Along with the Dead Space 3 demo dropping yesterday (of which you can read my appraisal here), the long-awaited first chance for players to take a crack at Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance materialised in the form of a brief demo. I’ll admit to having been sceptical about the project ever since it was first announced, and must confess that this demo has done little to allay my fears that it won’t live up to the hype typically associated with a game bearing “Metal Gear” anywhere in the title.
Though not the unmitigated disaster many expected, Revengeance feels utterly piecemeal, though of course, there’s only so much we can glean from this half-hour demo, almost half of which is comprised of cut-scenes. Of course, we expect the final product will be a little more polished (and not feature the same garish, horrendously compressed videos), but it still doesn’t leave a particularly strong impression.
Nevertheless, here are 10 reasons why Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance won’t live up to the hype…
10. Goofy Plot
Though on the face of it, it seems pretty ridiculous to criticise a Metal Gear Solid game for its outlandishness, from the brief morsels of narrative we get a glimpse at in Revengeance, it goes far beyond the level of madness we’ve seen so far in the series.
Set after the events of MGS4, Raiden is back in good shape, and is working for a PMC in order to…feed his family (yes, really), but that’s not even the goofy part; what’s more bizarre is how you appear to spend the game cutting through enemies, being instructed to sever the hands of each enemy so that you can extract biometric information from that body part, which is useful for your buddies back home. You also have to steal their “precious fluids” (which instantly reminded me of Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove), and all this exposition is doled out by some horrendously clichéd, ridiculously accented Russian character, who without any sense of irony of self-awareness is named, you guessed it, Boris. Jeez.
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Konami need to understand that no-one likes Raiden and Revengeance is nothing more than Devil May Cry feat: Raiden
I liked Raiden in MGS2 but the whole premise of this game looks tragic.
Great article man. I had high hopes for this game when it was first announced but now it just looks crap. It could still surprise us, but I think it’s gonna crash and burn
I think you’re pretty spot-on with this article. After looking at the latest gameplay footage this game is looking like a complete mess. Too many ideas, and too little focus will leave this game in the bargain bin after a few months. I’m kind of liking how all of these sure-fire hit titles are turning out to be garbage.
you are liking that games that are supposed to be good are turning out crappy? why is that a good thing? that’s like saying it makes you happy that someone who was supposed to grow up to cure cancer got sick and died…
I am looking at this game exactly how I looked at Dragon Age 2. It is not Metal Gear: Solid. It is Metal Gear: Revengence, A new entity in it’s own, to not be held up to the same standards of that of MGS. Thought, I will probably avoid playing the game, as the demo showed me I would probably not enjoy the game, so the only reason I would by this game would because I am a fan of MG/MGS.
I played the demo I have mixed feelings about it, the running/climbing wasn’t fluid you can’t really jump high, you can’t run on walls, the raiden in mgs4′s online and cutscenes is how i thought it would be, as soon as you cut through a object in environment it disappears, mixed feelings for sure
The author forgets to tell people that this demo is the same demo that came out back in September last year; it’s a really old build of the game. The fact that you think DmC can even compete with a Platinum Games action game shows a lot about you as a gamer and you lied about this game not having stealth. This article is terrible and I’m ashamed of myself for giving you guys traffic.
I think you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, and should probably refrain from ever writing an article about a game in this genre ever again. MGR:R is going to be the best hack and slash game to come out since Bayonetta; yes, Bayonetta.. not DmC(which is not good). And guess what? That was from Platinum as well.
Most of your reasons are outright false, misinformed, or even don’t make any sense at all(first criticising the game because it has cutscenes when it’s not MGS but MGR, then a few reasons later criticising it because it doesn’t have stealth when MGS has stealth.. make up your mind).
Also parry is not ‘extremely difficult’ to anyone even mildly proficient in games, because the success window is quite long for this type of thing.
So you’re claiming that Bayonetta was good? The only reason people enjoyed the game was because it was a woman in tight clothing with a big bosom, the gameplay was sluggish and the story was downright terrible.
You CAN customize the controls, and this is the TGS demo which means its really frickin old.
You CAN customize the controls, and this is the TGS demo which means its really frickin old. Oh and many people hated DMC. And if you read the reviews they even tell you how much it sucks but still give high scores which shows they are being paid.
I preferred the original demo when kojima production were doing it
It looked alot better than it does now with platinum games
This article is a joke, and this is coming from someone who wasn’t keen on the demo. The main problem I have is that the Rising we have now is a different kind of game to what we were shown back in 2008. The original concept was unique and slower paced. For example, the original trailer showed Raiden cutting through pillars to collapse a roof, crushing enemies, suggesting you could use the environment to create obstacles. You wouldn’t need a mechanic like this in a straight hack n slash but imagine how useful this would be in alert mode as a way to slow the enemy down as you hide.
Also, the story was originally set in between MGS2 and 4. We were finally going to see how Raiden rescued Sunny and what made him undergo such a radical character change between games.
I understand why Kojima made the decision to hire Platinum and considering how they’ve been forced to fit two years of development into one, it’s a miracle it’s even as good as it is. But Platinum specialise in straight-up, over-the-top, action games. I always felt Rising was destined to be something different. So yeah, I’m disappointed.
Will probably pick it up at a discount.
rubbish article,
Every idiot who writes an article think hes a critic and his opinion matters. everything he complained about was just stupid. This game is beautiful and DMC WITH FAKE DONTE IS STUPID AND repetitive.
Really poor article. More than half your points are nonsense and assumptions and the rest of them are just wrong.
It’s look like this page is one haven for the haters of the game, but fortunately the haters are just a minority.
Sorry.
I can’t wait for the writer of this article to eat their words. Platinum has barely revealed anything this game has to offer. Not really surprising to see this many people complaining about the game when most games these days spoon feed people to make them feel special *coughDmCcough*
For the last damn time this Is not Mgs I repeat this is not Mgs. Simple dont like it don’t play it. Sorry it doesnt live up to YOUR hype.
People need to stop hyping this up like they have previous metal gear games. Because this is not a sneaking game. It’s MEANT to be goofy, it’s meant to be outlandish. This is the fast paced plot of the cyborg ninja, not a deep message about ethics and the world.
Just finished youre list there and would like to say that this game is a treat. I will adit here is a learning curve to get you started. But after that the game is rather enjoyable with enough of a challenge to keep the hard core gamer entertained while being able just to blast threw the story alonejust for the pleasure of cutting people to shreds. As for the competion of DmC and its critical acclam just look at the state of affairs that franchise is currently in. I dont know about the rest of the gameing community or mgs fanbase but personally i hope this sells well and gets a sequel. Peace out from a guy thats played and completed the game.
Just finished youre list there and would like to say that this game is a treat. I will adit here is a learning curve to get you started. But after that the game is rather enjoyable with enough of a challenge to keep the hard core gamer entertained while being able just to blast threw the story alonejust for the pleasure of cutting people to shreds. As for the competion of DmC and its critical acclam just look at the state of affairs that franchise is currently in. I dont know about the rest of the gameing community or mgs fanbase but personally i hope this sells well and gets a sequel. Peace out from a guy thats played and completed the game. p.s you must suck at parrying:-P