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GameZone: Vanquish review

"Like Bayonetta and MadWorld before it, Vanquish weaves an experience so wickedly over-the-top that if Michael Bay, John Woo, and Robert Rodriguez were melted down and rebuilt as a single sentient being, their collective minds would still be blown before the opening credits had even finished rolling. Well, perhaps not by the opening sequence as Vanquish’s story and cinematics are surprisingly dull. They border between comic book-esque absurdity and the most boring and cliched exposition on par with Hideo Kojima’s worst, and as with Bayonetta they drag on far longer than they should. As a vehicle for the action the story does a barely passable job, but you could literally interchange any character or plot point with those of a random Saturday morning cartoon, sprinkle copious amounts of the F-bomb on top, and still end up with roughly the same outcome."

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lavachoke4931d ago

havent played it yet but the games graphics are so full of win

Gago4931d ago

more reputable sites gave it 8s and 9s

Kalowest4931d ago

who gave it a 9, all I've seen is 8s and lower.

Gago4931d ago

gametrailers, Gamespot, and bunch of others

Kalowest4931d ago

from all the reviews I've seen/read, this is just an okay game.

Neckbear4931d ago

It's probably the most "hardcore" game we've seen in some time.

Although I can see why some people won't like it (difficulty, excuse plot, pokes fun at everything, and incredibly fast-paced)- wich is why this is a somewhat niché (If not a cult-classic) game.

Lich1204931d ago

I have it and love it. Its, in my opinion, finally a good Japanese take on a shooter. Its shallow for sure, but it great fun while being shallow.

guzman4931d ago

@Kalowest: I take it you've been reading your reviews from the 5-6 no-count shit sites that gave this game sub 8's. The larger sites have been praising this game and rightfully so, the game's phenomenal. Halo is probably more your speed kiddo.

Neckbear4931d ago (Edited 4931d ago )

Only one guy (On PS3 scoreboards anyways, last time I checked) has beaten the game on God Hard. If you unlock anything after God Hard or not remains a secret- and there's a rumour than you obtain God-Like guns after beating ALL the challenges. But it is just that, a rumour.

What comes next after Challenges and God Hard (If anything comes next...) remains a secret or not. Hell, those two modes will take you a LONG while.

Tried God Hard a while ago- it's an INCREDIBLE difficulty spike compared to HARD. Seriously, JESUS CHRIST. Challenge modes ARE THE SAME IN DIFFICULTY TOO.

Truly a Hard game, alright.

alee4931d ago

Sounds like fun, but perhaps not worth the price of a regular retail game.

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Best Sci-Fi Games on the PS3

From the cosmos to crash-landing back on good old planet Earth, come read through the best sci-fi-nastically games on the PS3

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zaanan13d ago

Not a single Reistance? Fuck this article.

mastershredder13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Starhawk over Warhawk?...... Dude, NO ONE should listen to you.

Odd choices for "best" more like you settled as these being the "best" that available to you at the time, cause a lot of these blow or were average to poor performers that ended up in bargain bin.

Missing too many great sci-fi titles here. The Void, The Resistance Series, Killzone 2 and 3, Enslaved, man.. there were so many, this is redicu-list.

FreeckyCake13d ago

Nobody should listen to you either with that attitude.

OtterX12d ago

I agree that Starhawk shouldn't be above Warhawk, however I must say that Starhawk multiplayer was incredible for its time! Many people wrote it off bc the single player was quite terrible, bc it was basically 1 huge tutorial for the multiplayer. But I can tell you never spent any significant amount of time in MP. It was doing incredibly tense base building w air, foot and land vehicle (and mech!) combat long before Fortnite was ever a thing.

I bet it would have been much better received if it had just ditched the story mode all together. So many people like yourself completely wrote it off based on reviews by reviewers that let the criticism of single player weigh heavily on their scores. I bet you didn't even play it.

Friendlygamer13d ago

The riddick games are some of the best stealth titles ever, highly underrated

YourMommySpoils13d ago

What games? All recall plating was Escape from Butcher Bay.

Friendlygamer13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

There's also the less acclaimed 'assault on dark Athena'

( also, not saying this to you specifically but there's both resistance and killzone games on the list, it's amazing how even something so simple and innocent as a game list can be turned into misinformed vitriol here lol )

jznrpg13d ago

Glad to see Resonance of Fate. Enslaved was pretty good too. I’m sure there are others nobody has listed but I’m too tired to try and think of anything

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25 Best PlayStation 4 Sci-Fi Games

Embark on a thrilling sci-fi adventure with our carefully curated list of the best PlayStation 4 sci-fi games

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Leeroyw326d ago

Titan fall 2 was chefs kiss. For those of you who haven't played it go ahead. Brilliant. With each level being creatively different.

Yui_Suzumiya326d ago

Island, Steins;Gate Elite and Soma.

MadLad326d ago

Soma is an epic experience.

jznrpg326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Does ISLAND have English subs ? I can’t find a copy that says it has English subs for PS only the Switch version which I rather not buy .

Love Steins Gate and Soma

shinoff2183326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

FRom what i could find. Nothing with English subs.

Yui_Suzumiya325d ago

I own a physical copy on Switch and it does have English subtitles so it's all good on Switch and Playstation.

Yui_Suzumiya325d ago (Edited 325d ago )

My bad. Steam and Switch have English but PS4 and Vita only have Japanese. Sony doesn't mess with many visual novels which is why I only own a Switch OLED and laptop for all my games.

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10 Most Underrated Third-Person Shooters

GF365: "Here are our picks for the ten most underrated third-person shooters that you might not have played before or even known about."

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neutralgamer1992361d ago (Edited 361d ago )

Actually great list TBH I agree with all 10

I hope one day we get some remakes for the following

The saboteur(with a proper remake and quality of life features this game could be great)
Scarface world is yours
Binary domain ( such a great game with great story)
GUN(this needs a remake)
Space marine 40k(such fun time)

Would also like to suggest adding the mercenary series even the 2nd game which is disliked by many is a fun time

cthulhucultist361d ago

I recently finished Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and found it to be very enjoyable.

The game respected the lore and the gameplay was quite decent.

The color palette was a bit underwhelming (backdrops and setting) and recycled but I think that it deserved better.

Here's hoping for an amazing sequel

Vengeance1138361d ago

Space Marine II !! My most anticipated game of 2023! Woot