Ep 0019 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

4/15/2024

Cover Image by Ashley Mackenzie

This time around we’re discussing a game that imagines a world in which our elites even remotely pretend to care about an oil spill, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Content warnings for this episode: Discussions of violence, misogyny, child soldiers, warfare, blood, coercion, manipulation, assault, and PTSD.

Our theme is “She Loves Your Fusion” by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.

Mechs Discussed

Metal Gear Ray

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Metal Gear Ray (Unmanned)

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Cyborg Ninja Exosuit

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Cool Factor(tm) Score

Alice

Brian

Niko

7

6

5

Other Images of Things Discussed

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manhatten is canon
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raiden and his sneaking suit
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PLISKEN (not snake)
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oh ya, he's back
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metal gear:s snap
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sneaking action!
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fatman is a real character
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big shell
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"boss fight"
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harrier fight, hind-d who?
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the father, the son, and the vamp
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return of the FMV
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THE BOYS
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nescessary
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colonel u okay bro?
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THE metal gear fight
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fighting the 43rd president of the USA

GAME TIME!

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