So I decided to do a little action game practice. I made a new save, jumped straight in on hard (I considered using a cheat to unlock Revengeance, but I thought I'd play it normal first). Well.. yeah, it is hard. And guns are just as annoying as before.
I beat the Ray with 2.5% hp, which I consider a death in its own. Then, while running down the tower I died 2-3 times for real. Then, when finishing off the Ray I did some pretty have dmg, at which point I failed at chopping apart a few rockets and died. After that, I killed it, no sweat.
To be honest, my timings suck and the controls feel strange. I guess that's more or less normal on PC with keyboard and mouse though.
I did very well against LQ-84i, however. Only his heat knives and his claw pounce got me. I guess it's easier to parry in a direction when the direction is obvious.. I mean, which direction is the Ray's foot when it's hovering above you?
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE - obligatory caps
I was thinking I should play Jetstream Sam in Revengeance difficulty, in a sort of swim or sink-style practice.
EDIT:
Jetstream Sam DLC on Revengeance was a very, very bad idea. Died 2-3 times to the first two enemies, then couldn't pass the next area and died so many times I can't even tell you anymore. I think it's better to go through the main game first...
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE