[360,PS3] Vanquish - New game from Shinji Mikami

PlatinumGames Talk About The “Feel” Of Vanquish:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/07/platinumgames-talk-about-the-feel-of-vanquish/

Before PlatinumGames began active development of Vanquish, they identified traits that they’d noticed in other shooters on the market and compiled a list of those that they wanted to keep away from. Three of them were:

“Remember the map, find a good spot, hide, then move.”

“If you get discovered, move to another hiding spot.”

“Fire before you are fired upon.”

Instead, they wanted to take on a more aggressive approach that focused on moving forward, dodging bullets all the while, instead of retreating or ducking for cover.

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Yamaguchi closes his post on an unrelated note, showing off an animation for the robot dog sidekick that was cut from the game that he dug up:

[Robo Doggie video follows]
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What's with these short games lately? Even if I enjoyed the gameplay in the demo, I'm not paying 60 bucks for a 4 hour game. I just sold MOH without even opening it (fortunately at a gain) because it's so short. Guess I'm gonna cancel my pre-order and wait until it drops to ~$40.
 
YUes, it is being heard that the first playthrough can last upto 4 hrs only, but it still getting 9s in reviews is a new phenomenon actually. That is what has me intrigued. A game with only 4 hrs of campaign, but still gets a 9 !!!!!

THere has to be something special or new in it, Mikami isn't a fool to ship out a 4 hour game. Maybe they have a new concept , somehow. Lets wait n watch.
 
If it is only 4hours - kind of ultra lame. I don't pay 60 Euros for 4 hour campaign. I don't mind if the game has "replay" value - as I typically don't play through the campaign again (heck there are only a hand full of games which I play again, most of them are coop too).

I wonder if it is true though?!? Non of the reviews I read had mention this...in fact some said that it could feel repetitive at the end of the game...how can a 4hour game feel repetitive?
 
In their review of Vanquish, GameInformer stated that the game could be completed in just four hours. Platinum Games’ JP Kellams wasn’t too pleased with that particular sentiment. He posted the following message on Twitter in response to the GameInformer review:
GameInformer: "Don't be surprised if you finish your first playthrough in four hours." Really? Because it would surprise the hell out of us.
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He later added the following:
Even in Casual Auto it doesn't make sense, nor is it indicative of how long a normal gamer's playthough would take.
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Apparently Platinum Games is disturbed over GI comment about the game being less than 4 hrs in length.
 
Picking up my preorder tommorrow.:cool:

As for the game being short, well if you buy the game at full price and finish it in 4 hrs just sell it back to the store. You'd get at least half your money back. Another option is to just rent it...;)
 
Got too many new games to keep me busy anyway, so might as well wait for the price drop. Still wish the game is native HD though.
 
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