Revengeance Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2013
- An in-depth review of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, this video contains spoilers for the entire game.
Other Metal Gear reviews:
MGS1: • Metal Gear Solid Review
MGS2: • Metal Gear Solid 2 Review
MGS3: • Metal Gear Solid 3 Review
MGS4: • Metal Gear Solid 4 Review
Peace Walker: • Metal Gear Solid: Peac... - เกม
It starts strong, ends strong and armstrong
Possibly the most underrated comment on this video.
Stigmaphobia777 Underrated, eh? Let's fix that.
Stigmaphobia777 Nanomachines, son!
start off fighting a gigantic mech, end with a senator.
+Ezequiel Ayoroa Pushes the series HEADSTRONG
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Does raiden have metal teeth on both the top and the bottom? Does his top row of teeth (if it is natural) hurt when he eats food with his metal teeth too??? Wait, DOES raiden even need to eat food?? Is the metal teeth actually the lips??
@@Grgrqr I don’t know
@@Grgrqr don't you EVER ask those kinds of questions
So when are you going to pin your comment?
@@spouwnerring Shut up
Metal Gear Excelsus isn't actually a metal gear. In one of the codecs, you learn that the company manufacturing them just called it a "metal gear: for marketing purposes, which is why it looks so odd.
Pretty much like Metal Gear Rising :D
Technically Ray isn't a metal gear either. It lacks a nuclear payload, which is the entire purpose of a metal gear. Ray only gets the name as a technicallity because it was designed to defeat proper metal gears, and counts as a form of defense strategy against nuclear weapons. Anti Metal Gear is the most accurate description for it.
Like in Peace Walker there are 3 other mech bosses but only Zeke and Peace Walker itself are actual metal gears due to their nuclear payload.
Despite fighting two mechs called "Metal Gear" in it, Rising does not feature any true metal gears.
It's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek fourth wall break about how Revengeance isn't actually a Metal Gear game (in the sense of its total style shift) and the Metal Gear title was added for association credit.
How the bosses work in MGR:R:
Metal Gear Ray: Learn the basics
Wolf: Learn how to parry
Mistral: Learn blade mode
Monsoon: Get good at parrying
Sundowner: Get good at blade mode
Jetstream Sam: Have fun with what you've learned
Metal Gear Excelsus: Get good at basic skills
Armstrong: Put everything to the test
+John Butch Couldn't have said it better
Monsoon broke my limiter, and I raged so hard I just speed-parried everything he threw at me. Sundowner wasn't that hard though, especially if you invest on less Blade Mode consumption for your HF Blade. And you're definitely right about Sam, I had the most fun fighting him.
Purvdragon-sensei I hear its amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hari Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!
Never got good at blade mode on Sundowner coz its not needed =( I just dodged and hit his back. Blade mode on Armstrong was painful to master
I didnt even know I could cut the shields OFF sundowner, I only used blade mode to break his guard a few times failing off and on, there was a completely different phase to his boss fight I missed for nearly three years I didnt even know his theme had any lyrics.
It's a pity we'll never see a sequel to MGR unless someone liberates the Metal Gear license from Konami...
It wouldn't be hard for Konami to make it themselves. After Survive, I expect Rising 2 to be 2nd on their list. You don't need Kojima to direct a spin-off.
Konami’s more focused on shitty pachinko machines taking a shit on their series than actually continuing them.
????? THE FUCK???
He didn't direct a spin-off. The only reason for why MGR exist is because Kojima ASKED the guys at Platinum games to direct the game for him since his team couldn't do it on their own. Platinum games and Konami's relationship were partially nonexistence since then before he bridged the gap of the two companies but since Konami went nuts and started shutting fan mgs games that previously got the thumbs up, its hard to believe that they would actually support non-money grab products
+Jack Daone a sequel to this game would be too good! konami makes me sad
I think the best we can hope for is a spiritual successor, rather than a full sequel.
I can't see myself sticking to either classic or modern games. There's a lot of games I want to talk about new and old and I like mixing things up like that.
"5 minutes in and your playing the game you payed money for." I love this line. Perfectly sums up why I hate tutorials in other games as well.
The Metal Gear Ray Boss Fight gives me chills every time the music kicks up with the vocals
RULES OF NATURE!
it goes with everything
Probably been mentioned before but Mistral had the extra Gecko arms as armor because her torso was natural, not cybernetic, you learn this by calling someone up during the fight.
turkey frames per second
Turty
Turty tree and a turd
How dare you
@1:30 You're not expected to, but you totally can parry almost all of Ray's attacks, and it's as awesome as you'd expect.
He knows. He's demonstrating how he believes most new players would go about this fight.
not sure if anyone else got the whole sam v raiden thing, but think about the name and how they fight. they fight like samurai. SAM and RAIden fight like SAMuRAI.
I can't be the only one that saw that..
Xerazal You must be a genius
Xerazal Holy fuck, this is brilliant. Thanks for pointing this out!
Xerazal ....wooohh D:
Xerazal Illuminati confirmed *mindblown
+Xerazal Half Life 3 confirmed
As for the new Jack persona.
In Metal Gear Solid 2, it is hinted at that Raiden is far more cruel than he seems. After his past is exposed he admits to Snake that he enjoyed killing people.
As for his over the top personality.
Between the events of 2 and 4 and beyond Raiden has been training with his sword, the way he has done this is by watching Samurai films. This has also helped him to cope with the reality he faces. 'Raiden' has taken on the persona of a noble Samurai, his sword is a tool of justice that he uses to protect the weak. 'Jack' has logically taken on the persona of a Samurai movie villain. This results in the over the top dialogue from the both of them.
In my opinion, Revengeance's portrayal of Raiden is a return to form for his character rather than a torpedoing (that would be MGS4).
A decent point.
And the whole point of his arc in MGS2 and 4 was that Snake was trying to teach Raiden that he doesn't have to be bound to his past. "You can find your own name, and your own future."
MGR ruins that.
Solid Kenny
That was only his arc in 2, in 4 it was about Raiden feeling abandoned by Rose due to all the Patriot shenanigans leading him into a suicidally reckless rampage against them because he had nothing else left. At the end he has to learn to trust Rose again and open up to his son.
While MGS2 focused on his ability to choose the life he wanted rather than the one he was forced into, MGS4 and MGR tell us how the life he chose(fulfilling Olga's request to rescue Sunny) resulting in choice being taken away from him(PTSD and the safety of his child threatened by the patriots destroy his home life and helping Big Mama results in the loss of his body). You can argue that Raiden should have been left out after 2 and lived happily ever after but the fact is he was kept in and in order to make him interesting drama has to be added.
While MGS games have explored the military potential of cybernetic enhancements MGR chose to cover the societal side of them. Much like Deus Ex, MGR talks about how cyborgs face discrimination for being robots with human brains. Cybernetics have grown through military development and are given to soldiers/PMCs who find it difficult to get a job outside the military that can pay for the medical bills so they remain military and find the easiest way to advance is by getting more and more enhancements. Raiden is apparently okay with PSC/PMC work as, until Desperado show up, things seem relatively peaceful.
While he isn't bound to his past, Jetstream Sam purposefully goads his inner demons out of him.
Witch Sniffer Actually, it was his arc in MGS4, too. "It was never going to work out for me. It even rained on the day I was born." Snake re-iterated his message to Raiden from MGS2. Before the Microwave Hall, he tells Raiden "You still have your youth. Don't waste it. You can start over."
MGR pisses over Raiden's efforts to start over, undermining Snake/Kojima's message to Raiden/the player.
If you call Doktor in Chapter 3, he explains to Raiden that there's all sorts of non-military jobs for cyborgs. He even references watching a German TV report about a cyborg plumber. Raiden doesn't say anything to counter Doktor's statements. He treats all of this as new information that he was unaware of. So Raiden in MGR is actually just an idiot who doesn't know how to read the want-ads.
Solid Kenny
If there's one thing consistent about Raiden, it's his idiocy over things that aren't movie trivia.
One thing missing from this review was how obscure the 'dodge' system is in this game which you need for those YELLOW grab attacks. Especially against Senator Armstrong.
You must BUY a skill called 'Defensive Offence' that allows you to dodge the grabs and yellow attacks. I find this absurd and annoying. If you don't buy this skill or miss it, the only option is to run around, which breaks the flow of the combat completely and even looks comical in an otherwise excellent action game.
Also, Senator Armstrong's AOE fire attacks significantly reduce the fighting space available, and the camera going crazy makes this fight very frustrating for no reason. Raiden also gets stuck between Armstrong and the arena wall many times.
Other criticisms you already mentioned in this review perfectly.
Yeah, i remember watching reviews where people complained about the lack of a dodge mechanic. Defensive offence should have been available from the start and the game should at least tell the player how to do it. Oh and they also chose the most awkward input for a dodge i've ever seen in any game
Press square when lining up your cut to cut in the exact angle.
And how was anyone supposed to figure that out? Especially when the only time it's really important is during the Armstrong fight?
***** By playing the game and experimenting with the controls.
Gimfigle496 True
I've been playing the game since launch and didn't notice this.... THUD THUD THUD (Proceeds to suffer brain trauma form slamming face firmly into desk.)
Gimfigle496
nah, I just google it
I didn't necessarily hate George, but I didn't exactly like him either. He had his moments for me, but in the end, I'm indifferent to him.
+Rionada Jackie He's already a demon
+Hayden Onion except he isn't
"I've never been interested in other people's lives."
I bet that's how Big Boss felt about the other George too.
Thankfully, hes only in-game a short while...he isn't in the game long enough to wear out his welcome.
Did you listen to the codec conversations? They put a lot of writing work into this game.
It starts strong,
Ends strong,
Has Armstrong.
I agree, if they ever make a sequel that actually builds and improves on this... oh boy that will be something else. This was already everything cranked up to 11, so idk where they can go from this. I also feel they should have made a DLC that focussed just on the events between MGS2 and 4 or maybe the sequel can cover that.
I'm some years late on this, but the DLC you wished for was essentially what you were going to get with MGR, but changed their minds later down the line. Guess we'll never get a sequel now that Phonami is busy with their mobile games.
A bitter Irishman yells at menu screens.
10/10
"Nanomachines, son!"
Still waiting on that MGS5 review, Matt. It'll be the TH-cam highlight of my year, no doubt.
De Jure Claims Still waiting
WRT the weapon-switching, Platinum has done games where you could switch weapons, but MGR uses far too many system resources to allow 2 weapons loaded into memory at once, hence the classic menu
Thank you Matthew for actually taking time to talk about a game in depth. Your videos are great and I really love watching them.
Never stop doing reviews. I'd be glad to see your videos crack the millions.
Revengeance had a lot of problems (many which I blame on the short development, just over a year I believe), but I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. The bosses, combat, characters and music were great and I was surprised with how I enjoyed the story.
Wasn't this game announced in 2009?
Dillon Sheil Probably. It ended up being cancelled and Platinum Games took over and started from scratch.
Avatar Korra Only if Platinum worked this hard on your game huh?Nevermind I said that....
furyberserk Hey, come on, it's fine.
furyberserk Hey, come on, it's fine.
Welcome to the first in a series of one video on the Metal Gear Rising series
Your reviews are fantastic! Keep them coming!
That's true but guns work on a second button and the R1 button + direction modifies the attacks a lot more than the R1 button does in Revengeance probably because the fixed camera in DMC makes this more reliable. Then there's dynamic weapon switching as well as a style meter which push it further than Revengeance. I admire the combat in DMC (esp. 3) and would love for Revengeance to take a bit more complexity from that series. They still could have used the circle button for something though.
The most detailed and in-depth review of MGS:R I've seen yet. Keep up the good work, Matt.
I didn't see your second comment until after I wrote my reply. I think we're very much on the same page on the combat since we both more or less said the same thing about the camera. I would like to see the circle button utilised for something though even if it's an existing skill like the dodge, if you give players an easier way to do stuff you can push the enemy designs further because that new skill is expected of them.
Another awesome review, Matt. Keep 'em coming.
It turns out that on-the-fly weapon switching was actually impossible to implement. This game is so intense that Platinum Games was unable to make it work at all.
Really? How hard could it be? Devil May Cry 3 did a great job of on the fly weapon switching even if you could only use up to 4 different weapons at a time (two guns, two melee weapons). They could have easily just followed that mechanic.
A combination of the game running at 60fps and having to account for a huge number of physics objects, iirc. They definitely would've if they could've. I certainly never used subweapons in my playthrough.
hellcopter31
Even still, i may not be a L337 HaX0r, but I know a thing or two about how video games work and simply pressing a button that makes a different weapon appear in Raiden's hand while also immediately switching his offensive moveset doesn't seem like a cpu intensive procedure at all. Luckily those other weapons weren't actually needed.
Nah, you don't know much about how videogames work. Having those weapons available on the fly would mean that the models and animations would need to be loaded into memory. The 360 and PS3 have a pitiful amount of memory, and the extra space in the framebuffer they needed for full 720p 60 fps means that they had even less space than most games. So, either you use weapon selection to let the game load the models and animations, or you cut something else from the game.
You can actually line up the cut and then press square to cut without needing to flick R3.
i screamed aloud when i saw that you had reviewed MGR. this was my favorite game of this year so far and if not for dark souls my favorite game of this gen. and i love your reviews for how meaty they are, covering everything. i was not disappointed. i love your videos and hope you continue making them.
The best action game from recent years, only Bayonetta 2 in this same bracket, EVEN with how flawed this game is. It stands as a testament to Platinum and their capacity to churn out good action games fast...they had less than a year to take over and change whatever Konami had to make this and deliver it on time. They still released a monster of a game under a pretty tight schedule. I always believed this game would have one of those sequels that fixes EVERYTHING wrong with it (a lá AssCreed2), but alas, it didn't happen due to Konami. I hope Platinum games does work on a spiritual sequel though... I'm just scared it'll lose its charm.
Excellent review Matthew, you cover a lot of points that should be highlighted and are for better or worse a result of rushed development. Though given the circumstances in which this game was developed, I can only give merit to Platinum games and wish for a sequel down the road. MGR:R2 would have been a better way to use the IP than MGS:Zombies edition in my opinion and Platinum finally has enough cashflow to actually develop something for themselves. In a perfect world, Capcom will pay Platinum to make them DMCxBayonetta 3, Konami will pay for MGR:R2 and SEGA pays for Vanquish 2.
They'll never make metal gear rising 2, because then they'd have to make a final boss better than Armstrong.
qw3rtypounc3s Shame they'll never make a MGR:R2 as long as Konami lives of their Pachinko business unit. Armstrong is one of the best final bosses in action game sin history, only rivaled by Vergil in DMC3.
niespeludo
Indeed.
Honestly, this may be just me but I find it okay at best. It's a fun action game I admit but it's not the best I have played in the genre but again, that's just me. However, I would like to see a sequel because while I had issues with Rising I do think there is potential as the first game did have it's highlights.(For example, Senator Armstrong. I love how over the top his boss battle is it's pretty damn solid.)
I loved that the writers made fun of MGS 4 though for the whole nano machines being the explanation for every little thing for that game. And in general even though this is probably my least favorite Platinum Games game I have played yet it's not bad to me. I just think that it could of been better and I wasn't expecting a Bayonetta 2 in terms of the content but at least a little fun action game for the price I paid.(Being I think around 5-$10.) I can't say at least I was disappointed.
They have experience ! :)
"Jumby" is Trinidadian slang for a monster or ghost
I'd like to point out that the game also has a very good story, although it is hidden on the Codec messages. Almost everything is explained and it has a fuckload of philosophy involved if you're into listening people rambling for hours, MGS4 style. (I know I loved it)
I legitimately just played this game for the past week. Really happy to see a review from you on it.
Didn't MGSes 1-3 all pause the game while weapon switching?
I can't wait until this channel gets huge and I get to say that I was one of the first couple thousand subscribers :D keep up the good work, man. I absolutely love your reviews
Good stuff as always. I'd only add a few points about the codec conversations. In my opinion, some of the best codec work to come out of the series. Almost all the information, especially the dialogue with Wolf and Doktor serve for terrific world building that, while by no means essential, cast the game in a new light. It drives home the fact that MGR isn't just MGS4 four years later, but a fully realized world. The downside being that it has to grind the action to a halt to take place.
Just wanted to say that you have a great channel and do a fantastic job on all of your videos Matthew. Keep making videos, and I'll keep watching them.
I have to say that your reviews bring about interesting points and I enjoy them. This one was no exception
The music is so good I bought the audio cd lml lml
Another top review keep them coming!!
i love how you mentioned the soundtrack integration
It's nice to see someone highlight just what a special game revengeance is. Good job matthew!
you're the best reviewer i' know, keep up the good work!
Wow, I watched the amazing Zelda reviews earlier and subbed. These reviews are really solid - better than what I've seen on any site.
You bring a new layer of depth to reviews that is unparalleled in the world of game reviews.
I'm a big ass MGS fan, and unlike many who say it ruins the franchise, I fucking LOVED Revengeance. Not once have I had more fun playing an MG game. For me it was more like a breath of fresh air.
I discovered you just a few hours ago and I'm already subbed and loving your content so far!!
Also could you please do a review on Demon's Souls and Dark Souls?
For the parrying bit, in the actual VR tutorial it offers before you start the game it gives you a detailed parrying bit
Definitely agree on the Blade Mode problem - the Right Analog stick often snaps back at a slightly different angle than where you originally positioned it which is a problem in the Armstrong fight.
Gotta point out that you're mistaken about having to snap the right analog stick to make precision slashes. You CAN do it that way but its much more efficient to line up your slash and hit square.
But I do agree on pretty much all other points, especially that the circle button shouldve been mapped to dodge.
I was waiting for this and once again you deliver with your excellent reviews. But I can't help but wonder if you'll ever do a series of reviews on the DMC franchise, or a comparison video between Wind Waker and its hd remake when it comes out. Heck a comparison between The MGS series wouldn't be bad either.
It Has To Be This Way is so good.
I don't know how Metal Gear can go on after this, the jump in character power is so huge. Its not "power creep" more along the lines of "power supernova", how can Snake with his rifle and rocket launcher compare to a Cyborg that when faced with a barrage of rocket fire from a giant battle mech can simply hop from one rocket to the next like stepping stones before chopping the whole mech up with a sword...
Here is Cyborg Raiden thats almost unstoppable as a super hero like one of the Avengers or something that can take on Metal Gears in hand to hand combat and here is Snake hiding in a box, how can Snake be relevant any more?
that's why he killed him self
that's the whole premise of MGS4
He isn't.
The whole point of MGS4 was ending Snake's life as a soldier.
I understand what you mean but let's be fair, some of it is just poetic licence. That same poetic licence saw Snake jump on and off a rocket WITHOUT any cyborg enhancements vs. the Hind D in The Twin Snakes.
Snake's tale is over but hypothetically speaking if he were to exist in this future he'd also be in a cyborg suit and therefore competing just fine.
***** yeah he did
the "retcon" is a joke and you wont be seeing solid snake in the future anyway
***** That's what im talking about when I say retcon, that scene was added in AFTER release of the game due to "fan outcry"
which means, its a sad stunt to make fans happy, when in canon, Snake shoots himself
I don't think "Jack" was intended as an alter ego, just as Raiden giving up on his attempt to stop killing, and go back to killing anyone in his way, like he did in the past
When you activate Blade Mode, you have one opportunity to line up a cut and then engage it with the Square or Triangle (X or Y) button. You line up the slice and then press the attack button and it slices in that exact direction.
This is a very limited platform for discussion, but if anything, I really felt your review attempted and successfully accomplished being critical in a thoughtful way. Something many reviewers did not attempt with this game in their comparisons with past titles. Excellent work, man.
Best videogame review/analysis videos on youtube. Since you have covered pretty much all the essential MG games now, what is the next series of reviews going to be?
26:42
Important to note: Codec dialogue for Metal Gear Excelsus says it's called a Metal Gear only for marketability/funding purposes, since it can't even fire a nuke, it's not a true Metal Gear
It's all the little details like victory/Zandetsu poses along with the music changes all happening at breakneck speeds that makes this and Bayonetta so much fun, IMHO.
I found the simple controls, with reliance on the same combos and the parry system hurt the whole game for me, as it came down to the same easy manuevers. But I've got to say, I can see exactly why you said what you did in this review, especially the music. I don't think my mind will change, but this has gave me reason to go back with a fresh mindset. As ever, your reviews really just carry themselves to being legitimate instead of being purely emotional or biased. Brilliant as ever.
Hey Matthewmatosis, I was thinking the other day how cool it would be if you did an in depth review on the Devil May Cry series when I remembered in this review that you mentioned the series. It would be a pretty good series for you to do imo since all the games in the series, including the reboot, are similar to one another but with varying degrees of depth and different little design/story changes in each one that makes them all pretty different to each other. It would be pretty neat to see the similarities and differences that build along in the series while also making note of what the reboot does with the series.
3 and DmC felt the best imo...
>Liking Donte the best
This is an amazing review. You put words to what I've previously only considered a reaction to the game.
What game do you consider the best example in this genre?
I found the parry to be superb and really satisfying once you get it right but I agree it could have been explained better. The music was incredible, Jamie Christopherson did a phenomenal work and the new aproach really suited the MGR formula.
Anyway, keep up the good work, Matthew.
I finally got around to watching this just today. I had actually /just/ started playing MGR when the video was posted, and didn't want the boss fights spoiled. Glad I waited. Great analysis, as usual, and glad to see I wasn't the only one annoyed with how finicky the free cut can be. As a suggestion, I'd like to see more videos about games you obviously don't like or feel fail on a conceptual or mechanical level, as there's always more to learn from observing failure than there is success.
A fine review and yet again I quite enjoy your ability of critical thinking and analysis and how you convey it! Rising was a class game and I think it has some of the most polished gameplay in this genre, I especially think the Parry Mechanic is it's strongest feature, it would of been easy to assign a block button but I rather enjoy the skill it takes as it tests and rewards timely reactions!
Btw I'm curious did you have a go of the Sam or Wolf DLCs?
Glad I'm not the only one who had an issue with how the parry system was explained. Even the tutorial simulation... thing doesn't give you nearly enough time to really figure it out and get the hang of things.
I miss the time before this game got bastardised by internet culture
"I've played on Normal mode, without healing items"
And I did the same, because I didn't know you could heal. To me the only way to heal was with Zandatsu. I only learned how to heal during the Armstrong fight. The comical thing is, once I learned how to heal, I started to depend on it.
1:35 YES ! The thing that sold me on this game was when, in the trailer, they showed Raiden doing a street fighter throw on Metal Gear Ray ! That was epic !! I wish there were more fights like this one.
Also, Sundowner does introduce a new element; direction-specific blade mode. You can get by using square or triangle for slapping the shields, but to take them off you have to manually aim. After that you have to take that up another level in Armstrong's final form.
you cash do that at any point before
i feel that maybe they wouldove put some more cutscenes itll help how the story progresses like how wolf was recruited, what happend to george after raiden sliced him. i wouldove loved to see those scenes play out but sadly you dont get any of it. same goes for bosses, you can find out alot of intel on em by calling kevin, it wouldove been satisfying to see that in a type of mission briefing scene like in MGS4 or in any way possible, btw are you doin a review for the DLC?
Can you do a portable ops review? All your mgs reviews have been great and i would like to see your opinions on that game. Thanks
I think the circle button SHOULD have been used as a grab button, similar to how Nero's Devil Bringing worked in DMC4. It would have been a great way to get enemies off of you, which by association would mean more enemies could exist on screen at one time, and attack more viciously than they did previously.
Or maybe as a dedicated parry button, instead of the finicky "do a light attack while moving toward your opponent" setup.
A perfectly-timed parry would make Raiden execute a counterattack while negating all damage, while just holding it down is a standard block.
Jack Daone That coupled with the under-used effect of enemy attacks still doing damage through your block would have been really great.
Azelliz Remtora Or maybe even a tag enemy action where if you press the button once you tag a certain enemy and a tag icon stays up them , showing their position off-screen , and when double tapping the button Raiden does a dash move and then if the player has the weapon from the 3rd boss ( forgot the name lol ) as a secondary , Raiden could do a vault over him and if they are weak enemies , just do something like that cool move Rachel had in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 . It's just an Idea thou . I don't know how well would it work in-game or how useful would it be :P
If you hold your controller in "The Claw" (it's a way to hold the controller), you can position your slash with the right stick, and then press Square or Triangle with your thumb. It will actually slice in the exact position that you are angled at, and makes accurate cuts much easier.
I feel you should try reviewing the Deux Ex series if you can, as that seems like a lore people would love to see you analyze
What you said about the parry button is completely accurate, I was like 10 years old and my friend lent me the game for two weeks. I never understood the parry mechanic and couldn’t even beat bladewolf. Then he took the game back and I felt like trash
You forgot one point on the Armstrong fight.
He has a little habit of winding up to one attack, then switching to another, giving the player just enough time to react if they were paying attention to how he's moving.
Dude, I check your channel every week in hope that your MGSV insights will be posted. Is this in the works?
Apparently the reason you can't switch weapons on the fly is it wasn't possible given the memory limitations of the last-gen consoles: it needs that little pause to dump the animations from the old weapon out of RAM and load up the new set.
I like your review, nut you didnt mention alot about the cutscenes. what i mean is when you move from chapter to chapter things change instantly and you have no idea how, until you take the time and codec call everyone, then youd figure out what happend. fro example after the prolouge and raiden comes back enhanced you have no clue what heppend to his eye/body until you ask doktor. Idk why they shortend cutscenes but as a metal gear fan i expect long cut scenes from such a game.
I'm curious to hear what you think of the game Vanquish.
this is very interesting, mistral was my favourite fight in the game, partially due to the music, but also due to the fact that her excess of arms seemed to be there to act as sort of a demonstration of raidens cutting abilities. I dont feel it was executed perfectly but i atleast enjoyed it more than monsoon
I know I'm late by a lot of years but a little point that could help is that with a few objects such as glass or the such instantly breaks with the thunder strike move, removing the clunky physics for some things, but it doesn't have an effect on fences or while using ninja run so it's only a minor solution for a small part of the problem
I loved the way that, during a little time in the final battle, Raiden has his sword taken out and jumps around the way he did on MGS2, contrasting the fact the in MGS2 he was GIVEN a sword at the final boss battle. The little things that Platinum did to appeal the old fans in clever ways were what really sold me on Rising.
Raiden's most damaging combo tends to lead off with Triangle/Y, so you can do Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Square, Triangle... or any attack/combination that starts with Triangle for big damage. The issue here is that Triangle attacks tend to be slow, heavy hitting moves that you can't dash out of easily, and even though you can always parry out of these attacks, you're often at a disadvantage -- cont.
Was gonna watch this but I had recently bought revengance so I decided to put this video on hold. I sorta forgot about revengance for 7 months but I did end up beating it recently and now I can watch this video. Yay
As for the circle button, If given the choice I would consider using it as the auxillary weapon button, similar to the firearms in Devil May Cry, with the added bonus of preventing clumsier players(like myself) from confusing the firing and aiming triggers, with the added bonus of freeing up a trigger for activating ripper mode, as opposed to pressing on both analog sticks which is rather clunky.
CAUTION: This comment contains spoilers, but so does the video, so I guess its alright.
I'm personally of the opinion that the Peace Walker allusions were deliberate with the final chapter. Both big boss and Raiden have Jack as their (supposed) real names, both lost an eye, and both started out as competent, if naive soldiers in the shadow of another they looked up to. The stage theme leading up to MGEx and the theme song for Armstrong himself also contain parts that sound strangely close to the Peace Walker main theme, which is far too deliberate for it to be a co-incidence.
This could very hint at the start of the saga of a new Big Boss type figure, which the ending where Raiden quits Maverick permanently to go on his own one man war against Desperado seems to hint at, as pulls up his H/F blade with that twisted cyborg grin.
Starting the Game:
"Huh... this game looks interesting. I think I'll like it."
First Instances of Combat:
"Pretty smooth combat so far, I can get into this..."
Introduction of Boss:
"I GOTTA FIGHT THAT!?"
Getting Into the Boss:
"Fuck yeah! This is awesome!"
QTE Sequence:
"OHMYFUCKINGGODYESTHISISTHEBESTTHINGEVERMYBRAINISMEALTING
FROMTHEAWESOMENESSRULESOFNATUREYESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthewmatosis i have too thank you. i bought the metal gear rising soundtrack because of your recommendation. its amazing cheers!
Would love to see Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden 2 reviews.
My first playthrough I didn't know how to parry and gave up on learning immediately, so sundowner was a nightmare for me, more so than monsoon, but was super gratifying when I beat him.
Matt, have you considered reviewing Legacy of Kain? Somehow I think it would be a lot like your reviews for Zelda and MGS; a series of games that spanned from 90's to the 00's in which a lot of the gameplay elemnts changed over the course of these years and somehow they all still fit into a single series.
I would love to see you review Bayanetta.
Any plans to do MGS:V? I just watched all of your MG videos, good stuff. Hell, I would be interested to see what you have to say about Survive.. Lol.