Leaked Metal Gear: Rising Trailer Outs Platinum as Developer [UPDATED]

[BrotherRool]

This ... really doesn't help me in any way.

They said before that it will at no point be mandatory to actually kill a human enemy and if that's still true it lends hope to the flexibility and story focus a MG title needs.


But I don't know, MGS has always been lightning in a bottle. I'm never quite sure how they manage to make such gripping climaxes and stories (and it's something apart from the cutscenes, I still haven't decided if they could do without the ridiculous length, maybe it gives it weight?) and far more to do with the final boss fight in MGS4 and the microwave corridor and the dogtags in MGS2.

And also with the sheer variety of approaches. Boss fights like with the Fatman and with Psycho Mantis and the Octopus lady.

And well, Platinum games have never managed to give a game such mixing of gameplay and story or being so unique and not about the core combat mechanic. But to my knowledge they haven't really attempted it. So there really doesn't seem to be a way to tell until it comes out

 

[EHKOS]

I knew this was going to happen. Why? Because Hideo said that after he was finished with Peace Walker he was going to work on ZOE 3. Personally, I am pleased.

 

[Osaka117]

Before I start talking about the actual game, I need to say this:

If you can't speak English fluently, then it should be a crime to take English words and do weird stuff with them, like stick two words together into one just because you think it sounds cool. That pretty much makes every singer, songwriter, and video game and anime maker in Japan a felon, but whatever, they need to be reprimanded.

As far as the game goes, despite being an MGS fan, I'm not opposed to the new direction that Rising is going. With the original trailer, I was pretty confused as to how that would work. Maybe they thought the same thing and re vamped the entire game structure, and like I said, I'm okay with doing something like that. If you'll remember, Resident Evil 4 went through a couple major changes to its core structure before being finalized, and now it's considered one of the greatest video games of all time.

I also really like that they took "solid" out of the title, as not only does Rising have nothing to do with Solid Snake himself, but it signifies that this game is going to be largely different from the other MGS games, giving fair warning to die hard fans that it's going to be vastly different from the previous installments. And I think that my first paragraph explains perfectly well how I feel about the rest of the title.

 

[anthony87]

I really can't believe that gamers have become so jaded that they can watch a trailer of a man who is also a cyborg ninja go toe to leg in a sword fight against a Metal Gear Ray before proceeding to throw it into the air then slice it apart and scoff at it!

Can you really say that it doesn't look fun as hell?

Fun isn't necessarily the issue, you can play a game, have fun, and still despise the game due to things like inconsistencies, story making little to no sense, characters acting out of character, villains doing evil things for no reason other than being the villain, or in the case of MGS 4, having the two sides fight for absolutely no reason than you want to have conflict.

Before you say something along the lines of "But games are meant to be all about gameplay" you need to look at the whole of a series instead of looking at the one title, the MGS games are based partially around gameplay, and mostly around story, so expecting people to just blindly accept this when it makes no sense in context is absurd.

You're absolutely right when you say that all of this makes no sense in the context of Metal Gear Solid. But this isn't Metal Gear Solid.

This is Metal Gear Rising. A spin-off. A side-story.

The new title alone shows that this is setting out to be a completely different experience than what we're used to. Snakes story will be continued in Metal Gear Solid 5 and will more than likely contain the MGS experience we're used to.

 

[Zetona]

Yes, "revengeance" is an actual word, dating back to the 16th century. Combined with the tagline "Revenge with a VENGEANCE", though, it's clear that they're getting a start on the whole redundant-dialogue thing right from the trailers.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%20revengeance

Not a word

http://oed.com/view/Entry/164719?redirectedFrom=revengeance#eid

Oxford English Dictionary begs to differ.

 

[suitepee7]

....

Um, am I the only one even MORE confident in the game now that I know it is being made by Platinum games?

nope, this announcement/trailer is what has got me interested. before i didn't really care

 

[CoL0sS]

First of all, Raiden is still a pussy. Second, those two taglines "Revengeance" and "Return of the Ripper" are really cheesy. But overall this wasn't very surprising. It was announced as full-on action game starring Raiden, and Hideo Kojima (for better or for worse) had little to do with it. Still, I'm curios how it will control and how story will tie up with rest of the series. Will certainly provide something different from MGS and will add some variety when paired with recent (upcoming for Europe) release of MGS:HD Collection. I'm glad that Platinum games is developing it though, Bayonetta was very fun.

 

[aenimau5]

Okay I'm probably not the first person to think this but: devil may solid (see what I did there?), anyway revengance fuck yeah!

 

[Madara XIII]

Three (3) parts Vanquish
One (1) part Anarchy Reigns
One (1) part Metal Gear

I am pleased with this. Would rather have a new Bayonetta or something unrelated to MGS, but I won't look a robot-sword-fight-gift horse in the mouth.

This kinda makes me chuckle.
A Majority of the Escapists not liking the New Raiden in contrast to the old Sneaking Raiden
A Majority of the Escapists liking the new Dante in contrast to the Old Dante.

I see a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE Double standard here.

Whoa, what? People like the new Dante? Count me out of that example, please.

Double-standard as in.....two characters being judged? Not what that means, lol.

I said it was a double standard because of everyone's reaction to this Raiden is inversly related to the fan reaction of Dante.

Everyone being accepting of Dante's change of character, but the moment they change up Raiden (which isn't even that much of a change aside from a bit more over the top) it's suddenly bad.

So it's ok for them to change up one iconic character but not ok for the other?
and concerning gameplay?
Looks great. Raiden isn't Snake and I don't expect him to play like him with this get up

 

[Daft Sikes]

For those that are still unsure about this game, it is only a spin-off. MGS5 will be the same MGS you know and love.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

That doesn't much look like Snake or Tactical Stealth Action. So it doesn't much look like I'll be buying it.

 

[Madara XIII]

i think the jack the ripper thing at the end of the trailer was a bit much but the rest i liked.

Ok this looks awesome and bad at once. If this is real the game could be fun as hell but I don't think it would fit anywhere near the normality of the MGS series as is though I could be wrong. Still if this is true I think I'll be picking this up.

It's an offshoot gameplay wise, but Kojima has been clear on that from the beginning. Everyone should have known when Raiden was announced as the player character that this would be a lot more action focused.

i think the jack the ripper thing at the end of the trailer was a bit much but the rest i liked. and as DustyDrB has pointed out much of the stuff Raiden does in this trailer ain't different from what he did in the trailer. the throwing of a Ray is kinda overshadowed by the fact he was able to stop Arsenal Gear from moving for at least 20 seconds with only one arm.

in addition stealth is not required since Raiden appears to be taking part in a war on the front lines, while snake was always sent on stealth missions because thats what he does best.

Spoiler: Not to mention Grey fox could perform similar feats...

So... he can pick up and throw Ray and he can stop a gear in its tracks with a single arm.... yet he has to slash ten times at a normal human enemy to drop em.... yeah this game is really consistent...

Its the Metal Gear Series. This isn't the first time dude. Majority of the story itself is convoluted and over the top half the time. Plus the series even acknowledges itself as a game and has broken the fourth wall multiple times.
Suddenly THIS is what gets people?
Disregarding the fact that Raiden held back a battleship with one arm. Fought off an entire platoon with no arms and break danced a few Gekkos to death.
And yet everyone was ok with that in MGS4....Now they're not.....WTF ?!!??

 

[anthony87]

That doesn't much look like Snake or Tactical Stealth Action. So it doesn't much look like I'll be buying it.

That's because Snake and Tactical Stealth Action are a staple of METAL GEAR SOLID.

This new game is METAL GEAR RISING.

Different titles, different games. Really why is it so hard for people to realise this?

 

[imnot]

As someone who has never played a metal gear game.
That actually looks pretty dam cool.
Im not buying it though :/

 

[omicron1]

So very (very, very, very) Japanese. Not necessarily a bad thing, just... not my taste.

Point 1: Trailer/gameplay disparity. So do these magical electro-swords (don't call them lightsabres!) cut people in half, or go right through them nearly harmlessly until they run out of hit points? Make up your mind!
Point 2: Very (very, very, very) over-the-top. This is to anime what Michael Bay is to war.
Point 3: Technological justification for swords in a modern-day setting? They're not coming back, guys. Guns win on just about every front (except possibly two-foot-away opponents); just give up your crusade.
Point 4: Muddled anti-war balderdash with a healthy smattering of cyborgs? I'd be annoyed, but that's what this franchise is. Can't fault a cow for mooing.

 

[mjc0961]

Maybe once they take all the sex appeal out, people will realize that Platinum isn't really all that great at the whole hack and slash thing.

Oh well, at least I can pretend this game doesn't exist, like the CD-i Zelda games. Raiden sucks anyway, so who cares if he gets his own game made by a lousy dev?

 

[anthony87]

Maybe once they take all the sex appeal out, people will realize that Platinum isn't really all that great at the whole hack and slash thing.

Oh well, at least I can pretend this game doesn't exist, like the CD-i Zelda games. Raiden sucks anyway, so who cares if he gets his own game made by a lousy dev?

Yes...because Bayonetta was a completely shite game that garnered all the praise it did due to its sex appeal.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

That doesn't much look like Snake or Tactical Stealth Action. So it doesn't much look like I'll be buying it.

That's because Snake and Tactical Stealth Action are a staple of METAL GEAR SOLID.

This new game is METAL GEAR RISING.

Different titles, different games. Really why is it so hard for people to realise this?

So by your logic The Matrix is a sci fi action film and The Matrix: Reloaded is a romantic comedy?

I mean, its not like every Metal Gear game released on console and very nearly every portable Metal Gear game to date has been a stealth action game, so I have no idea where that assumption came from. I must be going senile.

Seriously though, Snake and Stealth Action are WHY I LOVE METAL GEAR and why a lot of other people do to. This game is like the Star Wars prequels, completely devoid of anything people like about the originals. But then I suppose your one of those strange folks who thinks rebooting Syndicate or X-Com into fps games is a good idea.

 

[Yopaz]

I have officially stopped giving a damn about this game.
I mean, I knew it would be more combat heavy than previous metal gears, but I didn't expect something like Devil May Cry. Though I guess that people who like hack-and-slash games will feel differently.

Well, I kinda like hack and slash, but I was looking forward to a Metal Gear Solid where the old elements were at least somehow intact.

It looks good and I am sure it will turn out a decent game, but this wasn't what I was getting my hopes up for.
At least Deus Ex can give me my fix.