Favorite Games Thematically (Unranked)
My favorite games from a thematic standpoint. I study philosophy so I'm obviously very biased when it comes to the games I prefer.
12 Games
Playing the MSX games is so core to understanding what makes MGS so special. Viewing it as a midpoint as opposed to an intro really changes our understanding of Snake's journey, and it enhances this game so, so much.
After studying Buddhist philosophy, reading Dharma transmission, Nagarjuna, and Keiji NIshitani, I think I finally get it.
I wish a lot of it was less subtextual because I think it really hurts the frontloaded narrative a lot of the time, especially towards the end, but goddamn I think it's a perfect culmination of the series' ideas the more I reflect on it.
