More than A Meme - The Raiden Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Jack is Back!
It's time to talk about everyone's white haired Spy/Cyber Ninja - RAIDEN.
CHAPTERS: COMING SOON
0:00 - Jack is Back
1:09 - Mr. Lightning Bolt
3:10 - Metal Gear Solid 2 - Raiden and You
14:07 - Metal Gear Solid 4 - Raiden's Emo Phase
22:43 - Metal Gear Rising - Raiden's Badass Journey
33:27 - Conclusion
35:02 - End Credits
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It's pronounced "CAM-BELL". The P is silent. Campbell is a French Surname that, I think, got popularize throughout Canada as it expended from coast to coast. Calling it "CAMP-BELL" would be the equivalent of calling the serie Metal "GE-AARH" Solid and be as cringy.
Legit great video man, hope more people watch this
Great Video Man! I'd give you my sub but you already have it.
Your riseing stuff is cool but I would take a break and post some other stuff before the next one like your 5d and life is streange that was cool, of course yoy can talk about postive stuff just that video stutsher was good
RUclipsr: (Tries to make people to question life and fall mear insanity)
Me: (is immune) “you words don’t scare me, angry man.”
My favorite quote describing Raiden, “Five years ago if you told me Raiden would be cool and Dante would be lame, I would punch you.”
And then we got DMC but in a Remade version funny how life just works in mysterious ways right?
but now Both Dante and Raiden are cool since DMC 5 is out and MGR is popular again
@@lenny_boxx4206 This.
Then we got DMC 5 and balance was restored to the universe
Dante isn't cool?
Fun fact about Raiden from metal gear, before he became a cyborg he was absolutely packing. I know this because when Raiden is naked in 2 there's a chance a guard will look at him and say "I wish I had that"
Who knows if he now is packing a hidraulic dong
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the amount of replies that have been hidden for this comment specifically is alarming. Especially since a lot of them make me just 📸🤨
Well then. XD
Is the 4 percent of human in him his face or his pee pee?
Of course the game model itself is featureless, to avoid any revealing mishaps.
I never understood why poeple didn't like Raiden, while i'm glad people are giving his character a chance now i'd be lying if i said i wasn't a little dissapointed it was only because of funny dank memes.
They didn’t like him at first because he replaced snake in MGS 2.
No, they started liking him in mgs4, at least people who hated him for not being a badass.
No one hated him ever since he was turned into a cyborg in MGS4. And people liked him more in Revengeance even before the memes.
The memes made the game famous for some reason, so people wanted to play it. Those people who laugh so much at MGR actually played and liked the game, some of them actually like _only_ Metal Gear Rising in the game series, haven't even played any MGS games.
@@nem3732 Yeah, Raiden in MGS 4, and surely MAINLY in MGR:R is much better designed (the lore and the looks).
I find the contradiction of MGS2's "no one else can be Snake" and MGS5's "anyone can be Big Boss" to be kinda funny.
Cause john is an idiot and anyone can be an idiot. David is a chad and not everyone can be as chad as he was
Well to be fair, Venom had to undergo hypnosis and was given all of the missions and experiences of Big Boss in order for him to even become Big Boss so maybe not a contradiction.
@@nem3732 maybe because Snake in the Solid Snake, not just all Snake (liquid, solidus, naked)
u can't be the greatest hero but u sure can be the confused villain
I mean to be fair, they had effectively already abandoned that with MGS3 having Naked Snake play the exact same as Solid, while also looking and partially acting like him.
It isn't just a Meme, it's a Lifestyle!
And of course, RULES OF NATURE
*AND THEY RUN WHEN THE SUN COMES UP*
@@drysoup3017 *WITH THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE*
mgrr fans try not to spam lyrics challenge
(ALIVE)
@@superd8826 ALIVE
Good to see someone showing their love for MGR in different ways. Memes or otherwise.
I bought it for the memes. Kept it for its characters ans story
@@JayPlusForerunner I bought it cause sword cool kept it to 100% it
Memes are dna of the soul, so mgr is in everyone's dna
I will say that Raiden looks damn fine looking.
Also I wouldn't mind seeing him appear in Smash.
Dont you mean "appear to smash"?
#1 cyborg dilf
raiden is ultimate waifu
I mean look at that cake
Just not cyborg raiden he sucks mgr 2 raiden in smash would be coll tho
MGS2 Raiden: Massive Goof-ball.
MGS4 Raiden: Depressed Cry-baby.
MGR:R Raiden: Bad-ass Cyborg Ninja.
He was a badass in mgs4
monsson fight raiden: edgy sonic OC
@@cumcer6140 I was gonna say bro had one arm at one point and was still going off 😂
@@awii.neocitiesMaxOr: and you know what I fucking dig it
It weird and somewhat frightening the amount of things MGS2 predicted.
From word replacement to modern politics and everything in between.
I just remember Armstrong saying make America great again in mgr:r and the face I made lol
Doubleplusungood
I genuinely wanted to know if this game was loved out of irony or legitimacy.
Both I think
Yes.
Yes.
It went: Legitimately (post release) -> Ironically (original meme phase) -> Legitimately (present day, present time)
I found this game through memes, but I have come to legitimately love it for what it is and what it's meant to be, not just for
MEME'S, THE DNA OF THE SOUL!
By the way he's coincidentally named after the Mitsubishi J2M Land based fighter of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
The J2M was nicknamed "Raiden" by the japnese.
But the US and the Brits refered to the plane as "Jack".
Oh my god…
"I am lightning, the rain transformed." is still a kino ass quote
"Raiden isn't defined by his past, *he* defines it"
"Check it out raiden I just got vaccinated"
- Senator Armstrong
It’s about drive it’s about power
I hope you can afford healthcare, because the taxpayers can't!
@@M4x_P0w3r Itsfunnybecausethousandsofpeopledied
@@onyx_gabriel Dont fuck with this senator!
*cheering noise"
@@seashellguy9416 *tries hitting him with a nice knife*
snap into a slim jim
I feel I have a bit of a unique perspective on the MGS series and Raiden as a character. I actually never started my Metal Gear journey as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 1 like most fans (well, I played a demo that ended at finding the "DARPA Chief"), despite my best efforts at the time when I was small. My journey officially started with MGS2, which was given to me by my previously estranged father as a Christmas Gift (along with Jak and Daxter, and a PS2). I was so excited to play, because I really liked what I saw in the MGS1 demo, and thought Snake was all kinds of cool. I read the instructions front to back, noticed some... odd things that indicated something was going to happen to shift the direction of the game, but played through the Tanker chapter as if I were playing MGS1 finally for the first time, except on better hardware.
Then came the reveal of Liquid's "survival", the major mission failure, and finally the character shift to a new "Snake". I was confused, but interested. Who was this character that initially called himself the same name as the badass I finally got to properly play as? Why did the code name change to Raiden (which I only knew related to lightening due to playing Mortal Kombat), which I actually thought it fit better (as it felt like he moved quicker and was animated to be MUCH more acrobatic)? Why did the game ask for my name, bloodtype, and date of birth? And why did I start seeing silhouettes of Solid Snake right up until we find a dead ringer for him in Lt. J.G. Pliskin. This was almost too much for my little mind to keep up with, but I was SOOO in love with it all. As much as I wanted to still play MGS1 for real, MGS2 felt like my first real Metal Gear experience.
And so, while I thought Snake was all kinds of awesome like some mythical hero (just like Raiden did), I felt more attached to Raiden. I cared about his troubles. I worried when things were going south. I wanted him to succeed, and was crushed again and again when failure after failure piled up, both in game and in story. Every revelation he went through hit like a tonne of bricks, and I felt very attached to the character. So when he came back in MGS4 as a cyborg ninja, of COURSE I was excited, but I also sensed something was... off (with deliberate purpose, which made me intrigued). And I played as the mythical (yet aging) hero of the series, I watched from the outside perspective as this wall that he had build around himself, this crushing loneliness that he had endured to protect Sunny, and himself, was slowly taken apart by the games events, and the mythical hero in question gave him the confidence and reassurance to persevere. To survive this nightmare and emerge the other side to take a well needed happy ending. One that I actually really liked, but one that I knew was bittersweet. Everything, from the lies he was told, to the war he fought, to the isolation he had, was taken away from him, and he was left (nearly)naked on the hospital bed, almost as if ready to be born into a new life. The scars of everything that happened being the only thing remaining, setting a sombre but hopeful tone for the poor guy. It kinda was like Beauty and the Beast, in a way...
Then came MGR, a game I initially thought I'd never be able to play, as it was originally going to be an Xbox exclusive, showed that Raiden was back. I had no idea that it initially was going to take place before MGS4, but I didn't care. My boy was back! Then the rebranding was announced, and the game was made multi-plat, allowing my dumbass to get it. And I loved it. I loved the new tone and direction (feeling it fit his progression as a character gameplay wise). I loved that we got to see a mix of MGS2 and 4 Raiden as he went through the game, both in cutscenes and in codec, while also (hilariously and lovingly) trying to "Snake it up" from time to time to emulate his hero. And furthermore... I loved that he had to face aspects of himself that he previously refused to. MGS2 was about him trying to run from his past. MGS4 had Raiden try to build walls around himself to keep his personal issues locked up and those he cared for locked out. MGR was about him confronting everything, from his past, his choices, and his demons, all while opening up to those he knows, cares about, and learned to trust, and finally being able to take full control. He was no longer the awkward soldier trying to fill the shoes of someone he thought was greater, nor was he just some tool to be used and abused, knowingly or not. He was now a capable man, gracefully able to carve out his own path, and fight for what he believed in.
Raiden is a very special character to me, and joined the ranks of Raziel and Dante for me ever since that day.
@Misa Chan Just telling a childhood story and what I believed from my perspective.
Beautiful
I AIN'T READIN ALLAT 🔥🔥🔥
@@acatlol2930 No one said you have to. Just sharing for the sake of conversation and discussion.
hihi, someone who has trauma here to clarify this:
i have shit loads of suppressed trauma. its a very common symptom of PTSD. i barely remember any of my life pre grade 6.
trauma also causes a mental disorder called dissociative amnesia. it can take many forms, from fully forgetting yourself to blips in your memory. i have the latter type.
the whole disorder is a survival mechanism, but it only fucks with you later in life because i sorta need my memory, but i'll also forget things like wether or not i fed my cat.
hey, this hit close to home.
Oh shit, that explains a lot. Is your memory also hyper accurate sometimes too?
It's cringe if you are an outsider looking in, but playing it you can see that while it is indeed cringe, they embrace it wholeheartedly and have fun with it to the point that it becomes based. Which is a good way about doing it. I say if you are going to do something cringey then might as well go all the way with it. They wont see someone doing something cringey but rather someone having the time of their life and they can't really fault you with that.
I don't see Metal Gear games as cringy, rather extremely cheesy at times
the hell are you saying?
I didnt know people said cringe and based unironically
I am cringe, and that's OK. I am cringe, therefore I am free.
I like how when I was playing rising I was deeply sympathetic with raiden and treated story really seriously etc. But when I watched some reaction videos and noticed people laughing at some situations/voice acting and so on I saw how memable this whole thing is xd
cried sincerely during rising, the whole part where he can't take his rose-tinted glasses reality being shattered got me truly stressed and i felt a lot for him.
i got really sad when got to social media after finishing the game and it was just memes all around lol
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This! Like, I was so sad during the part where Sam guilt trips Riden about the people he's killed, and in many other places. It was a crazy good game
Rules of Nature
definitely i would love a deep dive between the rivalry between Raiden and Jetstream Sam, because it’s one of my favorites and discussing the end credit song of rising “The War Still Rages Within”
Love the fact that just Funnywes is now the new Raiden va, there is no question, this is just it, that's Raiden's new voice.
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P.S: Don't stop mate, you're doing fantastic!
Hey, thanks
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Also, could you do a video on Monsoon maybe? He's my favorite boss fight and in terms of character he parallels Raiden in several ways, both suppressing their childhood experiences. Raiden by blocking it out and Monsoon by becoming a nihilist
I’ve been wondering about monsoon for a while, literally all I know is, other than “MEMES, THE DNA OF THE SOUL”, and that one cutscene in the dlc to mgr with his talk with armstrong
its on his brilliant bosses. ideo
Personally, I don't get the problem with Raiden's ending in MGS4 other than the original setup.
For one, we know the Patriot weren't above baby-napping to force asset into their hand. They establish that with MGS2 with Sunny. Raiden is a far better asset considering the S3 projet (at least, one form of it which was the creation of a memetic clone of Solid Snake by giving him the same sort of memories) than a twice retired old war general. And the pregnant bit, although it can be missed, come from MGS2.
What really shake my suspension of disbelief is;
1- HOW THE HELL DID ROSE MEET ROY CAMPBELL?
All through MGS2, you realize that you just talk with an A.I. They even go so far as to make you doubt whether Rose is real or not, implying that the A.I. scripted what she was allowed to say (because Patriot). If it wasn't Campbell then how did those two meet?
2- How did they keep RAIDEN in the dark about this?
I understand that talking about this might defeat the purpose of hiding the boy but lying to Jack for no reason is... Evil. He isn't always a cyborg. It's not like he they can see through his eyes or listen through his ears so, why not tell him?
3- Where's Rose and the kid in MGS-R?
At the end of MGS4, He got his family. He seem to be happy... but in MGS-R, Raiden leave for extended amount of time doing stuff and then, at the end, leave the company to go... ??? Anti-Hero mode? Full Justice mode? One thing is for sure, he went full deadbeat dad mode here. I'm sure his kid still waiting for his dad to come back with that pack of cigarette and that carton of milk.
Edit: According to the wiki, he send them to New Zealand to protect them from Desperado... but the ending doesn't explain if he ever went back.
Now that I think about it.
- Hall Emmerich and Rosemary have the same age.
- Hall and Rose are parent.
- Both Hall's and Rose's kid have close to the same age.
- Both escape from the clutch of the Patriot.
- Both are working behind the scene to help their respective protagonist.
MMmmmm!
Im 60% sure im wrong on this but i think i read or heard somewhere that Rose and her kid were transported somewhere to be safe from the high octane shit Raiden was doing in mgr
@@uberheroboi1233
Yeah, I've added in the edit but there ONE line you can miss in Raiden landing on the beach where he stated he send Rose and John to New Zealand. It's also stated that he join Maverick security - which I cannot believe isn't a massive reference to Megaman X and Zero in particular - to pay his family bills. In the end, tho, he become unemployed (left Maverick) to do... Meh! I'm sure going "Jack the Ripper" on bounty hunter is what gonna put bread on John's plate.
Then again. The whole consensus is that MG-R isn't canon. Hopefully, it isn't.
@@Akalistos it is canon, I mean it can’t too. It uses all the plot points of previous games and brings a lot to the table on raiden’s character. It really wasn’t explained in detail if it’s canon or not. Many sources will give different narratives if it is cannon or not. One thing is for sure, it won’t matter if it’s canon or not. There won’t be anymore metal gear games period. Also why do you term the game “metal gear solid rising”?
@@feister2869
*_"There won’t be anymore metal gear games period."_*
Wait! You don't know? Someone leaked upcoming game with Konami. The leaker seem legit too according to youtuber following those things and all those compilation lately. One of the project was: METAL GEAR SOLID REMAKE.
- Fox engine.
- MGS 5 style gameplay
- Potential David Hayter returning.
*_"Also why do you term the game “metal gear solid rising”?"_*
1- 85% force of habit.
I wasn't even a teen when the playstation released and still an early teen when the first MGS came out. I had no MSX to play the original nor did I ever came across the NES game before so it's second nature to call that series like that.
2- 15% because Raiden.
Raiden is a SOLID character. It's hard to think about him without throwing MGS2 and -MGS ANGST- MGS4 into the mix.
Awesomely done, I love learning more about Raiden, and I would love to see more positive reviews and analyses from you!
That scene with Raiden standing over the corpse of Armstrong is just so badass
Rules of Nature
As always your MGS videos are some of the best things you've made. Hearing you talk so positively about the characters reignites my passion every time.
I honestly liked Raiden in all three games. I liked him in MGS2 because he was just as ignorant as the player to what was going on yet still forgave Rose in the end. I liked him in MGS4 for the moments he had with Solid Snake, this time protecting him instead of Solid Snake bringing him back up from the dumps. And in Revengeance because he is still kind-hearted towards his friends but has to overcome all of these reminders of his past and moral conundrums.
RULES OF NATURE!
Let's discuss this, does Raiden prefer salty or carmel popcorn? I personally think he's that kind of guy to have frosting and sprinkles on them
Are you implying Jack would desecrate the holy artform of Cinema by distracting himself with unhealthy snacks?
he *legally* bring outside foods.
Sour
A-a-a-a-and we never got a sequel to MGR.
Fucking shame.
Who knows? Maybe, someday, Konami will sell the Metal Gear franchise to a company that actually gives a damn.
@@truecaliber1995 I sure hope so
@@yearninganimal Me too, man. Me too.
but isnt it better this way? i can hardly think of a game that could be better than MGR, mgr 2 would be a "disappointment" compared to the first one
but thats just my opinion
*Id software* can do some justice
RULES OF NATURE
I would love to see more Metal Gear/More than a meme content. You’re doing amazing.
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Raiden's character is the guiding pillar of Metal Gear Rising. That the devs understood him so well is why that game was so good, so well structured and so well written. I'm glad you see that in it, Kamen
My understanding of where Raiden is as a character at the end of MGR is that he has accepted his past and is using it as motivation to protect people and prevent what happened to him from happening to anyone else. In the beginning of the game it's very obvious that even though he is working as a cyborg again for this new company, he is doing because 1 money, and 2 they are working to help build up an African nation to a point where they can be at peace and make progress. And he rose and their son are good. Even though after the game he goes on to continue his crusade, there's no reason for us to think that his relationship with them is in danger. If anything Rose will be proud of him for what he's trying to do, and we already know that his son thinks of him as some kind of superhero so the same would continue on. His son would be a teen by now so he might feel slightly abandoned at some point but I don't think that's something they can't get past.
There’s codecs in MGR about how Raiden is concerned about how little he sees his son due to the nature of his job, and how he’d do anything in the world to make sure his son is happy. And his relationship with Rose sounds like it’s better than it ever was. The one where he’s worried about her getting mad at him over having to pay for the gate he broke at Solis is so funny! So I agree, it doesn’t appear to me that their relationship is in any danger, and as a sort of free agent post-game, he may well be able to see them more frequently. I do wish there was a cutscene that makes it more clear that no, he didn’t abandon them, because so many people think he did.
Too bad that you ignore that he literally abandoned his father duties by leaving the job and then continued his crusade against bad. How Rose and John will live without his money ? It never was adressed .
@@user-ry2tt2tj8j umm...no, first of all rose has a job in New Zealand they would be just fine. And second, he hasn't abandoned them, he's doing what he feels he has to do. And he'll come back to them eventually. Sure he could very easily just go home and ignore all of the children being cut open and used, and all the proxy wars being fought. But why should he? How would that be a good thing?
@@CaptainDV 1. Where was it stated that Rose has a job in NZ ? I don't remember that this was mentioned anywhere in Rising. 2. Its not about him being family guy, but circumstances. In the end of Rising he basically declared endless war against world where nobody except Sunny, Wolf and maybe Otacon will help him. I don't see that he could even contact with his family without putting them into danger.
An imperfect solution for an imperfect world
13:18 “Raiden tears off his dog tags with the players name on them”
Me: Wait, I shouldn’t have put my real name in this dosent hit right
very good, MEMORIES BROKEN
This was such a well put-together video! And perfectly timed, since I just finished MGS2 today. Honestly, you’re making me want a sequel to Metal Gear Rising even more than I did before- Raiden is such a great character and I feel like there’s still potential for more stories with him! :D
Glad you enjoyed
Love the video. Only problem is the passing of of Armstrong’s ideas to raiden via Zandatsu. He’s only does that with his enemies spines(who are cyborgs like him and I don’t think super nano machines make Armstrong qualify), or things like gekko units which are robots. The game explains memes are based between people though talking or even just wearing a brand t-shirt.
I think it was supposed to be more metaphorical than literal.
@@1Synner but kamen says he passes it through zandatsu. If it he meant it metaphorically I don’t think the bit about zandatsu would be needed then
@@thetrophygamer3606 Zandatsu is the action, not the gameplay effect. He performed the move, but in context of the scene, it was a visual metaphor for Raiden absorbing Armstrong's ideals about taking matters into one's own hands.
@@thetrophygamer3606 dude he absolutely meant it metaphorically, he basically said that he absorbed his ideas similar to how he absorbs his enemies
Rules of Nature! I've been waiting for this
Great Analysis great stuff
Thanks, I hope to do a lot more of this in the future, so we need to get the likes and comments up and up :)
Something I liked about your analysis of Raiden is that just because the patriots were gone doesn’t fix everything they did. Sundowner even brings that up and it seems to be what Raiden thought would happen. In Raiden’s mind the Patriots were what was evil about the world. They controlled war and they practically controlled the world. He helped rid the world of them. Everything seemed to work out. But it didn’t. People just flooded in to fill the power vacuum. So instead of one massive group controlling everything, you have hundreds of smaller groups all carving their own slice of the war economy.
Raiden asks sundowner why they were doing this since the patriots were gone, and Sundowner gives him the answer he was fearing, that the patriots didn’t create war. They just used it, and that the embodiment of evil he saw in the patriots would never go away
Nice video bro as said by my favorite revolver wielding character, “you’re pretty good”
Rules of nature! I love it when you make videos of topics that make you happy or at the very least enjoy. I wish more RUclipsrs do that but this is now and I'll enjoy the kickass content you make. That's something I've learned during my time as a viewer of YT, you got to enjoy it while you can.
If down the road something bad happens, then it's an invitation to open my thoughts or even discuss it. Even regarding bad YTers or people that do bad stuff in general. I hope other people understand this as well and hopefully people don't just think you are being a contrarian or an asshole.
As for you Kamen, well I look forward to whatever new vid you make. Thank you for another video about the MetalGear series and our guy Mr. Lightingbolt.
Thanks for the great video
Do a analysis on all the snakes including big boss, venom, solid, liquid, and solidus, with ocelot.
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My friend and I believe that Raiden is taking up Solid Snake's mantle: a good-hearted, if violent vigilante fighting for justice outside the law. TV Tropes has people speculating that Raiden could become the next Big Boss, but my friend and I don't believe that to be the case. He has people, friends, who genuinely care about and check in on him, who remind him of why he 'really' continues to fight. Sure, he's accepted The Ripper in him, he's learned that enjoying combat isn't a bad thing, he's carrying Armstrong's message inside him, but he's also not going full Darwin and bloodthirsty, either.
Raiden's a good person who will never give up, who will ALWAYS do the right thing, even if he's labeled as a criminal for it. No matter how much Solidus, the Winds, and Armstrong wanted him to be a monster, he will always choose the path of the hero. He's no one's pawn anymore, after all.
RULES OF NATURE! Great video keep up the good work! :)
Dude, you should do a retrospective of MGS2.
Or just the Metal Gear Series in general.
Rules of Nature.
I largely agree with your analysis of Raiden. I too see his character development in Rising as him reconciling with the darker parts of himself. And anyone who thinks he’s just edgy or nothing like he used to be in MGR clearly hasn’t listened to many of the optional codecs. Yes, he is still edgy in those at times, too. But he jokes around, shows real concern for his colleagues and interest in them as people (even if he is a bit of an asshole at times), talks at length about his family and why he’s working with Maverick instead of a normal job, etc etc. I can tell you have listened to those. Good work.
I really love Raiden in those codec calls because he really does feel like the older and matured version of Raiden from MGS2. Raiden in MGS4 kind of feels like such a drastic flip in character but I think part of that is because he was in a dark place after what happened between him and Rose but because of it he wasn’t as much of a lovable dork in that game.
Some soldier peeing on Jack. They did my boy jack dirty.😹
"Capable of controlling the Ripper"
Exactly, that's why Ripper mode exists
really good video, glad to have found out about it!
Glad you enjoyed it
@@Mangakamen Glad you made it!
Amazing vid!!! I never had the chance to play those games, but i love the series anyway, and now my friends, let's sing a banger togheter
RULES OF NATURE!!
RULE OF NATURE !
Thanks for this great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Dude the back and forth between Armstrong and Raiden hit WAY different with the cutscenes from MGS2, like I felt sorry and enraged for Raiden all over again like when I learned his backstory. Dude needs another game and major W cuz this man needs to finish his arc already.
24:56 The metal gear Ray kinda fits this too
Love this video. Perfectly describes why I love Raiden as a character and why I chose this as my name.
i love ur banner
i also love your pfp and user, youre a cool person
0:15
yea we know a certain sword boi with a quite similar story XD
I'm motivated!
19:53--MangaKamen, why? Anything but that visual! 😭🤣
Rules of nature - always a welcome topic.
Excellent video, as usual
I like the idea of a video of rivalries , there are many that would be great if you explained your point of view, beyond Sam and Raiden, they can be Dante and Vergil, Connor Kenway and Charles Lee, or even Batman and the Joker
Edit: Sorry if my English is not good, it's not my first language
It's all good.
Interestingly enough, alot of the best rivalries in games take a lot from Dante and Vergil.
I did watch your MGR video. It was great. RULES OF NATURE!
I played MGS2 as my first introduction to the series. I honestly had not problem with Raiden… Rose however.
24:43 - 24:44 - Armstrong impersonates Captain Ginyu here, kind of.
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All for more, Rules of Nature.
I Said This on A Previous Video by Someone Else. Who Wants Metal Gear Rising on Nintendo Switch?
Nobody 💀
There's not a single Metal Gear game on Switch. Hell, there's not even a Metal Gear game before 5 on PS4.
They took MGR off of PS4 with the plus update, so could we have that back-
me
@@backupschmliff1156 I mean you're not wrong but mgr is completely different from the other metal gear games
Rules of nature! I would love to see more MGS continent in general.
Nice video
The Rules of Nature. I enjoy what your doing. Do what you think is interesting. I'm interested with what you want to cover
Well made
"This isn't my sword." - Pomu, 2022
now there's a pretty meme exquisite
(gasp) The MEMES!
Rules of Nature. Raiden needs some actuap lasting happiness.
@20:57 I know Rose has never said this line of dialogue and this was 1 year ago so AI couldn’t do a perfect imitation of her voice so that only leaves… it was you! You impersonated Rose! My good God it was perfect! I’m getting chills, are you a witch? Perfection.
I love how replayable MGR is
I'm about to complete it for the 3rd time and it hits the same everytime
Edit: I've lost count, but still hits the same
I don't plan on playing MGR anytime soon, but I have respect for you and your opinion. Rules of nature.
On the subject of different games to make videos on, have you ever played the Megaman Battle Network titles? They're obviously not as deep or philosophical as Metal Gear, but I'm curious what you'd have to say about them.
Do a follow up video on the sheer importance of the poncho and sombrero
Raiden becomes himself throughout the games. In mgs2 hes pretty much supposed to be the stand in for the player with the dog tags, hes meant to be us, not him. Now in mgs4 and rising, he has broken free and become his own person but he is still not truly himself. Raiden says that his sword is a tool of justice, it kept jack at bay, it kept his past from catching him, he even says so just before reawakening jack, the sword wasnt the one that delivered justice, it was raiden, but he feared it, once jack was back the fear was gone, and the sword breaking was the final thing he needed to fully be himself, the crux was gone, all that was left was the man, now complete and at ease with who he is. Out of every metal gear game, only in the fight against armstrong do we truly get to play as Raiden.
4 vids on mgr r. This is awesome
Rising revengense was my first metal gear and the game left me speechless specially the fight with Armstrong.
I would love to see more game reviews my a dmc 5
LETS GOOOOOOO
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
I understand your use of humor. I simply find it entertaining.
Now that I’ve managed to watch the analysis though,
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And I slightly disagree. By Rising, Raiden has become what the Metal Gear Solid games, especially the ones Raiden was in (2 and 4), stood against.
From a SoL perspective, Raiden betrayed himself by letting the memes Solidus gave him fester and eventually rip open Detroit like a hospital blood bag.
From a GotP perspective, he was overtaken by the war and everything that it did to him, which is exactly what Snake warned him about before going into the microwave.
And even from the game’s own perspective, Desperado wins. Sure, they die, but none of them really care that they do. Hell, Mistral gets off on it. And much more importantly, they convince Raiden they’re right. And he becomes the next Sam, wandering the earth to get his revenge on those who ‘attack the weak’.
Somewhere in New Zealand, Rose is crying.
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Can you do all the Snakes from Mgs series? Pretty Please.
Rules of Nature!
that is one beautiful thumbnail
Bro my first introduction to Metal Gear was when i saw the first trailer for Metal Gear Rising!
The thumbnail reminds me of Mr.Dark.
"more than just a meme"
Monsoon:see he gets it
1:37
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this very moment in the game's trailer back in the day sold me on it !
Man I really want to play the MGS series especially Rising but I refuse to give Konami my money. It's quite the dilemma.
Just buy second hand. They don't get the money through that.
@@Mangakamen I would like to but I'm also paranoid that the games won't work or be stupid expensive. You know how online shopping can be especially when games are involved. I just need to buck up the courage and look on Amazon or something. I know I'm just being paranoid and I hate it.
Are you willing to try emulators?
@@FlickeredCodex Don't have a good enough pc or space for one. Otherwise I would because I have a lot of games I want to play that can probably only be done via emulator.
0:19
"Metal Gear Solid's weird." ... Understatement of the century !
Does anyone know the song in the conclusion?
I just beat this game for the first time and then this popped up in my recommended. Fuck yeah
*inhales*
RULES OF NATURE!
*Proceeds to staby slashy*
I've never played any Metal Gear game, but I really enjoyed this. A comment for the algorithm.
Hi can someone tell me what a retrospective and what is a analysis please thanks