Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-179.197.35.147-20140929015719/@comment-177.249.112.38-20151103025254

93.55.182.68 wrote: Jim Logan wrote: Because MGSV retconned the Cobra Unit's powers,(at least the End's) to be Parasites. That's not what I meant to say. Back in 2004 there was no "Parasites, son". We didn't know exactly why The Pain could control hornets, etc.

AND that was totally fine. The Cobras were a bunch of tough weird motherfuckers. I think we should go back there, when super abilities were not supposed to be heavily explained with some cheap cop outs like parasites or nanomachines. Like in MGS. Psycho Mantis? Psychic powers. How do they exactly work? Who the fuck cares? No parasites nor nanofucks. Just be more creative with those powers, enough with nanomachines and parasites stuff, just move on. IF we need to have more people with superpowers. I don't think it is mandatory. I guess the only mandatory thing in a Metal Gear game is the Metal Gear.

I see what you mean now hahahaha

and i agree with you Kojima wasted a fuck ton of time trying to explain all the weird shit he came up with and most of the time it wasn't even necessary

for example the whole Liquid Ocelot thing in MGS2 he says he is possessed by Liquid's spirit and in MGS3 we learn the Ocelot is the son of the sorrow that was enough explanation one could easily say

"Ohhh I get since Ocelot is the son of the guy who could talk to the dead, he is now possessed by the original owner of his arm"

then in MGS4 we get oh no he wasn't actually possessed he was just pretending to be possessed but then he actually got possessed because he pretended so fucking hard he ended up beleiving he was possessed but in truth it was the nanomachines son!!!!!!!!

I feel like he became so obssesed with confusing the crap out of us and developing shayamalan-esque plot twists that he ended up shitting all over his own franchaise. anyways i'm glad he's gone now

lets just hope i don't end up regretting his departure