Player counts for single-player games are almost always expected to dwindle at some point. Usually this is because there are only so many hours that most people are willing to put into a game before deciding it is time for it to go back on the shelf until the desire for a replay surfaces.Elden Ringhas seen its player base drop significantly since its release, for example, but many admit that this is mostly due to a lot of players finishing the game’s main content.It is rarer for a single-player title, especially one that has been out for nearly ten years, to see a huge boom in its player count. However, this is currently the case forMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance, a spin-off action game from theMetal Gearseries developed by PlatinumGames, the studio behindBayonettaandNier: Automata. WhileMetal Gear Rising: Revengeancereceived positive reviewswhen it was released, very few could’ve predicted that the game would see a player count spike nine years later.RELATED:Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is Celebrating Its 8th BirthdayHowever, this is the case, andMetal Gear Rising: Revengeanceis currently seeing a player increase of 1000% and peak achievement activity across all platforms. A lot of fans and gamers are left with the question of how this could happen. As is often the case with a random piece of media returning to popularity, fans can attribute the sudden interest inMetal Gear Rising: Revengeanceto memes.
From videos baiting people with one form of content to then show them the boss fight between Raiden and Sam, to parodies of the fight againstMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance’smain villain Senator Armstrong, there are plenty of funny videos and memes centered around the action game. This has led old fans to try out the hack-and-slash adventure one more time, and new fans to check out one of the more loved entries in theMetal Gearfranchise. However, memes shouldn’t be seen as the only reason fans are returning toMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance, as the game is enjoyable from start to finish and its protagonist Raiden is seen as a character that still has untapped potential forMetal Gear’sfuture.
From theAmber Heard v Johnny Depp trialto the jokes spawning aroundElden Ring, memes have taken over popular culture. In addition to providing a humorous take on modern events, it is nice to know that memes can bring gamers back to what many consider an underappreciated hack-and-slash title inMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeanceis out now on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
