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8. Meryl's Ass Wiggle In Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid Meryl
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Go back to Metal Gear Solid now and look at it. Look at all that environmental detail; really just take in the variety of textures made and wrapped around the walls, floors, mountainous regions and labyrinthine corridors making up Shadow Moses itself.

In a lovely move that's more Kojima than directing 8 hours of cutscenes to explain every last plot thread, Meryl's little bum wiggle was clearly afforded that very same care and attention.

And why? Because - in a room of enemy guards - your only way of finding her is to go around in first person, staring at their behinds.

Meryl's is the one wiggling like her cheeks have gained sentience and are trying to break free, and though it could be a comment on how braindead Hollywood heroes become in the face of any action movie female, the script literally has Solid Snake address Meryl by saying, "Hey, you've got a great butt!"

Subtle, Hideo. Very subtle.

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