Broken
During Konami's pre-show press conference a trailer was shown for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater that was just recently announced. One of the biggest complaints about MGS2 was about Raiden and specifically, how gay he was. Journalists around the country, many of which were deeply insecure with their sexuality, felt that prolonged playtime as a character such as Raiden would result in a detatchment of the nutsack and a newfound fondess for musicals. Quick to put an end to this potential gaying of America, Konami has made it clear that Raiden is nowhere to be found in the latest installment of the series, proclaiming that "only the snake is the true hero!" at the beginning of the trailer. With their heterosexuality assured for the time being, the audience could sit back and enjoy the show.
The trailer for MGS3 shows what seems to be a considerably different game from the last two installments. Much of the action took place in the jungle rather than in secret government installations. Apparently surviving out in the jungle is one of the major themes this time around. You can kill animals and feast upon their remains and eventually develope a taste for certain types of meat. One of your potential dinners is none other than snakes. Another cool thing I noticed while watching the trailer was that, thanks to the game's setting, the surfaces are no longer entirely flat. Jungles are also much more fun to look at so I'm looking forward to it.
Still, I can detect some problems, not the least of which is the game's title. Okay, so Raiden's out, but having "Snake Eater" in the title is more than enough to replace him. I'm simply not going to be able to take the game seriously when I hear commercials with some guy saying "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater!" "Snake Eater"? Why did they name it that anyway? Is it because that's what you do in the game to survive? If that's the case then they should've called it "Urine Drinker." Or maybe there's a new type of metal gear out there codenamed "Snake Eater," which would also be pretty stupid. Either way, people are going to think this is a game about killing snakes and it's going to turn them off. Snakes are beneficial to our ecosystem! They gobble up all those mice everyone hates. Oh well, I'll buy it anyway. I just think they should put a little more thought in the name.
One last thing of note is that Hideo Kojima seems to be helming the project again. I guess all that stuff about "passing the knowledge along" to his team and putting the new MGS in their hands was bullshit. I guess I can't blame him though. I wouldn't trust my brainchild with those punkasses either.
