Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5038094-20140721042428/@comment-1504072-20140906165750

The Patriots could have as much influence as they like, but they still couldn't stop Solidus instigating Shadow Moses, nor stop the Marines creating RAY. You seem to have been spooked by the AIs at the end of MGS2, which was their intention, but they are not gods, and neither is Zero.

Big Boss's "betrayal" of Zero now begins at Peace Walker's conclusion, and not simply the events of MG1&2. This merely changes the context of Big Mama's speech in MGS4, in that MG1&2 are now the final straw for Zero. Nowhere is it claimed Zero "forgave" Big Boss or ever became best buddies with him again, but Zero still saw him as a friend, and though the two tried to destroy each other he still had respect for him.

I'll finish by bringing this back to the topic, and affirm my belief that remakes are NOT the future of the MGS series, especially if they're just to address little niggling issues like these. Something like Acid or Ghost Babel, not constrained by the main series canon, and free to try new ideas/stories/protagonists in a familiar Metal Gear world.