oh fun fact: I just found out about this recently. if you kill a soldier on the mountain. wait for the vulture to come by and eat the dead body. then kill the vulture. eat the vulture.(don't ask why just do it.) when you get to the sorrow boss fight there will be a soldier with a vulture perched on his shoulder screaming at you "you ate me!!! you ate me!!!" No I am not kidding. this is why kojima is fucking awesome.

Oh, so you CAN eat snakes in this game. Good. I was walking all over the place in Watch Dogs, and never was I able to find a bench in a park or something where I could sit and watch dogs.

“Watching the sexual tension between he two protagonists” I do agree, the sexual tension between snake and ocelot is palpable

Hum, a nice bit of foreshadowing I've never noticed, Snake and Ocelot exchange firearms trivia the whole game, making you care about those details, and if you notice Eva use a chinese pistol, because she is a chinese spy. I'm the type of person that cares about this gun bullshit, why did I never seen that?!

The sexual tension between Snake and Ocelot was far better than that between Snake and Eva.

"There's a guy who shoots bees out of his mouth. You can't explain that!" Sen. Armstrong: "Parasites son!"

I never saw someone point this out. If you eat a lot of the same food that snake does not like, he will aquire a taste for it, giving you more stamina back

Played through MGS3 for the first time this year, so you can't blame nostalgia for this. MGS3 is a masterpiece

Found a new hidden detail. If you equip night vision or thermal goggles before a cutscene, snake will be wearing them in the cutscene. Not only that, but if you enter first person view using the R1 prompts you will have night vision/thermal. Pretty cool.

I love that DSP was used as an example for "low level gameplay".

When I first played MGS2 I had lent it off a friend and had no memory card so I had to play it in one sitting with pause breaks. When that Colonel Campbell codec came up I was so freaked out, I thought it was slipped in for people who play the game for a pre-determined amount of time.

Pressing L1 as you stand over Boss' grave... The... Sorrow....

I wish I could play MGS 3 for the first time again.

"There's an old man who's photosynthetic. You can't explain that!" Or rather, as long as you don't have the characters themselves or the plot draw attention to it, players will just buy it as a facet of gameplay. YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT, PHANTOM PAIN.

By default I play every Metal Gear Solid game by using non lethal methods, I love that you can complete the entire game without having to kill a single enemy (boss deaths in cut scenes excluded). MGS3 for me is the pinnacle of the series, I'd even go as far to say it's arguably the best video game I've ever played.

David Lynch broke those rules of camp too. Especially in Twin Peaks, where he pulled from pulp murder mystery, old film noir, bad soap operas, and added in his own touch of surrealism to create an experience that was awkward, funny, stupid, and at times, dark and serious as hell. Though I think Mulholland Drive was probably best at this overall, if not Lost Highway.

The truth of the matter is: Russia's climate used to be primarily tropical. After the end of World War 2 though, the country was split into 2; with the tropical areas being systematically eliminated by a highly secretive organization of supersoldiers known as CopperTodd. The remaining portion of Russia was then greatly expanded and revised manually by the same organization to resemble a tundra climate. Of course, you won't find any of this in the History books. The public, including Russian inhabitants, was left none the wiser about any of this. Kojima was one of the few ones left that knew the truth; and he tried to let everyone know by releasing this game. Unfortunately, after 10 years, the very same force that destroyed the original 'Mother' Russia became aware of his true intention by releasing this "game" and began plotting his removal from this dimension. They've already succeeded with the first move in their plan; removing him from Konami. Soon they plan to exile him from Japan; then Asia; and eventually from the entire planet. But that's not all: Kojima emanates a certain type of energy that sustains this planet; a detail they discovered about him after they already made their plan to remove him. Once he's outside of Earth's atmosphere, they plan on converting that same energy into a source used to power a weapon they've been secretly been constructing since before the removal of "Mother" Russia. Apparently this weapon has the capacity to cause unfathomable destruction. If this plan of theirs comes to fruition, I fear for the future of this planet. There's got to be someone capable of infiltrating the base of these supersoldiers and putting a stop to this plan of theirs before it's too late!

Wow, you just did an amazing video talking about every detail behind MGS 3. You show relevant information to explain those magical moments with a correct background, and you also did a great job reviewing each event of the game. I am amazed because I feel that you made it with passion, I see that you really love what you do! You're pretty good!

...Well, I thought the vampire jokes were funny. Like, legitimately funny, not campy funny. Especially with the callback if you call Para-Medic while in the jail cell. Actually kinda sweet how she jokingly uses Snake's fear of vampires to motivate him.

If one more youtuber says the Snake eater theme is cheesy I'm gonna lose it, shits Fuego, and the woman sung her ass off

I ate "The End's" parrot

I remember my mom asking me "is this James Bond?" during the intro of operation Snake Eater. I didn't see the resemblance back then because I was so young but a few months ago when she saw me play this game again she said "oh, it's the James Bond game!" I just replied with a "yup!" ;). Great video George! I especially love your MGS content.

pachinko. PACHINKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pachinko.....(soft crying )

Still the best game in the entire series.

I agreed. Snake Eater is the best MGS game. MGS4 is really good but falls short to this one. MGS3 had story, characters, and everything.

It's always been my favorite game in the series. Also: "Everyone is gay for Big Boss."

Minor correction: All in-game music in this game was composed by Norihiko Hibino, not Harry Gregson-Williams. I would say Hibino san is the unsung hero in the MGS series, as he composed the entirety of the in-game music for Ghost Babel, MGS2/3 and contributed to other MGS titles as well. I met him once, and truly a great guy.

I really love the smirk on snakes face after he spots the beehive. it's just so mischievous.

Best use of DSP video lol

Do you have a bandanna for intinite popcorn?

That DPS call out was pure gold

He said, “it’s been almost 9 years and he’s still finding new things about the game”. Now this KZfaq video is over 9 years old! Time flies right. I hope the do a full 20th anniversary remake but it’ll probably never happen.

9:58 it’s worth pointing out just how many of the best tracks in the game were written by Norihiko Hibino, not Gregson-Williams. Hibino really doesn’t get enough credit for his work on the series

I love how you threw one of DSP's massive fails into this video.

This is a landmark moment for video game essays and video essays in general. The intellectuality displayed here is astounding. This man right here changed how I engaged with art, video games and criticism in general. Thanks for your contributions, George. RIP.

ARE YOU GOING TO EAT THE DAMN POPCORN OR NOT?!

I actually liked Raiden. It was just the game that was a massive question mark. "Colonel! I just realized.. I NEVER MET YOU!" HOW?!

DSP is below low-level skill.

I just found out about the Spatsa this past month. It's a mushroom found in the deeply isolated courtyard of Graniny Gorki Lab, and it puts Snake to sleep, complete with the ZZZ effect, for an alarmingly long time when eaten. This restores life and stamina without a save/reload, but obviously leaves you completely vulnerable. In a bizarre Codec call, Paramedic bewilderingly and suspiciously seems to withhold this information from you until you've eaten it. It also replenishes your knockout handkerchief by creating an ammo box once you've eaten the mushroom. About that, while we're at it - if you grab a guard with the handkerchief equipped, you knock them out in the classic chloroform move without using any 'ammo'. I swear, there is something for EVERY long-time fan to find in this game.

MGS 3 is still my best MGS game and even one of the best game of all time in my opinion. The game is silly as he George said. The character is silly, campy, stereotype but in a good way. It makes you invested in the characters. Than when it hits the emotional part of the story it makes you care with that character.

These critical closeups of the MGS franchise, especially the video on MGS2, are my favorite things on the internet. My favorite things.

These critical close ups are just too good. I hope you finish the series one day =D

I just finished MGS3 for the first time ever! Pretty darn incredible. The ending left me shooketh. George, I started these games because of you, you owe us a Peace Walker close up!!!

16 years later and this game is still a masterpiece. My favorite game of all time

This is one of the most underrated channels on KZfaq this is a master work of classical critical theory.

Even when it's spoken over in by a critical voice, seeing those few seconds of The Boss' grave and Snake's tear gets me. Every time.

I JUST saw evilaj2010's "This is how you DON'T play MGS1-3" videos, so the "low level" satisfied me very much. XD

Still the best mgs 3 video out there. 10 years later

MGS2 was also MoCaped I watched the behind the scenes on the second disk and it shows how they got in a guy from the army to show them how to hold guns properly and all that. Palp-a-tine, Palp-a-tine. Not Palpa-teen?

Not to nitpick, but the whole 'using Raiden to appeal to girls' is cultural. Over in Japan there's this type of male character called Bishounen. These are essentially pretty boys with their prettiness taken up to 11, making them look feminine. An example of this character type would be Cloud Strife from FF7. It's even remarked in game how feminine he looks.

MGS3 IS THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE.

I played Snake Eater on PS2 with the OG camera angle and i loved it to death

Wow. These videos are masterpieces.

How can someone that is such a MGS3 fan not know that Norihiko Hibino composed most of the in-game music, including Snake Eater?

So MSG 1 introduces the tropes. MSG 2 deconstructs them and MSG 3 reconstructs them. Goddammit Kojima you freaking proto troper

Watching this i noticed the leather jacket outfit venom snake wears in mgsv is the same as Evas. Great attention to detail Kojima

Your couch looks so comfy. I'd love to watch this laying down on that couch with some popcorn and a warm blanket.

Haaaah. I just finished the game at 6 in the morning and just had to come and see this. I've been waiting so long to finish it so I can experience what all the fuss is about, and then watch this to have the fuss explained. None of it is disappointing. Thanks, George and team. That fucking ending, though. Sexual politics aside, Snake's end is horrifically tragic. Of course, that tragedy is reinforced when the genders are considered, but even without them, it's a harrowing betrayal by everyone around him. He was a pawn to all, and all along he thought he was the most powerful of the lot. This game, as you mentioned, is incredibly clever. Much more clever than its predecessor. However, I still like Sons of Liberty better just because of how bold (and earnest) it is. Snake Eater woos and charms the player with all the camp and design then quietly leaves the stage with a great finale that respects the time that the player invested, and for that it IS a better game. However, while Sons of Liberty shouts and slaps the player for self-indulgence just before the end of the play, Snake Eater laughs about it at a bar after the show is over. Sons of Liberty's very end is actually much more friendly, and it tells the player that it's okay to be confused and that life can go on within the fleeting spirit of meaning that they find underlying it all. Snake Eater doesn't care about comforting the player. It outright tells you that your subsistence through all of its trials amount to nothing for your character but the feeling of loss. Even EVA's betrayal doesn't mean anything because that ALSO fails. In fact, the only winner is Ocelot, the kid who you spared, mocked, and thought your amiable rival by the end. The one enemy-friend you made is the biggest puppeteer, and even he didn't do it for liking you. He did it under orders. How humiliating is that? Kojima and team certainly upped themselves with this one, and I definitely think that the franchise and the medium as a whole are much richer for having this game. However, it's a pained and tortured game. It seems like it both likes and dislikes existing. On one end, it flaunts design and character like nothing else. On the other, it mourns the failed task its predecessor took part in. In the same way Big Boss feels lost and betrayed, this game does the same. Sure, it's the best that ever was, but only as a response to things that were outside of its control. It exists somewhere between Kojima's vision and the fans' demands, and it doesn't belong to either. It just jumps from one to the other like an overworked bartender. PS: The Patriot gun looks like a dick and a pair of balls. Boss shoots Snake with it, gives it to Snake when Snake defeats her, then Snake gives it up after he learns that he was just being played. If THAT is not symbolism, I don't know what is.

Perfect explanation and analysis of every tiny detail from a game that has always stuck with me since its release, yet I've never been able to pinpoint all the things that personally made it feel so special. The fact that I'm searching for "MGS3 behind the scenes" videos in mid 2016, even tho I haven't played the game in years, proves that Kojima and crew had created something very special. It's a game that inspired me to become a game designer, and it'll always be one of my favorite games of all time. Well done on this in-depth analysis of a timeless classic!

Back for re-watch hype since the remake got announced!!!

I am very, very, very impressed by this video. You're amazing at what you do, and I'll be back.

You need to do a close up of MGS 4! :P

An "ankle-deep ocean" is probably the most accurate description of Skyrim I've ever heard.

This is one of my favourite youtube videos ever, like the ones that you come back to watch once every year

WTF Metal Gear Solid 2 was DOPE AS FUCK

I’m still amazed at how well written these games are. (Especially MGS2.) Things like the Cobra unit representing emotions is obvious but a lot of people miss the reason for this. Snake kills these emotions over the course of the game leaving him empty: He kills his Pain. Then his Fear. He eliminates his end, placing him on path of war forever. He kills his anger/fury. He is then killed by his sorrow, only to go on. Then he kills his Joy.

this was the video that got me into metal gear, thank you.

The fact that this video is older now than MGS3 was when the video came out has made my bones wither and turn to dust

One of the best analysis videos of anything i've ever seen. This is one of my favorite games of all time and your points about the intermissions and music are things i've never even considered and make the game that much more great. Also bonus points for those shots fired at DSP, lol. I'm sure you know this by now, but your issues with the Tranquilzer gun seem to be fixed in the upcoming MGS5, guards get alerted when seeing a sleeping body, and you can't just snipe someone from across the map. I'm hoping this one takes the spot over MGS3 as my favorite game in the series, and so far i'm really liking what i'm hearing. It's also sad to hear about you getting hit with Content ID on this video. Really hoping that somehow gets sorted out and Google learns from this huge mistake. But i just wanted to say i love this video and the one you made on that issue, and you've earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work and i look forward to seeing more from you.

That's an extremely interesting and deep analysis! I like how you tear the game down so highlight little details of gameplay and narrative. Subscribed The game itself is brilliant. When that single tear came down in the final scene of the game i cried a whole freaking river. It builds the narrative through fun and campy elements to awake your inner child and right when a little kid inside you falls in love with the character it breaks him with terrifyingly deep and adult resolution. Love it

When you reach the boss fight against The End and then don't play because you're on holiday for a week and when you return to the game you beat him because he died of old age while you were gone. 10/10 would holiday again

I will never understand why you would kill Snake if you get spotted in this game lol, you literally has the fake death pill to help you reset the game, the pill is literally "return to last check point"

Oh my god, that part about high and low level gameplay was fantastic! The whole video is fantastic actually, great job!

The DSP mention was so well-placed. I knew as soon as I heard the "low level gameplay" and his trademark loud fan that I marked hard.

I cannot put into words how much the video introduction changed my view on art itself

is it sad that I've watched this 7 times

I basically think the opposite of this video. For me, the best MGS is Sons of Liberty.

I always felt that the way Snake is treated in this and the later game (MGS4) is Kojima punishing fans for not getting MGS2 sooner and demanding that he give us Snake. I think that is still going on. Each game snake is further and further destroyed. He lost his sight, his age, and now he's losing limbs. And all the time I feel as if it's Kojima telling us. You are doing this to this character. You are dragging this man through all this. Each time he is left happy to be done with it all and we continue (and potentially Kojima is guilty of this too) not let go. We want more of him. And I'll be damned if Kojima isn't giving us what we want but making us pay the price for it even to this day.

Still my fav game of all time.

More youtube videos should start with snuggle vision.

My favorite game in the series is actually MGS4. I know many people see it as a bad game, but I just absolutely love everything about it. Especially Snake himself. I really prefer Solid Snake over Naked Snake... He's just a much more interesting and stronger person for me. MGS3 tells a very touching awesome story, but it's really very "hollywoodish" MGS4 just has these awesome moments and concludes the whole saga. And personally I think the gameplay worked best there.

I know this is old and you've heard everything to have been heard on this video... But why would you ever stop gushing about something you loved, and still love, so much? I find there are so few things in this world that I enjoy so much, and I can't stop gushing about any of them because they are the only things I can gush about.

I love you dude. I keep coming back to this video. Have done for years. I miss this style of content, though I’m happy for you that you’ve found your niche with all the ancient history stuff. You might not see this but I hope you have a great year and a great life.

Still legitimately one of the best videos on this entire site. I enjoy watching this almost as much as I enjoy playing the game. Though uh, I'm not sure how vital the line "even if this thing farted in my face I would still love it" is to the experience

Rewatching for Master Collection, love you Mr. Bunnyhop

The music section was very interesting

I love coming back to this video year after year. What a masterpiece.

The end is my favourite boss fight of all time, such fantastic design.

My favorite game of ALL TIME. A masterpiece of video gaming.

I have to disagree about the campiness in MGS3 being tragic. I think MGS3 has tragic moments in spite of the campiness. There's two things going on at the same time. There's campiness, intentional and unintentional, to keep throwing the player off guard and keep the world weird and unexpected, but at the same time you're starting to grow a fondness for the characters because you've gone through these moments with them. When the dramatic moments hit, they work not because the moments were campy but because you've grown fond of the characters. Put it in hypothetical terms: you could tell this story in a non-campy way and still find a way to create dramatic and tragic moments for the characters that you can empathize with in pretty much the same ways as they currently are. The campiness doesn't mingle with the tragedy, the campiness creates the fondness which in turn makes the tragedy empathetic, but you can create that fondness in a myriad of different ways. And mixing the camp directly in with the tragic isn't really appropriate, nor is it ever directly done in the game, the camp and the tragedy are kept pretty separate.

It's never too late. Just wanted to say that this video is one of the best videos I have ever seen on KZfaq. And I'm around here for about 10 years now. I cannot imagine how much work it took but I appreciate it.

Never watcher Bunnyhop before, but was thrilled to see your excitment and profound joy on showing so many details about this so dearly loved game by me. I was actually quite amazed that most of your talk in the video I actually knew before, so maybe I love this game just as you do. Thanks for sharing your love about this game, it's always good to appreciate people's love.

25.50. Well thats what DSP did. Wow it realy was him

"The game came out 9 years ago" Well, this video came out 9 years ago.

big boss is just absurdly loveable

I've added all your MGS critical close ups as favorites in KZfaq because godamn these are like short films

Great video. I've never know how to express my praise for this game other than just saying it's really good, I didn't even know why it's so good myself. The explanations were well detailed and backed up by good arguments and it kinda taught me how to express my own opinion on MGS3 (and other games), so thanks for that!

DAMN!! What an amazing analysis! Very interesting and informative. Made me look at the game in another way. You seriously deserve more views and attention for those videos :)

The End boss fight has a bunch of really cool things that a lot of people don't even know about. 1. You can kill him before the boss fight even triggers by sniping him when he first appears in the warehouse. Alternatively if you shoot him but don't kill him, you start the fight with his health and stamina lowered. 2. If you save halfway through and wait a week before continuing (either by waiting an actual week or by setting the internal clock of the PS2 forward), he dies of old age. 3. If you save halfway through and then only wait a few days, when you reload the save you get a cutscene where he ambushes you in your sleep and you wake up in prison in Graniny Gorky, and you have to travel back to the boss area to finish the fight. 4. You can get The End's camo if you sneak up on him and hold him up at gunpoint until he drops it and is the only way to get the camo as beating him non lethally just gives you his gun. 5. You can kill his parrot to make it harder for him to find you, in exchange for making him angry and more aggressive. Alternatively you can capture and release the parrot and it will lead you back to him.

Mate thank you for a brilliant commentary on an amazing game. I absolutely fell in love with MGS3 and never understood why it didn't receive the same acclaim that MGS2 and MGS4 received. This was the best game in the MGS series in my opinion and you've just helped me realise that more so now.