Quick Look: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Demo

this is coming to PC? omfg! I made a accident in my pants.

Man, this actually looks pretty fun, didn't expect that.

@alibson said:

Here's how you play the game properly.

Wow, thanks for that. Looks awesome !

Looks just dumb enough to be a ton of fun, can't wait to see how the final game turns out.

This was painful to watch... Brad played like shit and Patrick knows NOTHING bout the Metal Gear games. =\

@alibson: Seeing this game played well is so fucking amazing.

Awesome quicklook . Thanks Brad & Scoops !

Okay, the story will probably not be anything worthwhile, but this game looks like some damn good Metal Gear themed fun.

"You gotta cut up this guy's spine! Yeah! EAT IT!"

This looks amazing! Platinum Games keeping it real!

Being a huge MGS fan, yet this does absolutely nothing for me. The story and characters just don't seem to mesh in the Metal Gear lore, well apart from Raiden, who I recently realised I do not particularly like after going back through MGS 2 in the HD Collection.

The quick look also makes it seem worse than it is, I don't know why Brad isn't slicing where the target area is located; it is literally glaring him in the face. Slice that, hit O and smash that energy pack. Patrick who says his favourites are MGS 1 and 3 - which coincide with my taste - so it's weird to me that he has basically no grasp of the story, at all. Also, stating that the game isn't canon is strange.

One more thing, Kojima has stated things about MGS5, but other than briefly mentioning it a few times, there isn't any concrete evidence about it, well not as concrete as Patrick makes it seem.

@ll_Exile_ll said:

@patrick said:

@ll_Exile_ll said:

What would be the point of the game having a story if it isn't canon?

It was only confirmed a while ago. The acid games weren't canon either.

That seems like a really weird decision for big console release in what has been such a story focused series, even if it isn't a main numbered game.

EDIT:

Just found this interview where they flat out say it IS canon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d7BTtiAQuZ0#!

I think it's gone back and forth weirdly. I'm pretty sure I've read both statements. Nice to see that it fits in though.

@Demoskinos said:

This was painful to watch... Brad played like shit and Patrick knows NOTHING bout the Metal Gear games. =\

Agreed.

This looks like fun.

Looking forward to this one.

Solid.

@ll_Exile_ll: I don't see your point. Lots of non-canon spin-offs still have stories.

Yup, this still looks goddamn amazing. I wonder if they'll be able to top Bayonetta though.

Yeah, Bayonetta didn't have a dodge.. Yikes.

I played MGS4 for the first time a month ago and couldn't be more excited to play this, though I don't see how the action here is any more "goofy" than a lot of Metal Gear in general.

Soooo... this could actually be amazing. Bayonetta-style action in the MGS universe kiiiiiiinda sounds like the best thing ever.

@alibson said:

Here's how you play the game properly.

Nice.

I still don't care for Ninja Raiden as a character, but this game looks pretty damn cool.

@AlexanderSheen said:

I remember at E3 when they critisized the journalists who were cheering during the God of War demo when there was a bloody and gory part.

And now...

And even before this, there's always been Ryan's well established appreciation for stabbing dudes in the face. That was some contradictive-ass, condescending BS during that E3 discussion to be sure.

Man! I am ALL for this crazy cyborg action with some pseudo philosophical bullshit mixed in, give it to me now!

Also I hope that this Patrick/Brad teamup means they shot the Z.O.E. quicklook directly afterwards.

@benjo_t said:

@ll_Exile_ll: I don't see your point. Lots of non-canon spin-offs still have stories.

Maybe that works for other series', but with Metal Gear it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. So much game time is spent on story and lore that it would just seem like a waste to have a game where none of that mattered in the grand scheme of the series.

@CaLe said:

Bayonetta didn't have a dodge? The combat system basically revolved around the dodge in that game.

Yeah, I don't know what that was about.

EDIT: All this talk about Bayonetta makes me want to go back and play that game again; Bayonetta was a ton of fun.

Did nothing for me. Why can't Metal Gear just scale it back instead of getting crazier and crazier with truck loads of dumb for flavor. MGS1 was a perfect balance of serious with a few moments of silliness in a story that was complex yet easy to follow. And it was grounded in for the most part near future tech aside from Rex itself which still looked like it could exist in some reality.

All cutscenes in all games should have pause, skip, rewind, fast forward. Have it be a system requirement next generation along with 1080p and 60fps.

@ll_Exile_ll said:

@benjo_t said:

@ll_Exile_ll: I don't see your point. Lots of non-canon spin-offs still have stories.

Maybe that works for other series', but with Metal Gear it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. So much game time is spent on story and lore that it would just seem like a waste to have a game where none of that mattered in the grand scheme of the series.

I wonder how this fits into Rose/his kid though. At the end of 4, he had given up all that shit, I thought.

They said this game will come out on PC as well right? Just wanted to be sure.

I really want this game badly.

Oh god, YES! This looks like it'll be the best it can be.

This seems a bit like shit, in my opinion.

This game is EXCITING!!
 
So fucking great that Kojima Corp and fucking Platinum Games are teaming up.

i'd play bayonetta with raiden

@RAMBO604 said:

Did nothing for me. Why can't Metal Gear just scale it back instead of getting crazier and crazier with truck loads of dumb for flavor. MGS1 was a perfect balance of serious with a few moments of silliness in a story that was complex yet easy to follow. And it was grounded in for the most part near future tech aside from Rex itself which still looked like it could exist in some reality.

I definitely agree and it's part of why MGS4 is easily my least favourite of the core four--actually I'd probably go as far as to say that I dislike MGS4. Though because this is just some stupid spin-off, I'm willing to let this slide and just bask in the ludicrousness of it all and I'm betting on Ground Zeroes to give me more of the tonally 'serious' MGS that I enjoy ala MGS1 & MGS3.

"A.I. directive: FREEDOM UNDEFINED. I WILL RE-ARRANGE YOU CONCIOUSNESS!!" 
 
  @alibson said:

Here's how you play the game properly.

Oh hellls YES

@RVonE said:

@CaLe said:

Bayonetta didn't have a dodge? The combat system basically revolved around the dodge in that game.

Yeah, I don't know what that was about.

EDIT: All this talk about Bayonetta makes me want to go back and play that game again; Bayonetta was a ton of fun.

No only did it have Dodge, it also had Dodge Offset which let you dodge (up to 4 times) in mid-combo and continue the combo after the dodge(s) finished.

The upshot being, they should really play and finish Bayonetta.

This looks fucking awesome.

This looks absolutely terrible...

Good job, Brad. I didn't think you'd be able to take down that dog boss, as I heard other people say he was difficult, and it didn't seem that the game did a great job explaining its systems to you. Hopefully that's not the case in the final game, and there are more/better explanations earlier than this point.

Not that you plan to play the demo again, but you aim for the red squares during Blade Mode to get the spines, it seems, and I think Ninja Run helps you avoid attacks. I don't know for sure, as ZOE isn't very fun. Especially the PS3 version.

Yea, hate to say it but this kinda looks like ass. Environment graphics look kinda dated, something about the textures just bugs me. Normally I wouldnt care and usually look down on comments like that. Combat looks marginal. The paper physics of cut objects sucks all the fun out of slicing everything up. Why were the Geckos turning blue when they were cut up? That looks just AWFUL. AI looks pretty freaking poor as well. Sad, Ive really enjoyed Platinums recent games. Bayonetta was the shit. Hope this was just a REALLY rough demo, and a poor section of the game :-/

This is a game for foot fetishists.

@RAMBO604 said:

MGS1 was a perfect balance of serious with a few moments of silliness in a story that was complex yet easy to follow. And it was grounded in for the most part near future tech aside from Rex itself which still looked like it could exist in some reality.

A clone super-soldier and his band of cartoon supervillains invade a secret military base to steal a giant robot which is armed with a nuke, so that they can barter for the remains of Les Enfants Terribles' clonefather, Big Boss. You must defeat them armed with little more than a radio, some cigarettes and a cardboard box.

Also, cyberninja.

@Yummylee said:

I still don't care for Ninja Raiden as a character, but this game looks pretty damn cool.

@AlexanderSheen said:

I remember at E3 when they critisized the journalists who were cheering during the God of War demo when there was a bloody and gory part.

And now...

And even before this, there's always been Ryan's well established appreciation for stabbing dudes in the face. That was some contradictive-ass, condescending BS during that E3 discussion to be sure.

There's a difference between over-the-top violence (Rising), violence (AC), and gore porn (GoW). Cutting a cyborg into slices-without-bones isn't the same as breaking open a creature's skull to reveal its brain and then stabbing said brain.

Though I do agree that that discussion was a bit high-horse, I don't see any hypocrisy.

Why are so many Giant Bomb users such whiny little bitches?

This game looks great. I may get this whenever it comes out.

I was pretty disappointed by the various trailers they have shown, but damn it this game looks fun!

"Platinum is kinda alright" - Brad Shoemaker, RE5 and Doom 3 Apologist.

So far, the AI looks terrible.

It also looks a LITTLE over-powered at times...did you see Raiden slice that guy and followed it up with an explosion of some type? It was followed by the GB crew saying 'Brutal'....then he stood up.

But yeah - won't be picking this up. It looks like Ninja Gaiden 3.

@Neckbear: Yeah, fuck free speech!

@Duffyside: I've just never had a problem with the gore in GoW, nor even brain dicing in the Ascension E3 trailer. It's all so incredibly OTT and goofy that the new ways they give you to completely eviscerate everything I've always found to be hilarious. Smashing down on Hercules' face in GoW3 had me smirking throughout. But then I'm also admittedly a bit of a gore hound who enjoyed the Manhunt games...

Though I will also admit that Kratos as a character was a bit much in GoW3... I felt pretty shitty after killing that half-naked woman you drag around in Poseidon's Den just so she can hold up the lever for the gate, only to eventually get crushed by it. Stuff like that has me wince a little, but otherwise crazy elephant monster executions where you stab him in the brain is alright by me. I would have liked to see Alex chip in that discussion and hear his opinion since he's also a bit of a self-confessed gore-junkie and noted GoW fan.