Reflecting on The End from Metal Gear Solid 3

"I am The End, I am here to bring you to your ultimate fate."

1963 was a time when a single misstep could start a nuclear war.

Just a year earlier, the Cuban Missile Crisis had pushed the world to the brink. For 13 days in October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union stood locked in a standoff over missiles stationed in Cuba. Spy planes spotted launch sites. Naval blockades were ordered.

One wrong move, one…