Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-86.45.17.40-20150909104026/@comment-86.45.17.40-20150912132025

I'd like to note at how effective this campaign of rumour and secrecy has been at simulating the sense of not knowing what to believe which is continuously depicted in Orwell's 1984. At this point, I would still be unsurprised if EVERYTHING turns out to be partially true or if EVERYTHING turns out to be an elaborate hoax. Whether or not any of it is real, the metaphor is potent - disinformation and misinformation can be ruthlessly disarming and distracting.

I'd also like to point out the intricacy of the narrative woven by the "Project Omega" hoax. The way that hoax ties in to the theme of 1984, the clever use of the aborted six clones of Big Boss, the interpretation of "From FOX, Two Phantoms Were Born" as meaning the creation of two residual AIs after the implementation of FOXALIVE - I found those particular aspects to be ingenious. I think the hoax was let down by the live actions videos. The man responsible did a good job with the storytelling, in my opinion.

I think it is also odd how almost all of these hoaxes contain some grain of truth that makes it tempting to believe them. "A Weapon To Surpass Metal Gear" - is it disinformation/misinformation? The silence of the Metal Gear development team on all of the hoaxes is also odd.

Most of all, I don't understand why they're making us wait. Give us something. Give us something so that we stay on the ride. I don't care how long the ride is - personally, the longer the ride, the better. But you have to give us something to keep going. I'm one degree away from being a die-hard fan, and I'm tired now. If the supply of information dries up for too long, they'll lose everyone. If any of this is real (less that a 1% chance at this point), it'd be sad for something great to be scuppered by poor execution.