Returning to MGS4 in 2025: A Retrospective

[NateDog]

I've really enjoyed these Nate. MGS4 is, if nothing else, unashamedly bombastic. It does help if you don't think too much about it, I personally have found it really hard to accept it for what it is as opposed to what I wish it was (as well written and considered as MGS2 is, MGS4 being...not that...has always been really jarring). The last act especially feels like the Charlie Always Sunny Pepe Silvia meme, it's insanely convoluted.

Hahahah, I never thought of this but it feels like the perfect description of almost everything from MGS4 onwards.

Also thanks! I was going to just bulk save the first batch of posts here to keep it together but I thought that multiple posts are combined into one. I'll try tidy it up later. I'll have my final thoughts up soon!