The peculiar origin of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s heavy-metal sound (interview)

Despite switching creative teams at a crucial point in its development, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is finally a real and playable thing. Thanks to Platinum Games’ quirky stylings, Metal Gear Solid cybernetic ninja Raiden’s untold action-adventure lives on, but in a slightly different form than when Konami first showed the game in 2010.

One of the more noticeable elements in Revengeance’s design is a clangy, semi-electronic heavy-metal soundtrack complete with Raiden-centric lyrics. Previous Platinum projects such as Bayonetta and Anarchy Reigns incorporated similar highly stylized music with a great deal of success. Such prominent, thematic composing is as much a part of the studio’s identity as its commitment to splashy fight scenes.