158: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (with Geoff Moonen - "Fun" and Games)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

In my ongoing first-time playthrough of the Metal Gear Solid series, we've arrived at the canonical end of Solid Snake's story, while seeing series creator Hideo Kojima at his most self-indulgent (yet) and most creative. Metal Gear Solid is a series of multitudes, and 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is no different. Listen in to find out what we thought!

Guest info: Geoff Moonen

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:28 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts
18:42 Story Setup
35:02 Story Themes/Presentation
54:08 Gameplay
1:18:28 Final Thoughts/Plugs
1:30:24 SPOILER WALL
1:32:18 Spoiler section

Music in the episode is credited to Harry Gregson-Williams. Tracks used:

Old Snake
Metal Gear Saga
Midnight Shadow
Haven Troopers
Breakthrough
Drebin 893
Guns of the Patriots
Father & Son
Everything Begins

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105: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (with Gaming Memories)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Boy am I glad that I disregarded all of the "Metal Gear Solid 2 is the worst one, just skip it" chatter out there. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, by Hideo Kojima and Konami, is a step up in almost every way from the first Metal Gear Solid game, and does a ton of interesting things in the process. Its biggest issue is that it takes a long time setting up, and then the payoff hits you with too much all at once. But once I've had time to sit and process everything it's doing, I gain more and more appreciation for it. Joining me for this discussion is The Profit of Gaming Memories! He runs a podcast interviewing people about their gaming memories, as well as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube pages dedicated to retro gaming and emulation.

Max Derrat's YouTube video as mentioned in the podcast

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:37
Story Setup/Visuals 12:29
Gameplay/Music 39:09
Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Housekeeping 57:53
SPOILER WALL 1:12:00

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Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Metal Gear Solid”

158: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (with Geoff Moonen - "Fun" and Games)

105: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (with Gaming Memories)