This review contains spoilers
So this is a wild ass game for a multitude of reasons. I genuinely thought Raiden as a character was pretty cool in MGS2, Like no, you're not as cool or interesting as Snake but you're alright pretty boy. Then they make him a cyborg-samurai-ninja dude is MGS4 and I'm like 𝘈𝘓𝘙𝘐𝘎𝘏𝘛. Now we've arrived at Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Insane name btw) and like opening this game with being the bodyguard for an unnamed Prime Minister of an African Country and getting into this big tutorial boss fight with a Metal Gear just absolutely blew me away the first time I saw it. I dare you if you have never seen the opening to this game to watch/play it and NOT be like 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘸. Raiden is just cool man. Speaking of, SENATOR ARMSTRONG. I don't know if I'd call him cool but man, What a villain. I'm not gonna get into exactly what his deal is and what he stands for but just know, A LOT of this games theme's and messages ring true today AND this is a game in which the main villain is a Senator for The United States of America as well as being one of the Candidates for the 2020 United States Presidential Election. That's just funny.
GAMEPLAY, man I've just been sitting here stroking this game for it's theme's and story and characters I didn't even bring up the fact that it's made by GODDAMN PLATINUM GAMES. If you're familiar at all you know the combat slaps. BUT I would like to just put it out there that BLADE MODE IS SOME OF THE COOLEST SHIT IN ANY CHARACTER ACTION GAME EVER. Entering what is essentially bullet time but for slicing up cyborg parts and ripping out there fake spines to heal yourself is some of the most rad shit ever thought up. So thank you.
Lastly I want to touch on an aspect of this game that has probably been touched on a lot and might feel redundant but I feel is just as important as the others. MUSIC. You could pick ANY of the 13 vocal tracks spread throughout MGRR and say their your favourite and I would hit you with a nod and say "yeah it's pretty good". Lending itself to the style of game the music is Fast and Heavy, with banger after banger after banger. Songs that I don't think I'll ever grow tired of and will remain having an impact on me in ways I wouldn't have thought imaginable. When I got into the boss fight with Mistral and the instrumental for A Stranger I Remain kicks in, I vividly remember this feeling of "Oh shit, this is gonna be a good one." AND THEN THE VOCALS COME IN. That moment will never leave me.
This is too long to even be considered a review I've just rambled in text form and am just putting this out into the world. I love this game truly from the bottom of my heart. Please play it.
GAMEPLAY, man I've just been sitting here stroking this game for it's theme's and story and characters I didn't even bring up the fact that it's made by GODDAMN PLATINUM GAMES. If you're familiar at all you know the combat slaps. BUT I would like to just put it out there that BLADE MODE IS SOME OF THE COOLEST SHIT IN ANY CHARACTER ACTION GAME EVER. Entering what is essentially bullet time but for slicing up cyborg parts and ripping out there fake spines to heal yourself is some of the most rad shit ever thought up. So thank you.
Lastly I want to touch on an aspect of this game that has probably been touched on a lot and might feel redundant but I feel is just as important as the others. MUSIC. You could pick ANY of the 13 vocal tracks spread throughout MGRR and say their your favourite and I would hit you with a nod and say "yeah it's pretty good". Lending itself to the style of game the music is Fast and Heavy, with banger after banger after banger. Songs that I don't think I'll ever grow tired of and will remain having an impact on me in ways I wouldn't have thought imaginable. When I got into the boss fight with Mistral and the instrumental for A Stranger I Remain kicks in, I vividly remember this feeling of "Oh shit, this is gonna be a good one." AND THEN THE VOCALS COME IN. That moment will never leave me.
This is too long to even be considered a review I've just rambled in text form and am just putting this out into the world. I love this game truly from the bottom of my heart. Please play it.