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[Lucent]

Hope its somewhere between Bayonetta and Vanquish. Vanquish had insane replay value, but the actual content itself was rather bare, 6 hour campaign + a few challenges and some dlc weapons...

I haven't played Bayonetta beyond the demo but Vanquish def was short. It was awesome but there wasn't a lot to the fighting really. There were only a few guns I stuck to because the others weren't fun. I mean length of the game doesn't equal quality, but I'd like it to be an amazing 10 hour game at least and then have some crazy modes where there's like a lot of enemies at once and you're all over the place like "wtf do I do?" =P

 

[Dead]

I haven't played Bayonetta beyond the demo but Vanquish def was short. It was awesome but there wasn't a lot to the fighting really. There were only a few guns I stuck to because the others weren't fun. I mean length of the game doesn't equal quality, but I'd like it to be an amazing 10 hour game at least and then have some crazy modes where there's like a lot of enemies at once and you're all over the place like "wtf do I do?" =P

Bayonetta probably has the most content of any current gen action game. Kind of insane just how much is packed on that disc actually. ~10 hour campaign, insane replay value, tons of side/secret missions, unlockable boss + chapter, boat loads of unlockables including weapons, gameplay altering accessories, difficulties, costumes, etc.

 

[dan2026]

I worried that the Monsoon battle will be gimmick focused.

There is obviously some trick to getting him not to dodge.

 

[jett]

Nope, this time I say no and won't watch SHIT.

 

[Rolfgang]

A Dutch game magazine (Power Unlimited) had a preview in Frankfurt and the guy played for 8 hours straight and got to Chapter 4. Since there are usually about 8 - 12 chapters in a game, this might bode well for length. Tough the magazine isn't very trustworthy, it's still a good sign.

 

[matrix-cat]

A Dutch game magazine (Power Unlimited) had a preview in Frankfurt and the guy played for 8 hours straight and got to Chapter 4. Since there are usually about 8 - 12 chapters in a game, this might bode well for length. Tough the magazine isn't very trustworthy, it's still a good sign.

The achievements suggest there are seven chapters and a prologue, but that's still good news. I was beginning to think it might be another Vanquish situation.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

A Dutch game magazine (Power Unlimited) had a preview in Frankfurt and the guy played for 8 hours straight and got to Chapter 4. Since there are usually about 8 - 12 chapters in a game, this might bode well for length. Tough the magazine isn't very trustworthy, it's still a good sign.

I was happy with this post for a second until I remembered the game is probably filled with heaps of really long cut-scenes.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I was happy with this post for a second until I remembered the game is probably filled with heaps of really long cut-scenes.

2: The Metal Gear Solid series is famous (or perhaps infamous) for its cutscenes. What would you estimate the ratio is of cutscenes to gameplay in Rising?

Yuji Korekado for Kojima Productions: “For this title, we focused on the quality and impact per cutscene rather than the length. We looked at the game’s tempo and emphasized the high speed action for the cutscenes integration and this resulted in a shorter duration of cutscenes in comparison to gameplay. With that said, I want to strongly point out that we did not slack on the story. We wanted to have the players think about what Raiden is going through; experience the story through the action in the game so we are not necessarily spelling out everything for players through cutscenes.

We would continuously edit the script and cinematic sequences to create a dynamic story telling method and I believe the players will be able to feel and understand the story without stopping the high speed action provided in this game.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/met...e-cutscenes-length-and-story-impact-discussed

 

[Mupod]

http://www.examiner.com/article/met...e-cutscenes-length-and-story-impact-discussed

The feel of 60 minute cutscenes.

 

[XOF]

I worried that the Monsoon battle will be gimmick focused.

There is obviously some trick to getting him not to dodge.

I was thinking that too, but I'm hopeful.

I'm most excited about his fight out of the Winds of Destruction. Sam's fight, of course, is a different story.

 

[jett]

You probably can only attack Monsoon after he's been staggered by a parry.

 

[Maxrunner]

Seems this Metal Gear will probably have no problem to easily beat any of last one's Kojima has made internally....

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

http://www.examiner.com/article/met...e-cutscenes-length-and-story-impact-discussed

Well I don't get that impression from the demo. Time will tell.

 

[meta4]

Seems this Metal Gear will probably have no problem to easily beat any of last one's Kojima has made internally....

It will neither sell as well nor score as well but opinions I guess..

 

[BiggStankDogg]

God I can't wait for this game. So. Much. HYPE.

 

[SolidSnakex]

It will neither sell as well nor score as well but opinions I guess..

To be fair, the character action genre is nowhere near as popular as MGS, so it's not surprising that it wouldn't sell as well. GoW is the biggest game in the genre and it doesn't sell as well as MGS either. I'm expecting Rising to hit 3m+ when it's all said and done.

 

[rvy]

To be fair, the character action genre is nowhere near as popular as MGS, so it's not surprising that it wouldn't sell as well. GoW is the biggest game in the genre and it doesn't sell as well as MGS either. I'm expecting Rising to hit 3m+ when it's all said and done.

I expect less, honestly. People will whine about how hard it is, so will reviewers.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Hmm, maybe a little less. Bayonetta pulled in over a million. And that was a new IP and basically no marketing outside of Japan. If Rising doesn't hit 3m then I don't think that it'll be too far off from it.

 

[BossLackey]

I expect less, honestly. People will whine about how hard it is, so will reviewers.

I could easily see this happening. My second job is at GameStop, and pretty much nobody even knows what it is besides my co-workers.

 

[call_kotaku]

And more videos

There's a new location in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgCiFqeIvj8

This one shows several minutes of the Mistral fight, so watch at your own risk. There's also a new enemy type shown toward the end of the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtiKY11jiA8

In the second video, does Raiden pull out two spines at the beginning? Holy shit.

 

[Mr.Monitor]

Anybody else clench their fist whenever Raiden does it after pulling out the spine? So hype.

Thank god. I'm not the only one. I always slide my hand off the circle button and make a fist when I do that. I feel like an idiot but I just can't help it.

 

[nOoblet16]

And more videos

There's a new location in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgCiFqeIvj8

This one shows several minutes of the Mistral fight, so watch at your own risk. There's also a new enemy type shown toward the end of the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtiKY11jiA8

If you can recall then you'll realize that the new enemy is actually from the very first Rising trailer, back when it was being developed by Kojima Productions.