“You can still see how wide-eyed and mouth agape people seem to get when that moment happens.” This adaptive music has gone on to be used in other action games like Devil May Cry 5 and – more recently – Hi-Fi Rush, too. “The way that Platinum games coded the audio engine to have that screaming line kick in when you pick up the giant sword – wow”, he says. Not "the Ray Man boss fight" you think when you hear those words.ĭuring the finale of the fight, the Ray swings its giant bladed arm towards Raiden, and just as you block it “RULES OF NATURE!!” comes blasting out of your speakers – and it's liable to send anyone into a fit of pure ecstasy on hearing it. This is given the perfect introduction at the start of the game in which Raiden fights a Metal Gear Ray. While the whole soundtrack is filled with great heavy metal tracks, the main reason the soundtrack is so fondly remembered is thanks to the vocal themes for each boss, which adapt to the gameplay as the fight goes on. He did however realise that following up Harry-Gregson Williams were some big shoes to fill, saying “I was relieved when Platinum said they wanted a different style of music for this game”. ![]() “MGS2 had a very big impact with me in all ways, including the music by Harry-Gregson Williams”. Metal Gear Solid, despite being MIA right now, was still a powerhouse franchise back in the early 2010s, and Christopherson was a self-professed fan of the Metal Gear series. ![]() Despite being known as an orchestral composer at the time, “they asked if I could do heavy metal intense music, and of course I said YES”. In order to properly celebrate Metal Gear Rising Revengance’s 10-year anniversary, I’ve interviewed the game's composer Jamie Christopherson (also known for Bionic Commando and Lost Planet 2) and Senator Armstrong voice actor Alastair Duncan (who also leant his dulcent tones to Mimir in God of War and Celebrimbor in Shadow of Mordor).Ĭhristopherson recalls: “I part of a sound company back then called Soundelux DMG, and they got a game trailer in for MGR:R that needed music”. But there are two aspects, in particular, that have cemented its place in video game history: its soundtrack and the game's antagonist – Colorado Senator Steven Armstrong. Metal Gear Rising is beloved thanks to its incredible action, amazing cast of memorable characters (and George, but we don’t talk about him) and its bonkers storyline. Another defining trait was their ability to give shit-eating grins to the camera. Mistral, Monsoon, Sundowner, and Jetstream Sam are all equipped with cyborg bodies of their own, each having their own unique abilities (such as Monsoon who can come apart to avoid slashes). This rival PMC hosts four captains named The Winds Of Destruction in true Metal Gear fashion, these four are named after – you guessed it – wind. The new game, now dubbed Metal Gear Rising Revengance, saw Raiden – a mercenary for hire – take on a rival PMC who seeks to destabilise peaceful nations to restart the war economy for their own personal gain in the absence of The Patriots. Platinum also requested that the story of the title be moved to post-MGS4, rather than in between 2 and ,4 to give the studio more freedom. Rather than making a game based upon the free-cutting mechanic, it was reworked to complement to the action – not overrule it. Rather than work up from Kojima Productions' foundations, Platinum rebooted the game entirely as an action game in its signature style. Kojima and his original team had a free-cutting mechanic sorted, and a scenario in mind it had the makings of a great Metal Gear title… except that the developers never figured out what the gameplay loop would be.Įnter Platinum Games – the legendary developer made up of ex-Capcom staff who were known for their top-of-the-line action games like Bayonetta and Vanquish. Long story short, the project didn’t work out. It was confirmed that this new game would not be directed by Hideo Kojima, and would instead be his attempt to pass the Metal Gear torch to a younger team as he worked on the portable entry Peace Walker. ![]() Metal Gear Solid 4 had just ended the story of Solid Snake, one year prior. ![]() Metal Gear Rising made its first appearance at E3 2009. It's hard to overstate how exciting this trailer was at the time.
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