It’s been ten years since Konami’s Metal Gear series concluded with 2015’s The Phantom Pain , and the industry has been weaker for it. Created by Hideo Kojima , the franchise helped usher in multiple generations of gaming, dating back to the 8-bit era with the original game’s release for the MSX2 home computer in 1987.

With each new entry, Metal Gear pushed the envelope of cinematic storytelling , not just in terms of borrowing the visual language of film for cut scenes and action, but also weaving a twisting, operatic yarn filled with rich characters, dramatic stakes, and frequently heavy philosophical themes. Originally inspired by classic Eighties movies by directors like John Carpenter, the franchise eventually found its own identity — equally bizarrely goofy and navel gazey

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