Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Metal Gear Solid 2 went through a grueling process in development that lead to big changes needing to be made. Kojima got to tell the story in his style, of course, but was more constrained in the type of story he was allowed to tell. But something shocking happened towards the end of development that changed the course of the game, and all of history along with it, forever. Come along, and let's talk about one of the most acclaimed games of the early 2000's.

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1. Dev History (0:00)
2. SPOILERS (41:22)
3. Spoilers are now over (1:02:32)

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