Why are the Metal Gear villains so awesome.. yet so stupid?

[king_of_the_castle]

edjevink said:

king_of_the_castle said:

The_vagabond7 said:
I would like to rename the thread

"Why is metal gear so awesome....yet so stupid"

I don't know how anyone can take these games even halfway seriously, they are hilariously bad B movie quality shows. I don't know how many facepalms I've given playing this series. I really like the series, I own the whole series, but my god it's so stupid.

I mean in MGS3 in the first half hour or so, Somebody in the 1960s takes a nuke out of a brief case, launches it from a shoulder mounted rocket launcher, from nearby helicopter, and watches the nuke go off from the helicopter, and then flies off. HOW MANY THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THAT SCENE?

This, I love the games but the story is ridiculous a lot of times and full of plot holes, which makes it very sad when people claim it's the best VG story ever.

I won't argue with you that the story of these games is sometimes ridiculous, but what, in your opinion, makes 'the best VG story ever'? Does it really have to be a 'realistic story' to be good? Besides, what is a good story? Doesn't that also have to do with personal preference?

I'm not saying MGS games have the best VG stories ever, but the great thing about MGS, at least for me, is that cinematic feeling, the storytelling, the tons of interesting characters with their own storie and motivations, the conspiracies...AND of course the humor and gameplay. And yes, even how ridiculous the story of MGS games sometimes can be, i love the story in these games. It's an interesting mix of conspiracy-theories and science-fiction in real world settings.

You're right, I phrased that wrong, it has everything to do with personal preferences.  I was just recalling threads on here that said in 20 years college courses would study the MGS story the same way classic literature is studied today, and the fact that if someone, somehow, did not like the MGS story, then they either must be a fanboy, or not know anything about what makes a good story, b/c HK is, of course, a genius.