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[call_kotaku]

I think Hard is a good starting point, I'd say it's a bit harder than a typical hard mode nowadays, but still roughly in line with the normal modes in games like NG or DMC3/4. Outside of one or two specific situations, the continue system is very well-implemented and should relieve a lot of frustration since you can start over in a couple of seconds. Also, Very Hard is probably the best difficulty and it was definitely designed with new game+ in mind, so it's a very smooth transition from beating Hard to starting Very Hard.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Took you guys' advice and restarted on Hard. Didn't really find it much more difficult except for certain boss attacks that killed me in one hit (first mech's laser beam). The first chapter is quite long! My biggest frustration was not being able to air parry. I even said out loud - "I'd better be able to buy an air parry sometime". Very happy to see it in the post-mission shop.

I didn't buy any of the health or damage augments and instead bought as many extra moves as I could in addition to the first boss' weapon.

I love how the vocal music kicks in on the last stage of the boss fights. Makes me feel like a hero.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

^good to see a post like this

Just got all the trophies after a somewhat long hiatus. The only game I've actually wanted to platinum, including DLC trophies, that required effort.

A truly satisfying experience. Hard as fuck at times, but fair (even with the garbage camera). The only unforgivable BS was anything hinging on subweapons; Rising 2 better allow firing missiles/throwing grenades while wall-running and rockstar sliding.

Revengeance complete. now I just need to find a Cyborg Ninja DLC code

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Ah this thread is alive, I recently finished the game(in a single sitting, it's quite short) and I loved it, it was SO much fun and exciting. Some friends told me the Last Boss was really hard but I defeated him easily in my first try because you got tons of health from destroying the rocks.

I loved that "offensive defensive" kill you could get in the shop, I can see how some people had trouble in the game if they didn't get that AMAZING move... which worked as a dodge.
Great game, I'll probably replay in hard. Adios Amigos.

 

[Genesis Knight]

On the last level. Super short, obviously they want you to replay it a lot. Game hasn't really challenged me yet. I'm assuming Very Hard is going to kick my ass, though, and the VR missions can be ridiculous (#18!).

 

[Liferebooted]

So after falling in love with this game I heard of Bayonetta and bought it a month ago. I was able to beat Bayonetta easily on all difficulties and get all the achievements without trying. MGR is so much harder =\ Bayonetta is probably more fair gameplay wise which makes it easier but its setting and characters are just fucking horrible.

 

[thesolidshark]

You guys might want to check this out

http://bit.ly/11SOkmP

Metal Gear Rising Fan Survey (could determine what the next sequel looks like).

 

[Tribes of Trusty]

You guys might want to check this out

http://bit.ly/11SOkmP

Metal Gear Rising Fan Survey (could determine what the next sequel looks like).

First-person open-world modern battlefield warfare zombie ninja cutting zandatsu action sequel confirmed.

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That's what the "Regarding the game titles named below, please select all choices that apply to you." made me think about :d

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

So after falling in love with this game I heard of Bayonetta and bought it a month ago. I was able to beat Bayonetta easily on all difficulties and get all the achievements without trying. MGR is so much harder =\ Bayonetta is probably more fair gameplay wise which makes it easier but its setting and characters are just fucking horrible.

I don't think you can really make an accurate call on which game is harder until you've beaten the Lost Chapter and the secret boss in Bayonetta (although I'm just assuming you haven't).

 

[dgenx]

Just found this game at $35 , is it worth it ?

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Just found this game at $35 , is it worth it ?

This game would be worth $100 in my mind. It's my GOTY so far, for what it's worth.

 

[GuardianE]

Just found this game at $35 , is it worth it ?

The game is undoubtedly worth $35. Pick it up.

 

[thesolidshark]

Just found this game at $35 , is it worth it ?

Hope you got it.

 

[Retro_]

I don't think you can really make an accurate call on which game is harder until you've beaten the Lost Chapter and the secret boss in Bayonetta (although I'm just assuming you haven't).

God I love that quote

 

[Carbonox]

This game would be worth $100 in my mind. It's my GOTY so far, for what it's worth.

This far in to the year and it's still my GOTY too. I loved Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us but Rising was a perfect fit for my tastes.

 

[Jintor]

I still haven't fucking finished lost chapters.

I've only gotten up to the final boss 3 times and she completely destroys me every time. I just don't have the patience to heal myself up most of the time, so I just challenge myself to see how far I can get.

Also, fuck burning enemies. Fuck 'em with a rake.

 

[PHOTOSHOP]

damn when is the PC version coming out?! ahhh

 

[dgenx]

Ok got it at $30, played a bit, it's far better than the demo and its cool ,any combo guide?

 

[Screaming Meat]

Ok got it at $30, played a bit, it's far better than the demo and its cool ,any combo guide?

If you go to the pause menu, all the available combos are under 'Help'.

 

[Jintor]

Not strictly revengeance, but i thought it was cool

 

[BadWolf]

Not strictly revengeance, but i thought it was cool

Yeah, very nice. Thanks for posting.

The whole child soldier thing they went with for Raiden was a great idea.

 

[thesolidshark]

Not strictly revengeance, but i thought it was cool

This is very cool. Probably very accurate of Raiden as Solidus described him in the last half of MGS2.

 

[harriet the spy]

After finishing the carnival of stupid that was peace walker, i am ready to start this game.. I am sorry for asking essentially the same question as someone else asked above, but how does this game's difficulty compare to other games? Sadly I have not played many action brawlers, but i did finish DMC. On medium, if there was difficulty levels? And I thought it was hard. Not sure what else to compare it to? played god of war 3 on hard, wanted to kill myself quite a few times, gow2 on medium, thought it was too easy, god of war 1 on medium, was just about right i guess?

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i finished adventure of link and thought it was fine except the fucking death mountain and that slow path of monster shit before the last dungeon. I don't think the last boss can be beaten by regular human beings without cheating

I am mostly afraid of somehow making it through the game and ending up stuck at a spike (ala killzone 2's last boss)

 

[GuardianE]

After finishing the carnival of stupid that was peace walker, i am ready to start this game.. I am sorry for asking essentially the same question as someone else asked above, but how does this game's difficulty compare to other games? Sadly I have not played many action brawlers, but i did finish DMC. On medium, if there was difficulty levels? And I thought it was hard. Not sure what else to compare it to? played god of war 3 on hard, wanted to kill myself quite a few times, gow2 on medium, thought it was too easy, god of war 1 on medium, was just about right i guess?

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i finished adventure of link and thought it was fine except the fucking death mountain and that slow path of monster shit before the last dungeon. I don't think the last boss can be beaten by regular human beings without cheating

I am mostly afraid of somehow making it through the game and ending up stuck at a spike (ala killzone 2's last boss)

Did you finish DMC or DmC? There's a big difference there. DmC is a cakewalk on Hard difficulty for anyone experienced in action games. DMC is a legitimately difficult game.

MGR tougher than DmC, but not by much. You can always play this game on Easy if it's too much for you, and I'm sure you can basically button mash your way through. The difficulty will be proportional to how quickly you mentally grasp the parry/counter system in the game. If you're having trouble with it, there are quite a few posts in this thread with tips and tricks.

 

[harriet the spy]

Did you finish DMC or DmC? There's a big difference there. DmC is a cakewalk on Hard difficulty for anyone experienced in action games. DMC is a legitimately difficult game.

MGR tougher than DmC, but not by much. You can always play this game on Easy if it's too much for you, and I'm sure you can basically button mash your way through. The difficulty will be proportional to how quickly you mentally grasp the parry/counter system in the game. If you're having trouble with it, there are quite a few posts in this thread with tips and tricks.

I meant the PS2 game

 

[GuardianE]

I meant the PS2 game

Oh okay. I don't think you'd have any real problems, then. I will say this, some people did initially have trouble with the difficulty of the final portion of the game, but folks in this thread can definitely help you out if it comes to that.

 

[harriet the spy]

Oh okay. I don't think you'd have any real problems, then. I will say this, some people did initially have trouble with the difficulty of the final portion of the game, but folks in this thread can definitely help you out if it comes to that.

Thanks for the advice. I'll buckle up, sharpen my HF sword, activate my nanomachines, adjust my solid eye, and get ready for hard mode. This sounds like the kind of game where it's rewarding.

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and when everything goes horribly wrong, i'll blame you!

 

[hwalker84]

After finishing the carnival of stupid that was peace walker, i am ready to start this game.. I am sorry for asking essentially the same question as someone else asked above, but how does this game's difficulty compare to other games? Sadly I have not played many action brawlers, but i did finish DMC. On medium, if there was difficulty levels? And I thought it was hard. Not sure what else to compare it to? played god of war 3 on hard, wanted to kill myself quite a few times, gow2 on medium, thought it was too easy, god of war 1 on medium, was just about right i guess?

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i finished adventure of link and thought it was fine except the fucking death mountain and that slow path of monster shit before the last dungeon. I don't think the last boss can be beaten by regular human beings without cheating

I am mostly afraid of somehow making it through the game and ending up stuck at a spike (ala killzone 2's last boss)

I thought Metal Gear Rising was a cakewalk until the last boss.

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

This game can have a little bit of a learning curve for people who don't play a lot of 3D action games, but once you understand your abilities, it's not a very hard game on Normal mode. Anyone that can beat DMC1 and most of Zelda 2 can do just fine in this game.

 

[BadWolf]

After finishing the carnival of stupid that was peace walker, i am ready to start this game.. I am sorry for asking essentially the same question as someone else asked above, but how does this game's difficulty compare to other games? Sadly I have not played many action brawlers, but i did finish DMC. On medium, if there was difficulty levels? And I thought it was hard. Not sure what else to compare it to? played god of war 3 on hard, wanted to kill myself quite a few times, gow2 on medium, thought it was too easy, god of war 1 on medium, was just about right i guess?

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i finished adventure of link and thought it was fine except the fucking death mountain and that slow path of monster shit before the last dungeon. I don't think the last boss can be beaten by regular human beings without cheating

I am mostly afraid of somehow making it through the game and ending up stuck at a spike (ala killzone 2's last boss)

Just make sure to buy the Defensive Offensive move first chance you get, its this game's dodge move essentially.

I thought Metal Gear Rising was a cakewalk until the last boss.

Yup, ditto.

And once you figure him out he's easy too, even on harder difficulties.

 

[Genesis Knight]

So far Hard is quite easy. Looking forward to New Game+ on Very Hard.

 

[call_kotaku]

I think it might actually be the easiest game Platinum's released. Sure you could die a bunch but anyone with a couple of days to spare could pull off a Revengeance S-run, since most of the difficulty comes from the unpredictability of the camera and the AI. The only truly difficult things in the game I'd say are VR17/18/19 and the final boss fight for the Sam DLC on Revengeance, and none of them are the "good" kind of difficult.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Finishes the game last night but I'm not seeing a new game plus option. Trying to start a new game said it would erase all my unlocks. Is New Game Plus just using chapter select with a higher difficulty?

 

[jett]

Finishes the game last night but I'm not seeing a new game plus option. Trying to start a new game said it would erase all my unlocks. Is New Game Plus just using chapter select with a higher difficulty?

Right.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

When is the Steam version coming out?

 

[zainetor]

When is the Steam version coming out?

i hope they announce something at gamescon. I cant stand playing this game with the shitty framerate and the bad camera nymore.

 

[BadWolf]

i hope they announce something at gamescon. I cant stand playing this game with the shitty framerate and the bad camera nymore.

Kojima will be at Gamescom?

Hope he announces the date for Ground Zeroes.

 

[Susurrus]

Pretty far in this game, chapter 4 on hard mode in the

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Japanese Garden

.

Some challenging parts, but I'm glad I played on Hard instead of Normal. I'm liking the game more as I progress, but that being said, are there any issues of freezing/locking up on this game? Playing on a slim if that matters. I can't tell if it is my hardware or the game as this is the first long term game since I changed from fat to slim. The PS3 hasn't been freezing in Sonic Adventure 2, Duck Tails, or while browsing the menu or store. I want to keep playing the game as I'm enjoying it the further I go, but the freezing is pissing me off.

 

[Roto13]

i hope they announce something at gamescon. I cant stand playing this game with the shitty framerate and the bad camera nymore.

60 fps is a shitty framerate?

 

[zainetor]

60 fps is a shitty framerate?

it's almost never at 60fps. I usually play this game every week on revengeance difficulty and the framerate in never smooth for me.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

it's almost never at 60fps. I usually play this game every week on revengeance difficulty and the framerate in never smooth for me.

Weird. The only times I've ever had problems with framerate are when I cut something into over 300 or so pieces. Other than those occasions, it runs at a pretty consistent 60 FPS, at least according to my capture card.

 

[call_kotaku]

I remember the digital foundry analysis (or some other performance-related site) finding that the framerate dips considerably as soon as *something* is happening on screen, and the xbox version has a ton of screen tearing to boot. You can notice it, especially on parts like the beach where nothing is happening, it just feels much smoother because it's actually at 60fps instead of 45. It's not as appalling as 30fps and I think the game looks pretty good all things considered, but yeah, seeing the sorts of things that can run at 60+ fps on a PC even without a ton of optimization, MGR leaves a bit to be desired.

I know PC isn't a big market for Japan or Japanese developers, especially smaller ones like PG, but seeing that next-gen seems to be focused on 30fps as well I hope they'll consider more PC ports in the future, especially now that it's apparently much less difficult to do. This is going to be an ongoing problem for a while longer.

 

[zainetor]

Weird. The only times I've ever had problems with framerate are when I cut something into over 300 or so pieces. Other than those occasions, it runs at a pretty consistent 60 FPS, at least according to my capture card.

boss fights are almost fine. The problems start as soon as particles and effects+you making combos and cutting shit happen on screen.

 

[Tizoc]

So my brother is playing the game but is unable to the dodge. It's Square+X right? he presses the buttons but it just has rAIDEN jump or do a jumping attack.

 

[BadWolf]

So my brother is playing the game but is unable to the dodge. It's Square+X right? he presses the buttons but it just has rAIDEN jump or do a jumping attack.

You have to buy the move first, its called Defensive Offensive.

 

[Tizoc]

You have to buy the move first, its called Defensive Offensive.

Son of a bitch no wonder it wasn't coming out for him =_=

 

[qq more]

Posting here just to say that Chapter 03's boss

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Monsoon

is possibly one of the best boss fights in video game history. Holy shit

 

[McNum]

Posting here just to say that Chapter 03's boss

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Monsoon

is possibly one of the best boss fights in video game history. Holy shit

That's a pretty good fight, but you know what? The best is yet to come.

 

[Mistouze]

Posting here just to say that Chapter 03's boss

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Monsoon

is possibly one of the best boss fights in video game history. Holy shit

That feel when you parry his combo!

 

[GuardianE]

Posting here just to say that Chapter 03's boss

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Monsoon

is possibly one of the best boss fights in video game history. Holy shit

The bosses truly make you feel incredible the first time around.