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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, a teamup between PlatinumGames and Konami brings incredible action gameplay into the world of Metal Gear. This game is fantastic, memorable, memeable and so much more. I was lucky enough to be joined by Jacob McCourt for this episode, as we walk through its wild story and dismemberment-focused gameplay. You should check out Jacob's podcasts, Left Behind Game Club (https://plnk.to/leftbehind?to=page), Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast (https://plnk.to/cutscenes?to=page) and Crossplay Conversations (https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos?to=page) and follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social)! TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:45 Story Setup/Tone/Soundtrack 14:17 Combat 34:16 Gameplay, continued 46:38 SPOILER WALL 1:06:48 Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!
It may surprise everyone to know that I just played Metal Gear Solid for the first time! And it was....an experience! And adding onto the experience was doing this episode with pro voice actor Mick Arcade! This is one of the most entertaining episodes of the show so far, as we make our way through the hundreds of plot twists, and Mick provides so many great voice impressions. Check out everything that Mick is doing around the internet HERE! (https://linktr.ee/mickarcade) TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:16 Story Setup/Kojima-isms 19:44 Gameplay 42:13 Presentation/Music 58:33 SPOILER WALL 1:19:55 Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!
Two friends sit down together to give a salute and a toast to the memories. May Metal Gear Mondays flourish long after they are gone.Here's to you.Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Things are different now and now this podcast is a video game podcast where we focus exclusively on the Metal Gear video game series. Video games are very popular now and that's what makes this a good idea. Kory Meyer is a Metal Gear expert and I'm sure Dylan and Courtney love video games. Find me every where ---> @mattfbasler
Due to the absolute chaos happening with our various uploads and our schedules, the boys got weird and made another preview PC episode as a special treat. Suggested talking points:Surreal videos, 1920's announcer voices, the rationale of Tom Nook, gentrification, tree owned law offices, stronks and shterks, special live listeners, the ultimate pop, dream guests, favorite fast food burgers, the architectural and culinary abomination of The Cheesecake Factory, reminiscing about Zach James, the Gatlinburg "food" tour, burning Snake's Revenge, and "Ghost stories."Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Nothing But Metal Gear Podcast Episode 1 NOT 22!! w/ Rob "Fantasic Big Boss" + Guest This Podcast is ALL ABOUT METAL GEAR SOLID & NOTHING ELSE!! enjoy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the LevelOneWalkthrough Podcast!! Episode 22 April Fools SPECIAL w/ Rob "Fantastic Big Boss" FOLLOW US AT Twitter: LevelOneTester youtube.com/LeveloneTester twitch.tv/Levelonetester Throughout the podcast I talk about videos games that I'm passionate about and what I'm looking forward to be playing!! And really, anything else that comes up so please sit back and relax to my terrible voice HAHA!! Please enjoy my first ever podcast that took over 15 years to come true!! Rate & comment!! Email us: levelonewalkthrough@gmail.com
Welcome to another Outer Op! The 6th, in fact! Inside, we read your letters and download about Death Stranding. We also talk about whether or not we'd want a Metal Gear Solid 6, making trips to eat delicious meats, and how much we hate Cole Duncan for being a narc.Enjoy!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Hi! Good to see you. You look good.Anyway, wanted to drop a special update to let everyone know the following things:We will not be having an episode on March 9thWe will be having an Outer Op episode on March 16thYou have until 8AM Pacific on March 9th to send in your responses for the Outer OpThis episode will tell you what we're looking forHope you have a great rest of your week. We'll see you on the 16th
We're taking a nontraditional jump away from regular programming to clear the fog away and talk to you all about our plans for the podcast going forward. We reflect on the last couple of months of our Death Stranding coverage with our three new hosts and present the ideas we have to keep the show running as far into the future as possible.And we want to hear from you. What topics/games/media do you want to hear that we didn't bring up on this episode? Let us know by emailing us at contact@metalgearmondays.comEnjoy!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Welcome to this, our final episode on Death Stranding (pending something crazy happening). In this episode, we take a look at all of the game's major characters and dissect them a bit. Review their journeys, talk about what we liked and disliked, and try and get a little background context. Please enjoy!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam is joined by a special guest to discuss good times and what you may have already imagined was coming.Here's to you.Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Due to some scheduling issues, we had to push our regularly scheduled programming back a week. So, without Sam, the boys forge ahead and record an episode in the style of the Patreon exclusive podcast "The Patriot Club" to let everyone out there know what they're missing.Chris writes a dissertation, Cole gets incredulous about beef, Zach channels his inner Kermit, and a war for the very soul of Tennessee wages. And somewhere in there, I think they talk about Metal Gear Moments.Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
We gave you an interview and now we give you another episode! I said we were back, and this week we're discussing the themes of Death Stranding compared to Metal Gear. It provides a kind of cathartic release for how we feel about both DS and MG. We hope you enjoy!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
We're back from vacation and we're back with another interview! James Horan, the voice of Skull Face in Ground Zeroes and MGSV, joins us to discuss his role in the Metal Gear series, his time working in theater, Star Trek, his break into voice acting, and so much more!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Metal Gear: Turn on your radios Normies and get ready for a little, green side-by-side chat as your hosts talk all things Metal Gear. Before Death was Stranded, Before S.H. (almost) became P. T., before Castlevania was made extreme, one game series started it all dating all the way back to floppy disks. Solid Snake, Psycho Mantis, Revolver Ocelot; we get into all the great animal/adverb secret agents that make up Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece series when we talk Metal Gear on Normies Like Us! He who controls the battlefield, controls the clicks↓ Insta: @NormiesLikeUs https://www.instagram.com/normieslikeus/ @jacob https://www.instagram.com/jacob/ @JoeHasInsta https://www.instagram.com/joehasinsta/ @MikeHasInsta https://www.instagram.com/mikehasinsta/ Special Guests: Andrew Fiscus and Jacob Ebel.
In our first ever Death Stranding cast interview, Sam and Chris talk to Tommie Earl Jenkins, the man behind Die-Hardman. Tommie talks about his early days performing on stage, what it was like working with Hideo Kojima, what he thinks the meaning behind Death Stranding is, what it took to perform THAT scene, and more!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
A special MGM gift exchange? Making Kojima characters Santa? Special listener responses? Sounds like the first ever MGM Holiday Special to me!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Welcome to Outer Op #5 and Happy Holidays to all! This week, we're reading your suggested topics and responses to Death Stranding! The Video Game Awards, the future of Kojima Productions, games we're looking forward to, and a three cheers for our favorite Daddy all contained within!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
This is it! We're wrapping up our game coverage of Death Stranding as we beat Episodes 13 & 14 (and, in fact, the game). We get down once again about the idea of the "video game" construct, praise various acting performances, and get in a debate about intention so violent that one of us is dead and the others aren't friends anymore.Ok. That last part is a lie, but it was a good discussion. Enjoy!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
We want to hear from YOU! Send in your responses surrounding your thoughts on Death Stranding by end of day December 15, 2019! We want to read all of them on the podcast! Do it! Do it now!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
It's time to tackle the next segment of Death Stranding. Many motivations are laid bare, the world is basically ending, there are issues in the jungle, and we're doing...just a lot of walking. The odyssey awaits in Episodes 10, 11, and 12!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
The boys move on to Episodes 8 and 9 of Death Stranding where they get down to matters of the heart, struggle with tar pits, and really get into yeeting bad bad boys with briefcases. It's a whole mood.Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Welcome back! This week, Sam, Cole, Chris, and Zach discuss episodes 5-7 of Death Stranding...and it is herein we discover that the M O U N T A I N makes men of us all.Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
It's finally here! Sam, Cole, and new crew mates Zach James and Chris Hampton sit down to discuss Episodes 1-4 of Death Stranding. What do we like? What do we dislike? What is "Ok Boomer?" Is Mads our Dad? This and more inside! Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
It's finally here! Death Stranding has crested the horizon and we took to the airwaves to discuss our first 48 hours with it. Who's we, you ask? Well it's only Sam and Alessio Summerfield! Or do I mean Cole Duncan? Who's to say?Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Is Amelie actually a Metal Gear? This is one of the many questions and theories we get into as we read YOUR listener mail on Death Stranding!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and Cole sit down with Ryan Kincaid (aka Nitroid of the Kojima Productions Network and and formerly one of the original admins for Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site) to discuss Death Stranding, the Hideo Kojima fandom, and much more!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and Cole are back to discuss their theories for Cliff, Higgs, and the rest of the Death Stranding cast. What mysteries do we think these characters hold? Find out inside!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and Cole sit down to discuss some of the key characters of Death Stranding. Does Sam Porter Bridges have super powers? Is Fragile Mary Poppins? Is Amelie a weird pervert? We pretend to know the answers to this and more!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and brand new host Cole Duncan discuss all the festivities around Death Stranding's presence at Tokyo Game Show 2019. 50 minute gameplay demo? 40 minute Safe House demo? Voice actor panel? Kojima's destiny to make Death Stranding sequels? It's all inside!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
We have a special announcement concerning the next couple of months of the show. Who's coming in. Who's stepping out for milk and cigarettes? Who's freaking Joan out? Who is Joan? All will be answered in this handy-dandy episode.We love you all and we thank you for your constant support!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and Alessio sit down with Jennifer Hale and discuss being an independent artist, Ms. Hale's humble beginnings in the voice acting world, her role in Metal Gear Solid, and so much more. Our Death Stranding coverage will continue again on Monday, September 30th! Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode, Christopher Randolph (the one and only Hal "Otacon" Emmerich...or Huey Emmerich if you prefer) joins us to talk about his time with Metal Gear, working in theater, the simple beauty of a pie, and more!Thanks to special correspondent (and Otacon super fan) Allis Chang for joining us on this episode. Please consider following her on Instagram @titwilloSupport the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode, Alessio and Sam talk to Kim Mai Guest (aka Mei Ling) to discuss her role as Mei Ling, her love of YA fiction, and much more!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode, Alessio sits down with Kris Zimmerman Salter to discuss her time with the franchise, her experiences as a voice director, and so much more. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode of Metal Gear Mondays, we talk to one of the original admins for Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site and MGS Twitter Power User @Nitroid, otherwise known as Ryan Kincaid. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Before we recommence with our continued interview coverage of all things Metal Gear, the gang takes a pit-stop to read your topics, questions, and comments! This is a very fun and very punchy episode—the whole crew was in top form. Enjoy. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Apologies for the delay in an upload for this week. Alessio has been ravaged by a cross-country move, a certain little Shiba Inu was sick this week, and so much more. But, it's not all exhaustion and stressful news—we've got some great content coming down the pipeline and we want to talk about it with you! Also, for anyone interested in the Kyle Pherson announcement at the front of the episode, you can check out the Dropbox folder @ http://bit.ly/kpalertSupport the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Thanks to Kris Zimmerman Salter (interview coming VERY soon), Metal Gear Mondays was able to sit and chat with one of the Producers on Metal Gear Solid 4, who is also the Founder/Director of Republique and the studio that made it, Camouflaj. There are some meaty video-game industry revelations in this one, you guys. Brace yourselves for some really cool stories! Ryan's the best.
More interviews, yay! This week: Stefanie Joosten. Lots of interesting tidbits here, including but not limited to: what it's like to personally work alongside Kojima, Stefanie's reaction to Quiet's appearance, and what the motion capture process for MGSV was like. We think you'll dig this one!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode of Metal Gear Mondays... we talk to David Hayter himself.We did it, you guys. Somehow... we actually did the thing. This is a really special one. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Metal Gear Mondays attended its first ever convention this year—Renton City Retro out in Renton, WA. After Cam Clarke extended a very courteous invitation, we ordered our tickets, booked our flights, and prepared for the weekend of a lifetime. Won't you come join us?NoteThis episode uses the most amount of audio source devices we've ever had on an episode. The sources are of varying quality, as we had no clue we'd be conducting so many interviews. Please be kind and understanding—we did the best that we could in post, but we'll gear up properly for our next event episode, funds willing.All the best!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On this week's episode, the gang covers the Worlds of Power novelization of the original North American NES release of Metal Gear. This was a fun one—book provided by Sean Loser, aka @boxlooter. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On a very special extra episode, Sam speaks with Colonel Campbell himself—Paul Eiding! We're releasing this one a bit early to help promote Paul Eiding and David Hayter's appearance in Australia later this week. For more information on how to see Paul and David, be sure to check out Supanova Comic Con in Sydney and Perth via their website: https://www.supanova.com.auSupport the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
On an extra special episode of the show, Sam and Alessio phone some friends... well, their fathers, to be exact. Enjoy and Happy Father's Day!Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Debi Mae West (Meryl Silverburgh) took some time out of her day to chat with Sam and Alessio about supermarkets, voice health techniques, Radiohead, Metal Gear, and more! You won't want to miss this one. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Alessio sat down and had a conversation with Dean (Dino) Scofield, aka Johnny from Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2. This one is a real treat. Dean's got a lot of great stories and we hope that you don't skip this episode. Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Metal Gear Mondays puts out its official episode #100 after months of padding out the celebration. Joining us for our first ever trivia contest of mental strength and dexterity are three special guests: Tori Cortez, Cole Duncan, and Michael Nilsen. Who will come out the winner? Tune in! Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Sam and Alessio discuss the Death Stranding Release Date trailer that released on May 29th, 2019. Keep up with the show for current Death Stranding updates as information becomes available! More info at http://www.metalgearmondays.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)
Isaac rejoins the main cast to discuss our wrap-up thoughts on Metal Gear Solid V. Talk of Metal Gear Online also included! Support the show (http://patreon.com/metalgearmondays)