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What with all those scars, amputations and torture scenes in Metal Gear???

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With torture, mutilation, and gruesome surgeries, Metal Gear doesn't pull any punches when it comes to gore. The 11 game series has plenty of praise for its story and gameplay, but what about it's violence? Is there a hidden purpose behind it, or is it just bloody fun? On this episode of Game Show, Jamin looks into Hideo Kojima's brainchild, and explains why violence in the Metal Gear series could be a statement for much more.

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COMMENTS:

Emily DeShong
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ASSET LINKS:

2:01
Kill Screen Daily: "The Strange Body politics of Hideo Kojima" by David Shimomura
killscreendaily.com/articles/strange-body-politics-hideo-kojima

2:25
Engkey the robot English teacher from South Korea
youtube.com/watch?v=Y02IBvyJlvc

3:13
Metal Gear Solid Wiki Page: Amputations
metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Amputation

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...

"Digital Sonar" by Brink

"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr...

"After Hours"

"Lakes" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...

"Sleet" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

"Toaster" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

"Run" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

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