History VideoGame / MetalGearRisingRevengeance

* VictoryFakeout: Metal Gear RAY appears to have been destroyed early in the prologue level, but comes back to fight Raiden once more later on. It fakes out again at the end of the second battle, before finally being taken down in a QTE.

* AnAesop:
** Violence is the means by which tyranny is enforced, and thus violence is the means by which tyranny shall be disassembled.
** Maintaining an ideal society is not a one-time deal. It's a constant duty that needs to be upheld.
** Homeless and impoverished children and their exploitation are a major problem in the world today, and the game makes no effort to mask this.
** War isn't just leaders manipulating the masses, but also culture and society and the values that we as individuals hold as important.
** There are some people and organizations in the world that blatantly violate the moral standards of society, and if they do operate within the law, they will use it as a shield to protect their immoral activities and interests.

* EliteMooks: There are the longsword-wielding Custom Cyborgs that you must parry three times in a row to CounterAttack as well as the bombsuit-clad, [[DropTheHammer Hammer-Dropping]] Heavily Armed Cyborgs who have {{Unblockable Attack}}s. Both of them are also better-armored than normal and have InjuredVulnerability.

* DoubleEdgedBuff: Sam in the DLC can [[PracticalTaunt taunt]] his enemies, which causes them to glow red, attack more aggressively and makes their attacks do block damage along with making them uncounterable, but it also makes them more predictable and greatly lowers their defense, allowing Sam to do double damage to most enemies and cut weaker enraged enemies apart with his normal attacks. This also works against bosses as well.

* DoubleEdgedBuff: Sam in the DLC can [[PracticalTaunt taunt]] his enemies, which causes them to glow red, attack more aggressively and makes their attacks do block damage along with making them uncounterable, but it also makes them more predictable and greatly lowers their defense, allowing Sam to do double damage to most enemies and cut weaker enraged enemies apart with his normal attacks.

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* ShowsDamage: Every boss sans Blade Wolf will end up with various cuts on them when fight is almost over, even if Raiden was using the HF Wooden Sword.

''Metal Gear Rising'' was released in February 2013 for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} (outside of Japan) and Platform/PlayStation3, making it the first game in the series ever to get a MultiPlatform debut. A PC port was also announced by Konami and was released on January 9, 2014. You can purchase it from Platform/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/235460/ here]].

''Metal Gear Rising'' was released in February 2013 for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} (outside of Japan) and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, making it the first game in the series ever to get a MultiPlatform debut. A PC port was also announced by Konami and was released on January 9, 2014. You can purchase it from UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/235460/ here]].

!!The game contains the following tropes, [[MemeticMutation son]]:

While the plot initially detailed what happened to Raiden between ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' and ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', the final Platinum version is set four years after the events of ''[=MGS4=]''. Raiden, now a member of a PMC known as Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., finds himself caught up in a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring Rampage Of Revenge]][[JustForPun ance]] when an African Prime Minister he's guarding gets taken hostage and murdered by a competing PMC, which spirals into something much bigger when he uncovers a plan to make children into cyborg super-soldiers like himself and re-ignite the war economy.

** Thanks to RuleOfCool, a 6 foot cyborg manages to block the blade of a 300 tonne titanium bi-pedal tank, before throwing it into the air.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Sam's relative lack of cyborg parts is kind of obvious in hindsight. In the prologue, where Raiden and Sundowner are shown effortlessly leaping great distances, Sam waits for the helicopter winch to to be lowered only a few feet above his head before jumping for it. Even then, he almost misses.]]

* DifficultButAwesome: Jetstream Sam takes a lot of time getting used to if you've played with Raiden a lot. Specifically his taunt makes enemies take much more damage but they also deal more and can damage you through parry making a full defensive stance less effective. His charge attacks do damage on par with the Counter Parry and it can be done freely to enemies but the lead in time means you can't do it while directly under attack unlike the Counter Parry. He also can't keep pressuring the enemy by endlessly mashing weak attack like Raiden can thanks to his infinite combo string and the ability to cover distance automatically between slashes if the enemy is too far since Sam only has a 4-hit chain and all of his charged attacks that follow it have their own unique properties that need to be learned to to use them effectively. But once you've fully learned how to play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFThn13S47A him...]]

* InsistentTerminology: Even though Maverick is officially recognised as a PMC, Raiden notes to N'mani that they prefer to be known as "Private Security Contractors", as Boris would rather be paid to protect people than brazenly attack others..

** "Maybe I misjudged you." or variants.

* MacheteMayhem: The HF Machete, which are a favorite amongst generic mooks. Raiden can get it too, which trades the reach of his other HF blades for speed. Also, Sundowner's [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bloodlust]], which has two large machetes fashioned together like scissors.

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Deconstructed, then reconstructed. While Raiden ultimately decides to rip through the [[spoiler:unwilling]] male enemies, most of his rage comes from what Desperado is doing to men and impoverished boys under the false guise that they are disposable.

* PacifistRun: Getting no kills in a fight gets you a point bonus. Using the Wooden Sword weapon allows for no kill runs. Ironically, the [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Fox Blade]] is the second best weapon for these; allowing you to easily lop off enemy legs and render them harmless. That said, the bonuses apply only for humanoid cyborgs - fully mechanical enemies and bosses are another matter entirely.

* VictoryFakeout: Metal Gear RAY appears to have been destroyed early in the prologue level, but comes back to fight Raiden once more later on.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: There are four civilians to save.

* VisualPun: Mistral's L'Etranger pole-arm made from Dwarf Gekko arms; forming as pole, with a blade on both ends.

** Monsoon. Parrying is absolutely crucial, since he is mostly invulnerable for a significant portion of the fight.

* WhamShot: In the Japanese version, [[spoiler:when Raiden kills Jetstream Sam, he surprisingly bleeds red instead of white, serving as a reveal that he wasn't the same as the Winds of Destruction even on a physical level.]] In the English version, however, [[ParrotExposition Raiden flat out explains it for obvious reasons.]]

** Boris calls Raiden out for quitting Maverick while the latter goes on a manhunt for Desperado. When Raiden manages to get to a building, Raiden gives him his point by telling him he's only doing it because he doesn't want any more kids turning into Jack the Ripper. Boris secedes, and decides to give him unofficial support.

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** George invokes one to the ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie of all things, as well as the game made by Konami, during a sewer level:

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: Falling from a building in-game results in instant death or at the very least a mission failed, but falling [[spoiler:from a helicopter at near terminal velocity leaves a bit of a dent in the concrete and a very confused police force.]]

* ShootTheHostage: [[spoiler:A mad doctor, holding George at gunpoint and gassing a bunch of kids to death, is taken down when Raiden slashes ''straight through the doctor and George.'' It then turns out that George survived and gets a cybernetic body below the shoulders.]]

* TemptingFate: In Pakistan, one codec conversation with Kevin has Raiden state that he should be fine since none of Desperado's standard cyborgs or [=UGs=] are a threat and the Winds of Destruction are dead. Turns out, the enemy does have an ace up their sleeves after all.