MG Rising: Revengeance -The Rant and Love Corner-

MegaTenLove · 2011-12-12T12:14:41-01:00

Before I just go in, I want to do two things. One is to specify that this thread was originally a result of me believing that posting my views on this game in a thread promoting it would be horribly trollish and unfair to those hyped for it. EDIT: The second thing is to say that this thread has become a place for people hyped for the game and those not-so-hyped to discuss and cheer together, which is why I've redubbed this thread "the rant and love corner", so that it can be fair to everybody who posts here. Below are my thoughts, but you can go to more recent pages for the hype vids and such. Discuss away! -Edited 1/26/2013 My opinion Now if you saw that and said, "Oh, this is gonna be fucking sweet!", you might find my views to be a downer. Brief history lesson: So you got MGS4 which was such a big hit people bought PS3s just to play it. It was, in many aspects, a masterpiece. It managed to tie up all the loose ends of the entire franchise (though the end result was segmented exposition in the middle of cutscenes and kinda convoluted) and give a true feeling of closure for everyone. Some characters had bitter sweet endings, some had hopeful ones, then there was one that, despite what we were led to believe the entire game, got their happy ending. _From being born into war and trained to be a blood-soaked killer, to being manipulated, butchered and losing limbs, Jack had quiet possibly suffered the most out of the entire cast of the MGS series. Some of it was due to his own fault (alcoholism and such), but most of it was from external forces stronger than him taking control of his piteous life. When gamers saw Jack, code named Raiden, as a Cyborg Ninja, they saw a transformation into an incredible badass. _When Metal Gear Solid fans saw him, they saw a future akin to Grey Fox. It was amazing to see him in action, but heartbreaking, knowing that in exchange for that power he'd given up his humanity. Our heartbreak was secured when we got that codec call from him and we learned from Rose the troubles at home. By the end we were ready to see both him and Snake 6 feet under. Some of us were outraged. Some were depressed. But ultimately we knew where this was headed. The writing in MGS4 was so well done we were prepared for the melancholy end. _However, our necks ached happily from the plausible whiplash that came to us instead. Jack, Rose, and their son were going to be together, and we believed that their promises to each other meant something. We believed Raiden, through his efforts and through Snake's, would finally have peace. Cut to Metal Gear Solid: Rising's debut trailer. MGS fans were told this title would be focused more on action and have Raiden as the protagonist again, but it would entail how he became the Cyborg Ninja of MGS4. Not bad, right? It'd be pretty nice to see. MGS: Rising goes silent for a while, so silent, in fact, that many forgot about it entirely. Then recently a new trailer came out, and for those of us who hadn't been keeping up with the Rising news, the change of scenery was so jarring it nearly blinded us. [size=10]...Fucking nearly wanted to go blind after watching this Grindhouse bullshit...[/h] Platinum Games came on board and changed things up. A lot. Some would say to a surprising degree. I would say TO A FUCKING MURDEROUS DEGREE! Murderous as in: -The death of tact -The death of character proper development/resolution -And, worst of all: The death of that peace Raiden deserved Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is as horrible as the juvenile title suggests in terms of treating a character properly. Just look at that trailer. That is grotesque on so many levels it's blatantly obvious and not even worth going deep into. The title is idiotic. The dialogue is brain dead. On that note- Samurai? Why would Raiden care about the code of the samurai? HE'S A FUCKING NINJA!! And don't even get me started on how we're presumably meant to be hyped about Jack going back to his war title of the "Ripper"... Yet, as if all that wasn't dumb enough, the fact that it takes place AFTER MGS4 is what's really mind-blowing painful. Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/12/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-takes-place-after-mgs4-drops-stealth-for-action/ So, that's it. I'm happy they at least took "solid" off the title. It's the only thing I can be happy for. What about you guys? Think I'm just a stick in the mud? Agree with me? I can rage for a week, but that's not the reason I made this thread. I want to know what you guys think, my fellow Fakkuite gamers.

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yurixhentai desu

11 years ago

Just played the demo and I liked it.

As a Metal Gear game of course it isn't what's expected and is in no way going to top the MGS games, but just as a game it's good. It relies heavily on the combat which is the best part about it. It's really satisfying doing all those crazy moves. I will be buying it but not on release. It's not a game I would pay Â£40 for.

Prince Hamlet

11 years ago

[color=#006FFF]Have some more lightning bolt action. The Japanese themed place looks nice.

Cyndas

11 years ago

Buying this, not because it's Metal Gear franchise, but the fact it's fun as all hell, and I don't care for the storyline this time around. Well, I might, Kojima's name is somewhere on it, he could've salvaged a respectable story from it..

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Tanasinn The Bellpepper

11 years ago

I'm still dropping on the collectors edition, but only for the xbox... Platinum games usually fair better on the xbox than on the ps3... [case in point, practically everything made by them so far...]

Aww someone mad? lol troll harder

Prince Hamlet

11 years ago

[color=#006FFF]Two more preview/gameplay videos.

Hildedge

11 years ago

I will be picking this up, had my douts but the demo was BADASS

Cruz Dope Stone Lion

11 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGBH4QpAYEE

Hehe.

I might try the demo later. Game looks fun.

Black Jesus JC

11 years ago

Anyone else have trouble with the parrying mechanic in the demo?

Robotix

11 years ago

Black Jesus JC wrote...

Anyone else have trouble with the parrying mechanic in the demo?

It's just weird to do, takes some time getting used to.

Direction enemy is attacking from + X

After pressing one button or just a direction in other games, this feels weird at first. The window is pretty small from what I've seen, but when Raiden blocks/parries, you got it right.

Black Jesus JC

11 years ago

The Randomness wrote...

Black Jesus JC wrote...

Anyone else have trouble with the parrying mechanic in the demo?

I get it right sometimes,but i find consistently pulling them off...difficult. Not sure why the action button isn't used for it, since it does zilch in combat

Robotix

11 years ago

Black Jesus JC wrote...

The Randomness wrote...

Black Jesus JC wrote...

Anyone else have trouble with the parrying mechanic in the demo?

I get it right sometimes,but i find consistently pulling them off...difficult. Not sure why the action button isn't used for it, since it does zilch in combat

Yeah, it gets very tough and being consistent isn't easy yet. But keep in mind this is only a demo and we have a small moveset, I heard there is a proper dodge command for unlocks in the full game.

Reizuru

11 years ago

The new trailers got me even more hyped up about this game.
As a game of it's own, it's really going to be a good one.
I won't be able to pick it up on release, but it will be worth the wait.

Ammy

11 years ago

Black Jesus JC wrote...

Anyone else have trouble with the parrying mechanic in the demo?

Yeah, I was having difficulty with it too. I wish there was a separate button for block/parry instead of using the attack button.

Prince Hamlet

11 years ago

[color=#006FFF]Anyone else excited off their ass to use some Gray Fox?
If possible, I just might use him right from the start when I get the game.

MegaTenLove

11 years ago

I've retitled the thread and given it a new picture. I thought that since there's so many people posting in here with hype perspectives it'd be dickish to leave this thread as only a rant thread. It was originally made for discussion anyway, so now it's the "Rant and Love Corner", where everyone can rant about and/or love this game.

036547bde4ad51c86a0ee7e61

11 years ago

We got Blade Mode Cancels :D

Spoiler:

After hearing about this yesterday, I literally spent two hours in the demo coming up with some combos. Also some stuff the demo doesn't tell you:

Forward Forward + Weak Attack is a launcher, Forward Forward+Heavy Attack is a rushing impale move, Forward Back + Weak is an energy blast, and Forward Back + Strong is 360 breakdancing sword spin move. Pretty slick if I do say so myself.

Tanasinn The Bellpepper

11 years ago

koga_NOID_2008 wrote...

We got Blade Mode Cancels :D

Spoiler:

I.

Don't.

Even.

I gotta try this now. I spent the majority of the time stealth killing everything in the demo.

Hildedge

11 years ago

Spoiler:

This is why I don't like CQ combat online (if for some odd reason MGSR had online lol), This Is how I'd imagine the new god of war game will be. nothing but stun moves and blowback attacks.

Stylish-End

11 years ago

looks good

Cyndas

11 years ago

I noticed some commands in this game, and I'm sure it's been mentioned. This is from the Demo.

Forward-forward + Weak Attack = Launcher
Weak Attack-Delay-Weak Attack = Launcher
Forward-forward + Strong Attack = Stinger
Backwards-forwards + Weak Attack = Palm Strike
Backwards-forwards + Strong Attack = Quick-Sword Revolution attack
360 Motion + Strong attack = Multiple Sword Revolution attack

Parrying an attack correctly on time causes Zandatsu, a powerful and automatic counter-attack, I'm unsure if you're invincible during this.

I figured out BMC'ing a bit back, didn't think it was a big deal, I always enjoyed doing Palm Strike -> Stinger as a finisher. This game is pretty fun though.

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