First Look: METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

Oh, do I have a surprise for fans of the Metal Gear franchise! As some of you may already know the next Metal Gear game will be featuring Raiden once again, but this time he will pretty much be a cyborg with a sword that can cut through anything if the trailers are to be believed and brute strength to match that robotic body of his. The game doesn't make it clear if he is more robot than human or human than robot but it does make it clear that Raiden is a bad ass! Initially the game was supposed to be an interquel between MGS 2 and MGS 4. Later information revealed that it was going to be MGS 5 but now it is being advertised as a game that takes place about 4 years after MGS 4 but it is not a sequel to it, it is more of a side story or spinoff. I hope this means we can expect a MGS 5! The plot of the game has not been fully released but from what we can gather Raiden now works for PMC's by training their armies or protecting important people. He will apparently start the game in his MGS 4 High tech ninja armor, but during one of his VIP protection missions he will get attacked by other cyborg enemies that kill his VIP and leave Raiden for dead as he agonizes after his defeat. Raiden is then given his black ninja armor which is stronger than the white one he originally wore but it also requires constant recharging. As you can see by the trailer Raiden's main weapon is his sword which is actually being called a HFB or High Frequency Blade. Apparently he will not be using projectile weapons in the game except for the rocket launcher we see in the trailer, but it would seem that guns pose little danger to Raiden and yet his HFB poses and incredible amount of danger to his enemies. I will not spoil any other part of the game with extra information we have on it, but if you've been reading this and haven't watched the trailer you should definitely get to it before reading my next post because I am sure you will be very pleased by the news on my next pose if you are a Metal Gear fan or just a fan of awesome games.

Drake's Reviews will no longer be scoring games on their first look as many elements are changed before a game is released and it is unfair to judge a book by it's cover and then have the cover changed on us :)