Going Back to MGSV: The Phantom Pain (Part 2: Story)

This video contains spoilers for the Metal Gear Solid series.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
3:05 - Structure, or: The Problem With Tapes
11:45 - Chapter 2
13:28 - Disconnection
17:20 - Character Problems
24:19 - Skull Face
27:26 - Visual Storytelling
28:50 - The Twist
36:28 - Cut Content
39:24 - Closing Thoughts: Understanding

In part 2 of my critique of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I take a look at perhaps the most important element of any Metal Gear game - its story. In MGSV, however, thanks to deep structural issues, plot holes, poor characterisation and a twist that tells us very little we didn't already know, The Phantom Pain serves as the least interesting way to tell a story that didn't need to be told.

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Some pickup footage (thanks to my capture hardware bugging out) from:
TheInnocentSinful -    • Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation) Full P...  
ALEX -    • Metal Gear Solid 3 (MGS3) Movie HD 60...  
Shirrako -    • Metal Gear Solid 5 Phantom Pain - Fir...  
Tactical Modding Operations -    • MGSV - Quiet/Ocelot model swap - Rain...  
Inzaa -    • SPOILER - Metal Gear Solid V  - Episo...  
Trailers from Konami and The Game Awards.

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