94 'til Infinity

94 'til Infinity

When the Machine Stares Back

Metal Gear Solid V was a flawed game. But one mission in particular brought my childhood nightmares back to life

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Chris (90s and 00s nostalgia)
Oct 31, 2025
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When I was a kid, I used to have this dream.

I’d be standing in an empty field at dusk, the sky a pale orange that was neither day nor night. The ground would shake first, soft and rhythmic, like a heartbeat in the soil.

Then it would come into view: a towering, mechanical creature with glowing eyes and a sound like metal scraping on stone…

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