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64.33.250.214 wrote: 0nighthawk0 wrote: As far as I know, it's a flashback, Venom is re-experiencing the whole scene but with a different ending

The Day One patch is mostly a rumor due to people being in an uproar about the ending.

But in either case, there is no Gray Fox in the game, not even a mention. This is PythonSelkan you're talking about. Do you think Gray Fox not being mentioned in the trailers prevented them from creating theories? They could easily take this scene and somehow say it proves Gray Fox. Either way, I don't see their fanbase completely abandoning ship. I'm sure some will once all the endings have been uploaded to Youtube.

I wouldn't discredit the patch rumor simply because fans are mad. Remember how Kojima kept Raiden a secret pretty much until release day? Times have changed since MGS2, and Kojima is likely well aware of piracy. It makes sense if he went to extra measure to ensure all the game's secret weren't leaked before release.

The only problem with the patch theory is for the people who don't have internet. Nowadays though, most gamers have internet and most games have DLC. I missed it, but according to commenters on reddit who've been watching a stream of the game, they've confirmed that the facial customization at the beginning was for Medic. Medic's face in GZ was apparently just a placeholder for the custom face. Then the Medic gets facial surgery, so the customization option ends up not adding much to the game. Basically, Kojima rehashed MGS2 with this feature. It's Raiden's dog tags all over again.

There's still a chance there are extra story elements being kept for DLC, but as more footage is leaked it seems Venom Snake may actually be the custom player character.