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Konami Metal Gear Saga Volume 1 Subsistence Collector's DVD

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Any true Metal Gear Solid fan must have this documentary. It explains Hideo Kojima's main concept for some characters, the origins of his ideas, and delves deeper into the background of each Snake.

Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1 is a special-edition DVD gift for fans who pre-order Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for its release in North America. Its really unfortunate the the quaility of this product isn't that great. Throughout the footage is a "display" that tells what game is currently being shown, and it never dissapears, which makes this program feel kinda cheap. The whole thing is also subtitled -- even though this disc was made specifically for the USA, and aside from the interveiw segments, evrything is in spoken English. You can't turn them off!

Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima also appears in a series of interviews, recounting the origins of the series and sharing its secrets, which can sometimes be interesting -- but most fans will already know most of the details. The interviews are really the best part, especially his thoughts on the infamous NES game "Snake's Revenge." Other than that, the games are discussed in historical order, not the order they were created, which might seem interesting but really ruins the steady evolution of complexity that the series makes over the decades. To be honest, the G4 show about the Metal Gear series (on "Game Makers") is much better than this. Please don't buy this for aninflated price of $10-20, the content really isn't worth it. Hardcore MGS fans might still want it part of their collection just so they can say they have everything -- but there's no reason otherwise.