Cooler Than Bond

[Helikaon]

Snake (all the Snakes, even Venom!) is cooler than James Bond, and I will fight to the death on that hill.

I'm writing a short series about my experience with Metal Gear Solid and how it has shaped my media interests.

https://fortresurgam.wordpress.com/2026/...me-part-i/

https://fortresurgam.wordpress.com/2026/...e-part-ii/


(Sorry if this breaks any rules about self-promotion, but I figure a bunch of die-hard MGS fans are my exact audience and may get a kick out my writing about it, haha)

[Dirty Duck]

It's funny you posted this when you did as it was the day after an especially long lunch break at work where I was discussing James Bond at length with some colleagues...when none of us were especially big Bond fans. For that reason, I don't feel like I can pass comment on the comparison in good faith, but I will say that Bond rocks the tuxedo better than any of the Snakes do!

Reading your posts, I feel like that experience of spending so much time with a game when you're younger is so universal. Growing up and starting to perceive the boundaries of the worlds that felt so sprawling to you when you were younger can be a bit disappointing sometimes...films, TV shows, books, things that felt so grandiose and epic as a child can seem like absolute blips comparatively when you revisit them as an adult. I think MGS is one of those special series where it's edges, despite it facing just as many limitations as any other game from your childhood, still feel quite impressive even all these years later. The boss that I had your Gray Fox experience with most was definitely Solidus at the end of MGS2, though. Felt like I was revisiting that fight for literal weeks!

And don't worry about self-promotion, you can post whatever you want of your writing on the boards.

[Helikaon]

It's funny you posted this when you did as it was the day after an especially long lunch break at work where I was discussing James Bond at length with some colleagues...when none of us were especially big Bond fans. For that reason, I don't feel like I can pass comment on the comparison in good faith, but I will say that Bond rocks the tuxedo better than any of the Snakes do!

Reading your posts, I feel like that experience of spending so much time with a game when you're younger is so universal. Growing up and starting to perceive the boundaries of the worlds that felt so sprawling to you when you were younger can be a bit disappointing sometimes...films, TV shows, books, things that felt so grandiose and epic as a child can seem like absolute blips comparatively when you revisit them as an adult. I think MGS is one of those special series where it's edges, despite it facing just as many limitations as any other game from your childhood, still feel quite impressive even all these years later. The boss that I had your Gray Fox experience with most was definitely Solidus at the end of MGS2, though. Felt like I was revisiting that fight for literal weeks!

And don't worry about self-promotion, you can post whatever you want of your writing on the boards.

I will probably write an entire post about how much I struggled with Solidus, myself, haha. Those jet boost boots, FFS, Kojima! 12-year-olds shouldn't have to deal with that attack coming out of nowhere!