Vanquish - Velocity Attack

[Patrick G]

Who's play the demo and what did you think of Vanquish.

I'm shock that it's was so good but then again that's what you get with a Shinji Mikami game

[Riff]

Gave it a couple spins myself. I was heavy skeptical since it came from the same studio that did Bayonetta, and I loathed that game. Thankfully, Vanquish is such a better looking and playing game. Based off the demo, that is. Probably will pick it up if I have the cash to spare.

[Ian D]

Only played the demo through once, found it quite 'meh' and I don't like the guy you're playing as either. He's the kind of guy that encourages me to put him in harm's way.

[Luke K]

I'm with Ian on this one. Pretty, but very uninspiring stuff. It seems very much 'designed by committee':

Mr A: "Okay, let's make a game for young teen boys! What do young teen boys like?"

Mr B: "Gears of War?"

Mr A: "Brilliant! But damn, that's copyrighted. Never mind, we'll put in some robots or something. What else do they like?"

Mr C: "Women in very, very short skirts."

Mr A: "Yes, liking it! Put one in that's an assistant at HQ or something, so we can show her legs in cutscenes throughout the game. No cleavage shots though - she's a classy girl."

Mr C: "No cleavage shots?"

Mr A: "Hmm... let's see if we have time to render the boobs at a high enough resolution. More ideas?"

Mr D: "Stuff blowing up. Lots and lots of stuff blowing up."

Mr A: "Of course, why the hell didn't I think of that! I don't want these kids to go more than 30 seconds without causing an explosion. We'd better stick in a couple of guys so bloated with steroids that they have more visible veins than a french cheese. That's what they did in Gears of War, right?"

You get the idea...