[Multiplatform] VANQUISH - the ultimate air guitar knee slide (or SHIT JUST GOT REAL the vidyagaem)

First form has a top mounted cannon that shoots fast enough that you don't really have much of a chance to dodge it unless you're already moving. It has a really obvious charge animation glow though, and it's strong enough to throw you straight into emergency AR if you're at full health, so being beaten up a bit will have it kill you quick.

ALso your health is directly related to how much suit juice you got left so.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Did you play casual FIRST?

Because honestly if you're going to review this thing I swear to God you better actually play it instead of automating half of it.

How ya doing, buddy?

So you just assumed you were too incapable and retarded? Not a bad stance to take but

At this point it's safe to say Mikami is trolling people who are too dumb to properly play the vidya. And yet they lavish him anyway despite only playing half the game. I find this hilarious but appropriate.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Encephalon

"I played the game on what I assumed would be an easy difficulty setting." The part that is INSIDE the quotations is the part I'm submitting as my answer to question Y. I'm not sure how you canucks translate the language but I'm fairly certain that's pretty self-explanatory.

That's a lot of words to say "yes".

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by differenterturnip

Early reviews are saying the main game is only 4-6 hours long. As awesome as the game is shaping up to be, I'm wondering if it's worth $60. Even with a $20 coupon from Kmart this week, I'm still considering waiting for a price drop. After all, Fallout and Kirby come out this week too.

I wonder if you use the same concept of value for every other score based game you've bought or played.

Out of curiosity, are shmups inherently not worth much money because most of them can be credit fed and beaten in 30 minutes?

Do you really think the point or design philosophy of this title is to play it only once through? Seriously now, nutty.

I was speaking idiomatically.

My point in it's entirety is that just using one playthrough's hour count is, in many cases, not the best measure of length or value. It's a number entirely focused on too much by idiot manchildren in the press who play specifically so they can get get up paragraphs on the subject.

How "long" is Bayonetta? I imagine most people went through that more than once. How "long" is Warhawk or BF2, entirely MP affairs? Ikaruga? Harvest Moon? VVVVVV? Machinarium? Any racing game with a career mode in it? It's a stupid thing to base anything on because it means NOTHING in a lot of cases. When does something become "OK" to only play for 3 hours? When it's 10 or 15 dollars on XBLA? 5 on Steam? 20 in the bargain bin?

A better way of describing something would be to discuss something like inherent value that someone is likely to get out of a title. But that's a significantly harder thing to convey, and when you've got awful writers and their awful editors pandering to a group of readers with a collective two digit IQ, this sort of shit isn't bothered with.

nutty is smarter than that and I'm pretty sure most everyone else on this site is too.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

None of these outlooks are wrong, judging value for yourself is basically how you become a good consumer.

I'm just saying one shouldn't necessarily base it on an otherwise mostly misleading and useless statistic.

FELIPE NO

PC or bust with Dragon Age.

SO ANYWAY.

Who bought this today? Anyone have a chance to try it yet?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Jesus Christ, the fierceness of my erection when playing this game is off the scale.

FUCK YEAH KICK A JACKASS FROM A SLIDE AND SLOW MO IN THE AIR AND SNIPE A DUDE OFF A TURRET

People who dislike this are officially mentally handicapped.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Rocket Launcher uppercut is probably the best thing in a video game this year. It never fails to make me burst out laughing.

4-2 on Hard, before I stopped to study. Where's everyone else at? My 3-7 score on Hard is currently #4 on the leaderboard. No idea how long that is going to last, though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Holy shit, these tactical challenges.

Not only do I have two brand new assholes, they have both been freshly violated to boot.

(Otherwise needing to start a God Hard run now)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Courtesy of Omagnus:

Is Vanquish a four-hour game? - Page 1 | DigitalFoundry | Eurogamer.net

A very good article on why GI is wrong. It explains a lot of what people seem to be on the fence about, and I think it's worthy of a read to get a better idea of what this game actually IS.

Plus it talks about that 4 hour thing from a direct and practical standpoint at the end, so.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Challenges 1, 2, and 3 are now cleared. I can get to 4-5 no problem, but the combination of Two Gun Romanovs, one flamethrower Romanov, several ninjas and a Crystal whatshisface in a narrow corridor with little effective cover makes it VERY EASY TO DIE IN ABOUT TEN SECONDS.

I was speaking idiomatically.

C4-5 fell after I learned the optimal pattern. All of Challenge 5 fell in one go on my first attempt. Much easier than C4.

Officially getting my shit pushed in by Challenge 6, though. First wave is Crystal Cockbag and 50 trillion Gorgies and I simply can't move fast enough. Will have to rethink my approach.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Super fuck. Approach rethought, worked for most of it.

Can hit 6-5, then proceed to get raped. Got sloppy after replaying since there's a fairly specific pattern you need to follow going into several waves, most specifically 1 into 2, 2 into 3, and 3 into 4.

5 can be some bullshit, though. Just need to find the optimum boss strategy.

FELIPE NO