The Music of Metal Gear Rising Is Smarter Than You Think

Metal Gear Rising has a brilliant soundtrack. It’s one of the best celebrated elements of the game, and with good reason-it’s lightning fast and matches the exhilarating gameplay perfectly. But something that I feel gets a bit left behind is that the music does some incredibly interesting things relating to characterisation and storytelling. It’s a lot smarter than you might think, and in this video, we’re going to talk about why that is.