Boy am I glad that I disregarded all of the "Metal Gear Solid 2 is the worst one, just skip it" chatter out there. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, by Hideo Kojima and Konami, is a step up in almost every way from the first Metal Gear Solid game, and does a ton of interesting things in the process. Its biggest issue is that it takes a long time setting up, and then the payoff hits you with too much all at once. But once I've had time to sit and process everything it's doing, I gain more and more appreciation for it. Joining me for this discussion is The Profit of Gaming Memories! He runs a podcast (https://www.gaming-memories.com/) interviewing people about their gaming memories, as well as Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gaming_memories_pod), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@gamingmemoriespod?lang=en) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@gamingmemoriespod) pages dedicated to retro gaming and emulation. Max Derrat's YouTube video as mentioned in the podcast (https://youtu.be/jIYBod0ge3Y?si=sAn-GbBnwiQsxbDi) TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:37 Story Setup/Visuals 12:29 Gameplay/Music 39:09 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Housekeeping 57:53 SPOILER WALL 1:12:00 Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!