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[BeastProwl]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

[Shadowman]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

[SKYWARPED_128]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

True. Now that I think on it, almost half of MGS4's total playtime was made up of codec conversations and cutscenes.

Maybe I will buy the game after all.

[d_sel1]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

True. Now that I think on it, almost half of MGS4's total playtime was made up of codec conversations and cutscenes.

Maybe I will buy the game after all.

Can I put in my two cents, maybe you might want to buy it on sale?
Unless, you want it right now, you might consider the game more worth the money at a cheaper price. Let's say the short gameplay might be more justified with a $30 buck price tag (or even a rental) than a $60 one.

[SKYWARPED_128]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

True. Now that I think on it, almost half of MGS4's total playtime was made up of codec conversations and cutscenes.

Maybe I will buy the game after all.

Can I put in my two cents, maybe you might want to buy it on sale?
Unless, you want it right now, you might consider the game more worth the money at a cheaper price. Let's say the short gameplay might be more justified with a $30 buck price tag (or even a rental) than a $60 one.

That's actually a good idea, but the problem is that games sell out very quickly (2 weeks to a month more or less) and don't seem to get restocked. I don't know why; it's just the way it is in my neck of the woods.

I can pretty much forget about a sale, since they never remain on shelves long enough for that. Except for the really bad ones, but MGR is certainly not a bad game.

[d_sel1]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

True. Now that I think on it, almost half of MGS4's total playtime was made up of codec conversations and cutscenes.

Maybe I will buy the game after all.

Can I put in my two cents, maybe you might want to buy it on sale?
Unless, you want it right now, you might consider the game more worth the money at a cheaper price. Let's say the short gameplay might be more justified with a $30 buck price tag (or even a rental) than a $60 one.

That's actually a good idea, but the problem is that games sell out very quickly (2 weeks to a month more or less) and don't seem to get restocked. I don't know why; it's just the way it is in my neck of the woods.

I can pretty much forget about a sale, since they never remain on shelves long enough for that. Except for the really bad ones, but MGR is certainly not a bad game.

Then buy it now . Although, if you willing to deal with buyer remorse, check out Amazon (check out Amazon and other sites beforehand anyway) a few weeks after buying the game.

[SKYWARPED_128]

Anyone played Metal Gear Rising yet? I hear it's ridiculously short, clocking in at only 4-6 hours of total gameplay, not counting game over replays and cutscenes.

I'm giving myself until this weekend to decide whether or not to buy it. The gameplay is apparently top notch, but such a short campaign kind of makes it feel like I'm getting cheated here.

Keep in mind its a Metal Gear game. The cutscenes and dialogue should exponentially increase that. It might be like MGS4, only a few hours of gameplay, but a box-office movie of cutscenes. Ide assume so anyway.

Yeah, all Metal Gear games can be beaten in a single sitting. Beating it in three hours on the highest difficulty traditionally gives you the Big Boss title.

True. Now that I think on it, almost half of MGS4's total playtime was made up of codec conversations and cutscenes.

Maybe I will buy the game after all.

Can I put in my two cents, maybe you might want to buy it on sale?
Unless, you want it right now, you might consider the game more worth the money at a cheaper price. Let's say the short gameplay might be more justified with a $30 buck price tag (or even a rental) than a $60 one.

That's actually a good idea, but the problem is that games sell out very quickly (2 weeks to a month more or less) and don't seem to get restocked. I don't know why; it's just the way it is in my neck of the woods.

I can pretty much forget about a sale, since they never remain on shelves long enough for that. Except for the really bad ones, but MGR is certainly not a bad game.

Then buy it now . Although, if you willing to deal with buyer remorse, check out Amazon (check out Amazon and other sites beforehand anyway) a few weeks after buying the game.

Yeah, buying it while it's still new is probably my only option.

Buyer's remorse isn't really going to be an issue since the game's scored massive points in both critic and user reviews. There's just this massive emphasis on its 6 hour game time, which was explained as strictly game time without including cutscenes and game-over replays.

I'm hoping this turns out to be something like FoC. Despite the measly 12 hour playthrough, I probably clocked more hours on this game in repeat offline playthroughs (I've never played online mode or escalation FYI) than much longer games like Valkyria Chronicles or Deus Ex - HR. Believe it or not, I'm STILL playing through campaign mode--controlling giant alien robots in a metal battlefield just doesn't get old.

I've heard that MGR has some pretty addictive game mechanics and even on Normal mode, it's no pushover. I might just be clocking in a whole lot more than just 6 hours on this game.

[SKYWARPED_128]

Okay, I just had a chance to sneak in an hour or two of MGR. VERY addictive gameplay. Cutting sh!t up just doesn't get old. The whole parrying system takes a little getting used to, but it's not annoyingly difficult if you're not playing in harder difficulties.

One thing, though. Raiden's face keeps reminding me of Micheal Jackson some strange reason, especially in his suit during the opening cutscene. For better or worse, the cutscenes aren't nearly as long as your typical MGS game. Then again, this isn't exactly MGS but more of an action-based offshoot, so that's a good thing since an over-long cutscene would just get in the way of the action.

This might just be my next WFC; short campaign, but tons of replay value.

[The Happy Locust]

Dragon Age II
So after defeating the high dragon, ran distraction so Anders could do something undisclosed in the Chantry. tracked down 3 rogue mages. 2 had succumbed to blood magic but the 3rd was harmless and willingly returned to the circle of magi.
Side-mission wise- helped Varric clear out his brother's old mansion. Turns out it was haunted due to a piece of a cursed idol we'd previously removed. Helped Merryl finish her side-story in her attempt to restore an artifact. Saved her from herself in the end but it cost her a very high price and she will probably be killed on sight if her clan ever sees her again. Win some, lose some.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Completed the fight lab sequence. Got the basics down but need a lot of practice for real usage.
Completed ARcade mode with Roger Jr and Marshal Law. Roger Jr.s ending is totally worth it.

New Super Mario Bros U
Cleared the Frosted Glaciers level and sent Wendy Koopa packing. Also found the secret entrance to another snow level. Cleared the Soda Fountain airship.

[SKYWARPED_128]

Metal Gear Rising - Revengeance

Okay, definitely clocking more than 10 hours of gameplay. I suspect the purported 4-6 hours gameplay was after upgrading a lot and doing speed runs. Pleasantly surprised that the game lasted a long as it did.

Still got two more chapters to go.

The boss fights are getting more challenging, but still manageable. You basically have to mess around and figure out what makes each boss tick, and find a way around his defenses.

Literally just beat Sundowner about 20 minutes ago. The game tries to force you to precisely slice through the gaps in his shield, but I was able to chip away his life by running behind him and electrocuting him with the sai. Takes a while, but better than missing the precision cut and having the explosive shield explode in your face.

Nice to see that the codec feature's back, as well as MGS's trademark, "Raiden, what's going on? Raiden?! RAIDEN!!!" yell.

There are also VR missions, which is a really nice distraction from the main game, adding a significant amount of replay value to the game.

All in all, no regrets buying this. It's probably just me, but a lot of MGR's elements reminds me of God of War, especially some of the weapons and a few of Raiden's skills.