tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post816266768549058003..comments2023-01-21T12:14:17.714-08:00Comments on Miserable Pile of Secrets: Raymond Benson's Metal Gear SolidHenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-53970775686539196392009-02-13T18:22:00.000-08:002009-02-13T18:22:00.000-08:00If, for some unfortunate reason, you come into thi...If, for some unfortunate reason, you come into this book knowing nothing of the source material, then, no, these quotes won't be anything more than generically bad hack work.<BR/><BR/>I doubt the Twin Snakes ending is any more canonical than Benson's deficient understanding of the Solid Snake character.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-45255459465676904802009-02-13T09:57:00.000-08:002009-02-13T09:57:00.000-08:00I guess "soldiers plopped to the floor" is worth a...I guess "soldiers plopped to the floor" is worth a laugh.<BR/><BR/>To me, this stuff is delivered too straight, but not the sort of unintentionally funny stuff that Seagal does. It's more like what I would have written in 6th grade to sound, by turns, weighty and witty. <BR/><BR/>Maybe the memories just burn too deep. <BR/><BR/>Side note: it seems the Twin Snakes ending is intended to be canonical, if this book is the authorized rendition of the story.Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-12587892665326602032009-02-13T00:02:00.000-08:002009-02-13T00:02:00.000-08:00Benson at his worst is neither funny nor memorable...Benson at his worst is neither funny nor memorable. In selecting the quotes I did, I meant to share the groans while sparing you the mind-numbing banality that really makes the book unreadable. And poorly translated Japanese games may be funnier, yes, but it's not even the same type of situation.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-75863582267672335922009-02-12T23:37:00.000-08:002009-02-12T23:37:00.000-08:00Really? Those quotes? I wouldn't mind seeing Ben...Really? Those quotes? I wouldn't mind seeing Benson's writing at its very worst. These are just generically bad, not the awe-inspiring badness that the best second-tier Japanese fighting games achieve. <BR/><BR/>Rugal befeated!Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-26840547804695298092009-02-12T23:13:00.000-08:002009-02-12T23:13:00.000-08:00Those quotes are absolutely priceless.Those quotes are absolutely priceless.Sam Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410276773844583437noreply@blogger.com