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[Tain]

Finished Hard mode earlier.

fuckin'

so

good.

 

[robor]

Like, the mode where you go into first person and listen to conversations?

You're tired of the cinematic trend in games, but you want more cutscenes? boo

You interact with the environment while in FPS, it doesn't disrupt the player projecting himself/herself into the game world. It's more convincing, I would hardly say they're cut scenes in the traditional sense.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

I totally felt the FPS mode in the game was underused. I felt they could of made the story more believable if they used it more to convey the events that take place in the game. I'm tired of the "cinematic" trends in games.

Are you referencing the cutscenes or the integrated cinematic moments during gameplay?

For me, the FPS segments were there as a breather, as the rest of the game is pretty relentless. It's reminded me of Zatoichi films. One moment he's destroying hordes of bad guys, next he's horribly massaging someone with his elbows. I felt like the breaks were there to be exactly that. A break from the slaughter.

 

[bigswords]

People have already finished the game and there is no Demo of this on the Asian XBLA?

 

[robor]

Are you referencing the cutscenes or the integrated cinematic moments during gameplay?

By integrated cinematic moments during gameplay do you mean QTEs?

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

By integrated cinematic moments during gameplay do you mean QTEs?

Not really. I'm referencing moments where a scripted event such as a vehicle slamming in front of you only to have it leap over or if you went just a pinch further, crushing you. Or

Spoiler

Vertigo with the bridge collapsing.

Side note:

I don't mind QTE's in games, as I cut my teeth on Dragon's Lair/Cobra Command/Cliffhanger as a youngster. Back when some games were essentially, giant quick time events.

Edit:

This game, much like Resident Evil 4, does QTEs right.

Bingo.

 

[∀ Narayan]

This game, much like Resident Evil 4, does QTEs right.

 

[robor]

Not really. I'm referencing moments where a scripted event such as a vehicle slamming in front of you only to have it leap over or if you went just a pinch further, crushing you. Or

Spoiler

Vertigo with the bridge collapsing.

Ah ok, then I'm referring to the cutscenes.

 

[Vilix]

I'm honestly not trying to be needlessly pessimistic or anything but I've literally seen next to no interest in this game from any corner.

Are you saying we have bad taste in games? ;p

 

[Amir0x]

QTE's blow, no game ever does it right. Sorry Vanquish, sorry RE4. Shit needs to die. Only flaw of these games.

Are you saying we have bad taste in games? ;p

Nothing to do with taste at all (anyone who likes this game has good taste), just that this meager thread is not an indication of sales (and it's not like this thread is booming anyhow)

just being realistic about the game's prospects. it's not even gonna do Bayonetta numbers imo

 

[leng jai]

QTE's blow, no game ever does it right. Sorry Vanquish, sorry RE4. Shit needs to die. Only flaw of these games.



Nothing to do with taste at all (anyone who likes this game has good taste), just that this meager thread is not an indication of sales (and it's not like this thread is booming anyhow)

just being realistic about the game's prospects. it's not even gonna do Bayonetta numbers imo

Do you think the whole debacle about game length will significantly affect sales?

 

[∀ Narayan]

I wonder what the budget for this game was. I can't imagine they spent more money on this title than Bayonetta.

 

[JoeFenix]

I wonder what the budget for this game was. I can't imagine they spent more money on this title than Bayonetta.

I don't know, that initial live action trailer by Logan couldn't have been cheap...

 

[Vilix]

Nothing to do with taste at all (anyone who likes this game has good taste), just that this meager thread is not an indication of sales (and it's not like this thread is booming anyhow)

I know, chief. I was just kidding with you. You probably knew that though.

Yeah, it stinks. Games like this and Bayonetta are some of the last in a dying breed. For me, they bring back nastalgic moments of the 8 and 16 bit era when 2D Japanese games ruled. Contra, Cybernator, The Ninja Warriors, Axelay, etc... And the games that took after them. They were aplenty back then. Now, every fucking game is either a FPS, Madden, or some music sim (Guitar Hero) bullshit.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Games like this and Bayonetta are some of the last in a dying breed. For me, they bring back nastalgic moments of the 8 and 16 bit era when 2D Japanese games ruled. Contra, Cybernator, The Ninja Warriors, Axelay, etc...

Mmmmm, action games.

 

[shintoki]

Mmmmm, action games.

Real action games... Salute!

 

[Warm Machine]

Bingo.

RE4 where missing the QTE essentially killed you? They may as well have put up a screen that said "Live or Die?" and you hit a button prompt to survive. QTE's are mostly crap but I'll put up with them if I have to.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Speaking of QTE's, what about God of War then? I always felt theirs were done well. And Bayonettas were FANTASTIC.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

RE4 where missing the QTE essentially killed you? They may as well have put up a screen that said "Live or Die?" and you hit a button prompt to survive. QTE's are mostly crap but I'll put up with them if I have to.

Yup.

For me, it was a gameplay system that should have been reintroduced sooner in the 3D era than it ultimately was. I'll always dig 'em. Unless the window is too small, then you can go ahead and

Spoiler

fuck them with a knife.

 

[Warm Machine]

I wonder what the budget for this game was. I can't imagine they spent more money on this title than Bayonetta.

I don't know, the environment art in this thing alone is a massive undertaking. I haven't played enough Bayonetta to really compare though.

 

[badcrumble]

ffffffuck this game is SO GOOD.

 

[∀ Narayan]

Finished the first challenge in my first go. Wow, they changed it quite a bit. :lol

 

[thetrin]

ffffffuck this game is SO GOOD.

It really is. It's sad to see it getting such mixed reviews.

In Chapter 4 now. Loving the flora.

 

[adversesolutions]

How far have people gotten in the challenges?

Still on campaign, but want to know what I have to look forward to.

 

[practice02]

I totally felt the FPS mode in the game was underused. I felt they could of made the story more believable if they used it more to convey the events that take place in the game. I'm tired of the "cinematic" trends in games.

but it the fp "modes" don't do anything that they can't do in tp they kind took me out of the flow.

 

[Astery]

Do you think the whole debacle about game length will significantly affect sales?

YES. All people who i know are backing off now just cause of reviews on the length. I don't give a shit about that and bought it on day 1 tho. The game is god awesome, I am not regretting it one bit. Just sad for no sequel from the looks of it.

 

[Discotheque]

YES. All people who i know are backing off now just cause of reviews on the length. I don't give a shit about that and bought it on day 1 tho. The game is god awesome, I am not regretting it one bit. Just sad for no sequel from the looks of it.

Wow, this post just made me realize how much in common this game has with Mirror's Edge.

It also helps that I'm loving this game a lot too....while knowing there's not much chances of this getting a sequel due to poor sales from a new ip and game length being an issue with consumers.

 

[bubnbob]

How far have people gotten in the challenges?

Still on campaign, but want to know what I have to look forward to.

I did Challenge 1. It's 5 waves, and 6 levels (6th unlocks after finishing the 5th level). If you die at the very end, you start all over from wave 1. Weapons don't upgrade. But there's plenty littered around the area, to use at the right time. But weapons don't respawn (afaik).

Soldiers occasionally respawn, but I think they're limited. I think it's on Hard difficulty, but it feels like Normal.

Soooo have fun.

 

[digita1alchemy]

I was enjoying the shit out of this game until I got home tonight to find my apartment had been burglarized and among the things stolen was my 360 with Vanquish in it. Those fucking sons of bitches.

 

[bubnbob]

-18 statues found (how many is there???)

4 in each level (sans 1-1), making about 112 or so

 

[TheKaeptain]

I was enjoying the shit out of this game until I got home tonight to find my apartment had been burglarized and among the things stolen was my 360 with Vanquish in it. Those fucking sons of bitches.

It's gods way of telling you to buy a PS3.

 

[thetrin]

I was enjoying the shit out of this game until I got home tonight to find my apartment had been burglarized and among the things stolen was my 360 with Vanquish in it. Those fucking sons of bitches.

God damn, that sucks, man.

 

[digita1alchemy]

It's gods way of telling you to buy a PS3.

They took that too

 

[TheKaeptain]

They took that too

...sorry

 

[hamchan]

Wow, this post just made me realize how much in common this game has with Mirror's Edge.

It also helps that I'm loving this game a lot too....while knowing there's not much chances of this getting a sequel due to poor sales from a new ip and game length being an issue with consumers.

Can't wait for it to go bomba price like Mirror's Edge.

 

[C-Jo]

Just popping in to say this game is the shit.

 

[adversesolutions]

4 in each level (sans 1-1), making about 112 or so

Holy fuck those are going to take awhile to find.

 

[ZealousD]

4 in each level (sans 1-1), making about 112 or so

Fuck. That. Noise.

 

[Animator]

4 in each level (sans 1-1), making about 112 or so

the fuck?

if it ever comes to that I am printing a gamefaq's statue location guide and doing it with it. It is damn near impossible to find all of them. I found one by accident in one of the first act missions when I zoomed in with the sniper rifle to kill an enemy and the statue was way back in the background where you cant even walk to. So unless you were looking in that direction with a sniper scope there is no way to find it especially with all the chaous going around you.

 

[Jack Random]

I'm honestly not trying to be needlessly pessimistic or anything but I've literally seen next to no interest in this game from any corner. And the fact that it did get some mixed reviews in an already limited exposure title is not going to help things.

No way they're gonna invest in another big game like Vanquish when it only sold sub 50,000 in the USA. Especially for a game claiming to bridge the divide between Western and Japanese tastes

I'm on vacation over in Tokyo where vanquish just came out yesterday and despite a Famitsu cover and some very aggressive advertizing in every major retailer, it really looks like noone cares here either. :-/

 

[Finaika]

I'm on vacation over in Tokyo where vanquish just came out yesterday and despite a Famitsu cover and some very aggressive advertizing in every major retailer, it really looks like noone cares here either. :-/

I care.

 

[Prime crotch]

sequel LOL

the game is gonna sell like balls, no sequel will ever come. face it now or be confined to an eternity of hell waiting for the nothingness

Fuck gaming if this game tanks, seriously fuck it.

 

[adversesolutions]

the fuck?

if it ever comes to that I am printing a gamefaq's statue location guide and doing it with it. It is damn near impossible to find all of them. I found one by accident in one of the first act missions when I zoomed in with the sniper rifle to kill an enemy and the statue was way back in the background where you cant even walk to. So unless you were looking in that direction with a sniper scope there is no way to find it especially with all the chaous going around you.

Well it's official then, they wanted to sell some strategy guides.

Pretty weak.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Yeah, you know a game is gonna sell really horribly when even the official thread on GAF is hardly getting any attention. I mean what the hell?

 

[slaughterking]

The game wasn't in the mail today either. I hope I get it tomorrow or my long weekend becomes a bit less exciting than I was hoping. :I

 

[adversesolutions]

Yeah, you know a game is gonna sell really horribly when even the official thread on GAF is hardly getting any attention. I mean what the hell?

Every waking minute I have outside of work is spent playing Vanquish, so that may be part of it.

 

[Empty]

finally have a copy, with a cool 3d sleeve, and now a clear day ahead of me. fuck yeah.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

finally have a copy, with a cool 3d sleeve, and now a clear day ahead of me. fuck yeah.

Yeah.....that 3D cover was a nice surprise. Now go and enjoy the best shooter since RE4!

 

[robor]

but it the fp "modes" don't do anything that they can't do in tp they kind took me out of the flow.

I'll take that transition over any of the cut scenes displayed in this game. I actually wonder about having a Vanquish game in first person all together, obviously a major revision would have to take place (enemies, weapons, object placement etc) but seeing something like Mirror's Egde on roids would be kick ass imo. Loved the HUD in fp mode too, it reminded me of the Prime series.

 

[rollingstart]

4 in each level (sans 1-1), making about 112 or so

what the hell...I found about 15. 112 is ridiculous!