Why Metal Gear Rising Deserves to be Iconic

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not just one of the most iconic Metal Gear games, but also one of the most iconic video games of the last decade, and today, we investigate why it deserves to be so iconic...
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Part 1
2:56 - Brief Overview + Metal Gear Rising's Interesting Development
7:36 - Why MGR's Gameplay is so Iconic
13:58 - Why MGR's Soundtrack is so Iconic
18:01 - Why MGR's Bosses are so Iconic
22:39 - Why MGR's Story and Characters are so Iconic
32:01 - Finale
34:28 - Outro
►►Thanks for watching guys!
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[@HiddenXperia]

*RULES OF NATURE*

[@Soundwave-gay]

And they run when the sun comes up

[@tannernix801]

@@Soundwave-gay with their lives on the line

[@listeed1995]

ALIVE

[@bobthebuilder4345]

FOR ALL THAT I'VE

[@vilmnil1420]

NO CHOICE

[@Azrael_Equinox]

"DOKTOR! TURN OFF MY STEALTH INHIBITORS!" "But Raiden, this is a Metal Gear game, you ca..." *"DO IT"*

[@bobthebuilder4345]

*SUPLEXES METAL GEAR*

[@Petar321_GT]

nice one

[@LucyWest370]

Turning off stealth inhibitors just means becoming stealthy dude

[@Azrael_Equinox]

@@LucyWest370 yeah but I wanted it to sound similar to the original quote soooooo...

[@LucyWest370]

@@Azrael_Equinox just replace off with on, it makes no sense

[@melancall5960]

All the MGR appreciation recently is just golden, glad it’s being widely recognized and talked about again

[@requiemagent3014]

Max0r. He really deserves all the credit for this. His two videos about this game sparked new interest in this game. It's everywhere lately.

[@workingclassdoge5303]

Well if it isnt saucy max

[@shawncollins5127]

He'll, I decided to actually replay after all these years because of this video! I'm now on a S rank Revengence difficulty run

[@PriestessofGenbu]

>again Everyone didn't want to talk about this masterpiece because that "make america great again" line was in it and no one wanted to be reminded of ebul orange man so it was a low key gem until recently. All I have to say is, where was all this support when we needed it for a sequel. Not that it matters, because lol konami.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@requiemagent3014 fuck no. I'm not giving some YTber credit. Game is genuinely this good with or without his meme videos about it. Game was also perfectly memeable without someone to make a video on it. We need to stop this "celeb worship" bullshit

[@mootroidXproductions]

gamers: keep politics out of games!! metal gear rising: it's ok to kill libertarians

[@leviticusprime4904]

Politics is fine, it’s how you implement them into that the story. Mgr of course does this very well.

[@Simperonii]

@@leviticusprime4904 metal gear in general does it well

[@leviticusprime4904]

@@Simperonii even 5 does it pretty well, even though chapter 2 is a more rocky compared to chapter 1

[@verdadylibertadmagufa]

Well, if promoting wars for human evolution is libertarian, then Ive been living under a box.

[@Simperonii]

@@leviticusprime4904 they’re not all perfect, but generally they do it quite well

[@J2ojuiced95]

Memes aside I’m glad MGR has had a resurgence in popularity, it’s always been viewed highly among hack n slash fans but not so much by general gaming fans. It also helps that the game has a top tier soundtrack, apparently it was the composers first time working on a metal soundtrack and what a great first time it was.

[@MrGanjie]

This and transformers devastation have some lit soundtracks and cool gameplay

[@notasandwich2080]

you could say it's had a revengeance

[@blazelightzero595]

Part of the reason why it was the composer's first time making heavy metal music for this game's was because he previously composed music for a kids game.

[@marranin007]

@sly dankass what does 343 have to do with this comment

[@Comkill117]

In 2013 it was basically the savior of character action games as DmC: Devil May Cry released a bit earlier and Ninja Gaiden 3 released the previous year and effectively killed those series for a while (in the case of Ninja Gaiden it’s still dead). Then the Jetstream and Blade Wolf DLC were just the icing on the cake.

[@Delta_4k]

Kinda funny that the memes led me to actually buying the game. Memes truly are the DNA of the soul.

[@tomsimpkins1211]

I love the fact that the hero in this story, doesn't become a more just an upstanding person. He embraces his love of slaughter, and channels it for what is the greater good.

[@LostSoulSilver]

And at the end of the day, isn't that what being a hero is about? Using what you are and what you have to do good, despite your shortcomings?

[@Glaivemistake]

tbh I don't like it since it takes away from Raiden's character for the sake of basically making him edgier, wasn't he all about the horror of child soldiers and all that?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

From the gameplay, the characters, the story, the pacing and especially the music, all of them just hit the mark for me. This is one of the few games I would genuinely put at a 10/10. I think Metal Gear Rising is simply a once in a generation masterpiece, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart. I haven't seen any other game that can introduce a final boss in the last 30 minutes of the game, yet they made his dialogue and personality so iconic, making him one of the most memorable bosses in gaming.

[@intercontinentalballisticben]

how are you everywhere

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

@@intercontinentalballisticben Nanomachines son!

[@lelouchlamperouge4273]

When do you sleep!?

[@lelouchlamperouge4273]

Awesome to see your views on other games. Your editing as always is iconic

[@intercontinentalballisticben]

@@lelouchlamperouge4273 they probably never sleep

[@NebLleb]

It is a rare game that makes you feel like you're using a sword that CAN ACTUALLY CUT SHIT.

[@arpitpatel5312]

Katana zero. If u want another game that cuts shit.

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

It gets even better once you get sam sword and gray fox sword

[@sekiro7397]

NINJA GAIDEN!!

[@generalcjg]

Lol, for a second I thought you were fully quoting Angry Joe when you said "using a sword that CAN ACTUALLY CUT SHIT" since he said something very similar in his Metal Gear Rising review from 2013.

[@NebLleb]

@@generalcjg Ya think?

[@volrogue]

I literally just finished prepping my meal. What perfect timing!

[@HiddenXperia]

Enjoy your meal friendo 🤝

[@DubNation2016]

Were you making the mother of all omelettes there?

[@sixthcairn]

Exquisite!

[@Alcatraz760]

I love how while spin offs typically don't live up to the franchise expectations or deviate too far, this one manages to be completely different yet still feels like it's in the MG Universe.

[@SerathDarklands]

I never had a problem with Armstrong. The boss that always gave me trouble is the living desk toy himself, Monsoon.

[@karmiccj1911]

If you didn’t know how to parry before. NOW YOU WILL!!!

[@SerathDarklands]

@@karmiccj1911 Oh, I have no problem parrying. My problem is his nonsense where he just decides that you can't hit him.

[@jadenmurray1325]

@@SerathDarklands Its cut or be cut Jack, and you cannot cut me. *Continues to pull himself apart further then a Lego*

[@jadenmurray1325]

@Owenboy360 if you use that you dont get thr special at the end where he begs for his life.

[@SerathDarklands]

@Owenboy360 Wait, are you telling me that in over fifteen runs through _Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance,_ you can shut down Monsoon with EMP grenades, and I never knew about it?

[@SimplyNon_sense]

I have to disagree with your take on the stealth mechanics. The optional "Hunter Stealth" as it was known was one of my favorite parts. I would always strive to eliminate all enemies with no detection. And it was nice that this mechanic wasn't forced on people.

[@Kodaiva]

Stealth is optional but so is my mercy

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@Kodaiva that's a nice argument senator by why don't you back it up with a source?

[@BazookaTiger37]

These are just the remnants of the original "Hunter Stealth", not the real thing, maybe we'll never know how was the original gameplay but this Hack&Slash definitely isn't.

[@luizotavio44]

@@BazookaTiger37 yeah it probably would have more stealth parts if it wasnt handed over to platinum games

[@neclitorismagnum]

@@thedoomslayer5863 my source is that I made it the fuck up!

[@LieutenantFoxtrot]

"Most of the bosses are really easy to beat" Sundowner's Shield Hitbox: *FUCKING INVINCIBILITY INTENSIFIES*

[@mercury2157]

@Upcycle Shoes a lot of people, even longtime players, don't seem to know there's an easy way to be precise with blade mode. when you're angling your attack with the right stick, you can press one of the attack buttons to cut along that exact angle without snapping the stick back into place and screwing up the index. if you wanna do it more than once along the same axis though, you have to wait until the animation finishes. when I realized this, it made using blade mode so much more simple

[@Amsel_616]

@@mercury2157 i still fail sometimes while trying to cut the lower shields, then i learned that you can actually move while using Blade Mode.

[@Gnidel]

@Upcycle Shoes But it's optional. You can just go behind him.

[@AceDantalion]

One of my favorite parts of the game myself is how the boss themes are actually a reflection of the boss themselves despite also being absolute bops just so good

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

Same

[@illuminose6494]

Glad people still remember this masterpiece. I love every aspect of this game from the ground up. Crazy how Armstrong was only in the game for like 30 mins and yet he left such a huge impression on the fans! Thanks for reviewing this certified hood classic

[@nepspartan-7597]

One of the kickers about zandatsu is that you're not slowing down time. From the point of view of the surrounding enemies, your arms and sword turned into a blurry blending machine and it's just slow from Raiden's pov Also Saucy Jack was a nickname given to what was considered a copycat Jack the Ripper, so Armstrong saying that could be a jab at "You're not the real Jack the Ripper. Give him to me."

[@asimsoo291]

I think the part that makes cutting up your enemies with blade mode so enjoyable is that, if you can finally zandatsu the enemy giving you a hard time AND get your health back in full is absolute euphoria

[@stupidflandrs4856]

Awesome to see the end credits song getting some love. Easily one of the more thematically powerful songs in the game, especially since it covers Raiden's situation after everything's done (and how it went unaddressed since we never got a sequel). It sticks with me a lot even though you can't associate it with a cool gameplay moment like all the other songs.

[@xXMartineitorXxI]

Standing here we realize that mgrr deserves to be iconic and everyone is hyped for it when our guard is down I think even them will agree that it needs a sequel but in the end we are stuck with just one! We want more Raiden they want more money but maybe we are both the saaaameee everyone loves revengance and no one uses stealth but nobody gets a part two! yet staring across this barred gamer land I fell more revengance will come beneath our mod stained haaaaaaaands! beneath our mod stained haaaaaaaaaaaaands!!!

[@bobthebuilder4345]

there is a bladewolf and sam dlc so if you combine them we kind of got a sequel??

[@xXMartineitorXxI]

Yeah I love those dlc one small issue they're short and are prequels

[@jamariobrown-tolliver8163]

Yeah and it showed that metal gear can continue without kojima as long as the devs know what they are doing

[@ddarkon1223]

@@bobthebuilder4345 both dlcs are prequels to mgr

[@filipvadas7602]

The fact that Armstrong, certified gigachad and walking talking satire of American politics, is chronologically the final boss of the Metal Gear franchise will never stop being glorious.

[@nepspartan-7597]

Raiden started with cutting a politician to save others (George Sears) and ends with cutting another politician to save others (Steven Armstrong)

[@sixthcairn]

@@nepspartan-7597 And if we had our way, Armstrong wouldn't have been the last.

[@Stryxo]

the fabled MGR video, finally released for my consumption, amazing

[@metetural9140]

Exquisite

[@sreedev8250]

I hope to see one from you as well, but you do you my friend (even though I’ve never met you but whatever)

[@epicdude3659]

MGR is also technically the last game of the series (timeline wise) isn't it? Which means that Armstrong is the final boss of the metal gear series.

[@BazookaTiger37]

Not really, Rising is not canon which means that the final boss is still Liquid Ocelot.

[@epicdude3659]

Oh

[@Gomenne_gomenne]

Rising it's not canon, but in our hearts, it is

[@NobleBoss]

The canon timeline is MGS3>Portable Ops> Peace Walker>Ground Zeroes>Phantom Pain>MG1>MG2>MGS1>MGS2>MGS4>Rising So yes it's the last bossfight now until either a new game set after it comes out or if it gets retconned by a different game.

[@Saber501]

I love this game so much, unironically for its edgy moments and all. The music, the gameplay, the story. It's great. Also I love the subtle Halo metaphors you use. But my favorite part of this video is the fact someone *finally* acknowledges the meaning behind Monsoon's "Memes" speech. Everyone just looks at it on the surface level and don't read into the original meaning behind the word. Can't wait for the next branch out video, given the strange limbo Halo is in at the moment.

[@TLR_Eden]

i recently bought this game, and had a blast playing it. even the parts that were pissing me off was still fun. enjoy every minute of it.

[@JMulls]

MGR gets a lot of attention for how fun it is, and how great it is, but the story is also really really amazing for what you probably expect from it going in. So many great characters and individual moments, and the payoff is so good!

[@ChaosShadoWolfe]

The reason why you enjoy the QTEs more in Rising than in any other game... is because it's not linked to an insta-death. Regardless of the outcome, you get returned to the main gameplay loop.

[@mercury2157]

*unless you're on revengeance mode with no nanopaste*

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@mercury2157 that one fucking attack metal gear ray has on the rooftop where he shoots out a giant Lazer that LOOKS like you SHOULD be able to jump over it but you can't and fucking die to bc it 1 hits on REVEANGENCE

[@BazookaTiger37]

¿ But there are a lot of QTEs with insta-death, the QTEs of Monsoon or the Sam's DLC are the best example.

[@Gnidel]

@@BazookaTiger37 They have checkpoint right before them, so it's not very punishing.

[@BazookaTiger37]

@@Gnidel Right, but that isn't the same as saying that the QTEs doesn't have insta-death.

[@prophetofgrunt2088]

MGR Is full of hype music. When sundowner gets into phase 2 and red sun plays its vocals it’s just so ICONIC, shame people never get to phase 2 of his boss battle

[@bobthebuilder4345]

yeah, they should have made him take little to no damage in his phase 1

[@Justaplebxd1998]

legend say people who beat sundowner before phase 2, get crashed by armstrong

[@VergilPeterson]

I purposely do as little damage as possible so I can cut his shield down and hear Red Suns vocals. 10/10 moment.

[@makairidah8354]

Im so glad that rising is once again getting the recognitiom it deserves as part of the metal gear franchise. Unlike the most recent spin off.....

[@Anonimo-hf3yi]

Survive moment

[@curiouscommand5916]

We don't talk about that.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

Survive doesn't exist. It's all just a bad dream.

[@Anonimo-hf3yi]

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[@The_NJG]

My favorite quote is "Don't fuck with this senator."

[@mistermaxie6487]

I think seeing Ray was the hypest thing I've experienced in a game before, even though my favorite overall boss is Sam. The chaos of decimating an obsolete war machine is absolutely amazing.

[@camerondittmer2923]

I'm so glad that after so long of just listening to the soundtrack, I finally played this game-- It is simply legendary for its immaculate action and absurd humor. For the direction the series was going with 4, it seems like MGR was the perfect next installment.

[@Esponea_482]

‘That’s a nice argument, HiddenXperia, why don’t you back it up with a source?’

[@Justaplebxd1998]

my source is that i made it the F up

[@y3ldarb2]

I played MGR for the first time recently (and completed it, but I'm replaying it on higher difficulties), and it's now easily one of my favorite games of all time. I'm glad you're covering it.

[@newon2014]

It's so addicting, trying to get S rank on everything is hard as fuck but so satisfying to finally get

[@y3ldarb2]

@@newon2014 Exactly! I kept restarting the final boss in the Blade Wolf DLC every time I took damage, and eventually I got an S rank. I even got a handful of S ranks throughout the Wolf DLC. Very satisfying indeed.

[@newon2014]

@@y3ldarb2 ive started trying to S rank all the bosses. Which seems significantly easier in regular mode. The dogs so damn slow compared to raiden and my main strat was run in circles spamming light attacks 😂

[@Simperonii]

@@newon2014 just learn to parry, then you can’t lose

[@newon2014]

@@Simperonii just tell me to get good lmao

[@vahlok1426]

Who else couldn't resist but sing along with the banger of a soundtrack MGR has?

[@damionval]

Hearing about how the gameplay and soundtrack go hand in hand makes me wonder if Capcom thought of this game while making DMC 5, because they seem very similar.

[@thelvadam8474]

Metal gear rising, or the game that managed to create a wonderful and iconic villain(One of the best video game villains ever created I would say)which appears only in the final part of the game ... that is, characterizing a villain with so little screen time so well is pure skill, a praise to the developers for creating this pearl of a game.

[@maxelsstellh7687]

I just played this game when it recently came out, knew little of the metal gear franchise apart from a not completed mgs 2 game, I was bit familiar with Raiden but I swear to god, this was the most fun experience i had as a child, I spent a whole day playing this game till the end and then I went perfecting my technique in a second playthrough+ where I spent hours and hours till I could defeat some bosses with no damage, VR missions were some kind of fun though as well, I just missed that this game never had a sequel and it just vanished into everyone's memory for years till it started shining again as it always should, hopefully someday will get a badass sequel.

[@forspartaaa2348]

Metal gear rising deserves a sequel like pleaseeee 😭

[@denglong7180]

Don't. It's fucking Konami.

[@forspartaaa2348]

@@denglong7180 i mean hideo should get it

[@captainpep3]

@@denglong7180 they could get platinum to make the sequel

[@emperorswagahoto718]

Great work on this! If your looking for another similar experience I cannot recommend Yakuza 0 enough. It shares a lot of qualities with MGR and taught me how quick time events could be used to enhance the experience. I can remember almost every boss battle and the musical track associated with it, and I consider it to be one of my favorite games of all time. It would be well worth your time and a great intro to a surprisingly large series!

[@DMAN99]

In some ways even though the circumstances are different, MGR's current resurgence (or revengeance) reminds me of what happened with the Yakuza series and how, now, it's a beloved series even though for a long time it was stuck in obscurity.

[@cheefqueef6494]

You know, Earth's biggest lie ever conceived was that people only play Metal Gear Solid for the plot.

[@jamariobrown-tolliver8163]

And that only kojima can do the series

[@sKxapFarbxqjk528khjlwv]

@@jamariobrown-tolliver8163 well tbh that's true,only kojima can do the MAIN SERIES.but the spin-offs can be done by other people.

[@sixthcairn]

I mean, we also play it for the "plot", if you know what I mean.

[@GTD_Galatea]

One thing I would like to add is that the song lyrics reveal some extra details about the bosses and their motivations. Let's take a look Mistral's song (A Stranger I Remain) for example. The song is about how once she was lost, but then she finally found a true purpose for her life. The purpose in this case is her newfound love for a special someone which, in turn, gives meaning to the conflict she's fighting (It's heavily implied that Armstrong is the one she loves). Jetstream Sam's song lyrics (The Only Thing I Know for Real) highlight his own internal conflict about fighting Raiden. He purposefuly let go of who he was, but at the same time, he ashamed of the things he's doing. Yet, he keeps doing it because he can't imagine himself doing anything else.

[@total_loser]

These MGS branch out vids are really getting me interested in the franchise. And I now understand why Raiden is such a good character and would you ever consider making a video about Raidens life story, if there's enough to tell I've never been interested in MGS till your videos about the franchise. Love em all keep up the awesome work.

[@ausaralexander2627]

Preaching the choir man, instant cult classic

[@lohs117]

15:00 Actually they're from 2018, so its cyborg enhanced super soldiers from the recent past. Reality is often disappointing

[@Coud91]

I think the slower codec calls where you're forced to a slow walk happen so the game has the time to load the next area. Because otherwise you'd be speeding into an unloaded area with that speed

[@crashatrongaming9398]

You can skip the calls

[@Gnidel]

That is correct. You can skip them only after loading is over.

[@crashatrongaming9398]

@@Gnidel ah, I played only recently on PC so it was instant

[@TeacherTempest]

This is a game I keep coming back to. Nearly 8 years after giving up, I got back to beating all the remaining bosses on hard difficulty without taking damage. Jetstream armstrong was by far the most challenging

[@themanfromjupiter910]

I literally just bought Metal Gear Rising and it is my first Metal Gear game. Currently fighting Armstrong. I will never be able to experience it for the first time again and that is enough to make me cry.

[@CustodianVirgil]

I love that you're branching out in content!

[@TurokRevolution]

The codec calls aren't that bad. You will listen to them on your first walkthrough, but after that you can just skip them with Y/Triangle. I love The War Still Rages Within, it's really underrated.

[@paulzan2246]

*“This video was bad-shit amazing!”*

[@rb_memorablerexog8589]

i feel like the boss themes tell a better story then the gameplay look at sam, once he loses his sword the words in his theme goes away and the words really show what happened to sam how he lost his identity by joining arm strong and losing him self while climbing the mt of success

[@hellionimmortis9362]

One thing about the soundtrack I love is how it fleshes out the story more with the lyrics. Makes Sam's story that much more tragic when you listen to the lyrics of his theme.

[@davidm3678]

I never played this game but I hope this video changes that

[@Foodnstuff109]

I really appreciate the effort you put into the editing of this video. It's perfect.

[@nathangothan601]

Just here to give the video a thumbs up immediately and then watch later. Love from Austin, TX Luc!

[@finestcacophony9296]

IT’S LIKE I SAID LUC This video was going to be amazing and you knocked it out of the park! The way you dive deep into stuff really helped give me fresher eyes on what this games about, even if most of it is obvious. Amazing video chief! Looking forward to ya next one as always!

[@-Raylight]

I still wonder what's the reaction from MGR devs when they realized their game gets more popular 9 years later 😂 Metal Gear Rising might not the best, but it satisfy everything almost we all looking for, badass music, badass gameplay, interesting and cheesy characters, story and politics that ring true to this day.

[@slickcalf985]

Popular 9 years later? My dude, it's been popular since it came out

[@melovespoon]

I like how you tease ray at the beginning as though he's an important part of the story

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

I think this is one of those few games which mastered the art of being dumb as hell and genius at the same time. This game is like a paradox.

[@pmak3128]

Yes!! I was just playing it yesterday and it is one of the best hack n slash games of recent generations

[@Stuntmachine14]

Amazing video Xperia. Happy you're branching out!

[@IVI4V3R1CK]

Man, keep on keeping on. This new chapter of HiddenXperia is a welcomed one.

[@metealpesk555]

A Surprise to be sure,But a welcome One.

[@RudeBoyRudeBoyRudeBoy]

LOVING the fact that you are branching out to other series! keep it up!

[@inanimatesum4945]

Its been a while since your videos got put on to my front page instead of my subbox, and I'm very glad its about how incredible MGR is.

[@silverone8498]

I’ve been looking forward to this….

[@AkwardDummy4444]

Lyrics of the MGR music actually have a meaning. And I was about to explain them all, but I think it's better to figure them out for yourself.

[@subhadeepjasu292]

Finally! Nice seeing one of my favorite youtubers giving some love to this master piece.

[@bakubread9308]

no other main villains has ever scored a field goal with me, pushed up his glasses, and had a phantom crowd cheer him on. that says something.

[@westonsiegel2883]

"Why _____ deserves to be iconic" Sounds like a series I'd tune in for. Apparently I never gave this game nearly enough of a chance.

[@UltimateDudeGuy]

damn, that dive on sam's story by far was one of the best ive seen even if its just 2 minutes

[@clockwork4ngel893]

This video was amazing! I previously haven’t heard of mgr until the recent resurgence. I since have been wondering about this game, and I think I’ll actually pick it up and play it after watching this video! Great work, felt like you throughly explained why this game is great!

[@WackaMei]

Keep it up Xperia! These non-Halo videos are a lovely detour from your normal broadcasting schedule!

[@marshmallowcat2456]

*Whoa* did not expect to see you, ngl i clicked on thumbnail. Looking forward to the watch

[@andreigas]

this game introduced its main antagonist in the last 30 minutes of the game and he became one of the most iconic and recognizable characters ever.

[@slickcalf985]

Armstrong was introduced in chapter 2 but ok

[@samvimes9510]

Earlier this year I decided to track down an old 360 copy of Rising for my Series X. I will fully admit that it was tHe MeMeS that piqued my interest. I was having fun enough going through it, but then I got to Mistral's fight and paid a bit more attention to her song. It sounded like it was actually being sung from her point of view. After I beat her, I looked up a lyrics video to her song and was floored. It really _was_ from her point of view. Then I looked up Blade Wolf's song and it was _also_ from his point of view. That was when I realized I was playing something truly special. I have _never_ played a game where all the songs in a soundtrack actually tell the views and backstories of the bosses. It's such a unique way to expand the story. I've replayed the game once so far, but I've listened to the OST so many times now that I have almost every song memorized. Collective Consciousness is such a scarily relevant song, but I would expect nothing less of a Metal Gear game. Gives me chills every time I listen to it.

[@matingame9348]

Damn bro thumbnail is really high quality♥️♥️

[@deathahoy8971]

17:26 I guess you could call it a red sun over paradise?

[@ChaosSpartan275]

Awesome vid man! Would love to see more MGS, particularly MGS3/4

[@skyfishgaming69]

Never would I have thought the halo guy would make a video about MGR, but I’m glad he did. As for the codec calls that bring you to a standstill, they’re there to cover up the loading of the next section. It loads after the first few lines, but it’s there to make the loading seem less and to add some extra narrative there. It’s annoying for running through again, but it is skippable.

[@lordcanti]

Absolutely loving these videos!

[@kenosarawa]

Head canon: while the orchestrated score of the game is an overlay, the soundtrack (the rock music) is diegetic; it's a playlist running on Raiden's internal sound system.

[@chevmimins6876]

Ayo wtf i just finished beating armstrong and now this video happened

[@chosenmaple99]

“War crime this, can’t eat the drywall that”

[@alexandertaves2730]

I realized how they can save Halo from everything post Halo 3…. Master Chief is still stuck in the cryo pod and everything we’ve played since then has just been one big nightmare… The real secret ending is for us to figure out how to wake Chief up from this nightmare known as 343…

[@bazasulli4975]

MGRR is one of the best games I've played. Very well polished and fun as hell to play. I would say it has to be up there as one of the best Metal Gear games.

[@TheCman5015PLPro]

When Ryden picked up that medal gear, I felt that.

[@Moonshark92]

Banger video. Hope it gets more views

[@mercury2157]

Remember the way TheGamingBrit celebrated the announcement of Devil May Cry 5? That's exactly how I'd react to an announcement of a Metal Gear Rising sequel. Also, you can fast forward through Codec calls.

[@dashiejinxx100]

Been so hyped for this man! Love this game so much!

[@thegodlydinosaur6411]

The war still rages within is one of my favourite tracks for sure but all of them are amazing

[@pmak3128]

We definitely need a remaster of this!

[@PBart7]

14:05 I spit out my drink lmao 🤣 bruh the soundtrack *DOES* fuck

[@KnightOMurk]

HELL YEAH THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR! guess you could say I finally found what IIIII WAS LOOOOOKING FOR

[@PhartingFeeting]

DAMN KONAMI AND NOT LETTING THE SEQUEL OCCUR. Though, how would a sequel be like?

[@stupidflandrs4856]

It'd probably be a pachinko machine

[@flynntaggart7216]

@@stupidflandrs4856 pachinko games

[@0bsidianPrime]

"Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not a word in the dictionary" - Max0r, 2021

[@Devilsruinguy]

Yo hiddenxperia bring back floooded with flavour your bbq vids were top tier man

[@Venom-Boiii]

We can’t forget the Desperado coating for Raider’s body you unlock after you beat Sundowner. Red and black is one of my favorite color combos, and it looks sick as hell. The other body variations are great too, but you have to spend money on those.

[@ThePrimordialArchon]

One feature nobody realises is that there’s literally a skip button on the codec calls