I kinda want to watch Old Snake die
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
But I really don’t wanna pay for it.
Having just graduated from college, I’ve got some time to spend indulging in things I was too busy to enjoy. At the top of my list is Metal Gear Solid 4, a game I’ve been dying to play and have only been deterred from by its gianormous price tag.
When confronted with a choice in consoles back in 2006, I opted for the 360 simply because my friends were all jumping on the Xbox bandwagon. Even today I only know a single person who owns a PlayStation 3. It must be a lonely vigil.
It’s hard to describe exactly what’s compelling me to pick up the final installment of the Metal Gear Solid saga, because there’s to it than the game play. It’s more of an obligation, I suppose, as someone who plays a lot of games and wants to believe there’s the potential for literary legitimacy or cultural significance to be derived from a game. And while Kojima’s heavy-handed stories are filled to the brim with totally fucked up antagonists and melodramatic soliloquies, they’re also powerful in their intricacy and detail. It’s not Citizen Kane and it’ll never be mistaken for The Godfather; honestly, it’s not even a far cry from Die Hard. But it appears to be the best gaming has yet produced, and I’m eager to experience it not just as a single briliant game in a sea of rehashed ideas, but as the latest, highest benchmark for storytelling in interactive media.
Also, I’m really just curious why Snake has a gun in his mouth. That’s just baffling.