Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Hyve Minds

[@HyveMindsGames]

I told ya'll I'd make more than one video this year.

[@ancientnightTV]

He finally stopped playing DMC and remembered his channel.

[@mrconga6701]

Barely

[@heavensdooooor4251]

I guess the next one in gonna be Mid 2023

[@mryupjup2203]

were happy you did :]

[@TheREALHugo4]

@IIISixStringIII We all had a time where we played the coolest video game series of all time (Devil May Cry), now it's time for the next generation to witness this series too.

[@r.p.7174]

Yes, the older Metal Gear games are this based, but they also ARE about a guy with a cool eyepatch and his weaboo boyfriend.

[@teneesh3376]

I do ironically love Raiden's new design. Like you said, it has so many cool elements that it goes back to being funny. Especially the eye patch. Like he has so many high tech parts on him, but I guess his team ran out of budget and just gave him a $10 cloth to cover his eye

[@jjtheenton]

It's from his design when the game was set to take place in-between MGS2 and MGS4. I guess they just kept it because the original MGS: Rising was scrapped and the whole project rebooted from scratch, with MGR having about 2 years of development. Hilariously, the codecs reveal that Raiden can see with the eyepatch as if it's a real eye.

[@lovell8983]

@@jjtheenton lmao eye-patch shape eye

[@HyveMindsGames]

He's so cool that he looks like a dork and then he's such a dork that he's actually pretty fucking cool.

[@MrH103]

The dorkier raiden looks, the stronger and cooler he becomes. If he wore fake glasses and suspenders, he might even beat Goku.

[@kynanrizki2109]

HEY I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT'S BALENCIAGA CLOTH RIGHT THERE

[@1Synner]

Small correction. Devil May Cry always had a system where attacking in time with an enemy's attack would result in a parry. DMC5 is just much more forgiving about it.

[@HyveMindsGames]

TIL

[@1Synner]

@@HyveMindsGames Eh, small correction on my end. It was only for specific enemies during the PS2 era, and became all enemies with DMC4 onward. Note to self, check facts first before presenting.

[@1Synner]

@Maria Flores So, still only specific enemies were parry-able in DMC3, but the list of enemies that could be parried expanded greatly compared to DMC1.

[@1Synner]

@Maria Flores Yeah, I knew those tidbits. Always made the Phantom fight that much more fun.

[@EvilDoresh]

The thing that Raiden is missing for maximum anime coolness is some tattered cape or scarf that waves dramatically in the wind (which is blowing in every cutscene, of course). I guess the poncho costume _almost_ counts?

[@courier6640]

Nah, Mariachi ain't edgy, they're just Mexican. There isn't any "Breaking Bad" filter though.

[@PeanutXIX]

I think that Raiden's desing kinda does a full 360 - it tries so hard to be cool it ends up dorky, but through sheer confidence ends up cool again.

[@HyveMindsGames]

So true

[@theclown2257]

That's probably the best way of putting it

[@summitier22]

what about that design isn't cool? doktor even explains a lot of the new body's practicality

[@robertfishburn8545]

That landing on the beach was so clean, he really sells how cool he is

[@purplehaze2358]

It's worth noting that in-game dialogue indicates Sam intentionally left Raiden alive to get stronger. If I had to guess why, it's because he wanted to fight someone who represented his past self prior to being indoctrinated into the Winds of Destruction.

[@jjtheenton]

Striking while the iron is blistering cold. Nah, but glad you finally got around to this masterpiece. And made another video! \o/

[@brusquelee3775]

Character impressions while reading dril tweets should now be required by law in every video game review

[@TSKSHAUN]

I love how Raiden can literally have his whole body replaced, but still has to use an eyepatch

[@wumbojet]

Yes, Metal Gear has always been this based.

[@MineplexVLOfficial]

After 8 months, he's back

[@carefulilickwindows6881]

The only hack and slash that I've truly mastered. That stormbringer achievement is my proudest gaming achievement. S ranking every mission on revengeance difficulty was such a satisfying feeling.

[@Aeroczema]

Amazing video, as always! Love your analysis and perspective, and those tweet read-outs were great 😁

[@rabidbasher]

i like how when you started with DMC1 you were kinda green with these kinds of games like this but now you're a certified pro

[@Fedor_Kisliakov]

Metal Gear series (1-3) have always had absurd over-the-top plots that somehow work like a cohesive story with a decent depth to it. But they were not as goofy as Rising. But those were stealth games, so the story was more restrained to fit the tone. But in a game where you throw metal gears around all bets are off.

[@acheronrecusant]

The lack of a real-time weapon change feature is a result of hardware limitations. The cutting engine used up too much RAM for systems to also be able to handle weapon switching.

[@monke9386]

if you mod it for weapon switching than I guess you would get what a definitive edition would be

[@lovell8983]

Memes. The DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are the culture - they are everything we pass on

[@Shadow-id8sy]

the best description of this story that I have heard is "Violently politicly"

[@DarkCarnage78]

We can probably particularly thank Maxor for reintroducing this game to the mass public.

[@HyveMindsGames]

Oh true and I can finally watch those videos now that I'm done with mine

[@DarkCarnage78]

@@HyveMindsGames Hope you’re prepare to experience a migraine.

[@HyveMindsGames]

dear god it hurts

[@sevenchaos7156]

What a great vid!! I praise it more as I hear part of Chainsaw Man’s intro in the background cause it fits so well

[@NotAHero98]

"A very unique experience" is something you can say about everything with the words 'Metal Gear' attached

[@NotAHero98]

Secretly hoping this leads to a MGS review series 🤞

[@purplehaze2358]

"Seems pretty cut and dry when you put it like that" *"cut and dry"* I see what you did there.

[@kingart5749]

I just started it and was blown away from the start. The guy who beat me to hell I thought I would mess up at first. The game has perfect ai and it's hard but not dark souls level. Definitely some peak points. I love how it feels lk boss after boss. Idk I'm on stage 4 and only died twice but I can tell it's going to get harder. I have to get the parry down I guess. So far I can just get through with attack and move strategies lol. It's a super underrated game.

[@ni-voss]

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is a one time experience. I mean they literally made Twitter a Plotpoint. I just love this Game.

[@MarkerMurker]

Your thoughts on the stealth stuff is actually spot-on with their intent. It was to be flippant about turning Metal Gear gameplay upside down. Side note, now I have a feeling you'd have great thoughts about Spark The Electric Jester 3 because of your character action and Sonic background and appreciation for cheese

[@Lord_Sundowner]

“War crime this, can’t eat the drywall that. Microwaving mice is bad they say”

[@barrybakvet1376]

Babe wake up, new Hyve Minds video

[@juanmcshrek9215]

The return of the king

[@sssveden]

I actually liked wolf's dlc, especially the khamsin fight. It was very difficult on revengeance because his attack timings were little different every time

[@FleetofFeet]

Awesome video for an awesome game, also i find it so funny how many times you used kickback in this video, it fits metal gear rising so much

[@DrRESHES]

Thank god I played this game on release. Also you can cut a any rocket from any enemy that is coming for you, no matter if it's a boss or a soldier's RPG.

[@Razor-Blade]

Raiden has always been a dork, you play through the MGS games (or watch them because there’s a lot to take in) Edit: I also think Sonic Unleashed is a good game and it’s my favourite game of all time

[@nuggetmaster5181]

28:55 idk about the others but DMC3 definitely has a parry mechanic, its how i cheesed agni and rudra

[@TapuArt]

frame one this video is a W. kick back is a perfect song choice and also goes insanely hard

[@Pawnage520]

Next on your list of character action games to play should be Wonderful 101. Made by Kamiya himself. Also glad to see another awesome vid. You're the reason why I gave DMCV a try and has succumbed me to this addiction of chasing action lol. Another great one is Doom Eternal btw. Trust me my guy

[@HyveMindsGames]

I'll give wonderful 101 a look! Already love Doom Eternal, I just haven't made a video on it cause I don't have anything unique to add to the conversation about it.

[@Pawnage520]

@@HyveMindsGames sweet bro you'll def love it!

[@purplehaze2358]

I'm pretty sure even Kojima himself has described the Metal Gear series as being inseparable from politics.

[@payhemseht]

Armstrong took me a year to beat. Played in pc and the part where he throws the building at you was just impossible for me to cut accurately, so I found a glitch to go under it instead... Meaning I got no health as you would normally. Had to do a no damage run to best him. Played like two hours daily for two weeks, stepped away for a month, try again, until months later I finally did it. No idea what happens after you beat him. I was in a euphoric coma.

[@Ender41948]

I imagine that moment of Raiden saying "we're done here" when sticking his arm into Armstrong's chest was actually orgasm inducing for you.

[@Weylyn27]

Finally, someone else who's favorite song is The Stains of Time.

[@theyuki-fay-multiverse9086]

I can't believe they don't ride the hype and release a The long awaited mgr 2 😮

[@MrH103]

"Kept us waiting, huh?"

[@Torontoian007]

My controller wasn't working for this game, so I ended up using my keyboard and mouse, and I feel that it made it a little easier to find out how to parry attacks. You didn't really have to move anything around, but rather press W, A, S, or D depending on where the attack came from. This made it a lot easier to figure out how to parry/block consecutive attacks during the Monsoon fight. Later on I started playing on the controller and I didn't have any trouble with the parrying mechanic because I already found out how to work out the parries, although I could understand how it could be tedious finding out how to do this on controller without prior knowledge

[@r.p.7174]

I agree with you on the parry sytem being poorly explained. I finally broke and went to the internet for help around the introduction of the harambe enemies.

[@kerozine819]

Welcome back again 😁

[@hypermonkeybird4945]

IDK if you noticed bc i didnt hear you mention it but this game has a mechanic called dodge offset where you use the dodge move in the middle of a combo and are able to actually resume the combo where you left off. its a carryover from bayonetta but since i played this game before that one and due to this game's emphasis on parrying over dodging i never knew about it for years. it adds quite a bit of depth however.

[@HyveMindsGames]

Did not know about this, very cool!

[@TheFawse]

MGR is the type of game that tries so hard to be cool and edgy that it actually loops back around into being cool again. Played it the first time a month or two ago and I absolutely adored it. The first time RULES OF NATURE kicked in, I was hooked

[@Robospy1]

It's one of the few games that loops around being to being cool so many times that it actually ends up being cool and ridiculous at the same time, and I love it.

[@dandelyon2796]

Small Correction: DMC5's parry system was in 3 & 4, it just wasn't as easy to pull off, and didn't have quite as much impact.

[@danielpratt3794]

Haha love how kickback was playing in the background 90% of the time Also nice video really condensed what I like about it, also as a metal gear fan I got to warn you (not gatekeeping promise), the previous games aren't as earnest as this one they tell incredibly complex narratives that retcon and change all the time and when finish you one of the games (with exception of 3 and maybe 1 since theyre more straight forward) you have to keep thinking what did just play and what did it mean? Regardless still amazing games with 2 being my favourite and stars raiden as an origin story and is also all about memes and society so revengence feels like a continuation of it

[@jamallayne436]

One of my favorite video game soundtracks has to be The Legend of Dragoon. Such good boss music. 3 different tracks would play specifically for the difficulty of the fight.

[@grayfox7869]

Was not expecting to see a peak RPG in a mgr video

[@Fuges]

46:02 They way I see it, Collective Conciousness: Armstrong's theme Rules of Nature: Raiden's theme It has to be this way: Both Raiden AND Armstrong's them

[@freemank8207]

28:57 I don't know about DMC1, but DMC3 had this parry system before. However, only certain attacks could be parried. It was expanded in DMC5. The reboot also had a lot of parrying with the same system (which I assume inspired the expansion of the parrying system in DMC5)

[@freemank8207]

@Maria Flores interesting!

[@binoy6445]

Hey Hyve mind. I think your review on DMC reboot was really good. I love that game. It is funny with a younger Dante.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

There's a known issue with this game that as been documented since it was ported to PC, and issue I experienced myself. One where for some reason items just won't spawn during the DLC missions for some people. That makes the missions a fuck of a lot harder because you get no healing items as well as making it impossible to finish Sam's mission or fight Armstrong.

[@headhunter1958]

You can fix this bug by finishing the story with raiden. No Idea why

[@youcantbeatk7006]

@@headhunter1958 Thanks. You know what the issue is? I've beaten the last mission multiple times but I always close the game out to bypass the unskippable 7 minute credits. I never unlocked the Muramasa but it qualified me as beating the mission and I was able to access the DLC.

[@dotcomgamingd5564]

amazing video, and pretty much summed up my experience.

[@Bane_Amesta]

Dude I almost forgot this channel existed since the DMC3 one lol, is nice to see you back :D I have to thank you for explaining the parry in such depth, I played it only once, and never learned the proper way this crap works, so I wasn't too hyped to play it a second time... Not being a fan of parry in general is not helpful either, but this sounds doable enough for me. I really needs to play this again. Specially after the sheer dissapointment that was Bayonetta 3 (storywise, I mean. It is a fucking dumpster fire)

[@sinningsaturn8992]

I remember getting to sam's boss fight without knowing how to Parry lmao

[@emuemu8428]

I got to the final boss without knowing how to do the fade Dodge thing that lets you avoid the damage.

[@agrippa2012]

18:50 Onimusha had a high-risk high-reward "get health from enemies" mechanic all the way back in 2001, and i doubt its the first game to come up with this idea. Its not really that novel of a concept (although its definitely underused in the gaming industry)

[@puryple]

Great review

[@paledrake]

This game NEEDS a next gen rerelease. It's free money Konami, come on!

[@Yannikplay4you]

The MGS series is definitely worth your time

[@petwisk2012]

28:59 It was aways like This, the only way tô parry attacks in DMC1 IS with a well timed sword Strike, but in DMC5 the timing is Just not as strict

[@rustee7030]

MGR Raiden is just the personification of 2007 Media

[@Chris.EP.95]

"Who want to play all the stupid minigames?" Me who completed all the 50 VR missions with gold: Hey, that's offensive... But yeah, you have a good point. If ONLY MGR has its own Bloody Palace for the three characters.

[@igorthelight]

So it's a Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance AND Chainsaw Man recommendation in the same video! xD

[@pete7354]

its crazy how good platinum games used to be

[@daniilryabov8087]

BUY ASTRAL CHAIN AND BAYO3 Babylon's fall it's square's fault watch old trailers

[@Dres2000]

Astral chain become one of my best things ever. Soundtrack, art style, character design, world building is just super cool! It’s got potential to become an iconic IP in the future

[@majorknight859]

I still consider Rules of Nature the "Bury The Light" of 2013. Definitely my all time favorite track from the game Over the top anime kind of Combat & A badass hardcore metal rock soundtrack Where DMC & MGR meet

[@RyuGoomba]

41:11 Ninja Gaiden 2 Survival Mission Mode. Especially playing for Karma Score. You're welcome

[@getlostlser]

Dude Glory kills have been around since God of war 1

[@kahtanalobaidi1550]

Thank u for reviewing action games. U should do bayonetta next

[@Kaz_Terumi]

I have played this video game ever since I got it in 2014 for four dollars and from a random game store, I have always repeatedly tap the stick to parry just because I don’t like locking on.

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

I once tried playing on Hard after 2 Revengence playthroughs… not a good idea. I was so used to the parry counter instakilling enemies that I got blindsided constantly.

[@nuggetmaster5181]

im just wondering how you beat monsoon without knowing how to parry

[@bestintheworld4850]

I watched some japanese playthrough, and I gotta say I love the english dub, it's like MGS top quality, like Sundower's voice is SO good in english and also, at some point the Raiden VA realizes this is so stupid and over the top that goes full campy when he removes his cringe inhibitors.

[@hagura6777]

In metal gear solid 2 raiden kills like 20 rays back to back canonically. So the loss at the first battle trope wouldn’t work.

[@laku-tikku554]

I think the main ways the game shows it being rushed is when it's being played on revengeance and that's essentially putting the game and it's mechanics being put to the absolute limits

[@daniilryabov8087]

Great video Now play Bayonetta1 It's from creator of first DMC Sam's Taunt comes from that game

[@ikarus6819]

The game has a Brazilian Samurai, simple as that, it's perfect

[@timrosswood4259]

Are you ever going to play the mainline Metal gear solid games?

[@HyveMindsGames]

Probably not. Stealth games aren't really my thing.

[@ipetloudog]

@@HyveMindsGames dude same. 'the last of us is the GOAT' no it isn't

[@mallow2902]

​@@HyveMindsGames I mean...I didn't think so either, but I started playing Metal Gear Solid on PS1 and so far I really enjoy it

[@rouge939]

Amazing game but the troubled development does show especially in the second half. Mission 4 is just backtracking, mission 5 is just a boss fight and mission 6 is mostly just the final boss

[@morkgin2459]

Still good level design and way better than lot of hack and slash

[@jinshimizu]

@@morkgin2459 i wouldn't call it good level design, it's mediocre at its best even for 2013 standard

[@morkgin2459]

@@jinshimizu then mediocre is good for hack and slash games. DMC before the reboot and V had some form of major shit level design. Bayonetta is not that praise worthy either. God of War and Ninja Gaiden only had the constant good design.

[@morkgin2459]

@@jinshimizu had no mediocre puzzles or shitass platforming to make the game "varied"

[@jinshimizu]

@@morkgin2459 im half agreed with you, im fine with hack n slash games with mediocre level design as long as the combat and enemies are interesting enough. But a good platforming section with a little bit of puzzle do matter in these type of game and sometimes can blend in with some combat encouter as well. If it's done right it can be great. Like Doom for example (i know Doom is not a hack n slah game but it's still a fast-paced action game)

[@egg3228]

“Kids are cruel Jack, and I love minors” - Sundowner

[@danteinpuro319]

I got them all playing my favorite gacha games

[@ezequielhermoso5954]

may not have the best combat but MGR definitely is the hypest of the genre

[@towardstar]

not everyone with a dream is quoting MLK

[@TheREALHugo4]

It's been a while.

[@Cellesus]

Armstrong is a master of Armament Haki.

[@HyveMindsGames]

And he's got conqueror's for sure

[@americanasian3156]

It’s Bayo time

[@TheMikeWithaD]

Steam Deck is why the concurrent players has sky rocketed lately.

[@MOAON_AABE]

Best Melee game I've ever played!!!

[@Thonato420]

ya gotta try dmc3 and 5

[@headbreakable]

23:59 now you're thinking like a DMC player.

[@Thonato420]

I don't blame him, this game's combat would be less repetitive if it had more depth and variety

[@borticus101]

Now I'm wondering if you'll start a Metal Gear Solid series. Great games with a lot of history... If you can wait out the cutscenes.

[@HyveMindsGames]

Not likely, unfortunately. Stealth games and cutscene heavy games just aren't really my thing.

[@borticus101]

@@HyveMindsGames Fair enough. Sadly the character fighter genre is light on content. After God of War and Bayonetta there's not much left.

[@HyveMindsGames]

True. Thankfully I'm not restricting myself to just character action games for my videos! Think I might do some platformers next.

[@exploertm8738]

4:32 - guys in APCs are not a threat, Raiden is not a threat. Combined however... Well, since Sam is not a cyborg I guess he prefers to keep amount of lead in his body at healthy minimum.

[@HyveMindsGames]

Not sure how much a one-armed currently bleeding out Raiden was gonna add to that fight lol

[@slugwhale5586]

9:48 but like, actually colourful villains

[@payhemseht]

Don't remember using reaper mode once...

[@NinjaAimless]

1st soundtrack I ever Paid for!

[@majorknight859]

Dude, I'm also gonna ask once again that you tackle an Assassin's Creed Game. At this point, I don't care which one. I'd really love to see your take on that franchise especially when it comes to Parkour, Scenery and Assassinations

[@CerbeRawr]

fuck it, it's revengeancin' time

[@AnthonyTheHedgehog2]

someones a fan of kick back and i can’t blame ya played it 4 times during this review

[@HyveMindsGames]

I can't stop listening to it so you all have to hear it too

[@AnthonyTheHedgehog2]

@@HyveMindsGames i dont blame you man its a banger of a song also glad to see someone besides me has “the stains of time” as ther favorate mgrr song.

[@munchingtv7543]

If you read the title properly you’d know it’s actually a ‘Revenagance’ story

[@wayneigoe6722]

Its not a hardware issue, because Devil May Cry 4 could do weapon swap mid-combo and it was a PS3 launch title. Devil may cry 3 had limited weapon swap in mid combo on the PS2, so there's no reason they shouldn't be able to do it here.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

"sonic unleashed is a good videogame" "water is wet" "avgn clone youtubers don't dictate what a good game is so you shouldn't be afraid of calling a good game good because sonic 06 exists"