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MetalCraze said:
Looks like a jap Bladerunner ripoff in quite a few things.
BTW as soon as I've read "Hideo Kojima" - I wanted to ask - will it have a ridiculously retarded plot that doesn't make any sense too?

That's what I'm wondering too.
 

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Quilty said:
MetalCraze said:
Looks like a jap Bladerunner ripoff in quite a few things.
BTW as soon as I've read "Hideo Kojima" - I wanted to ask - will it have a ridiculously retarded plot that doesn't make any sense too?

That's what I'm wondering too.

Well, for the most part the story is pretty solid. Anyway, you could wait and see.
 
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MetalCraze said:
Looks like a jap Bladerunner ripoff in quite a few things.
BTW as soon as I've read "Hideo Kojima" - I wanted to ask - will it have a ridiculously retarded plot that doesn't make any sense too?
It's a ripoff in the best way possible, simply, it works. And I enjoyed the plot right up to the very end where it all went a bit naff for me. It's a shame Kojima doesn't have enough confidence in his story telling abilities to not include a twist, as if that makes him a master story weaver or somesuch.
 

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In the previous chapter we got an urgent call from Gibson. He pursued a suspected Snatcher into an abandoned factory and he needs help. Yep, it's always these damn abandoned factories.





CHAPTER 3 : SOME HEADS ARE GONNA ROLL.





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If we try to use the videophone Metal will inform us that he can't get a clear frequency because of the presence of SNOW-9.


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SNOW-9 ?

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It's a bio-engineered form of pollen which interferes with radio transmissions.


Hmm, Jordan can give us more info on SNOW-9:

JORDAN said:
SNOW-9 : A crystalline form of pollen created using genetic manipulation techniques. Developed for military use, it disrupts nearly all radio transmissions. In large quantities it can cause symptoms similar to respiratory arrest, while in small quantities it causes allergy-like symptoms. The crystals are visible to the naked eye and appear similar to snow, henxe the name.

Large quantities of it were destroyed after the war, to avoid environmental pollution. Nevertheless, it's re-emerging in regions where water supplies are plentiful. The only known area affected in Neo Kobe is the vicinity of the Ina River. Since it appeared after the first presence of Snatchers was confirmed, the relationship between the two is under investigation.


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So, we'll probably run onto Snatchers here. Metal, do you have any readin-


:loud scream:


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A male scream ! Perhaps something has happened to Jean-Jaques...

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We better hurry.

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Gillian use extreme caution. I read multiple moving objects within the factory. This could indicate the presence of SNATCHERS or INSECTORS.

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Insectors ? What the hell is that ?

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A spider-like robot used by Snatchers as security devices. Use extreme caution.

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Let's go !


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Metal ! Aren't you picking anything up ?

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Nothing's moving. That's odd. What happened to Jean? ...Wait ! I'm picking something up ! It's headed this way !

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Really ? Where is it coming from ?

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Dead ahead ! 10 meters ! 9... 8... 7...

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That's impossible ! I don't see anything !

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... 5... 4... 3...


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Let's move forward.


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What the-

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It's Little John ! Gibson's personal navigator.


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Can you salvage anything ?

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His functions have been completely terminated. However, his memory chip may be all or partially intact.

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But where is Gibson ?

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A Navigator never leaves his runner's side unless there is a very serious reason.

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Pick up his memory chip and hurry, Gibson is in trouble !


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Let's move on. Hear anything ?

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No, I'm not picking up any sounds.


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Holy shit !


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It would take incredible strength to do this.

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That scream we heard was no doubt his...


Poor Gibson... it seems he went over his head...
Bad jokes aside, we should search his body:


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It's hair ! He's holding several stands of hair.

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In addition there is skin tissue under his nails. Probably from scratching his attacker.

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Metal, can you analyze it ?


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"Analyzing hair sample. Subject is male, hair color brown. Hair structure suggests that subject is European with wavy hair. Enzyme analysis indicates subject is blood type A, Rh factor negative. Presence of protein compounds suggests that subject is in all probability a Snatcher."


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"Now analyzing skin sample. Subject is a female, Blood type O, Rh factor negative. Subject is Caucasian. Presence of protein compounds suggests that subject is in all probability a Snatcher."



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So maybe there's more than one snatcher involved... Metal, do a check on the body.

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An analysis of Jean's stomach indicates a major lesion at the region of the gastric membrane.

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So, John had an ulcer, huh ?

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Yes, in addition I read a substantial quantity of partially digested organic compounds.

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Organic compounds... If you can determine the composition and the degree in which the food's been digested, we may figure out where Jean's been.


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" Now making incision in Jean's stomach to analyze organic compounds present. The organic compounds are primarily composed proteins that have been exposed to digestive process for approximately 3 hours. The meat is out of a Buffalo."



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Buffalo meat ?

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Yes, Jean ate buffalo meat somewhere about 3 hours before he was killed.

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Hmm, let's search his clothes.


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This type of key isn't used anymore, it's quite an antique. As for the piece of parer, these could be Jean's last words. Metal, hang on to these two as evidence, okay ?

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All right, now storing them in my internal chamber.

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Let's take a look at his blaster. It's still warm. He probably fired several shots.

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It's crushed flat. Bending a blaster like this is well beyond the strength of any human... Wait ! I'm reading movement !


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Snatchers ?

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Unable to confirm. I suggest we investigate.


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I don't see any way out of here.

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Aaa-chooo !

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Are you alright Gillian ?

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...maybe I'm getting a cold.


Yeah, or maybe there's some SNOW-9 around. Isn't it known that it can cause alergic symptoms to humans ?


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What's wrong, Metal ?

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Maybe it's a sensor defect, but I think I'm picking a sound off in the distance. Can you hear it, Gillian ?

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That's odd. Seems like my ears are going out on me.


Anyway, it's a dead end here. Let's turn back.


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Hmm, let's move further back.


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Listen ! You can hear a sound like that of a timer.

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I can't hear a thing !


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Ooops. Fourth wall breaking. Well, if you turn up the volume you can actually hear a faint ticking sound...


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And we follow this sound to...


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I thought little John's functions were totally dead !


We should look closer...


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WOAAH, A TIME BOMB !


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A BOMB !

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A BOMB !

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A BAEMB !


Let's get the fuck out of here... what the hell ?


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Great, time for a shooting sequence...


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The motion reading has vanished. Gillian, are you all right ?

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Damn ! I got hit a couple of times.

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Now activating first-aid systems ! I'll stop the bleeding !

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Thanks metal.

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Disinfection completed. Now injecting "Junker's Blood" fluid supplement, nanomachines and healing agents.

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Crap, we forgot the bomb ! Let's get the hell out of here !


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God, my ears are ringing.

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That's probably because you left the volume turned up.

:roll:

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Damn Snatchers...

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I have stored all evidence in my memory. We should return to Junker HQ.


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Mika already knows of Gibson's death. She's in a pretty bad shape.


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I'm sorry, I wish I would have done more...

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You performed your duties quite satisfactorily.

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That's right, it's not your fault Gillian...Don't worry about it. By the way, the chief is waiting for you.


To the Chief, then.


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Well Seed, that was a pretty rough first assignment to draw... You made a great effort though.

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...

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I've studied the data transmitted back by Metal Gear, so I know all about what happened out there. It's... too bad about Gibson, he was a great Junker. Seed, I need you to take over for him. You're the only one I have left to battle this Snatcher menace.




It's all up to Seed then. We can't leave Mika in tears, can we ? We'll just have to annihilate these filthy Snatchers... But that will have to wait for another chapter....
 

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MetalCraze said:
Looks like a jap Bladerunner ripoff in quite a few things.
BTW as soon as I've read "Hideo Kojima" - I wanted to ask - will it have a ridiculously retarded plot that doesn't make any sense too?

You've never heard of Snatcher?

That giant pulsating misery tumour lodged in the center of your goddamn brain needs to expand and tear it's way through your fuckface ASAP
 
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Jasede said:
Blade Runner isn't some holy grail of movie making.
No, but it's hella entertaining and it's almost the personification of Noir in a modern/post-modern setting, it deserves respect for that; at least until something surpasses it it shall remain the zenith for the rest to attain.
 

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DefJam101 said:
Why are the protagonists in these clearly Asian games always white?

They are not always white. But usually the ones that were published in the west had mostly western protagonists for obvious reasons. As I recall the NES ninja gaiden games had a Japanese protagonist.

Jasede said:
Blade Runner isn't some holy grail of movie making.

It's the holy grail of futuristic movies, though.
 

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So, Gibson is dead and now it's all up to us to find it's killers and battle the Snatcher menace. But have we found so far ?


  • Gibson was killed by two Snatchers, one male, one female.
  • Gibson was getting close to some crucial information about Snatchers.
  • We've found that Gibson ate Buffalo meat (even though he had a severe ulcer problem)a few hours before he died.
  • We've recovered Little John's (Gibson's navigator) memory chip.
  • On his body we found an old key and a piece of paper with the phrase "search the house" written on it.


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I wonder what it was that Gibson learned about Snatchers...

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That's what you'll have to find out.

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He has a daughter, doesn't he ?

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Yes, Katrina... I'm worried about her. I want you to check up on her later. It'll be agood chance for you to check out that Gibson was up to, as well.

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Yes sir.

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Hang in there, Seed.







CHAPTER 4 : THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT.






Ok, time to check Gibson's desk.


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It seems that his desk drawer is locked... So we use the key that we found on Gibson and search the drawer :


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A 5-inch floppy disk ? Nobody uses these things anymore. It must have something to do with Jean's investigation.


I just shed a tear of nostalgia.


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I'll store this disk as evidence. As for the capsules, my analysis indicates that they are for ulcer treatment.

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So his stomach was in a pretty bad shape, I wonder what he was doing eating Buffalo.


The grand question is how come Buffalos aren't extinct in 2049. Oh well, let's check his locker.


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A chess piece is in his coat.


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Nothing more to see here, let's head over to Engineering. Hmm, looks like Harry took Gibson's death pretty bad...


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Well... so our new Junker has returned...<hick>

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I register high alcohol levels. Harry is intoxicated.

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I really... You know, I really thought you were better than that... What kind of backup was that supposed to be ? If you had done a better job, Jean... Jean wouldn't have had to die out there...

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Harry, that statement is incorrect.

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Don't worry about it Metal. Harry is right.

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I... Sorry, it's... it's not really your fault...

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Metal, would you give Harry the memory chip we pulled out of Little John ?

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Of course. Harry this is Little John's memory chip.


Hmm, let's try to change the subject...


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Young kids say I'm just stuck in the past but your memories of childhood tend to stay with you.

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Yes, but she was a pop star from well before you were born, right ?

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Yeah, but there was this boom in the popularity of old stars when I was a kid.


Before his time ? Isn't he like in his fifties ? Heh, I guess Kojima never imagined that in 2010 Madonna would still be on top of the game. Maybe she's one of those Snatchers.


On his desk we also see a picture :


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Poor Harry, It seems he lost his parents in the catastrophe... So, what poison has our chief engineer been drinking ?


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Strange, I thought Harry preferred sake. I think Jean used to drink Brandy.

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What's this ? there are numbers written on the label...


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Let's leave Harry to his misery and check out this number...


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Who the hell are you ?

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I'm an acquaintance of Gibson. I need some information.

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You're an investigator too heh ? (can't trust him) All right , let's have the password.

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The password ?


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A calculated guess...

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What are you mumbling about ? C'mon, let's have the password ! Complete the sentence : THE REVOLUTION ...


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What ? that's totally wrong ! See ya !


Crap, no love for the codex. Maybe it has something to do with Napoleon Bonaparte. Let's go and ask Jordan.


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"The revolution is ended" , good. Let's call him back. (actually the quote from Napoleon is random each time. Thankfully he asked the same question again)


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The password is : "The revolution is ended"

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Okay, you seem pretty real to me. Meet me at Alton Plaza in the EXG district. I'll see you there.


Hmm , maybe this guy will give us some leads. We should go and check on Mika , now.


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Gillian, I heard you were hurt ! Are you all right ?

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Yeah, those nanomachines are really doing the trick.

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Oh, I'm so glad to hear that.


Let's not try to SMELL her (you'll see later why the smell of people has some significance), or PERSUADE her to go with us at a date at this point. On the other hand maybe we should try to console her.


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You're really a sweet guy, aren't you Gillian.

Yes we are. Time to move out.

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Mika I'm heading out to check a few things. I've got a couple of leads.

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Gillian ?

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Yes, Mika ?

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How are you and your wife doing ?

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I haven't talked to her for a while.

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You shouldn't leave her alone like that. I bet she's pretty lonely.

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(Right... I have her number somewhere in my apartment) I'm... sure you're right. Thanks.

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Be careful, Gillian.


Ah, the wife. I had forgotten about her. We'll go to the apartment later. Right now, I think we'll visit Gibson's house.


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Who is it ?

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You're Katrina, right ? I'm a Junker. I just started down at Junker HQ. My name's Gillian Seed.

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If you really are a Junker, then show me some proof. Like your Junker ID.


Let's just do that...


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But I can't trust you with just that. Tell me how old my father is. If you're a real Junker, you'd know that !


Great. We'll have to go back to HQ and search Jordan for that...


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The turbocycle is one fast sonovabitch. We're back after 4 LP lines.


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Your father is 55 years old, Katrina.

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That's right, but it's still not enough yo trust you. Now I'll ask you something about myself.

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All right, go ahead.

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I have a unique mark on my body, what type of mark is it and what shape does it have ?


Well, it's a good thing we've already checked her out in Chapter 1. I was sure sure that info about her thighs would come in handy at some point.


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It's a heart-shaped birthmark.

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Hmmm. OK. That's right. And where is it located ?


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Well, that's pretty embarrassing, but at least I know you're the real thing. I'll open the door.


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I'm very sorry about all of that, I'm Katrina Gibson.

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I'm, I'm so sorry Katrina... It's my fault your father is dead. If had had gotten there just a little sooner, your father would still be alive.

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Oh Mr. Seed, I appreciate your feelings, but I was always ready for the worst with my father.

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Katrina... do you think you'll be alright by yourself ?

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Don't worry about me I can take care of myself. Besides, I don't think I have any tears left...

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Katrina are you sure ?

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Ok Junker, you have work to do , right ? Let's keep ourselves busy.

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Katrina... you're probably right. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me.


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I'm sorry. I'm sure you didn't want to think about it...

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If... If I had known this was going to happen... I would have been nicer to him...


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The only thing of importance left to ask is about the supercomputer that uses the 5-inch discs, PC68. I'm not sure if a computer with that name actually existed. Maybe it was a japan thingie. Or maybe it's a pun for the pc of that era ending in -86.


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Katrina, does your father have an old computer around the house ?

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A computer ? There's one in my dad's study.


We can also try to console her and wipe away her tears and get a funny interruption by Metal, but it will break the mood , so we'll let it be. Let's follow her into the study.


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My father was always using it. He found it in some junk shop.

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It has a 5-inch disc installed.

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5-inch, huh ? Then that disc must be for this machine. Let's put it in.


And we just had a revelation, remember the "search the house" note we found ? The little sketch on the right probably isn't an exclamation mark...


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The machine is reading the disc... Here it is !


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These conclusions suggest several useful methods for locating and identifying snatchers.

  1. Investigate Skin condition. Check for any evidence of melanoma.
  2. Check for odor. Cancer cells secrete a unique, foul odor.
  3. The presence of pollen. Snatchers are believed to hide in areas plentiful in SNOW-9 (a snow-like, bio-engineered pollen crystal). SNOW-9 is an allergen, causing throat pain and sneezing.
  4. Possession of sunscreen. In order to protect their skin from ultraviolet rays, Snatchers use sunscreen even in the dead of winter.

To prevent skin cancer and to treat such cases, Snatchers maintain facilities for treating artificial skin. I have succeeded in identifying the hospital where this is performed.

PS: Watch out for a bounty hunter named Random Hajile.


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So that's it, eh ? He found their weak points.

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And no doubt Jean was killed because they learned that he had found their hospital.


Now we're getting somewhere. Hey, there's a bottle on the desk , let's have Metal analyze it.


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There is a sticker on the bottle. It says "The store with everything - PLATO'S CAVERN".

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So, this is the sunscreen Gibson was talking about. Metal, store it as evidence.


Let's also take a look at that photo. It's a picture of Gibson.


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No, go right ahead... Huh? Why is Alice barking ?

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Alice ?

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Our dog. She's in the back yard...

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There could be Snatchers around. Metal, let's check it out !


We got out in the back yard and we see one of the bushes moving. Alice is barking agitated...


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Unfortunately there are no Snatchers here to terminate. It was just a damn bird. If we remain and try to investigate , there is a chance that Metal will give another false alarm over an approaching mosquito. The game has some random moments like that, which is a nice touch when you're playing. Anyway, Let's go back inside.


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Raven ? Where else have I heard that name in a Kojima game ? OMG ! is it a coincidence ? Yeah, probably... a coincidence that NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ! Pheww... Ok the only thing in the study we haven't investigated yet, is the chess board :


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A black queen is missing. It's definitely the piece we found in Gibson's coat.

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That's my dad's ! Where did you find it ?


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Hmmm, I wonder what's the meaning of this. The chess piece must have some significance, but we can't see how it connects to the case, yet. Ok, nothing more to do here. time to leave...


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Let me give you my address and videophone number. Give me a call if something comes up.

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Thanks Mr. Seed, take care.




...




Now at least we've got some leads. Next time we'll be hunting snatchers, meeting seedy informers, visiting the black market and making desperate videocalls to our wives.
 

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Unkillable Cat said:
ghostdog said:
The only thing of importance left to ask is about the supercomputer that uses the 5-inch discs, PC68. I'm not sure if a computer with that name actually existed. Maybe it was a japan thingie. Or maybe it's a pun for the pc of that era ending in -86.

Or maybe it's a reference to this.

Could be. Funny thing is that Snatcher wasn't ported in that one. All and all it's a good thing that the version that was localized in English is the SegaCD one. It seems to be the best one and the speech is very good.
 

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