Dataminers and hackers of Metal Gear Solid 5 prosthetic arm.
This popularity persists in spite of MGS 5's controversies, which revolve around the fraught relationship between video game giant (and current Metal Gear rights-holder), Konami, and series creator Hideo Kojima. Kojima, who was once Konami's Vice President, left the company in 2015, with most s reporting a divide between the visionary games developer and the colossal video gaming corporation. The timing of this departure, coupled with the release of the poorly-received Metal Gear Survive, have led many to believe that Metal Gear Solid 5 was released in a somewhat unfinished or compromised state. Still, the game lives on thanks to a devoted Metal Gear Solid 5 modding community and lots of online discussion.
YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming recently covered a piece of cut content from Metal Gear Solid 5, exploring whether or not nuclear disarmament is possible in-game, and what doing so could unlock. A cut third chapter of the game is referenced in the Metal Gear Solid 5 game files, and players from the group The Anti-Nuke Gang believed that this chapter can be triggered by disarming nuclear weapons - an act that is also referenced in the game's files. The Anti-Nuke Gang actually did manage to reduce the total nuclear weapons count to zero, but this was achieved only after hacking the game. No third chapter was triggered, and it's clear that these nukes cannot be disarmed through any organic gameplay approaches, essentially making the mission impossible.
Kojima's iconic franchise is no stranger to cut content, with Kojima recently revealing that the first Metal Gear Solid almost had rat companions as a mechanic. Still, the idea of this cut content from Metal Gear Solid 5 may sting a bit more for many fans, as it crushes any remaining hope that there is a satisfying, Kojima-approved conclusion to the game's story. Kojima has been outspoken when it comes to his views on nuclear weapons, previously stating that disarmament was meant to be the theme of Metal Gear Solid 5, so it's very possible that the game's original climax was connected to this hidden mission.
While it's disappointing that this rumored MGS 5 third chapter can't be accessed via the nuclear disarmament mission, it's a testament to how complex the 2015 game is that players are still uncovering its secrets almost seven years later. Who knows, maybe even more cut content from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain will see the light someday.
Source: DidYouKnowGaming/YouTube
