Metal Gear Solid V twists my mind up like few works do. It takes so many different ideas and concepts and so masterfully interweaves them even when it feels like it shouldn't work it always does. You get the endless tragedy in motion, the descent into villainy the radical nature of the anti imperialist sentiment along with the anti war ideals this game yells so loudly, the importance of language and the feelings that are so deeply and personally connected to one's mother tongue, and then also the ideas of dualism so prevalent, the fact that game closes the loop of the series like fuck, and the big brain meta concepts of Venom Snake (Who I could dedicate pages of endless rambling to god he is incredible) and how the incredible immersion of the game enhances that and the connection with the player and the fucking Moby Dick stuff like it's all so much and yet it all works perfectly. The level of subtextual masterclass in this game as well with all of the thematic cohesion it really shouldn't be possible. I wish I could talk about this game and sound like a sane person but this story just simply won't let me. For one last bit I'll try; This is the perfect final game in the Metal Gear saga for what it is and in so many ways I wouldn't want it to end any other way. I can't wait to think about this game more and more looping The Man Who Sold The World and have everything settle more and have more things click into place in time. With the way this game rots my brain it'll truly never be game over.