Do you think love can bloom, even on a battlefield?
Mission Log Taken hostage, Snake is subjected to Ocelot's torture. If he submits, Meryl will be killed. Campbell tells Snake, who is drained from the torture, that Metal Gear is equipped with a new- type of nuclear warhead. Snake waits for an opportunity to escape the cell. After outlasting Ocelot's torture, Snake escapes from the cell with the help of Ninja. However, Meryl, taken as the other hostage, cannot be found. The terrorist's demands have been rejected and they are preparing to launch a new-type nuclear warhead. To stop that, Snake must use the detonation code emergency override key at the underground maintenance base up north, or destroy Metal Gear itself. Snake first collects his belongings and then heads north for the underground maintenance base.
I’ll never submit! This is the quarter of the game where they completely forget to make a stealth sneaker.
The codec video is almost twice as long, because there is a depth of optional content and details to show, some that even I had no idea existed (32:00).
In updating the OP, I realized that we have all of the weapons and equipment in the game by the end of this update! And we’ve still got a third-or-so of game left.
Mission Log The terrorists have started preparing to launch a new-type of nuclear warhead. To stop that, Snake must use the detonation code emergency override key at the underground maintenance base up north, or destroy Metal Gear itself. After escaping from the cell, Snake climbs up Communications Tower A to detour around the glaciers blocking the way to the underground maintenance base. However, Liquid's Hind D destroys the walkway. To get out of this terrible situation, Snake starts rappelling along the wall of Communications Tower A, depending totally on his rope. Snake gets attacked by Liquid's Hind D at Communications Tower A, but he rappels down the communications tower wall and acquires the Stinger -- a weapon effective against the Hind.
Ah, so this is what a Russian gunship’s doing here. Performing very well as a boss fight! Many of the game’s boss fights incorporate gimmicks that were only made possible with the PS1’s power, and this one does that while also being really fun to play. The previous two games had fights against the Hind D that were limited by the MSX into static and absentee, respectively, and MGS makes up for it.
Here’s another batch of VR Missions! The other, more interesting, half of the Puzzle missions. I encourage you to solve the puzzle on your own before seeing the solution!
Do you know what that is? It’s a bullet straight from my gun to your heart.
Mission Log To stop the launch of the new-type of nuclear warhead, Snake must use the detonation code emergency override key at the underground maintenance base up north, or destroy Metal Gear itself. Snake fights Liquid's Hind D on the roof of Communications Tower B and defeats it. After taking the elevator in Communications Tower B and defeating the stealth camouflage soldiers, Snake heads for the entrance to the underground maintenance base beyond the Snowfield north of Communications Tower B.
Here is another short VR Mission video while I put together the next story update. This completes the VS 12 Battle missions which mistakenly teach Snake that he is an action movie star, not a fragile mortal man.
C’mon. Even a high school student could see past it.
Mission Log To stop the launch of the new-type of nuclear warhead, Snake must use the detonation code emergency override key at the underground maintenance base up north, or destroy Metal Gear itself. Snake fights Liquid's Hind D on the roof of Communications Tower B and defeats it and gets to the Snowfield north of Communications Tower B. However, there awaits Sniper Wolf. After winning the sniping battle on the Snowfield, he heads for the entrance to the underground maintenance base north of the Snowfield.
Well, I didn’t quite make my goal of finishing the LP in 2018. But I finished Disc 1 and a little more! That’s okay, I have no intention of dropping this, even as I enter year 6 of working on it! This update felt like a filler video going into it, but actually has a lot of cool moments if nothing plot-important. I guess I’m …hot and cold on this video.
Here’s the last group of Mystery VR missions! None of these are really brain busters. The limitations of the game mechanics probably prevent a complex crime scene investigation. Oh well?
Mission Log To stop the launch of the new-type of nuclear warhead, Snake must use the detonation code emergency override key at the underground maintenance base up north, or destroy Metal Gear itself. While Snake heads down on the large cargo elevator from the blast furnace beyond the Snowfield to get to the lower level after defeating Sniper Wolf again, Snake hears from Master Miller that Naomi could be a spy. Snake cannot believe it, but all he can do now is to head for the underground maintenance base where Metal Gear is stored.
I am proud of us for not doing stupid Mr. Freeze puns all video. This boss fight is really only as hard as you want it to be, as long as you were bothering to fill your ammo before taking that elevator.
That being said, if you fight fair, it’s one of the cooler fights in the game.
This may be the shortest update I’ll ever post. I mistakenly thought this category had 10 missions, but it only has 8. But one of them is a Mystery Mission, and it’s better than some of the non-rejected ones!
Mission Log To stop the launch of the new-type nuclear warhead, Snake rushes to the underground maintenance base. However, Vulcan Raven is waiting for him. While Raven is dying after being defeated by Snake, he tells Snake that the DARPA Chief who died in front of Snake was actually FOX-HOUND member Decoy Octopus in disguise. Snake, who has been told by Master that Naomi was lying about her identity, is confused and filled with doubt, but heads for the underground maintenance base just beyond the door.
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Snake’s been heading for this underground maintenance base for 9 straight videos - ever since we met with Meryl in the ladies’ room, we’ve just been trying to get here. And was it worth the wait?
I want to throw some appreciation to the VAs in the ending cutscene of this video. We’re get some iconic hammy lines from Liquid (Cam Clarke), and there’s many more where those came from.
I feel like if it takes multiple years to go from the underground maintenance base to the bathrooms that it must really, really suck being one of the genome soldiers stationed there, especially given that you can’t just dig a latrine because of the permafrost.
Mission Log Master repeatedly warns Snake that Naomi is an enemy spy. While filled with doubt, Snake arrives at the underground maintenance base. From Otacon's call, Snake finds out that the new-type nuclear warhead equipped on Metal Gear is a stealth ballistic missile utilizing a rail gun. Snake doubts Campbell who kept that fact a secret, but he heads for the control room on the 3rd floor of the underground maintenance base to stop the launch of this new-type of nuclear warhead. Snake finally arrived at the control room on the 3rd floor of the underground maintenance base, but the detonation code has already been entered. However, Snake hears from Otacon that he discovered how to use the detonation code emergency override key. The key is made of shape memory alloy and changes into 3 shapes according to temperature, each shape matching to the corresponding terminal in the control room. But Snake gets shot by Ocelot and drops the key into the drainage ditch on the first floor of the underground maintenance base.
This was a long but fun one to do. I remember from the planning stages of this LP being amazed at just how many calls there were during this sequence. When I was making this video I spent a while trying to research how the PAL key temperature changing is actually designed and as far as I can tell, no one bothered to explain the correct answer online - until now!
Glad to see a new update! Now I feel like those two hours of grinding I did in Persona 2 to find a rare boss spawn that I never wound up finding were worth it.
Mission Log The detonation code of the new-type of nuclear warhead has already been entered. Master tells Snake, who is trying to use the detonation code emergency override key to prevent the launch, of the existence of the assassination virus weapon FoxDie and that Naomi might have used it. While heading to input the 3rd PAL code to stop the launch of the new-type of nuclear warhead, Snake receives a call from Naomi who has been arrested as a spy. Naomi confesses that she is the sister of Gray Fox, and that she betrayed Snake as revenge, since Snake caused her brother to be what he is now. When the conversation got to the subject of whom FoxDie has been used against, the transmission was cut off. Campbell orders the furious Snake to head to the control room after changing the key to the warm temperature shape in order to stop the launch of the new-type of nuclear warhead. Snake finally entered the 3rd PAL code. However, the system announced that the nuclear warhead has been activated. Laughing at the confused Snake, Master Miller removes his sunglasses, and reveals himself as Liquid Snake. Liquid used Snake all this time to have Snake perform the emergency input of the detonation code to activate the new- type of nuclear warhead. Liquid runs to the cockpit of Metal Gear as it starts to move. Snake goes after him.
We’re officially in the endgame! This is a fun fight even though it doesn’t have many unique quirks like the other boss fights before. We also get some top-tier Cam Clarke Liquid lines in this video.
As for the LP, there are shockingly few codec calls after this point in the game, so it’s downhill from here in terms of effort and quality! Strap in.
This is the longest VR Mission video because I finally thought it was time to show the introductory video and main menu of the game (8 years later?) It’s also the penultimate mission, we’re so close to that sweet 100%!!
Here’s the final set of VR Missions! We get to play as the Cyborg Ninja and massacre everyone! With this, we have 1st place rank in 100% of the missions and unlock a secret…
