It wouldn't be so bad if that first trailer for the game hadn't seemed like such a breath of fresh air. Oh well, these are just a few still images. Let's withhold judgment until we see it in action, hmm?
First screens of Platinum's Vanquish aren't doing it for us
by Justin McElroy 
on Mar 4th 2010 9:10AM
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It wouldn't be so bad if that first trailer for the game hadn't seemed like such a breath of fresh air. Oh well, these are just a few still images. Let's withhold judgment until we see it in action, hmm?
Reader Comments (83)
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:47AM ybfelix said
So how exactly does it look like Halo again?
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:48AM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
I feel as though too much emphasis is being placed on innovation lately. What if the game plays well and is visually pleasing? Can't that be enough? Let's stop with all of the "Yeah, well this game did that first," or "They totally ripped from this game."
Recently, Darkisiders was a well known violator of concept thievery, yet it was one of the most gratifying gaming experiences I have had in a while.
Recently, Darkisiders was a well known violator of concept thievery, yet it was one of the most gratifying gaming experiences I have had in a while.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:07AM (Unverified) said
No, it's not that people want innovation, it's that people want what they think is innovation, which isn't always actual innovation.
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Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:51AM sharky975 said
[banned for trolling]
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:52AM Mayor West said
I could see the sales pitch for this game now:
"Westerners like generic shooters with space marines. Let's make one of those."
Sadly I doubt this is the last one we'll be seeing.
"Westerners like generic shooters with space marines. Let's make one of those."
Sadly I doubt this is the last one we'll be seeing.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:52AM Finito said
Mikami directed Resident Evil 4, which was maybe the best game from last gen and one of the best games ever. Have a little faith people, this guy isn't an amateur.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 9:57AM ybfelix said
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/vanquish-preview
Eurogamer 4-page preview, it sounds vastly different from Halo.
Eurogamer 4-page preview, it sounds vastly different from Halo.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:00AM (Unverified) said
Well, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so Halo should be VERY flattered ... ye gods.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:03AM Kleptomaniac said
Someone at platinum games needs to tone down the motion blur just a tad! I think maybe the look is a little generic but the combat might make up for it.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:04AM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Maybe Platinum can ship the PS3 version off to someone who will screw it up worse than Sega did to Bayonetta!
*crosses fingers*
*crosses fingers*
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:33AM schwal said
Is it just me or does the visor position on the helmet either mean he has an upside-down face or ridiculously huge forehead?
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:50AM NasalBaton said
Looks like a mix between gears and halo to me. Definitely seems like it could use some originality from the looks of things. So long as it's fun though, I'm sure it won't be that big of a deal. Look at Uncharted.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:05AM (Unverified) said
It might not be the prettiest game, but from the Eurogamer writeup, it sounds damn fun. We'll just have to see how they do the controls.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:21AM cylet said
what are you guys talking about? this game is sweet
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:43AM Mr Khan said
Mikami is one person in which faith should be placed to develop a good gameplay structure, but it really doesn't look promising.
Hands-on impressions are needed, i think.
Hands-on impressions are needed, i think.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:43AM HardBoiled2009 said
i really don't know how people can go crazy for Halo. i think their ok games. the story line was Meh and the soundtrack is ok. i think they are milking Halo not that i really care if they do or not i feel bad for those who spend $60 on a brand new halo and worship the new one like every year, it almost sounds if as Activision is behind the game in a way you get Halo Wars then Halo ODST and now upcoming Halo reach with in what a year or 2 ? i really do hope they run it into the ground as i wanna see Millions of people loving it start to turn away from it.
now as for the article.... this game is still up in the air for me. i'l come out right now and say this. I Bought Haze and i thought the dialogue was cheesy and characters in the army on the side you play in first made me wanna put my head in a hole in the ground, but i thought it wasn't too bad and thought the graphics were good and the storyline sound like it comes from a movie but then again what video game hasn't that's really good ?
i'm going too look more into this game too see where my thoughts and opinions go on the game.
now as for the article.... this game is still up in the air for me. i'l come out right now and say this. I Bought Haze and i thought the dialogue was cheesy and characters in the army on the side you play in first made me wanna put my head in a hole in the ground, but i thought it wasn't too bad and thought the graphics were good and the storyline sound like it comes from a movie but then again what video game hasn't that's really good ?
i'm going too look more into this game too see where my thoughts and opinions go on the game.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:57AM Dr Blight said
Halo CE: 2001 (2003 for PC)
Halo 2: 2004 (2007 for PC)
Halo 3: 2007
Halo Wars: 2009
Halo 3: ODST: 2009
Halo: Reach 2010.
Now, compare that to most other successful franchises. Apart from a slightly higher amount of recent releases, not to mention Halo Wars was originally supposed to release earlier than it did, it's hardly milked. ODST was just an expansion, Reach is on the standard three-year cycle.
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Halo 2: 2004 (2007 for PC)
Halo 3: 2007
Halo Wars: 2009
Halo 3: ODST: 2009
Halo: Reach 2010.
Now, compare that to most other successful franchises. Apart from a slightly higher amount of recent releases, not to mention Halo Wars was originally supposed to release earlier than it did, it's hardly milked. ODST was just an expansion, Reach is on the standard three-year cycle.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 12:51PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Halo milked?
LOL
Is that the best the haters can come up with these days?
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LOL
Is that the best the haters can come up with these days?
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 2:51PM HardBoiled2009 said
@ Captain Planet
i'm not a Hater. i thought the Halo series wasn't bad but 3 Halo games in 2 years ? FPS or RTS it's still milking the game Halo isn't it not ? you could say Halo Wars wasn't a true Halo game and just took place in Halo universe .. ok that's fine but that's like calling SNES Mystic Quest a Final Fantasy game tho Final Fantasy is in the title i know quite a few people who say that really wasn't a Final Fantasy game.
@ Dr.Blight
ODST is a expansion ? really i was under the impression that Halo 3 ODST doesn't need the original Halo 3 disc ( this is what i was told ) please correct me if i am wrong .. if i was told wrong then meh so be it but if i happen to hear right then, in my eyes i don't really look at that as an expansion.
I wanna see Halo hated by the people who love it soo much cause theirs too much of it I really Think Bungie needs too work on a game that does not involve Halo.
by the way... is Bungie a Third party Studio or is it First party .. if memory serves me correctly Bungie parted ways with Microsoft if they did then Bungie must be like insomniac games, not owned by anyone but only will make games for one Console.
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i'm not a Hater. i thought the Halo series wasn't bad but 3 Halo games in 2 years ? FPS or RTS it's still milking the game Halo isn't it not ? you could say Halo Wars wasn't a true Halo game and just took place in Halo universe .. ok that's fine but that's like calling SNES Mystic Quest a Final Fantasy game tho Final Fantasy is in the title i know quite a few people who say that really wasn't a Final Fantasy game.
@ Dr.Blight
ODST is a expansion ? really i was under the impression that Halo 3 ODST doesn't need the original Halo 3 disc ( this is what i was told ) please correct me if i am wrong .. if i was told wrong then meh so be it but if i happen to hear right then, in my eyes i don't really look at that as an expansion.
I wanna see Halo hated by the people who love it soo much cause theirs too much of it I really Think Bungie needs too work on a game that does not involve Halo.
by the way... is Bungie a Third party Studio or is it First party .. if memory serves me correctly Bungie parted ways with Microsoft if they did then Bungie must be like insomniac games, not owned by anyone but only will make games for one Console.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 11:51AM (Unverified) said
lol
it looks like a few early screenshots that show very little to me.
i don't see the point in slagging off a game you know very little about. i'm sure some early screenshots of bayonetta were just as underwhelming and look how that turned out.
considering platinum games are the same developers that made bayonetta, it's way too early to judge this game.
it looks like a few early screenshots that show very little to me.
i don't see the point in slagging off a game you know very little about. i'm sure some early screenshots of bayonetta were just as underwhelming and look how that turned out.
considering platinum games are the same developers that made bayonetta, it's way too early to judge this game.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 4:02PM Bercilak said
Yeesh, what is it with Japanese games and ginormous bosses?
Someone feeling a little Napoleonic, hmmm. . . ? ; )
Someone feeling a little Napoleonic, hmmm. . . ? ; )
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 12:26PM UnverifiedUser said
When I first saw the trailer, nothing really caught my attention and the same goes for these screenshots... but I'm not counting it out just yet. I mean, this IS still a Mikami game, after all. Plus, I love third person shooters.
Either way, sci-fi shooters more often than not tread all too familiar ground... just look at HALO. In my opinion, its a very stale and lackluster series in terms of design, presentation and appearance. Good games? Of course. But very stale. Its a setting, within a genre, that's very hard to be original in, though.
Either way, sci-fi shooters more often than not tread all too familiar ground... just look at HALO. In my opinion, its a very stale and lackluster series in terms of design, presentation and appearance. Good games? Of course. But very stale. Its a setting, within a genre, that's very hard to be original in, though.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 2:34PM Mode7James said
Finally, a game that doesn't paint America as aggressors. Looking forward to seeing more.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 2:47PM kenny goo said
Somebody's been playing too much Mass Effect.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/276/930279_20051004_790screen001.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/276/930279_20051004_790screen001.jpg
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 6:45PM (Unverified) said
at least now we can haz recon!
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 12:28AM Swizzler said
oh, another company bought the new version of "space marine game maker"
...its worse than frontpage!
...its worse than frontpage!
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