Why Metal Gear Rising DEMANDS Your Attention

"MAKING THE MOTHER OF ALL VIDEOS HERE JACK, CAN'T FRET OVER EVERY BAD COMMENT"
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►Video Script and Research by Tom Oliver
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►Video Edits by Jmore
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►Audio Edits by dBPony
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►Thumbnail Edit by Henri Yount
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►Intro Music/Outro Music by Hirosashii
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[@Saberspark64]

Apparently I slept on this game for years but Tom made me a believer through the power of ARMSTRONG

[@disappointment7581]

CAPITALISM AT IT'S FINEST

[@Noah_boatnem]

Meth maker here

[@soelo592]

Saberspark, I watched the plot of Metal Gear Rising in a KZbin channel called Max0r, it’s how I first started to take interest in the game. Could you check out his channel and his videos for laughs and giggles?

[@theepicgamer8750]

You should do one on red dead redemption 2

[@UnbreakingStar]

the power of NANOMACHINES

[@unknownvariable9239]

There’s a few reasons: -the gameplay is great. -the plot isn’t greedy, it’s batshit insane. -the memes are exquisite. -the music is PURE fire. -NANOMACHINES, SON!

[@grzybek3376]

You can't hurt me, Jack!

[@AB0BA_69]

No, not my eggs!!

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

I'm just glad Now people are now stopped shitting on it and on me for loving this game as Day 1 i loved this game, Music is Sick, Characters are also cool and just that Final Boss Battle IMR?

[@lobstergod8993]

​@@solonsaturngaming3727 music is great but il be honest the gameplay is kinda mid ish but my God is the slicing mechanic awesome

[@DarkFlame96]

That's a good argument senator but why don't you back it up with a source ?

[@Laxhoop]

Armstrong is surprisingly deep. He truly believes that what he’s doing is the best he can do, given his position, and there’s an argument to be had there, since he suggests that this war and child stealing would have happened no matter what. And on top of that, Armstrong and his ideology are the perfect counter to Raiden, at the place he’s at, when he encounters the Senator. You see, you may not have realized it, due to the monologue about memes, but the Monsoon fight was actually a major turning point for Raiden’s character, where he decided to accept the fact that, yes, he does enjoy killing, and many of the men he’s killed up to that point weren’t guilty of anything outside of desperately needing a paycheck. Raiden accepts that deep down, he is a monster, but against what Monsoon and Sam wanted, he decides to channel this in a positive direction so that his sword can remain a fool of justice, and he does this by choosing to kill those that use others as meet shields, like the winds of destruction. Throughout Raiden’s character journey in the Metal Gear games, a constant question plaguing him was “Do I believe this because I believe it, or because I was told to believe it?” It was a question that was front and center in MGS2, and continued to be his driving force in MGS4. And then here comes Armstrong, a man who’s core ideology is “Live for yourself, and not for anyone else”, and who is doing exactly what Raiden is doing, in that he’s committing mass murder in the name of justice. Their fight song even reflects that despite what he says, Raiden is actually conflicted on how he feels about the Senator, with the song saying “You are just like me, trying to make history… When our guard is down, I think we’d both agree… But in the end, it has to be this way” Raiden recognizes that Armstrong’s plan could actually work. Crazier things have in the Metal Gear universe. But unlike Raiden, his method involved the slaughter of innocent children, like George. And for that, Raiden had no choice but to cut him down. Of course, Raiden does still see the value in Armstrong’s ideology, and we see that he’s even adopted parts of it, in the post credits scene. Which also brings him full circle on his larger character arc, where now, he’s decided that it doesn’t f*cking matter if his ideals were forged by someone else, just so long as HE also believes in them. And I think that all of this adds so much to both of their characters. And the fact that all of this was achieved in the biggest meme of a boss fight of all time is f*cking jaw-droppingly amazing.

[@SagittariusAyy]

NEVER underestimate Hideo Kojima.

[@Joe90h]

"Metal Gear Rising", the literal title of the game, is Raiden's arc. The guy accepts over the course of Metal Gear Solid 2, 4 and this game that he's as much a machine as the Rex and the Rays. Hideo is a bit heavy handed with the allegories, but I feel it's a style of story telling that translates well from Japanese to the West. Still a shame he never got to put out a Silent Hill game, considering that's a setting built entirely on allegory.

[@LUNCHMONEY4numbers]

How do you have time to type this? Don't you have a job?!

[@viscountrainbows6452]

Tl;dr He made it the f××k up

[@Nightweaver1]

@@LUNCHMONEY4numbers HE HAD A DREAM

[@specter_badguy9675]

Tom: This is a dope ass game. Saber: That's a nice argument Tom, why don't you back it up with a source. Tom: My source is that I made it the fuck up

[@darkandedgy1457]

I quote this at work all the time

[@tjenadonn6158]

Saber: Are you high right now? Tom: Let me check...yes. HIGH ON THIS GAME'S DOPE ASS SOUNDTRACK!

[@LydianMelody]

Fun fact: It’s a musical. In musicals, songs are used to express overwhelming emotion when dialogue doesn’t cut it anymore. The lyrics of Rising’s tracks don’t come in until the height of excitement in boss fights. 🤩

[@thespadehunter]

"My favorite video game genre is musicals"

[@tjenadonn6158]

This just begs the question: when are we getting MGR:R on Broadway? It will make Hamilton look like a highschool production of Guys And Dolls. MORE. FULL. CONTACT. MUSICAL. THEATER. Plus after Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins," which is an entire show built around people who've attempted to murder US Presidents that includes Squeaky Frome (attempted against Gerald Ford) singing a torch song to Charles Manson, Broadway isn't exactly new to satires of American politics that are as brutal and bizarre as they are bloody. Get some of the same people who funded "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark" to throw money at it, bring the original creative team on board to flesh out the plot a bit and write some additional songs, and faster than you can say "Turn off my pain inhibitors!" you got the next must see show.

[@benjaminbierley2074]

@@tjenadonn6158 Japan actually does a number of stage productions for both anime and tokusatsu genres, and from the ones I've seen clips for they go all-in with them. My Hero Academia is a good example, you wouldn't think they'd be able to copy the same energy as the anime but honestly, the actors just sold it in all its over-the-top ridiculous glory.

[@silverstorm456]

This is absolutely true and people should know this

[@vikinggamer7727]

Oh, so it's not an action packed, hack n slasher.

[@Laxhoop]

“”War crime" this, "can't eat the drywall" that. Microwaving mice is wrong, they say.” - Sundowner, probably

[@PlebNC]

"Eating crayons is cruel, Jack. And I'm in touch with my inner Crayolas!" Sundowner, maybe.

[@l0rf]

At least his music is a gift from God.

[@justsomeguywithaquestionab3175]

All hail Max0r

[@tjenadonn6158]

Nice quote Senator, why don't you back it up with a source?

[@killerbean6254]

@@tjenadonn6158 My sorce is that I made it the fuck up

[@Chaos-vm7cy]

I remember some metal gear fans actually hated this entry in the beginning for being so different to the usual Metal Gear Solid games. Good to see this game finally getting some recognition at last.

[@Peasham]

I mean, tbf, it did pretty much ruin Raiden's character arc from MGS2, hell, half the point of MGS2 even. ... though, MGS4 also did that, so it's not too surprising.

[@JackOfen]

They always hate every game that isn't MGS1 or Snake Eater. MGS2 was hated for a long time and it took a while for people to warm up to it. Twin Snakes is still hated for dumb reasons. MGS4 is pretty hated nowadays. MGS5 got a lot of hate in the beggining, but people are starting to warm up for it. Peace Walker is pretty disliked now. Portable Ops is the one most don't talk about (it's decent tho imo). And most haven't even played MG 1 and 2.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

@@Peasham Ehh, MGS4 did more to "ruin" his character arc. He had absolutely no reason to go back to the battlefield. MGR made it so that even with the fate he was given, he wasn't going to commit the same mistakes as before. In fact, from being outright manipulated in MGS2 to disobeying orders, breaking the law and doing what he feels is right in MGR, he has pretty much completed his character arc.

[@Peasham]

@@DonVigaDeFierro If it weren't for Jack the Ripper, I'd get your point, but... for better or worse, it's not fate that brought him back in MGS4. From the beginning, this series was about how people can change and how genetics and predestination don't matter one bit. MGS4 might've had Raiden slip back into a killer, which was bad enough, but Revengeance solidified that he HAS to be a killer, and that he cannot choose not to be a killer. MGS4 might've ruined Raiden more, but Revengeance ruined Raiden AND the point of the series definitively.

[@Joe90h]

@@Peasham I disagree that it ruined Raiden's character, just added to the arc. And to say it ruined the point of the series is to forget that Hideo intended to quit after the second one. And then the third one. And then the fourth one... Plus the series is entirely dead now, and it absolutely wasn't Rising's fault.

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Metal Gear Rising is actually my second-favorite game in the Metal Gear franchise, after Snake Eater (which is one of my favorite games of all time, I highly recommend you play it). It’s easily the most different one of the bunch, none of the other games play anything like it, but it has a clear vision of what it wants to be and do, and it does everything wonderfully.

[@umairashraf5167]

What do you think of the other games like mgs 4 or 5?

[@Voidedreaper]

I actually beat this game on the hardest difficulty. And I never felt frustrated… until the end but still. This game is Too good to be missed and you need to play it at least once. The difficulty is there. The options are there as well as you CAN be stealthy at points.

[@MrGamelover23]

But the stealth is optional, and so is my mercy (Max0r reference.)

[@Voidedreaper]

@@MrGamelover23 yeah. It’s optional. So you could either sneak by which does avoid fighting and I think can get you a achievement if you stealth all stealthable sections or just slice and dice your way through.

[@2emo2function]

I mean the difficult wasnt rreally there both very hard and hard mode were a push over

[@Voidedreaper]

@@2emo2function have you played revengence mode?

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

@@Voidedreaper Revengeance Mode is only difficult if you don't know how to parry. The mode is designed entirely around mastering parrying, with it leaving enemies open in a way it doesn't on lower difficulties. If you are good at parrying, the mode becomes a joke

[@Mojavekight17]

You can't harm kitties in the game, they jump away from danger

[@guh01110]

Phew

[@rattled6732]

Kids are cruel Jack, and I love minors! -Sundowner

[@lanterns_glow]

What helps is the fact that Raiden actually is a giant weeb, so him being a cyborg ninja IS INTENTIONAL ON HIS PART. Some of the bullshit is just "Yeah this the Metal Gear series, roll with it" weird. Also the composer was the guy who composed the music for ToonTown. Think about that. Toon Town's composer... Made some of the hardest rolling rock in the Metal Gear series

[@NieroshaiTheSable]

The guy who made his body has a thing for turning really messed up soldiers into cyborg ninjas, so it's really a coincidence.

[@guh01110]

HOW THE F*CK DID YOU KNOW IM A WEEB?!

[@shawncollins5127]

I have actually convinced several people to play this game just from the clip of Raiden catching the blade and Rules of Nature suddenly ly playing, and thne telling them "Oh this is the tutorial boss 3 minutes into the game"

[@larryfoulkeofficial8609]

Based

[@arcturionblade1077]

Metal Gear Ray, the penultimate boss in past Metal Gear games, is the tutorial boss on MGR: R. That tells you something about this game.

[@blazingtrs6348]

it's not explained but actually you can press either light or heavy attack to slash when using the free aim in blade mode and it makes it so you can attack precisely when using the analog stick

[@PlebNC]

Which is odd given how precise cutting is needed to fight Sundowner and Armstrong

[@Gon-hx4df]

In the tutorial I do believe the buttons show up when in blade mode

[@blazingtrs6348]

@@PlebNC i had to figure that out for sundowner. I also had to remember it for armstrong after too many goddamn times

[@unknownvariable9239]

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 a 10/10. I think MGR is simply a once in a generation masterpiece, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I haven’t seen any other games that can introduce a boss in the final 30 minutes of the game, yet make his dialogue and personality so iconic, Senator Armstrong is surely one of the greatest boss fights in gaming.

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

The memes helped this game survive the ages, and anyone who looked deeper into the story realized there was so much great writing in it. Plus the game itself is a BANGER with the bosses and music. Heck we even got DLC for Blade Wolf and Jetstream Sam to add even more to the story.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

Not just got DLC, got DLC that was eventually made free for whatever reason

[@ZoeLycan]

Metal gear rising dynamic music is basically what internet did by playing "you say run" on highly edited videos, so the action matches the right moments of the song Many games should try to do this. Have a song loop over and over UNTIL key-point, and then it plays the next part or the high point of the song

[@jedimike7622]

Still one of my favorite things in this game, and one that I'm disappointed that more games don't do quite as enthusiastically. It works so well to let the energy ebb and flow with the way the boss fights do, highlighting the badass action parts while allowing the "rest" moments of the fight to feel more lowkey, like you're waiting for the right moment to strike next. Not only that, the boss themes all do a great job of highlighting that boss's theme and beliefs, giving the player a better background for some of the characters that don't get straightforward exposition about them, like Mistral.

[@FunvoltGunvolt]

0:59 so in other words, if it weren't for Tom, a stranger you would've remained

[@turkia6148]

We can say that found what he was looking for

[@DONKFORTRESS6956]

Some obscure yet memorable quotes from this game: "My legs! You f*ck!" *legs are gone* "I'll still kick your ass!" "But I butchered those f*ckers..." "Ooo... yes! Thats good! Yes! I like that!" "Your memes end here!" *"Memes, the DNA of the soul!"* "played college ball y'know!" "Slippery little bastard!" *"Now there's a pretty meme! Exquisite!"*

[@mineboom7377]

I'm sorry to hear about your pupper's passing. I'm sure he was an absolute sweetheart til the very end.

[@dracogaming13]

Trying to get my friends to play this game Them: I don't know it looks weird Me: ALL I"M SAYING IS GIVE WAR A CHANCE

[@AnxidelAurora]

"It's primary defensive move is parrying instead of dodging like in Devil May Cry" Royal Guard?

[@Garden0flowr]

When i was little, my brothers played this game a lot and this game probably singlehandedly desensitized me to gore and death in media

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

I’ve known about this game through memes alone for years, and I’m glad to hear it’s a chaotic masterpiece that I always hoped it was. I 100% need to play this game now.

[@ImperfectXIII]

Oh, shit! A Saberspark vid about MGR?! TIME TO CRANK UP "RULES OF NATURE"! This game is 100% timeless.

[@FineFictMen]

What's interesting about the Metal Gear franchise is that there are certain themes that seemed to forshadowed well in some way or form. When you play the game and look back to then and now, it makes a whole lotta sense. That I respect. I wonder if you are going talk about Killer7 someday because oh boy.... - C, the Creator

[@shadowrose1859]

I just played through this game for the first time in a long time a few weeks ago (last time I played was about a year ago) and suddenly it seems like its everywhere. Not that I'm complaining because its a fantastic game (I too have only ever played this game without really touching the rest of the series) but just sort of interesting lol. Also I dont listen to video game music often but this is one of the few acceptions. The music fuckin slaps especially the various boss music

[@dullsunrise8820]

Metal Gear has always had its weird moments but I love how MGR is not just the most insane entry but embraces that insanity.

[@bobisnotaperson]

ngl id love to play this with a wii remote, sword mode sounds perfect for the motion controls

[@ipsnip5828]

I love mgr, the gameplay of polished and rewards aggression, the story is great and the humour is funny

[@Randybroooo]

"The memes, Jack! They kept us alive!"

[@yagurlry1602]

If a game's tutorial boss is A GIANT FUCKING ROBOT, it's gonna be great

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

Armstrong is one of my favorite characters in fiction. I mean, I'd never vote for that maniac unless the person he's running against was somehow worse, but he's damn fun.

[@PlebNC]

The thing I love about him is how despite being mostly absent for almost the entire game, in 2 boss fights and 3 cutscenes you know what kind of person he is, why you hate him and love every minute of it. In most games having your main antagonist finally show up at the 11th hour is a sin, but here it somehow works well.

[@tjenadonn6158]

@@PlebNC He's a bit like Hannibal Lecter in that sense: in The Silence of The Lambs Lecter is only on screen for maybe 20 minutes of the film's runtime, and yet the power of the character and of Anthony Hopkins' performance make him feel like the most important character in the film, even eclipsing the protagonist and the primary and secondary antagonists. That's the power of strong character writing.

[@ChaseMC215]

He has these memorable lines such as.... "My source is that I made it the f**k up", "Time To Hit The Gym!", "Snap Into A Slim Jim™", and "Don't f**k with this senator!"

[@tjenadonn6158]

@@ChaseMC215 "A world where I CAN SAY THE N-WORD!"

[@themaninabucket8365]

Jesse what the fuck are you talking about

[@mrericsupreme]

Play the Metal gear series! They are not as unhinged but they are all campy masterpieces.

[@vermgilbestdad3678]

"instead of dodging, like in Devil May Cry" *royal guard users chuckling in the distance* but seriously, really good review of one of my favourite games, enjoyed it a lot

[@NerfMaster000]

The dude used the reboot as the image instead of the main series, should tell anyone enough tbh.

[@weeby87]

Its so good to see that saber reviwed this game,its even better that this game helped him get over his stress.

[@shalashaska2907]

The whole Metal Gear series demands your attention. Rising is not even the peak of how great is truly is.

[@seka1nix]

I agree, but the series will never gain a similar amount of attention MGR has because it has much less mass appeal. Everyone loves batshit crazy action, lots of memeable moments, and easy to pick up gameplay and story. The MGS games however, stealth is the main focus, not everyone enjoys stealth. Controls are harder to pick up. The story telling is more serious than MGR and have long exposition cutscenes. And it's less accessible (in terms of how you can get these games).

[@LunaEllis]

It is tho

[@LunaEllis]

Deffo the last good metal gear at least

[@LunaEllis]

@IsaacInfernape2000 was here who the fuck cares

[@psychicbeagle5106]

I've never played any other Metal Gear game. My experience begins and ends with KZbinrs talking about Metal Gear. I still love Metal Gear Rising to bits. For a series as convoluted as Metal Gear, it's kind of amazing that the most unhinged entry is the most beginner-friendly.

[@bitbreaker_creator]

@The Middle Raman Stone 2000 playing and Loving this game still makes you a metal gear fan

[@gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg]

@IsaacInfernape2000 don't gatekeep... People can still be metal gear fans and only have rising. Watching gameplay videos are a thing plus pls take in mind some people cant actually buy all the games

[@brosam_]

I got introduced to this through the memes and actually watching just a full video of the MG Excelsus/Senator Armstrong bossfight with all the cutscenes, and I thought "holy fuck this is amazing" so I bought it, played through it, and my opinion still stands, it is fucking amazing. And the soundtrack is fucking fire, with The Only Thing I Know For Real and Red Sun being my two personal favorites. Just the entire game is so wacky and fun while also showing its ideals and beliefs in a way that people can understand through the memes because as Monsoon said, "Memes. The DNA of the soul."

[@FluffySakii]

I have a soft spot for games like this. I love goofy flashy action which is probably why I also enjoy the craziness of Suda 51 games like No More Heroes or Lollipop Chainsaw.

[@theoverseer393]

Having played peace walker, I love the MGS lore and I think the craziness works out wonderfully. They did a good job placing it after mgs 4

[@LightScintchilla]

The most dynamic part with the music comes with the final boss, fittingly enough. It's not 100% apparent at the beginning of the fight, since the song has a very long start-up, but the lyrics of the final boss theme ONLY play when Raiden currently has the sword, and the song doesnt randomly restart or cut to a certain point either when this occurs; it continues at the exact point that Raiden loses/regains the sword.

[@leslierivera7778]

A core memory of mine is Monsoon saying "Does it hurt?" every five seconds

[@arcturionblade1077]

"Turn off my pain inhibitors!"

[@bitbreaker_creator]

Same

[@punksai7307]

Nice to see some commentary on the actual game instead of the same old memes. I legit just reinstalled to replay yesterday, then saw this video. Also had no clue you did game reviews. instant sub.

[@SubbieNautica]

Such a legendary game, I still play it a lot.

[@Vicky-Hugh-Martini]

Great to see Saberspark feeling better now!

[@reaperofthegrey7294]

im digging you making a gaming channel. your animation content is great so its cool seeing you branch out

[@cgt3704]

"Thats a nice argument Saber. Why dont you back it up with a source ?"

[@aYtto]

About the blade mode, you can just aim the analog and press the light or heavy attack button, it will do the cut and won't automatically reset the position to either vertical or horizontal (deppending on the attack button) until the second cut is done.

[@AbledGladiator]

This was one of my favorite games when it came out and I still pop it into the 360 every once in a while to this day. So much fun to play!

[@Netist_]

I've been singing this game's praises since release, but no one believed me. But now they've seen the truth.

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

You: "Am I finally getting through?"

[@bitbreaker_creator]

@@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034 i was wrong, this game is not bad, this game is not boring….. ITS BATSHIT INSANE!

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

@@bitbreaker_creator "WHAT?!"

[@dcbandit]

Hearing how the controls work with the final point against it, I imagine how awesome the game would be on the switch with joycons for slicing motions. I wish they would port it onto that platform, it would work so well!

[@donkeykongisytpooping3002]

Imagine having a Metal Gear game on the Switch.

[@Slimeonian]

@@donkeykongisytpooping3002 Well MGS3 was on the 3DS for whatever reason so it’s not too far fetched to imagine Metal Gear on the Switch. Though I doubt Konami would actually do it with the way they are nowadays

[@donkeykongisytpooping3002]

@@Slimeonian I have a copy of the 3DS port. What I’m saying is that it’s unlikely that Konami’s ever going to port a single Metal Gear game to the Switch.

[@LunaEllis]

@@donkeykongisytpooping3002 obviously it's unlikely, tho tbf if there was any mg game that they decided to port it would probably have to be this one just cos it's easy money after it exploded in popularity

[@donkeykongisytpooping3002]

@@LunaEllis I’d say that MGSV is the best choice for a Metal Gear game on Switch. It’s one of the most popular entries, has the best stealth gameplay of the series and is designed to be a bite sized experience with its mission structure which is great for a game on a portable console. It’s one of the best introductions to Metal Gear. Also the controls and camera are pretty good in MGSV compared to the older titles. So it should be easier for someone to learn the controls.

[@manuelmuller1990]

Saber, please do a video about God Hand, the Clover Studio game. I think you will love everything about it, from the humor to the excelent gameplay.

[@SimplySwayze]

Revengeance is somehow both the least and _most_ ‘Metal Gear’ game in the entire series, and I love every goddamn minute of it.

[@bionic_organism]

To see the amount of growing traction that Metal Gear Rising is received with and the love and appreciation that it deserves makes me smile and hopeful to think that perhaps someday there could be a sequel.

[@OhThatRobin]

24:40 -ish “If only there was a way to line up your angle and just hit a button, but to my knowledge there isn’t a way to do that” It’s X on Xbox, and and Square on PlayStation. Just the normal attack button.

[@canofraidantandroachspray8415]

as for the blade mode aiming catastrophe, you *can* hit one of the slash buttons while holding down the analog stick in the direction you want. a bit wonky but works like a charm if you can free up a finger or two. you can even switch the panning and slash-aiming sticks in the options menu, if it helps. do keep in mind this makes aiming the turret in R-04 use the blade mode panning stick (thats the only other thing it affects for whatever reason)

[@acetonesz]

Watching Saber praise the game makes me want to buy it so bad

[@saininj]

You definitely should. I'd imagine it's so much cheaper now too

[@acetonesz]

@@saininj Alright, I'll check it out

[@acetonesz]

Update: I bought the game last night and I played until 5 AM, I love it!

[@saininj]

@@acetonesz yay!!! Glad you're enjoying it! :)

[@sonicplys64]

Metal Gear Rising is one of the greatest games ever made by humanity. It's a masterpiece of art.

[@guh01110]

Facts

[@heastner]

Um, No (sees minecraft)

[@gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg]

@@heastner minecraft? The same game that bans you for saying specific harmless words? I don't think so

[@daysand123]

This is the game that refuses to die to the point its perpetual memetry is outgoing and outliving all other metal gear titles. It took the absurdity mindfuck at the end of MGS2 and took the narrative of Raiden to full on whacky woo-hoo flavor town.

[@tjenadonn6158]

Memes are, after all, the DNA of the soul.

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel

[@tinguspingus8649]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG. my life is complete

[@sinofsanity6593]

you could describe pretty much anything off the wall and it would still be accurate about Revengance. I haven't played it again in a while though. every bit as batshit as Platinum's top catalogue. If you've had a bad day I'd recommend giving it a go, it's so surface level crazy and what the game allows you to pull off is so satisfying that you've had a good day by the time you put it down, it doesn't take long to learn what's linked to the zandatsu mechanic and it's very much worth learning the recent meme for Armstrong "source: I made it the fuck up" doesn't even sound too far off from what he actually says. he's a so over the top version of the worst of American values

[@SmugCoffeeMan]

24:43 The easy solution to the blade mode aiming is to collect all of the Left Arms in the game, then buy the Infinite Blade Mode wig. Infinite Ripper Mode, infinite time in Blade Mode, you can line up the slice perfectly every time without feeling rushed.

[@avea4859]

I never expected to wake up to Saber posting a vid 1 second ago

[@thesilvershadow13]

It was years ago that, on a whim, I decided to try out this game and now many years later I still remember parts of story/dialog/soundtrack for the impact and how absolutely insane they were. Even my roommate would just sit down beside me and watch me play through this game. Jetstream Sam and Senator Armstrong are still some of my favorite bossbattles to date.

[@suparufflZ64]

“The year of our lord” The hand reaching out from behind the earth moving toward the screen has got to be one of the funniest visual gags I’ve seen 🤣

[@blacklighthologram5339]

This was the first 18 game I ever played when I was like 8 and I had never heard of memes before, so my first encounter with memes was both the internet and Richard Dawkins quotes from Monsoon.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

You actually can aim with the analog stick and then (without releasing the stick) press one of the attack buttons to be more precise, but this is kind of difficult to do on the last boss's blade mode challenges.

[@WwZa7]

You CAN aim the slash direction and press a button to instantly slash. Just press square or trangle (X and Y on Xbox controler).

[@l0rf]

MG rising is just so damn good. The music manages to condense so much of the usual slow, deep and often meandering and preachy monologues and cutscenes of metal gear into 3 minutes of metal. It manages to be both a Metal Gear game about political intrigue and the illuminati and also a nonstop action game with crazy fights and over the top enemies. Every song furthers the story, from Rules of nature to It has to be this way, they all serve to tell the player something about the situation, the world, the enemy you're fighting or the character you're playing as. And it is endlessly memeable. That helps, too

[@qatarz]

metal gear: revengince went into 3 development stages; the prototype with rising, the second prototype titled vengence, and the full release combining both prorotype titles with revengence!!

[@NieroshaiTheSable]

Splelign is gud

[@KageAkame]

I played this late in the PS3 cycle and I still have a blast to this day.

[@jonmcintyre1144]

I remember back in August 2018, 3 years before I got the game, My cousin Marisa (who was 9 years old at the time) and my 15 year old self used to RP in the Swimming Pool, and I RP’d as Senator Armstrong and Marisa was (weirdly enough) Blythe Baxter from LPS, I had to do this because LPS was being removed from Netflix. *Sigh* 2018 was one of my favorite years in the 2010’s…

[@DarkQuill]

IIRC if you aim with Blade Mode and press one of the attack buttons, the very first attack will be on-target. Can't say for sure though since I played it on PC and there may be some additional options for it there.

[@st0rm3325]

The more and more I play MGR the more and more content I see on it and it’s amazing.

[@morganvoldemort675]

Someone’s going to say it, so I’ll say it: “Nanomachines son”

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

"Microbots, kid"

[@WahRizz]

“Minirobots lad”

[@themaninabucket8365]

@@WahRizz “Minuscule Automatons, young one!”

[@MoonAnime]

Kudos to Tom for not selling short of those Zandatsu animations. Everything of it, the blur, the rhythm, the style is such a butter to the bread of the entire combat. It's part of the breathing exercise of the dance.

[@seanchernov7178]

Man, the aiming in blade mod (specifically the throwing section) in Armstrong's battle just destroyed me and made me stuck in this battle for longer then expected. But I became so good in any other stage of the battle that I decided to ignore it all together (the life parts are worthless if you die before you get them), so I had to beat him without any life bonuses and so I did today. Fuck this aiming section (hitting his back when he heals or in the end is easier though)

[@ps1hagrid823]

1:00 you could say you are a stranger who has found an even stranger franchise.

[@roguewave4514]

About the last point of the video. If you press your weak or strong attack in blade mode it will default to a horizontal angled or vertically angled hit respectivly. Spamming it causes the attacks to randomly shift angle so you don't always hit the same place. But if you use the analog to aim your hit, the first button press will actually follow the line you set up with the stick. You can aim, let go of the stick and press attack for a precise cut without risking the joystick to screw the aim over.

[@alexandriacoleman8018]

There were like two or three physical copies of Rising Revengance in the Five Below clearance section a few years back and we picked one up. My then bf loves this game. Crazy what you find in the bargain bin

[@Nightweaver1]

The only video game soundtrack in over 30 years of playing games that I keep going back to over and over again.

[@princefoxv]

That thumbnail is perfect, purely and undoubtedly, purfect

[@julianpradarodriguez7336]

Aside from the memes, the music is amazing and tells perfectly the story of the characters. And thus is just one of the many things that make the game great

[@tonyredgrave2129]

24:40 There is such a mechanic. You have to hold the analog stick in a direction and press the light or heavy attack button to do this. So basically, you do have full control of where you slash but you have to hold the analog stick the whole time.

[@taytaysilkwing5511]

Replayed this game on stream a few months back, and it was an absolute blast! I love how, even though this game is around 10 years old, it still continues to be immortalized through memes. Funny observation: The word "meme" is used in the game itself, but when it came out, the term meme was not widely used.

[@josephkeen7224]

The only reason the lack of technical finesse bugs me is because the bosses feel like they have that while the normal enemies don’t, and I feel like more utilization of defensive offense would’ve helped that.

[@kingdevilblade]

I remember like years ago I went to a local 5 below and they had metal gear rising for the Xbox 360 and I decided to get it and loved it since then

[@KuromiScarlet5030]

dante move set "Shows nero beating demons" ah yes that is dante I remember

[@katl.7022]

I mean... Someone else edited the video so that's not on him, but yeah, maybe someone should've caught that prior to uploading. (The DmC thing too... I don't think that was the game he was taking about.)

[@TheRealNeonwarrior]

24:35 On PC, this is exactly how it works; aim with the mouse, then left click to attack. I didn't know it wasn't already this way on controller but I've never played it with one.

[@RisingRevengeance]

3:47 Devil may Cry is dope but we don't talk about that one

[@kaioblizz3440]

I was putting off playing this game for a long time but played it like, 2 months ago and I don't exaggerate when I say it's my favorite action game of all time (topping games like GoW, the Arkham games, DMC, etc.) Its style is so brash and intense, the fact that I got no block button but instead only being able to parry was a turn-off at first but the game got me to the point where I avoid blocking in most games if there's a parry mechanic instead. The plot is silly? Maybe, but MGS4 had its fair share of silliness only toned down to show some respect at the fact that Snake was kicking the damn bucket. To me, the fact that the game can make me care about characters like Raiden, and through their DLCs Sam and Blade Wolf even beyond their silliness just shows how far this game goes. It's unfair to compare this to MGS4 or 3 since those games have a higher emphasis on stealth, but to me this game is on par with MGS3 with overall enjoyment. I never realized it until I was redoing my Armstrong boss fight for like the 5th turn, I hadn't memorized a boss' patterns to such a detail since I played KH2, and that only spoke levels of the overall game.

[@statesminds]

Platinum did so good with this. Glad you loved it and it helped you! I agree that's one thing about games that's great

[@M7S4I5L8V2A]

Woah my God I didn't expect to see a hyper competent review on an action game in a SaberSpark video. This guy seriously knows his stuff. I feel like so many reviews focus to much on how much they like it, how it's better than other things, or the story. Those things are relevant but so few talk about what it means to the genre and why it's sort of even with it's competitors. Personally if there was anything I'd add it'd be it'd be how it came out the same year as DmC and how they kind of mark an end to that era of genre defining action games before the next gen. They were both PS3 games and the last major action games on it along with Ninja Gaiden 3 I think. After them there was a bit of a lull in the genre where the only major things were Nioh and finally GoW. I'd say GoW 2018 was when the genre really started to make a comeback since a lot of people don't consider Nioh much of an action game but I'd say Nioh 2 definitely is with it taking from DMC and doing a lot of it's own stuff. Anyways it's because of that that it's even more of a missed opportunity it wouldn't get a sequel because it being lined up. It coming after MGSV and along side GoW, Nioh, and DMC would of earned a lot more much needed respect for the genre since most people look down on these sort of games.

[@dances_with_incels]

I just beat this for the first time last month and I'm getting all the dlc and playing this again

[@coder0688]

When you said raiden, sam, sundowner, the freaking Chad Armstrong. I think you left out monsoon for his MEMES

[@Arkalidor]

I played MGR:R this week, inspired by the memes, and I loved it. It was definitely one hell of a ride. My only disappointment came from the memes, as I finally reached Snt. Armstrong, I was so hype for the memes, and the scene with Jack's desperate punching, and all I could think was "Why no music?"

[@mahgneesgeming6488]

24:39 you can though, you just have to not push it all the way (probably barely push it at all if you want to do it quickly) to the side or return the analog stick position to the middle more slowly, and then press light attack (maybe heavy too?), at least for me that usually works i found this out because i think a few times i accidentally didn't push it all the way and it didn't slice so uhhh

[@daysand123]

Tubitor Saberstrong is a blessed thumbnail image.