Why Vanquish Might or Might Not Be The Game It Is Being Hyped To Be

Platinum Games sure finds itself in an enviable position. The newly formed company, which is comprised of some of the best talent in the gaming industry- including the masterminds behind games such as Okami, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry- seems to strike gold every time it sets out to create a new game.

[r0gueZA]

Very fair, valid and good points.

But playing the demo is just sooo much fun. It does lend plenty from Gears but I think it has enough individuality to.

[mrv321]

I've played the Vanquish demo twice, and completed Gears or War 2 and let me tell you VANQUISH is NOTHING like Gears of War in anyway shape or form beyond them being viewed in third person of course, Vanquish looks cleaner, runs at a faster pace and doesn't focus on cover nearly as much.

[scofios]

Vanquish plays to me like a fast non scary ci fi re4 and not gears .
Wich by the the way was a res4 and killswitch clone .
Ad the fools who think game veterans like Mikami or kojima need ideas from cllify b are stupid .

[Theonik]

It's like PN 03 but better. What it should have been actually.

[scofios]

@Theonik  
You are absolutely right.

[jetlian]

did not make the TPS genre people!!! but gears did copy killswitch cover system

[Theonik]

It invented the shoulder camera that most 3ps games use nowadays.

[jetlian]

it didn't over the shoulder was done already. it was the 1st RE game to use it and thats all

[gameseveryday]

It is indeed pretty much similar to gears..but with bigger enemies i guess :S

[Chris399]

Gears is a heavier game all around. The characters are lumbering, the weapons are massive. That's not a dig, btw, the series is great, but it's definitely a plodding sort of action.

Vanquish was very fast. Felt like Bayonetta with 3rd person mechanics, decent AI and crazy fire-fights.

I'm quite picky when it comes to action games and I thoroughly enjoyed the demo.

[Valay]

I'm not going crazy with hype over Vanquish, but I think it'll be a good game.

[Prcko]

this game gonna rock!!!
alrdy preoreded my copy!!!

[DA_SHREDDER]

Its decent, but its not what everyone is making it out to be.

@Maxopower

Yeah, I listen to alot of podcast, and I go by what everyone says on here. Its like everyone thinks its a really good game and all, personally I think it needs alot more tweaking.

[MaxOpower]

It's just that I don't see a lot of "articles" on the site about it, I really liked the demo,though I hated Bayonetta... I don't know, if it is getting hyped then it has gone right besides me.

[dillydadally]

Yeah, did anyone else kind of feel like it was a little disappointing? I was excited for this game, but to me, the aiming felt wonky and I didn't like the default button layout, which there's almost nothing in options to change it. I also was disappointed with the level and enemy design - seemed like you just went forward, shoot the same enemies over and over again with no variation or thought, then fight the boss, which just barraged you with so many missiles it seemed to be a bit too random when I got hit rather than strategic dodging or hiding. I don't know, I was let down by the demo. Anyone else have a similar experience? If you guys all loved it, maybe I should give it another try.

[MaxOpower]

I wasn't aware that Vanquish got hype.

[lokiroo420]

Yeah got to love people who come onto n4g, read the comments and then go write an article based on those comments.

[aceofspades]

NO WAY MAN! my buds are gonna play the hell out of this game

[jneul]

it is similar to gears but you have to admit that dash and snap to cover ability is awesome!!
I played on the demo and would like to take the time to say thanks platinum I am interested in this because this time around you actually made the effort for ps3, I love vanquish and feels like a halo/gears mix with added drugs lol

[washingmachine]

yeah,the demo gameplay was fun and the boss took some time to beat,which was good.

[LeShin]

I loved the Vanquish demo!! First time in a long while I played a game with a big smile on my face! Having a button dedicated to having a cigarette break behind cover is bloody cool lol. Day 1!

Besides, gears is no way near this fast and, if memory serves me correctly, why is it even being compared to Gears when I remember playing Killswitch which had a great cover mechanic ages ago on the PS2!

[Unicron]

IF the game is 10 - 12 hours, nice mission variety/location variety, more crazy bosses, solid challenge and unlockables? Then epic win.

[Baka-akaB]

I'm tired of articles going on with the "but it is similar/ a clone to that XXX beloved game" ...

Gears and Uncharted themselves did the same thing vanquish is being accused of here , they took upon already existing gaming concept and tweaked it with their own flair.

In the unlikely event that vanquish would sell 6+ millions games , just wait a see , we'll see the same articles about a future "X game copying Vanquish a little too much" .

At least the article wasnt out for blood in the end , thanks for that .

PS : the game is actually more remnisnicent of P.N.03 , from mikamo and capcom already (without forgetting about resident evil 4 and lost planet too ).

It is in a fact a spiritual sequel , much like bayonetta is a spiritual sequel to devil may cry .

God forbid platinum improves their own old concepts

[tonsoffun]

well said, I completely agree.

I liked the 10 mins of gameplay Giantbomb posted. Looks pretty fun

[guzman]

Agreed, you'd think that all the gamers this gen are all kids that are new to the hobby or suffer from short-term memory loss. Vanquish is the culmination of past Mikami triumphs. Re4's over the shoulder view, QTE, the fast-paced play of PN03, it's all Mikami copying his own blueprint and has nothing to do with Gears/Uncharted. The only foreign influence I see is the cover mechanic from Kill.switch.

[BeaArthur]

Demos solid but I wasn't blown away. I'll definitely check it out but I'm leading more towards rent then own.

[BabyColada]

Vanquish is getting tons of hype? Where? This game is getting about as much attention that Platinum Games' previous title, Bayonetta received, and that's not much.

It's a little strange to say it could end their streak because the game is a third person shooter that takes place in the near future. If anything that widens the market for the game since it's no longer about a time shifting witch with gun boots or a black and white Wii exclusive gory brawler.

Now, no one knows how this game will do (I'm guessing it'll do slightly better than Bayonetta, but that's just my prediction), but there's little hype surrounding this title.

[chazjamie]

this is not a PREVIEW of the game. Its speculation.

[Fatal Blow]

I think this game is amazing fun

[jack_burt0n]

Lol ppl saying its a gears clone, its not i could happily own both games and not feel them be too similar.

Just wait till you play the new castlevania now that is cloning time.

[jneul]

no thanks i was interested until i saw the amount of platforming you had to do GOW style, what a copy...

[Rrobba]

If the demo has anything to say, it's that this game is going to be awesome! This is the kind of game that may not have the deepest story, or the most multi-player modes, but it is the most important thing: FUN! Can't wait for Vanquish to come out!

[StillGray]

I've still got hopes for it.

[ThisPlaceSucksBye]

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[OC_MurphysLaw]

The author says "Dont raise a red flag yet even though I just did because ultimately we really dont know anything about the actual game other than the small play room like level they made (which is really good per the comments in the article) for the demo which we shouldn't judge the whole game for even though I basically did just that to get you all into a fanboy fever!"

Great journalism... /sarcasm

[jaosobno]

Vanquish will be a very very good game. Finished demo 5 times and it was a blast. Will it be a new revolution for TPS? No. But it will be a bloody good fun and that's enough for me.

[LarryMiller]

I loved the demo it combines the fast pace action of uncharted and the gameplay of gears
I had more fun with vanguish than gears of war and that was just the demo

[kasasensei]

I do not care about the reviews, i will buy it anyway! :p

[albel_nox]

I had no interest in Vanquish until I played the demo. This game is just flat out exciting. I don't get the Gears of War comparison. Gears always did put me off with its lumbering ways. I find this way more exciting than Gears.

[guzman]

Reviews should be fine. Based on the demo, the game's phenomenal. Even haters will have a tough time legitimately thrashing this game. You'll have the occasional knee-jerk tard vomiting out vitriole, for whatever reason, but they're few and far between and easily blocked out.