Bit of trivia; Every time Volgin shows up in a cutscene outdoors, The Sorrow's ghost also shows up accompanied by a thunderstorm. And each time Volgin says "kuwabara, kuwabara", a Japanese phrase intended to ward off lightning. The only time he doesn't say it, he gets struck by lightning and dies. It's possible that The Sorrow was responsible for the thunder storms, and was trying to kill Volgin as early as the Virtuous Mission in order to protect The Boss.

This game was really ahead of its time.

A few things to note here, and something a lot of people missed at the time. SIGINT became part of ARPA (as the credits state), which was later in reality renamed DARPA. Remember what Ocelot said at the end of MGS1 about the DARPA chief? "Yes the DARPA chief knew my identity, but he's been disposed of" as Ocelot killed him on purpose. How did the DARPA chief know who Ocelot really was? Because they were both in Operation Snake Eater.

The main reason why EVA stops in certain places or rides in circles is because there is a Kerotan doll (frogman) nearby and the game is giving you a chance to shoot it should you be trying to get them all for the stealth camoflauge.

I remember reading that each boss in this game corresponds to snakes emotions. “He kills his pain He kills his fear He kills his end, putting him on a path of war for eternity He kills his anger/fury and is then killed by his sorrow only to go on. He then kills his joy.” Absolutely beautiful writing. Also pay attention to the song that plays at the end credits. “Son, you’ve got a way to fall”

Unfortunately the end credits music is copyrighted... it got auto flagged and I was unaware, so that's a shame! This game was just so damn fun. Gameplay was incredible and there's just so much to learn and experiment with and it made me feel like I had endless options and I've barely scratched the surface. Thank you to all of you who have come along the journey so far to get here, and to those of you who understand this is a blind playthrough and I'm not a pro. I know I still make mistakes or fail to grasp everything and that comes with the territory of a blind playthrough and the pressure of an audience, but most of you have been really respectful, understanding and appreciative and it's really helped me get over some nerves to do well while also provide entertaining content. I like to think I've come quite far in terms of skill and knowledge since the first MGS game I played, and I've really tried to get the most out of the game. And when I say that, it's because I think the most important thing here is that I just had so much fun. Yes I made mistakes, shared frustrations. But I had a hell of a great time while doing so. I'm excited for more and more Metal Gear Solid, and eventually we'll get to Death Stranding too. You've all been great and I appreciate the interactions we have that are in good taste and respectful. I'll be sharing bonus MGS 1/2/3 content with you over time in the form of reactions to secrets and other scenes & things I've missed alongside the next games in the series, I hope you'll enjoy seeing it! Thank you to the regulars I see daily or throughout my week because I see you and I appreciate you & always wait and see how you'll react and talk about the episode with me, and hopefully to those of you who have not yet subscribed I'd love to see you stick around and see what else I can bring to the channel. Thank you! P.S. Enjoy Portable Ops later this week! MGS4 will be the next game after that.

2:06:45 Actually, Adam, the guy Snake was supposed to meet, is Ocelot!!! Ocelot’s name is Adamska

1:24:37 The thing about this game is, everything is rooted in perspective. The camera being a stifling feature is supposed to reflect how awful it is for your perspective to be hindered. It's no accident that this game where Big Boss loses his eye, is also the same one where he doesn't understand The Boss' motivations, Ocelot's allegiances are murky, why EVA betrays you, or not being able to understand the relationship between Snake and Big Boss, or like The Boss mentions, the entire conflict is based on meaningless competition between nations. The camera being in a fixed position is just a gameplay manifestation of that theme - _You can only see from your perspective._ This also applies to the Map function, and why Kojima made it so crawling through grass and flowers obscures your vision. Everything is about a lack of perspective.

The thing with the last fight is it's best when you take her on with counter attack CQC. It's not really explained well, but throughout the game they keep reminding you that she is the master of CQC and you helped her create the techniques. She runs at you a lot in the final battle to throw you, but if you tap and hold the punch button the instant you hear her grab your arm, you will perform a counter attack openening her up for non lethal melee kill.

2:11:38 Best reaction to that I've ever seen. It's the fact you get a kick out of how seemingly awkward the secret first person moment is, then have to do a double take after just a glimpse of Ocelot who at that point is really holding on his pose.

To those of you who are upset about how I’ve reacted or handled certain parts of the episode, I do understand and I’m sorry. Really didn’t realise how much my vocal frustrations came out here as this episode was a tough one for many reasons. I don’t want to just give excuses about it but I had lunch that I’d eaten on a break in between recording. I think the food I ate was bad so after the episode I realised that I was having stomach pains that I was ignoring during recording. This felt super ironic after the game I’m playing and I feel that The Fear got his revenge on me. Where’s my real life survival viewer so I could press a button and cure myself? Despite moments where I complain, which is when I’m trying to still be genuine about the game I’m playing, mentally I’m still having fun and enjoying this game as a whole. And I really feel my mood picks up in the second half. Challenging moments and frustrating moments are in every game and that’s part of the experience for me. I love Metal Gear Solid so much and feel grateful to those of you who watch me and this is a moment I’ll remember in order to do better when things get tough. I’ll still be genuine me but I don’t want to bring you guys down if I feel down, you don’t deserve that ❤️

Trying to kill Volgin and the Boss nonlethally is paradoxically the easier way to go. It's sad to see that you found those fights so frustrating.

While I definitely share some folks' feeling that it's a shame you got so frustrated at the end, and didn't seem to get the full impact of the ending (one of the most famous in gaming history) because you were kinda focused on "when are the credits going to roll," overall this has been a truly fantastic run through MGS3, and an absolute treat to watch. Thanks so much for taking all of our advice and applying it. It was a real pleasure to see you master all of the game's techniques so you could apply them at will, and really explore stuff. Thank you for doing this, and for listening to us.

In the Boss Field, there are three white snakes that Big Boss can capture Their names are Solid, Liquid, and Solidus There is also that green big snake laying on a tree in the fight, possibly signifying Big Boss himself

The easiest way to defeat The Boss is actually CQC (I know it's counter intuitive considering how many time she dominated Snake), at least that's in my opinion, the same is true for fighting Volgin in the Shagohod hangar (note Snake put away his knife and gun in the cutscene, it's a hint that hand to hand is the way to go). You can approach The Boss fight in 2 ways from my experience. Sneak up on her using white colour camo to hide amongst the flowers or make yourself visible to her by reducing your camo index (I chose Naked camo because it feels good). Sneaking up on her takes more time so I always opt to make her come to me. Once she's coming in to CQC you you need to counter her CQC with your own CQC, it's been a long time so I forgot which button to press but if you press it at the right time then you can always counter CQC her and defeat her the non-lethal way to get Snake camo.

The Boss is quite possibly the most tragic character in the series. Her ending absolutely devastates me. I sob like a baby every time.

I enjoyed the episode and this playthrough overall. A lot of us have to remember that we played these games since they originally released. We know them backwards and forwards. I find it refreshing to see a brand new player attempting to play through the series. Metal Gear isn't a perfect series and it has its issues. Mapocolops has every right to not enjoy certain aspects of the game.

Actually Adam did show up....adamska.

One of the greatest games of all time! Just finished my own run of this. Inspired by these videos of yours! :)

Can't wait for you to play 4 next! The last bit of that game is awesome and very memorable and at some point you get to play one of the most nostalgic experiences in gaming history, you'll love it! Also happy new year!

Always wanted a game where you play as The Boss during WW2 with her cobra unit. There was some sick concept art for it years ago for an "MGS6"

I dunno what to tell ya, I always enjoy that motorcycle sequence - and I always use the tranq. Agreed on that escort sequence though, probably why they removed something similar from 4. Big boss....the master of CQC. (Cheesing Quick Cranialshots) There is a counter for her grab that you could have employed if you played around enough ps - i see you're just holding RB down - its good to catch hidden FP sequences, but its worth looking at the normal scene too - like you missed Snake's tear stained face at the end cos you were looking through his eye. You could also follow Ocelots revolver juggle scene by switching between the FP view and the normal view which goes behind his back. Just alternate between the two when you get the chance next time.

The clothes flapping thing was maybe an xbox thing, ive never seen that before

FWIW I can't hear any audio issues. Also I don't think the PS version had that many bugs from what I remember

There is something about Ocelot that i'm not sure if it's a spoiler because i think this isn't mentioned in the game but he is the son of The Boss and The Sorrow that was taken away by the Philosophers

You turned on the standard old Snake Eater camera by pressing R3, that's why the camera was like that during the fight... These last couple of episodes felt like they were affected by being in a rush to complete the game, any difficulty was perceived as an annoyance, instead of a challenge with a solution. The emotional impact that the final fight is supposed to have was also lost. Most of the times you found the game annoying or stupid was just due to you not figuring out the intended mechanic, sometimes straight up by not paying attention, or simply forgetting controls all together...

GG man, this was fun to watch 👍🏼

It's time for that epic finish!

I like how Snake still uses his right eye to aim even though he has an eyepatch. 28:17 :D

It looks like the wind animation on the jackets was done by modeling the different steps of that animation and then cycling them. Remember that this game originated on the PS2.

this game is a freaking gem. the story, gameplay, characters, everything.

Unless I'm trying to get all the Kerotan frogs I greatly enjoy the bike sequences, they're really not that clunky when you approach them sensibly, it's miles ahead of MGS1's car section. And I think we established in SH4 that you are the last person anyone would want escorting them in a dangerous situation. There is a bunch of stuff you can do to slow enemies, gather supplies, ambush guards. You can even tranq Eva and just straight up drag her to the end without her losing any stamina. Another thing you can do in that segment is look at Eva's medical history in the survival viewer including what she's eaten and certain 'enhancements' she's received. The Codec call about Ocelot is pretty huge but missable, just like the Shinra basement scene in FFVII. I love that there is something so massive that you can just miss out on first time around (in both games) and rewards the more diligent players. Is FFVII ruined by not seeing that scene? No, finding that scene just adds more. After learning that Ocelot's father was a gifted medium I suddenly found it a whole lot more credible that Ocelot could become possessed by the spirit of Liquid Snake. This was one of the things that made me believe that this game was set in the past in order to try and mend the credibility of MGS2 (up until MGS4 dashed those ideas). Final fight with The Boss. You see what you did there was accidentally engage the default camera view instead of the one you'd been using for the whole game, that's why it was suddenly completely different. For the last several bosses you've also only spoken to Sigint once per battle instead of seeing if he had anything else useful to add. Rather than running away when she comes at you you need to run at her and CQC slam her to the ground, the punch combo is not CQC. You can even reverse her CQC moves to stun her. The music can't keep playing while in the menu because the song is set to the timer of the battle. There are 3 unique snakes to find in that final arena called Solid, Liquid and Solidus. You were supposed to fire the finishing shot yourself with the weapon button. The jackets flapping badly must be a HD conversion thing, didn't used to look that bad... John is Naked Snake's real name (though probably not Doe), Jack is a nickname for John. During the revolver flipping if you _don't_ hold down the 1st person view button then the camera angle is from behind Ocelot so you can track him there too. There are 3 outcomes, you can aim to kill, choose the empty or deliberately miss. Only if you deliberately miss does the bullet turn out to be real. Glad you saw the hidden Ocelot cameo at the end and I LOVE the ending song - Way to Fall by Starsailor - bought the album it comes from. Kojima was looking for an ending song and someone recommended another band with a similar name so he heard this by mistake _but it just fits so well!_ As I said above the camera changing during the Boss' fight was because you accidentally changed the setting back to default, not because of a choice by the game. It's been a while but I'm pretty sure they didn't take away the new camera pov just for one fight. Using CQC is a much faster way of fighting her. Most of the battles you found frustrating were because you were missing something fundamental but some can be a real bitch too. The canonicity of Portable Ops is a bit in the air as it was not made by Kojima so take its events with a grain of salt, that said it is one he supposedly quite likes. I recommend trying out the original two games before moving onto MGS4 as they are about Big boss as much as anything else. Ha! Yes ADAM did make it to the rendezvous but not until the next morning after 'Eva' and no one even realised...

I randomly started watching your playthroughs because I got a craving for MGS. Despite your gameplay struggles, these vids have been really fun to watch.

I love how he picked the objectively worst way to fight The Boss, it is so much more fun to get in a CQC fight and it’s one of the best fights in the game

well done mate it was a hell of a ride! by the way the cherry blossom in red means death everything what u saw with the death of the boss was with japanese symbols.

Late comment sorry, but Enjoyed the playthrough man. It was a hell of a ride. Along with your mgs1 and mgs2 runs i had a really good time watching. Hearing "This is the worst" and "This is dumb" a bunch toward the end of gameplay was kind of a bummer. But I can understand since you said you were playing for like 8+ hours. ANY gamer gets restless after playing ANY game for that long. So i completely understand. Just seemed as if you were very tired towards the end. Along with your Silent Hill playthroughs I love when u stop for a moment to talk about the lore. Really makes the playthrough a lot more enjoyable to watch, and is one of the reasons i fell in love with the channel to begin with. Good stuff man. Gonna move onto the next one in the series soon. P.s the audio issues you spoke of numerous times during this series weren't even noticeable on my end. So all was well in that regard.

You suffered so much in this fight and The End because you didn’t realize you can hit them 3 consecutive times before I-frames kick in. Never tried, it was always just one shot! That’s on us for not helping/telling you.

"Didn't feel a thing-!" He didn't feel a thing 😂 Hilarious when you cheesed him lmao ❤😂

Do you plan on replaying these games at some point? It’s always nice to replay them to see all the different things you may have missed and since you now have an even better understanding of the story, I’m sure you’ll be able to put together more connections that you might not have noticed first time around. It’s always hard for me to choose which ones my favorite as I think 1-4 are all so good in their own ways, every one of them has some of the best story I’ve seen in any game ever. Even replaying them now I still see things time to time that completely went over my head which is always nice.

Oh well, at least after you beat The Boss, you get the Patriot Machine Gun and Sneaking Suit for New Game+ (same difficulty downwards) and can go all guns blazing whenever lol.

Khrushchev is a real person, former Soviet Premier

The lesson here is to only record when you're refreshed and awake. As Miyamoto said "A delayed reaction video is eventually good, but a rushed reaction video is forever bad."

Pretty sure this game has a radar that shows enemies as white dots. Would have helped a lot with the stealth during the whole playthrough.

Maybe is because I played this back when it first launched but I never heard anyone describe the bike chase as awkward

The turret cheese on the last volgin fight lmao. I love it.

"its a terrible day for rain." - A man who felt pain

1:18:15 I immediately thought the opposite when I first played MGS3. I figured they make such a big deal out of CQC both as part of the plot and mechanics that it just has to be useful in the final battle.

The last 30 min in this game was the second biggest reveal in the franchise

Damn props for going at it on hard niceee👌

this game is still my favorite but yes that part when snake aims the gun down at boss in the flowers, your supposed to hit i think r1, otherwise it sits there like you saw, the game will eventually shoot on its own if no button is pressed

Congratulations on yet another success. Mission Snake Eater is in the bag. It had its ups and downs, but overall quite solid. I will just be going to MGS4 and then to MGR: Revengeance. I find it a bit sad that you complained so much during the last two boss fights, but it is what it is. I don't even know how long I spend fighting The Boss on my first time, but it felt like an eternity. The camera during the fight with The Boss actually helps you immensely; it always points in her general location. The quickest and safest way to beat her, is actually through CQC, so I usually wear all black and run straight where the camera is pointing.

Ready for the finale

The Joy was also The Snake. The original Snake. Like The Pain and The Fear she had "animal" related powers. Best at sneaking and coercion (using the forked tongue)

Hey man, i'm happy you picked up this game, it has brought so many good memories... And this playtrough was the best I've ever seen of it. The only ONE thing I disliked was the complaining here and there, and don't get me wrong, honest reactions are far preferable over faked ones (I read your comment about it and I appreciate it). But perhaps just a more lighthearted approach would do the trick? Instead of pressuring yourself to do perfectly and expect the game to be perfect as well... maybe just laugh it off, you know? Play when you're in a good mood. After all we're all here primarily to have fun, right? Anyways thanks like always for the content, I had an amazing time and waiting for the next games in the franchise.

Cant not wait till MGS4 in my opinion the BEST in the series the story is mind blowing so good

Cant wait for you to meet the white mamba

Now, this game is part of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol.1 that came on October 2023

Ocelot’s not skilled in QCQ... me: but he IS the son of The Boss Lol sorry for all the comments haga

7:20 was that a lonely island reference or am I looking to much into it?

Zeroes emotions…..WTF…Most dramatic moment in game history

I can tell you were tired. I think you mentioned that you've been playing for several hours straight. It can make some come off as pessimistic, rude, and cynical even if they are deep down enjoying a game. I, admittedly, just sort of had it on in the background rather than really watch. But I'll always give a thumbs up to any bro willing to get through one of my absolute favorite metal gear games.

On the camera during the boss: I remember fighting her with the new camera angle. Did you try to click in the right stick to change from classic camera to the newer one, or is it just forcing you into the classic cam? I could’ve sworn you could do the fight with the new camera

I kept using a mix of sniper and m16 and when she was low health, I got out my 1911A1 and had the final kill shot, Ngl was kinda satisfying using the pistol since it’s his primary since he uses it in almost every scene

Let's see how long it takes you to figure out you should hit the corkscrew treads lol. It slows it down and you can get around the back yeah.

you ruined the last scene snake was crying

Im really perplexed about these so called "Audio issues" you keep bringing up, because I've not noticed them, did you fix them in post? Because I've played this game many times and it sounds the exact same really

there are 3 white snakes in the grass you can find. Solid, Liquid and Solidus.

I feel like a weenie saying this, but the end of this game has made me sob every time I've seen/played it.

I always thought the motorcycle chase was awesome.

You may have forgotten ADAM was supposed to meet Snake. And Ocelot's 'name' was not pretty close? So no body means you're dead? Played this game at least 4 times and only now noticed Para-medics tone change, because of EVA. Really liked your playthrough. Curious for the next one.

For the whole Eva forest section it's much easier to Tranq and drag her through

One of the biggest moments in mgs3 and honestly one that is talked about all these years later, and ya kinda just glossed over it lol. Like the killing of boss hit most people lol.

you probably found this out already, but john is his real name- jack is a nickname

This brings up memories of me trying to find(!) and shoot those goddamn frogs in the chase sequence. What a pain in the butt that was. Being a completionist sometimes sucks.

QCQ is the best way to fight the Boss

2 years late but a technical explanation of the low frame rate clothes flapping, it's an animation being run at varying speeds as you can see it playing faster the closer Ocelot is to the door, or when Snake jumps from the plane at the beginning, physics driven clothing is still rare even today so this is achieved literally with animation. It would have been created for MGS3's original 480p 30fps display so BluePoint would have to bump it up, add new frames of animation, more variance, increase it's speed but reduce the movement so they don't look like humming birds but that's potentially an enormous amount of work and troubleshooting for a little bit of clothes flapping. While each camo is just a texture swap it's probably not that simple in the file system, these animations are potentially being bundled up with every camo skin, which was fine to do at the time but a bit of a pain to change later, their attention was probably elsewhere :P.

The boss had worms in her? Great playthrough. Lots of fun.

1:59:45 Kruschev is the guy who is the president in this game Btw, Brezhnev, the guy on who's side was Volgin is the next president,so i dont actually get what changed because of this operation

Never apologise for your absolutely fantastic lets plays- even i get frustrated with you when you miss certain features (like life med or the actual RB viewer which gives u detailed info on all your gear) but it all adds to the charm YOU are playing these games to enjoy yourself while playing these games and that in itself is the point. The fact you are so entertaining to watch when you react and go indepth will never please everyone. But you rock it man. So impressed with your insight and i know for a fact that when you miss things its simply because you are overwhelemed with other story beats in the back of your mind. Dont stop 🙏 you help me and many others enjoy these games at the perfect pace ❤✌️

There's a Progressive Metal band in America called Shagohod, they wrote an Album based on this game

Now react to the secret theater, you deserve to watch it now that you finally became Big Boss👽

Ocelot is who got us the term "Chronic Backstabbing Disorder".

Did you notice Ocelot's real name...? You didn't seem to react to it much 🤔

Yeah, unfortunately the ending portion of this game is all over the place. I never stop enjoying it, even with the shit escort section. As clunky as the motorcycle sequence is, I enjoy it for the bombastic action finale that it gives. At least up to the shogohod boss, after that it is just overstaying its welcome. The boss fight is alot less frustrating when you know shes meant mostly for CQC, but it's understandable that you wouldnt expect that. Even if you did, they dont really explain the mechanics very well in how to counter her moves. That's the intended way though, and the most satisfying way. Thankfully even when it's trying to railroad you into doing something this game is still so open that you can beat it your own way too! Very patience sniping skills there. I love the final interaction with ocelot, and ocelot in general is a delight in this game, but I haven't a single clue why its placed the way it is He just interrupts the ending by jumping in the plane, and then dicks around, before jumping back out and skipping across the waters surface lmao I really really love this game, one of my all time favorites. Its aging for sure, but for anyone like you who can get used to it it holds up really well. It has the best villains, the best main character, the best codex crew, the most self contained story, infinitely deep gameplay, and stunning graphics for the ps2. All in my opinion of course. Every MGS is a fans favorite, there isnt really a bad one in the bunch. I definitely prefer the big boss half of the series personally, hes charismatic and complex. Solid snake is great too, he is truly the perfect soldier, and a genuine no strings attached hero. Loved the series, thank you! Cant wait for 4, and very curious about portable ops. I have no idea what that games like, I dont even think I've seen gameplay before.

"You just leave me with my own thoughts.... And terrible gameplay" Dude, I know you took it pretty hard on yourself in the moment, but you still delivered authentic, entertaining stuff. Will say, not sure why the HD collection chose to give you that free camera movement, but for some odd reason omitted it and forced you to take the OG camera. That was a pretty rude decision! Also, to this day, I could never get down the patterns or trick to timing CQC against the Boss!

He'll figure out how to shoot around cover in MGS4 right guys?

I just cringe as this guy disses on the camera during the final boss when he doesn’t even need to control it since it’s always automatically focused onto Boss in a way so that even if it’s not obvious at first, you’ll always be able to see her.

I really enjoy watching u, but u complained a lot on this last ep. maybe cuz u tried playing like 6 hours straight lol idk, still enjoy watching though

Big Boss's name is really John

1:52:20 Ocelot try to poke Snake's eye but He forgot He the one that make him blind the first place lol

I always defeated the boss with cqc only. Was so satisfying after all the time snake getting his ass beat by her.

Double click the weapon button = quick reload

Also, since mgs3 is out of timeline order to mgs4. Its Mgs3 (portable ops isnt canon) Peacewalker Then mgs5 for big boss story. Mgs4 and revengence are the tail end of the timeline

The camera during the boss fight was purposefully garbage xD because you werent meant to be able to look around freely, to make it feel as hard as it would be fighting the boss lol

The audio problems aren't nearly as bad as hearing Mapo complain about audio problems.

dude you were suposed to crawl and use stealth, you were just runing around the trees at the start 🤣 The snow outfit (i think you didnt grabed it) and also press or hold the cqc button when she said "lets see what you are made of" not run away😂 If I remember well I was able to kill her more effectively when using cqc against her, but you have to do it right cuz she is good 🤠 yes you were also supposed to press the X button to kill manually the boss, snake did it anyways since you took too long.

Eva escort mission... worst part of the game, even tho last time I played it I just tranqed all the gaurds and Eva and then just carried her through with no problems so maybe it’s not as bad as we all think. Lol

The Boss was a true La-Le-Lu-La-Lo

Really good playthrough mate. I really don't mind the mild frustrations you had, the last portion of the game is clunky to say the least.

2:15:00 So basically The Boss is Itachi 🤣 (or now that I think about it maybe Itachi is The Boss)