It makes for an adequate backdrop for the massive clash between violent cyborgs to take place, but despite a few twists and some enjoyable discoveries that flesh out the story and give it some legs, it’s a tale that plays second fiddle to the action. It’s an impressive start, delivered with the ferocity and showmanship of an all-action Hollywood flick, that sets the tone for the game’s mostly frantic pace and showcases with style the high production values that we’ve come to expect from the series. The sword-clashing action in Metal Gear Rising takes place four years after events in Guns Of The Patriots and begins with a memorable, heart-racing opening sequence that flicks between cut-scenes and sword-slashing action as main protagonist Raiden, on VIP protection duty, shields an African president from attack.
Trading in lengthy cut-scenes and plodding stealth segments for short sharp bursts of cinematic violence and hard-hitting action was indeed a huge risk, but listen…there’s some good news? Platinum Games has nailed it. Quality story-telling, high production values and absorbing gameplay have helped elevate the franchise to cult status, so the fact that it’s headed in a brand new direction with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is definitely a concern for fans.
Prior to the 1.5.0.001 update, the Murasama had the highest base damage out of all the mod's melee weapons, with the highest now being the Photon Ripper.A Metal Gear game launches and the PlayStation masses jump on it like the last human alive during a zombie apocalypse.And before that, it was dropped by The Devourer of Gods in the now-removed Prepare to Cry mode. Before that, the Murasama was a Revengeance-exclusive weapon dropped by The Devourer of Gods. Prior to being located in Underworld Arsenal Labs, the Murasama was generated in now-removed Underworld Shrines.The weapon's tooltip, "There will be blood!", is a reference to the lyrics of "The Only Thing I Know For Real", which is Sam's boss theme.The fact the weapon is "ID locked" is also a reference to Sam, for the inability of using his weapon immediately after defeating him, unlike the other bosses in Metal Gear Rising.The fast, blurred cutting animation that the item uses is based on the blurring visuals shown when the player or Sam uses the sword.The Murasama is wielded by one of the game's main antagonists, Jetstream Sam. The Murasama is one of several references to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the others being the Boss Health Bar, Red Sun, Excelsus and Revengeance Mode alongside other minor references.The Murasama has a Draedon's Log entry dedicated to it, also found in the Underworld Bio-center Lab, where it is depicted alongside the Phaseslayer.The Murasama only deals 40% damage to Ares and its weapons and 35% damage to Supreme Calamitas' Supreme Soul Seekers.The sword can be used at any point before defeating Yharon if the character's name is "Jetstream Sam" or "Samuel Rodrigues".It's swing range is also fixed, despite the slashes appearing at varying distances. The Murasama's attack speed is slower than what is visually indicated when using it, at 25 use time (2.4 swings per second).