Metal Gear Rising is a game best known for funny Senator Armstrong memes and its killer soundtrack. One of those kinds of games with a fanbase that hasn't played it and would be stumped if I asked them who Big Boss was, but I honestly don't really blame them in this particular case. The soundtrack and funny iconic Senator Armstrong (who is up there with the greatest final boss fights in gaming) carry this game hard. I don't know if it's just me being bad or too spoiled by the combat of Devil May Cry but I really didn't vibe with the combat at all. The games parry and blade mode were very wonky to use, and a lot of generic enemies have too much HP and just won't die, which usually made the level to level gameplay draining having to deal with like four damage sponges at a time constantly. The bosses are generally better, though some of them will definitely make sure you are used to the aforementioned parry/blade mode mechanics, and will kick your ass if you don't know what you're doing. Overall the spectacle of it all really does give this game a boost for me, but I would understand people who didn't play the game and instead looked at the memes.

Reviewed on Nov 25, 2022


Comments