The End's Aging Mechanic in Metal Gear Solid 3

There’s a game that literally attacks you the moment you try to pause it. In Metal Gear Solid

3, Hideo Kojima confirmed that the boss “The End” can actually die of old age if

you leave the game paused long enough. The fight is designed as a sniper duel, and if you save

and come back a week later, the game checks your system clock. If too much time

has passed, it assumes The End lived out his remaining days… and the boss fight just ends.

Players thought it was a glitch, until the developers revealed it was intentional — a

hidden mechanic built directly into the story. It’s one of the wildest time-based

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