History YMMV / MetalGearRisingRevengeance

* MemeticMutation:
** This game is such an avalanche of memes that nearly everyone of them has reached legendary status. For more info on the laundry list of memes, [[Memes/MetalGear see here:]]

* LostAesop: Some feel that [[ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer this game's stance towards violence]] is somewhat odd, considering how the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker previous title]] kind of promoted non-violence. Though the series takes the tack that war is probably inevitable, it doesn't regard that as good, nor the idea that one enjoys killing as a good reason to fight. The main theme of this game is Raiden's Katsujinken, and if it is legit even if the user has strong personal feelings like rage or bloodlust. Another alternative is ''Right needs Might'' as expressed [[http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-social-satire-of-metal-gear-rising.html here.]]

** The Metal Gear Ray boss fight, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RypphRK14t8&t=2m13s these two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RypphRK14t8&t=4m26s segments]] in particular. It's gotten to the point where "Rules of Nature" is [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rules-of-nature-goes-with-everything the new Guile's Theme.]]
** Raiden's Jack The Ripper moment before the boss fight with Monsoon.

** Metal Gear Ray in Very Hard or above, due to the lack of healing items and the massive damage it causes, with many of its attacks dealing lethal or near-lethal damage. Not helping is the fact that since it's a part of the tutorial stage, you don't have access to any of your usual weapons or skills even if you've already run through the game.

** Mistral is set up to be a threatening villain, but is killed after a single boss fight. What's more, despite having an extremely interesting character and motives, Mistral's connections to the other Winds and their plan with the cyborg-ified children's brains are never brought up, even though that plot point is introduced in the very next chapter. The Bladewolf DLC tries to compensate by bringing back her character and making her mission control but even still Mistral feels underutilized.

* TooCoolToLive: All of the villains could qualify in some way or another, but this is especially the case for [[spoiler: Senator Armstrong]] and [[spoiler: Jetstream Sam]]. However, in [[spoiler: Sam’s]] case, [[spoiler: His death somehow made him even cooler, because we then find out that unlike Raiden and the other villains of the game, he was 90% flesh and blood and he barely had any cybernetics, yet somehow, he was keeping up with Raiden by sheer skill and awesomeness alone]].

** Raiden's missile toward Ray looks like a standard scene scripted to look awesome... until you notice that it's not the same each time and Raiden will pause if you stop pressing forward, the whole scene happening in game as a ninja run.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mistral is set up to be a threatening villain, but is killed after a single boss fight. What's more, despite having an extremely interesting character and motives, Mistral's connections to the other Winds and their plan with the cyborg-ified children's brains are never brought up, even though that plot point is introduced in the very next chapter. The Bladewolf DLC tries to compensate by bringing back her character and making her mission control but even still Mistral feels underutilized.
** What is Khamsin doing with the Desperadoes? Who is Khamsin, really? His motivations make him seem like a pretty admirable fighter for freedom, but then why would a group of amoral {{PMC}}s who are using war as a means to an end hire a [[TokenGoodTeammate guy like him]]? What did he do to earn the ire of Mistral that she would want to bump him off under the radar of her teammates? The Bladewolf DLC is really more focused on its' titular character.

* EvilIsSexy: The Winds of Destruction bring some equal-opportunity eye-candy with the charming, darkly humorous, and ruggedly handsome Sam on one side and the seductive bombshell Mistral on the other. Sexy accents included free of charge!

** A '''lot''' of people ended up agreeing with the [[SocialDarwinist ideology]] that Senator Armstrong spouts, with some arguing that he didn't specify what he meant by "weak" and could be talking about moral weakness (which is flat-out untrue, as his last words to Raiden show), even though his actions in controlling Desperado show that, while he does have points regarding the issues plaguing his nation, neither the ends nor the means are justified.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The free-cutting mechanic is impressive, allowing Raiden to slice up objects s and enemies into a million pieces while rarely ever dropping in framerate. It's not perfect, though: cuts at some angles can cause pieces that appear removed from the bodies of enemies and disjointed objects to move as though they were still connected.

* FaceOfTheBand: Sam seems to be this for the Winds of Destruction, even if he's not an official member. Sundowner may be the leader, but Sam has the more prominent role in marketing materials and overall plot relevance as TheRival to Raiden.

* CommonKnowledge: The name of Sam's sword is often assumed by players to be "Muramasa", with its spelling of Mura''sama'' being an in-game error or just glossed over since the only difference is two syllables being switched. However, dialogue from his story DLC indicates he truly named the blade "Murasama", as he says it aloud pondering how the cherry blossom garden suits it.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The free-cutting mechanic is impressive, allowing Raiden to slice up enemies into a million pieces while rarely ever dropping in framerate. It's not perfect, though: cuts at some angles can cause pieces that appear removed from the bodies of enemies to move as though they were still connected.

* MemeticMolester:
** Sundowner had earned a reputation for this due to his heavy fixation and involvement of using the brains of children as war computers and shoving the rest in a small glass cage. The combination of this plus his awkward looking facial reactions does not help one bit when [[WebVideo/Max0r Max0r]] dialed it up to eleven by adding an additional phrase "And I loooove minors!".

** Combining [[BladeOnAStick L'Etranger]] with [[SuperMode Ripper Mode]] gives you a nigh-impenetrable InstantDeathRadius that will kill normal enemies outright and shred the armor of tough enemies in seconds before killing them as soon as their armor is gone. Once you've unlocked the [[SpinAttack Cercle De L'ange]] technique, you can do this with a single held button press.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: L'Etranger, Mistral's [[BladeOnAStick Arm Pole]], can be purchased as soon as you've beaten the first non-tutorial level; the next special weapon, the Dystopia sai, isn't made available until more than half the game is complete, and the Bloodlust machete-scissors after that. This can result in a lot of players just not bothering. Even worse, while Dystopia ''does'' have uses, there aren't enough to be a suitable reward for its boss, and Bloodlust is essentially a high-risk high-reward weapon; by contrast, L'Etranger's only weakness (relatively low damage) is entirely overshadowed by its huge range and ridiculous speed.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mistral is set up to be a threatening villain, but is killed after a single boss fight. What's more, despite having an extremely interesting character and motives, Mistral's connections to the other Winds and their plan with the cyborg-ified children's brains are never brought up, even though that plot point is introduced in the very next chapter.

** Many ''Anime/KillLaKill'' fans also think ''Revengeance'' is the closest thing to a ''KLK'' game. Ironically, Platinum Games have no interest in making a ''KLK'' game, not helped by the producer and Creator/HidekiKamiya getting flooded with requests to do so.

* LesYay: In R-01, after Mistral spots you from afar and you talk to your comrades in the Codec, everyone will compliment her looks... Courtney included. Of course, they do [[GagBoobs have something in common...]]

** Fans of the classic ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' who are upset over the reboot due to its redesigns and use of gameplay mechanics more similar to that of ''VideoGame/HeavenlySword'' as opposed to a sequel/prequel within the original continuity support this game instead of the reboot. The game's fast movements, Raiden's appearance, and ''Creator/PlatinumGames'' action-game pedigree also help. This also applies to ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' fans upset over ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012''.

** Sundowner is popular for his intense meme value ("DON'T FUCK WITH ME, JACK!" "I'M FUCKIN' INVINCIBLE!" "All we're saying is... GIVE WAR A CHANCE!"), rather [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120605221300/metalgear/images/6/61/428493_399701390073610_659136071_n.jpg goofy face]], and [[LargeHam ridicuously hammy voice-acting]].

** With ''Sonic Frontiers'' due to both having lyrical boss themes that not only fit both their games aesthetic's but are also very well received by their respective and contrasting fan bases. They both have also been used in countless memes to the point that Jetstream Sam has often overlapped with Super Sonic and Vergil from ''VideoGame/Devil May Cry 5'' with his own theme and their own from their respective games out of appreciation.

* LostAesop: Some feel that this game's stance towards violence is somewhat odd, considering how the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker previous title]] kind of promoted non-violence. Though the series takes the tack that war is probably inevitable, it doesn't regard that as good, nor the idea that one enjoys killing as a good reason to fight. The main theme of this game is Raiden's Katsujinken, and if it is legit even if the user has strong personal feelings like rage or bloodlust. Another alternative is ''Right needs Might'' as expressed [[http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-social-satire-of-metal-gear-rising.html here.]]

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** This game is such an avalanche of memes that nearly everyone of them has reached legendary status. For more info on the laundry list of memes, [[Memes/MetalGearRisingRevengeance see here:]]