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[maverick40]

Playing the game now, it is awesome. Ye guys will love it!!

 

[Doomrider]

The way he sheathes his sword is so sexy.

 

[Ragus]

8 hours? As long as those 8 hours present a quality of the demo, then I more thank ok with this.

To those, who watched the stream: do they?

 

[super-famicom]

My urge to play this game is RISING.
Just gotta wait another week...

 

[Dahbomb]

Holy crap this game is more balls to the wall action-y than I thought.

 

[RyougaSaotome]

This is one of those rare moments where I hate that I live in Japan for a game release. I'll be grabbing this, at the earliest, next Wednesday.

NNNNNNGGGHHHH.

 

[RangerBAD]

Sam's voice is terribad.

 

[Majukun]

Holy crap this game is more balls to the wall action-y than I thought.

it's platinum,'nuff said

 

[super-famicom]

This is one of those rare moments where I hate that I live in Japan for a game release. I'll be grabbing this, at the earliest, next Wednesday.

NNNNNNGGGHHHH.

Same here! I preordered from Amazon, so I won't get it until Thursday evening at the earliest. Well, I have the whole weekend to play.

 

[GatorBait]

Can anyone tell me when the review embargo gets lifted?

 

[Doomrider]

Really cool first chapter (or prologue). These guys know their badass action, goddamn. The music is awesome and awful all at the same time, I don't understand. I think I love the way it enhances the crazyness, though.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I'm getting slightly nervous now. I know it is a spinoff, but until now the Metal Gear series had one F-Word, which was randomly uttered by Laughing Octopus in 4.

Heck, "shit" wasn't even prevalent until MGS4 either.

Not that I will be offended or anything, since this is, after all, a game about cutting people up, but I just want to have some of that Metal Gear feel.

Don't expect a metal gear feel

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Sam's voice is terribad.

I'm actually kind of glad I'm grabbing the JP version of the game. I've always dug both ENG and JP voice casts, but I feel like given the cheese present in Rising, the JP cast'll be able to pull of ridiculous melodrama better, by virtue of dealing with that kind of dialogue all of the time.

 

[Dave1988]

Confirmed: You can skip Codec calls.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Stream just showed the guy skipping the Boris slow walk conversation from the demo after the game loaded for a few seconds.

edit:

Confirmed: You can skip Codex calls.

FUCK

edit 2- Fuel cell meter also draining very quickly on Hard difficulty. Doesn't look like there's any time to spam face buttons even with additional energy.

 

[Lifejumper]

Can someone pm the stream link?

EDIT: thanks guys.

 

[RangerBAD]

I'm actually kind of glad I'm grabbing the JP version of the game. I've always dug both ENG and JP voice casts, but I feel like given the cheese present in Rising, the JP cast'll be able to pull of ridiculous melodrama better, by virtue of dealing with that kind of dialogue all of the time.

That's why I wondered if there was dual-audio because I'd rather Japanese voices for this game.

edit 2- Fuel cell meter also draining very quickly on Hard difficulty. Doesn't look like there's any time to spam face buttons even with additional energy.

Wonder if that weapon drains it faster too.

 

[Doomrider]

Can someone pm the stream link?

This is the stream in question. He's currently replaying chapter 1. Be warned, the stream is very choppy.

.

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

Gonna take some actual skills to get the achievements in this game. The VR missions require talent to get top marks.

 

[call_kotaku]

I think he's trying to play too fast and missing a lot of zandatsus/getting hit. I guess that's part of the challenge.

Edit: did the blue glow around cuttable enemies get more subtle?

 

[super-famicom]

Gonna take some actual skills to get the achievements in this game. The VR missions require talent to get top marks.

I'm not very good at these kinds of games so I'll be starting on Normal. I feel bad about this, am I the only one?

 

[InfiniteNine]

I'm not very good at these kinds of games so I'll be starting on Normal. I feel bad about this, am I the only one?

Yes you are. ;P

 

[enzo_gt]

I do love the fact you can add augments to your weapons. I'm glad they have that in.

What kind of augments?

 

[Akainu]

Ok, I just saw something that is more than enough to me:

Spoiler

WE GET THE MOTHERFUCKING SAM KATANA

(Big boss battle spoiler)

Game of the Year right there.

You get like every other boss weapon why does this surprise you?

 

[PepperJack]

Well this thread got a bit crazy.

I broke out vanquish today...made my ps3 fans get angry, it's the 40 GB model and I had to bake it once already to reset the solder - runs quiet on the MGR demo so should be alright when this beast gets here next Tuesday.

A part of me wonders what next gen will look like. Honestly, PS3 graphics are pretty boss and we haven't really made huge overall graphical leaps since 2007 and crysis (for PC). God of War Ascension design and presentation rivals some top tier PC games...

What I really want to see is developers not getting carried away with eye candy and putting more effort into the actual gameplay - making longer games, and making MORE of them.

The 19th can't come soon enough...MG:R, DmC BP, and Sony Event on the 20th (despite my frowning upon the next gen). Am HYPE.

 

[Dave1988]

The streamer's doing VR missions now. Geez, is he bad at them.

FISSION MAILED.

 

[Retro_]

Oh jeez people streaming already?

I'll see you guys on Tuesday

 

[Gbraga]

You get like every other boss weapon why does this surprise you?

Not exactly surprised, just really glad, I was afraid we wouldn't get it

 

[enzo_gt]

The streamer's doing VR missions now. Geez, is he bad at them.

FISSION MAILED.

My god, he is so awful. He doesn't know the first meaning of stealth.

STRATEGY DOESN'T WORK

MAYBE IT WILL THIS TIME

 

[super-famicom]

Yes you are. ;P

Damn. But... But I'm pretty good at soloing Ornstein and Smough in Dark Souls. Yeah, different game mechanics and skillset, but if I practice just as hard in Revengeance, I can tackle Hard someday

 

[ComputerMKII]

Is the game out already? Lots of people seem to be playing it

 

[Akainu]

My god, he is so awful. He doesn't know the first meaning of stealth.

What?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Just watching these VR missions, this game is going to get way more than 10 hours of playtime out of me even on normal.

My god, he is so awful. He doesn't know the first meaning of stealth.

STRATEGY DOESN'T WORK

MAYBE IT WILL THIS TIME

He probably has a hobby of headbutting brick walls

 

[Majukun]

The Vr missions are stealth gameplay based,action gameplay based or both?

 

[TreIII]

Maaaaaaaaan, these VR missions look like fun.

I was really hoping that they wouldn't start falling into the same trappings that VJ2's "Chambers" had that made them unfun after awhile.

 

[call_kotaku]

The Vr missions are stealth gameplay based,action gameplay based or both?

both, looks like a ton of missions/variety

 

[enzo_gt]

The Vr missions are stealth gameplay based,action gameplay based or both?

There are some action ones I think. I'm really happy there are so many though.

Also

Spoiler

Devil Trigger mode confirmed?

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Confirmed: You can skip Codec calls.

PRAISE PLATINUM

Unskippable dialogue? Pffft, TIME TO LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIIIIIND

 

[Revven]

Is the game out already? Lots of people seem to be playing it

Probably some retailers broke the street date.

 

[sarcoa]

Can anyone tell me when the review embargo gets lifted?

Can't speak for Europe but NA is 19th at 12:00am pst.

 

[GatorBait]

Have they announced if there will be a bunch of DLC for this game or not?

 

[StuBurns]

Have they announced if there will be a bunch of DLC for this game or not?

VR missions are confirmed (exclusive in the US to PS3).

 

[super-famicom]

Have they announced if there will be a bunch of DLC for this game or not?

At least 3 DLC packs:
VR Missions and DLC that explore Sam and Robo-Puppy's (LQ-84i) backstory.

 

[Akainu]

He throw a grenade at that guy how is he still alive?

 

[GatorBait]

At least 3 DLC packs:
VR Missions and DLC that explore Sam and Robo-Puppy's (LQ-84i) backstory.

God damn it. Now I need to reconsider if I want to pick this up at launch or not.

 

[RangerBAD]

I like to call LQ-84i "Friender".

 

[Akainu]

So for people that watched the whole play through how far in that games is this?

 

[enzo_gt]

Okay the Sai is too fucking cool in combat, I think I'm gonna use it for everything.

Must.. stop.. watching..

 

[tiny raptor]

LOL

Well lets wait til we get an official word.
I'm sure there will be plenty to keep us busy to warrant a 60 dollar purchase either on disk or through DLC

You find my comment hilarious enough to warrant a passive-aggressive "LOL"?

Again, I was replying to the guy who asked about why cutscenes matter to us. I don't know if I'll buy it for $60 day one, now.

I was watching a livestream of the game, and the prologue has like 20 minutes of cutscenes, and the and the first and second act have ~30 minutes of cutscenes (+ codec calls). I'd say the 45 minutes is wrong.

Yeah, that's why my expectations were in line for a Metal Gear-esque story experience (and also because KojiPro did the cutscenes). That's what I want. So hopefully the 45 minutes is wrong. I sort of expected around 4 to 5 hours of cutscenes/mandatory codec calls, though, all that considered.

 

[call_kotaku]

He throw a grenade at that guy how is he still alive?

nanomachine grenades, they only blow up cyborgs