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3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Metal Gear Solid V Quiet
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Metal Gear Solid V may be one of the most technically sublime third-person action games ever made, but it certainly came with its fair share of baggage all the same.

Before the game was even released, there was much hand-wringing online from fans who took a sceptical view of new female lead Quiet, given her scantily clad design and the dubious lack of necessity for it.

Kojima defensively fired back on Twitter, "once you recognize the secret reason for her exposure, you will feel ashamed of your words & deeds", prompting fans to speculate on what could satisfactorily explain away what appeared to be nothing more than shameless fan service.

Once the game was released, it became clear that Kojima was talking a load of old nonsense, as Quiet's lack of clothing was explained as necessary for her to "breathe" through her skin. Right.

Kojima tried to turn it around on players and shame them for even taking notice of the amount of flesh Quiet was displaying, despite the fact that the game features shameless cutscenes lingering on Quiet writhing around in her underwear.

Kojima, you're a perv - just admit it already and stop trying to make us feel bad for calling you out on it.

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