Part 1:
http://www.thekoalition.com/why-metal-gear-solid-is-the-greatest-video-game-story-ever-told-part-1/Part 2:
http://www.thekoalition.com/why-metal-gear-solid-is-the-greatest-video-game-story-ever-told-part-2/Can't wait for part 3, especially for such pontification...
Even the fact that Solid, Liquid and Solidus snake are all clones of big boss (Via a government project) is not that far fetched. I am sure we are all aware that scientists have been working on cloning genes for years, and have even had success on some level (They have managed to clone embryo’s, and we all know about stem cell research).
This is why I love how this franchise raises these questions, and makes you think if the government are really doing these such things. I am not saying that everything in the series is possible, after all I highly doubt we will be seeing some schizophrenic maniac in a helmet moving objects around with his mind at any point in the future. For the most part though, everything you experience in the Metal Gear Solid games feels possible, this aspect makes all the conspiracy and mystery all exciting.
I also love the author's eyes being open regarding the government's m.o. thanks to the game. It's like this kid I used to know, who only came to realize after reading Great Expectations in junior high that life is often times unfair and cruel, but actually on a dumber level.
