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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance review: ripped apart.

    Platinum Games, developer of cult action hits like Bayonetta and Vanquish, clearly have the chops to make a great action game. But, can they make a great game that lives up to the Metal Gear name? Not quite.
    Feb 19, 2013 12:00am PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance review: ripped apart.

    Platinum Games, developer of cult action hits like Bayonetta and Vanquish, clearly have the chops to make a great action game. But, can they make a great game that lives up to the Metal Gear name? Not quite. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      This is the second person I've seen that said it only took them less than six hours. I guess I was takin... : Zips
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        I'm judging the play time based on the game clock, which I don't think counts for any of the cutscenes or... : AndrewYoon
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          Yeah, the game clock is certainly way off the mark. It also possibly factors in the VR missions, though ... : Zips
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            Also, forgot to mention that the other person I saw mention the short time actually said that included th... : Zips
            • The creators stated that the game clock does not include cutscenes and also only takes your best completi... : singlespace
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        I get the impression reviewers want to pump through the games just to get another one off the list :/ : abrasionThis person is cool!
        • I know it seems shitty, but at the same time... they don't exactly have all of the time in the world. I c... : loco3kgtThis person is cool!
        • It's true that we have a lot of games to play, but we try to be selective about what we review. For Risin... : AndrewYoon
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      "Raiden can't block" ? I haven't played the game, or even the demo, but many videos including the trailer... : Dr_Tran
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        Its ridiculously long, but that's the normal parry. The window for perfect parry that puts you in a po... : MOB712
        • That sounds almost like how in Bayonetta, if you dodge at the last possible moment, you go into Witch Tim... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Perhaps that should be rephrased as "can't block, in the way you normally do in these games." You can blo... : AndrewYoon
        • I think you got it right. I'm pretty sure Doktor even says specifically "Since you can't block...." as h... : SinisterInfant
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      i am pretty disappointed with it overall, and the demo i really enjoyed. : vitek r
      • That's weird, because it plays just like the demo but now you have the full game. I'm having a blast wi... : silverback1138