Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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  1. PresidentTrump
    Jul 24, 2017
    7
    A sweet and short hack and slash Metal Gear spin-off. Doesn't follow the Metal Gear formula at all, but it's a spin off game. It's about Raiden who is now a cyborg and he kills stuff with a dope sword. The story isn't deep like normal metal gear but is pretty cool to play now after Donald Trump has one with his "make America great again" slogan is said by Senator Armstrong. And this gameA sweet and short hack and slash Metal Gear spin-off. Doesn't follow the Metal Gear formula at all, but it's a spin off game. It's about Raiden who is now a cyborg and he kills stuff with a dope sword. The story isn't deep like normal metal gear but is pretty cool to play now after Donald Trump has one with his "make America great again" slogan is said by Senator Armstrong. And this game came out in 2014. You did it again Kojima. You predicted the future once again.… Expand
  2. andrys8
    Jun 30, 2014
    5
    The worst part of this game is easily the camera. There's no capability to lock on to the enemies and it can be difficult to tell where they are in the heat of combat, especially since a lot of them have abilities which allow them to dash around. I don't know how many times I cursed because I was against a wall and all of a sudden the camera decided to face the wall so I couldn't see whoThe worst part of this game is easily the camera. There's no capability to lock on to the enemies and it can be difficult to tell where they are in the heat of combat, especially since a lot of them have abilities which allow them to dash around. I don't know how many times I cursed because I was against a wall and all of a sudden the camera decided to face the wall so I couldn't see who or what was attacking me. This becomes more important later on as you're expected to block or dodge attacks but you can't see the visual cues.

    Boss fights are pretty easy up until the last couple of them. When they start to become more difficult it can be very frustrating. For example, you can get through most of the game while just ignoring the parry mechanic for the most part but one of the later bosses basically requires you to be proficient with it.

    There are a lot of times also when you are basically going to take a lot of damage and there's nothing you can do about it. Attacks can line up in such a way that there is no ability to avoid them so you parry a couple of attacks and then eat an attack that can't be parried. And then two more while you're on the ground. And now you're dazed.

    The story is okay (but not great) to start, but when it attempts to delve into Jack's past it becomes laughable.

    The game's flaws are few, imho, but they are so critical that it really made me dislike it at the end. If you're considering this game, you're better off with God of War, Devil May Cry, or Darksiders.    … Expand
  3. AdderTude
    Feb 26, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The two biggest issues with this game are the QTEs (you come to know me as harboring a fierce hatred for QTEs in general, as they dumb down combat) and the camera. The final boss fight involves a series of QTEs to kill him once and for all, and they absolutely *must* be done within a fraction of a second to do it properly. Even when I pressed Shift to use Blade Mode correctly and on time, the game still punished me as being not quick enough and I lose 25% of my HP. The camera hardly faces the direction you want to, making the fight even more difficult to go through. I could tolerate the level of unfairness in the combat mechanics to a certain degree but the final boss fight was the last straw. The game worked and the story was okay at best, but the QTEs and sloppy camera really put me off. I'd say it's worth checking out if you're a fan of Metal Gear and/or Devil May Cry, but ultimately the issues with this game will piss you off as much as it has done to me (and I was playing on Normal). Otherwise, I recommend skipping it altogether.… Expand
  4. wigner
    Jun 7, 2019
    5
    I'm surprised at all the positive reviews. Maybe I am just not used to console ports, but this one feels poorly done, as if they just recompiled for Windows, slapped on some cursory mouse controls, and called it a day. Specifically
    - Really wonky camera - just when I try to line up a shot with the rocket launcher, it randomly 180s me. Even just running around it jitters back and forth    I'm surprised at all the positive reviews. Maybe I am just not used to console ports, but this one feels poorly done, as if they just recompiled for Windows, slapped on some cursory mouse controls, and called it a day. Specifically
    - Really wonky camera - just when I try to line up a shot with the rocket launcher, it randomly 180s me. Even just running around it jitters back and forth constantly, and points me at walls randomly. Every non-trivial fight is two battles: one against the enemy, and the other against the camera.
    - Related: the game can't decide whether it wants to be played like an FPS or side-scroller - sometimes it expects you to move in screen space, sometimes in world space.
    - Consolisms that don't translate to PC are everywhere. For instance, repeatedly mashing a mouse button just doesn't work here. Repetitive stress injury, anyone?
    - Constantly flipping back into menus to select usable items (there are very few configurable hotkeys)
    - Parrying feels like it just doesn't work a lot of the time, even if all you are doing is just sitting there trying to parry. Not sure if this is a bug or whether it is just overtuned.

    On the plus side, the graphics, music, and sound effects are pretty awesome even now (5 years after release). Even the story isn't too bad. But overall this game is just really frustrating to play on the PC. There is a good game underneath all these issues, if they had just put in a bit more tuning, it might have worked out. Its really too bad. If you choose to buy this, make sure you get it on sale, or play on a console I guess, maybe it is better there.    … Expand
  5. jackhunter
    Dec 8, 2014
    6
    The game is too hard and the tutorial doesnt explain well how to master the gameplay. Developers never reach the level of quality provided in other games like Devil May Cry or God of War.

    A difficulty that relie son a poor gameplay design is wrong.This is what makes MG Rising so hard to enjoy.
  6. smilzoboboz
    Jan 12, 2015
    7
    Really nice hack and slash focused entirely on pure combat with one of the smartest combat techniques I ever seen (blade slashing mode). In this game you slash foes without thinking too much or having to solve useless puzzles to get through the levels.

    Graphic is awesome and the programmers managed to get a lot of polygons where needed, and almost none where no one cares, totally    Really nice hack and slash focused entirely on pure combat with one of the smartest combat techniques I ever seen (blade slashing mode). In this game you slash foes without thinking too much or having to solve useless puzzles to get through the levels.

    Graphic is awesome and the programmers managed to get a lot of polygons where needed, and almost none where no one cares, totally appreciated that because this game never ever drops fps.
    Music is nice, you get a lot of electro-ambient music running around and pop-rock music on boss fights (I have to say I don't like that kind of music, but since boss fights are not hours long it doesn't hurt much)
    Plot is good, of course nothing new: the bad guys against the children + the world, the good guys trying to save them + the world, but it was at least enjoyable.

    Gameplay is fantastic, you have the classic slashing around, parries (not really a good button combination for those, a guard button was probably better than light attack one) and a blade slashing mode that works slowing time a lot and letting you MANUALLY slash things (having the slashed object cut exactly where you aim). I felt like Goemon with that one.
    Difficulty seemed quite fair. I have to say I'm not used to the semi-interactive cinematic system (press button X, now button Y, spam button Z, etc) and so I had hard time with bosses for like 5 minutes at 0,1% while failing the semi-automated cinematics instructions...

    About flaws, I think there are just two quite noticeable: the replenishing mechanic should have been far less than FULL replenishment (this quite often makes things too easy) and the camera movement is awful with a mouse (default keybindings are instead "acceptable").
    So, well, the camera is fine if you have a controller since it's a 100% port from console versions (DLCs included) but controlling the camera with a mouse is just not possible at 100% effectiveness. Your mouse works like an analogic lever (which is not) and thus the erratic camera movement with mice.

    Anyway it was good overall. So let's say totally recommended if you have a gamepad, not so much if you've not and you're not that much an hack and slash fan.    … Expand
  7. Indrigis
    Feb 1, 2014
    7
    Have you ever wanted to chop up a giant robot with your sword?

    Well, that will have to wait until you've taken its health down to a preset amount. After that you can deliver two or three cuts and the affected body part is destroyed for good. Every other cut after that is more or less for your own sadistic enjoyment. Revengeance is all about wanting to do something outrageous and    Have you ever wanted to chop up a giant robot with your sword?

    Well, that will have to wait until you've taken its health down to a preset amount. After that you can deliver two or three cuts and the affected body part is destroyed for good. Every other cut after that is more or less for your own sadistic enjoyment.

    Revengeance is all about wanting to do something outrageous and being consistently slapped on the wrist. You can't do great damage until you have blocked, dodged and jumped your way through a preset sequence of attacks from the enemy that will severely hurt you unless you block/dodge/jump. And if you've been a good dog you'll be allowed to engage in the iconic Blade Mode™. For a few seconds.

    Of course, that only applies to bosses. Slicing through the lesser enemies is quite easy. Slicing a VIP in two before you have the chance to cut off the Oh So Important Left Hand™ is quite easy too. Can't cut that hand off a corpse, obviously.

    Quite an enjoyable grindfest that keeps reminding you that you are merely a cyborg, not an Enemy Cyborg™    … Expand
  8. xuthan
    Jan 13, 2014
    7
    [UPDATE]
    The always online issue that some people were complaining about has been patched. As for the 24hz issues, I had the same issue but lowering the resolution to the previous 16:9 shouldn't degrade too much of the experience since the game doesn't have much focus on graphics. I'm playing the game on my TV with 1366x768, it's actually not too bad (better than 720p).
    Gameplay: 9    [UPDATE]
    The always online issue that some people were complaining about has been patched. As for the 24hz issues, I had the same issue but lowering the resolution to the previous 16:9 shouldn't degrade too much of the experience since the game doesn't have much focus on graphics. I'm playing the game on my TV with 1366x768, it's actually not too bad (better than 720p).

    Gameplay: 9
    What can I say... I'm a fan of hack 'n' slash type games. It's more fun than DmC in terms of boss battles and would be similar to God of War. The gameplay is quite fast paced and refreshing for a slasher, a mix of Devil May Cry and God of War, like Castlevania:LoS. I do not recommend playing any hack 'n' slash games with keyboard and mouse. Negative reviewers regarding bad controls shouldn't be playing hack'n'slash games. For some people using the gamepad and still find issues, the right analog stick is used by pushing and pulling in the directions you want the blade to strike. E.G. you want to raise your blade and strike downwards, push the right stick up then let go or bring back down and ready the upper slash position. Using the right stick allows you to slice at more accurate angles and greater speed depending on your thumbs' ability to move.

    Story: 6
    It doesn't seem too interesting but the fun in the game lies more in the combat. If you're a fan of hack'n slash type games, then an 'ok' story shouldn't bother you. I haven't finished the game yet and will come back to re-rate the story when I'm done but where I'm at, it doesn't seem that great.
    [UPDATE]
    I've finished it today and I'm sticking to my main point. The story is not so great and the voice acting gets really cheesy the longer you play it and have more conversations with the crew. Albeit, some topics are quite funny like the classic MGS games.

    Graphics: 6
    I expect better than this especially when the game was a 23GB download on steam. The only positives I would give this game is the art because I am a nerd in robotics. If robotics or art design doesn't trigger your interests, then it would be a 3-4/10 because the textures look low res and character models aren't detailed. The physics is pretty cool in my opinion; you can run up to most objects and chop them up to pieces with quite high precision (e.g. the giant, fat tree in the first level could be cut up even though it looked like it couldn't). For graphics, I'd blame the xbox 360 constraints during development because if this had been a PS3 focused title, the character models and textures would be many times better as can be seen in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The addition of particles is a fairly nice addition to the game. I've an Nvidia card so I don't know if the particle effects are tied to physx or not.

    I'm currently using a PS3 controller using Motionjoy drivers combo with Better DS3 with the xbox profile setting (google for them if you have a ps3 controller or intend to get one since they are cheap now that PS4 is out). The bluetooth adapter I'm using to play wireless PS3 controller is a generic one that was recommended by other Motionjoy users and devs ($10 including shipping overseas). If you have an xbox360 controller, then it should be easier from what I've heard. Other than those technicalities, God of War III gameplay remains king for me but this game isn't too far off.    … Expand
  9. Chupwn
    Jan 9, 2014
    5
    No fullscreen 1080p support on my Bravia TV... I get a black screen. On my monitor I get picture, but it's got thick black borders around the whole screen. Is this why pre-orders were cheaper? Beta discount?
  10. JohnLSD
    May 18, 2014
    7
    CRAP, This must be a bad joke. A lame arcade with bad control (really bad), bad camera, bad story, bad graphics, repetitive gameplay, bad boss fights (you just have to run around and to hit the boss when he stops attacking you. Sometimes you cant even attack the boss, you just stay there and get beaten because the control is not responsive. The fights suck so bad (and there are only fightsCRAP, This must be a bad joke. A lame arcade with bad control (really bad), bad camera, bad story, bad graphics, repetitive gameplay, bad boss fights (you just have to run around and to hit the boss when he stops attacking you. Sometimes you cant even attack the boss, you just stay there and get beaten because the control is not responsive. The fights suck so bad (and there are only fights 99% of the gameplay, you can not even dodge, counter attack, sometimes you cant even attack, you can parry, which sometimes you can use that to win easy, just parry, parry, parry, win... so lame.), too short, uninspired level design, too many cut scenes. Do not buy this **** buy DMC instead or anything else.

    The funniest part, after you chop a boss into 1000 pieces he calls you to tell you some stuff... WTF?!    … Expand
  11. OHIC
    Jul 19, 2014
    7
    This game is ridiculous, absurd and farcical. It is glorious.

    Problems? Oh yeah, a ton. It's a Konami PC port after all. No resolution settings above 1080p. No Quit (but we all know how to Alt + F4, right?). Occasional camera frustrations. Large amounts of action that happen in cutscenes, instead of by player agency. (Also: yes, it's designed for an XBox controller, but that's not a    This game is ridiculous, absurd and farcical. It is glorious.

    Problems? Oh yeah, a ton. It's a Konami PC port after all. No resolution settings above 1080p. No Quit (but we all know how to Alt + F4, right?). Occasional camera frustrations. Large amounts of action that happen in cutscenes, instead of by player agency. (Also: yes, it's designed for an XBox controller, but that's not a "problem"; if you're a PC gamer in 2014 still insisting on kb/m even though it's obviously unsuited to most games out there, YOU'RE the problem.)

    It makes up for that with its kitschy, swivel-eyed disregard for anything approaching good taste or class. It would be comforting to think that Kojima Productions know how silly their games are, but the MGS series suggests otherwise, and maybe that's for the best. I doubt this level of campness could be achieved unless the makers looked upon their wacky story with anything level than the utmost solemnity. It is toe-curlingly theatrical, and never anything less than 100% entertaining.    … Expand
  12. Blackdragon666
    Jan 10, 2014
    6
    This game has poor gameplay and graphics to today's standards, your 12-year-old son might enjoy it though.

    The game has 60 FPS limit and maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 as well.
  13. TheWaffle
    Dec 20, 2014
    5
    This isn't Metal Gear, it's Ninja Gaiden: Metal Gear Edition. No wonder it's dirt cheap on Steam. This is an action hack and slash all the way, God of War wannabe. I was expecting something atleast a bit similar to Metal Gear, and I was wrong. No stealth elements, just ninja/free running sword swinging + mini-game button mashing. I'm disappointed I even spent $5 on it.

    Oh and the    This isn't Metal Gear, it's Ninja Gaiden: Metal Gear Edition. No wonder it's dirt cheap on Steam. This is an action hack and slash all the way, God of War wannabe. I was expecting something atleast a bit similar to Metal Gear, and I was wrong. No stealth elements, just ninja/free running sword swinging + mini-game button mashing. I'm disappointed I even spent $5 on it.

    Oh and the camera, like all MG games, is terrible.    … Expand
  14. behi8303
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    Gameplay (of 10) : 7
    Story (of 10) : 7
    Graphic (of 10) : 6
    Sound (of 10) : 7

    Total : 6.8 / 10

    Total score is weighted average of four factors, respectively Gameplay, Story, Graphic, Sound.
  15. NathanKallis
    Aug 11, 2017
    7
    6.5/10 (Play it)

    Metal Gear Rising is a spinoff title that has earned a place in my heart as one of my personal favorites. From the start, the player can experiment with the combat system, as well as Raiden's ability to slice up a lot of his surrounding environment. As you progress through the game, you can upgrade and customize your skills and stats to create a weapon loadout of your    6.5/10 (Play it)

    Metal Gear Rising is a spinoff title that has earned a place in my heart as one of my personal favorites. From the start, the player can experiment with the combat system, as well as Raiden's ability to slice up a lot of his surrounding environment. As you progress through the game, you can upgrade and customize your skills and stats to create a weapon loadout of your choice, each boss weapon you earn having its own strengths and weaknesses. The soundtrack is incredibly fitting, with boss battles getting iconic and unique theme songs that finish up with their own climatic and bombastic endings. The story does not take itself too seriously, providing a lot of comedy while not being afraid to switch to a more serious tone when needed.

    Metal Gear Rising is however not without its flaws though, as the controls and parry system can be confusing and difficult to pick up, some of these harder parts of combat which become extremely needed in the later parts of the game, or if you want to go for the no-hit run through the game. A lot of content feels unnecessary as well, with VR missions being generally very difficult and the DLC changing most of the gameplay in more lackluster ways that take away from what the game had been doing well. (I'm looking at you Bladewolf DLC with your stealth execution gameplay). Replayability can differ for the player, as some may find the DLC and VR missions worth the extra time.

    I do highly recommend this game, especially if it’s on sale though as it makes for a fantastic game on the first playthrough, and maybe even to replay occasionally.    … Expand
  16. MaxieZeus
    Sep 22, 2022
    7
    Great over the top action and hilarious dialogue and cutscenes. Even though its short it is one of the most memorable games of all time.
  17. Praesi
    Jan 5, 2015
    5
    This Game screams ConsolePort right in your Face. Grafics are ok, but not very impressive. Demands in Combat are not high. You have 2 Attacks you can somehow combine. Controlss with M+K are working, but here again it screams for a Gamepad. Bossfights are cool looking but the demands to defeat a Boss are not that high.
    For low Price on Steamsale its ok, but i expected far more than a Game    This Game screams ConsolePort right in your Face. Grafics are ok, but not very impressive. Demands in Combat are not high. You have 2 Attacks you can somehow combine. Controlss with M+K are working, but here again it screams for a Gamepad. Bossfights are cool looking but the demands to defeat a Boss are not that high.
    For low Price on Steamsale its ok, but i expected far more than a Game that just wanna win you with the "blademode".    … Expand
  18. pandalard
    Jul 24, 2023
    5
    The story and cutscenes are great.
    The visuals and music are great.
    Sadly the gameplay is clunky and underwhelming due to relying on quick time events and the awkward Blade Mode feature too much. Enemies will often hit you with a stun which requires you to rotate the analog stick to recover which is a recurring annoyance. And then there's the real villain of the game: The camera. It    The story and cutscenes are great.
    The visuals and music are great.
    Sadly the gameplay is clunky and underwhelming due to relying on quick time events and the awkward Blade Mode feature too much. Enemies will often hit you with a stun which requires you to rotate the analog stick to recover which is a recurring annoyance. And then there's the real villain of the game: The camera. It constantly looks away from the action and focuses on the wrong thing while actively preventing the player from adjusting it. There is also no Lock-On feature which makes combat even more awkward as the player cannot easily single out specific enemies and must rely on other methods instead. Compared to the Devil May Cry series with similar gameplay this game falls short which is a shame since it nails everything but the gameplay.    … Expand
  19. ATTin
    Dec 26, 2020
    7
    Story: 6, Gameplay: 8, Graphics: 8. Satisfying combat but the story is... meh =))
  20. Larry223
    Dec 16, 2014
    6
    Este juego tiene varios problemas que no se si son "normales" o estándar en un juego de Hack and Slash, pero si me molestaron mucho. Empecemos con algo bueno:
    La música es increíble, tiene una buena banda sonora con notas dando en el momento justo, seguro acabaras descargando la música. Un aspecto malo es que el juego DURA 5 HORAS. Es extremadamente corto, si lo re-juegas puedes superarlo    Este juego tiene varios problemas que no se si son "normales" o estándar en un juego de Hack and Slash, pero si me molestaron mucho. Empecemos con algo bueno:
    La música es increíble, tiene una buena banda sonora con notas dando en el momento justo, seguro acabaras descargando la música. Un aspecto malo es que el juego DURA 5 HORAS. Es extremadamente corto, si lo re-juegas puedes superarlo en menos, de hecho, hay un logro en el cual debes terminarlo en menos de 3 horas. Es corto y los creadores lo saben. Sin embargo, el combate es muy divertido, tienes una espada pero luego puedes desbloquear mas espadas y otras 3 armas únicas, pero tienes que pagar por todas ellas y solo tienen ataques fuerte por lo que no puedes bloquear si no usas espada, así que acabaras usando solo la espada o sufrirás muchos daños por golpes que con ningún arma secundarias podrás bloquear. Y si hablamos de jefes? Son batallas muy entretenidas, cada jefe es único y también tienen personalidades únicas, aparte de que tienen muy buena música. Sin embargo son algo malas en si, y en si me refiero a lo fácil que algunas son. Aquí llegas a tener un rival llamado "Sam", un igual que usa la espada que parece ser un igual en poder como Dante y Vergil en DmC. Pero no lo es, es tal ves el jefe mas fácil de todo el juego... Eso es lamentable. :( Otro aspecto negativo es que no hay tanta variedad en el combate como en DmC: Devil May Cry, por el gran historial de Platinium Games esperaba mas variedad y algo mas de duración. Se puede re-jugar pero hay problemas como que no puedes saltarte de un clic el dialogo de personajes, tienes que mantener Z y esperar como medio minuto a que paren de hablar. Además se volverá mas repetitivo el combate si lo re juegas. DmC: Devil May Cry tenia una historia de igual calibre y un combate mas variado y mejor, aparte de una mayor duración y variedad de enemigos. Aquí los personajes son muy interesantes destacando a: Raiden, Doktor, Wolf y el villano Armstron, que lamentablemente solo sale 10 minutos en todo el maldito juego. Pero los 10 minutos son oro puro, es uno de mis villanos favoritos, en serio, si lo miran seguro que se te quedara en la mente por un rato. (este es mi primer metal gear, seguro que han habido mejores por lo que he oído) Al final le tengo que dar un 06/10, por lo corto y repetitivo pierde puntos, pero aun así es buen juego, consigue a 30 o si puedes menos, el juego esta... es algo así como uno de los manjares de los hoteles que son pequeños, deliciosos y, lamentablemente, con un precio muy elevado. Si tuviera que puntuarlo por su precio completo de consola le daría un 05/10, pero por suerte la versión de PC salio ganando.    … Expand
  21. Tuz0
    Jul 14, 2017
    5
    Admit it guys, everyone wants to be a cyborg ninja, don't we? This game give players the opportunity to become one and shows what it means to slice through almost everything, especially through the enemy. It is a Hack & Slay game which makes it a lot of fun, especially when changing into Blade Mode and cut through literally everything like butter. Well but that's about it, apart from theAdmit it guys, everyone wants to be a cyborg ninja, don't we? This game give players the opportunity to become one and shows what it means to slice through almost everything, especially through the enemy. It is a Hack & Slay game which makes it a lot of fun, especially when changing into Blade Mode and cut through literally everything like butter. Well but that's about it, apart from the cool style there is not much which makes it more enjoyable since it gets very repetitive. The fights consists of nothing but stupid button mashing from the beginnig until to the end of the game and worst of all, no dodging option in a fast paced action game??!! Well that is indeed sad. Overall the game is a stereotypical action game starred by a stereotypical docile hero with stereotypical good looking hero moves and a stereotypical good ending story.… Expand
  22. LifeHistory
    Nov 21, 2017
    7
    The game is cool when it comes to the combat and controls but that is the only thing about this game. The story is very boring and makes it hard to proceed further in the game.and the graphics not that good and specially the world visuals are very bad it feels like the characters have much better graphics than the world itself its not alive and has almost no details. I did not like bossThe game is cool when it comes to the combat and controls but that is the only thing about this game. The story is very boring and makes it hard to proceed further in the game.and the graphics not that good and specially the world visuals are very bad it feels like the characters have much better graphics than the world itself its not alive and has almost no details. I did not like boss fights either they were boring and kind of bad made. If you don't have something else to play this game is worth picking now because it cost almost nothing.… Expand
  23. platq
    Jun 1, 2016
    5
    Bad game with bad mechanics your powerful android but every enemy is stronger
    you can block attack but 90% of enemies spam unblocking atacks because they can
  24. lhmtgame
    Jul 6, 2016
    5
    Yeah.. the game's Graphics look nice, but the camera views in combat are really annoyed! And I don't want to play a game with the similar Camera Combat view like this one. DMC series are better...!
  25. Captain_Chaos
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    Unlike what sometimes happens when I play a popular game some years after it's release, I do see the appeal of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

    One of my last glimpses into an era before Konami utterly sabotaged the Metal Gear series, MGR was something of a "dream team" game: The visual design and deep political and technological musings of Kojima Productions and the gonzo action of    Unlike what sometimes happens when I play a popular game some years after it's release, I do see the appeal of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

    One of my last glimpses into an era before Konami utterly sabotaged the Metal Gear series, MGR was something of a "dream team" game: The visual design and deep political and technological musings of Kojima Productions and the gonzo action of Platinum Games. While not a generally a fan of Platinum's brand of button mashing, "get good or go home" approach to combat design, I found MGR much more enjoyable then God Hand or Bayonetta, though in the end I think I preferred Mad World.

    A little plot for those unfamiliar with the parent franchise- in as much as anyone could hope to summarize Metal Gear's story. You take the role of Jack, aka Raiden, a conflicted former child soldier turned cyborg mercenary, currently in the employ of Maverick, a PMC with a moral code of conduct attempting to help small countries stabilize themselves. Your enemies are the significantly less moral cyborgs of another group, Desperado, seeking to foment conflict in trouble zones around the world. After a job goes bad and Raiden gets the ♥♥♥♥ kicked out of him by one Jetstream Sam, a Brazilian ronin with hidden motivations, he gets some upgrades and a chip on his shoulder. Armed with a "high-frequency" blade, he must grapple not only with Desperado's top lieutenants, the "Winds of Destruction", and Jetstream Sam, but his own past as the feared "Jack the Ripper".

    MGR's controls are easy enough to pick up, even on keyboard, though the camera is incredibly wonky. The game's challenge is learning to block enemy attacks and the timing for parries. Blocking is non-standard in function, requiring you hold a movement button and press attack in the direction of an incoming blow. I never quite got the hang of it and you essentially cannot defeat the final boss without it, forcing me to beat my head against the fight until I learned the timing for the blocks. I kind of face-tanked my way through most of the game via the DLC Medical Body included in the PC version, but you will eventually run out of health kits and have to figure out blocking, especially, I would imagine, on higher difficulties. On easy, an assist function makes blocking easier by eliminating the need to hold the correct direction.

    Blocking woes aside, the combat is quite fun. Raiden has access to a variety of moves and sub-weapons, as well as the much-loved "Blade Mode" function: Holding left trigger, or left shift, depending, activates a slow motion mode where you can use the mouse or right stick to carve up enemies into possibly hundreds of pieces, though a single cut will often suffice for a kill. And, if it is a weak enemy or a stronger enemy that you have opened for a finisher via a parry or simply beating them down, you will have the opportunity to use "Zandatsu", that is, striking their core and retrieving their repair units, thus replenishing Raiden's health and power, the latter of which is consumed when using Blade Mode. You have the option for stealth kills and even using Metal Gear's famous cardboard boxes to attempt to hide from enemies. To help with this, you can "Augmented Reality" vision mode which allows you to spot enemies and items through walls and plan your approach to an area. On normal you are not really punished for being spotted and having to fight your way out, at least compared to Metal Gear Solid, but you do get a bonus for not triggering alarms and this is probably necessary if you were going for an all "S" rank run. Other items include various grenades, rocket launchers, and health and power kits.

    While not nearly as long or dialogue-dense as its parent series, MGR is nonetheless dialogue and backstory-heavy for an action game and the "Codec" function is alive and well. Any time during a mission, including boss fights, you can call up your mission control NPCs and converse with them. These conversations may sometimes give hints for defeating bosses, but many of them are simply for flavor: politics, military tactics, food culture, technology, and so on. One character, Courtney, also handles manual saving, though the game frequently autosaves. From the Codec menu you can also access a customization menu to purchase upgrades for Raiden's cybernetics, and a VR mission interface containing various training missions and bonus challenges. Completing these missions awards "BP" currency just as the main story does, which can be used to purchase the aforementioned upgrades.

    While I cannot say I ever actually got good at it, I nonetheless enjoyed MGR, especially having previously played Metal Gear Solid. If you are familiar with Raiden from the second and fourth games and perhaps was not a fan of him as I was, at least initially, he really comes into his own as a character here. Sneaking was never really his thing anyway.    … Expand
  26. KYRown
    Jul 15, 2016
    7
    There is no 2K or 4K resolution. The S rank of VR missions mostly depends on your luck not your skills. It is no doubt that I like the bloody palace from DMC than this. Here 're the questions.
  27. dandalis
    Nov 1, 2016
    7
    Really good game with non stop fast paced hack and slash action and crazy fun scripted QTE scenes. No need to be a Metal Gear veteran to play this either, anyone can get into it. Story was entertaining if not bit too packed with character and overall action game stereo types. Gotta be honest, for 2013 game it looks very dated graphics wise, like somthing we got in early PS3, 360 days, butReally good game with non stop fast paced hack and slash action and crazy fun scripted QTE scenes. No need to be a Metal Gear veteran to play this either, anyone can get into it. Story was entertaining if not bit too packed with character and overall action game stereo types. Gotta be honest, for 2013 game it looks very dated graphics wise, like somthing we got in early PS3, 360 days, but atleast it runs well on PC with locked 60 fps.… Expand
  28. Refreshment
    Apr 4, 2020
    7
    What i liked most about this game was that It is a completely brand new experience in the Metal Gear franchise. We had never seen something likes this before, what makes it a perfect spin off to enjoy something different. This time, instead of the kind of stealth game we were used to see we have a Hack and slash developed by one of the best companies in this genre, Platinum Games.
    The    What i liked most about this game was that It is a completely brand new experience in the Metal Gear franchise. We had never seen something likes this before, what makes it a perfect spin off to enjoy something different. This time, instead of the kind of stealth game we were used to see we have a Hack and slash developed by one of the best companies in this genre, Platinum Games.
    The story takes place several years after Metal Gear Solid 4, when the patriots seem to be vanished and looks like the peace is coming back to world thanks to private security companies like "Maverick", in which Raiden (our main character we already know if we had played other metal gears before) is involved. However, this last for a little time and Raiden will be forced to get back to action once again.
    The game is full of frenetism and action moments, what makes it really epic and gripping. The gameplay is by far the best part of the game, it's really well made. It's really fun chopping into pieces the enemies who dare to face us with our blade like they were butter and going trough the levels as a cyber ninja. The bosses are great too, from Metal gears to some others cyber ninjas that we'll have to fight along the game.
    It's a pity that such an amount of fun was so short, it will take us around five hours to finish the game what really makes us to want more. Another thing that we have to take into account is that despite we play as a metal gear character, is not as deep as any other title of the saga. The customization is poor and the story is irrelevant.
    To sum up, the game is epic and you'll enjoy a really good couple of hours. However, it's not necessary for the Metal gears storyline and the depth of the plot is disappointing.    … Expand
  29. ERRORCODE-20
    Jun 6, 2020
    7
    Even though the combat is very linear and lacks depth. Its flashy and satisfying. This game is a contender for best set of bosses in any game ever, they are all that good. But this game comes with a lot of frustrating design. Stealth sections feel way too limiting, weapon switching is very clunky, having to wiggle the left stick every time you get stunned is incredibly annoying, and theEven though the combat is very linear and lacks depth. Its flashy and satisfying. This game is a contender for best set of bosses in any game ever, they are all that good. But this game comes with a lot of frustrating design. Stealth sections feel way too limiting, weapon switching is very clunky, having to wiggle the left stick every time you get stunned is incredibly annoying, and the art direction is bland and parrying can be annoying when there is multiple enemies in front of you at the same time since the system is based on direction.… Expand
  30. GabriMH19
    Jun 1, 2022
    7
    - METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE -

    Ambientación 7 Escenarios 6 Narrativa 7 Personajes 7 Dificultad 7 Jugabilidad 9 Mecánicas 8 Gráficos 7 Innovación 7 Contenido 8 Errores o bugs 9 Plano artístico 8 - TIPS - Metal Gear Rising es toda una experiencia de juego. Contando con una narrativa, personajes y ambientación que en líneas generales están bien pero no destacan    - METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE -

    Ambientación 7 Escenarios 6
    Narrativa 7 Personajes 7
    Dificultad 7 Jugabilidad 9
    Mecánicas 8 Gráficos 7
    Innovación 7 Contenido 8
    Errores o bugs 9 Plano artístico 8

    - TIPS -
    Metal Gear Rising es toda una experiencia de juego. Contando con una narrativa, personajes y ambientación que en líneas generales están bien pero no destacan demasiado. He de decir que hacia tiempo que no me entusiasmaba tanto unos frenéticos combates y luchas empuñando una espada. Cuenta con una jugabilidad y mecánicas que emocionan al utilizarlas y motivan al jugador para hacer combos y multitud de diferentes movimientos a la hora de desenvainar la espada. El personaje de Raiden es lo que mas destaca junto a un par de enemigos principales. La verdad que se diferencia mucho de lo que tengo visto de la saga Metal Gear. Y creo que llego a entender porque es tan querido por la comunidad. Sin embargo creo que tiene aspectos que se podrían haber pulido mas para dar mas énfasis a la historia que te quieren contar. De todos modos la jugabilidad y el combate frenético acompañado de una fondo musical que se puede considerar perfecto. Es un resultado mas que satisfactorio para poder recomendar sin duda esta entrega. La nota real seria de un 7.5    … Expand
  31. MaxmilianKohler
    Dec 11, 2019
    6
    Playing on PC with keyboard and mouse.

    Can't skip lengthy intro credits every time you start the game. Negative mouse accel. Doesn't let you bind mouse 4, 5, or mwheel. Game is super nondescript. This tutorial is mandatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7IlIUKP64o. The camera is awful, even with the mod that tries to improve it. The save system is very non-ideal and thus    Playing on PC with keyboard and mouse.

    Can't skip lengthy intro credits every time you start the game.

    Negative mouse accel. Doesn't let you bind mouse 4, 5, or mwheel.

    Game is super nondescript. This tutorial is mandatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7IlIUKP64o.

    The camera is awful, even with the mod that tries to improve it.

    The save system is very non-ideal and thus you end up having to restart the whole level instead of just an earlier save/checkpoint.

    There are certain things that are frustratingly finicky, such as stealth kill. You get right on the enemy's back but only some of the time it will give the prompt to stealth kill. The other half of the time it just does nothing and alerts the enemy and you have to play the section over and over.

    Doesn't seem to be any option to bind a key to weapon switch so you have to go in the menu every time you want to do that.

    The game has some cool & unique aspects but the annoying parts kind of ruin it.

    The AI's detection of you when you're trying not to be seen has zero consistency.

    The blade mode can be super inaccurate at times. Such as when you need to cut a guy's arm off to collect a special item. I found myself having to restart the checkpoint over and over even though the sword appeared to be going through the highlighted spot. Ended up just ignoring that whole aspect of the game because it's just not fun.

    Too often you're fighting against bugs/glitches/bad design. To where any desire to complete the bonus objectives/challenges (or even the end of the game) is lost.    … Expand
  32. Tabbou
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    Du bon et du moins bon
    Le jeu n'est pas mauvais mais j'apporte un peu de nuance aux avis postés ici
    Les - : -Pas d'esquive possible -Blocages sur-utilisés : toutes les 2sec contre certains ennemis ça casse le rythme -Les "gros" ennemis ont trop de PV, les combats se font longs -Les ennemis volants -Les phases de "plateforme" 3D -générique de fin non skippable (et long) -Missions    Du bon et du moins bon
    Le jeu n'est pas mauvais mais j'apporte un peu de nuance aux avis postés ici

    Les - :
    -Pas d'esquive possible
    -Blocages sur-utilisés : toutes les 2sec contre certains ennemis ça casse le rythme
    -Les "gros" ennemis ont trop de PV, les combats se font longs
    -Les ennemis volants
    -Les phases de "plateforme" 3D
    -générique de fin non skippable (et long)
    -Missions défis trop nombreuses et chi*ntes, à la moindre erreur il faut les recommencer depuis 0

    Les + :
    -Cinématiques et QTE dignes de films à gros budjet
    -Les antagonistes déjantés
    -Combats bien foutus contre les ennemis de base
    -Les musiques
    -Graphismes pas mal pour l'époque
    -Les missions histoire post-game
    -Les quelques éléments de personnalisation    … Expand
  33. d_Michigan_b
    Jun 28, 2022
    7
    I think this game has 3 main disadvantages. 1.Bordelles 2.Fox blade 3.Camera. In other aspects the game is very good especially in MEEMS
  34. Top1saraya_
    Oct 16, 2022
    6
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  35. KinimodYunmi
    Sep 6, 2022
    7
    Ein mittlerweile älteres Spiel, dessen Grafik sich aber durchaus heute noch sehen lassen kann.

    Ich finde diese Grafik generell ziemlich cool, heutzutage gibt es natürlich schön desingte Games, aber davon ist oft auch viel Copy+Paste und so sieht oftmals alles gleich aus. Am wichtigsten ist aber natürlich das Gameplay, welches so weit ich weiß, einzigartig ist, sehr gut umgesetzt und    Ein mittlerweile älteres Spiel, dessen Grafik sich aber durchaus heute noch sehen lassen kann.

    Ich finde diese Grafik generell ziemlich cool, heutzutage gibt es natürlich schön desingte Games, aber davon ist oft auch viel Copy+Paste und so sieht oftmals alles gleich aus.

    Am wichtigsten ist aber natürlich das Gameplay, welches so weit ich weiß, einzigartig ist, sehr gut umgesetzt und macht einfach Spaß, zumal man mehrere Spielstile anwenden kann.

    Klare Empfehlung, die derzeitige Edition hat auch 2 DLC´s, die nach Storyabschluss unter Geschichte zu finden sind. Sind zwar mit einer Stunde pro DLC etwas kurz, aber man darf nochmal einen anderen Spielstil ausprobieren, daher auch empfehlenswert.    … Expand
  36. Tintler
    Jul 22, 2023
    7
    Kısa bir oyun olmasına rağmen müthiş müzikleri, hepsi özgün efsanevi boss savaşları ve ustalaşması zor gibi gelse de dövüş sistemi ile güzel bir oyun.

Awards & Rankings

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#33 Best PC Game of 2014
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#27 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#76 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    87
    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is great looking, great playing action explosion, and the PC version is the best version. [Feb 2014]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 7, 2014
    80
    Raiden reaps what the action filled gameplay sows and if it wasn't for the clunky camera and lackluster plot, there would be nothing to complain about. [Issue #239]
  3. CD-Action
    Mar 5, 2014
    80
    It might be unpolished, but it still is a gem among slashers, especially on a platform that lacks this kind of game. [03/2014, p.72]
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