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[Z3M0G]

Back of PS3 case says 483kb disk space required... Day 1 1.01 patch then makes it require mandatory install. Seems quite large too as it will take about 5 minutes.

Edit: 2.1GB

 

[ezekial45]

Picked up my copy today, along with the art book. I don't why certain stores aren't carrying them. My store had a whole stack of them.

 

[chrono01]

Well I sent an email to Konami about the shattered lamp. We'll see if they can maybe send me a replacement.

Thankfully I kept my packing list from EBGames [I normally toss them out as soon as I get them], so I have proof of purchase if need be.

 

[Feindflug]

All this talk of vanquish and I'm ashamed to admit ive never played it Got it sat on my PS+ as well. Might have to give it a whirl after I've watched the footy.

Just play it, it's the best shooter this gen by far IMO.

I must've spent almost 50hrs playing this masterpiece and every time someone mentions it I feel like starting a new playthrough...such an amazing game.

 

[The End]

I did through Amazon. What's your tracking package say?

Has anyone received their code from Amazon?

pre-ordered yesterday from amazon

delivered this morning, just got the code about an hour ago

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Why did GAME just send me a 'GAME Preorder!' email containing my preorder details for Rising? WHY DID YOU GET ME HYPED FOR A DISPATCH NOTIFICATION ONLY TO SHOW ME NOTHING BUT THE PAYMENT DETAILS CONTAINED IN THE ORDER CONFIRMATION AND PREORDER CONFIRMATION EMAILS THAT I GOT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO?!

fml EU you suck.

You shopped in game.

That's like fucking a soho prostitute in the arse and then wondering if you actually just had sex with a man.

I wanted the steel book too but it wasn't worth it.

 

[FStop7]

I picked up my pre-order from Gamestop including Grey Fox and VR mission DLC codes. Yay.

They shorted me the mini artbook. Boo.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Konami Code

Unlock higher difficulty levels right off the bat in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, without having to beat the game three times beforehand!

 

[Carbonox]

You shopped in game.

That's like fucking a soho prostitute in the arse and then wondering if you actually just had sex with a man.

I wanted the steel book too but it wasn't worth it.

This is the only time I'm shopping from them. The game + book + £5 discount = several quid cheaper than the bundle from Amazon, plus the free steelbook so for the first time in their pitiful overpriced lives, GAME actually came out on top for value.

I won't be going to them again though. I already feel like I'm taking a shit on my own chest just by opening their website up.

 

[george_us]

I may need to bump this up to Hard. Usually games from Platinum kick my ass even on normal but I've been breezing through this so far. Even Mistral didn't put up much of a fight.

 

[addyb]

Just play it, it's the best shooter this gen by far IMO.

I must've spent almost 50hrs playing this masterpiece and every time someone mentions it I feel like starting a new playthrough...such an amazing game.

Will stick it on in the next 30 mins and give it a whirl before I watch some more sons of anarchy

 

[Tain]

Would all of you dudes playing it now say that the demo most resembles Normal?

edit: or did the demo explicitly show Normal? It's been a bit.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

OK, should I play the game first on Easy or Normal? Can the difficulty be changed mid game?

I am not very good at these games and is the reason I have fell out of them over the years. I recently played DmC on Normal (but even I could se that was much easier than past DMC games on default difficulty).

And (I await the insults on this) but I could not beat the demo on Normal, I couldn't beat the dog.

 

[zroid]

OK, should I play the game first on Easy or Normal? Can the difficulty be changed mid game?

I am not very good at these games and is the reason I have fell out of them over the years. I recently played DmC on Normal (but even I could se that was much easier than past DMC games on default difficulty).

And (I await the insults on this) but I could not beat the demo on Normal, I couldn't beat the dog.

From what I hear, I think you would be okay on Normal. I'm guessing your issue with the demo was you didn't understand the mechanics well, and I would say the demo didn't do a great job of explaining them anyway, so it's understandable. Once you figure out how parrying works, I bet you'll be fine.

 

[RS4-]

OK, should I play the game first on Easy or Normal? Can the difficulty be changed mid game?

I am not very good at these games and is the reason I have fell out of them over the years. I recently played DmC on Normal (but even I could se that was much easier than past DMC games on default difficulty).

And (I await the insults on this) but I could not beat the demo on Normal, I couldn't beat the dog.

You can't change difficulty mid game. I say give normal a shot. It doesn't take too long to finish ch00. If it's too hard, go to easy. But I think you should just stick with normal and you'll get used to it. The most important thing is being consistent with parrying. Buy the evade move too; it's only 3000bp or something.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Back of PS3 case says 483kb disk space required... Day 1 1.01 patch then makes it require mandatory install. Seems quite large too as it will take about 5 minutes.

Edit: 2.1GB

Mandatory regardless of 1.01 update. My DSL is acting up and I didn't want to download the patch, it went straight to the install screen.

 

[TGO]

Why did GAME just send me a 'GAME Preorder!' email containing my preorder details for Rising? WHY DID YOU GET ME HYPED FOR A DISPATCH NOTIFICATION ONLY TO SHOW ME NOTHING BUT THE PAYMENT DETAILS CONTAINED IN THE ORDER CONFIRMATION AND PREORDER CONFIRMATION EMAILS THAT I GOT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO?!

fml EU you suck.

Same here I thought it was a "your order is on its way" email, but it was just letting me know they took the money

 

[Diablo Rosso]

All this talk of vanquish and I'm ashamed to admit ive never played it Got it sat on my PS+ as well. Might have to give it a whirl after I've watched the footy.

Same. I'm playing through Bayonetta at the moment so I might start Vanquish after I have finished that.

 

[Feindflug]

Would all of you dudes playing it now say that the demo most resembles Normal?

edit: or did the demo explicitly show Normal? It's been a bit.

What I'm suspecting is that in the Normal difficulty in the retail game the parry window is bigger while damage Raiden takes from enemies look the same.

I guess we need a second opinion on this though.

 

[Shadow2222]

OK, should I play the game first on Easy or Normal? Can the difficulty be changed mid game?

I am not very good at these games and is the reason I have fell out of them over the years. I recently played DmC on Normal (but even I could se that was much easier than past DMC games on default difficulty).

And (I await the insults on this) but I could not beat the demo on Normal, I couldn't beat the dog.

I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I think I'm going to start on Normal, and try and learn the mechanics of the game.

 

[nullref]

Would all of you dudes playing it now say that the demo most resembles Normal?

edit: or did the demo explicitly show Normal? It's been a bit.

The demo explicitly showed Normal. There was a difficulty selection screen, but you could only pick Normal, as I recall.

 

[TwoDurans]

http://kotaku.com/5985395/metal-gea...of-telling-you-how-to-play-here-are-some-tips

KIRK - "I need help with Metal Gear Rising. I can't even get past the first actual fight where you have to defeat the two two-legged walker guys."

I can answer Kirk's question, Kotaku. Perhaps he should stop playing Rising and first visit MGS4, or any of the amazing games in the Metal Gear Solid franchise and then return to Rising. It won't help him with his ability to play the game, but he'll at least be able to talk about it coherently.

 

[antitrop]

Same. I'm playing through Bayonetta at the moment so I might start Vanquish after I have finished that.

You definitely should.

Bayonetta and Vanquish are both two of the "games of the generation".

 

[Ken]

Is it possible to counter Gekko attacks or just block? I have to guess the timing is pretty tight on the counter, right?

 

[Diablo Rosso]

Is it possible to counter Gekko attacks or just block? I have to guess the timing is pretty tight on the counter, right?

In the demo you can, their legs turn orange for a split second.

 

[Carbonox]

IMO, the best way to describe Rising would be as a sword-based spiritual sequel to Vanquish. Or the Ninja Gaiden Vanquish. Whichever you prefer. It's really a different beast to Devil May Cry/Bayonetta and very welcome at that.

 

[The perfect Dark]

OK, should I play the game first on Easy or Normal? Can the difficulty be changed mid game?

I am not very good at these games and is the reason I have fell out of them over the years. I recently played DmC on Normal (but even I could se that was much easier than past DMC games on default difficulty).

And (I await the insults on this) but I could not beat the demo on Normal, I couldn't beat the dog.

Same here but I will start on normal tomorrow. Demo was way too easy on easy difficulty setting.

 

[Bearded Dudebro]

I'm playing the demo for the first time before my copy of the game arrives. Am I missing something?

Of course I can do light and heavy attacks, and blade mode. I believe I'm parrying attacks fairly consistently. But when I do get hit, of course I lose health. Am I supposed to do something specific to trigger being able to do zan datsu for recovery? The demo doesn't teach that, does the full game?

 

[Revolutionary]

Son of a... got the blinking red light on PS3 a few hours into the game.

 

[Knux-Future]

holy balls.

Just beat chapter one..

this game is pretty damn hype.

The entire time I had a big goofy grin on my face.

wow.

 

[TheOGB]

Finished the first chapter, now I'm where the demo starts. Having fun so far, but I'm actually excited to see how much room there is for improvement.

 

[Xander51]

I'm playing the demo for the first time before my copy of the game arrives. Am I missing something?

Of course I can do light and heavy attacks, and blade mode. I believe I'm parrying attacks fairly consistently. But when I do get hit, of course I lose health. Am I supposed to do something specific to trigger being able to do zan datsu for recovery? The demo doesn't teach that, does the full game?

Use blade mode to finish off an enemy and hit the red square that pops up on their body, then quickly press the button that shows up in the prompt. This is a key technique, and the demo never really teaches it. Changed my whole perspective on the game.

 

[joe2187]

My gray fox code isnt working!! >:{

 

[Xander51]

My gray fox code isnt working!! >:{

If you're on PS3 it's probably because the store hasn't had its daily update yet.

 

[Bearded Dudebro]

Use blade mode to finish off an enemy and hit the red square that pops up on their body, then quickly press the button that shows up in the prompt. This is a key technique, and the demo never really teaches it. Changed my whole perspective on the game.

So you have to actually slice the red square?

 

[Xander51]

So you have to actually slice the red square?

Correct! After that a button prompt shows up and if you hit the button, you'll grab their innards and get a full health and energy restore.

 

[RS4-]

So you have to actually slice the red square?

You'll hear a beep and see a smaller cross hair if you're aiming at the red box properly.

 

[joe2187]

If you're on PS3 it's probably because the store hasn't had its daily update yet.

xbox

 

[TwoDurans]

Use blade mode to finish off an enemy and hit the red square that pops up on their body, then quickly press the button that shows up in the prompt. This is a key technique, and the demo never really teaches it. Changed my whole perspective on the game.

Both the demo and release version teach you this in a VR mission tutorial. In reading Gaf today it seems that everyone skipped the tutorials before playing then went right to the internet to complain about how difficult the game mechanics are. There aren't really any mysteries in this game, it's all in the VR mission tutorials (there are 5 I believe.)

 

[Xander51]

Both the demo and release version teach you this in a VR mission tutorial. In reading Gaf today it seems that everyone skipped the tutorials before playing then went right to the internet to complain about how difficult the game mechanics are. There aren't really any mysteries in this game, it's all in the VR mission tutorials (there are 5 I believe.)

The tutorial that teaches it is entirely optional and buried in menus that are mentioned to you incredibly briefly. The only obvious tutorial in the demo teaches you how to use the blade mode and that's it.

 

[BobTheFork]

I'm going to try and pick up a copy after work. I have to get some serious Avengers time tonight so If I put some some big scores, hopfully I'll have time to start playing tonight.

 

[The perfect Dark]

I played the tutorial and didn't even know this ...lol

 

[TwoDurans]

The tutorial that teaches it is entirely optional and buried in menus that are mentioned to you incredibly briefly. The only obvious tutorial in the demo teaches you how to use the blade mode and that's it.

The game straight up asks "Do You Want To View The Tutorial VR Missions?"

 

[Xander51]

The game straight up asks "Do You Want To View The Tutorial VR Missions?"

Yes and when you do that it gives you the blade mode tutorial then sends you into the game. I'm talking about the demo here.

 

[jett]

Is it possible to counter Gekko attacks or just block? I have to guess the timing is pretty tight on the counter, right?

You can counter but for the counter to hit they have to be up against a wall.

 

[Bearded Dudebro]

The tutorial that teaches it is entirely optional and buried in menus that are mentioned to you incredibly briefly. The only obvious tutorial in the demo teaches you how to use the blade mode and that's it.

Yeah, the demo askes you first off if you wanna play the tutorial, but it only covers blade mode. Other tutorials aren't available from what I can see in the other menus. Of course I'd go through all the tutorials in the full game.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

So. Many. Stun states. Jesus H Christ.

And for all that is holy, don't fight anybody in any super in close area. The camera seemed to have a seizure zooming in and out on the battle when I was some stairs

 

[vid]

Agh, I picked up my LE before work today, and only just got to open it at lunch and check out the contents. Unfortunately, my lamp doesn't appear to work... the light will come on, but the plasma does not arc, and instead only makes a hissing noise when I put my hands near it.

Here's hoping that GameStop is willing to replace it, or failing that, Konami.

I want to play as soon as I get home, but I'm afraid that if I unwrap the game itself, that will remove all chances of a replacement lamp... I know it's not a big deal and it'll get rectified eventually, but man, what a let down after waiting so long for this game.

 

[Bucca]

If you return to the title screen after a checkpoint save during a mission, you start at that checkpoint right?

Also what's with this left arm thing? Is it applicable to all enemies or only some? What does it do exactly?

 

[Xander51]

Yeah, the demo askes you first off if you wanna play the tutorial, but it only covers blade mode. Other tutorials aren't available from what I can see in the other menus. Of course I'd go through all the tutorials in the full game.

That's interesting. I saw the little prompt at the beginning of gameplay in the demo about Combat Basics and never actually followed it, but I did do some codec conversations. Funny that they aren't even there. I only learned the correct Zandatsu technique from watching the Giant Bomb Quick Look, and that made me go back and try it in the demo today.

I will probably buy the full game this afternoon. Being able to heal makes a huge difference!