The New York Trilogy - Allusions and References in Other Works

Allusions and References in Other Works

City of Glass is referenced in the 2001 video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which contains a character named Peter Stillman. The reference has been further confirmed by the game's early design documentation, which revealed other characters named after Quinn and his aliases that were not included in the final version of the game. The references are thematically appropriate, as the game also exploits metafictional issues in questioning the relationship between the player of a video game and the protagonist of the game itself.