Where-- what is this?

[There's a long pause as Raiden takes in his surroundings. There's a roar of a Chimera in the background, though it quickly becomes a yelp and soon the sound of a dying one instead.]

What are those? Some kind of... Metal Gears or...?

Hello?

... Is anyone alive?

After some playing, it's occurred to me that playing Raiden in his MGS4 state is a bigger challenge than I imagined it would be.

( There are MAJOR MGS4 spoilers behind this cut. Including script excerpts and video links~ )

Just a general idea of Raiden's life based on in-game matters.

-1986: Jack is born on a rainy day. Parents unknown.

-1996: Age 10, end of the first Liberian Civil war. During this time, Jack was taken in by a young George Sears after his parents were killed (by said man) and trained to be a child soldier, a member of the 'Small Boys Unit'. Jack ( Read more... )