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Thinking about humor in games, and it had me suddenly stop and wonder:

Does Metal Gear Solid have jokes?

It's certainly a funny series at many points throughout the games, but I can't think of a single case where a character makes a joke, or there is a visual gag.
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Raptor :gamedev: · 5w
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Dave? · 5w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq7jpl9k4nrerqdvz3dda7n6s6ejnm5yjrj60ry9m2tua7kespjk6qrn5y0h There are some but I think most of the jokes are the developers putting humor that the player can 'choose' to engage with. I think this works because MGS breaks the fourth wall often an...