The reason is the complete lack of downtime in MGR. Those who dislike challenge modes won’t be happy about the longevity, but the content will sure keep the rest entertained. And, as with all Metal Gear games, you can always replay the campaign for collectibles, which unlock bonus equipment and VR missions. There’s no multiplayer to speak of, not that it’s necessary. Then you can complete 50 VR missions, which have you performing specific challenges and add another 3-4 hours of gameplay. This includes an 8-chapter main campaign and 2 DLC levels, which tell stories of some of the supporting characters. The fast-paced approach continues throughout the 6-hour experience. The writing itself is an unexpectedly nice mix of Kojima’s and Platinum’s styles with the now ever-standard over-the-top antagonists, crazy guesses at the future world and in-series references. In Platinum’s style, you’re given the essentials and set loose upon the enemy. Gone are the 30-minute-long cutscenes with tons of dialogue, hints and speculation. And you’ll notice this right from the first moments: in storytelling.
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Series veterans are in for a surprise, though: even though Revengeance is part of MGS canon, it’s not a MGS game. With that intro, MGR sends you to kill the bad guys and uncover their plans. After he gets a new one, he’s sent to Abkhazia, where Desperado, the PMC responsible for killing N’mani are confirmed to be assisting local rebel groups. The job goes horribly wrong, the VIP gets killed and Raiden, though fighting valiantly, loses an eye and part of his cyborg body. Protagonist Raiden, who you may remember from MGS 2, is employed by one such company, Maverick, doing security for N’mani, a high-ranking politician from Africa. The Patriots are destroyed, the War Economy no longer runs the world and private military companies now stick to security contracts. Rising takes place in 2018, 4 years after MGS 4. Should we welcome Metal Gear back with open arms? Or dump it into a pit with the rest of the screwed-up PC ports?
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However, both parties decided that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance should be on the Windows platform too, following its successful release on consoles in February 2013. Platinum Games is a Japanese studio known for its action-packed games, like MadWorld, Bayonetta, Vanquish and The Wonderful 101, none of which have been released on PC. The Metal Gear series (Konami, Kojima Productions) is known and acclaimed on consoles and silently respected on PC, having only twice visited the latter with so-so ports of Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2.