Mon, Jun 07, 2010 | 12:59 BST
Vanquish gameplay make mouths drop

Vanquish. It’s Gears of War on Japanese steroids with Shinji Mikami and Bayonetta devs Platinum involved.
The gameplay video below proves it without a shadow of a doubt. It’s amazing. It’s jaw dropping. It’s well wicked.
One to watch next week in LA, more so because Nathan’s interviewing Mikami!
Hit this up for the most recent trailer of it.
Vanquish releases on PS3 and 360 in the west this winter.
Via AGB. Thanks, mington.


40 comments
#1
Erthazus
07/06/10, 1:08 pm
Wow… I like it.
#2
mington
07/06/10, 1:09 pm
Some cool new screens
Screen 1
Screen 2
Screen 3
#3
Boris Fett
07/06/10, 1:11 pm
Holy hell. There’s more action in this “basic gameplay” than in the entirety of most third person shooters.
I would love to see this being played by an expert.
#4
NGCes26294BIV
07/06/10, 1:12 pm
W.I.N.
#5
polygem
07/06/10, 1:12 pm
i love it. looks really fast paced and slick gameplaywise. i also admire the artdesign. a little japanese influence (giant mechs etc.) – but not too much…this really turns me on. looks like another great game this fall….oh my- have to make decissions i guess. i think i´ll probably go with this, reach, kingdom hearts psp and brink. this will suck all the time i have and more…continue with moh and cod later…damn….then there will be fable as well. tough.
#6
DaMan
07/06/10, 1:13 pm
brilliant, but why no coop??
#7
Happy Hardon Harry
07/06/10, 1:14 pm
Pretty much run-of-the-mill stuff.
#8
Boris Fett
07/06/10, 1:16 pm
@6 Because not every game has to have co-op?
#9
No_PUDding
07/06/10, 1:18 pm
It’s way GearS/Resideent Evil, but it looks way more free with it’s control and far quicker.
This generation has been all about making controls feel great. We understand 3D now, some nailed it last generation, but with the budgets nowadays, eery game is it’s own foray into controls and feel.
#10
mington
07/06/10, 1:19 pm
is there competitive multiplayer?
or do i remember reading that they’re not doing multiplayer
this game look made for small map grudge matches 2 vs 2
#11
Blerk
07/06/10, 1:24 pm
It’s very ‘busy’, isn’t it? It’s sort of like Gears but also sort of like Bayonetta. Do we know if they’re doing a demo?
#12
Bulk Slash
07/06/10, 1:25 pm
I hope that’s an early build and the framerate is going to improve a lot. It speeds up a lot once the enemy blows up at the end, so it looks like it’s trying to do with too much on-screen at once.
#13
DaMan
07/06/10, 1:30 pm
@8 I think this one does, probably a versus mode as well.
even if it’s more of a stylish combat game. multiplayer would only add more fun and replay value to this one.
#14
Mike W
07/06/10, 1:35 pm
Is that the PS3 or 360 version? The analog stick towards the end I can’t tell whether that’s the 360 or the PS3 controller.
#15
Blerk
07/06/10, 1:48 pm
The stick looks concave rather than convex, so it’s probably the 360 version. Although it might be ‘generic placeholder stick’.
#16
FeaturePreacher
07/06/10, 1:57 pm
A tps that lacks online multiplayer, seems like a must buy at $20 or $30.
#17
KAP
07/06/10, 2:17 pm
I plat’d Bayonetta and i’ll plat this too.
Looks great, cant wait.
#18
AHA-Lambda
07/06/10, 2:29 pm
looks like platinum’s take on gears pretty much, looks cool
#19
Tallon 4
07/06/10, 2:39 pm
Damn that’s fast. I hope there’s more to it, but it looks great!
#20
YoungZer0
07/06/10, 2:41 pm
Ugh yeah, great another generic shooter.
#21
The Hindle
07/06/10, 2:42 pm
Thats looking awesome, cant help but think it may get repetitive though.
#22
Dr.Ghettoblaster
07/06/10, 2:44 pm
eh…looks smooth that’s about it.
#23
Dannybuoy
07/06/10, 3:09 pm
Looks like The Conduit
#24
Raining_Upwards
07/06/10, 3:15 pm
It looks… Alright.
Kinda reminds me of Zone Of The Enders crossed with Gears Of War, but lacking the immediate flair of either.
Time will tell I guess.
#25
manamana
07/06/10, 3:17 pm
I hope its not duck&shoot all the time, but it looks very hot.
#26
DaMan
07/06/10, 3:27 pm
the only ‘flair’ ZoE had were it’s graphics.
#27
polygem
07/06/10, 4:02 pm
@14. i bet it´s the ps3 version because ps3 is main development platform for this one
#28
NiceFellow
07/06/10, 4:10 pm
okay but nothing ‘wow’ for me – and I hope you can switch off the HUD occupying the entire right side of the screen as it’s way too big and by the looks of it unnecessary to boot.
#29
Raining_Upwards
07/06/10, 4:13 pm
@26 – Hence my reference to ‘immediate flair’.
#30
Blerk
07/06/10, 4:20 pm
@27, actually you might be right. The icon that flashes up right before he ‘vaults’ out from cover looks like a DualShock and (rather worryingly) perhaps implies that it uses the SixAxis for that action – i.e. shake the pad up and down to pop out of cover.
#31
DaMan
07/06/10, 4:26 pm
@29 oh, fair enough then.
btw, for some reason the part where he performs a combo reminded me of God Hand. awesome.
#32
Raining_Upwards
07/06/10, 4:43 pm
@31 God Hand… A guilty pleasure of mine i’m afraid
#33
Sardauk
07/06/10, 5:00 pm
This footage of Gears of Wars 3 looks awesome !… oh wait…
#34
Galactic_Barret
07/06/10, 5:37 pm
Mmm, Zone of the Enders…
#35
Howie Feltersnatch
07/06/10, 6:05 pm
looks too cookie cutter
#36
MushroomStamp
07/06/10, 6:11 pm
Only complaint is the poorly designed HUD. It’s HUGE and in the way. It needs a much smaller footprint. This oversized HUD takes away from the immersion.
#37
xino
07/06/10, 6:49 pm
too generic as a shooter.
the only impressive thing was the animation and when he slide pause and shoot.
#38
Gekidami
07/06/10, 6:51 pm
Cant say i’m really impressed, maybe the game will have some decent looking set pieces.
#39
5ive
07/06/10, 11:36 pm
so stupid game….
#40
poopoofruit
07/06/10, 11:39 pm
@33 gears 3 looks nothing like this, besides the cover