeans, I would say, "life isn't just about passing on your jeans....." then give them this whole speech.
Just to answer the people who want to know the name of the piano piece that plays during this piece, it's called "Freedom To Decide" it plays during the second half of the song.
I used this speech to close my final for my English 2 course. It had to deal with analyzing the work of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time. This speech got me an A+
To think games that hit this hard were on the PS2, just goes to show graphics and hardware ain't everything, Hideo is a very talented man, I'm just still unsure if I should ever try death stranding.
Recently played MGS2 and finished it. And man this speech really hit, just a lot to unpack with a game made in 2001 and it predicted so many problems we have today. But Snake isn’t wrong with what he says. I guess that’s why it hit.
funny how after saying all this inspirational heart felt stuff in a conclusive way he goes on living and aging rapidly ultimately to have existential crisis at the end of metal gear 4 to lead to the same exact revelation.
I love how hopeful this all feels.....then MGS4 hits you and says we're all being manipulated by "the magic of the digital age" in a way that seems to suck the very soul out of us.
Used to be critical bout this. But I'm playing it now after completing it and the it brings back good times. A very complex & interesting story + gameplay. I've now rated this as one my favs. The relationship between Rose & Raiden kept going.
If that's what you want... just don't fight a war that you don't have to fight, the only war worth fighting is life, because it is the only war in which you will be free to be who you are and fight for what you believe.
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I find it very poetic that Solid Snake (David) is the only person who understood the Boss’s Will , “To let the world be” despite not even meeting her or knowing her existence, and I think this ending makes Snake a very compelling character for that.
true big boss had different ideology what she meant same for snake brothers but snake is the only one to truly understand the meaning of life and passing out the knowledge
"If you'd been in my place back then. Maybe you wouldn't have made the same mistakes that I did."
What does let the world be really means?
@@xbilly_vedovelli1228basically don’t abruptly change something, because it can lead to many problems, pain and suffering included
@@duckymate9555
i see it like , do your best to make the world a better place, do you part of the job. but at same time respect the will of others.
is it something like that?
Can we just have David Hayter say this at every graduation?
At every birthday, wedding, funeral.
JoshHasTime I remember hearing this the year I graduated.
agreed
JoshHasTime david hayter will always be the one and true solid snake that asks us why do we keep living or fight for what right
that would be sick,and beat the hell out of every graduation speech.
This ending is beautiful. The older I get, the more it touches me.
The king have speeched.
"Building the future and keeping the past alive, are one and the same thing." 34 now and i understand now what he was saying. But when i was 12 playing that game. nope, nothing just a weird phrase. This speech aged as fine wine 😂
Glad to see one of my favourite aussie youtubers has such an excelent taste! ❤
When people say that video games will rot your brain, show them this game
Some games do, but then there are games like these that prove not all games deserves that kind of identification
@@ajward9112 Yep. Most of the games that do, are the shitty ones. Just ask AVGN.
@@theLoveRocketjr Oh I love watching AVGN. Only thing wrong with his channel is that it's not bigger.
@@ajward9112 I wholeheartedly agree with that.
@@ajward9112social media does that games actually require thinking pp who say that must rot on crapflix n tiktok
I was having an existential crisis and then I remembered this monologue and now I feel a lot better.
Same.
love it
I'm glad i aint the only one.
I can relate. Soldier on, mate. The best is yet to come. (T_T)7
same bro
"And new species may rule over this planet" (shows squirrel on screen)
Tennessee Luke squirrels are taking over, we're all just too blind to see it!
THEY'RE GOING TO ENSLAVE US ALL! MAKE US WORK IN THEIR NUT MINES, MAN! GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!
kojima predicts the future, its gonna happen
Well watch this, and you'll see what I mean.
ruclips.net/video/ojZVpb0cVkE/видео.html
A species to surpass metal gear! XD
"What are you fighting for?!"
"If we make it through this, I'll tell you."
This is more than a video game. Through the whole entire shitstorm that was the final act of this game, I feel a grander experience than any other game ever was created. After the crazy Colonel codec calls, the insane plot twists, and just absolute nonsensical fever-dream like madness, the true message of Kojima's story is portrayed in a beautiful and touching ending. This made me feel more connected to a game and it's character than ever before. This is not a video game, this is art.
i agree with you this is why i play metal gear solid series its because of this and each game has its own meaning behind it
this game got me hyped up for what the series would bring next, i feel like although i loved mgs4 it was not the sequel we needed to mgs2...
*This is a video game,** *and it's art.*
The crazy Colonel codec calls are also part of the message of this game. I suggest you try listening to them again.
All games are art, whether you like it or not.
I want this played at my funeral. Nothing else. Just this.
@Tappy Toes Man, I hope you are okay.
Man, thanks god your YT channel is active, otherwise I would've thought you were dead
Same here
Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing.
Essentially means censorship of any kind destroys human history. If we censor out all the bad parts of our history, the good means nothing. Building a better future requires a deep understanding of our past, without that understanding all we do is run in circles.
I agree to this assessment. If you censor problems then not only are you prolonging it but, also hurting others long term all because of refusal of acknowledgement or ignoring it.
"It's not whether you were right or wrong, it's how much faith you were willing to have, that decides the future." Still shakes me to my core to this day.
Kojima tried to end the series here. His fans wouldn't let him.
Crmad1993, correction, Konami wouldn’t let him.
In their defense though, there were some loose ends in the plot.
Good, if he stopped mgs3 wouldn't have been made plus it's only the second one you can't just end it there :/
@@homoman2825 4th* There's the MSX games
I’m still happy MGS3 was released though. I love that game so much.
I prefer it ending here than in MGS4 tbh
To this day I still think this game had the most real world relevance of all gaming. Especially with it being one of the first major post 9/11 games to come out. It was something that we all needed.
It feels way more relevant these days. Considering how, in terms of America, or Americans. We ain't doing to hot with building the future, and keeping our history in check. Civil war feels right around the corner.
@@That_One_Sunshine_Knight Funny its been past 4 years since you comented on that subjuct. Good News, no civil war has happend. Because some of the people who still believe in a brighter future in this country and world. Fought back aganist the darkness. And still are. "Keeping the past and future alive".
@@georgevega794 What are you a Trump supporter? You're not patriots.
@@georgevega794 People always look at political tension and assume the worst. The worst thing you can do to yourself is not believing there’s good people out there.
@@cornball0072 Thank You❤️
building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing
that's what I needed to hear, life just cannot continue by forgetting the past and looking up to some brighter future
MGS 2 is underrated , is just that the typical gamer doesn't want to think
It was fantastic however it bit off a bit more that it could chew with a few characters. Somethings should have been left ambiguous in MGS 4. was amazing as well imo but the Nanomachines aspect went too far. Suppose it could be like surveillance going too far than a plot point? A social message? It's amazing how these games don't take themselves too seriously yet at other times they do.
+TheSilverazo Seems like nowadays most gamers just wanna turn their brain off and zone out when they play a game :/
the more accurate comment in youtube history, I share the same thinking about this masterpiece called MGS2.
Most people who still hate mgs2 to this day only hate it because of raiden for some reason and they wish solid snake was the protagonist even though the story would have made no sense
Not necessarily that, I just think most of the game was mediocre from the start of big shell to the last few hours, but in those last few hours it really does shine as one of the best experiences gaming has to offer.
1:00 Building the future and keeping the past alive, are one and the same thing
This isn’t just a video game, it’s art
What’s the difference?
The Metal Gear series is more than a video game series, it is simply cinematic art. This speech alone spoken by Solid Snake is a life lesson.
Bad use of the word cinematic
It's kino
the seagull at the end always tears me up, it sounds so sad and beautiful, perfect end to the bittersweet speech
Same
Its amazing how i absorbed this message when was about 10 years old. even though kojima never intended for children to watch this. It heavily resonated with me and how i think about war. less of the superficial stuff like call of duty, and more about the philosophy. Probably replayed this ending 100+ times NEVER skipping the end scenes.
CoD games are usually too try hard
@@VVeltanschauung187 it also feels like the devs are not trying hard enought to me🗿
David Hayter's voice made these games so great.i can't imagine one without him.Mgs2 and Mgs3 both have such deep endings that stay in the player's heart long after they stop playing it.They leave a beautiful message.
all 4 done that with me.. Naomi's speech at the end of the 1st one about Genes was awesome too
when Kojima passes on decades from now, this will be his most important quote. might even be on his epitaph
This speech is what the game is about. Took him an entire game, but he wanted the player to let go of the game.
Perhaps, this is the truest statement, but it comes with a caveat. That being that you should never forget the intention of the message taught here. It's not vague, but it is not clear either. It may take along time before the message is understood, and even longer before it is followed.
You know you've done well as a game developer when your video game can change the way people view life.
I know a lot of people post the AI cutscene and call the game bleak, but people really forget about this specific speech Snake gives to Raiden that goes against everything the AI tells Raiden. It’s quite a beautiful, hopeful speech told to Raiden after the most bleakest outcome happened
Es simplemente hermoso.
solid speech
I love you
little snakey, tho
Liquid Speech 😅
If I was a billionaire, I'd hire David Hayter to follow me around and say this repeatedly.
+Russian Trooper But he wouldn't be a true billionaire if he didn't waste money.
+AloversGaming I got something new to google
Eli Sanchez If you were a billionaire you'd do what Snake would and give everyone healthcare and prevent poverty
He wouldn’t do that
@@thiefswiller he'd destroy big Pharma
The piano always gets me, especially at the end with title card. Even the footage brings back memories of life in 2000.
I love this game, so many memories.
Facts
Do you know where it is in the OST? Do you have a link?
@@metalgearsolid2substance507 ruclips.net/video/E6SyM67NG_k/видео.html
More commonly known as Freedom to Decide, but is also known by Who Am I Really?
You can find this in the Other Side soundtrack album of MGS2. But, you'll never find a version like the Speech version since everything is ripped from the OST itself.
I wish there was a video of this without Snakes voice but with all the city sounds intact with the music.
The piece is called “Who am I really?”
TL;DR Snake tells you to just be chill as hell and live your life your own way.
2020 has been the ugliest year I've seen so far. I say that because, this speech, I think, is what everyone needs to hear right now. Please share this as much as you can.
agreed
Gracias por intentarlo mejorar un poco esa época tan oscura y ahora pueden escuchar esto y decir que ya pasó.
I genuinely think this speech is just as, if not, more important to hear than GW’s. The GW speech is absolutely powerful but in a more nihilistic way. Snake refutes GW’s claims about the digital age by saying we have the power of this current era to leave behind our mark and make sure information and human history are preserved, warts and all. Man, what a way to end a game. I love MGS2.
Funny how the snake speech videos have much less views then the GW ones, though I think the fact that snake's speech is both smaller in view count and length. Yet still resonates just as much with those who listen, makes it all the more powerful.
the colonel was technically not GW but yes
the best part is that both speeches exist to counter one another. You can't have Snake's humanistic outlook without having experienced the bleak possibilities for humanity that GW embodies. Snake doesn't deny GW's power, he recognizes it as the threat it is, and chooses to fight back with his own sense of humanity.
We shouldn't destroy a statue that may have tried and glorify a terrible past. We should instead move it to a place. A place which robs it of that glory. A place that mocks the people and ideals it was meant to embellish. A place like a museum with the explicit of purpose of showing a past that should never be repeated ever again.
Or you can destroy those monuments to evil and read a book. I dunno how some people get by only learning history from statues and monuments.
you can't be fr
Seeing this at age 9 or 10, I never understood Snake’s speech.
Seeing it again at 27, this scene made me tear up.
Thank you Kojima, David Hayter and all involved.
I still can't believe that a video game made me tear up
Well as Snake said, we can pass on lessons on what we have felt and why. Being moved by a video game is no different than being moved by a movie or song. The fact it resonated with you is what's most important. Or at least that is how I see it. Never stop learning and teaching.
When ever people say gaming is not an art form I remember this speech and how it felt going through this game feeling the pressure and intensity all leading to a final expression of life and how simple it can be. Gaming is art on a level of personalized experience. I love it.
_Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies what we've seen, heard, felt, anger, joy and sorrow... These are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light. We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule over the this planet. Earth may not be forever but we still have the responsibility to leave what traces of life we can. Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing._
You forgot to put "..." after "movies".
@@prot07ype87 DAMN
I like how Raiden was told this, then later became a cyborg ninja
This is the most influential piece of media I have ever consumed. It inspired me to a level that nothing ever had before. To this day I am working on myself to become the best person I can be. When the day comes that I achieve my dreams and aspirations I'll look back at this and be forever thankful for changing the trajectory of my life to what it is now.
This game changed my life at such a young age. I’ll always remember the early 2000s and the transition from the old world to this new one I was warned about in this game.
Yeah especially since 9/11 which was couple of months after this game
I've replayed this game multiple times in 2004. And this is the only quote that really struck me as a 15 year old & never left my mind throughout the years.
It's messy, stupid, crazy and genius. Humanity is a walking contradiction, but it's our story to pass down.
This speech is so important to me. I live my life by it.
If you really take a look at this game and how deep its morals are, no matter how much people underestimate it and say mgs 3 is the obvious pinnacle of the series, I honestly think this is every bit as good as 3 if not better, It really speaks to me, and I hope it speaks to others too.
In my opinion, MGS2 is the pinnacle of the series in terms of storytelling. MGS3, however, is the much better game to play.
MGS3 has a pretty great story too, but I agree it's not nearly as meta or as impacting as MGS2.
to be honest, I don't understand why almost everybody says that MGS3 is the best.
It may have been the best gameplay on the first 2 playstation, a great history, and everything (like very MGS game, they are all great), but to me, the second one is inferior to the first and the 4th just for its place setting.
The most beautiful is still and absolutely METAL GEAR SOLID.
My personal chart :
MGS
MGS4
MGS3
MGS2
but it's a stupid chart, because they are all great, they are all part of a great, unique immense art work
MGS II was the best one the best story for me.
I think mgs 2 is the best in the series, but 3 is extremely close
2 has a deep message but 3's still GOAT lol
Metal Gear Solid 2 had some of the biggest plot twists in the game that really kept me on the edge of my seat when playing the game...I tell anyone out there that is getting into the series to watch all cutscenes to get a grasp of what's going on within the game...Of course with MGS2 it really left people confused towards the end, MGS4 really pieced the missing pieces of the puzzle with Metal Gear Solid 2.
This scene caused me to distrust big government at the ripe age of 12 years old
The best quote from Metal Gear Solid 2
Best game of all time
I think snake's speech is now more relevant today's on what's happening to us now..
It's time to change our ways of life before it's too late..
The live action video footage of pre-9/11 New York is making me nostalgic even if I was a baby back then and I have never been to the USA in my entire life, let alone New York.
Just realised Snake mentions joy and sorrow. And this was years before MGS3.
And anger (The Fury)
this was 2009. mgs3 takes place in the 60s
@@rougarou4514 I believe he was referring to the release dates.
I wouldn’t read too much into it. I think he was just stating different emotions, when the bosses in mgs3 are all named after the emotions they carry into battle. You could say “joy always comes from sorrow” and you could tie that back to mgs3 somehow. That’s the thing about art though, it can be interpreted in many different ways
I've heard some people say "Solid is the worst Snake" but David is probably the best written character
This speech always gives me goosebumps every time I watch it xD
I gave this speech out in class one time and everyone was very touched by it.
And people say this is the worst MG...pffft.
+TubbyGeneration135 They used to say it. Then V came out.
there's no such thing as a Bad MG. only Survive.
MrMercman99 Our most secret black projects!
Nathan Eskin We've had a couple run ins in the past.
the 1st one will always be the best!
Life changing. Seriously.
It's so simple and to the point. Love it.
What i love about this is how much it juxtaposes the Speech between the AI and Raiden. Regardless of the implications of the the digital age and flaws of humanity. Snake comforts raiden and that no matter what happens nothing can beat the human heart. Almost like Raiden finally was given the white pill he so desperately needed after a lifetime of heartache.
the real end to the metal gear solid series.
Yes it is bro mgs4 does not exist
GreyFox405 Funny thing is Kojima decided that by the time MGS2 came out until fans and Konami demanded him to do more.
antman mgs4 had that badass ending with Big boss tho
GreyFox405 lol NO.
OCELOT (Liquid Ocelot) escapes and Snake sets out to char him. The ensuing was a cliffhanger..MGS4 continues the story and fixed that. Also MGS2 talksn about Snake cursed by his accelerated aging (hinted by Liquid) - we see that in MGS4.
@@SlayerSeraph Remember MGS2 is just a video games (with serious massage), Kojima didn't want us to think seriously about the plot, but want us to move on the series and be better, be yourself not to be Snake or Big Boss, People seems to happy with the title of Big Boss but I am not.
Big Boss / Kojima : "From here on out, You're Big Boss"
Me : "No I'll pick my own name and my own life, I'll find something worth passing on" (Sorry for my awful English)
Exactly why people advocating to not teach kids about racism and slavery and tough topics are ultimately going to prevent us from building our future.
Then Snake joined Smash bros to fight a ton of video game characters.
It's been almost twenty years since my first run through MGS 2 and that speech has stuck with me through so much.
This feels very relevant today. Our world is in an existential uncertainty. I hope it gets better and heals itself.
How I do very much miss when games could make me feel anything at all.
This game came out 19 years ago but I'm still watching it
kinda crazy how this game took place a mere 2 month after 9/11
As a man who isn't sure about having kids, it gives me comfort to know that there are other ways to leave your mark on the world. Looking back on it now, Snake's words made more of an impact on me than I thought.
I feel the same way too. I don’t want to have kids, but there’s so much more to life than just that. There are ways to leave your mark on the world other than passing on your genes. That’s what I *live* for.
This video... this speech is so relevant to the USA right now..
If I worked in a charity shop and someone came in to donate some jeans, I would say, "life isn't just about passing on your jeans....." then give them this whole speech.
Just fnished this game again so touching! Love this speech & just shows that MGS isnt just a game its about so many other things
DAVID HAYTER WILL FOREVER BE SOLID SNAKE
I still hold this message near and dear to my heart.
Here in 2020.. Because this is the realist thing anyone has ever said
Honestly hits you right in the heart every time I hear this speech!
Just to answer the people who want to know the name of the piano piece that plays during this piece, it's called "Freedom To Decide" it plays during the second half of the song.
One of the most powerful and inspiring speech that I've ever heard
This speech made me cry as a kid. It's motivated me to be the best person I can be for the future to be 100% honest.
@King Greed oh yeah, the piano is where I almost always cry.
Just used this video, with citation, on a research paper. Thank you 'Epic Videogame Playthroughs'!
Snake: Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same
5 years later also Snake: WAR HAS CHANGED
me after playing mgs3, mgs4, peace walker, ground zeroes, phantom pain and death stranding and coming back to this speech:
- "ooohhh....now I get it."
I used this speech to close my final for my English 2 course. It had to deal with analyzing the work of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time. This speech got me an A+
there will never be an amazing speech to a video game ending like this ever again with footage of new york in the early 2000s
Im so glad someone finally uploaded this without the credits. The strongest message in all of mgs.
To think games that hit this hard were on the PS2, just goes to show graphics and hardware ain't everything, Hideo is a very talented man, I'm just still unsure if I should ever try death stranding.
who's watching this masterpiece in 2024?
Esto está más allá del tiempo.
Recently played MGS2 and finished it. And man this speech really hit, just a lot to unpack with a game made in 2001 and it predicted so many problems we have today.
But Snake isn’t wrong with what he says. I guess that’s why it hit.
0:02 it's also about passing on your memes
This game is a masterpiece in so many ways.
Genes and memes
Kojima and solid snake
funny how after saying all this inspirational heart felt stuff in a conclusive way he goes on living and aging rapidly ultimately to have existential crisis at the end of metal gear 4 to lead to the same exact revelation.
right in the fucking feels
ah so nostalgic this game...I remember when i first my got ps2 and this was the first game i played, this game was way ahead of its time.
Hopemaxxing
People who is listening to this speech before the 2024 new year
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The first speech I never fell asleep and the only speech that made me keep going
"Keeping the past alive"
Tell that to youtube removing Hitler speeches.
You have whole web
@@noctsickversusTOBETOLD that isn't the point. Censorship is the problem.
You have whole web
@@seva7500 I know but I'm just pointing out the censorship.
I mean he even says that we should preserve our ugly history so that the next generation can learn from their mistakes 😂🤣
I love how hopeful this all feels.....then MGS4 hits you and says we're all being manipulated by "the magic of the digital age" in a way that seems to suck the very soul out of us.
I recommend that you read the articles on the site "Meta Gear", they explain a lot of the allegories and the simbology of the game.
Used to be critical bout this. But I'm playing it now after completing it and the it brings back good times. A very complex & interesting story + gameplay. I've now rated this as one my favs. The relationship between Rose & Raiden kept going.
1:19 would have made an awesome limited edition game cover.
I want to walk around New York just listening to this and Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday
I salute, you Solid Snake. I would even dream about becoming a Successor to you
If that's what you want... just don't fight a war that you don't have to fight, the only war worth fighting is life, because it is the only war in which you will be free to be who you are and fight for what you believe.