Poll: Who else here prefers REX to RAY?

[Amnestic]

Now it might just be me (I know it won't be though), but to me, Metal Gear REX has always been more impressive than RAY ever was. That's not to say RAY wasn't cool. Between the missile barrages, giant face mounted laser and jumping power, RAY was a decent piece of machinery. But it could never measure up to the sheer badassery that was REX.

Which strikes me as incredibly odd, as I've learned time and time again that humans are attracted to symmetry. Logically, therefore, RAY should be the preferred hardware as REX is horribly overbalanced - railgun on the right, smaller radar on the left. RAY was styled to be an anti-Metal Gear machine, but whenever we saw it in action it never seemed to be able to measure up to REX. The battle during MGS2 had you pitted against varying numbers of RAYs depending on your difficulty setting, but in MGS1 it was just REX. Alone.

So I ask you this, if RAY is meant to be built to kick REX's ass, if it's a symmetrical machine which everyone says I should prefer and if it's got a bunch of awesome points: Why on earth does REX seem so much more hardcore?

Spoiler: REX, MGS1

Spoiler: RAY, MGS2

Spoiler: REX, MGS4 (Sans Railgun, left to rust for 9 years)

Spoiler: RAY, MGS4

Really wish I had a better picture of the MGS1/Twin Snakes REX, but I couldn't find any good ones on short notice.

 

[WrongSprite]

REX just looks cooler. All angly and shit.

 

[Timotei]

I always found REX to be the more appealing Metal Gear.

I guess I have something against streamlining.

 

[DuplicateValue]

Rex seems better because the design is more believable.

I can't say much else, as I haven't actually played the games.

 

[CobaltBomber]

RAY. Made to hunt, and also nice and organic.

 

[Sassafrass]

Looking at the MGS4 pics, REX hands down. Something just says 'Awesome' and RAY just seems bland.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Well, I got to drive REX, so I prefer it to RAY.

 

[Robert632]

REX is just generally more threataning. plus it's doesn't resemble a fight from transformers 2, like RAY does( to me, of course).

 

[CloakedOne]

*shrugs* I like Ray. Its sleek look is what gets my vote. The flipper things on the side, I admit, could have been better designed when it comes to its laser, but I can forgive that.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Well, REX mostly resembles ED-209.

And ED-209 kicks ever living ass.

 

[BlackJack47]

Rex if it can take out Grey Fox its gotta be DAMN hardcore

 

[Avatar Roku]

Fuck them both, Arsenal Gear gets my vote. Of the two, however, I prefer Ray, probably because MGS2 was my first (and only) MGS game, apart from a bit of time with my friend's MGS4 (I'm a 360 gamer, and 2 was the only of those game released for the Xbox to my knowledge).

 

[Amnestic]

Fuck them both, Arsenal Gear gets my vote.

I was going to put Arsenal on the poll but then I thought I'd be opening myself up to a bunch of other things which I'd have to name - like the RAXA mentioned above, or perhaps the Gekkos from MGS4.

Feel free to click other though, since you did think to specify.

And you are correct, MGS2 was the only Xbox-released Metal Gear Solid game. MGS1 had a PC release and MGS: Twin Snakes (an MGS1 remake) was Gamecube exclusive.

Which I think are the only three console (not handhelds) MGS titles exclusively on a Sony machine.

 

[Audemas]

Ray gets my vote because I think it looks more sleek and it's nice looking. Also, it's built to be used underwater which I would prefer.

 

[T5seconds]

Ray was a failure even though it was meant to kill most Metal Gears (Like REX) it still got its ass kicked by Metal Gear Rex...

Spoiler

Metal gear Rex beat up ray when in Mgs4 Solid takes the ray out with rex even though he has never fought in a Metal Gear and Liquid has fought in 2 different ones...

 

[Burst6]

I like ray more. You can't forget that Ray has the ability to fire water with such pressure that it can cut through metal. It's like a laser, but better, 70% of earth's surface is ammo.

Does REX even use his rail gun? I never played MGS4 but ive never seen REX use it in any other games.

 

[OmegaXIII]

Does REX even use his rail gun? I never played MGS4 but ive never seen REX use it in any other games.

No, unfortunately. It is the rail gun that gets REX my vote because rail guns tear everything up.

Spoiler

And a 9 year old rusted up half functioning REX whooped RAY's ass seven ways to sunday

 

[Amnestic]

Does REX even use his rail gun? I never played MGS4 but ive never seen REX use it in any other games.

REX never gets to use his railgun. It's meant to be used to launch nukes and

Spoiler: MGS4 Spoilers

is almost used separately from REX as a fixed weapon battery atop the ship Outer Haven

but is never actually used in combat. Mostly because if it was the player wouldn't stand a chance. At all. They'd just be dead.