10 Things You Didn't Know About Metal Gear Solid 3

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00:00Johnny. Johnny. Nice ring to it. Really? You like it? Well, if you say so, I'll believe you.

00:09Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we are looking at this recently remade masterpiece and discovering

00:14all those things about the original that even some hardcore fans missed. These are 10 things

00:19you didn't know about Metal Gear Solid 3. Let's have a look. Before we continue, we publish content

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00:31Hack and Slash Minigame

00:32I'm chucking this one in first because it's way too infamous to not talk about, but its infamy has

00:48made it a bit more well known. Still, there's a good chunk of players who will have no idea.

00:52After Snake endures Vulgan's torture and ends up in the cell, he must later escape. Save and quit

00:57the game instead. When you reload your file, you wake up in a nightmare that unfolds as a hack and

01:03slash minigame called Guy Savage. I know this sounds like a fake anecdote, but when I was about 10,

01:08I did this completely by accident and it was one of the most confusing moments of my life.

01:12For a hidden bonus, it's surprisingly polished and it was completely redone in the Delta remake.

01:17What a nod.

01:22Blow up the food storage houses.

01:40Here is an interesting tactic that most players are unaware of, especially because it isn't part

01:45of the tutorial or any in-game prompts. When you're out there in the jungle doing some shooting,

01:49you can also do a fair amount of looting and one of the places that pops up fairly regularly

01:52is food storage sheds, which have rations in them. Use TNT to destroy food storage buildings

01:57you find in different areas and when you return later, the guards will be starving and will always

02:01go for any food you toss their way, even poisoned rations. Likewise, you can also use TNT to blow up

02:07the military supply depots scattered around the map. It's an odd one because enemies are so easy to

02:12just kill with a gun. This is way over the top.

02:21Hayter was almost replaced by Russell.

02:23If you're looking for Sokolov, he's not here anymore.

02:42Put that thing away. You'll spoil my drink.

02:45Kojima's decision to replace David Hayter with Kiefer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid 5 Grand Zeros

02:49sparked loads of different reactions. For some, Hayter's removal felt sudden,

02:54but for the 5% of obsessive fans like myself, this was no surprise. Kojima had actually considered

03:00a replacement as early as Metal Gear Solid 3 and had tried to replace Hayter so hard it was

03:05arguably disrespectful. A huge fan of Escape from New York, Kojima originally wanted Kurt Russell,

03:11the inspiration behind many Snake references to voice Big Boss. Konami even reached out,

03:16but Russell reportedly declined, leaving Hayter to continue. Go listen to some interviews with Hayter,

03:20the animosity is pretty substantial.

03:28Codec Heals

03:29One of the best ways to support yourself in the game is completely unknown to most players,

03:39and that's the healing channels. MGS3 has a few different hidden codec frequencies,

03:44or radio frequencies, but the healing channels are easily the most valuable, and they work simply.

03:49Tune in to the right frequency and a specific song will play, instantly restoring Naked Snake's

03:53stamina to full. This trick is especially handy for players chasing a flawless foxhound run.

03:58Keep in mind though that the healing frequencies change depending on the difficulty setting and the

04:03area. You can also use secret channels to provide fire support in fights that aren't going that hard.

04:08Make Snake throw up

04:15In the pause menu, players can inspect a 3D model of Snake, a showcase of just how detailed his design

04:28was for the PlayStation 2 era. Spin the model around quickly for long enough, and when you exit the menu,

04:33Snake will actually vomit. His spew drains a large chunk of stamina, so it's wise to keep food on

04:38hand to recover. Gross as it may be, this little easter egg has a practical use too, as long as he

04:43doesn't vomit up the easter egg. Classic vomit joke.

04:46The fear was meant to be Raiden. Raiden's design has always divided fans. He's softer and more

05:06inexperienced than the series' previous protagonist, Solid Snake. His blonde hair is as recognizable to him

05:12as Snake's bandana is to Solid. Raiden's very presence adds to the unease that defines Metal

05:17Gear Solid 2 and applies the intentionality that haters refuse to admit. But his design wasn't always

05:22so fitting to this unease. Early concept art for Sons of Liberty shows Raiden with a look nearly

05:28identical to the fear from Snake Eater. While his personality would have probably stayed closer to the

05:33Raiden that we know, that manic, unsettling design would hardly have suited the story the same way.

05:37The fear fits this design far better, and maybe that's just the broken arms that make it work.

05:56End the sorrow boss fight early.

06:07Are you one of the Cobras?

06:19The length of the encounter with the sorrow depends on how many enemies the player has killed up to that

06:23point, potentially dragging on endlessly. I forgot this in my recent playthrough and it went on...

06:28forever. Thankfully, you don't actually need to endure every ghostly apparition to finish the

06:32sequence. Since Snake retains his weapons during the near-death experience, he can simply fire an RPG at

06:37yourself to deplete your health, then use the revival pill to skip straight to the end.

06:45Cutscene with Johnny.

06:46I, uh, I guess not all Americans are dogs.

06:51You mean it?

06:53Yeah.

06:54Johnny Sasaki pops up in nearly every entry of the series, but with MGS3 taking place decades before MGS1,

07:002 and 4, there was no way he could be there. His grandfather, however...

07:04Yeah, f**k it, let's just call him Johnny. Johnny Sasaki's grandfather, Johnny, is the guard watching

07:09over Snake's cell after the torture sequence. If you keep tossing back the food he offers,

07:13a hidden cutscene will trigger where Johnny strikes up a conversation and even shows Snake a picture of

07:18his child, Johnny's dad. And take a wild guess what Johnny's dad's name was. Steven. Isn't that weird?

07:25I'm lying, he's also called Johnny.

07:28My dad's a Johnny, and my son's son will probably be a Johnny too.

07:35The whole clan of Johnnies.

07:37Killing the end before the boss fight.

07:49I'm leaving him to you, the field.

07:53The end can be one of the most frustrating bosses if you don't have a proper strategy. Obviously,

07:58there's the more well-known secret that you can just wait two weeks or alternatively change your PS2's

08:02internal clock, and he'll simply die, but there's a clever way to skip the fight altogether.

08:07Right after the cutscene featuring him alongside Ocelot, the boss, the fear, and Vulgan,

08:11you can pull out a sniper rifle and take him out while he's still sitting in his wheelchair,

08:15before he's wheeled away. Amusingly, the resulting explosion sends a wheel flying towards Snake,

08:20which can actually deal pretty hefty damage. If you do this, the later boss fight is replaced

08:25with an Ocelot unit instead. I had no idea this was even possible. I'm definitely gonna try this in Delta.

08:32Revolver Ocelot is the boss's son.

08:37Revolver Ocelot is undeniably one of the most memorable characters in the Metal Gear Solid saga.

08:59Whether cast as an ally or an adversary, the stylish sharpshooter is tied to the most pivotal moments

09:04in the series. His story reaches its height in Metal Gear Solid 4, where he openly opposes the boss's

09:10legacy. That conflict becomes even more tragic once it's revealed Ocelot is the boss's son.

09:15In Snake Eater, she mentions giving birth in the middle of battle, though the child's identity is

09:20never confirmed, only hinted at through a hidden codec exchange with either after fighting Ocelot.

09:25It's a subtle but devastating revelation that reverberates through the rest of the series.

09:29It's also worth pointing out that this means the sorrow is his dad. Weird, right?

09:34Oh, and his mum slaps him. Wild.

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