Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A plot twist is an interesting thing. Many stories try to pull off such a feat, few succeed. In terms of video games, Final Fantasy VII is one that pulled off its twist remarkably. We were going to talk about a few other games, but the time was well spent in focusing mostly just on FF7. And the Metal Gear Solid example is mid-game. That game pulls off its own twist with flying colors but we used a smaller moment in the game to illustrate how a twist can be done poorly. Remember, we have Patreon pages with additional content. Thanks for watching!

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1. Beginning (0:00)
2. SPOILERS for FF7 (19:37)
3. SPOILERS FOR Metal Gear Solid 2 (51:19)

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