It honestly reminds me a lot of Sekiro, especially the parry system, as that game was also mostly about efficiency, with some limited potential for being flashy with your prosthetics and Combat Arts. So for the most part, the combos in this game are only as complex as they need to be. Learn to maneuver the battlefield, dispatch certain enemies first, nail your parries, dodges, and Zandatsus (a move that refills your health and Blade meter). But outside of making combo videos, and eeking out slightly more damage during a boss' vulnerable phase, there doesn't seem to be a need for this, far as I'm aware. Of course, you can still do the latter if you want, as I often did because it was just plain fun. Honestly in many scenarios, just spamming light attacks seems to be almost as effective as Blade-cancelling combos and special moves into each other. Most of the combat is grounded, the pause combos aren't that different from each other, and even the light attack string isn't a set series of attacks, instead being an infinite string of randomized attacks. Rather I want to discuss the core combat and gameplay of MGR, so let's dive right in:ĭespite giving you this lightning fast ninja protagonist with air combos and pause combos, the 'point' of Rising's combat isn't really to style on enemies the same way you might in a Devil May Cry game. Also won't be covering the DLC stories as I've only played through them once, and don't have a feel for the new characters yet. Who'd have thunk? Anyway, I don't wanna talk much too about the story, as it's already been discussed and memed to hell (in a good way) so I don't feel I have much to add there. The first time I only played it for a week during a free trial of PlayStation Now, and I finished my first hasty playthrough beaten, bruised, tired of hearing 'Raiden? RAAAAIDEE-' yet determined that one day I was gonna have to come back and try to tame this beast.Īnd boy do games get a HELL of a lot easier and more enjoyable when you're not on a time limit to play 'em. this is technically my second time playing this. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.

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