RenoBassist

Why is Raiden from MGS2 always getting picked on as the "gayest character" in video games? Granted, his cartwheel was a little gay compared to Snakes semi-badass roll/spear, and he wasn't baaaaaaaaaaaadass like Snake was, and he sure did whine a lot, and he has the same name as my least favorite Mortal Kombat character, BUT he was an important part in one of the most awe-inspiring stories I've ever encountered (even if it did take off of George Orwell's 1984 a little bit). If a character can be played that well, and have such great character development, how can people hate him so much? This has bothered me since November 2001, so I'm glad I joined this forum.

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Arnold K. (Admin)

Frankly, people felt threatened that they weren't playing as SolidSnake throughout the whole game, so they made Raiden sound like a fag. He wasn't the least bit whiny, not as far as I'm concerned. Raiden was pretty cool, and his cart-wheel was the shit!

UmbrellaInc.

I played it at my friend's house and the only parts I liked of that game were with snake....once it got to raiden I was happy I didn't blow money on the game.

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UmbrellaInc.

Its not that I didn't like raiden....but i was a huge fan off metal gear solid for psx and mostly because I thought snake was the coolest...he was the main reason I liked it....then this comes out and you play with him for a short time....it disappointed me.

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Mr. Saltine

I thought it was fine playing as a character other than snake. After all, he plays exactly the same. I remember Hideo saying that he made this decision so players would get the chance to see snake more from a different perspective. I think it worked wonderfully. People just say he's gay because they don't really like him that much. I didn't think he was all that cool. But keep in mind that he's always being directly compared to snake, and very few characters can even begin to compete with him.

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Prime

The only thing i didnt like about raiden was they way he held a handgun to his chest and he ran. But that can be blamed on his suit i think. It made him a hunch-back =/

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duke-nukem

Im satisfied with raiden in MGS2, because I think if he didn't exist , then i think the story will be screwed up, playin em as a character is nice, I thought it was dumb in the beginnin, but then i got used to it, hey.. what you got to waste, play em, he might be in MGS3 as well.

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i didnt really have a problem with him til he ran around with his twig & berries in hand.

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Tosser00

I think Raiden was a fine idea. Mainly because I did enjoy watching Snake work from a different point of view. It really made you savor those moments you had with him, and you got to kick ass right along side of him. I don't know, I'm odd like that. I'd rather be the main character's best pal, than the character himself.

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