We have reached the end of the journey that is Metal Gear Solid 2 and are left with many questions. Are we real? Is this show real? In this time of questions we have one thing that we can trust.......that you can follow State of the Save on all your favorite podcasting apps as well as on social media @stateofthesave on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram! You can send your emails to [email protected] also. It's a great show and we will be back in two weeks for Part 1 of our next game Tomb Raider: Underworld! See you then. 

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

2:05 - Monster Hunter: Rise

6:40 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

9:30 - WWE 2K22

24:38 - Sniper Elite 5

25:50 - Not E3/ Star Wars - Jedi Survivor/ Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

30:15 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

43:40 - CONTENT WARNING:  R**e, Sui**de, In**st

52:25 - End of Content Warning - Heading into Arsenal Gear

1:22:45 - The Final Battle

1:38:35 - The Story themes of the Metal Gear Solid Trilogy

1:59:04 - Nick's thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 2's Ending

2:02:00 - Tomb Raider: Underworld Prep

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We have a great show this week as we continue our play through of Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty. Not only that, but we talk through a few other games that we have been enjoying as of late. Make sure to subscribe and leave a five star review so that you don't miss our next show, which will be the grand finally of MGS 2! Send a email to [email protected] and follow us @stateofthesave on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.    

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The whole crew is together to continue the saga of Metal Gear Solid! Our flag ship game series continues with part 1 of this 3-parter, coving from the beginning of the game until the Boss Fight with Fatman, so join us and play along. For the next show, we will cover up to the Boss Fight with Vamp. Also, hit us up on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram @stateofthesave and send your emails to [email protected].   

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

6:15 - The Fast and Furious Franchise

11:55 - Marvel Movies

21:30 - Monster Hunter: Rise

29:10 - Michael's Retro Game Grabs

32:50 - Lost in Random

37:00 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Guess who's back! State of the Save is back! We are finishing Half Life 2 this episode and we are telling the world our next game (drum roll please)......... Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty. That's right, we are continuing our play through of the Metal Gear saga. If you want to play along with us, your stopping point is right after the Mad Bomber Boss fight. This will be a three parter so get hyped! If you want to reach out to us you can at [email protected] and follow us @stateofthesave on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

2:30 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2

13:05 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

16:55 - Elden Ring

27:15 - The Halo Series

32:10 - Half-Life 2

1:43:00 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Rise and shine State of the Save Universe, rise and shine. Half Life 2 is our next game! So join Eric and Michael as we play up through the mission Sandtraps and discuss it. There's a ton of fun talk on this show from games and tv to this years Wrestlemania. Make sure you follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter @stateofthesave and send your emails to [email protected]. 

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TIMECODES:

:34 - Intro

6:45 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

9:48 - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

14:12 - Hot Wheels: Unleashed

22:25 - Wrestlemania

32:48 - Halo TV Series

37:22 - Half-Life 2 Overview

47:18 - Half-Life 2 Campaign

We hop into some more minds to discuss the second half of Psychonauts! Eric and Michael talk about their highs and lows with this cult classic. Also, Eric speculates if Cody Rhodes returns to WWE (he doesn't), Michael can't help but bring up F-Zero, and they both set up the next game for the show.

Our next game will be Half-Life 2, played in two parts . Part 1 will cover from the beginning up to the beginning of "The Sandtraps". 

If you would like to join the conversation, send us an email to [email protected] or reach out to us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok @stateofthesave, and we will read your message on the next show.

As always, thank you for listening!

Link to Geoff Keighley's excellent Half-Life 2 article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/

Where you can donate to help Ukraine: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-refugees-donations-charity/

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

3:35 - Triangle Strategy

16:35 - F-Zero X

23:20 - Elden Ring

25:36 - Rainbow Six Siege

33:00 - Psychonauts

1:49:32 - Half- Life 2 Prep

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Psychonauts has been on our list for a good bit and we finally got around to playing it! Eric and Michael explore the brain, play all the way up through Lungfishopolos (which is an early contender for level of the year) and discuss it. We also talk some more Elden Ring and a lot of PS2 and OG Xbox games. Make sure you hit us up on social media @stateofthesave on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Also you can drop us a email at [email protected].

Timecodes :

34 - Intro 

3:45 - Elden Ring 

12:40 - New IPs vs Franchises 

17:14 - Time Splitters 2 

22:04 - Project Snowblind 

23:40 - Bad Games of the PS2 Era 

28:44 - Psychonauts

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Elden Ring is kicking off our reboot of File Corrupted, our bonus show! Michael, Eric, and guest Tanner sit down and talk through their time with the hottest release of the year to date. This week we also will have our part 1 of Psychonauts coming out on Wednesday. Follow us on social media @stateofthesave on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Also you can send in your emails to [email protected].

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Firewatch is our game of the show this week with a jam packed episode! Not only do we have a full breakdown and discussion on Firewatch. We also talk Rainbow Six Extraction, Crossfire X, and Death Stranding on top of announcing our next game Psychonauts! Remember to follow us @stateofthesave on Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok. You can also email us at [email protected]. 

Firewatch Timecodes :

34 - Intro 

2:03 - Death Stranding 

15:35 - Crossfire X 

21:31 - Rainbow 6: Extraction 

30:20 - Firewatch  

1:50:51 - Psychonauts Prep

PSYCHONAUTS CUTOFF POINT boss fight with Kochmara at the end of the level: Lungfishopolis

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Control has been such a blast we couldn't stop at just two episodes. In part 3 we talk the DLC expansions The Foundation and AWE. We have had a great start to season 3 but need your help to spread the word. Make sure to leave those five star reviews and follow us on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram @stateofthesave. Got a message you want to share? Send that to [email protected] and we may even read it on the show. Thanks for all the support! 

Timecodes

00:00:34 - Intro 

00:03:00 - Ghost of Tsushima 

00:05:45 - The Metro Series

00:10:16 - Back to Ghost of Tsushima

00:18:02 - Windjammers 2 is great! 

00:21:15 - Death’s Door

00:23:05 - Control DLC Overall Thoughts  

00:32:05 - Control: The Foundation

01:04:24- Control: AWE 

01:29:00 - Piecing Together Alan Wake and Control

1:42:30 - Our Baseless Alan Wake 2 Theories 

1:57:50 - Our Next Game - Firewatch (Required Viewing - Giant Bomb’s “What is Firewatch” bit: https://youtu.be/PfsY-hkBmh0)

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