Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (XB360/PS3)

[Kalyx triaD]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Cut what you will.

Fucking epic.

[LoDownM]

I missed that cuz I didn't think it was on tv at first. Fucking amazing.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Honestly, seeing that in action made my year, gaming wise.

There aren't enough stupid melee-actiopn games that are ridic over the top.

[alvarado52]

yeah, i just saw this...literally got chills.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

I liked the part with toppling the building onto enemies.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/176344-metal-gear-solid-rising-asks-what-will-you-cut-/MetalGearSolidRisingWatermelon-noscale.jpg

Fruit doesn't stand a chance.

[Nowhere Man]

I'm still not a fan of Raiden, but damn, that looks like fun.

[Requiem]

omg, just the cut mechanism looks fun as hell. Chopping people to bits. :drool:

[Fignuts]

HOT SHIT

[Verbose Minch]

As much as I dislike Raiden, this looks really really good.

[LuigiD]

Lightning Bolt Action..I like it already.

[Mooияakeя™]

Just love it when games start using the H/W to their strengths. G7 games are bugger better and detailed more now. Like comparing Ridge Racer to Fran Turismo. Now we're starting to really get into the stride.

[Funky Fly]

game looks cool. Gonna play a demo and see what's up hopefully.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Captain of Fun]

Revenge with a Vengeance?

Dear god.

[RoXer]

... :-\

[RoXer]

I mean I'll play this with an open mind but...

[Blitz]

Yeah I'm sorry but that's an awful title. Besides being a mouthful, Revengeance sounds like the title of a shitty straight to DVD action flick starring Lou Diamond Phillips or something.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Quite possibly the worst subtitle ever.

But at least Platinum Games are doing it now.

[Drakul]

I can't see the trailer at all. Every upload on YouTube is removed by Viacom for copyright reasons.
Why would you not want people to see a trailer?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I can't see the trailer at all. Every upload on YouTube is removed by Viacom for copyright reasons.
Why would you not want people to see a trailer?

Because they were "exclusive" to the VGA's. Note it's not the publishers doing it, just Viacom.

[Drakul]

I was wondering what Viacom had to do with MGS. Anyway, I managed to find a trailer that was still up. Looks different than it did before. Not bad.

[The Destroyer]

I dunno, doesn't look too great to me.

I don't think the soundtrack to the trailer did it many favours either.

[Kalyx triaD]

You guys don't understand the significance of P* doing this game. It might out do Bayonetta. That's utterly insane. DmC just got bitch slapped. Ninja Gaiden 3's gonna get embarrassed. I love a good action game.

[The Phenom]

Ninja Gaiden is one of the greatest and most difficult games ever made. This new Metal Gear i just don't know about it. It doesn't have solid snake in it. But i will have to try it and it might be good who knows.

[Khuntry]

Ninja Gaiden always had the potential to be real great
But its been always held back due to technical issues like
That damn camera.

[Kalyx triaD]

I feel like a mass murderer playin Ninja Gaiden, though. Game is hardcore.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I was really looking forward to the original game and engine, but I guess there were issues with it that needed outsourcing. Since Bayonetta was awesome, I can't complain too much.

Just hope Kojima is still involved story-wise.

[FearedSanctity]

Metal Gear Rising was secretly canceled before Platinum took it on

We hadn't heard any official news on Metal Gear Solid: Rising for over a year, and then it showed up with a new name, a new storyline, and a new team making it. You don't have to be part of a secret cabal of world-dominating AIs to realize that there was some ... trouble somewhere in the last year. And, in fact, Rising had been canceled.

The staff at Kojima Productions had the "cut anything" concept realized, according to Andriasang's report of the latest Hideraji podcast. They also had the motion capture done and a story written ... but the rest was in the air. Without a clearer direction, Kojima decided to end development.

Platinum Games studio reps happened to visit, the story goes, and expressed their excitement for the project, leading to their assignment to complete the game. It was Platinum's idea to change the story, and they also offered the concept of "a game where it feels so good to chop things up that you would die," as Andriasang translates it. We think that's a more promising concept than a game where it feels good to chop things up, and then the game dies.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

IGN is pissed about this game lol.

[LuigiD]

Ninja Gaiden is one of the greatest and most difficult games ever made. This new Metal Gear i just don't know about it. It doesn't have solid snake in it. But i will have to try it and it might be good who knows.

Solid Snake is done for man. Don't you think he received the treatment he deserved in MGS 4? the story was finished and won't be watered down. I wouldn't mind seeing a cameo or something tho.

Don't know how I feel about this. Ill probably play because I am a Metal Gear mark. The style of play is not really my thing tho.
Also..
"My soul is a tomb of justice!"
lol?

[Drakul]

There is a 25 minute interview about Rising. I've not watched it, though, but maybe you will.

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[Kalyx triaD]

Mostly recaps of what you should know. Love that man by the way.

[Drakul]

I had no idea he was pushing 50. He looks like he's in his mid 30's.

[Kalyx triaD]

Japanese are good looking people. Must be the rice.

[Drakul]

http://www.bigwowo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/asian_timeline.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

I wanna order duck for some reason.

[Kane Knight]

Metal Gear Rising was secretly canceled before Platinum took it on

But we're still gonna bitch endlessly about it anyway, because ponies.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah people getting catty over the dropping of 'Solid', lack of stealth, and that decade old beef with Raiden as a character. They need to get that MGS2 stunt. Half of these maggots weren't old enough to read when that happened.

[Emperor Smeat]

Platinum Games said they are treating the PS3 version as the "lead" platform but unlike Bayonetta, both versions will be treated equally and they won't be outsourcing the Xbox 360 version to another studio.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/ps3-lead-platform-metal-gear-rising-revengenace

[Kalyx triaD]

Good to know.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah people getting catty over the dropping of 'Solid', lack of stealth, and that decade old beef with Raiden as a character. They need to get that MGS2 stunt. Half of these maggots weren't old enough to read when that happened.

They'd also be the first ones in line to bitch if the title was actually canceled.

[Drakul]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hooooooooleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiitttttttt

It's on. It is so on.

[Kalyx triaD]

More please.

[Funky Fly]

Want.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[RoXer]

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ugh

I dunno about any of this, honestly.

[RoXer]

I'm going to try like this but I doubt it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Everything I've seen since P* took over is pure platinum encased in gold. This game looks awesome. Might be better than Bayonetta.

RoXer, why do you force yourself to stomach games? If it looks so-so just ban that shit from your shopping list. Or maybe you just love gaming in general that much?

[RoXer]

I love this series a lot. It doesn't look like I'll be a fan of this game but I'll try.

[Extreme Angle]

Looks ok, but strays too far from MGS IMO... Not really a fan of Japanese Super Sword Ninja shizzle either if i'm frank.

[Kalyx triaD]

I love this series a lot. It doesn't look like I'll be a fan of this game but I'll try.

I wouldn't even recommend this to somebody going through a MGS binge, this is a spin-off in every sense of the term. I like seeing the Metal Gear universe through a different lens, though.

Looks ok, but strays too far from MGS IMO... Not really a fan of Japanese Super Sword Ninja shizzle either if i'm frank.

WRONG

It's not Solid, it's RISING.

WRONG

[RoXer]

It's a spin-off in a gameplay sense, sure, but the story picks up a few years after 4.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't think this story will have any serious effects on Solid's mythology. You can probably ignore it completely and it won't handicap your understanding of the eventual MGS5. It's pseudo-canon, which is fine. I'm saying this as a fan; I don't think you should see this as a follow-up to MGS4, even if it does technically take place after it.

Sort of like how SoulCalibur Legends, which takes place after SC2, is completely avoidable as far as story is concerned.

[RoXer]

I suppose we can sort all that out once we actually, you know, play it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sort what out, nigga?

[RoXer]

The actual story itself

[Kalyx triaD]

Okay.

[dronepool]

Can't wait for this spin-off.

[Fignuts]

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ugh

I dunno about any of this, honestly.

I'm going to try like this but I doubt it.

I'm approaching it like I did Bayonetta. Just enjoying the fantastic gameplay, and not expecting much from the story and dialogue.

[Destor]

I'll buy it if it continues to have Depeche Mode songs in it.

i dont wanna sound like a queer or nothin but Depeche Mode rocks!

[Drakul]

Today, Konami announced that the Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has been slashed, cut, and cancelled. Only the PS3 version will be released in Japan.

The studio apologized to those gamers looking forward to the Xbox 360 version, but did not give a reason as to why it had been canned.

No word on how this impacts the Western release of the game.

[Fignuts]

FUCK

Just sold my ps3

[#BROKEN Hasney]

It's just Japan. I'm sure those 2 people will be devastated.

Now if they do that in the west, there will be fucking hell to pay.

[The Destroyer]

Yeah still coming out in the West. Seems weird to can it just for one country though, guess the Japanese just aren't interested.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just read that Konami have pretty much stopped supporting the 360 in Japan altogether. Silent Hill HD isn't even coming out for 360 over there and neither is Downpour.

Chillax.

[Kalyx triaD]

Their problem, not ours.

[Emperor Smeat]

Highly doubt it will affect the West considering Konami released the MGS collection on he Xbox 360 along with the PS3. Sales-wise, the Xbox 360 is pretty close to the PS3 version overall.

Then again since the PS2 era games, Japan has been pretty much behind Europe and the West when it comes to sales on the Playstation brand. Don't think even MGS 4 managed to break a million in Japan.

Even the MGS game on the Gamecube sold better outside of Japan and that was just a remake of MGS 1 while the PSP games besides Peacewalker bombed in Japan.

[Kalyx triaD]

Maybe MGS is, ironically, too Western for them? Kojima said long ago that the series is like a love letter to Western theme and style.

[Emperor Smeat]

Hideo Kojima recently expanded on a few of the games details with the big one being how the day/night cycles ends up being the entire basis for the game.

Missions and areas will be restricted based on the time of the day while the clock itself is based on the console/PC own clock since there is no in-game clock. 1 minute of real-time is equal to the same minute in-game. Its similar in design to a game like Animal Crossing than in GTA for clock purposes.

Ground Zeroes will also offer a day and night cycle, something that will boost replayability, Kojima added. Players will see differences throughout the world depending on the time of day, such as changes in enemy troop patterns.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-solid-ground-zeroes-features-alternating-day-night-cycles/

[Kalyx triaD]

I remember Rogue Squadron on the GCN having a real time day/night cycle for a training stage. I fucking loved it. I believe there was a Madden where you could set time and weather to real time so playing on a rainy was just that in game?

More games should do this.

[Kalyx triaD]

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I'll replace it with an English version when it pops up.

[Emperor Smeat]

Grey Fox skin is the pre-order bonus from Gamestop.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/metal-gear-rising-fox.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-rising-cyborg-ninja-skin-pre-order-bonus/


Konami also released a new batch of screenshots (16 in total).

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MGR_120920_cut_01.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/slice-into-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-with-16-new-screenshots/

[Fignuts]

hot.

[Mooияakeя™]

Won't be buying. Looks like something I would never buy, rent or even play if I had the chance.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Won't be buying. Looks like something I would never buy, rent or even play if I had the chance.

Well done?

[Mooияakeя™]

Well I'm a moderate fan of the Metal Gear Universe, but this one is just not for me. MGS4 is the last I played and enjoyed. On top of that, I thought I'd post my comment in the thread relating to what I wanted to comment on. So yes, saving the £40, a well done.

[Kalyx triaD]

Pointless post is pointless.

"I won't buy this MGS spinoff, because I'm a moderate MGS fan to begin with."

[Mooияakeя™]

No, it's not cos of that at all you jumped up prat.

It just doesn't float my boat. Simple as. I find myself wanting to play different games these days, so much so to the fact I've pulled out my A1200 to play side-scrollers.

All the pre-release pics / vids / chat make me less and less interested. The reason I check here is for more info / if anyone has found some more info that I've not seen.

If anything your post is the fucking pointless one and full of errors. I'm a moderate fan of the Metal Gear UNIVERSE (i.e the originals from the 80's / 1990 and Acid on the PSP), not just Metal Gear Solid and who gives a shit if it's a spin off? I didn't say I did.

[Kalyx triaD]

It still boils down to 'Post in this thread to say I'm not interested in it.'

I post in plenty of threads of games I will never buy, but merely to say I won't buy it. Pointless.

While I don't care what you buy or not, I'd like to know if you like action games to begin with. And I mean action games in the sense of DMC, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden and such - because that's what they're going for here.

[Mooияakeя™]

It's and MGS thread, I'm posting about MGS. I like lots of games in general - a broad spectrum. 3rd person games have always interested me.

[Kalyx triaD]

3rd person shooter? Hack and slash?

[Mooияakeя™]

Which is what? A sub genre of 3rd person shooter. A game that still is in the 3rd person. Fuck me, I'm done with you.

[Kalyx triaD]

wtf? I was just asking, dick. Be done then. What a girl.

[Fignuts]

lol

[Mooияakeя™]

lol

Beware of a pointless post is pointless sanction.

Oops, there's me on another one.

[Kalyx triaD]

JACK THE FUCKING RIPPER

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Extreme Angle]

At 2.55 it looks like a cock...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Jan 22nd for the demo.

I may have made a noise of joy when I read that. Not sure if still drunk or not.

[whiteyford]

I have never played a MSG game in my life.

Just wanted to steal Moonrakers pointless post award I guess.

[Kalyx triaD]

Gonna eat that demo alive.

[Blitz]

Boss trailer

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[Fignuts]

hot shit

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Hideo Kojima, Gray Fox and not Raiden would have been the main character for the game if he was in charge of the game's development and not just on its production.

Ended up deferring the actual choice to the rest of the team who favored Raiden for the game.

“In my personal opinion, I wanted to go for Frank Jaegar or Gray Fox,” Kojima told IGN Middle East. “But if we had gone with that, I would have had to write the script and then be really committed to creating the game. I want to pass game development to the younger generation in my team, and have been trying to do so for quite some time.”

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/gray-fox-could-have-been-your-mgs-revengeance-ninja/

[Fignuts]

awwwwwwwwwww

As cool as Raiden has become, Grey Fox is still way more bad ass.

[Drakul]

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmle58bHjV1qkhk1co1_400.gif

[#BROKEN Hasney]

In Europe, the demo will be released on Wednesday, 23rd January, Konami has now confirmed.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

And it's shown up on the EU marketplace anyway.

[Drakul]

I can't see it on the Xbox marketplace.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm gonna download it in a bit.

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh yes.

[drave]

This demo is AWWWWWWEESOOOOOOOMMMMMEEEE!!


good stuffs.

[Blitz]

Right then, not sure how I feel about it. May be I just need to get used to the system, but parrying feels haphazard, and Free Blade doesn't feel natural at all.

[Kalyx triaD]

Parrying got easier for me once I seen when to input the command. Free Blade got better as well. On my third playthrough I weaved between attacking, parrying, and Free Cutting like a man possessed. The combat flow is so fucking slick.

If you're not locked on the camera will fuck you over, but I'm starting to think this is just inherent to all action games. Still, the game as a welcome addition of auto-tracking when enemies are nearby similar to Batman AA/AC, which mitigates things when more enemies come on.

- Wait til the enemy telegraphs his attack and hold toward him and press X once, do not mash it or do it too early. As far as I know, you can parry anything. You can also Free Blade incoming RPGs.
- Ninja Run into his sliding attack (Y) for a small launcher type thing where you have an advantage to Free Blade or go crazy with combos.
- Cut off dudes' legs for lulz.
- Bridges and catwalks can be taken down by slicing their support columns, but I can't tell if that hurts enemies.

[Fignuts]

Having trouble getting the timing of parries down.

[Blitz]

What was weird on my playthrough (only one thus far) was that things would either go real good or real bad. When I got to the "boss" fight at the end of the demo, I restarted a few times. I found I would either get every parry perfectly and slash the shit out of him, or else I wouldn't get any of them and I'd get shredded.

[dronepool]

Love the demo.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Tom Guycott]

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"Shut up, Snake, you're hurting my feelings inadvertently!"

[The Rogerer]

Loved the demo

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/FHDUW6W.gif

[Kalyx triaD]

After numerous play sessions, I can share some stuff you may not have gathered from playthroughs:

- Ninja Run + (Y) has a large hitbox and will soft-launch multiple dudes. You can activate Free Blade from here and slice up multiple guys at once.
- While usually you can't Free Slice a fully healthy mook, certain moves allow you to Free Slice them at will. Moves like the sliding kick above.
- Parrying needs you to hold forward and press X as they attack, the stance isn't long, though. In many cases it will reset the positions of you and the enemy.
- Ninja Run + (X) will deflect bullets. And make you feel like the God of Badasses.
- Yes, you can Free Slice incoming RPG rounds. Look for audio and laser sight cues. It feels great.
- You can stealth kill Gekko.
- The AR vision won't reveal every thing on the map. Explore to find some extra grenades and RPG rounds.

Move List (Made Up Names):

Standard Combo: X,X,X,X...
Strong Combo: Y,Y,Y,Y (Ends in lightnings legs)
Sliding Kick: Ninja Run + Y
Don't Give a Fuck: Ninja Run + X,X,X,X...
Dive Kick: Jump + Y
Aerial Rave: Jump + X,X,X...
Helm Breaker: Jump + X,X,X... > Y, Y
Back Step Slice: X+A
Advancing Slice: Forward X+A
Dodge Slice: Right, Left X+A (or Left, Right) (Completely invincible)
Talk to the Hand: Away, Forward X (Free Blade cancelable)
Knee Slice: Away, Forward Y
Launcher: Forward, Forward X
Stinger: Forward, Forward Y (Very good)
Break Dance: 360 Motion, Y (wider hitbox than you think)

That's all I know so far, and probably all there is.

[RoXer]

Hideo Kojima Disturbed by Perverse Reaction to New Metal Gear Rising Character, Questions Faith in God (Spoilers)

By Jack (http://www.p4rgaming.com/?author=1) On February 8, 2013 · 4 Comments (http://www.p4rgaming.com/?p=1256#comments) · In News (http://www.p4rgaming.com/?cat=4)


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The latest Famitsu magazine has revealed a new character for Metal Gear Rising and the reaction to it has disappointed Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima. He says he now actively questions his faith and the existence of God.


In a blog post on Kojima Productions (http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/japanese/), Hideo Kojima laments the reaction to the return of Sunny Emmerich (http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/07/metal-gear-rising-first-image-of-grown-up-sunny-appears/) (formerly Gurlukovich) in Metal Gear Rising. He feels exasperated at the perverted content of her that has already been created despite the reveal being announced only two days ago.Dear Friends, it’s me, Hideo.

Is there something wrong with people today?

Two days ago, I watched people pick up the newest Famitsu and saw their reaction to the return of Sunny in Metal Gear Rising. I enjoyed watching their smiles until I learned why they were smiling. I had my assistant ask people what they thought about the reveal. Many wanted to know if she was of legal age.

My assistant did not want to share all the details, but I forced him to. I heard story after story about how people were sexually excited by her inclusion and would gladly buy two copies of the game since one might get “ruined”. Some even told my assistant that they were planning on making love dolls based on her.

I thought the internet would provide a better response. I was gravely mistaken. It appears that there were pornographic pictures already created of her. Even worse, I learned that people have been doing this since Metal Gear Solid 4.
Some people wanted to know if she had “sexy underarm hair” like her mother. They described in elaborate detail about wanting to see her delicates and other such horrible things. Some even wanted to rip the 3D model from the game so they could fulfill their sick fantasies.

One person even Tweeted me asking me to read his script on a hentai he was working on. Do these people think that I would be okay with it? Why would God allow people to behave this way? Am I wrong about my faith?

I am still ruminating about this. I will let you know how I feel in a few days.

Hideo Kojima spoke to character designers about a redesign; however, they told him that this was the least sexually provocative out of all twenty test designs.

http://www.p4rgaming.com/?p=1256

[Fignuts]

Should of made her a butch fatty.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sunny's back?

[Kalyx triaD]

Sunny!:

http://images.vg247.com/current//2013/02/Metal-Gear-Rising-Sunny-587x1152.jpg

I loved this girl in MGS4.

[Ultra Mantis]

Did Kojima suddenly realise he's Japanese or something?

[Purgatory]

awesome demo. Bening able to slice & dice everything into bits was cool.

The fucking enemies seemed a bit strong. Sliced and diced on one for about 30 seconds before he fucking died.

[Kalyx triaD]

Some enemies require you to chip them down in normal combat before you slice them up. Think of Free Slicing enemies as a finishing move, though some action let you Free Slice them early on.

[Purgatory]

I didn't use the Free Slicing too much, unless chopping down trees. For the enemies, I was button mashing. That might have been my whole problem

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Saw this on the side of the art gallery on the way to work. LOOKING TASTY.

http://i.imgur.com/lh9Bvad.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Wow.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I'm kind of in shock Konami found a marketing budget down a couch somewhere.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.abload.de/img/animation1b8k9u.gif

[Kalyx triaD]

Fucking awesome.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/390909/metal-gear-rising-early-review-scores-go-public/

Japanese magazine Famitsu has reportedly issued the game an impressive 39/40 score, while UK magazines Play and Games TM have gone with 91% and 9/10 respectively.
According to site Gaming Everything, the latter mag claims the Platinum title offers "around six to eight hours" of gameplay, not including additional VR missions.

It also goes as far as calling Rising "almost certainly the best Metal Gear game released this generation".

Konami publicised Famitsu's review score on its Twitter feed ahead of the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance release date of February 22 in the UK. It also released a new Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer showcasing the game's unlockable and upgradeable skills:

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Best Metal gear game of the generation? High fucking praise indeed. I'm so pumped for this.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Kalyx triaD]

More importantly for me, a great action game to follow up Bayonetta. DmC and Ninja Gaiden 3 failed in that regard and I love to see this studio show people how it's done.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I know. I cracked through half an hour of DmC with something feeling off, but enjoying it a little and then I realised that force feedback wasn't working. So I'm waiting on a patch to give it another try, but even the demo of Rising is better than anything I've played of DmC.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/sZ7kKCb.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

The Boss Trailer is better than DmC.

[Drakul]

I was really looking forward to this game and then it fizzled out very suddenly a few months back. I can't even remember why. I think it might have been when it was said it would be a sort of Beyonetta type deal, like the gif shows above. I'm not really into games that have the ultra Japanese fight scene thing. Like someone running across the top of a sea of gunfire or whatever else.
I was excited when it looked like MGS with precise cutting abilities and everything was being diced to bits.

Downloaded the demo and haven't even touched it, yet.

[Kalyx triaD]

You're just not an action game guy then. I fucking live for that shit.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

BAH GAWD LES ENFANTS TERRIBLE ARE OUT OF CONTROL

http://i.minus.com/ivR4dITSp7iwE.gif

Japan also gets a wooden sword that everytime it's swung, Solid Snake speaks.

Been hit with a mild spoiler. Apparently the game is very self aware of how fucked up the MGS story is and I don't know what this explains, but apparently something is explained to Raiden with:

.... NANOMACHINES, SON

Should be on this tonight. Cannot fucking wait.

[Kalyx triaD]

That gif is hilarious.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[LoDownM]

http://www.destructoid.com/raiden-s-metal-gear-solid-4-costume-is-day-one-rising-dlc-245152.phtml

Think people might be pissed about this. Considering that costume is the one he wears in the first mission.

[Kalyx triaD]

Blah.

[Drakul]

I gave the demo a spin and wasn't impressed, really. The sword thing was cool for about 5 seconds and then it wore off. The free blade mode actually would probably have been a lot better if it was using the Wii motion plus, which I know is impossible. At least then it wouldn't mean being stuck in place as you used it.

Also was a bit let down by the cutting of scenery. I'd have though cutting something would cause it to react in a more realistic way. I sliced the cable holding a glass chandelier to the roof, expecting it would fall and shatter or, at least, make some kind of noise. It just boringly fell to the ground as a big stiff chunk and vanished. No crash, no physics beyond the falling. It was as if I'd dropped an empty cardboard box.
Even slicing a tree wont cause it to fall unless you cut it and the jump at it.

Combat did nothing for me either. It seems to be either mash X, mash Y or try and slice someone in half before someone else kicks you in the face. Even though I did manage to slice one guys face clean off, not his head, just his face, I still thought it wasn't so great.

I think I can safely say this game is not for me. I got to the Cyborg Panther Guy and turned it off. I'd take Snakes slooooow, sneaky gameplay over Raidens fast swordplay any day.

[Kalyx triaD]

You're just not an action game guy then. I fucking live for that shit.

[Drakul]

Depends what you call an action game. Max Payne is an action game and I enjoy that.

Still, doesn't really excuse the way the chandelier didn't react at all to falling awkwardly.

Did anyone see the cat on the beach at the start of the demo and did you try to slice it?

[Kalyx triaD]

No, no.

The Action Game genre is a specific type of game featuring a single star who battles often stylishly against hordes of mooks that attack en mas. They're usually melee heavy using swords in particular, though guns were in the forefather of this genre; Devil May Cry. Kamiya, then of Capcom, begun this deviation of 'hack and slash' with DMC when he felt the advent of 3D games were too slow compared to action side-scrollers (Mega Man, Gunstar). With a happy accident of design, he crafted DMC and it lead the action genre.

These games are very specifically Japanese in direction and character design. The scenarios are often over the top with a high degree of stylish presentation. Combat is the main draw, with depth similar to a fighting game. This is why all Japanese action games are 60fps.

Japanese Action Games:

Devil May Cry 1/2/3
Ninja Gaiden 1/2
Bayonetta 1/2
Metal Gear Rising
Godhand (to a degree)

With God of War a sub-type of this genre emerged that focused less on combat and more on spectacle. QTEs and a more relatable story are traits of Western action games. I don't prefer them as their combat aren't as good as Japanese fare. They don't promise 60fps and lack the style I've grown used to. But whatever.

Western Action Games:

God of War 1/2/3/Ascension
DmC
Ninja Gaiden 3 (Japanese yet adopted Western action game tropes to its detriment)
WET
Ninja Blade (Same as NG3)

Important to note the Action games are not the same as Hack and Slash games (Dynasty Warriors, etc), something journalist and gamers infuriate me by misunderstanding. So when I say 'Action Game' I don't mean a game with action in it, which would include just about everything. I mean stylish combat heavy games like DMC classic. These are games where combat exploration is deep and rewarding, where action is high and sometimes unforgiving.

But they're not for everybody.

[Fignuts]

They need a more specific name for the genre though. Games like red dead and max Payne ARE action games. Just not the same type of action game as bayonetta or devil may cry.

I like to refer to them as Stylish Action games.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Doesn't this fall under the umbrella of "Hack 'n Slash?"

[Fignuts]

Not exactly.

Similar ideas, very different in execution.

[Kalyx triaD]

They need a more specific name for the genre though. Games like red dead and max Payne ARE action games. Just not the same type of action game as bayonetta or devil may cry.

I like to refer to them as Stylish Action games.

Agreed.

Doesn't this fall under the umbrella of "Hack 'n Slash?"

If you ignored what I wrote then yeah. ;)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ninja Gaiden 3 (Japanese yet adopted Western action game tropes to its detriment)


http://www.abload.de/img/1361255900112hmre3.gif

LOVE FUCKING RISING THOUGH HOLY SHIT. The boss battles are amazing and I love how you can theoretically play stealthy through the game. Then with the music playing and getting louder as the boss battles get closer to being beat, the vocals kick in and fuuucckkk yeahhhh.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah I loved that effect in the wolf battle. I was hoping it would be repeated in the other boss fights so you're basically my Santa right now.

And Jesus at that NG3 gif.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I've been feeling shitty as well as being busy so I haven't played as much as I'd liked, but I was watching streams of people get up to the point I'm at an every boss battle the whole chat flips out when the vocals kick in.

The biggest thing I'm amazed with is that Platinum were approached by Konami on December 2011. I'm astonished that they got a game out of this quality so quickly, even if it is built on the Bayonetta engine.

Really hoping that this is a seller as its already getting critical success and that Konami ask Platinum for a sequel with more time. The game is short and some scenery is repeated which are the only signs it was a short development, but fuck me, a next gen sequel for this would send me over the edge.

[Kalyx triaD]

A Bloody Palace-like mode would pretty much cement this as 'damn near perfect' in my eyes.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The VR missions to collect are a nice touch, but I found out last night that some enemies have data to collect in their left hands. Also, some levels have different paths depending on your actions so although it's 5 hours, I'll replay the hell out of it like I did Lollipop Chainsaw.

Revengance difficulty is also ridiculous apparently, but never feels unfair.

[Kalyx triaD]

I will tattoo this game's code on my back. Have fuckers thinking I'm a Matrix fan.

[Drakul]

Tried the demo again. Still can't see it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Don't worry about it. lol

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just read that the Konami code unlocks Very Hard and Revengeance difficulties without needing a playthrough first.

[Kalyx triaD]

Class.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Best VR mission times. Go.

VR1 - 2:08

[dronepool]

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So awesome that Jason Miller from gODHEAD (a band I loved, who toured with Marilyn Manson and did a song with him) sings a few song.

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[Emperor Smeat]

For those with the PS3 version of the game, Konami announced free DLC is on its way and starts on March 12.

Roughly 30 new VR missions will be available but will only be free until April 3rd.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-rising-playstation-3-exclusive-dlc-dated/

[dronepool]

Sweet!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Fuck it, let's celebrate it's PC release here too.

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[Kalyx triaD]

When the lyrics came in as you caught Ray's blade it was orgasmic.