Michael Saba | Metal Gear Solid V is a Misunderstood Anti-War Masterpiece @MichaelSaba | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
MGSV is definitely an adaptation of Moby Dick. Only, instead of being about America, it's really about Japan. Trust me, it'll all make sense.

It also turns out that it's possible to do a thematic deep-dive on Metal Gear without using the word "nanomachines" a single time. Who knew?

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0:00 Intro: Chasing the White Whale
6:14 Prologue: A Misunderstood Masterpiece
13:58 Chapter 1: Black Mirror
22:03 Chapter 2: Hellbound
32:49 Chapter 3: War Without End
42:43 Debriefing: Empty Space, Phantom Pain
50:50 Credits

Additional reading:
How Should We Interpret the Story of MGSV? - famitsu.com/news/201602/26099526.html

We Are All Aboard The Pequod - truthdig.com/articles/we-are-all-aboard-the-pequod