Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5085906-20130627191357/@comment-64.33.250.214-20150823002856

88.193.240.30 wrote: They're not 100% right, but very close. And even though I don't know that much about editing, I can tell you that it would take a true professional to make the pages look that real. I'm not willing to believe that it's fake, just no way. And it's way different writing a fake plot, people write fanfiction for fun, than professionally editing dozens of pages worth of pictures and text etc. When you watch the videos showcasing the guide, you can see that everything is exactly like in the pictures. There is no way in hell it's all fake. I once said during one discussion that I'll change my mind if I'm given undeniable proof, and to me, this is undeniable proof. I just have to come in terms with that, if it turns out it was somehow all a fake then I'll be really happy, but I just can't call that guide a fake, it looks way too convincing to be a fake.

After discovering the strategy guide is listed for sale, which I hadn't known until after reading through the reddit comments, I'm slowly changing my mind about it being fake. But I'm still holding out for an official acknowledgement from a reputable source.

Let's not discredit the fanfic writers. PythonSelkan have had to edit dozens of pages worth of pictures and text for their theories, and convert all that info into video form.

Even if this guide proves legitimate, there remains the possibility that the producers of the guide were told by Konami/Kojami to be somewhat obtuse about story details. What the translations say about Venom Snake not being Big Boss could merely be a suggestion, as opposed to the guide makers spoiling the plot. After all, the translation says that the guide doesn't make a conclusion about who Ishmael is.

I stand by what I said previously, that aside from new images we haven't seen before, much of the guide's story information can be deduced by playing GZ or watching the PP trailers. I'm also disappointed and suspicous over the guide not mentioning Chico's fate, or even suggesting cameos from any characters who fit into the game's timeline. This has been one of the longest productions Kojima has ever worked on, and the guide makes it seem as though there are next to no new characters we haven't seen from gameplay demos.