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So Bungie’s countdown has stopped, and a new teaser trailer has appeared, but what does it all mean? While it’s easy for any one of us to wildly speculate, together we are legion, so let’s look at the images in the trailer together to see what we come up with. After the jump you’ll find a gallery, and in that gallery will be pictures. We shall comb them for clues as to what exactly is going on. We’ll be adding more pictures to the gallery as we go, so check back for more opportunities to add your 2 cents!
[The following article discusses the themes of Metal Gear Solid 4 and contextualizes them with Hideo Kojima's directorship. It contains no plot spoilers, but nonetheless those wishing to avoid all thematic details should steer clear.]
“War has changed.”
That’s one of the main themes of Metal Gear Solid 4, and from the beginning, it forms a major thread that runs through Hideo Kojima’s hallmark marriage of gameplay and narrative.
Even if one were to skip the game’s introductory cinema, it’s evident something has changed from the first moment of gameplay. The silent tranquiliser gun, a fixture of the Metal Gear Solid series, has historically been the key weapon in a game that prefers the player be stealthy rather than confrontational, pragmatic rather than murderous. As the symbolic lynchpin in that approach, it’s usually one of the earliest pieces of equipment the player obtains.
