0019 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001‪)‬ On the Shoulders of Giants

Keep you waiting, huh? This time around we’re discussing a game that imagines a world in which our elites even pretend to care about an environmental disaster, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Let’s launch into it!

Mechs discussed:



Metal Gear RAY



Cyborg Ninja Exosuit



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Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war crimes, genocide, child soldiers, torture, environmental catastrophe, social engineering, sexism, child death, blood and violence, and imperialism.

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