Before we get into this topic I would like to say that I am firmly pro-Metal Gear and despite the flaws and questions that are about to follow, this is easily my favourite game series. That being said, it's certainly not a perfect series. Here are some lingering questions the end of MGS4 left me with.
Again, for those who missed it in the title: SPOILER ALERT
1. Johnny (Akiba) spends two games and 3/4's of MGS4 being an incompetent, incontenent, bumbling walking butt-end of a joke. Then, at the drop of a hat, he becomes a badass who mows down countless FROGs with nearly perfect aim and confidence. I understand that he didn't have nano-machines in the Middle East and was sick because of that, but in MGS and MGS2 he still had bowl trouble and you can't blame nano-machines for those two. One could argue the he gained enough confidence to reveal his feelings for Meryl, so he then had confidence in his fighting ability, but surely those skills would have presented themselves at some point earlier. I might just be reading into this a bit too much, but damn it, it still bothers me!
2. Big Boss was revived after the Patriots AI's were destroyed. He was rebuilt with pieces of Liquid and Solidus. Ok, I'll take that cup of tea. But where I'm confused is the point where Big Boss's body was switched with Solidus. If you recall, Big Boss's vital signs were a control mechanism for the Patriot AI's and SOP. By switching him with Solidus, there should be a point where the vital sgins stop during the switch as one body is substituted for the other. I think one of the AI's might have, you know, noticed that perhaps? I might have missed something in a cutscene somewhere, but there had to be a brief moment where there were no vitals when the switch was made.
Also, if Big Boss was sedateded with nano-machines and he was frozen with his only hope of revival being the destruction of the AI's, wouldn't the nano-machine control stop after he was switched with Solidus? I know he mentions that he was awakened when the AI's were destroyed, but if he was no longer in Patriot hands could he not then, in theory, be woken up by alternative means? This one I might have completely skipped over on my third playthrough, but I'm pretty sure they never address this fact.
3. Raiden returns from his injuries with the bothersome handicap of being armless. He then proceeds to use his electric sword to cause power surges and even zaps a FROG as he aides Snake in getting to the GW AI. My question is WHEN THE HELL DID HE GET THE ABILITY TO ZAP PEOPLE, AND WHY DID HE ONLY DO IT ONCE? SURE, HE MIGHT NEED TO CHARGE THE BLOODY THING, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT COULD ZAP THINGS MORE THAN ONCE EVERY HOUR OR SO!
Also, on a subjective note, wasn't he a bit thick when he finally saw his son, yet at first he believed it to be Campbell's kid? I mean Christ, the kid looks like him and even has the same freaky whiteish-blondeish as he does. I know he was told that Rose miscarried, but the guy should be used to being lied to by now.
5. Why did Snake have to walk through the microwave tunnel? Seriously, other than dramatic effect, there was no reason for him to go in. The Mk. III made it just fine and was the only thing that had to go though the tunnel so it could upload the virus. Other than the possibilty of the Mk. III's range limits, Snake could have sat at the other end taking nap or watching a football match on his Solid Eye or having a cigarette or something other than becoming a walking Hot Pocket. I guess it wouldn't be as heroic, now would it?
6. After fighting Laughing Octopus, Snake fight track where the soliders took Naomi. Ok, I can dig that. A bit of tracking could be some fun. But when in the bloody hell did they have time to set up all of those booby-traps? Some are quick and easy to set up, but they seriously had to put some time into a few of them that they just would not have. For example, one of the sets of fake footprints leads Snake to a shack where a recording of Namoi's voice is saying, "Over here Snake! I'm over here!" or something or other. When did they get the time to record that? And how is it that the soldiers can hear the NV mode on the Solid Eye from a distance of at least 10 metres (about 30 ft) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE WITH BIRDS AND WIND AND RUSTLING BUSHES AND A RIVER ALL BEING AMBIENT NOISE? This is probably just me being picky, but this does irritate me.
Understand that these questions and problems are the ravings of my slightly insane mind and that I don't take them too seriously. If you have the answers to these questions because I am just daft and missed the info somewhere along the line, please feel free to scold me firmly and point out my error.
Or if you have similar questions that just don't add up or make sense to you, please post them here and perhaps we all can find the answers...
Again, for those who missed it in the title: SPOILER ALERT
1. Johnny (Akiba) spends two games and 3/4's of MGS4 being an incompetent, incontenent, bumbling walking butt-end of a joke. Then, at the drop of a hat, he becomes a badass who mows down countless FROGs with nearly perfect aim and confidence. I understand that he didn't have nano-machines in the Middle East and was sick because of that, but in MGS and MGS2 he still had bowl trouble and you can't blame nano-machines for those two. One could argue the he gained enough confidence to reveal his feelings for Meryl, so he then had confidence in his fighting ability, but surely those skills would have presented themselves at some point earlier. I might just be reading into this a bit too much, but damn it, it still bothers me!
2. Big Boss was revived after the Patriots AI's were destroyed. He was rebuilt with pieces of Liquid and Solidus. Ok, I'll take that cup of tea. But where I'm confused is the point where Big Boss's body was switched with Solidus. If you recall, Big Boss's vital signs were a control mechanism for the Patriot AI's and SOP. By switching him with Solidus, there should be a point where the vital sgins stop during the switch as one body is substituted for the other. I think one of the AI's might have, you know, noticed that perhaps? I might have missed something in a cutscene somewhere, but there had to be a brief moment where there were no vitals when the switch was made.
Also, if Big Boss was sedateded with nano-machines and he was frozen with his only hope of revival being the destruction of the AI's, wouldn't the nano-machine control stop after he was switched with Solidus? I know he mentions that he was awakened when the AI's were destroyed, but if he was no longer in Patriot hands could he not then, in theory, be woken up by alternative means? This one I might have completely skipped over on my third playthrough, but I'm pretty sure they never address this fact.
3. Raiden returns from his injuries with the bothersome handicap of being armless. He then proceeds to use his electric sword to cause power surges and even zaps a FROG as he aides Snake in getting to the GW AI. My question is WHEN THE HELL DID HE GET THE ABILITY TO ZAP PEOPLE, AND WHY DID HE ONLY DO IT ONCE? SURE, HE MIGHT NEED TO CHARGE THE BLOODY THING, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT COULD ZAP THINGS MORE THAN ONCE EVERY HOUR OR SO!
Also, on a subjective note, wasn't he a bit thick when he finally saw his son, yet at first he believed it to be Campbell's kid? I mean Christ, the kid looks like him and even has the same freaky whiteish-blondeish as he does. I know he was told that Rose miscarried, but the guy should be used to being lied to by now.
5. Why did Snake have to walk through the microwave tunnel? Seriously, other than dramatic effect, there was no reason for him to go in. The Mk. III made it just fine and was the only thing that had to go though the tunnel so it could upload the virus. Other than the possibilty of the Mk. III's range limits, Snake could have sat at the other end taking nap or watching a football match on his Solid Eye or having a cigarette or something other than becoming a walking Hot Pocket. I guess it wouldn't be as heroic, now would it?
6. After fighting Laughing Octopus, Snake fight track where the soliders took Naomi. Ok, I can dig that. A bit of tracking could be some fun. But when in the bloody hell did they have time to set up all of those booby-traps? Some are quick and easy to set up, but they seriously had to put some time into a few of them that they just would not have. For example, one of the sets of fake footprints leads Snake to a shack where a recording of Namoi's voice is saying, "Over here Snake! I'm over here!" or something or other. When did they get the time to record that? And how is it that the soldiers can hear the NV mode on the Solid Eye from a distance of at least 10 metres (about 30 ft) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE WITH BIRDS AND WIND AND RUSTLING BUSHES AND A RIVER ALL BEING AMBIENT NOISE? This is probably just me being picky, but this does irritate me.
Understand that these questions and problems are the ravings of my slightly insane mind and that I don't take them too seriously. If you have the answers to these questions because I am just daft and missed the info somewhere along the line, please feel free to scold me firmly and point out my error.
Or if you have similar questions that just don't add up or make sense to you, please post them here and perhaps we all can find the answers...
i can't wait to tell that to my friend.
