toastyToast
Member
With every verse completed on normal, my total time was something like 5:45. My save file was more like 15h though. Bayo doesn't count time outside of verses, not sure if that applies with Rising
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Metal Gear Rising: Reviewgeance thread of reviews and EatChildren
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With every verse completed on normal, my total time was something like 5:45. My save file was more like 15h though. Bayo doesn't count time outside of verses, not sure if that applies with Rising
Gamereactor Sweden: 7/10
Pros: Lovely control, framerate as smooth as silk, wonderful bosses, awesome soundtrack, enormous action
Cons: Trifling camera, iffy sound effects, uneven tempo, too long/many codec sequences
Obligatory wrong post.
Pros: Lovely control, framerate as smooth as silk, wonderful bosses, awesome soundtrack, enormous action
Cons: Trifling camera, iffy sound effects, uneven tempo, too long/many codec sequences
Obligatory wrong post.
MikeE21286
Member
I'm actually surprised at some people saying the story is good and/or interesting.
Normally that's the biggest thing to get panned in Metal Gear games.
Normally that's the biggest thing to get panned in Metal Gear games.
Inaba. <3
If DmC is the new standard for Action games, we have really touched the bottom of a barrel
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Its okay, the mass market at large didnt enforce the media's bizarre agenda axe to grind with that game. Not that I expect Revengeance to light sales charts on fire in kind though.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Why bother if the game don't make you or don't reward you enough? Is objetive to giving a game that much credit when other games do it better in less time or encourages this in a compelling way?
And a lot more hours of potential tedium, specially if there is litte to no reward (no saying this happens in RE6 or Revengance, I need to play them first)
Well, they don't complain about the ending but there is a lot of film critics that dislike a movie so much that the leave the theater, and this happens in "prestige" festivals as Cannes.
Also, there is a lot of common mistakes that happens in film reviews: they get plot points wrong, don't bother researching the themes, who is who, if the film succeed in what it tried to do and not your expectations.
Now, this happens in a medium where it only takes 90 to 180 minutes of your time. Imagine Books and Video Games.
Edit: Sorry for my English, bad and busy morning
Have you actually played it? It's a great game, and much closer to the DMC series than some people give it credit for.
Coin Return
Loose Slot
Glad I pre-ordered for 360, but I'll just end up double dipping.
metalslimer
Member
10FPS? 360 it is. Much more important in this kind of game.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
- Both versions native 1280x720. No AA.
- Tearing from the 360 demo gone. Both 360 and PS3 retail v-synced.
- Game assets 1:1 between PS3 and 360.
- PS3 has less video compression thanks to disk space, and thus crisper pre-rendered cinematics. Similar to the demo.
- Different shadow rendering between the two. 360 missing some minor shadows and all shadows are dithered, but PS3 shadows pixelate quicker over distance.
- Higher framerate average on 360 over PS3. Both drop noticably from 60fps during physics and effects heavy sequences.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Stay inferior, PS3 version
Conciliator
Banned
It's not bad, but it doesn't have near the mechanical sophistication of DMC3 or Bayonetta(haven't played Revengeance yet so I can't speak to that).
In any case, hope to be getting this in my gamefly soon. Platinum <3
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Nice to see that they're so close. I might double dip on the 360 version at a later time.
MikeE21286
Member
I'm OK with the PS3 version. Trade-offs are made on both fronts it sounds like.
Palette Swap
Member
I picked the 360 version because of controller preference. Guess I'll double dip down the road.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah I'd like the cut-scenes to be crystal clear for my first play-through but that won't be too important after replays.
That dip probably never actually occurs while you are in control.
Snapshot King
Member
Wow. I switched by pre-order from 360 to ps3, and now I want to switch back, but I'll miss out on the cyborg ninja armor because it's too late. Fuck.
EDIT: Just watched it. Those 10 frames the 360 has over PS3 are all in gigantic explosion sequences or when you're cutting guys, not in fights.
EDIT2: Nope, I missed a video. Fucking 10fps increase across the board. Shit.
EDIT: Just watched it. Those 10 frames the 360 has over PS3 are all in gigantic explosion sequences or when you're cutting guys, not in fights.
EDIT2: Nope, I missed a video. Fucking 10fps increase across the board. Shit.
So you're faulting him... for the game... not explaining it's mechanics to him? Huh, that's some serious passing the buck to try to make Bio6 look good there, dude.
ViewtifulJC said:
Stay classy, ViewtifulJC.
HarrisonFordWHOGIVESASHIT.gif about performance differences. At the end of the day both platforms had to trade something but they're nearly even.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
The final count does. You also have a save file total time played count, but people arent using that because its not shlock-tactic news.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Who wants some gameplay? (no spoilers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KNv485Owo
Tutorial Gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uREB4uMNneA
I'll have boss battle footage in a bit and a review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KNv485Owo
Tutorial Gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uREB4uMNneA
I'll have boss battle footage in a bit and a review.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Capitalise that 'm', charlatan.
plutoknight
Member
Seems like it's hitting the ballpark that I imagined it would -- a good/great game that isn't a masterpiece but is worth your time.
I can't buy it yet :/. But I was kind of afraid the reviews would pan it, too. Glad to see it's quite the opposite.
I can't buy it yet :/. But I was kind of afraid the reviews would pan it, too. Glad to see it's quite the opposite.
Because that's what professionalism should demand. Personal views can be included in a review as well, but getting paid to do a job is not the same as playing games at your own leisure.
The reward is money paid, and continued employment.
Well, they don't complain about the ending but there is a lot of film critics that dislike a movie so much that the leave the theater, and this happens in "prestige" festivals as Cannes.
Also, there is a lot of common mistakes that happens in film reviews: they get plot points wrong, don't bother researching the themes, who is who, if the film succeed in what it tried to do and not your expectations.
Now, this happens in a medium where it only takes 90 to 180 minutes of your time. Imagine Books and Video Games.
Edit: Sorry for my English, bad and busy morning
True, and if a critic misses, or misunderstands a theme, or plot point too obvious they may lose credibility with their readers.
If a game doesn't push the player/reviewer to adapt and evolve their play style to succeed, then not detecting the existence of certain mechanics may be a failure of the game itself. However, when someone has gone out of their way to note the lack of a dodge move as a negative, then I'd say the game has been providing sufficient stimulus that the reviewer has simply failed to receive and respond to properly. All the cues were there, but they missed them.
Because most games involve repitition of the same mechanics and interactions across many different challenges, it's like watching the same film over and over multiple times and still failing to grasp the same plot point.
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
OMG. The inferior version is so obvious. How could I think the 360 ver...
Whoa, wait a minute. There's some slow down in the PS3. Whew. Thank goodness, I...
Hold on a moment! Did I just see the 360 omit a few particule effects? Well, we can't have any of that. I better...
Egads!! Now, the color in the PS3 version is a tincy bit faded.
Snapshot King
Member
Basic deal seems to be PS3 has nicer cutscenes and more shadows where the 360 version gets a 10 frame boost on the framerate when it gets hectic. Depends which matters more to you.
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
As long as it doesn't hender the gameplay, neither.
Snapshot King
Member
I'll say this much about the PS3 version, some dips here and there but outside of blade mode the game will feel* like 60fps 99% of the time. Even blade mode has been fixed since the demo and the framerate doesn't tank to the single digits anymore.
*not an bullshitfeel of 60fps
Aw fuck it. I'll grab PS3 and then if it nags me I'll just double dip.
EDIT: Thanks Jett.
Well... my total play time on the final score screen is 8.30 hrs, but only 8:51 hrs from the first screen(under SAVE FILE.)
Riposte
Member
Why do I get the feeling PG hurt themselves by calling a very easy mode "normal"? It sounds like they should have bumped everything down and had Very Hard mode available from the start and called it "Hard" or dare I say "Normal" or "Adult".
In any case, do the reviews say what difficulty they played on?
In any case, do the reviews say what difficulty they played on?
Do reviews ever specify difficulty levels (unless they have an axe to grind about that in particular)?
Although, I think there was an inference that Giant Bomb at least played it on normal.
Edit: This game revolution review switched it to Easy. And then complained about how easy the game was.
Hopefully Platinum learns from this clear-time debacle and includes a "total play time" along with the current calculation in future games.
You gotta be shitting me...
You gotta be shitting me...
Some people are just the worst.
I know DmC has a great gameplay but if you want to compare Rising with another Action game, dont use DmC but, for example baynonetta.
HitokiriNate85
Member
So what's the scoop on difficulty now? Is normal particularly easy?
I thought Vanquish had great difficulty. Normal is on the easier side but gives you a playthrough to familiarize yourself with the mechanics. Hard is where it's at, though I was always fearful of God Hard.
I thought Vanquish had great difficulty. Normal is on the easier side but gives you a playthrough to familiarize yourself with the mechanics. Hard is where it's at, though I was always fearful of God Hard.
According to Game Revolution, Easy is quite easy