Metal Gear Solid: Rising More Than Just a Spin-Off Says Producer

[JaymesFogarty]

Great, I couldn't be happier than more games released in my favourite game series! And for those people saying that it should be Metal Gear Rising, the series only adopted the, "Solid," at the end to christen the game series as a 3D game. (Solid, 3D? It does make sense.)

Fair enough but... This is such a drastic change for the series. We might as well christen it with something even newer!

Calumon: Wow, the more you know!

Good point; this is indeed a very drastic change for the series, and if there are any more like this, we could even get a branching series. If so, they should subtitle the games, "Metal Gear Raiden." Metal Gear Raiden: Rising sounds like a good title.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

This happens after MGS2 so Olga is dead and Gray Fox has been dead for a long time so I don't think so.

Why not as unlockable skins? Obviously, we can't play them in canon, but why not include them as an end game bonus?

 

[AndyFromMonday]

I have to say, MGS: Rising looks amazing. I'll most likely be buying it on release date.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Raiden?

Thats Raiden???

They really do have some explaining to do.

 

[twm1709]

what's with metal gear protagonists and eye patches?

 

[Outright Villainy]

And so they continue to try way too hard to make Raiden seem cool. I'd like if they had some sort of transformation half way through or something, and not just start as this ninja thing. You know, character development and all that. The designer's line of using raiden just the fit the "Cut anything" mantra doesn't bode too well for that though. Ho hum.

 

[The Night Shade]

MGS:Rising=NO SNAKEEEEEEEEEE.
I hated MGS 2 because you play as and anime character called Raiden and not SNAKE who is one of my favorite characters of all time fuck you Raiden you suck Snake please come back,DEVELOPERS you fuck up the MGS

 

[Thunderhorse31]

...Raiden was chosen as the game's star because he gelled nicely with the game's "cut anything" concept.

It's nice to know they started by putting a lot of thought into the story/characters right off the bat.

"Hey let's make an MGS game about cutting stuff!"
"Erm, okay... what's the premise?
"Cutting!"
"...Right. So what's the angle? Who is the main character?"
"Well... Solidus and Vamp are dead, and the only other person who cuts things is Raiden, so... Raiden?"
"...um, sure. So what exactly will Raiden cut?"
"Watermelons!"
...
...
"When can you start?"

 

[FloodOne]

How does Metal Gear Solid: Rising 3 - Shadows of the Patriots sound?

Like masturbation material for Kojimaphiles?

OT, this game looks like it has potential, but I'll need to know whether or not there are forty minute cutscenes in this title too.

 

[ZehGeek]

How does Metal Gear Solid: Rising 3 - Shadows of the Patriots sound?

They should just call it Metal Gear Rising. I'll be happy with just that.

Calumon: I wonder if you'll get to play as Vamp at all?

Or against Vamp? Insted of watching that awsome scene between them in 4, you can actualy live it ;D

...Raiden was chosen as the game's star because he gelled nicely with the game's "cut anything" concept.

"Well... Solidus and Vamp are dead, and the only other person who cuts things is Raiden, so... Raiden?"

This is inbetween 2 and 4, Solidus is dead, not Vamp.

MGS:Rising=NO SNAKEEEEEEEEEE.
I hated MGS 2 because you play as and anime character called Raiden and not SNAKE who is one of my favorite characters of all time fuck you Raiden you suck Snake please come back,DEVELOPERS you fuck up the MGS

Not really. You have to admit, with the cyborg ninja suit, he's climbed up that latter of coolness. He isn't the idiotic character in MGS2...it's like...:
Snake>Raiden, Old Snake >= Cyborg Raiden, Snake >=Cyborg Raiden, or something. I had a decent explination of it one time. Should atleast give his other form a chance, since it's better then when you first saw him.

 

[Silver Patriot]

I was much happier with it being a side story. I love the Metal Gear series but what is there left to tell?

It began with WWII and MGS3,

Spoiler: Metal Gear Solid 4 ended *Spoiler*

with WORLD FUCKING PEACE

and pretty much every interesting part in between has been told. Everything before WWII was the same as our history. WWII games have been done though with The Boss might be fun. Big Boss has 3 games (on the PSP) dedicated to him. (Buy Peace Walker) I guess you could make games about Snake's or Liquid's previous missions but that would add nothing to the backstory at all. With Big Boss's games you can see as he moves to the desisions he will make in Metal Gear. Snake's games would have zero impact on the story and there is a good bet there would not be any Metal Gears in it. So let it die.

I want to make this clear. I like Raiden but he was not a cyborg long enough to make multiple games out of the experience. (5 years) Well maybe, but I still don't see the point.

 

[poiuppx]

I would be beyond down for a full series based around Raiden running around being awesome. Screw the haters; I want to control raw cut-people-into-ribbons awesome. And while Raiden does probably mean more Rosemary, it also means no more having to deal with the extended Snake family insanity, or Old Man Snake telling us to get off his lawn. Snake is done and tapped as a lead; Raiden, especially with mad cut-you-up skills, can finally have his proper time to shine.

 

[AzrealMaximillion]

Metal Gear Solid: Rising 2
How Afro Samurai Got His Game Mechanic Back.

I'm calling it.

 

[Silver Patriot]

I would be beyond down for a full series based around Raiden running around being awesome. Screw the haters; I want to control raw cut-people-into-ribbons awesome. And while Raiden does probably mean more Rosemary, it also means no more having to deal with the extended Snake family insanity, or Old Man Snake telling us to get off his lawn. Snake is done and tapped as a lead; Raiden, especially with mad cut-you-up skills, can finally have his proper time to shine.

Canon wise it makes no sense. One maybe two games tops. After that your either into milking or Retcon zone.

 

[Jared]

So, another side of the sme story? I wont say ill be upset to see it continue, as long as it dosnt follow the same story as before, and actually muixes things up

 

[Drexlor]

I can not wait. In the meantime I will finish MGS2.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I think it will be very interesting to see the transformation from MGS2 Raiden to MGS4 Raiden, an slashy ninja action will be fun. The more the merrier?