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Op-Ed: Metal Gear Solid and the progression of LGBT in pop-culture

Metal Gear Solid has been a leader in pushing to include the LGBT community in the gaming world. However one writer for Vice fears that if there is any truth to the theory that Quiet is Chico, the character will only play into the transphobic rhetoric of pop-culture. This is a look at how Hideo Kojima has introduced a verity of LGBT character to the gaming world and how several characters have become gay icons.

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stanr3591d ago

Normally I would have just gone into the comment section and rebutted the writers entire point, however as a long time fan of the series I felt that I had to write an actually opinion pointing out his fallacious fear over the series. If the theory is true then it could be assured that Quiet will break the stereotypes that has defined the transgender community. Yes I know some working on the game have denied the theory but come on this is a Kojima game.

assdan3591d ago

Exactly on both points. If quiet is indeed a transgender Chico, Kojima is going to do it well. They've never had annoying stereotypical portrayals of people that were LGB, and I wouldn't expect it to be any different for a transgender character, who has yet to appear in the series.
To the point about the denial, exactly, this is Kojima we're talking about. It's not like they haven't lied to us before, and about such a major plot point, it would make sense that they would deny the rumor to keep the story under wraps. Which as a whole so far, we really don't know all that much about the story. And to the main reason I believe that there's a good chance Quiet is Chico. If I remember correctly, Chico doesn't appear in any of the trailers so far, and the one that came out for e3 this year is likely that last or second to last trailer for the game. Why would such a major character not appear in any of the trailers? Unless he has and we don't know it yet. The only other possibility is if Chico died in the helicopter crash.

breakpad3590d ago (Edited 3590d ago )

i dont think (and i hope not ) that Quiet is a transgender Chico...Quiet is the only as it seems hot female in the game and Kojima always is a more traditional developer , having always a hot female presence in his games ...Kojima was always very subtle about these sexual orientation things (lgbt) to a point where some of these are considered innuendo...in contrary to some companies like EA where just shove gay characters to your throat depicting the straight ones as minority in options ...Kojima do it in a far more intelligent , humorous and subtlety way giving you the option to believe whatever you want for the char and Not forcing cringe and unaesthetic moments /characters in his games

ZaWarudo3591d ago

"I know the Major better than anyone else!"

assdan3591d ago

Random side note, I was always under the impression the Volgin was bisexual. Am I wrong on this? He seemed to show some form of sexual interest in Eve at least.

Revolver_X_3591d ago

Volgin was not gay or straight. Shows how much the writer paid attention. Even Eva says it. Volgin was a sadist. He is only interested in inflicting pain. Gender was not a part of it.

stanr3591d ago

Actually there has been some confusion about Volgin's sexual orientation. At first glance it appears that she may be bisexual, however his relationship with Eva is mostly about torturing her. Meanwhile his relationship with Raikov is more emotional and sexual based, hence it's mostly agreed upon that he is actually gay and not bisexual among gamers.

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Hideo Kojima says 60% of Death Stranding playtesters thought it "was a terrible game"

Luckily, everyone seems to like Death Stranding 2

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lelo2play6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Kojima has always been full of it... this is another example of his BS.

MrNinosan6d ago

lelo2play has always been full of it, and one of the long lasting trolls here... this is another example of his BS comments.

1nsomniac6d ago

100% the guy is the absolute king of his own bullshit. Kojima and his fans baffle me with how brazen they are with it!

Pyrofire956d ago

Have you ever cared about something?

__SteakDeck__6d ago

@MrNinosan Obscure has always been full of it and is another troll.

TheEroica6d ago

Kojima is as dumb as a stack of bricks. 🤷 His lust over gamers hating his games is just silly. He's a lousy story teller and he should stick to making games built around compelling gameplay.... The moment a cutscene starts my eyes auto roll.

Z5016d ago

Couldn't even imagine rolling my eyes since 1998

P_Bomb6d ago

Dumb as a stack of bricks? Funny, some comments have the same effect on me. Instant eye roll.🙄

jznrpg7d ago

I’m replaying the first game it’s great. It’s not for everyone no doubt. There are still a lot of people playing it.

anast6d ago

It's a really good game. Heartman is my favorite character.

SlothLordPootus6d ago

I'm playing through it for my first time, enjoying parts of it, and other parts not so much. It's definitely a Kojima ass game in all the good and bad ways. Honestly the combat/stealth sucks ass in it tho, which is really the worst part for me, which is a bit inconceivable given MGS V.

Knushwood Butt6d ago

Exactly. The combat and stealth suck and are just shoehorned in to deliver a layer of challenge.
Hold your breath when going through the same BT areas EVERY time.
Nonsense about weather forecasts when it ALWAYS rains in certain areas no matter what.
Tedious Cliff fights.
Dumb BT fights that you can 100% walk (wade) away from without the enemies attacking you.
Broken lore about dead bodies.
The list is long.
Having said that, I've platinumed both versions from scratch.

-Foxtrot7d ago

Then why do a sequel straight away?

Why not something else like maybe a horror game similar to Silent Hills but rebranded into a new IP.

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Rainbowcookie7d ago

Reverse psychology...ok I won't buy it then.

Eonjay7d ago

To be honest, he is in a great situation if he doesn't have to make a mass market product. Means he can make what he wants. I think that's great.

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Death Stranding 2: An interview with Hideo Kojima

How world affairs shaped the core theme around ‘connection’ in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

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How Hideo Kojima is evolving Death Stranding's formula with a bold Australian frontier

VGC travelled to Kojima Productions to play 30 hours of Death Stranding 2 and speak with Hideo Kojima.

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