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Oh? What's Raiden Allegory of in MGS2? (Gaming)

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, May 30, 2019, 18:53 (2022 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

"I've been to your apartment. Your room is empty. No pictures, no posters, just a bed." - Rose to Raiden in MGS2

The empty room is Raiden: a blank slate. Not sure of who he is. His place in the world. Notice how Raiden tries to be like Snake - he idolizes him. And so the game initially plays like it does with snake. But as Raiden discovers who he is - what's his purpose - what choices he has, the game shifts. In these moments it becomes a ridiculous hack and slash / run and gun (the infamous FISSION MAILED section). He casts aside the charade and no longer tries to be snake. He goes his own way and kills his 'father'.

And like that he realizes what's important: what you pass on to future generations. Not through genetics, but through knowledge. Culture. Morals.

Raiden is literally a postmodern allegory for memes.


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