edgecrusher said:

I found the chases to be the only time I've ever felt like I was fleeing from being raped in my life, in videogame form or otherwise. It was kind of a pain trying to figure out where you're going at times, but not too bad.

Wow Vanquish looks pretty cool! I guess shouldn't expect any less from Mikami.

I'm worried about Vanquish's gameplay though. It could be masterful like Resident Evil 4 or mediocre and repetitive like PNO3. Or it can come out like Lost Planet 2, lot's of great ideas and potential but implemented poorly.

I'm losing some faith in Japanese developers making action shooting games after Lost Planet 2. Resident Evil 4 and 5 were a given because it's a different style of shooting. But I'm talking about games like Lost Planet 2 or Vanquish trying to be like western shooters like Halo, Crysis, Gears of War, etc.

I encourage and admire the effort and I hope the games come out well though.

edgecrusher said:

I found the chases to be the only time I've ever felt like I was fleeing from being raped in my life, in videogame form or otherwise.

They turned Darth's life into a videogame?

ASK_Story said:

edgecrusher said:

I found the chases to be the only time I've ever felt like I was fleeing from being raped in my life, in videogame form or otherwise. It was kind of a pain trying to figure out where you're going at times, but not too bad.

Wow Vanquish looks pretty cool! I guess shouldn't expect any less from Mikami.

I'm worried about Vanquish's gameplay though. It could be masterful like Resident Evil 4 or mediocre and repetitive like PNO3. Or it can come out like Lost Planet 2, lot's of great ideas and potential but implemented poorly.

I'm losing some faith in Japanese developers making action shooting games after Lost Planet 2. Resident Evil 4 and 5 were a given because it's a different style of shooting. But I'm talking about games like Lost Planet 2 or Vanquish trying to be like western shooters like Halo, Crysis, Gears of War, etc.

I encourage and admire the effort and I hope the games come out well though.

The only thing I don't like about Vanquish is the same thing I don't like about a lot of games. A superficial similarity so pronounced that games almost blend into each other these days.

Polished but predictable? Excellent but we've seen it all before? Let's hope it can escape these trappings.

aspro said:

C'mon ASK, no GOTY predictions before you played the game even.

The original was very, very, VERY good, but when I get to one of those impossible levels (as descibed above) my patience expires.  I'll get it when it drops to $29 USD.

From all the reviews and universal praise I think it is clear that it is a GOTY contender.

Oh...

Joy.

Dvader said:

That Vanquish stuff sounds INCREDIBLE. You ride mechs that are like AT-STs and shit. They the controls are excellent, they say its unlike any shooter cause it is fast as hell. So excited!

You can read that? In that case I demand a full translation

I await it.

gamingeek said:

You can read that? In that case I demand a full translation

I await it.

I'm leaving, ask Steel.

ASK_Story said:

By the way, Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow came out today. It really flew out of nowhere! It's supposed to be like Dragon Quest IX Lite, similar gameplay, just not as big or as good. It should hold us over until DQIX comes out.

But there are no reviews or impressions for this! I'm really curious to know how it is.

Leo, you got it right? I know you did! Tell us how it is!

(No seriously, did you pick it up?)

Nope. Haven't really been interested in buying anything since Monster Hunter and SSFIV.