Vanquish

ChuckNorrisgod

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-10-vanquish/702607

WOW WOW WOW.

Just Seen this Trailer and honestly never heard of the Game and took a look and its incredible.

Take a look guys.....

Leave your thoughts and words.....

P.s: My Thoughts well Robots Metal Gear Solid Voices and sort of Characters robots in space ahhhhh
So So Cool What More could you want in a game.

SeantheMan

It couldn't have stole more from the "Mass Effect" look if it tried. Battle gameplay looks exactly the same.

Voice acting - is he trying to be David Hayter (solid snake) ?

And of course...quicktime events for no reason, yay !!

Won't be buyin this methinks

Retr0gamer

It really does look amazing and Shinji Mikami is attached to it, when has he been involved in a bad game?

Zeouterlimits

It's art style I've little interest in, the game certainly looks intense, I may change my tune closer to the date.

Retr0gamer

Well I can take a guess now and say this will be nothing like mass effect. I'd say the story will be gloriously stupid and over the top as well as the action in the game. It's by the guy that gave us Resi 4 afterall.

ChuckNorrisgod

Over the top ROBOTS IN SPACE OH YEAH.

Kiith

I saw the start of the trailer, and i thought 'oh great, another generic shooter in space'. Then i saw the gameplay, and it looks pretty awesome alright. Will keep an eye on it.

SeantheMan

I never said the story or setting will be anything similar to masseffect, but the battle scenes do look similar with the 3rd person over the shoulder cover system + futuristc weapons etc.

Retr0gamer

Trust me the gameplay will be nothing like Mass Effect. It's more a cross between Bayonetta and Resi 4 but with with more 'ridiculous'.

GothPunk

I don't think it's fair to label the game as a Mass Effect clone gameplay wise just because it's third person over-the-shoulder. Have a look at this gameplay footage and you'll see how over the top and just plain fun the game looks, just like Bayonetta in that respect.

Speaking of Bayonetta, I just recently finished it and was blown away, easily up there amongst my favourite games ever. What makes it stand out most for me is how over the top and funny the story and characters were, but I'm not sure if Vanquish will retain that same sense of humour. Perhaps the gruff gravelly voiced 'Sam' in Vanquish is meant to poke fun at Gears etc? I'll be picking up Vanquish regardless, the gameplay certainly looks like it'd be very entertaining.

Retr0gamer

I wouldn't be surprised if Vanquish is a satire on Space Marine shooters. Shinji Mikami is a very clever guy and was helping out Suda 51 with No More Heroes 2 which is a satire on western open world games.

WolfForager

When the game was first revealed i thought it was a load of crap, now however i'm starting change my mind. Come on! Punching off a massive robot's head? Gaming gold right there.

Overheal

You had me at Robots in Space.... but this is a console only title? Thats unbelievably lame.

edit: and i mean seriously now you got me thinking about this: no similar titles even exist for the PC.

johnny_ultimate

GothPunk wrote: »

I don't think it's fair to label the game as a Mass Effect clone gameplay wise just because it's third person over-the-shoulder. Have a look at this gameplay footage and you'll see how over the top and just plain fun the game looks, just like Bayonetta in that respect.

Speaking of Bayonetta, I just recently finished it and was blown away, easily up there amongst my favourite games ever. What makes it stand out most for me is how over the top and funny the story and characters were, but I'm not sure if Vanquish will retain that same sense of humour. Perhaps the gruff gravelly voiced 'Sam' in Vanquish is meant to poke fun at Gears etc? I'll be picking up Vanquish regardless, the gameplay certainly looks like it'd be very entertaining.

Bayonetta kicks so much ass. It's the one game this year I'd consider an out and out masterpiece - a superb blend of OTT action, humour and deep gameplay. If it wasn't for the dodgy story, I'd consider it perfect. One guy in work complained that it was too Japanese and button bashy - the first is a good thing, and the second means you're not playing it right! Did you play on hard yet? It gets better.

So I'm understandably excited about Vanquish - it looks as fun as Bayonetta. The setting I admit isn't inspired from the trailer, but the gameplay looks so exciting and visceral I couldn't care less. Bring it on, I'm ready for Platinum to reclaim another subgenre.

Retr0gamer

Did anyone really expect Bayonetta to have a story? It's not like any game in the genre had a decent storyline? I loved how awful the story is, it's hilarious how bad and over the top it is but it knows it!

johnny_ultimate

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Did anyone really expect Bayonetta to have a story? It's not like any game in the genre had a decent storyline? I loved how awful the story is, it's hilarious how bad and over the top it is but it knows it!

Well some of the cutscenes are so ludicrous they are among gaming's best. But around the middle they are overlong and over complicated, so they do drag. It isn't like the storyline is the focus, so I don't consider it a major flaw - and it serves to move the game from one giddy setpiece to the next - but it is the closest thing to a criticism I have about the game.

But then you get to play again and all is instantly forgiven.

bugs

Its got an unlockable difficulty called God Hard, alluding to another game mikami did

Its also developed on the ps3, so no heavily inferior port this time round.

Kur4mA

I read a preview of this a good while back in Edge and have to say after seeing the gameply on vid for the first time I can see why they were hyping it up so much. This look like a hell of a lot of fun and the gameplay looks fantastic.

GothPunk

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Bayonetta kicks so much ass. It's the one game this year I'd consider an out and out masterpiece - a superb blend of OTT action, humour and deep gameplay. If it wasn't for the dodgy story, I'd consider it perfect. One guy in work complained that it was too Japanese and button bashy - the first is a good thing, and the second means you're not playing it right! Did you play on hard yet? It gets better.

I played it on Normal first and then went straight into a second playthrough on Hard when I finished it. It's on loan from a friend though so I'll have to buy it, it certainly deserves my monies. Dunno how someone could call it a button masher - if you're aiming for Platinum medals there's no way you could get them that way, but then I guess these kind of games always get called button mashers - I guess some people aren't bothered to learn a lot of combos and use all of the different weapons? I loved the Alfheim challenges, I struggled to beat a few of them at first but in the end they made me much better at the game.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

So I'm understandably excited about Vanquish - it looks as fun as Bayonetta. The setting I admit isn't inspired from the trailer, but the gameplay looks so exciting and visceral I couldn't care less. Bring it on, I'm ready for Platinum to reclaim another subgenre.

The boss fights in Bayonetta were some of the best I've ever had the joy to play; from the gameplay video I posted I'm assuming Vanquish will be somewhat similar in that respect. I mean, throwing a missile back at an enemy? That's some over-the-top goodness right there. I have been playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 lately, and whilst I enjoy the game a lot, it feels a bit tame in the action department. I think Bayonetta has spoiled me. If any shooter can deliver in that respect this year, it's probably going to be Vanquish.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Did anyone really expect Bayonetta to have a story? It's not like any game in the genre had a decent storyline? I loved how awful the story is, it's hilarious how bad and over the top it is but it knows it!

It's perfectly executed I think, it's awful on purpose, instead of trying too hard to be deeply dark and gritty they went in the opposite direction and I really respect them for doing that. I'm not sure I've laughed so much at a game before. Bayonetta is really quotable as well, some of the things she comes out with still crack me up playing it again. Whilst I love seeing developers creating more serious and 'arty' games, getting better at pushing the medium every time, it's nice to have games like this that are pushing the medium in their own way creating these distilled action games that are incredibly fun to play.

Overheal

I tell you what though: if this game had Konami written on it, I'd buy a PS3 in a minute.

GothPunk

Overheal wrote: »

I tell you what though: if this game had Konami written on it, I'd buy a PS3 in a minute.

Allergic to Sega or...?

Zeouterlimits

Overheal wrote: »

I tell you what though: if this game had Konami written on it, I'd buy a PS3 in a minute.

Yeah? Why's that?

Overheal

GothPunk wrote: »

Allergic to Sega or...?

I just like Konami. They have a great track record for these type of games with the likes of Ace Combat and ZOE. If they were behind this I'd have no hesitations. As it stands though I am Not About the console generation.

madrab

found that very meh

Retr0gamer

Overheal wrote: »

I just like Konami. They have a great track record for these type of games with the likes of Ace Combat and ZOE. If they were behind this I'd have no hesitations. As it stands though I am Not About the console generation.

Eh, doesn't the fact that practically all the members behind this game are former Capcom employees who are as good or arguably better than Konami at making the same type of action games? Ace Combat was also a Namco game.

Konami have been fairly poor lately. Other than Kojimas team they haven't really been producing the goods.

Overheal

If Im to be honest I dont often hold much regard (neither high nor low) for Capcom games. Megaman games are enjoyable and made up my childhood but when I think of ZoE2 and Ace5 its just a whole other experience. Uber-weaponry, quick reflexes, 1:100 enemy ratios and all that fate of the world backdrop.

BTW if Kojima is working on something it better be ZoE3

edit: Bah!

Retr0gamer

Again Ace Combat is Namco!

I love ZOE2 but capcom has way more games in the genre that are just as good. Resi 4, DMC1 and 3, Dino Crisis 2, Viewtiful Joe and many more. Capcom is well able to do a ZOE type game and do it well. Anyway this looks more like Resi 4 mixed with Bayonetta and who better to have behind it than the creator of Resi 4 and Bayonetta!

Don't know how anyone can think Capcom are anything less than a brilliant developer, they seem to be the only Japanese company that is relevant and making a rake of great games while in the last few years Konami has given us... well Peace Walker and the awful MGS4.

bugs

Mikami did resi 4, kamiya did bayonetta.....

Retr0gamer

bugs wrote: »

Mikami did resi 4, kamiya did bayonetta.....

And both are working on this game, kamiya to a lesser extent, and shinji mikami had his hand in DMC1 and 3 which bayonetta was basically a refinement of.

bugs

Retr0gamer wrote: »

shinji mikami had his hand in DMC1 and 3 which bayonetta was basically a refinement of.

So that would make him not the creator of bayonetta.

Retr0gamer

Never said he was, well maybe i should have said creators.

Canis Lupus

ChuckNorrisgod wrote: »

WOW WOW WOW.

??? You only just discovered games? Nothing about that looks particularly wow. Possibly fun for a small bit but very far from wow.

ChuckNorrisgod

Wowtastic well looking at the game trailer.

It reminds me of the metal gear end boss of the metal gear 2.

The Game looks like a lot of fun and is playable can't believe its getting bad hype on here.

Wait till its released and people will go crazy for it.

bugs

Unfortunately people will probably not go crazy for it. Platinium seem to have a knack of making truely brilliant games that just don't sell as well as you would think (at least over here).

I have no doubt that it will be fantastic, in as far as i have no doubt it'll be slated by a high number of people for either being too hard or a clone of gears/halo/etc.

seraphimvc

dont worry for the copycat issue from Platinum caused' the guys behind the team is all about innovation!well, in the worst case, we will have the ultimate version of gears/halo:D

and judging from the artwork of Vanquish, they really want the cake from US/EU market!

johnny_ultimate

There's a demo of this knocking about on US Xbox Live as far as I can gather. It's meant to be on PSN too, but I've checked the US and Japanese stores and can't see it Too much hassle to set up a US Xbox account, so hoping it'll be up during the PSN upgrade tomorrow afternoon *fingers crossed*

Retr0gamer

It's only up for gold account members but should be on PSN soon.

bugs

Played it last night 3-4 times.

Had been looking forward to it, and it doesn't disappoint.
Same as the E3 demo, single area, lots of cover, weapons and bots with which to try out sams abilities.

Its nothing that unique but the boost mechanic and all the polish platinum games have put into it definitely works well. Boosting into cover, bounding over a wall and pounding a bot in the face is very amusing.

johnny_ultimate

Fantastic demo! I think Gears of War on speed is a fair description. It's a cover based shooter redefined - whereas most feature lumbering, heavy combat, this is extremely agile. Boosting up to an enemy and doing a cartwheel melee against it is ludicrously satisfying. The 'witch time'-esque slowdown is a bit more awkward to pull off, but works that way as it seems to be something to use only when you really need it. Boss fight may be the old 'shoot the weak point' kind of thing, but boosting out of the way as he fires a giant laser gives it an edge.

I loved it, can't wait for the full game now!

bugs

Stuff i've come across so far:

The bots can grab you which requires you to wiggle the analogue stick left/right, resulting in the grab being reversed and sam ripping them in half

The large shells fired by the boss can be kicked away, the timing seems a bit insane but it looks great.

Using the time mechanic after a dash kick freezes you half way through the backflip letting you unload on whatever you just put your boot into, particularly handy for the large bot on the stairs.

(I'm sure everyones seen this one) - Lighting up a cig while in cover and tossing it causes the enemy to target it as a heat source.

Just fantastic, i can see myself playing this endlessly when it comes out.

Gunmonkey

Rocket-powered knee-slides = WIN!!!!


That is all.

Praetorian

Definitely elements of mass effect / halo / gears even. Nice to see the "SEGA" attached to something that looks cool! Story will be terrible. Japanese game stories are always terrible. /shield on.

Retr0gamer

Yes but like all Mikami games, it will be gloriously terrible!

johnny_ultimate

Amazon says the full thing is out on October 22nd - I thought it was going to be much later than that! Definitely going to give this another couple of gos tonight, fair ****s to the Platinum if they manage the two best games of the year

ChuckNorrisgod

bloody hell this game on this thread is getting a lot of bad feedback.

if this was released the same time as metal gear solid 2

People would have eaten it up.

I think there is so many games these days that we can complain.

Retr0gamer

Look at all the responses from people that played it, not exactly bad coverage

Retr0gamer

Demo seems to be practically identical on both platforms so no Bayonetta level of ****ness on the PS3 this time.

WolfForager

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vanquish-demo-showdown-blog-entry

The Digital Foundry showdown. (Demo Showdown )

Will play this on monday, when i'm back home with unlimited download

johnny_ultimate

ChuckNorrisgod wrote: »

bloody hell this game on this thread is getting a lot of bad feedback.

if this was released the same time as metal gear solid 2

People would have eaten it up.

I think there is so many games these days that we can complain.

Personally, this has moved right up to my most anticipated game. That and Rock Band 3 in a short period of time will make for a fun end of October!

DARK-KNIGHT

is bayonetta really that good? didnt pick it up dont know why really??? so its defo good?

Retr0gamer

If you like that sort of game then yes! It's the best game in it's genre. It's basically like Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden but way better. It's a bit like God of War but GoW is more of a dumb button masher with great spectacle whereas Bayonetta is more about mastering its excellent combat system.