Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Nvidia Shield.

Plot
It is a spin-off in the Metal Gear series, set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where players control Raiden, a cyborg who confronts the private military company Desperado Enforcement.

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 * 1) Amazing graphics for 2013 standards, on par with Grand Theft Auto V or even God of War III.
 * 2) Memorable/Badass characters.
 * 3) An all-new hack and slash gameplay into the Metal Gear franchise, which, although different from the normal stealth gameplay the franchise is known for, it is entirely fun to experience.
 * 4) Interesting story.
 * 5) Heavy and awesome soundtrack, like "It Has To Be This Way", "The War Rages Within", "The Stains Of Time" and "The Only Thing I Know For Real".
 * 6) Impressive boss battles.
 * 7) Despite this being a Metal Gear game, there are times in the story were there is humor, this actually works really well with clever writing for some of the characters and moments throughout the story.
 * 8) * To be fair, previous games did have their fair share of funny and humorous moments, but this game takes it to a whole new level, and it simply works.
 * 9) Solid controls.
 * 10) Addicting combat which never becomes repetitive, since the more you collect BP (the game's currency), the more upgrades and moves you can unlock, keeping the combat refreshing.
 * 11) Stealth is optional and can be used to reduce combat.
 * 12) Fantastic voice acting.
 * 13) Fluid camera and movements.
 * 14) Senator Armstrong is an awesome antagonist and final boss.
 * 15) * On top of that, many people recreated the cutscenes of Armstrong against Raiden, to make them funnier and upload them on YouTube, many of them being infamous, such as Metal Gear Rising: Reheatance.
 * 16) An amazing "cutting system" mechanic, also known as the Zandatsu, which is used to restore Raiden's health and energy to keep him alive and to cut more enemies, which encourages the player to use it for an advantage.
 * 17) ”Nanomachines, son.”

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The thing that's likely been criticized the most by fans is that there is no default dodging mechanic for Raiden, although there is an ability that's similar to one (which will be explained in the tips segment), that is unlockable. Instead, players will have to counter or parry enemies (and some boss fights) attacks in order to avoid damage. While that's not a major issue, it can be a bit of a turn off for some players, especially for those who played Bayonetta and/or Bayonetta 2.
 * 2) *Speaking of parry, the game doesn't tell you well how are you supposed to parry in the game as many players misunderstood that your joystick/mouse are supposed to face at the source attack and press light attack at the same time. (another note, the game never tells you that you can move while in blade mode).
 * 3) *And speaking of Bayonetta, the parrying can get rather finicky at times and it easily becomes very annoying and unenjoyable and this affects the gameplay.
 * 4) Some enemies, mostly UGs, tend to give the player a very hard time to fight against. (And this is worst in the Jetstream DLC)
 * 5) Gun-type weapons in this game are rather mediocre.
 * 6) Some of the boss fights are pretty tough and you can die multiple times, mostly in the hardest difficulties. (Yup you heard that right, this is worst yet again, in the Jetstream DLC).
 * 7) While most of the characters are memorable, some characters like Dolzaev is a forgettable characters.
 * 8) Composite boss difficulty

Trivia

 * The game spawned many memorable memes such as Senator Armstrong's famous quote, "Nanomachines, Son!", and the boss theme for Metal Gear RAY (and GRAD) called "Rules of Nature".

Tips

 * 1) There is an unlockable ability that you can get as early as R-01, the Defensive Offensive, and it is very similar to that of a dodge. It's also a great move when you want to simply dodge or try to play defensive, yet want to inflict some damage.
 * 2) Something that the game mentions about is a bit misleading: Regarding blocking attacks, it says that you have to move the analog stick away from the enemy and press the attack button when they are about to attack. While it's true for the controls to execute a block, you're actually meant to face in the direction of your enemy instead of away, which could be a little confusing for players who play the game for the first time.
 * 3)  When enemies or bosses flash a certain color, it means that they are about to attack. However, there are two different types of colors that describes which attack can be blocked or not:
 * 4) * When its red, that means the attack can be blocked.
 * 5) * When its yellow, that means that the attack cannot be blocked, so you're better off dodging or simply running away from the attack.

Reception
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance received positive reviews. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the PC version an 83/100, the Xbox 360 version an 82/100 and the PS3 version an 80/100.

Famitsu scored the game a 39 out of 40. Play and GamesTM also shared positive impressions, the latter calling Metal Gear Rising "almost certainly the best Metal Gear game released this generation."

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