Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-3365837-20150304213210/@comment-1672596-20150305175024

Bluerock wrote: Weedle McHairybug wrote: It actually does promote nihilism, actually. Even Piggyback Guide recognized that it did. Or do I really have to remind you of the analysis on the back of its MGS3 strategy guide? In fact, I have just finished transcribing the section onto the Themes article, so please read it. Wikipedia also noted it there as well and cited the strategy guide. And Nietzsche, if I must remind you, is called the father of nihilism. I don't care about Piggyback's analysis. Snake had beliefs that he followed. I'm arguing that nihilism ≠ not having beliefs, especially if you're claiming that Snake is a nihilist. Don't try and be a wise guy. Except not having beliefs = nihilism. It means nothing matters, nothing is worth believing in. That's the very definition of nihilism. And yes, he didn't have beliefs. If he did, he wouldn't say that absolute reality doesn't exist.