Nobody is invalidated, but nobody is right.
You don't need me to explain why MGS2 is a banger so I won't waste your time. In terms of actual hands-on gameplay it's a bit lacking, but you're here for Kojima and this is peak Kojima.
What struck me this time around is how its focus on "context" is somehow, unfortunately, more relevant now than ever. I don't know if this is the result of pure coincidence or supernatural prescience, I just know it hits. Death Stranding's themes surprised a lot of people but its narrative framework was here over a decade before.
It's also genuinely hilarious throughout. Inspired decision for a game with such complex ideas to also give you a button so Raiden can (internally) talk shit mid-conversation whenever you want. Kojima is king.
You don't need me to explain why MGS2 is a banger so I won't waste your time. In terms of actual hands-on gameplay it's a bit lacking, but you're here for Kojima and this is peak Kojima.
What struck me this time around is how its focus on "context" is somehow, unfortunately, more relevant now than ever. I don't know if this is the result of pure coincidence or supernatural prescience, I just know it hits. Death Stranding's themes surprised a lot of people but its narrative framework was here over a decade before.
It's also genuinely hilarious throughout. Inspired decision for a game with such complex ideas to also give you a button so Raiden can (internally) talk shit mid-conversation whenever you want. Kojima is king.