Adamska did nothing wrong

Nah, of course he did, but I still love that monster. MGS Delta rekindled my passion for this saga and now I'm here.

[adamskadidnothingwrong]

So, MGS Delta happened and, although I find it hard to forgive the old Konami for its shitty behaviour towards Kojima, I have to admit that Delta was made with love and respect. Sure, it's just an adaptation, the gameplay and even the animations are basically (sometimes literally) the same from the original PS2 Snake Eater, and yeah it kind of is a money grab, but I appreciate the way the project was handled and now my love for this entire saga is rekindled.

To me it's kind of a memory lane walk, with the brain and the lived experienced of a grown ass adult now. And I'm honestly curious to see if I can draw more or less meaning from this story now, or love the characters the same way I used to, and see if the messages of the MGS saga as a whole still resonate with me. Because, as fun as the games are to play, what made me fall in love with this saga most of all was the way certain characters were written, how they interacted with one another, the way their personal relationships evolved and of course the anti-war and anti-nuclear message that, I'm sure, will sound even more relevant and poignant due to the current political climate of the whole world. Not to mention all the discourse around AI, censorship, information control... Oh, I'm so ready for this new journey as an adult in the MGS world.

I think I'll mostly reblog my favourite art pieces on this blog, but if I have the time I'll also share some of my thoughts and analysis, as I go. I so miss all the free time I used to have 🥲

[erikoswinoswald]

★ Metal...things - Metal Gear

[hotvampireadjacent]

Snake…

[calstone-light-o]

[metalgearheritageposts]

MGS Heritage Post

[balamist]

but for real

[metalgearhal-deactivated2017103]

[gravegospel]

the biggest kick i ever got

[ashenberry]

based off this post

[what-even-is-thiss]

I love this new trend of people pointing out inconsistencies and weird logic in video games out of love and interest instead of smart guy snark.

Like look at this waterfall. It’s flowing the wrong way. Isn’t that fascinating? Someone put that there. I like looking at it.

[adamskadidnothingwrong]

One of the funniest "criticisms" like that I've heard is from an Italian youtuber who looked at a waterfall in Dark Souls 1, before the area where you fight Sif, and he said "that looks like a tablecloth that's getting unfurred over and over in a loop".

[xionresync]

haha funny with both ocelots

I saw this pose and knew that I needed to draw middle aged ocelot dragging around his younger self

background was not done by me

[asagi9000]

mantis

[hyaesia]

no i'm actually not done mg2 posting

[metalgearstranding]

[scutesketch]

YOUR ART ON TUMBLR IS BEING USED TO TRAIN AI!

The setting that prevents your work being used to train AI models is turned off by default! I had no idea about this until now! Artists, go to your settings, click “visibility”, and turn on this setting! Protect your work!

[dandelioncowb0y]

Revolver ocelot for a print for artist alley!!!!

[californianedgeworth]

photo of manipulative blonde people to keep in your wallet or something

[adamskadidnothingwrong]

I never post about Death Stranding on this blog because I didn't really like the game (it just feels like it had so much potential, but it lacked a capable co-writer to help Kojima make the best out of it, unlike the mgs saga), but I just wanted to share one thing that bugged me in particular. That is, the wasted opportunity to show a post-apocalyptic world in which only a bunch of billionaires in their doomsday bunkers survived. Because, lets face it, they are the only peppers who have the means to actually make it in a mass extinction event. They literally have this little doomsday preparation club, from California to New Zealand. All of them have built or are building luxury underground bunkers or have an agreement with the owner of one to be welcomed when the catastrophe arrives, wether it's a nuclear war, a GAI takeover, a meteore that's gonna hit us in 2029 or 2036, or a random solar blast. It just makes so much sense, and it would have been as informative as the first mgs was about nuclear war and weapons, because these peppers with doomsday bunkers actually exist. It's just that it's billionaires, not regular people with their tiny shelters in the basement. No, not even the millionaires.

[guddyran]