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[adversesolutions]

Heh, I see you're getting close to actually beating challenge 6. Maybe I'll try it some more myself.

Close is all I'm gonna get for this week. Going on a trip for a week and that was my chance for 1000. Oh well.

The key I'm finding is Wave 2. As soon as the bogey appears, lock-on laser the shit out of, going out of AR over and over again. Then hit the drones that come in from the right with one EMP. Go back to lock-on laser on the bogey. You can kill him before the drones on the left come in, and save one EMP grenade for 6-4.

You can stabilize 6-4 with two EMP grenades, just make sure to take the flying turrets out ASAP. Then you'll have 3 EMP grenades left for 6-5 which you will need two of just to take the ball robots out in my experience. They must be insta-killed otherwise things get really hard. Key to beating one bogey is just flying around the map with boost cancel, hitting AR, peeking around and lock-on lasering him. Use the upgrade cube for lock-on laser. You will definitely kill one. Be careful if you are going to pick up the rocket launcher, I accidentally swapped it for my primary and that's how I wound up eating shit.

If I had two more hours I could probably clear it but I have to go to sleep. I will be back next week...cry.

 

[ApolloJoh]

Yup, NOW its on sale for 35 bucks at Kmart.

Every gamer who doesn't buy this game owes Platinum Games a testicle.

Ordering it later today.

 

[iconoclast]

Heh, same thing happened to me with the rocket. I replaced my AR with it, but I missed nearly every shot so it didn't do much good. By the time I had one bogey down I had also run out of HMG ammo, so I had to run around the map for a minute searching for a new weapon. :lol

The lock-on laser is a pretty good idea too. You'll get them next time.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Bought! Installing now.

 

[gutter_trash]

finished it last night; I had a great time.. but I still prefer Bayonetta and God Hand over this though

still; it is all about action funnes and that is what I like about their games... jump into action and just have fun

 

[slaughterking]

Ha, so I just completed 6-3. That's a first for me and I think I have a pretty good routine for the first three waves now (meaning I'm only dying on every second try :lol ). 6-4 is going too far, though. Figuring that one out will take some time (again). :0

 

[NonexistentK]

just finished it, man what a ride that was. It's not flawless or anything but Platinum delivered what they promised; infinite climax action in shooter form.

 

[Rocca]

Still struggling on 6-4, but I've got better patterns now so I can make it to 6-4 with 2 EMPs left, use both during 6-4 and get to 6-5 with 3 EMPs, two rocket launchers and a lock-on laser. I can kill the balls at the start of 6-5, but surviving afterwards is a problem.

One big issue is that if you leave the Romanovs in 6-3 and the Scorpions in 6-4 alive too long, they will wreck all the cover you have, making 6-5 basically impossible. So it's important to take them out asap.

I've gotten to the point where if I have all the balls gone and good cover, I definitely should be able to take out one bogey just with my lock-on laser. Everything so far works...in theory. :lol

Haha, yeah man, that's been my exact strategy this entire time. Works when I think about it, but in practice it demands a whole lot of patience. Hoping to try and get through it today and truth about the cover, I used to wonder why I'd get killed off so quickly before and realized I had nowhere to cover (and no cigs!).

Best of luck to the both of us, though. :lol:

 

[sixteen-bit]

Hard is beating my ass :lol i suck at shooters

 

[revolverjgw]

God this is what I always imagined a 3D Contra should be like. Just fucking action jackson. Flat out balls to the wall, I want more games like this.

Is the D. Grassi guy in your squad supposed to be a Degrassi reference? That would be so random in a Japanese game. I had S. Mikimi for a little while.

 

[Animator]

I just cant pass the goddamn second wave on challenge 4. FUCK!

 

[conman]

I want more games like this.

Yes, please!

Vanquish is the most fun I've had all year with a game. No other game was even close. Pure brilliance from beginning to end.

 

[A Human Becoming]

It's so sad to see only 4/91 people on my Xbox live friend list have played Vanquish. I was considering asking for gamertags in here, but I like seeing myself at the number one spot for most of the missions. :lol

 

[Xater]

Just wan to chime in that the game is awesome. Extremely fun gameplay, the story though is garbage. :lol

 

[leng jai]

Vanquish OST is sitting on my desk

 

[Volcynika]

Vanquish OST is sitting on my desk

Mine is.........somewhere in the mail! :lol


.........

 

[JoeFenix]

Finaly got the time to finish up my God hard run!

454590 points and 1st place overall!

5-3 is definitely not fun but you end up developing some strategies that work fairly consistently, took me about 4-5 hours to get it down.

Game is amazing and is tied for my GOTY with Bayonetta, give me a sequel please!

 

[quinntendopower]

Number one on God Hard is stuff of legends, and not using any checkpoints is even more god like.

Three Cheers for JoeFenix.

4-5 hours AFTER you got your strategy :lol

5-3 on god hard is PROBABLY the hardest thing in gaming as far as 3rd person action or shooting games go. i am reminded of ps2 Shinobi's last boss on super (shudders), but after trying these guys for more then an hour I can say they are probably worse.

 

[leng jai]

Mine is.........somewhere in the mail! :lol


.........

Haha. Well its three discs and the case is white. Has a little booklet with liner notes in them, very nice. Will post pics in the pick up thread tonight.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Finaly got the time to finish up my God hard run!

454590 points and 1st place overall!

5-3 is definitely not fun but you end up developing some strategies that work fairly consistently, took me about 4-5 hours to get it down.

Game is amazing and is tied for my GOTY with Bayonetta, give me a sequel please!

Detailed stats?

 

[iconoclast]

Nice job Joe. I'm gonna try to top that after I'm done with the stuff I'm playing at the moment.

5-3 is an absolute nightmare until you get the strategy for it.

 

[JoeFenix]

Cool, I'm sure you'll be able to do it, I wasn't doing too hot score wise for the first 2 acts...

I didn't learn about the Title screen trick until late last night, it sucks, I had to string EVERYTHING together without dying!

Some chapters were hell, like 4-2 with all its crazy boss battles culminating into that fight with the 2 BIA's. Makes me kinda sad that you can actualy retry safely at checkpoints after going through all of this! :lol

What's the top score on GH on the PS3 version?

 

[Retro_]

What's the top score on GH on the PS3 version?

386990

only 10 people have uploaded completion scores and only 3/10 are positive :lol

 

[JoeFenix]

Holy shit, makes me feel even better about it all!

Mikami and Kamiya are keeping my love of gaming alive!

 

[adversesolutions]

A couple more notes for 6-4.

This, so far, is the only 6-4 clear video on youtube/nico:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QJ8qNsKDww&feature=related

Useful for reference, but his strategy is a little chaotic.

I think something that can help stabilize this wave is using the LFE at a longer range. Stay at the top of the stairs and aim at the spawning ball bots, holding a good distance. Shoot at a timing where the LFE will hit them as they port in, and will give you enough time to throw a grenade towards the spawning ninjas on the right. Activate AR->shoot your grenade out of the sky. Boom, that should take care of most of the ninjas. Now rush to the other side and get working on the air turrets.

 

[sixteen-bit]

this game is really kicking my ass
i die way too much

fun when i'm not dying though

 

[JohnnyPanda]

Is the D. Grassi guy in your squad supposed to be a Degrassi reference? That would be so random in a Japanese game. I had S. Mikimi for a little while.

I saw that too and asked the translator. Apparently, nope!

He is named after two friends of mine who lived together. Although the unintentional Degrassi reference is awesome.

http://twitter.com/#!/PG_jp/status/28756074180

 

[Deleted member 30609]

haha, I wondered whether or not that was actually a reference.

 

[JoeFenix]

 

[sixteen-bit]

The best Vanquish player in the world posts on GAF?

 

[adversesolutions]

The best Vanquish player in the world posts on GAF?

Actually the top two in the world.

A den of beasts.

 

[J-Roderton]

Nice. I think I saw this on the Amazon buy 2 get 1 list. Probably going to order it this week. Need a long break from Reach.

 

[iconoclast]

Damn, a clean 50k ahead of me. I got some ground to make up.

Must finish Ninja Blade asap. Game's so bad.

 

[JoeFenix]

Ninja Blade is so god gamn terrible! :lol

 

[Unicorn]

Dat gamer thumb!

 

[ToyMachine228]

Picked up Vanquish for $34.99 today at K-Mart. About to go start it. Psyched! Get out of the way Dead Rising 2. You're long load times, annoying and stressful in-game timer, and drab sections are giving way to one of the most action packed stylish games of the generation...Vanquish.

 

[Shig]

no you are long load times

 

[Retro_]

I wonder what it feels like to complete God Hard mode only to see a -250000 score at the end

That's gotta be the most heartbreaking shit

 

[Laughing Banana]

Soooo.......... what are the best/most optimum weapon selection for Hard?

I rolled with Machine Gun, Heavy Machine Gun, and Rocket Launcher for my normal playthrough. Want to tackle hard next (not sure if I want to tackle God Hard :lol) Too bad the weapon upgrades are not carried through successive play-through.

Also, what's going on with sometimes the weapon upgrades are reverted to one level down if I choose restart from the latest checkpoint when I die? This is sort of annoying. Oddly, this only happens occasionally since sometimes the upgrades are still kept. What the hell...?

 

[Animator]

Disc gun is the best gun in the game for any difficulty. One shot decapitation of romanovs or you can cut off their limbs with every shot.

 

[Baloonatic]

I wonder what it feels like to complete God Hard mode only to see a -250000 score at the end

That's gotta be the most heartbreaking shit

If I ever do finish it then I'm going to be on about -800,000 I think :lol The last 2 bosses are so mean and I'm completely stumped on the final one.

 

[Laughing Banana]

Disc gun is the best gun in the game for any difficulty. One shot decapitation of romanovs or you can cut off their limbs with every shot.

Seriously? I thought it was the most underwhelming gun in the game...

 

[Retro_]

Soooo.......... what are the best/most optimum weapon selection for Hard?

I rolled with Machine Gun, Heavy Machine Gun, and Rocket Launcher for my normal playthrough. Want to tackle hard next (not sure if I want to tackle God Hard :lol) Too bad the weapon upgrades are not carried through successive play-through.

Also, what's going on with sometimes the weapon upgrades are reverted to one level down if I choose restart from the latest checkpoint when I die? This is sort of annoying. Oddly, this only happens occasionally since sometimes the upgrades are still kept. What the hell...?

My favorite combination right now is Boost,Assault, Shotgun

Boost helps me speed kill bosses, shotgun is all around amazing when leveled and allows me to down Romanovs effortlessly, and assault is a staple for its accuracy, firing rate, high ammo count, and for reload cancelling Boost vs bosses.

I haven't really experimented with leveling the rest though. I think Rocket Launcher, LFE and AA Pistol all seem really useful as well. I might deviate with what I'm comfortable with and mess with those in my hard run.

Seriously? I thought it was the most underwhelming gun in the game...

lol I don't like it either

It was useful for getting those 100 melee kills for the trophy though!

 

[Animator]

Seriously? I thought it was the most underwhelming gun in the game...

Thats what I thought too until I realized how you can cut the limbs off romanovs with every shot.

 

[leng jai]

Thats what I thought too until I realized how you can cut the limbs off romanovs with every shot.

Thats literally the only thing I used it for.

 

[Animator]

Thats literally the only thing I used it for.

You havent really played this game until you take down one of those armored tanks with the spinning blades in front with the disc gun melee attack :lol

 

[Xevren]

Code is gone.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Anyone have an extra code for PS3 =/?

Please...pwetty please

 

[slaughterking]

Okay, I think I have 6-1 to 6-3 pretty much down pat. Using some new strategies on wave 2 and 3 allow me to complete them most of the time now.
4 is still a bitch, though - but I'm getting closer with each time. I think I should be able to reach wave 5 today.

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

Anyone have an extra code for PS3 =/?

Please...pwetty please

They're going to offer it as DLC at some point.

http://vanquish.sega.jp/guide.html