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119-406: The game was originally developed by Kojima Productions , which announced the game in 2009 under the title of Metal Gear Solid: Rising . However, the team faced difficulties in developing a game based on swordplay, and supervising director Hideo Kojima subsequently halted development until a solution could be found. The project resurfaced in late 2011 under its finalized title, with PlatinumGames as

238-571: A Chechen extremist leading the forces, to force Desperado into standing down. Desperado anticipates the move and assigns a prototype AI robot designated LQ-84i to stop Raiden. Raiden defeats the LQ-84i in combat and later has Doktor rebuild it as an ally, naming it Blade Wolf. He faces further opposition from Mistral, the commander of Desperado's forces in Abkhazia. After Raiden kills Mistral in combat, Dolzaev commits suicide by blowing up an oil tank he

357-539: A katana -wielding cyborg. He is initially playable in his "Standard Body" form, which resembles the body used by Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 4 , but with a more natural-looking face. The player can alter Raiden's appearance through alternative skins. Unlike previous titles in the Metal Gear series , where players try not to be noticed by enemies, Rising is action-oriented , focusing on sword fighting and

476-431: A DRM-free version of the game was made available on GOG . The downloadable content for Rising consists of five cyborg body types for Raiden, a set of " VR Missions", and two story-based campaigns starring a different character each. The DLC armours were available as pre-order incentives through different participating retailers that varied between region. The VR Missions set and bonus campaigns were made available during

595-675: A better position."The campaign has also been criticized for a short running time, though Miguel Concepción from The Escapist cited the multiple challenging difficulties as a way to encourage the players to play through the game more than once. The plot was found to be on par with other games in the franchise. Raiden's role and development were found to be appealing, with GameSpot 's Peter Brown praising his violent attitude that made him an outstanding anti-hero, whereas GameTrailers noted how Raiden contrasted his Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty persona that had been criticized back in 2001. IGN wrote that fans of Metal Gear Solid 4 would enjoy

714-563: A canine-like robot that scouts and gathers intel for Raiden. 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 game is a spin-off, considered by series creator Hideo Kojima to be both a continuation of the story after Metal Gear Solid 4 and its own self-contained narrative unrelated to the Metal Gear Solid series. The Patriots,

833-555: A conversation between the two in the beginning influencing Raiden. Sam works with an elite team of Desperado cyborg assassins named the "Winds of Destruction": Sundowner ( Crispin Freeman ), Desperado's de facto leader, who wields machetes that combine into a large pair of pincers , and who also has a set of reactive armour shields connected to his body; Mistral ( Salli Saffioti ), the team's only female member, whose frame can support multiple additional arms, some of which combine into

952-472: A country" whose power is "independent of any political changes that take place". They are "often hidden beneath layers of bureaucracy" and may not be "in complete control at all times" but have "tangible control of key resources (whether human or financial)". He also wrote: "The 'deep state' is beginning to become short hand for the embedded anti-democratic power structures within a government, something very few democracies can claim to be free from." In Germany,

1071-669: A coup plot orchestrated by a group influenced by the Reichsbürger movement and QAnon conspiracy theories. The conspirators aimed to overthrow the German government and install a new regime led by Prince Heinrich XIII , a minor aristocrat. The plot involved recruiting former military personnel and stockpiling weapons, intending to use force to achieve their goals. The group had mapped out a new government structure and appointed individuals to cabinet-like roles in anticipation of their success. They sought to cooperate with Russia, though there

1190-431: A game featuring a "never before-seen concept" and leveraging Microsoft's "cutting-edge cloud technology". Kojima and Jordan Peele appeared at The Game Awards 2023 , while revealing the game OD . At The Game Awards 2022 , Kojima officially announced a sequel to Death Stranding . A second trailer was shown during a State of Play presentation by Sony on January 31, 2024, confirming its subtitle, On The Beach , and

1309-497: A grade, with the highest being "S". These points allow players to purchase upgrades for Raiden's equipment. The player can carry out reconnaissance using Raiden's visor, which can highlight enemies through walls. Hiding in a cardboard box and oil can hides the player's presence from enemies, making sneaking easier. Being spotted by an enemy triggers the "Alert Mode", in which all enemies are alerted to Raiden's presence and will engage him. The player also gains assistance from Blade Wolf,

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1428-667: A limited-edition release. Another album, titled Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Vocal Tracks , featuring 29 tracks, was released on February 20, 2013. The demo version was initially released as a bonus included in the Zone of the Enders: HD Collection , which was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 30, 2012. A public demo of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released in Japan on December 13, 2012, on

1547-410: A major PMC Armstrong has invested in. World Marshal plans to condition the children to become killers through constant VR training, and place them inside cybernetic bodies to create new soldiers, similar to Raiden. Raiden rescues George and the children to Doktor. Furious at their unwillingness to take action against World Marshal, Raiden resigns from Maverick and, with Blade Wolf by his side, launches

1666-498: A mariachi in Mexico. The game's score was composed by Jamie Christopherson , with additional music by Graeme Cornies, Brian Pickett, James Chapple, and David Kelly, and directed by Naoto Tanaka. As a result of the game being focused on action rather than stealth like the previous Metal Gear games, the music has a different style. Director Kenji Saito proposed the idea of heavy and fast music featuring lyrics to Kojima Productions. When

1785-400: A new cyborg staffing firm, allowing them to shelter the orphans' brains and potentially give them a chance at a better life, while George and Blade Wolf go live at Solis with Sunny. Although Desperado is defeated and the brain-taking operation defunct, World Marshal remains in business. Raiden decides against rejoining Maverick, resolving to fight his own war. After Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of

1904-573: A new franchise for PlayStation 4 . Kojima stated that he "will be taking on a new challenge by establishing my own independent studio, and I am thrilled to be able to embark on this journey with PlayStation, who I have continued to work with all these past years". In contrast to most Japanese development studios, which he likened to "armies" due to strict hierarchy and the lack of respect given to employees, Kojima sought to establish "an intimate kind of studio" that "feel[s] like it's family". Kojima visited Media Molecule and cited it as an inspiration. He

2023-503: A ninja action game. In early 2011, Kojima met PlatinumGames ' Atsushi Inaba , who asked him about the state of Metal Gear Solid: Rising , and Kojima later requested him to work on the game. This new version, titled Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance , was first revealed via a trailer shown at the Spike Video Game Awards on December 10, 2011. PlatinumGames requested a change of setting in order to have less restrictions on

2142-460: A one-man assault on World Marshal's headquarters in Denver , Colorado. Though no longer Raiden's employer, Maverick unofficially provides discreet support throughout. As he fights his way through the city's privatized police force and soldiers, Raiden becomes morally conflicted over the dozens of people he has killed. He begins regressing towards his repressed aggressive child soldier persona, "Jack

2261-618: A plan to assassinate the President of the United States during peace negotiations with Pakistan to ensure another war on terror . While Doktor recovers the children's brains, Raiden seeks help from Sunny Emmerich to reach Pakistan in time to stop Armstrong. He encounters Sam on the way and the pair engage in a final duel, from which Raiden emerges victorious. Sunny helps Raiden travel to Shabhazabad Air Base in Pakistan, where he

2380-765: A powerful deep state running the world's war economy , have been destroyed, and private military companies 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 Consulting, Inc. Raiden is supported by his Maverick colleagues, Russian pointman Boris Popov ( JB Blanc ), military advisor Kevin Washington ( Phil LaMarr ), computer specialist Courtney Collins ( Kari Wahlgren ), and cybernetics expert Wilhelm "Doktor" Voigt ( Jim Ward ). Returning from Metal Gear Solid 4

2499-459: A release window of 2025. That same day, Kojima announced a new game with the working title Physint , in collaboration with Columbia Pictures . Described as both the film and game, it is scheduled to enter full development after working on Death Stranding 2 . In November 2024, Kojima Productions announced that they had reclaimed the intellectual property (IP) rights to Death Stranding from Sony Interactive Entertainment and had planned to bring

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2618-461: A sequel and what they would like to see in it. On January 31, 2015, a trailer for upcoming PS4 games at the 2015 Taipei Game Show teased a brief image of the number 2 in a similar font design to that of Revengeance . However, Kojima Productions later made statements that the "2" was unrelated to the Metal Gear franchise. Writer Etsu Tamari expressed joy in the final product and expected that in

2737-411: A sequel to Metal Gear Rising may be possible in the near future. However, Kojima would only approve of a sequel if PlatinumGames were to develop it, stating that "no one else could [do] it". Following the game's release, Kojima was impressed with PlatinumGames' work in the game, stating the franchise had a "lot of hugely, insanely critical fans" who would harshly scrutinize issues. As the original project

2856-551: A sidestory focused on Raiden since said character was featured in Guns of the Patriots and the staff agreed to develop Metal Gear Solid: Rising . The narrative was meant to chronicle the series of events that resulted in the transformation of Raiden into his cyborg ninja persona in Metal Gear Solid 4 albeit with a different and somewhat more crude appearance. The game was first hinted during Kojima's keynote presentation at

2975-436: A sophisticated cutting system to fight and defeat enemies. Although Raiden's main weapon is his high-frequency blade, he can also use other replacement blades, sub-weapons, and secondary weapons. Raiden's sub- weapons include two kinds of rocket launchers , four kinds of grenades and several other tools, such as the iconic cardboard box, an empty oil drum, and a 3D photo frame. Other melee weapons can be obtained after defeating

3094-543: A soundtrack, a steel case , and a lamp containing a small-scale replica of Raiden's sword. An exclusive download edition titled the Ultimate Edition was released on the PlayStation Network on May 21, 2013. This edition includes the full game plus all downloadable content . The same version was released in stores with the label of Special Edition on December 5, 2013 in Japan. The Windows version

3213-453: A staff that she can use as a whip; and Monsoon ( John Kassir ), who wields dual sai and uses magnetism to manipulate large objects and separate his body into individual components, while retaining control over each part. The IF Prototype LQ-84i, later named Blade Wolf ( Michael Beattie ), is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence housed within a quadrupedal combat robot who serves initially as Raiden's Desperado-controlled enemy, but it

3332-461: A steadfast operating base capable of responding to the rapid market changes that surround our digital entertainment business". The Kojima Productions branding was quietly removed from company websites and buildings. A few days later, an anonymous Konami employee stated that Kojima and the studio's senior staff had planned to leave Konami in December 2015 following the conclusion of their contracts and

3451-577: A threat to the secular order". Journalist Hugh Roberts has described the "shady nexus" between the police and intelligence services, "certain politicians and organised crime", whose members believe they are authorised "to get up to all sorts of unavowable things" because they are "custodians of the higher interests of the nation". The Civil Service has been called a deep state by senior politicians. In 2018, Steve Hilton , then advisor to David Cameron , claimed Tony Blair had said: "You cannot underestimate how much they believe it's their job to actually run

3570-431: A troubled Platinum production still has plenty to offer." Some focused on the cutting system which allowed players to cut through not only enemies but also the environment, while IGN 's Mitch Dyer commented on how the number of subweapons improved the game's variety despite a lack of flow when changing them. Boss fights have also been referred as one of the game's strongest points due to their use of cutscenes and music. On

3689-580: Is Propaganda Due . Propaganda Due (better known as P2) was a Masonic lodge belonging to the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI). It was founded in 1877 with the name of Masonic Propaganda, in the period of its management by the entrepreneur Licio Gelli it assumed deviated forms with respect to the statutes of the Freemasonry and became subversive towards the Italian legal order. The P2 was suspended by

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3808-492: Is Sunny Emmerich ( Cristina Pucelli ), a child prodigy and friend of Raiden working at Solis Space and Aeronautics. Rival PMC Desperado Enforcement LLC serves as the game's main antagonist; Desperado aims to destabilize peaceful nations and preserve conflict, allowing them to reap the financial rewards and technological advancements of the war economy. Desperado operative Samuel Rodrigues ( Philip Anthony-Rodriguez ), also known as Jetstream Sam, serves as Raiden's rival, with

3927-542: Is a Japanese video game development studio founded in 2015 by Hideo Kojima , creator of the Metal Gear series. It is the spiritual successor to a production team inside Konami also known as Kojima Productions originally founded in 2005. The independent Kojima Productions has a slightly altered Japanese name and is based in Shinagawa , Tokyo . The company was formed as a subsidiary of Konami in April 2005, after

4046-460: Is attacked by Metal Gear EXCELSUS , a hexapedal mecha piloted by Armstrong who takes down Blade Wolf. He reveals that Operation Tecumseh was a false flag operation , and that his true plan was to frame Desperado for killing American military personnel at the base to turn the American people against them and in favor of World Marshal. Armstrong, being a primary shareholder of the latter, would win

4165-585: Is available in disc format for the PlayStation 3. The game also has region locked serials and cross-region gifting. In March 2015, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was confirmed to be coming to the Nvidia Shield Console . In January 2017, the OS X version of Revengeance became unplayable due to an issue with its DRM after Transgaming, who developed the port, went out of business. In July 2024,

4284-408: Is badly wounded in a duel with Sundowner's lackey "Jetstream" Samuel Rodrigues, losing his left eye and arm, but Boris saves him as Sundowner and Sam escape. Doktor later repairs and upgrades Raiden with a more capable cyborg body. Three weeks later, Raiden infiltrates the breakaway state of Abkhazia after learning that Desperado is leading a military coup there. He plans to capture Andrey Dolzaev,

4403-464: Is called Zandatsu ( 斬奪 , lit. "cut and take") , wherein parts, energy, ammunition, items, and occasionally data are taken from the bodies of dismembered cyborgs and robots. This maneuver can be employed when slicing an enemy through a small indicated red box during Blade Mode, and fully restores Raiden's health and energy. When completing a mission, the player will be rewarded with a specific number of points depending on their performance and will receive

4522-753: Is later reprogrammed to aid Raiden and Maverick. Additionally, Colorado Senator and potential presidential candidate Steven Armstrong ( Alastair Duncan ) is involved in Desperado's activities. An additional member of the Winds of Destruction, Khamsin ( Benito Martinez ), appears as part of the Blade Wolf DLC chapter. While providing security detail in an unnamed African country for its prime minister, N'Mani, Raiden and his team are attacked by rogue PMC Desperado. While Raiden fends off their forces, their leader Sundowner kidnaps and assassinates N'Mani. Raiden

4641-670: Is no evidence that Russia supported or responded positively to their overtures. In Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is often considered a significant deep state entity due to its substantial economic, political, and military power. The IRGC operates with considerable autonomy from the elected government and has been involved in various covert operations and influence campaigns. This includes control over significant economic sectors, involvement in foreign military activities, and influence over domestic policy decisions. The IRGC's pervasive influence

4760-538: Is often referred to as " The Establishment " due to its deep involvement in the country's decision-making processes specifically the foreign affairs. According to the Journalist Robert F. Worth , "The expression 'deep state' had originated in Turkey in the 1990s, where the military colluded with drug traffickers and hit men to wage a dirty war against Kurdish insurgents ". Professor Ryan Gingeras wrote that

4879-514: Is seen as a central component of Iran's deep state, shaping both internal and external politics in alignment with its agenda. In May 2020, an article in Haaretz describes how people meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "have heard lengthy speeches [...] that even though he has been elected repeatedly, in reality, the country is controlled by a 'deep state.'" The most famous case

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4998-507: Is standing on. Maverick assigns Raiden to investigate a research facility in Guadalajara , Mexico. There, Raiden meets an orphan named George, who was brought to the facility to have his brain—along with the brains of several other orphans— surgically removed and shipped to the United States. He learns that Sundowner inspected the facility in the company of Senator Steven Armstrong, creating an alliance between Desperado and World Marshal,

5117-410: Is the character designer whose objective was making his work fit with Shinkawa's style. The rewrite of the game's script took two months for Kojima Productions to make, in contrast to the original one (which took ten months), with the scriptwriter being Etsu Tamari. Tamari often discussed with director Kenji Saito when the two studios had different opinions regarding the story. The plot was written with

5236-550: The Fox Engine . In March 2013, the company established Kojima Productions Los Angeles , the secondary studio in Playa Vista, Los Angeles . However, the studio was closed down as part of Konami's plan to restructure the company in 2015. On March 16, 2015, Konami announced that it had restructured the game development operations to change the production structure to a headquarters-controlled system, "in order to establish

5355-613: The Kwantung Army wielding significant influence over the state. Post-war, elements of this influence continued through organized crime groups like the Yakuza , which have maintained a shadowy presence in Japan's political and economic spheres. Robert Worth argues deep state is "just as apt" for networks in many states in the Middle East where governments have colluded with smugglers and jihadis (Syria), jihadi veterans of

5474-741: The PlayStation Store . The North American demo was later released on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store on January 22, 2013. The full version was released in North America on February 19, 2013, and in Europe on February 21 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. Although it was also planned to be released for both consoles on February 21 in Australia, shipping issues delayed it to February 26. The game

5593-629: The Reichsbürger movement is seen as a significant internal threat analogous to the concept of a deep state. This movement consists of far-right extremists who reject the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany , asserting that the German Reich , which existed prior to 1945, continues to exist. Members of this movement refuse to pay taxes, issue their own identification documents, and often engage in pseudo-legal tactics to assert their views. In December 2022, German authorities foiled

5712-696: The Soviet–Afghan War (Yemen), and other criminals working as irregular forces (Egypt and Algeria). In his book From Deep State to Islamic State , he describes a hard core of regimes in Syria, Egypt, and Yemen that staged successful counter-revolutions against the Arab Spring in those countries, comparing them with the Mamluks of Egypt and the Levant 1250–1517 in that they proclaim themselves servants of

5831-757: The U.S. president . The Cartel of the Suns, a group of high-ranking officials within the Bolivarian government of Venezuela, has been described as "a series of often competing networks buried deep within the Chavista regime". Following the Bolivarian Revolution , the Bolivarian government initially embezzled until there were no more funds to embezzle, which required them to turn to drug trafficking. President Hugo Chávez made partnerships with

5950-464: The 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco where the presentation's end showed "The Next MGS" with Raiden next to the title. Prior to the announcements of the game, Kojima Productions featured a countdown timer on their website until the day that Rising was announced. The series' traditional tagline of "Tactical Espionage Action" was also altered to "Lightning Bolt Action," a play on

6069-447: The E3 2010 trailer available for viewing on the game's official Japanese website has had such scenes removed. Kimura stated that Rising would carry on the series tradition of encouraging players to progress through the game without killing. While it was considered important to give players freedom, Matsuyama indicated that players would never be rewarded for killing human opponents, and that

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6188-655: The GOI on 26 July 1976; subsequently, the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the P2 Masonic lodge under the presidency of Minister Tina Anselmi concluded the P2 case by denouncing the lodge as a real "criminal organization" and "subversive". It was dissolved with a special law, the n. 17 of 25 January 1982. Japan's "deep state" can be traced back to pre-World War II times, with the Imperial Japanese Army and

6307-635: The Konami Style Shop in Tokyo. During late 2011, it was announced over that Matsuyama had moved to a different division within Konami and that Yuji Korekado had taken over as the game's lead producer. Additionally, Kojima said Metal Gear Solid: Rising is "moving forward"; Kojima had stated the game remains significantly different from existing Metal Gear games, although he has retained an element of control over it and will not let it stray too far from

6426-534: The PS3 and Windows platforms. It would use a brand new game engine , rather than the Metal Gear Solid 4 engine. The game's original cover artwork was leaked on Xbox Live on June 10, four days before E3 2010 . During Microsoft's E3 press conference on June 14, Kojima introduced the game's original lead designer, Mineshi Kimura, who unveiled a new trailer which included cutscene and playing footage. The game's creative producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama, and Kimura again presented

6545-402: The Patriots . Kojima said the merger relieved him of business management and administrative burdens he had as Konami's vice president, and that as head of Kojima Productions he could focus on making games. While having a position on the Konami board, Kojima wanted to persuade the staff and invest the company in his idea. As well as developing Metal Gear titles, Kojima Productions developed

6664-463: The Patriots was released, game designer Hideo Kojima started coming up with ideas for another Metal Gear game. The game was meant to feature The Boss and her comrades, the Cobra Unit, as main characters. However, the lack of experience from the younger staff in charge and the lack of involvement from Kojima resulted in this project being scrapped. Afterwards, a member suggested turning it into

6783-467: The Ripper", before finally embracing it when he encounters Sam and another operative named Monsoon. He kills Monsoon and infiltrates World Marshal's headquarters before locating and killing Sundowner. There, he learns that Armstrong brought World Marshal and Desperado together to exploit Raiden's desire to avenge N'Mani's death. Armstrong used Desperado to distract Raiden while readying "Operation Tecumseh ",

6902-513: The Turkish term derin devlet "colloquially speaking" refers to "'criminal' or 'rogue' element that have somehow muscled their way into power". The journalist Dexter Filkins wrote of a "presumed clandestine network" of Turkish "military officers and their civilian allies" who, for decades, "suppressed and sometimes murdered dissidents, Communists, reporters, Islamists , Christian missionaries , and members of minority groups—anyone thought to pose

7021-599: The United Kingdom, it was the second-best-selling game following Crysis 3 . As of July 2024, Steam Spy estimates the game sold more than 2 million units on Steam, adding up to more than 2.5 million units sold for the PS3 and Steam. Hideo Kojima mentioned in January 2012 that depending on the game's popularity, the staff would make a franchise based on it. He has viewed the relationship between Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames as very positive and suggested that

7140-571: The Year at The Game Awards 2015 , but lost to CD Projekt Red . Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by Konami's lawyers, requiring Big Boss 's actor Kiefer Sutherland to accept the awards for The Phantom Pain on his behalf. On December 16, 2015, in a joint announcement with Sony Computer Entertainment , Kojima announced that he would start an independent studio—also named Kojima Productions—alongside Yoji Shinkawa and Kenichiro Imaizumi. The studio announced that it would develop

7259-452: The analyst Issandr El Amani warned against the "growing discord between a president and his bureaucratic rank-and-file", while analysts of the column The Interpreter wrote: Though the deep state is sometimes discussed as a shadowy conspiracy, it helps to think of it instead as a political conflict between a nation's leader and its governing institutions. According to the political commentator David Gergen , quoted by Time in early 2017,

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7378-488: The country and to resist the changes put forward by people they dismiss as 'here today, gone tomorrow' politicians. They genuinely see themselves as the true guardians of the national interest, and think that their job is simply to wear you down and wait you out." The British comedy series Yes Minister paints the conflict of the civil servant and the politician in charge in a humoristic way. In February 2024, former Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss claimed that she

7497-449: The creation of the game. Shortly after starting development, PlatinumGames discarded the stealth element, with Kojima noting that the original staff did not find it to fit with high-speed action. However, it was later incorporated again as Inaba found the original game system too "dull." The first trailer confirmed that Raiden would once again be voiced by Quinton Flynn , who had previously stated that Konami had not contacted him regarding

7616-580: The deep state has been used to describe "a hybrid association of government elements and parts of top-level industry and finance that is effectively able to govern the United States without reference to the consent of the governed as expressed through the formal political process." Intelligence agencies such as the CIA have been accused by elements of the Donald Trump administration of attempting to thwart its policy goals. Writing for The New York Times ,

7735-531: The deep state in Turkey and " Counter-Guerrilla " was established in the Cold War era as a part of Gladio Organization to sway Turkey more into NATO against the threat of the expansion of Soviet communism . After the 2016 United States presidential election , deep state became much more widely used as a pejorative term with an overwhelmingly negative definition by both the Donald Trump administration and conservative-leaning media outlets. According to

7854-515: The deep state in the Civil Service was created to "battle people like Trump". Trump's warnings about a deep state have been referred to as "repeating a longtime [ John Birch Society ] talking point". Scholars have generally disputed the notion that the U.S. Executive Branch bureaucracy represents a true deep state as the term is formally understood but have taken a range of views on the role of that bureaucracy in constraining or empowering

7973-399: The fact it could not keep up with the fast action sequences. The game's action was praised by several publications, stating it would be appealing for casual players and Metal Gear fans. Bob Mackey enjoyed the game but felt that the game still had the mark of a "rescued product": "Revengeance isn't Platinum at the top of their game; it's the studio making the best of a bad situation -- even so,

8092-517: The fact that Raiden's name is Japanese for "thunder and lightning." The game was officially announced at E3 2009 at the Microsoft press conference. A teaser trailer was released by Kojima, although he would be serving only as executive producer for the game, as all of his input was with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker . The game was initially only announced for the Xbox 360 but was later confirmed for

8211-415: The future" in the trailer. Inaba promised its "love and respect will shine through." The negative reactions came from fans noticing the genre switching to a hack and slash game. Inaba expressed his dismay at the fans' comparison of Metal Gear Rising with Ninja Gaiden 3 , having criticized the latter game. During Games Convention 2012, Kojima Productions noted the demos were well received by fans due to

8330-477: The future, the team could make another game focused on Raiden. Quinton Flynn stated he was pleased with Raiden's role in Revengeance and stated he would have liked a new sequel with him as the lead. However, the dispute between Konami and Kojima Productions had left him worried as to the sequel's future. Several video game publications, as well as Armstrong's voice actor Alastair Duncan himself, have praised

8449-486: The game a near-perfect 39 out of 40. Play and GamesTM also shared positive impressions, with the latter calling Metal Gear Rising "almost certainly the best Metal Gear game released this generation." Eurogamer writer Rich Stanton was pleased with the creation of the Metal Gear spin-off expanding the franchise. It was noted that the game was close to receiving a perfect 10 were it not for camera issues. Other sites noted similar issues during their reviews, due to

8568-469: The game due to strong marketing and being part of the Metal Gear series. Shortly after its release, Hideo Kojima mentioned having been pleased due to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance selling well around the world, but did not share numbers. During its first week, the game topped Japan's Media Create and Enterbrain Japan charts list, selling 308,681 units according to the former and 335,791 units according to

8687-477: The game more because Raiden can replicate his moves from that game's cutscenes in gameplay. Eurogamer deemed Revengeance a major change in Raiden's characterization, referring to him as "the ultimate cyborg and also the ultimate killer" based on his darker persona that is explored in combat. Critics praised the design of the game's bosses, while Samuel was noted to have a good rivalry with Raiden that helped develop

8806-611: The game to additional platforms, coinciding with the immediate launch of Director's Cut on Xbox Series X/S , Microsoft Store for Windows, and the Amazon Luna cloud gaming service. In November 2019, Kojima Productions announced their plans to make films. Two years later, in November 2021, the studio announced that it would open a new business division for films and television series in Los Angeles . In December 2022, it

8925-498: The game was "in safe hands" owing to the collaboration between Metal Gear veteran Yuji Korekado and Inaba, the former supervising the game. As in the original scrapped version, Korekado stated that the staff's objective was to make Raiden's action scenes from Metal Gear Solid 4 playable. Kojima Productions originally planned to release Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in Japan without a Japanese voice localization but in August 2012, it

9044-524: The game would be designed so that players would never be forced to do so. Specifically, the game's stealth elements would have emphasized Raiden's considerable speed and agility through what Matsuyama describes as "hunting stealth." Unlike the stealth of previous titles, in which players remained hidden and avoided combat, players in Rising would instead quickly stalk their enemies and use acrobatic maneuvers to stay out of sight while closing in. This ties in with

9163-600: The game's Zandatsu feature, allowing them to prey upon enemies to obtain weapons, items, and energy. Kimura noted that he wanted Raiden to be able to move like he did in the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailers, and to show "the stealth of the sword, and the strength of not even losing to the gun, and the fear and power you have with this blade." At TGS 2010, Sony announced that the PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid: Rising would be playable in 3D. In January 2011, several pieces of concept art for Rising were displayed at Yoji Shinkawa 's two-week exhibit, The Art of Yoji Shinkawa , hosted by

9282-412: The game's bosses. The game's cutting system allows players to engage in melee combat, as well as to precisely slash enemies and objects at will along a geometrical plane using the "Blade Mode" game mechanic. Virtually any object in the game can be cut, including vehicles and enemies, though elements of the environment were intentionally limited to structures such as pillars and walls to better facilitate

9401-406: The game's cons, while annoying, could have been easily fixed, citing the lack of a defense action rather than parrying. Videogamer.com praised the game's opening level while criticizing the camera system: "scenery has an annoying habit of getting in the way: one encounter in a tiny room saw me fighting with an obstacle obscuring both Raiden and his opponents with no way of manoeuvring the camera into

9520-529: The game's prediction of the resurgence of right-wing populism in the United States, comparing Senator Armstrong to United States President Donald Trump . Similarly to Trump, Armstrong uses reactionary and anti-establishment rhetoric to win over the American public, as well as the slogan " Make America Great Again " (which had also been used by Ronald Reagan ), with the game having been released years before Trump's 2016 presidential campaign . The narrative, characters, and soundtrack were noted to contribute to

9639-448: The game's resurgence in popularity as a result of Internet memes , including the handling of politics and characters reacting in comical fashion to set pieces and dialogue, the most prominent example being with main antagonist Senator Armstrong, as well as Jetstream Sam. As a result, concurrent players for the game are believed to have gone up by ten times in a month in 2022. Kojima Productions Kojima Productions Co., Ltd.

9758-441: The game, during April 2012, Konami sent a replica of Raiden's severed arm to various video game publications. The arm contained a small teaser from the game in the form of a live-action scene. In following weeks, the official Metal Gear Rising website was launched, showing a longer version of the scene as well as new ones. Artist Yoji Shinkawa worked on the game but only to design Raiden, while freelancer artist Kenichirou Yoshimura

9877-462: The game. Entering Blade Mode produces a special targeting reticle in the form of a transparent blue plane which can be moved and rotated freely, tracing holographic orange lines across the surfaces of targets to indicate exactly where they will be cut; it can also be used to enter a bullet time state, giving players the opportunity to precisely cut targets during moments of action, such as slicing through an airborne target multiple times before it hits

9996-493: The game. The game's title was changed to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance , with "Revengeance" coming from Kojima Productions' desire "to get revenge or vengeance on the original failed Metal Gear Solid: Rising project" while the stating "Rising" represents Raiden's character. Kojima also confirmed Rising would run at 60 frames per second, a requirement he personally requested of PlatinumGames. Konami's Martin Scheider assured

10115-407: The ground. Blade Mode can be employed strategically: for example, disabling opponents, finding weak points and gaps in armour, severing support columns to collapse ceilings or walls onto enemies, deflecting enemy fire, or cutting through objects to remove enemy cover. However, entering Blade Mode reduces Raiden's energy, which if reduced to a certain level prevents Blade Mode from being used. Throughout

10234-434: The idea of being accessible to people who had not played previous Metal Gear games. There was also a need to reduce the length of cutscenes to better balance out with play time. However, no part of the script was removed in the process. Human soldiers were removed from the game to avoid censorship issues in Japan. Tamari wanted to portray Raiden as a more mature person who wishes to take Snake's footsteps, though his new design

10353-458: The inclusion of Raiden's sidekick, LQ-84i (later renamed Bladewolf), as they believe that ninjas like Raiden obligatory need dogs as allies. Another relationship the actors liked was Raiden's exchanges with Courtney due to few female characters being present in the game but felt they made the characters get along properly. Horiuchi felt confident in being in doing Raiden's voice as the lead, believing his thirty years of experience made him suitable for

10472-598: The journalist Julia Ioffe , the Russian Republic of Chechnya , under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov , had become a state within a state by 2015. In 2013, author Abdul-Azim Ahmed wrote the deep state was being used to refer to Egyptian military/security networks, particularly the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after the 2011 Egyptian revolution . They are "non-democratic leaders within

10591-551: The latter. Among the Famitsu 2013 Top 100, a listing of the top 100 Japanese retail software sales for the year of 2013 from data collected by Famitsu 's parent company Enterbrain , the PS3 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ranked 11th with 470,597 physical retail sales within Japan. The game received a Gold Prize from the 2013 PlayStation Awards, for the PS3 version selling more than 500,000 units in Asia. During its debut in

10710-412: The latter. Despite being a spin-off and lacking the series' protagonist Solid Snake , Concepción found the setting post- Guns of the Patriots to contain several classic Metal Gear elements that old players would find familiar. However, Game Informer criticized the new characters as "uninteresting and poorly developed". PlatinumGames' president Tatsuya Minami stated that he expected good sales from

10829-486: The merger of several subsidiaries including Kojima's group at Konami Computer Entertainment Japan. The name of the team followed Konami's naming style used between 2004 and 2015. Other production teams include Pawapuro Production  [ ja ] , BEMANI Production  [ ja ] , Virtual Kiss Production  [ ja ] and Loveplus Production  [ ja ] . The team had around 100 employees, but grew to over 200 for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of

10948-492: The months following the game's release. All the downloadable content has since been made available for general users on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live and are included as standard features in the Windows version of the game. 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

11067-469: The new developer. The game underwent significant changes in gameplay mechanics and storyline with PlatinumGames' involvement, although Kojima Productions retained responsibility for the overall plot and Raiden's design. Upon its release in February 2013, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was well received by critics, with praise for its sophisticated cutting system, use of Metal Gear elements to complement

11186-404: The number of attendees that wanted to play it. They added that feedback for the demo was positive. Inaba noted on his Twitter account that several Western gamers believed the game was too short based on a results screen that showed a clear time of five-and-a-half hours. He clarified that the screen did not count cutscenes or failed attempts to beat the game, only taking in account when players pass

11305-519: The other hand, Joe Juba from Game Informer was less favourable, stating that the combat was the only real highlight of the game, reserved about the superficiality of even the combat element itself, commenting "[the combat] is entertaining, but 'style over substance' is the defining theme." He found that the game's shortcomings made it less interesting than previous Metal Gear games and Bayonetta , also developed by PlatinumGames. Computer and Video Games ' Matt Gilman agreed with Juba, adding that

11424-500: The putative rulers while actually ruling themselves. Since independence, the Pakistan Armed Forces have always had a huge influence in the country's politics as a national security institutions. In addition to the decades of direct rule by the military government, the military also has many constraints on the power of the elected prime ministers, and also has been accused of being a deep state. The Pakistan Army

11543-467: The release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain . Konami denied that Kojima was leaving the company and stated that he would still be involved with the company and the Metal Gear franchise. Kojima affirmed that he was still "100% involved" in The Phantom Pain and was determined to make it the greatest game he could. In December 2015, the production team was nominated for Developer of

11662-438: The role. Quinton Flynn felt honored for taking the role of Raiden again, having received a "Behind The Voice Actors" award for his work. In recording, Raiden did three types of each line, respecting his own character to get the best voice out. He wanted the character of Raiden would take after Solid Snake's death who is said to have died after Guns of the Patriots . He also enjoyed the series' sense of humor when Raiden dresses as

11781-476: The sequel to star Gray Fox and have him battle "nano machine-powered zombies." He also stated that he offered to write the story himself, but PlatinumGames did not seem interested. Etsu Tamari, chief story writer for both Metal Gear Rising and the original Metal Gear Solid: Rising , has expressed interest in reusing the original idea for a potential sequel. In August 2013, Konami posted a survey for Metal Gear Rising on their official site asking fans if they want

11900-438: The series' roots. He advised fans to try it even though the game would not focus on stealth. Despite having thought out stories and scenarios for the game, Kojima Productions were finding it difficult to design the game around the cutting concept. The project was quietly cancelled in late 2010, and whilst Kojima had considered moving the project to developers abroad, he felt that a Japanese developer would be more suited to produce

12019-498: The stages. This system had been used by PlatinumGames since Bayonetta in order to evaluate players. As a result, Inaba felt disappointed by people's attempts to criticize the game based on a single screen. In September 2012, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was one of the winners from Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association 's Japan Game Awards. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic . Famitsu scored

12138-455: The story despite its focus on action, soundtrack , and boss fights. Some criticism was directed at its camera mechanics and the short length of the campaign. The game was estimated to have sold more than 2 million copies. While those involved in the game's production have expressed a desire to develop a sequel, such prospects have yet to come to fruition due to disputes between Konami and Kojima Productions . Players assume control of Raiden ,

12257-468: The story, the player obtains "Ripper Mode", a state which greatly enhances Raiden's power for a limited time as it quickly consumes energy. Raiden has the ability to parry attacks even when his back is turned, allowing him to counterattack enemies and perform multiple combos. The player also has access to a "Ninja Run" mode, which drastically increases Raiden's speed and allows him to deflect bullets and climb certain areas for ambushes. Another key feature

12376-411: The studio accepted Saito's idea, the two developers started composition together. Christopherson also contributed by writing thirteen vocal songs. The soundtrack features vocals by artists including John Bush , Tyson Yen, Free Dominguez , Jason C. Miller , and Jimmy Gnecco , with contributions by Logan Mader , The Maniac Agenda, and Ferry Corsten. An album featuring themes from the game was featured in

12495-521: The subsequent Presidential election in a landslide, giving him free rein to realize his vision of a social Darwinist society, where the strong will thrive and the weak will be purged. Raiden destroys EXCELSUS, but discovers that Armstrong has augmented himself with nanomachines that give him incredible strength and near-invulnerability, destroying Raiden's high-frequency blade. Blade Wolf intervenes and gives Raiden Sam's sword, which allows him to defeat and kill Armstrong. Maverick receives approval to create

12614-470: The term carries overwhelmingly negative connotations and is often associated with conspiracy theories . "Deep state" is a calque of the Turkish word derin devlet ( lit.   ' deep state ' ). The modern concept of a deep state is associated with Turkey , a presumed secret network of military officers and their civilian allies trying to preserve the secular order based on the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from 1923. There are also opinions that

12733-528: The term had been appropriated by Steve Bannon , Breitbart News , and other supporters of the Trump administration in order to delegitimize critics of the Trump presidency. In February 2017, the deep state theory was dismissed by authors for The New York Times , as well as The New York Observer . In October 2019 The New York Times gave credence to the general idea by publishing an opinion piece arguing that

12852-408: The trailer on June 16 during Konami's E3 press conference, then took stage, further clarifying the game's mechanic. Concern had risen over the game's realistic depictions of human dismemberment during player-controlled sequences, a hard limit for Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization , which may necessitate censorship in the domestic Japanese release of the game. As a result, the version of

12971-522: Was a prequel to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots , Kojima would like the concept to be revisited, although he thought that PlatinumGames would have problems with it as a result of being an " interquel ." As a result, he was unable to confirm if such a story could be developed in the future. On February 22, 2013, Hideo Kojima told SPOnG that he would like to make a sequel of Metal Gear Rising , stating that if it does happen, he would like PlatinumGames to develop it. Kojima also stated that he would like

13090-411: Was added to PlayStation Plus in November 2013. In Japan, Konami released two collectors' editions. The first one, the "Premium Package", contains an artbook by Yoji Shinkawa and a soundtrack album. The second limited edition is the "Premium Package Special Edition", including all the contents from the first package with the addition of an action figure of Raiden. The English collector's edition features

13209-469: Was also meant to show a darker side which resulted in the staff calling him "Black Raiden". Tamari stated he needed a new character that would bring him support in the form of the dog-like robot named Bladewolf; similar to how Snake guides Raiden in Sons of Liberty , the mature Raiden acts like a mentor to Bladewolf across the story resulting in his character arc. Meanwhile, the final villain, Senator Armstrong ,

13328-476: Was announced that Kojima Productions was partnering with Hammerstone Studios to produce a film based on Death Stranding , with Hammerstone providing funding. It was also announced that the film was in development under A24 . Deep state A deep state is a type of government made up of potentially secret and unauthorized networks of power operating independently of a state 's political leadership in pursuit of their own agenda and goals. In popular usage,

13447-553: Was forced out of office by the 'deep state' during an appearance at that year's Conservative Political Action Conference in the US. This statement was criticised within her own party and by the opposition, with both Labour Party Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth and the Liberal Democrats Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper referring to it as a "conspiracy theory". Since at least 1963,

13566-546: Was impressed by its work culture, particularly its number of female employees and relaxed atmosphere. He set a limit of one hundred employees for the studio, similar to Media Molecule. In 2016, the studio opened a small division in Amsterdam , near Guerrilla Games , who developed the Decima game engine that Kojima is using. At E3 2016 , Kojima unveiled a trailer to Death Stranding during Sony's pre-E3 conference. It

13685-409: Was loosely based on Raiden's rival from previous games, Vamp, as both are characters who contrast the cybernetic bodies explored in the games. Kenyu Horiuchi returned to voice Raiden in Revengeance , taking took a liking to it, as he acted as the lead for the first time but was still glad that he got meet new actors who appeared in the game, most notably the actor behind Doktor. The actors also liked

13804-538: Was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019, and a PC version was released by 505 Games on Windows in July 2020. Imaizumi left the company in 2019. In April 2020, the office was temporarily closed after an employee contracted COVID-19 . In October 2020, it was confirmed that the company is working on the next game in development. On June 12, 2022, during Microsoft 's digital presentation, Kojima announced that it had partnered with Xbox Game Studios to make

13923-483: Was released in Japan on February 21 for the PlayStation 3, with the Xbox 360 release there cancelled. While a Windows version of Metal Gear Solid: Rising was initially planned, release for this platform was put on hold. However, Kojima Productions said they would consider it after the release of the console versions. The Windows version was then announced in May 2013, and released on January 9, 2014. The PlayStation 3 version

14042-589: Was released on January 9, 2014. The version briefly required online connection until a fix was issued on January 10, 2014. It was claimed that the requirement was an accidental bug. The Windows version has been region locked , making the game unavailable in India and Japan. The game was briefly unavailable for purchase in Ireland. The game is also not available for purchase through Steam in Indonesia and Malaysia, but

14161-474: Was revealed the game would have Japanese audio confirming new and returning actors. The first Japanese language trailer was released shortly afterwards. Inaba stated that the PlayStation 3 would be the lead platform. This decision was made in order to avoid a repeat of the performance issues that Bayonetta had on the console. The game was playable for the first time at E3 2012 during early June, with Kojima having been involved in its production. In promoting

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