Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Monday, 14-Sep-15 23:50:54 UTC
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@redenchilada Well, obviously different people can and will engage with a piece of media for different reasons, though I suppose I could tell you why I specifically have found enjoyment with the MGS franchise and that'll hopefully shed some light on the situation for you. For one thing, while the actual narrative construction and plotting is shaky at best, the character writing and dialogue composition of the series has a fair bit of colour and personality that you rarely find in AAA titles, which is certainly refreshing (and no doubt reflective of Kojima's extended involvement in the project). Also, the series is tonally a sort of camp espionage story that (intended or not) has a lot of entertainment value in its absurdism, and while not fitting neatly into metrics I'd personally consider "good writing" it's undeniably creatively composed and has its own "voice" as a piece of media.
