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[Edge7]

Alright, I guess this warrants another playthrough. The whole idea just felt ludakris to me, but with this additional information I suppose I might get more out of playing a second time. I just remember at the time the whole thing seemed really overblown.

And as far as Big Boss goes; I'm not exactly saying that I hate the revelation that Big Boss wasn't a bad guy. That's typical of conflicts and ideologies; it's not merely a battle of good versus evil. My problem is that Big Boss went from morally ambiguous to what essentially feels like a crusader of justice. I'm not sure, it's just that ever since MGS4, Kojima's increased emphasis on Big Boss has made Big Boss the only true "hero" in Metal Gear (with most other characters being pawns or enemies). I admit that my feelings are out of personal bias for Solid Snake's character and I could just be jaded that my favorite character has essentially always been a tool for the Patriots, despite desperately trying to break out of that role.

I guess to sum up the conflict of MGS, Big Boss is a good man leading a crusade against the Patriots, Ocelot is kind of working for Big Boss by chasing the Patriots while pretending to be Liquid to pose as a villain who wants to take advantage of the Patriot's power, Snake is simply focusing most of his efforts on Ocelot, while occasionally worrying about the Patriots because the Patriots are a lawful evil force that control everything in the world.

This post was very "stream of consciousness", and I will probably edit it later.