Cool game, but not worth the full price for me. I love all the recent Platinum games (Bayonetta and Vanquish) but they never have been games worth the full price for me and this one is not different.
Metal Gear Rising demo
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Works really well but unless this is half price I would not call it worth it's salt, because it is just a simpler cheaper version of Bayonetta.
Made by the same guys too, yet for some reason not made as well.
Made by the same guys too, yet for some reason not made as well.
So I just got a chance to play this today. It was interesting.
I noticed a heavy amount of similarities to other Platinum games, namely Vanquish and Bayonetta. Particularly the ranking system, tutorial, and comm system seem to come right out of Vanquish, as well as the cutscene style. Speaking of the cutscene style, it didn't seem very "Metal Gear" for some reason. They're fine and all, and it might just be me, but it seems to be missing that Kojima style.
As for the gameplay, well it's something. We all know the story. That first trailer was amazing, and the hype was way high, but behind the scenes Kojima productions couldn't flesh it out into a full game, whereupon it was handed over to Platinum. So unfortunately I couldn't help but compare it to that original trailer. It's lost a lot of polish since then. Cutting things, a core gameplay mechanic is still pretty much as satisfying as you would imagine, but the physics are lackluster, and objects essentially disappear five seconds after you cut them. There's also a lot less detail as the objects are being cut. That being said, I still loved attempting to cut everything I saw into bits, and was pleased to find that you actually can cut a decent portion of the level apart at will.
Combat is a bit boring. Pretty much your standard beat-em-up devil may cry/bayonetta parry/dodge/weak attack/strong attack system. Slicing enemies to bits is fun, but you can generally only do it once you've already beaten them up for a while.
I think it definitely feels more like a Platinum game than a Metal Gear game, which is up to you to decide if that's good or not. Personally I would have preferred a more collaborative feel, where instead we essentially get Bayonetta gameplay with Raiden in the Metal Gear universe, but it's really too early to tell if the demo is gonna represent the whole game anyway.
As a side note, of the two demos I played today, the other being Dead Space 3, this was the most fun and appealing.
I noticed a heavy amount of similarities to other Platinum games, namely Vanquish and Bayonetta. Particularly the ranking system, tutorial, and comm system seem to come right out of Vanquish, as well as the cutscene style. Speaking of the cutscene style, it didn't seem very "Metal Gear" for some reason. They're fine and all, and it might just be me, but it seems to be missing that Kojima style.
As for the gameplay, well it's something. We all know the story. That first trailer was amazing, and the hype was way high, but behind the scenes Kojima productions couldn't flesh it out into a full game, whereupon it was handed over to Platinum. So unfortunately I couldn't help but compare it to that original trailer. It's lost a lot of polish since then. Cutting things, a core gameplay mechanic is still pretty much as satisfying as you would imagine, but the physics are lackluster, and objects essentially disappear five seconds after you cut them. There's also a lot less detail as the objects are being cut. That being said, I still loved attempting to cut everything I saw into bits, and was pleased to find that you actually can cut a decent portion of the level apart at will.
Combat is a bit boring. Pretty much your standard beat-em-up devil may cry/bayonetta parry/dodge/weak attack/strong attack system. Slicing enemies to bits is fun, but you can generally only do it once you've already beaten them up for a while.
I think it definitely feels more like a Platinum game than a Metal Gear game, which is up to you to decide if that's good or not. Personally I would have preferred a more collaborative feel, where instead we essentially get Bayonetta gameplay with Raiden in the Metal Gear universe, but it's really too early to tell if the demo is gonna represent the whole game anyway.
As a side note, of the two demos I played today, the other being Dead Space 3, this was the most fun and appealing.
The more i played it the more i started to think: Man i really wish Sega would get around to making another Shinobi game. Seriously, imagine the TATE kills in Rising's Graphics engine! You're welcome...
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Short version: It's awesome and i will by it.
Long Version: So far it not only appears to be everything i was hoping this game to be and more, but it also looks like it will help in supressing the existence of that awful DmC..thing we got. The fact I'm an insane metal gear fan who was more then happy to play as cyborg Ninja Raiden if given the opportunity AND the addition of a skin to play as the original cyborg Ninja Grey Fox (Via a skin) makes this so far the contender for Best game of the year for me.
But most importantly, it will finally allow us all to get revenge on the worst enemy of all gamers. An enemy that has mocked us, tormented us, and has hounded us over the course of nearly every single game imaginable and laughed at us despite all attempts to destroy these once indestructible foes.
I am of-course reffering to the untold horror that is.....TREE'S!
Enjoy your invincibility while you still can you pompous compost heaps! For I will soon wreak swift and painful vengeance upon ye!
OT:
Short version: It's awesome and i will by it.
Long Version: So far it not only appears to be everything i was hoping this game to be and more, but it also looks like it will help in supressing the existence of that awful DmC..thing we got. The fact I'm an insane metal gear fan who was more then happy to play as cyborg Ninja Raiden if given the opportunity AND the addition of a skin to play as the original cyborg Ninja Grey Fox (Via a skin) makes this so far the contender for Best game of the year for me.
But most importantly, it will finally allow us all to get revenge on the worst enemy of all gamers. An enemy that has mocked us, tormented us, and has hounded us over the course of nearly every single game imaginable and laughed at us despite all attempts to destroy these once indestructible foes.
I am of-course reffering to the untold horror that is.....TREE'S!
Enjoy your invincibility while you still can you pompous compost heaps! For I will soon wreak swift and painful vengeance upon ye!
Yes. Yes it is. It's part of the canon. I think you were merely mis-hearing the statement that it wasn't a Metal Gear Solid game, which is strictly isn't, but it's still in the whole Metal Gear universe, just as Metal Gear Solid is in the Metal Gear Universe. It's jsut that Rising is connected by way of Metal Gear Solid unvierse.MrDelicious said:
I initially found the controls to be 'clunky' but despite that I kept replaying the demo so I definitely enjoyed it. I was looking to pre-order it but I can't decide whether I want the steelbook or not. I don't know why I'm such a sucker for a metal case.
Umm I like how you can slice people in half, rip out their spinal cords and crush them to give you full health again. Oh and I couldn't beat that bloody dog thing for the life of me. Counterattacks should ALWAYS be a seperate button dammit.
I never played MGS4 but when did it become *not* a stealth game? Could you solo two... Mooing mechs? (wat?) and a load of guys in MGS4?
Regardless, Platinum Games are AWESOME and fuck me, it's an MGS game without absolutely fucktarded controls. I will get it at some point after it comes out because i've gone off caring about day one purchases due to having too many games to finish as it is.
Then again The Escapist will be spoilertastic the moment it comes out so maybe it's worth an early runthrough.
You can walk around during a Codec conversation. My god, they've solved the entire MGS: The Movie problem right there people! It's a step forward at least.
I never played MGS4 but when did it become *not* a stealth game? Could you solo two... Mooing mechs? (wat?) and a load of guys in MGS4?
Regardless, Platinum Games are AWESOME and fuck me, it's an MGS game without absolutely fucktarded controls. I will get it at some point after it comes out because i've gone off caring about day one purchases due to having too many games to finish as it is.
Then again The Escapist will be spoilertastic the moment it comes out so maybe it's worth an early runthrough.
You can walk around during a Codec conversation. My god, they've solved the entire MGS: The Movie problem right there people! It's a step forward at least.
The 'mooing mechs' are called Gekkos. They're bio-mechanical tanks based off of both Metal Gear RAY and Metal Gear REX, but they're not real Metal Gears because they lack nuclear capabilities. They're basically tanks that can cross any terrain.The Wykydtron said:
And no, a single Gekko would fuck you up in MGS 4. The very first area in the entire game actually has Solid disguised as one of the militia (and traveling with them), and then you promptly watch a group of Gekko attack and just completely wipe everyone out without even trying. They're very resistant to small arms fire, although Snake was able to fight one off and escape at the beginning of the game. Later on, he does kill about twenty of them by himself in rapid succession, but at that point he's using a giant railgun. I don't remember if you can kill the Gekkos while riding on Drebin's tank thing, but eh.
You should totally play MGS4 though. It's seriously one of my favorite games ever.
Edit: Forgot to mention; Gekkos are autonomous, controlled by a rudimentary AI. So there isn't anyone inside or using a remote control or anything.
Unfortunately I never bought a PS3 so that likely won't happen. They're relatively cheap now I suppose but it looks a bit pointless so late in its lifecycle. Perhaps if the PS4 has full backwards compatibility and decent launch releases I can play it then.Kopikatsu said:
I was never really interested in all the PS3 exclusives anyway, God of War, Uncharted, MGS etc etc. Thinking about it all the exclusive games for anything are my least favourite for some reason. Halo 4 is boring as hell on the 360 side for example. Except the PS2 because the PS2 was the best console ever made by a human in terms of games. Maybe that's Persona 4 speaking but still.
I should get around to buying Shadow of the Colosuss to complete my PS2 classics collection. Along with Viewtiful Joe. I've several years late to the PS2 Party XD
I thought it was great, I had reservations after the 2nd trailer jumped the shark but it all turned out well. The main issues I had were not being able to block or dodge (if you could I couldn't figure out how) and the graphics. The graphics look fantastic but I can't help but feel that this game would be so much better on next gen consoles only, currently to keep the graphics and frame rate (which is a little shaky at the moment) they have to close you off when you get into a fight and restrict the amount of cut up "pieces" of things on the screen at once. Though this is a demo so things could change.
ALSO fuck that cat
ALSO fuck that cat
The only problems I found were in the parry, and to a minor extent, the camera. After playing 3 times, I still couldn't get the thing to work. As for the camera, it was more of an annoyance when you keep trying to point it in the direction of an enemy you're trying to sneak up on and having it snap back to the direction you're running.
Additionally, why do games like MGR and Batman AC keep having phone calls where you are forced into a slow walking pace until it's over?
Captcha: Do More Sit-ups
Additionally, why do games like MGR and Batman AC keep having phone calls where you are forced into a slow walking pace until it's over?
Captcha: Do More Sit-ups
