Insomniac: Vanquish "Plays Like Gears Of War On Crack"

Obviously, this is one of those games that needs to be seen in person before one forms a solidified opinion.

Platinum's Vanquish looks promising enough, although we doubt many of you have it on your "must-buy" lists at this point in time. Then again, although we do have some E3 2010 gameplay footage below, it might be far more impressive in person...just ask the guys from Insomniac. Members of the same team that brought you the esteemed Resistance and Ratchet and Clank franchises were really, really impressed with what they saw of Vanquish at E3. Just look at some of the overwhelming praise found at their blog:

Giac Veltri, Tools Programmer:

"My favorite game at E3 was Vanquish. First, I had no idea it even existed. Second, it looked awesome. Third, the demo was a lot of fun - action-packed and full of spectacle. Plus, it's in the sci-fi shooter genre, which is something that I'm always into. I also liked taking over one of the walking mechs (although I sucked at actually using it)."

Paul Featherstone, Community Specialist:

"A brilliant technical showpiece from the creator of the original Resident Evil and the director of Resident Evil 4 – my favorite game of all time. It plays like Gears of War on crack and looks absolutely gorgeous. Platinum is knocking it out of the park after Bayonetta – hopefully we will see more frequent high-quality releases from them in the next few years."

Video Games | Vanquish | E3 2010: Demo Gameplay Part I (Cam)

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Well then...this game might just be better than anyone expects. We've always been interested, not only because we have faith in the developers but also because it really does look like a bad-ass title. But at the same time, we really didn't expect some of the top industry talent to make comments like this. Anybody else more pumped now?

Related Game(s): Vanquish

Tags: vanquish, platinum, insomniac, e3

7/10/2010 10:27:04 AM John Shepard

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TEG3SH
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:51:32 AM
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As soon as I saw this game, I decided to get it on day one, an absolute gem, Bayonetta was awesome and this looks 10X better than gears ( I really love gears). A bit saddened of the lack of multiplayer, this game would have been awesome to play online, haven't played a shooter since GeOW 2 so I can't wait :)

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 11:08:14 AM

I'm kinda glad there's no multiplayer. We don't have enough great single player experiences this gen. Not adding multiplayer allowed the team to focus soley on the story and single player campaign which is always good especially when someone like Mikami is at the helm.

Last edited by Jawknee on 7/10/2010 11:08:47 AM

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aaronisbla
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:26:38 PM

if uncharted can have great single player with no compromises and a good multiplayer, id like to see the same with other games

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:57:13 PM

Games like Uncharted 2 a dime a dozen. Far and few in between.

Besides, Uncharted 2's multiplayer launched with a lot of problems. Its taken Naughty Dog some time and a lot of patch work to get it right.

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BTNwarrior
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:38:19 PM

The phrase "a dime a dozen" is used for things that there are a lot of, and is usually reserved for low quality things that are easy to acquire such as " chicks like her are a dime a dozen, I'm looking for something good looking". So please don't use this phrase for uncharted 2 because it most certainly is not a dime a dozen

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TEG3SH
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:50:54 PM

@ Jawknee

aaronisbla beat me to it, if anyone could imitate what naughty dog did with Uncharted it's those guys, I really more than enjoyed all of their games and they didn't give us any crappy game yet ( Bayonetta was awesome on 360, it was bad on ps3 because it was a port) they were young but apparently they learned from their mistake.

@ BTNwarrior

u know what he means, don't fuss about little things....

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 2:10:29 PM

BTWarrior, i know i just realized i used the phrase incorrectly. (>.<) bagh..

When i was typing it when thinking "aren't a dime a dozen." Somehow the "aren't" slipped past my finger tips.

Need more coffee.

It's ok though TEG. I deserved it. LOL!

Last edited by Jawknee on 7/10/2010 2:12:35 PM

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TEG3SH
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:13:54 PM

Naahhhh I'm not tough.lol and I really didn't mean it like that, I meant he can understand from ur comment that u kinda misused it, that's all but I was way too lazy to write the whole thing :)

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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:30:36 PM

@ Jawk, COFFEE: "Is the planet shaking or is it just me?"

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:50:25 PM

I am completely off my game today. Haha i even screwed up my excuse for my screw up. Haha

Coffee!!!!

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BTNwarrior
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:11:21 PM

We all have our days

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Snaaaake
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:51:48 AM
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A quicker version of Gears?
I'm getting more and more interested in this.

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 11:05:54 AM
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Pays off using the PS3 as the lead platform.

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MyWorstNightmar
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 11:39:43 AM

I disagree. The Nintendo 3ds has more power than the PS3 and the 360. The 3DS SHOULD have been the lead platform for this game. Then the PS3 and 360 should have recieved a port.

Once again, us gamers are getting the shaft.

5 up, 8 down

Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 11:55:05 AM

LOL!

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Jed
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 8:24:09 PM

Finally someone agrees with me

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SolidFantasy
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:09:41 PM
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Sounds great. But what is Giac Veltri's job as a "tools programer" anyway?

-sf out

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Shams
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:11:41 PM

He makes and tweaks the tools that level designers, animators, and gameplay programmers use to do their jobs.

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SolidFantasy
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:33:51 PM

Oh yeah that's right. Thanks! In fact I already knew that now that I think about it. It's the weekend. To hell with memory.

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Shams
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:09:50 PM
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Gears on Crack, in deed. Will keep a look out on this.

They're obviously focusing on gameplay mechanics that would be over-the-top and awesome for single-player, but just wouldn't work for competitive, online multiplayer, so I understand the lack thereof, but what about coop?

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Shams
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:15:19 PM
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It's not that I am an mp-fiend, it's just that for certain kinds of games, mp does add longevity and value to the product. I could understand how some games like Fallout can do without, but for the price we pay, and especially for action-adventure shooters, it's pretty much a standard of the industry these days. I'm still interested, though.

Last edited by Shams on 7/10/2010 12:16:07 PM

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kraygen
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:09:25 PM
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I don't care for gears, so gears on crack doesn't really do anything for me. I'm still not won over, I'll wait to see the reviews, at best it a run and gun shooter with bland design.

Maybe instead of running and gunning I guess we should call this one a butt sliding and gunning.

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Jawknee
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:22:47 PM

I didn't care for Gears either but Mikami is a better game creator then ClffyB so I'm willing to give it a chance.

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WolfCrimson
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:28:44 PM

It wasn't just any butt-sliding. It was turbo butt-sliding, and it looked cool.

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hellish_devil
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:03:29 PM

@Jawknee

Mikami is a god!

Last edited by hellish_devil on 7/10/2010 5:04:09 PM

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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:34:10 PM

Mikami is slipping.

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kraygen
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:38:22 AM

@ hellish devil

If he's a god he's not a very good one, shouldn't he be able to complete his game at the snap of his fingers, why isn't vanquish on shelves yet? ;)

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nogoat23
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:21:44 PM
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Looks cool, but it makes me wonder what Insomniac is up to these days.

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oONewcloudOo
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 3:42:35 PM
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it looks pretty cool i like future shooters like this

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Lawless SXE
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 4:28:25 PM
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Endorsement by Insomniac... This just went up on my interest list. I'm still wondering how long the single player is going to be. Hopefully the lack of multiplayer persuades them to make it at least eighteen hours. It's possible, but not likely methinks.
Peace.

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Condemnedsoul23
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:12:05 PM

@ Lawless. Yeah thats my main thing too. I want it long like Resistance 1 and 2. Multiplayer is cool to have but lack of it isn't going to make or break me. It could always be released as dlc later anyway. I need decent story and tons of weapons and lots of hours of gameplay. If this has little replay value and is GOW3 length I'll spend 10 bucks and rent it.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:29:40 PM
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Hmmm. Gears on Crack? ... Bargain bin :)

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Temjin001
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 8:21:24 PM

hmm, maybe that should be the new game title. It'd draw itself more attention.
"Gears of Crack"
It's the Gears game PS3 users have been waiting for (now with more crack and less mp) cause Quantum Theory wasn't gonna do it.

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kraygen
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:39:32 AM

personally I don't want a game that has been anywhere near gears' crack, especially with turbo butt sliding action.

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johnld
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:49:59 PM
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i wouldve bought this day 1 but the news about not having any multiplayer kinda left it in the "i'll get it when the price drops a lot" list. Its nothing against the game. i just need to get the most of my money right now and a single player campaign only game just doesnt make the cut. especially since its a new ip.

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Condemnedsoul23
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:08:28 PM
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That looked like something I could totally get into. At the very least it will hold me until Resistance 3. That slide thing he/she was doing was pretty cool and I miss old school boss battles that take skill and that didn't look like a walk in the park. I need to know more about it of course but looks solid. I'll wait for the official reviews from you guys though since you are usually dead on.

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Alienange
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:16:10 PM
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I like how he gets owned right out of the gate there. That made me lol. To top it off, he pulls out his shotgun and you're thinking "wrong weapon buddy."

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Wage SLAVES
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:21:54 PM
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Never heard of it til now. It looks beastin! They better make it well on PS3 or they won't get a buy from me. Looks like it is on my long list of games for '10.

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Jed
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 8:27:13 PM
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This is the first I've ever heard about the game but that video was just great. The fact that Insomniac is making it makes me super excited, because you know everything they make is solid.

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BTNwarrior
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:13:51 PM

Insomniac is not making it, platinum is. But they are the guys behind bayonetta so they have some good credit to their name

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xnonsuchx
Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:45:20 PM

Can some hacker type go wreck this a-hole's website?

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___________
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:46:26 AM
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one word. meh!
sorry, but ive been suckered into the hype on so many games this gen thats why theve always disappointed me.
if i had a penny for every 50th game that was hyped up as the second coming i would be the richest man alive!

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Akuma07
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 6:05:17 AM

Nah, you've turned into an Xbot.

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___________
Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 8:25:58 AM

yeah, whatever papi i cant be fu*ked arguing with ya.

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CharlesD
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 12:49:19 AM
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Looks fun, but I don't think this one will make the list. I have a ton of other games to think about coming up and as far as a futuristic/sci-fi shooter goes, well I'll settle for dead space2 which I know isn't the same thing but it's close enough in my eyes.

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