1st April 2005, 7:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 1st April 2005, 7:37 AM by Private Hudson.)
Right..
So next time I get angry at my girlfriend for whining too much, I should stop and think. Hey, I'm only angry at her whining because I'm angry at that part of myself!
;)
And Raiden had a shedload of battle experience outside of VR. Sure he was about 6 years old, but you have to be a damned tough 6 year old to fire an AK47 accurately and kill people!!
And, eh.. Link isn't exactly the greatest example to use of having to have a good main character. Considering he's nothing more than an avatar. Raiden as a character was absolutely INTEGRAL to MGS2's storyline. From the point you made about MGS3 (having a person with no experience and not knowing what's going on) to the point DJ made (being a representation of yourself), he was just beautiful. The blonde locks weren't bad either. ;) Think about this.. how would YOU react to the situation he was in? Would you be "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?", or would you be "It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of gum!". Sure you would WANT to be the latter, but that's not necessarily good storytelling. Raiden's character is what helped you suspend your disbelief amidst the craziest damn videgame storyline ever. And apart from the fact that you would need to play as him simply to make the storyline WORK, it was just the best alround choice to make as the main protagonist.
And if you love Snake so much, he's still the main character in the game, and you still get to witness him kick muchos ass anyway.
So next time I get angry at my girlfriend for whining too much, I should stop and think. Hey, I'm only angry at her whining because I'm angry at that part of myself!
;)
And Raiden had a shedload of battle experience outside of VR. Sure he was about 6 years old, but you have to be a damned tough 6 year old to fire an AK47 accurately and kill people!!
And, eh.. Link isn't exactly the greatest example to use of having to have a good main character. Considering he's nothing more than an avatar. Raiden as a character was absolutely INTEGRAL to MGS2's storyline. From the point you made about MGS3 (having a person with no experience and not knowing what's going on) to the point DJ made (being a representation of yourself), he was just beautiful. The blonde locks weren't bad either. ;) Think about this.. how would YOU react to the situation he was in? Would you be "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?", or would you be "It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of gum!". Sure you would WANT to be the latter, but that's not necessarily good storytelling. Raiden's character is what helped you suspend your disbelief amidst the craziest damn videgame storyline ever. And apart from the fact that you would need to play as him simply to make the storyline WORK, it was just the best alround choice to make as the main protagonist.
And if you love Snake so much, he's still the main character in the game, and you still get to witness him kick muchos ass anyway.
If i had a dollar for every time i ran out of hair in the middle of a spoon making contest id only eat your children with a side of slaw and THOSE ARENT PILLOWS!!