Experiencing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance For The First Time 

Hey guys I know a lot of people ask where the Sundowner fight is and it just kinda happened that it was not included, but youc an check out my full vod to see reactions if you like, they're in the description! (lets just say it was kind of a failed attempt as I didn't understand how to break the shields and kinda almost killed him normally)

This game taught me that Memes weren't just funny images but was actually a important scientific term for passing on traits without genes

"why is she moaning?" because shes french duh

As a brazilian, I would like to state for the record that Sam is a national fucking icon.

The few things I always look for in a blind reaction to this game >Sam’s smile >RULES OF NAAAAATURE >Ultra Instinct Cat >Sombrero Raiden >Monsoon’s meme rant >”The good ol days after 9/11!” >Everything about Senator Armstrong This playthrough did NOT disappoint.

*Incredibly hot woman moaning* Shen: I hate this... Raiden *Litterally just sheathes a sword* Shen: Ah yes, Gay sex.

This game can be summarized in: "This is fucking dumb, but so goddamn cool!"

fun fact, the Japanese version of this game censoers the cyborg blood by making it white, but Sam's blood is red to show he's not augmented. the Brazilian man is fully human and he STILL whooped Jack in their first fight.

"I have not stopped listening to the music since playing this game god help me" -Shenpai This is actually a hidden feature of the game, musical addiction to pure awesomeness!

Fun fact: The hat and poncho Raiden had was gotten from a *_tourist trap store._* Some shopkeep had the balls to scam him and got away with it.

"Don't fuck with this Senator" *random crowd cheers out of nowhere* It was at this moment I knew.....this is one of the best final bosses ever

24:50 It puts a smile on my face knowing that someone got paid to animate this. Also, the fact that Monsoon CLEARLY sees this happening and just right continues with his speech is amazing.

The fact that we never got a sequel to this game is a CRIME. But, can a masterpiece truly be beat?

"its so cringe it goes back to being based" its a really good way to describe why this game is so cool

As a big-booty brazilian who can double-jump, I can confirm: all of us can double-jump but it's something you have to practice a bunch while dodging bullets.

23:05 It actually makes sense they resort to their batons instead of guns, because with cybernetic enhancements the stick hits WAY harder. Not to mention countless enemies already proved bullets to be less than effective against a super cyborg ninja that just cuts bullets out of the air.

I love how every let's player reacts to "It's the code the samurai lived by" with a snort of laughter. No-one takes Raiden seriously, or his week in Okinawa.

Revengeance, aka “Kojima weirdly predicts American politics like half a decade in advance.” Also the game is great

I love how shen kept saying he's such a weeb and he's so weeby while raiden canonically learned how to fight by watching movies

I never noticed this before but at 41:42 the way armstrong and raiden are positioned and the camera angle makes armstrong look like raiden's shadow

"I said my sword was a tool of justice. Not used in anger. Not used for vengeance. But now... Now I'm not so sure. And besides, this isn't my sword." - Raiden One of the rawest lines ever, why'd you skip it ;-;

37:30 gotta love how Armstrong legitimately tried to secure raiden's vote after beating the shit out of him

Revengeance is simultaneously the most savage satire of the entire Metal Gear franchise and yet somehow the best sincere presentation of the series' themes.

34:57 That "wHaT tHe FuCk" was so genuine lol I love watching people play this part, this scene is straight up fucking ridiculous, and I love seeing people react to it lol

I laughed way harder than I should have over the "he slash him" joke

Normal games: Here's a tutorial fight, we'll go easy on you so you can learn how to fight MGR: Suplex this giant robot for no reason

"Why is she moaning" I mean. It's implied those are connected directly to her spine and it hurts to connect new arms. She might like the pain. Don't kink shame her. I mean. You killed her but kink shaming is a step too far.

Shen's absolute shock at Raiden running down the building was perfect. I thought the EXACT same thing, like "is the fucking game really really going to let me do this?" 🤣

8:48 singing along while Shen is freaking out is such a mood. I could be both of these people in the same moment

18:05 I like how if you listen to the codec call at this time, Raiden finds out that the costume and hat he just bought to "blend in" are something locals sell to dumb tourists easily duped into buying them. Raiden is left stupefied by this revelation (Raiden can be such a dork I love him)

As a brazilian I can confirm, Sam is an accurate portrayal of the weakest brazilian

as a Brazilian i can confirm that we can deflect bullets using swords from different cultures right, irmãos?

17:33 As a Mexican-I can indeed confirm that Raiden would blend in…

Controversial idea: It’s not cheesy things that people are tired of. It’s cheesy things done in the exact same way as other cheesy things. This game is like the best cheesy and over the top stuff you should love as a kid because every fiber of your being works together to maintain suspension of disbelief.

The fact that the dude who said "Memes: the DNA of the soul" doesn't even crack the top 3 of the most memed characters in this game says so much

I love how this game achieved slow motion by purposely lagging

30:54 “Guess i have no choice… i challenge you to a debate!” “Wtf no” “Dies of CRINGE”

10:22 “You ever seen a man handbrake turn before?” That killed me.

The best part of Monsoon's fight is that if you're aggressive enough, he'll beg for his life as Raiden chops him to bits.

There's a little neat detail in the armstrong fight. In one of the cutscenes Raiden dodges a hit to his chin and he takes time to think about. It's because it's a running joke that a bunch of hits graze his chin and the armstrong fight is the first time he fully dodges it.

38:08 admittedly yes, raidens claws are in fact sexy af

"But you DID survive! With your own two hands, you took back your life!" "And now... i'll take yours." Its so FUCKING CRINGELY UNIRONICALLY GOOD

One really fun detail about Armstrong I always celebrate is how genuinely happy he looks when Raiden seemingly agreees with him. Regardless of that merciless beating Raiden got, Armstrong still hoped to convince him of his perspective on things. And he seemed actually elated to welcome him - until Raiden shoots down that pipe dream, and just for those few moments in which Armstrong has to collect himself again, he looks actually hurt by the betrayal. I've rarely seen a villain with such a wide emotional range in such a small amount of screentime. You can mock the game for its dumb story, but the presentation is godlike!

I really wish more games used Musical boss themes to introduce Thematic boss themes, that really was deadass the best part of this game. I mean, Raiden specifically getting a retractable metal chin to stop getting hit in the chin, and it only working once in the entire game, and he's so distracted by the fact it finally worked Armstrong just decks him again is pretty good too, but, like, music is powerful. It tells you what you need to know about each character without telling the needless specifics. I mean I also wish more games were this blatently self aware of how stupidly edgy they were and revealed in it, but the music one seems easier to copy and I don't think some writers are self aware enough to know they're being that edgy.

Revengeance has the absolute perfect blend of taking itself seriously and not taking itself seriously

"Why do politicians get all the good missiles?" I see someone in Shen's friend group is cultured

"Just what are you doing, Senator?" "Making memories for the player, Jack! Can't fret over every gameplay element!"

15:02 Shen's pure laughter and acceptance of the madness here was pure gold

30:29 🎶My legs are broken the kneecaps are stolen im forever bound to a chair🎶

Originally, Sam was fighting to avenge his father's death at the hands of a drug cartel (he ran a martial arts dojo before his murder). Using the family blade, the Murasama, Sam cut down his killers, and later went to dispense justice as a vigilante of sorts, being called *Minuano* (the cold wind of Brazil). He later decided to go after Armstrong for sending men to die for reasons unknown to them, but after his fight with the Senator, Sam instead joined him. During his time with World Marshal, Sam had lost sight of his original ideals instead fighting for the sake of fighting, but after watching the dedication Raiden had to saving the brains of the children, he began to question what he was really doing. The reason he had fought Raiden in the Badlands was to rediscover his ideals. His theme song during the fight reflects all of this: A man who's lost sight of his reasons to fight and who has replaced them with how he fights, represented by his blade. The bit with no lyrics (or when you knock away his sword), represents how this final fight makes him feel alive and human again. For a moment, he not only thrives in the heat of battle, but he actually rediscovers his original ideals: to fight for justice and keep soldiers from being sent to fight in wars they don't believe in, seeing these ideals in Raiden. He doesn't need the fight itself as his reason to fight anymore when he has his original ideals in hand. The final verse shows Sam's reflection during his time with World Marshal. He had spent so much time thriving on bloodshed, climbing the ranks and becoming a Wind of Destruction that he had forgotten why he fought at all. This is why he is testing Raiden: if Jack's resolve is great enough to beat Sam, then it will be sufficient enough to defeat Armstrong as well. He was checking to see if Raiden was worthy enough as his successor (Think Bruce Wayne passing the torch of Batman to Dick Greyson (Robin), except the test is killing each other).

As a person who has been to brazil, I can confirm that everyone there can double jump, albeit slightly better than the double-jumpers who live in boston.

I think the deciding factor between this and Stranger's of Paradise is intent. Platinum KNEW they were making something Over the top and Ridiculous and because they did so, they were able to be ridiculous with actual intent and grace. Creating something that both parodied and paid reverence to it's predecessors. Stranger's of paradise was made ridiculous on accident. The devs were genuinely surprised that people were dunking on the story so much and thought they were making something genuinely dark and thought provoking. As such, what follows is a sloppy, out of touch, though still entertaining mess. We're laughing WITH Metal gear whereas we're laughing AT Strangers of paradise

This game makes you feel like the super cool mf side character you see in every game who just comes in, does some fkn insane stuff and then leaves like a pure chad

Sam spent two weeks in Okinawa and a childhood in Brazil...no wonder he was so powerful.

“All this murder and your ass still ain’t based” - S A M

36:01 "I can break a president in two with my head hands" Biden would break from air alone LOL

31:55 dear fucking god when i saw this in Maxor’s video i thought the magazine was edited in

The moment I heard milky singing "collective consciousness" I could tell just how much MGR meant to him

I'm glad you enjoyed fighting Best Dog, A Handsy French Woman, Nude Magneto, John Wrexham the Scissor Texan, An Ordinary Brazilian Man, and Buff Football Senator

38:58 Played this years ago and never noticed Raiden got imprinted to the metal from Armstrong's punches. 🤣

The final song when battling Armstrong actually has the lyrics showing the view point of both Raiden and Armstrong. They are both realizing that they will fight to the death so what their ideals are would win and shape the future of humanity. It's also why Armstrong says he is his heir, because he will use his strength for his own ideals and beliefs. Such a masterpiece of a game that is also completely batshit insane to play.

I love how they gave subtitles to George's subtitles having subtitles

The lore: war industry anesthetizing society, fascism enthralling the masses through the government, late-stage capitalism, money twisting moral and ethic, the power of the media in favour of the elites. The gameplay: wacky wahoo weeb samurai does flashy slash

One of my many favorite things about this game is while Monsoon's meme speech is indeed ridiculous...it's also correct.

Started with "This feels like a fever dream!" and ended with "This game is an experience." Feels about right to me.

10:26 "You ever seen a man HANDbrake turn before." *_I see what the fuck you did there._*

I've been told that every bosses' lyrics only kick in when the boss is taking you seriously. That's why the lyrics are completely gone from the first time you fight Sam, and why they leave when he's fighting you bare handed before coming back in. This game is mental.

25:04 Now there's a pretty meme.... *E X Q U I S I T E .*

I just realized after 9 years, that when Armstrong throws his cigar Raiden slices it apart. 34:36

"45 Minutes of Shenpai Experiencing Sensory Overload From Experiencing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance For The First Time."

I love how Armstrong is wearing his glasses half the fight. And the fact his fight is a huge step up in difficulty is so good.

10:27 Really gives a new meaning to the term 'handbrake' turn

37:50 My god you're laughing is killing me Your making me dying hard Gahh_ 🤣😂🤣😂

Sometimes I forget that Shen is from The Homeland, Germany, and "Ich liebe Kapitalismus" got me just as much as her.

I love how Revengeance is getting a resurgence in players again.

The worst part about George is that the Japanese casting director was perfect as far as I could see because they ACTUALLY CASTED A PERSON WHO COULD SOUND LIKE A CHILD

20:03 HIS NAME IS HALF-LIFE

It's way funnier than it should be that Sundowner was completely skipped for this video

so glad you got to experience this. it sure is one. 21:00 I FEEL SO HONORED MY JOKE MADE IT IN

15:40 Cue mistral beating raiden to death with a baguette

44:03 "Manslaughter doktor? I did that shit on purpose"

“I feel like I’m forgetting something” “If you forgot it it probably wasn’t important” “Yeah you’re right” Sundowner:

I love how MGR surpassed the popularity of the entire Metal Gear series.

Fun fact: it's revealed in the DLC that the motorcycle Raiden steals belongs to Sam

14:41 that's just Metal Gear as a franchise, I love it

"This game is a fucking experience." Please someone tell me that Shen has played Asura's Wrath. It's the only game that's as much of an experience as MGR.

I love how Max keeps quietly quoting jimothy and max0rs videos

24:14 Was absolutely NOT expecting a perfect Uncle Roger reference in a Revengance video but that's why this is the game that keeps on giving.

Shen loosing her mind and panicking during slow-mo timed events, while Milky is singing the themes in the background is what’s killing me! 😂😂😂

_"Nanomachines, son! They hardened in response to physical trauma."_

What I love about people experiencing MGR for the first time on stream, is when a boss cutscene happens, the entire chat erupts into the theme music and the speech

22:07 yelling "f*ck you" at someone in a car chase, Denver indeed

17:45 Raiden its oficially a mexican brother, you cant deny that

I love how everyone’s initial reaction to this game is laugh at its goofiness but by the end almost everyone agrees it’s a great game with an awesome soundtrack which makes it a memorable experience.

7:13 And this is the moment where everyone knew this game was going to kick ass!!

34:07 I love how his pointing makes woosh sounds

33:00 love this guy

Oh God this game. Not only did it feel like a fever dream, the characters kept trying to out-ham each other. Everything from the terrible battle oneliners to the ham-tastic posturing feels like someone crossing off a "how ridiculous can we make this game" bingo card. I love that they included Raiden's dorky cluelesness regarding the local fashion or how to converse with a robot dog. And then of corse there is Jetstream Sam who should be the next Metal Gear character to get a solo game, double jump and everything.

the fact that you added a THIRD set of subtitles for George is killing me

30:17 fun fact, the lyrics to songs in mgr are based on the enemies current effort level. They only kick in when the enemy is serious.