Ep 0025 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

7/9/2024

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This time around we come to our penultimate installment of The Metal Year, a game which bravely posits that family can be two old men fistfighting over drugs.

Content warnings for this episode: Trauma, Child Abuse, Murder, Sexual Violence, Misogyny, Overt Sexualization, Death, Dying, War and Violence.

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

Gekko - Codename 'Irving'

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Metal Gear Mk.II

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Mecha Mecha

Laughing Octopus

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Raging Raven

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Crying Wolf

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Metal Gear Rex

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Metal Gear Ray

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Mecha Mecha Mecha Mecha

Screaming Mantis

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Mecha Mecha Mecha

Big Momma's Triumph Bonneville

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Mecha

Cool Factor(tm) Score

Alice

Brian

Niko

10

10

9

Other Images of Things Discussed

installing...
gekko's kinda freaky
TITLE DROP
the new radio screen
a game of easter eggs
ipod action
TURRET GUNNIN'
hold on tight, snake
shadow moses...
vamp still a freak
dual screen action
THIS FIGHT IS MECHS
big kick
the microwaves...
i cry everytime
our 3 main characters
gekko...
the high def eggs
sunny says: don't smoke
these fucking hand robots
MOUNT SNAKEMORE
outter haven... is a boat
haven soldiers got me dirty
me callin' ur girlfriend
it's over

"Snake... had a hard life. He needs some time to rest."