Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance vs Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a hack and slash game (2013) while Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is an action-adventure game from Konami (2004).
Quick answer: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 83.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
What each one is
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is filed under Great Soundtrack and Hack And Slash. In contrast, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater under Action-Adventure.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a 2004 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. It was released in late 2004 in North America and Japan, and in early 2005 in Europe and Australia. Written, produced and directed by Hideo Kojima, the game is the fifth mainline installment in the Metal Gear series and the first chronologically, serving as a prequel to the entire series. Set in 1964, 31 years before the events of the original Metal Gear, the story centers on the FOX operative codenamed Naked Snake as he attempts to rescue Russian rocket scientist Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov, sabotage an experimental superweapon, and assassinate his defected former boss.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting and characters The events of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance are set in the year 2018, four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots . The Patriots, a powerful deep state running the world's war economy , have been destroyed, and PMCs have splintered into numerous factions. The player controls Raiden ( Quinton Flynn ), a former Liberian child soldier turned into a cyborg that now works for the PMC Maverick Security… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Producer Atsushi Inaba took to his Twitter feed to address fans' concerns over the project. He acknowledged the mixed reaction to the unveiling of Rising , but hoped players would spot "a glimpse of the future" in the trailer. Inaba promised its "love and respect will shine through. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting Snake Eater takes place in an alternate history of events, set within the Cold War during the 1960s. The game's story acts as a prequel to the entire Metal Gear series, exploring the origins of several events covered by previous games, as well as being the first chronological chapter in an overarching story following Big Boss. Characters Main article: List of characters in the Metal Gear series The protagonist of Snake Eater , Naked Snake ( David… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Main article: List of characters in the Metal Gear series The protagonist of Snake Eater , Naked Snake ( David Hayter / Akio Ōtsuka ), known as Big Boss in subsequent games, is a young former Green Beret assigned to the CIA unit FOX . During his mission, Snake is assisted by fellow FOX members over his radio: Major Zero ( Jim Piddock / Banjō Ginga ), commander of FOX and a former member of the British Special Air Service (SAS), who provides Snake with… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Snake Eater was a commercial success, selling 2. 38 million units in Asia and America by December 2004, and 3. 6 million copies worldwide by August 2005. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 88,848) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 83/100 | 91/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 25 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | Untested |
| Released | 2013 | 2004 |
| Developer | — | Konami |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance vs Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceHack and slash gameMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterAction-adventure gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceHack and Slash, Action, Spectacle fighterMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceMetacritic 83Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater ✓Metacritic 91Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance88,848 reviews · 25 GBMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance$29.99Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Metacritic 91)
Where they differ
Great SoundtrackHack and SlashActionSpectacle fighterSwordplayCharacter Action Game
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 2400 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Install size | 25 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance · Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and 0 for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in scope?
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has drawn 88,848 Steam reviews and installs in 25 GB. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater lists little scope data.
Is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater?
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 83. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.