Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance vs Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a hack and slash game (2013) while Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is an action-adventure FPS game (2008).
Quick answer: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has the higher Metacritic, 94 to 83.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
What each one is
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is filed under Great Soundtrack and Hack And Slash. In contrast, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots under Action-Adventure and FPS.
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 4: Guns of the Patriots is a 2008 action-adventure stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3. It is the sixth Metal Gear game directed by Hideo Kojima. Set five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the story centers around a prematurely aged Solid Snake, now known as Old Snake, as he goes on one last mission to assassinate his nemesis Liquid Snake, who now inhabits the body of his former henchman Revolver Ocelot under the guise of Liquid Ocelot, before he takes control of the Sons of the Patriots, an A.I. system that controls the activities of PMCs worldwide. The game was released on June 12, 2008.
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 See also: Metal Gear § Storyline Guns of the Patriots is set within an alternate history timeline in which the Cold War continued into the 1990s, ending before the turn of the century. The events themselves take place in 2014, and form the final chapter in the storyline covering the character of Solid Snake, providing conclusions to the events that led up to Guns of the Patriots . The world's economy relies on continuous civil wars fought by… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Metal Gear Solid 4 received universal acclaim, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . The first review was a 10/10 from PlayStation Official Magazine – UK , commenting " MGS4 shifts gears constantly, innovating again and again". The game has been awarded 10/10 from Game Informer , as well as a perfect score in all categories (graphics, control, sound, and fun factor) from GamePro , Famitsu (40/40), and Empire . (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 88,848) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 83/100 | 94/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 25 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | Untested |
| Released | 2013 | 2008 |
| Developer | — | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance vs Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, 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 4: Guns of the PatriotsAction-adventure FPS 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 4: Guns of the PatriotsNo 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 4: Guns of the Patriots ✓Metacritic 94Metacritic'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 4: Guns of the Patriots—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 4: Guns of the PatriotsUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 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 4: Guns of the Patriots (Metacritic 94)
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 4: Guns of the Patriots is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and 0 for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. 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 4: Guns of the Patriots in scope?
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has drawn 88,848 Steam reviews and installs in 25 GB. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots lists little scope data.
Is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance or Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 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 4: Guns of the Patriots?
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 4: Guns of the Patriots?
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has the higher Metacritic, 94 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.