![]() So the actual plot here is more straightforward and less convoluted than the meta-storytelling contained in Metal Gear Solid 2 – Snake’s objectives stay simple throughout, namely to rescue Sokolov, stop the Shagohod and kill The Boss and there isn’t the constant feeling of needing to up the stakes to keep the player surprised. That doesn’t make the storytelling any less effective here though and there’s plenty of twists and turns along the way – it does also provide some valuable insight into the ongoing current-day storyline by explaining the origins of the Patriots and how they became the shadow rulers of the United States.Ĭentral to everything here though is the relationship between The Boss and Snake – mentor and student who are now on opposite sides of the conflict. It’s handled beautifully – she remains an enigma throughout and the final revelations about her true goals are absolutely stunning, cementing her as one of the most memorable characters I’ve ever encountered in a videogame. This is a world where the US and USSR both fear imminent nuclear strikes, where spies often double and triple cross each other in pursuit of selling secrets and where the future is far from certain – its the perfect backdrop for an espionage tale showing what turned Big Boss into the man he became. Armature Studio Bluepoint Games Kojima Produtions KonamiĪs Naked Snake sits aboard a plane ready to parachute out into the jungles of the Soviet Union, he contemplates his mission – to rescue a scientist named Sokolov who has developed a nuclear-capable tank called the ‘Shagohod’ and wishes to defect to the United States. Little does he know that the mission will rapidly become a life and death race to stop the Shagohod, find the Philosopher’s Legacy and defeat his former mentor, the legendary soldier known as ‘The Boss’.īy setting Metal Gear Solid 3 decades before the previous entries in the series and in the midst of the Cold War, creator Hideo Kojima has given himself the perfect blank canvas to craft a stunning spy thriller without the bloat of the ongoing modern-day storyline.
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