A Look At Metal Gear Risings Boss Battles
By Joseph Christ on January 18th, 2013 (11 comments)
Metal Gear Rising is definitely one of my top 10 anticipated games of 2013, and this Boss trailer released today just ads more fuel to that fire.
Notice how Platinum Games hasn't just relied on the 'Giant Boss' in order to make these fights seem epic. There is no Giant Enemy Crab, Sckyscraper Robot, or Mountain Sized Rock Beast. There are simply enemies who are more powerful than you even though they are the same size. This is something that our own Brad Simons has talked about in the past and I find myself in agreement. The Dark/Demon's souls series utilized this approach with great success and it's great to see Platinum Games doing the same thing.
And these fights really do seem extraordinary. Far from the normal trappings that boss fights tend to fall into nowadays, these bosses seem to have truly imaginative powers that will force you to adjust your play style if you hope to succeed. This is more than just learning patterns, this is learning powers.
After my time playing Rising at various conventions I do still have some worries when it comes to controls and bugs, but my belief is Platinum will hammer these out by the time Rising is released. Their track record leads me to no other conclusion.
Check the video below.
Joseph Christ
Joseph Christ is the Reviews Editor and a Podcast Personality at 4Player. Specializing in reviews, editorials, drinking, and saying inappropriate things about gaming franchises that are beloved by millions, his satirical and sometimes edgy style offsets a more serious and penetrating substance lurking below the surface. He is also the host of the Cocktail Time Podcast. You'll follow his Twitter if you know what's good for you.
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Platinum games have done an amazing job, I cannot wait to play this game! Metal Gear is my favorite series of all time and I am glad it has been put in the hands of such a worthy company. The OST sounds amazing from what I've heard of it so far too!
Link / ReplyPlatinum taking over this project is probably the best thing to ever happen to it.
Link / ReplyI love Platinum and I knew that them taking over this project was a great thing. These bosses look amazing and like you said not like the expected roster from most character action games Also, while I didn't have any issues with the controls at PAX, I certainly ran into bugs I crashed the demo by slicing up the Gecko way to much.
Link / ReplyI had some issues with going into/coming out of cut mode. It would tend to swing my camera in a weird direction. Mostly, this was probably me doing something wrong but this type of oddity should be taken into consideration.
Link / ReplyFrom what I heard when you enter cut mode it moves your camera to the direction that Raiden is facing, not the direction you're looking at. That's an issue I hope has an option in the settings somewhere cause it's kinda awkward.
Link / ReplyThat is similar to MGS3 after they updated to the free moving camera. There was an option that let snake snap and look in the direction of the camera when first person was enabled but it also has a dramatic effect on game balance.
Link / ReplyAfter watching the awesome Killer is Dead trailer, This Badass boss trailer, and with DmC released; I think this is going to be a hack and slash dominant Q1 for 2013. so excited!
Link / ReplyI am so excited for this game.
Link / ReplyWat can I say just when I think this game can't impress me anymore it continues to do just that.
Link / ReplyI've been on media blackout for this game for a while now... but now I've cracked. The boss battles look incredible and I can't wait to sink my teeth into this.
Link / ReplyMonsoon reminds me of Buggy the clown from One Piece
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