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Studies & Analysis (game series)

Author(s) : Nicolas Courcier, Mehdi El Kanafi, Damien Mecheri
Editor : Console Syndrome / Editions Pix'N Love
Publication date : 01-25-2012
Language : french

An analysis book dedicated to the "Metal Gear" game series. This text-only book is divided in two main parts. The first one, which represents about 3/4 of the book pages, begins with a quick presentation of each title in the series (from "Metal Gear" to "Metal Gear Solid : Peace Walker"). It then tells you the scenario of the whole series, rewritten as a one-piece story. This story is very interesting, and is greatly rewritten to be as entertaining as any good thriller novel! The second part of the book gathers several analysis of the series from various angles (the relations between storytelling and gameplay, the natural tendency of Kojima to break the fourth wall, etc.), thus presenting it as a complex but consistent masterpiece. A really good book, who will also interest people who aren't familiar with the series: by reading it, they will understand why this series is so popular thanks to its rich universe, without requiring them to spend several hundred hours playing the games on their consoles!