In keeping with the recent trend of game trailers that tease upcoming announcements, we’re looking at you Crysis 3, it appears as though Kojima Productions is preparing for a major Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance reveal next week – specifically on Monday, April 30th 2012.
The tease comes in the form of a new mini-trailer, just over 30 seconds long, featuring a mix of bloody live-action clips interspersed with grainy digitized imagery and the tagline “Make it Right” – along with the teaser date and a link to the official Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance website.
It’s unclear exactly what is being depicted in the teaser – are the unfortunate people shown in the trailer undergoing similar augmentation procedures as leading-man Raiden or is the video showcasing something else entirely? At this point we don’t have much to go on – hence the 4/30/12 date – aside from a brief description that accompanies the official version of the trailer on YouTube:
“Corrupted transmission incoming from operative’s implant. Data integrity compromised. Recovery initializing on 4/30/12.”
Check out the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance teaser below:
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is still one of our most anticipated upcoming titles – even if fan reaction to the game’s action-heavy hack-and-slash gameplay has been mixed (at best). While it’s understandable that fans hoping for a new stealth action title would be let down – this isn’t, at least not any more, a Metal Gear Solid game. Instead, the Rising spin-off is being marketed as a separate experience – that happens to occur in the same world (and with at least one familiar character).
As for what we can expect from the reveal on the 30th – anything is possible. Currently, the official site for the game, as teased in the trailer, is nothing more than a countdown; though, it’s certainly possible that Kojima Productions will drop a few more hints prior to the full reveal. The most likely outcome is that we’ll be seeing a new trailer for the game that, much like the Spike VGA trailer, showcases the same frantic and over the top action; however, this round, we’ll hopefully be treated to a bit more story information – not just Bayonetta-style hack and slashery.
Of course it’s also possible that Kojima Productions is going to reveal something far more controversial – such as a multiplayer mode of sorts (remember: Metal Gear Solid 4 included multiplayer). If that’s the case, hopefully Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will offer a better option than the shoe-horned multiplayer mode in fellow action title, Ninja Gaiden 3.
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i dont have a problem with this being ‘hack and slash’ b/c the cutting mechanics will ensue plenty of fun so long as the story is straight forward and doesn’t exceed the 8-10hr mark, if it does then the game will fall under repetitive and boring even with the insane amounts of blood and dismemberment (something prototype 2 slightly suffers from).
imo the reveal will probably be more gameplay and a set release date (since there currently isn’t one), and my guess for the release date would be around september (or later) which isn’t good b/c of all the other (read better and more fun) games that are coming out around that time.
I want to be interested in this game, I really do, for the sake of story. But for the life of me I can’t seem to get passed the hack n slash corny anime style they’ve taken. I was so interested in this game before Platinum was revealed to have taken over.
Platinum made Vanquish…
So I am definitely interested in this.
MGS fans don’t wanna play it? Fine. I’m sure Snake’ll be back some time.
I really want this game so badly, just can’t stop thinking about how awesome it’s going to be. It really reminds me of Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children and Ninja Gaiden. I also hope this has multi player but unlike the one in Metal Gear Solid 4, if it will be like that then please, Please don’t put a health bar, it just makes opponents hard to kill and just doesn’t feel real.