Today I'm going to try something a little different. At the
time of writing, I have literally just picked up Metal Gear Rising: Revengance,
and I'm going to be posting my impressions as I play it. I played through the
demo, and thoroughly enjoyed it, but other than that I have had no experience
with the game. I've heard that it has been getting good reviews, and that
combined with my aforementioned love of Platinum Games convinced me to pick it
up, despite having next to no experience with the Metal Gear series as a whole.
I know a decent amount about the story of Metal Gear through hearsay, and I made
a vain attempt to play MGS3 a few years ago, (it turns out that I am
hilariously atrocious at stealth games) but other than that I have no direct
contact with the series. Needless to say, this should be an interesting
experience.
I'll keep updating this post over the next several hours as
I play, with my unedited first impressions. If this goes over well, I would
like to start a Wandering Gamer video series on Youtube, or possibly a
streaming show on Twitch.tv. I have always had ideas for video series', but
until recently I didn't have the resources to pull it off. We'll see what happens,
but for now, let’s cut some stuff:
Update 1: Starting to play at 6:00, this game took a while to install, I haven't looked up the filesize, but it's probably pretty big. Also playing on normal, because I've played Platinum games before, and despite 1000/1000-ing Bayonetta, I know not to underestimate them.
Update 2: I haven't even been playing for half an hour, yet I just had a boss fight against a metal gear armed with a plasma cannon which I chopped into pieces while J-rock started playing. I don't even know.
Update 3: This game is basically Bayonetta: Metal Gear edition, and that is an amazing thing.
Update 4: That cat boss from the demo was significantly easier in the actual game. Maybe I'm just better at it now, or maybe they toned him down because he was too tough for focus test groups, who knows.
Update 5: This game is so goddamn silly.
Update 6: Almost two hours in now, the most endearing thing about the experience so far has been Raiden pressing buttons. It's like, everything he does is so flowing and brutal, but then when he has to push a button to open a door all of a sudden he becomes delicate and sensitive. "Oh, I'm sorry door, I don't want to hurt you, let me push your button slowly and carefully so I don't upset you =3 "
Update 6.5: Now I'm imagining Raiden and the door as Krieger and his hologram wife from Archer. "Oh, Raiden-san, please don't hurt me with your powerful hands~ hehehe" "You'll open when I tell you to open Door-chan!" *shakes fist*.
Update 7: Those crocodile guys in the sewers can eat a diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.
Update 8: Was not expecting a ninja turtles reference.
Update 9: OH MY GOD I'M AN ADORABLE ROBOT. GAME OF THE YEAR.
Update 10: I need to take a break from this game. Currently, I'm running around in a sombrero with my cyber-dog, and we're fighting crime together. This game is fantastic, and just the right level of difficulty too.
Update 2: I haven't even been playing for half an hour, yet I just had a boss fight against a metal gear armed with a plasma cannon which I chopped into pieces while J-rock started playing. I don't even know.
Update 3: This game is basically Bayonetta: Metal Gear edition, and that is an amazing thing.
Update 4: That cat boss from the demo was significantly easier in the actual game. Maybe I'm just better at it now, or maybe they toned him down because he was too tough for focus test groups, who knows.
Update 5: This game is so goddamn silly.
Update 6: Almost two hours in now, the most endearing thing about the experience so far has been Raiden pressing buttons. It's like, everything he does is so flowing and brutal, but then when he has to push a button to open a door all of a sudden he becomes delicate and sensitive. "Oh, I'm sorry door, I don't want to hurt you, let me push your button slowly and carefully so I don't upset you =3 "
Update 6.5: Now I'm imagining Raiden and the door as Krieger and his hologram wife from Archer. "Oh, Raiden-san, please don't hurt me with your powerful hands~ hehehe" "You'll open when I tell you to open Door-chan!" *shakes fist*.
Update 7: Those crocodile guys in the sewers can eat a diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.
Update 8: Was not expecting a ninja turtles reference.
Update 9: OH MY GOD I'M AN ADORABLE ROBOT. GAME OF THE YEAR.
Update 10: I need to take a break from this game. Currently, I'm running around in a sombrero with my cyber-dog, and we're fighting crime together. This game is fantastic, and just the right level of difficulty too.
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