1 hr 3 min
#13 - Les Enfant Terribles: Metal Gear Solid (1998) Hype from Outer Heaven
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- Video Games
“Infiltrate a terrorist stronghold to crack a nuclear conspiracy. Focus your mind, sharpen your senses, stay alive…”
On this episode of Hype from Outer Heaven, join Kyle, Brandon and Caleb (Prince is off on his summer travels) as they break down, dissect and fanboy over Hideo Kojima’s stealth action-adventure classic from 1998: Metal Gear Solid for the Sony PlayStation.
The game places you in the shoes of legendary mercenary: Solid Snake who is pulled out of retirement to infiltrate a nuclear disposal base that has been taken over in a coup by a group of terrorists called: Foxhound, which just happens Snake’s former military unit. Soon after infiltrating the base, Snake discovers a nuclear conspiracy surrounding a weapon surrounding a weapon that will change the face of warfare as we know it; the nuclear equipped, walking battle tank known as Metal Gear Rex (he’s had a couple of run ins in the past apparently). As priorities shift and the mission becomes all the more personal, Snake systematically dismantles Foxhound a member at a time whilst simultaneously trying to sabotage their means of launching a nuclear missile, culminating in what could be argued as one of video games’ most badass final showdowns of all time (a cornered Fox is most definitely more dangerous than a Jackal).
Featuring a thrilling storyline with plot twists at every turn, Metal Gear Solid is a masterpiece of storytelling that holds down a strong message of nuclear disarmament that has never been as important within the current political climate. Often touted as the godfather of stealth video games, Metal Gear Solid was arguably the catalyst for the stealth genre boom of the early noughties, propelling both Hideo Kojima and the Metal Gear franchise (which began in 1987 with Metal Gear on the MSX2) to the legendary status of ‘critical acclaim’ that it holds today.
Just remember, there’s no shame in using the Nikita in the second battle against Sniper Wolf, and for those playing the game for the first time, Meryl’s frequency is 140.15 (thank us later).
Stay Frosty!
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Intro/Outro Song Segments: Hot Nights in Los Angeles
Artist: Three Chain Links (Jim Hall)
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“Infiltrate a terrorist stronghold to crack a nuclear conspiracy. Focus your mind, sharpen your senses, stay alive…”
On this episode of Hype from Outer Heaven, join Kyle, Brandon and Caleb (Prince is off on his summer travels) as they break down, dissect and fanboy over Hideo Kojima’s stealth action-adventure classic from 1998: Metal Gear Solid for the Sony PlayStation.
The game places you in the shoes of legendary mercenary: Solid Snake who is pulled out of retirement to infiltrate a nuclear disposal base that has been taken over in a coup by a group of terrorists called: Foxhound, which just happens Snake’s former military unit. Soon after infiltrating the base, Snake discovers a nuclear conspiracy surrounding a weapon surrounding a weapon that will change the face of warfare as we know it; the nuclear equipped, walking battle tank known as Metal Gear Rex (he’s had a couple of run ins in the past apparently). As priorities shift and the mission becomes all the more personal, Snake systematically dismantles Foxhound a member at a time whilst simultaneously trying to sabotage their means of launching a nuclear missile, culminating in what could be argued as one of video games’ most badass final showdowns of all time (a cornered Fox is most definitely more dangerous than a Jackal).
Featuring a thrilling storyline with plot twists at every turn, Metal Gear Solid is a masterpiece of storytelling that holds down a strong message of nuclear disarmament that has never been as important within the current political climate. Often touted as the godfather of stealth video games, Metal Gear Solid was arguably the catalyst for the stealth genre boom of the early noughties, propelling both Hideo Kojima and the Metal Gear franchise (which began in 1987 with Metal Gear on the MSX2) to the legendary status of ‘critical acclaim’ that it holds today.
Just remember, there’s no shame in using the Nikita in the second battle against Sniper Wolf, and for those playing the game for the first time, Meryl’s frequency is 140.15 (thank us later).
Stay Frosty!
Follow us on social media!
Twitter: https://bit.ly/3arEOkn
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3x4wnDg
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3smXgAW
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hypefromouterheaven
Donate to Brandon’s CRISIS UK fundraiser: https://tinyurl.com/ua9xz567
Intro/Outro Song Segments: Hot Nights in Los Angeles
Artist: Three Chain Links (Jim Hall)
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 - http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hypefromouterheaven/message
1 hr 3 min