It is widely known that every movie in existence can be described as some combination of Metal Gear games, differing only in the ratio of their source materials. Hideo Kojima is, after all, 70% made of movies. This gave me the idea to identify the single movie with the strongest correspondence to each game in the series. An expanded version of this concept might include other Hideo Kojima games as well, but let's stick with Metal Gear for the time being. I'm also limiting it to Kojima-directed games even though others in the series could definitely be compared to movies.
I haven't fully decided the appropriate criteria for inclusion, just that if it feels right it should be done. Mere superficial quotations, like going with "Terminator" for "Metal Gear" because the box art has Snake modeled after a still from it, would not be sufficient to justify it - but, on the other hand, extensive aesthetic similarities, such as "Rambo III" for "The Phantom Pain," might overcome thematic differences.
Anyway, here's my first, incomplete draft of the list, but I welcome all suggestions, additions, corrections, etc.
I haven't fully decided the appropriate criteria for inclusion, just that if it feels right it should be done. Mere superficial quotations, like going with "Terminator" for "Metal Gear" because the box art has Snake modeled after a still from it, would not be sufficient to justify it - but, on the other hand, extensive aesthetic similarities, such as "Rambo III" for "The Phantom Pain," might overcome thematic differences.
Anyway, here's my first, incomplete draft of the list, but I welcome all suggestions, additions, corrections, etc.
Metal Gear | |
Solid Snake | Escape from New York (or maybe Escape from L.A.) |
The Twin Snakes | Twins |
Sons of Liberty | Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Snake Eater | |
Guns of the Patriots | Robocop (2014) |
Peace Walker | |
Ground Zeroes | A Few Good Men (really not sure about this one) |
The Phantom Pain | Rambo III |