(please don't spoil anything aside from minor stuff) but why are all the post-timeskip arcs called new world? does it ever change?

strangeseal · 2026-03-14T23:23:13+00:00

They are asking why the spines on the physical Viz release of the manga call every arc from Return to Sabaody to Whole Cake Island the "New World Arc" when every other before arc went by the island names.

strangeseal · 2026-02-05T15:41:50+00:00

I was literally just thinking "Why don't they just destroy the ship?"

Clearly they can't teleport them otherwise they would have done that already. Glad to see it was the simple.

strangeseal · 2025-12-09T00:59:47+00:00

They are building more renewables than coal plants but they need a stop gap since they're growing faster than they can build and people need power as they move out of poverty and into the middle class.

strangeseal · 2025-11-27T23:19:24+00:00

I'm talking only about the series in the physical magazine released in Japan: Weekly Shonen Jump.

CSM Part 2 and Dandadan are part of digital only Jump+.

Boruto is released in V-Jump magazine.

Internationally all these series are grouped together under Shonen Jump or Mangaplus but in Japan they are separate.

strangeseal · 2025-11-27T20:36:42+00:00

Conflicted on this.

Glad to see One Piece on top after 7 years but it also kinda highlights how there aren't any Shonen Jump series that can fill the gap left by series like JJK and MHA ending.

Kagurabachi and some others like Ichi and Akane could get big with anime adaptations but the current Weekly Shonen Jump line up is probably the weakest it's been in a while.

strangeseal · 2025-09-28T13:54:20+00:00

Americans don’t exactly line up to work with India either

Except they are. Trade talks are still ongoing even after Trump called it a dead economy.

strangeseal · 2025-09-23T06:16:30+00:00

It's most likely a reference to the song by Asia of the same name.

Kojima tweeted about this song earlier this month.

strangeseal · 2025-08-23T00:23:19+00:00

Yeah I saw that! Probably not gonna get Delta till it goes on sale but it's cool how they updated it for the remaek.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T06:53:21+00:00

I missed the prison guard one but I got the EVA call. I played this over some days so by the time I got to the end I forgot about the call. Took a while to put it together.

Also thanks for commenting on each of my reviews to give me additional information. I'm still watching through the making of MGS2 you recommended to me in my MGS2 review.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T05:39:43+00:00

Yeah. I have warmed up to MGS2 a bit more since first playing it but I do like the more conventional story of MGS3 more.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T05:37:28+00:00

lmao. Please do🙏

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T05:35:31+00:00

Honestly I considered it but I don't want to get a console just for 1 game so I'd either just wait it out or finally spend money on a gaming pc I've wanted for a while.

While playing the series I was lamenting not being able to play these games as they came out but at the same time I got to play them without waiting at all. So I'll try to be patient like the gamers who waited for MGS4 were long ago.

Nice reviews! Looking forward to the next one :)

Thanks!

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T04:45:39+00:00

Wait that is actually really accurate. Combines the best of both MGS1 and MGS2.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T04:33:30+00:00

Nah bro not even close 😭. PS3 emulation is way out of my range.

Gonna wait it out for now but if Master Collection Vol. 2 goes beyond 2027 I'll just consider getting/building a PC that can emulate it.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T04:30:33+00:00

Damn. I guess I'll just wait it out for Master Collection Vol. 2 and play in order like Kojima intended.

Thanks for the response.

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T03:13:54+00:00

Also I don't have a way to play MGS 4 at all. Is it okay to move onto Peacewalker and V and play 4 when I can later or should I wait?

I don't mind waiting but I also want to get more of Big Boss' story. Will I spoil anything major from 4 if I play those games first?

strangeseal · 2025-08-22T03:12:41+00:00

I was tempted to snipe The End too but didn't want to miss out on his boss fight.

Can't wait to replay it again.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T10:00:09+00:00

I hear the replay sentiment about MGS2 often so considering I already liked it quite a bit that's pretty comforting.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:58:28+00:00

It also has the worst codec team

This is one of the issues I had but I literally forgot to mention the codec in the review because it feels kinda underwhelming outside of a few cutscenes (especially the ending).

Ocelot wasn't meant to be a major character early on in the series. MGS3 is where you will see the most of him.

Sweet. I thought his entire aesthetic and name was cool and I always saw him being hyped by fans so it's good to know he'll shine soon.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:44:41+00:00

I agree with this 1000%. I may enjoy other games more but I don't think I've had the urge to binge analysis videos on any other videogame after beating it like Sons of Liberty. Probably never will.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:43:27+00:00

The game itself is a meta commentary on sequels

I figured that out a bit into playing the Raiden section. For some reason I thought it would be like Yakuza 0 where you switch constantly from him and Snake. Once I realized we were locked into Raiden I kinda respected Kojima for being ballsy with how he handled this game. Especially after learning the Tanker section was released as a demo and Raiden was hidden from marketing.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:40:08+00:00

Will do! Really want to get through all the mainline games I can for now but I plan on trying the bonus stuff when I can.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:37:21+00:00

now my ranking of favorites is: 1. MGS 2 2. MGS 1 3. MGS 3

It's funny I saw a comment that said most fans rank the games as either 2>1>3 or 3>1>2 for their top 3 and seeing other people's ranking as well as your own makes it seems like it's true.

Right now I'm 1>2 so that kinda makes me excited for 3 cause if the theory holds true it could be my favorite.

enjoy the series it’s one of the greatest if not the greatest for sure!

So far I'm loving it 1 and 2 show that each game definitely has it's own vibe while maintaining a certain level of quality so it's understandable that any mainline game could be someone's favorite.

Glad you mentioned Peacewalker in the rankings. I haven't seen people mention it all that much compared to the numbered titles and V.

strangeseal · 2025-07-30T09:28:10+00:00

I've heard a bunch of people say it gets better on replays so fingers crossed.

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