'Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance' almost didn't look like 'Metal Gear' (Photos)

The development saga of "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance" for the PS3 and Xbox 360 has been a tale of reworks, cancellations and studio moves since it was first announced in 2009.

[cyberninja]

this is not a metal gear game and i don't care what everybody says.

[kingjoker34]

Its not trying to be a metal gear game bro. Its trying to be a damn good hack and slash game.

[cyberninja]

it doesn't have to have metal gear in its name, just like re6 wasn't a re game, games like this tarnish the franchises, i'm still mad at capcom for what they did with re; i've forced myself through Leon's campaign, and once I finished it i had no intensions to play through the rest of the game, that's why i don't care about this metal gear game. It's like turning god of war into platfromer or devil may cry into metal gear solid or resident evil into brawler aka re6.

[floetry101]

It doesn't come under the "numbered" saga, thus, you don't have to treat it as part of the franchise, just cannon. I love it when people swipe at a game without having played it. Pre-conceived notions will forever tarnish the gaming community.

This is an action game made by Platinum Games. The team behind Bayonetta and Vanquish, some of the coolest action titles that have been brought to the forefront without actually being sequels.

This isn't the same as RE6, where a team of thousands produce a game without any focus or devotion to the roots of the franchise. This is a modest team picked by Kojima to make a Metal Gear title that stripes away the convoluted story in favour of pure, unadulterated fun. If that makes it unworthy of the franchise, well then I've lost a little faith in you humans.

[MysticStrummer]

I agree with cyberninja. The only reason this game has Metal Gear connections is because they know they'll get more sales that way.

[Dark11]

this is just like saying .. you won't buy Mario Kart cuz it's not a "real mario game".

[chukamachine]

There's a better racer on the blocks now.

Sonic all stars transformed.

[wishingW3L]

but even Mario Kart stays truer to the Mario art-style and concept than this generic mess that wants to pass as a Metal Gear game. The character models are super generic, the story sounds ultra crap, Raiden went through a personality change and the game can't be more cheesy simply because it isn't possible! That's the difference!

If you remove Raiden from the game you wouldn't even be able to tell that this is a Metal Gear game. PG could call it a different name and this could pass as a completely new IP like Vanquish.

[nukeitall]

Looks like a damn good Metal Gear game to me!

A game trying something new and getting slammed for it. Then they do the sequelitis thing and people complain too!

So what do you want? No games!?

[jagstar44]

It will probably be a fun game but i really really wanted the original concept...it looked like a traditional kojima metal gear game

this is just too over the top and silly

[Kran]

Sorry... but I didn't think "Metal Gear" had a 'look'. I can understand it doesn't have the "Metal Gear Solid" look but then this is "Metal Gear Rising" meaning it's its own franchise in the Metal Gear franchise.

Understand?

[MysticStrummer]

It's really weird to me that people agreed with you, though this is N4G so it's hard to take agrees or disagrees very seriously.

I definitely think Metal Gear has a "look".

[Kran]

As long as it has the !, some form of stealth and that it's developed by some sort of Japanese company, it's a Metal Gear game.

[Braid]

How did we guess Phantom Pain was an MGS game if the games have no certain "look" to them, then? Of course the games have a distinct artistic style with recurring themes and design choices, the simplest example being the sneaking suits. I don't know about you but being a die hard fan of the series I can easily determine if the material shown is MGS related from a mile, which proves our point.

[Kran]

METAL GEAR SOLID.

Not Metal Gear.

Haven't you been reading a work I said? Of course the Phantom Pain looked like a METAL GEAR SOLID game, but Metal Gear Rising doesn't look like a METAL GEAR SOLID game purely because it's its own franchise like Metal Gear Acid was.

Are you getting it now?

If you were a die hard fan, you'd know there was a difference between Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Rising and Metal Gear Acid and that they all fall under the same franchise "Metal Gear", which furthermore proves that Metal Gear doesn't really have a "look" because it's of multiple sub franchises and the two NES Metal Gear games also fall under their own franchise too slightly.

GOD I HATE RANTING.

[Dark_Legend]

Platinum Games are doing a good job and I think this game will be great and a nice addition to the mgs universe. And by the way, we are getting Ground Zeroes, so everybody should feel happy .

[prototypeknuckles]

people do realize that this game is a SPIN-OFF that DOESNT STAR SNAKE, so why would it play just like metal gear solid.

[MysticStrummer]

I think people understand that just fine. They just don't like the idea. I know I don't.

[Roccetarius]

I have much, much more faith in PG making a good game. Some other studios have ruined a great franchise, but that wasn't surprising really.

Also, R.I.P, Bayonetta 2. You could have been so much more.

[animegamingnerd]

@roccetartus how will bayonetta 2 suck since we haven't seen anything on it yet or your a retarded fanboy who has his hand up his ass