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@47 Haha! The NERVE of some guards.. seriously. All I wanted to do is kill him with a bit of… *panache*, you know? The guy denied me hard.

@50 Come on, SyFy channel at least.

@44: I thought Reuben was unbearable in DMC3. Tried way too hard to sound cool. Really liked him in DMC4 though.

“I thought the story and characters of DmC were weak, especially since it was said that Ninja Theory were bringing a *real* story to the table with this, make it “better”.”

I generally think the story and the characters are much better. The reason why Vergil and Dante didn’t get along was also much better. Yeah, the ending felt a little bit weak, but it wouldn’t be DMC without a fight between the two.

“They were going for the solid story rather than aiming to try and top Bayonetta’s gameplay”

Dunno about Bayonetta. I have a PS3 and heard bad, bad things about the PS3 Version. So I have not played it and have no opinion on it.

I don’t think it’s bad that they tried to tell a better story, since that – in my opinion – is what the series was always lacking. An interesting story, relatable and likable characters. I mean the female characters in DMC4 had no depth whatsoever. Just another damsel in distress, we have to save because … she’s Nero’s girlfriend. But she’s not mine and I don’t know anything about her, so why should I care again? Even Princess Peach had more depth.

And I thought DMC Fans hated Nero?

“The two different worlds, they’re too different from each other to not be able to have an opinion, you could see it from the beginning.”

Yes, for starters we don’t know jackshit about the world in previous DMC’s. Is the existence of Demons a known fact? Where is the government? Do they have a military? Why do some humans seem to possess more strength than others?

I don’t understand how anyone can say they are missing the old world when we knew nothing about it.

At the end of DmC you could see it being shaped back. With Limbo fusing with the real world. We saw military choppers in the background, people running away from demons. All that stuff. Dante could open his Demon Hunter business now.

“But it’s also true, I think, that sequels can drag a series down.”

I disagree. You can do what most DMC fans do: Ignore DMC2 ever happened. I do the same with Matrix. Bought the first one, ignored the rest.

“Not to mention the fact that you’d LOVE for the creators of Spec-Ops to be spending their time on a “proper” brand-new spec-ops game,”

No, I actually I do not. I want to see what other games they can produce. I’m not really interested in a sequel.

And Vergil is Nero’s father. Was confirmed in an interview. So much for Capcom and their respect for lore and story.

@45: Nope, I did not have that bug, but I’m kind of disappointed that cutting stuff to hurt enemies isn’t as effective as it should be.

@52 “Reuben was unbareable in DMC3. Tried way too hard to sound cool. Really liked him in DMC4 though.”

Yeah, I kind of agree with you there. Wouldn’t say quite say “unbearable”, but.. I know what you’re saying.

Gonna suppress my DmC related thoughts because I don’t want to derail this thread or anything, but you got some good points and I have some responses… I’ll save it for another time though

“I’m kind of disappointed that cutting stuff to hurt enemies isn’t as effective as it should be.”

I hope it’s just an isolated issue in the demo. Haven’t had a chance to try it again.

Cool.

Anyway, I do hoping cutting stuff becomes more useful in the final product. I remember being chased by a Gekko and cutting pillars in front of me, so stuff would fall down on him. That never happened. Either they were too slow or not close enough.

such a noobie slashing game

@52 – Being the Devil May Cry anime is canon, it is established that the rest of the world does appear to know about demons, in that they exist, but nobody really sees them as a huge threat unless they encounter them firsthand. There’s a jealous boyfriend who stalks Dante for an episode, thinking that he’s maybe involved in organized crime and then eventually starts thinking Dante is full demon, for example.

Despite this, Dante is usually hurting for money and constantly borrowing it from Lady to keep the shop open. Any money he does make at his demon hunting business usually just goes towards paying his debts to her. It also appears that Lady still operates as a demon hunter, but not under the Devil May Cry banner, but as an independent contractor, who occasionally works with Dante, but still demands his cut as well as hers.

@56: I wouldn’t know. I saw like 3 episodes of it and only remember how incredibly dull it was. Dante was equally dull and was lacking any personality.

btw. did you watch it completely? Was Vergil in it?

@57: I watched the whole anime, Vergil was not in it. It was a strange twist on things, Dante seeming to be obsessed with STRAIRUBARRY SUNDAYs (I watched the Japanese version with subs) and the little girl Patty garnering a lot of emphasis. I’m guessing because of assumptions of what the anime crowd would watch. There was also the episode where Lady and Trish competed with each other and ended the episode as pretty close to pals, but that kind of female rivalry turning into friendship is also expected in animes.

Yeah, I remember his Strawberry obsession and that annoying little girl.

I’ll never understand why so many animes based on videogames go wrong. Don’t they watch the source material? What’s the point of adapting something if you’re turning it into something else?

I had the same problems with the Persona Anime. It’s as if they never played 3 and 4.

GamingBolt: 8.5 – http://gamingbolt.com/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review

Here’s our review

http://www.shopto.net/news/41976/Metal-Gear-Rising-Revengeance-Review

Score – N/A

New Game Network: 79/100 – http://www.newgamenetwork.com/article/787/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review/

GodisaGeek – 8/10

http://www.godisageek.com/2013/02/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review/

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Games.it (Italy) – 8,0
http://www.games.it/sony/playstation/ps3/recensioni/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-video-recensione.html

Hardcore Gamer (4/5): http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/02/19/review-metal-gear-rising-revengeance/

gamespot score is 8.5

TheGamersPad 8.5/10:
http://thegamerspad.net/metal-gear-rising-review/

One Hit Pixe -l “B-”

http://onehitpixel.com/review/metal-gear-rising-revengeance

Expansive

http://expansivedlc.com/expansive-overview-metal-gear-rising-revengeance/

Score – N/A

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@58 & 59: I have to say, I thought the DMC anime *sucked*! I was looking at the Persona anime… Not too hopeful from the sounds of it, however.
Tbh though, I never take extra material seriously anyway, even I it is said to be canon. The original movie/game/whatever is all that matters.

PS3Gen.fr : 7,5/10

Link: http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ps3gen.fr%2Fmetal-gear-rising-revengeance-test-impression-note-verdict-review-ps3-xbox-360-platinum-games-konami-article-31298-1.html

GamingXP 75% (german review)

http://www.gamingxp.com/bericht-5936-konami-kojima_productions-ps3-metal_gear_rising_revengeance.htm#page_top

Digital Spy, 4/5 http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/review/a459460/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review-ps3-an-electrifying-spin-off.html

Nice numbers overall. I’m currently playing through MGS3 HD, but glad there is an entirely different beast to look forward to in the MGS universe.

As someone who was really critical of those first few trailers, I’m glad to read (and see) how wrong I was. It even appears that they’ve infused enough of that usual Metal Gear charm into the narrative, which is a great credit to Platinum.

Don’t know why I ever doubted the nutters. The studio was basically made to turn those Raiden cutscenes from MGS4 into a real game.

Bazicenter.com : 9 out of 10

http://www.bazicenter.com/xbox360/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/reviews/403

MGN – metal-gear.net Review of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

http://metal-gear.net/wp-content/themes/pixelpower/MGR_Review.html

All Things Xbox review – 7/10

http://allthingsxbox.com/2013/02/review-metal-gear-rising-revengeance/

Push Square review – 7/10
http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/metal_gear_rising_revengeance

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Why are people still complaining about DMC? Platinum Games didn’t make the game, in matter of fact, Platinum Games have had absolutely nothing to do with the franchise at any point in time.

Seriously, it’s growing tiresome. You don’t like a game, get over it, there’s plenty of others.

Like this one.

Any idea how long the game actually is?

^ Assuming Dave isnt some super awesome hardcore combo meister (with 21 deaths he isnt), and being generous and saying that it has round an hour of cut scenes (which i really doubt but lets just say thats the case)… About 6 hours long give or take, a bit less. Unless you get stuck and keep dying on a part. Of course that hardly counts, if it did every game would have a dubious length. Though i’m sure Acti would love to say CoD4 was crazy long all thanks to Mile High Club.

Dealspwn review – 9/10

http://www.dealspwn.com/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review-130091

Cheers Dave

http://www.laps3.com/analisis/373745-analisis_metal_gear_rising_revengeance.html – 92/100 – LaPS3 (Spain)

PSLS – 3/10
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/02/19/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review-ps3/

@85 The guy don’t know how to parry and complains about the game because of it, and because it’s hard. Moving on.

StickSkills.com – 4.5/5
http://stickskills.com/review/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-review/

Lots of love for a game that you can tell deserves it.

Playerslink (Spanish) http://playerslink.la/playersreview_metalgearrisingrevengeance/
8.5

The game looks awesome! Just the first game in the year of the action games. Bayonetta 2, Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2, and God of War Ascension still to go.

http://playeressence.com/metal-gear-rising-god-of-war-ascension-bayonetta-2-castelvania-los-2-which-action-game-will-reign-supreme-in-2013/

Got another one to add folks:

The Gaming Vault – 9/10.

http://www.thegamingvault.com/2013/02/review-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-360ps3/