Vanquish is WAY better than I thought

Like Gears of War meets Sonic meets Metal Gear Rising
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[@inoob26]

The single coolest moment in this game is realizing the "smoke a cigarette" button actually has a function to throw off the enemy's aim temporarily since the robots uses heat vision

[@houdiniabracadabra6180]

Never knew that!

[@austini.5262]

SO it's cool and useful. Cool.

[@conradlorgar5508]

"Huh a smoke button... kinda rand.... ohhhh"

[@JackYoung-md8kt]

It does? Just got the game will have to try that

[@DonteJPrice]

I had that game for 4 years and thought it healed me 😂​@@JackYoung-md8kt

[@DB-cm2gm]

Honestly, I'd recommend about 90% of Platinum's library. They are the kings of making great games that sell poorly.

[@Kevduit]

I gotta jump into some of their other titles

[@Jaded_Jinx]

nice. can't wait for Devastation!

[@Bulbman123]

I'd say Looking Glass has that title, but it's close for sure XD

[@TheSaddestMan]

@Denam praetorium 4ever

[@muter34567]

@Denam GO AWAY GARLEAN SUPER SAIYAN, I'M *NOT* DOING ANOTHER RUN OF PRAE TODAY

[@dawsonrudis4642]

Elena has some of the most notable quotes, such as “SAM!” “SAM?!” “Sam!” “Sam no!”

[@__-fi6xg]

reminds me of snake, snake ! SNAAAAAKE!

[@zzodysseuszz]

Don’t forget “SAAAAAAAM?”

[@neauxmad1048]

The game I looked at literally every time I went to gamestop but never picked up.

[@potlach001]

Same ive been tempted to get it every time i see it but never doo

[@thewindyredpanda5715]

It's on PS4 with Bayonetta 1. It sometimes for on sale for both at $20. Worth it.

[@TheReZisTLust]

Was it Mr. custards revenge?

[@raymondruiz8504]

Facts

[@Door_Into_Summer]

I got it after playing the 360 demo! 360 demos were the best!

[@definitelypeacock]

Jetsream Sam goes sicko mode:

[@somethingclever4563]

Brilliant

[@attackfleed1301]

Its Sam with Jacks personality

[@lonewaffle231]

its the same person and you can not convince me other vise

[@temp4743]

@@attackfleed1301 lmfao just say jet-stream sam

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

​@@lonewaffle231it's his son Or his grandson Or his clone

[@neo_cavalier]

“San Francisco is gone now!” That was for the good of all Americans

[@direwolfstar2539]

Am American can confirm

[@danialyousaf6456]

Would've been good for the whole world if the commies had wiped out California.

[@Nobody-cw3ri]

LA next plz?

[@Guciom]

Portland next?

[@TJUntame]

*everyone liked that*

[@rakedetheron2353]

I remember buying it off as a whim and loved the whole process. Got me into Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta and Asura’s Wrath, the latter of the three I highly recommend playing if you haven’t if you loved Vanquished’s high octane action.

[@gregorymunoz8089]

Dude auras wrath is amazing Fighting gongen wyzen or how ever you spell his name was crazy

[@darrickfranklin7096]

I thought Asuras wrath was mostly quick time events?

[@rakedetheron2353]

@@darrickfranklin7096 Gameplay is still serviceable, especially with the visuals and story going along with the QTEs

[@marcuscorrenti3929]

Love asura’s replaying it now actually just redownloaded it yesterday

[@ramiel7666]

Asura's wrath is a spectacle to watch...but a chore to play....buy it...and then watch a silent playthrough....

[@tobiascormac6422]

This game was ment to be played in fast pace high octane action by abusing the time slow mechanic. The cover system are resting place are just there to rechage the core. The point is your're missing out a lot of fun. It's very rare to find these type of game nowadays. A hidden gem indeed

[@steelbear2063]

You have too little health to go fast, and too little energy to abuse the slow-mo. So no, the cover is there so that you can actually progress

[@night1952]

@@steelbear2063 Nope, if you use the mechanics properly you're in the action all the time. The game has some bad design choices that make that a bit difficult but it's totally possible to almost never be behind cover.

[@gallopinggoose5672]

If you're looking for something like what you described take a look at severed steel

[@ExceedProduction]

@@night1952 This. The game is centered around quick hit-and-runs. Heck, if you know what you're doing, you eventually can jump from bullet-time to bullet-time. The cover mechanic is indeed only there to offer you a chance to sit back and recharge.

[@xS1D3SW1P3x]

This is one of those games that has a wrong way of playing it to point of giving a wrong impression of what could be possible with its mechanics, the depth of mechanics in this game is VAST as the ocean, its insane

[@JoJoBeast]

Very underrated game

[@zimy0812]

Extremally underrated

[@Daironji]

yup

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

12 year old me loved this crap

[@theweapon0925]

ye

[@flycosis]

if the mouse input wasn't ass in a hat it would be a 10 out of 10

[@omega5159]

If your into metal gear rising and vanquish I highly, HIGHLY recommend checking out astral chain. It’s basically a combination of every good idea platinum ever had

[@steelbear2063]

Is it? I had like a passing interest in that game, but from what I've seen it looks nothing like any of their games

[@jimmnator9875]

astral chain is amazing

[@andrewowens4421]

@@steelbear2063 Yeah, Astral Chain is amazing. You'll have fun.

[@ninjadude183]

Too bad it's stuck on Switch. I would get it on Steam in a heartbeat.

[@omega5159]

@@ninjadude183 agreed. I love my switch but 30fps for a hack and slash is really rough. It’s probably not getting ported either since the ip is owned by Nintendo

[@jazzyj7834]

"San Fransico is gone now!" "That was for the good of all Americans!" '... What about the Americans living in San Fransico?' 'You heard me.'

[@keisufederationmapping2748]

He should’ve done San Diego first

[@DakotaofRaptors]

"Learn to swim; see you down in Arizona Bay!"

[@samvimes9510]

@@keisufederationmapping2748 or LA. Really all of California.

[@dudebruh8534]

I remember this game as a kid. The constant thought I had while playing this was how bad the carpet burn was for Sam

[@kristoferwarren1749]

When you light a smoke and your character throws it, enemies target it 😂

[@MikeAnUpcomingDeveloper]

I finished this game a few weeks ago. The story was alright, but the gameplay was perfection. One of the best third-person shooters and Platinum are one of the best studios

[@matijasostojic4288]

I played this game Like a year ago And i remember thinking IT was awesome but that the story was lacking. I think i might have somehow skipped the opening cutscene.

[@joshuagraham2843]

the gameplay was a god tier

[@reallyhimongod]

P* games back in the day wasnt known for story telling just great gameplay now they do both flawlessly🙏🏽

[@MiguelSanchezDelVillar]

I liked the story, a bit basic but not stupid

[@MikeAnUpcomingDeveloper]

@@MiguelSanchezDelVillar I definitely agree with that. There were also some really cool cinematic moments and action sequences

[@gabt8184]

So glad youtube algorithm has sent me this channel, I've been binging kevs videos!

[@Kevduit]

Great to have you here!

[@night1952]

This game is awesome but it can be hard to love at times, once you learn some cool tech it's great though. For example, many melee attacks will launch you upwards and you can use slow-mo while in the air and you don't even need to hit with the melee. Same with the slide kick, if you hit cover you jump up. There's also mid air grenade shooting, grenade dropping after a slide, reload cancels... In the end it's all about learning how to manage the boost meter.

[@kwedl]

Games like Vanquish and God Hand (ironically made by the same director and dev team) are prime examples of why you should never trust most big review sites. They will straight up play games completely wrong and then blame the game for it.

[@nomecognome6713]

I tried the demo first, bought the full game the exact moment I've found a copy. I don't regret it at all, but I believe it could offer even more. A sequel would be an amazing opportunity to finally offer something incredible to the market.

[@hunn20004]

This game needed a sequel to be the best.

[@joster09]

very glad you are revisiting old gems, this and "WET" are very underrated games that really deserve more credit.

[@ayaxmcgill635]

"does this mean vanquish 2??" platinum: *hysterical laughter*

[@chrisandrew7577]

This might be my favorite action game. The marines are meant to be fodder because when you revive them they drop an upgrade I think and you can have ridiculously strong weapons by the end of the game

[@amolinya]

On my second playthrough (and seeing other people playing the game) I realized the cover system is there because it was some sort of mandate by corporate and they made it deliberately the worst way to play because once you see cover as for cowards and treat it like dmc but only guns the game shines brighter than a sun exploding

[@dantetouchdown9030]

YES its a character action game with guns!

[@sneekee63797]

Binary Domain is another great game. It's more of a generic 3PS but the weapons and characters were cool. You also fight robots in it lol.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

Made by the Yakuza studio as well

[@rolfstuh]

Binary domain is extremly underatet

[@str8apem88]

That game deserves a sequel, dammit!

[@glasshalffullofwhatever3106]

DMC, Bayonetta, HiFi Rush...Viewtiful Joe....All stylish games that make you feel godlike....but this??! This was a treat....Too many slept on this.

[@ScytheBlade9000]

The marines were always that powerful, you just played on hard so they had to hold back to give you your preferred experience 😌

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

Vanquish is the type of game where you are *_required_* to take Adderall

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Huh? The game itself is the drug.

[@Ze_N00B]

I like how it conveys the futility of war by showing it to you instead of making hour long speeches about it. In the first act you have to escort a railgun only to have it open a tunnel, then getting crushed by an enemy transporter. Throughout the game, you're constantly reviving the marines only to have them turned to mush seconds later. The space station just gets nuked out of orbit with the main bad guys not suffering a single casualty since they just hacked the robots already on it.

[@Haterator]

To me, this game is very underrated and needs more love. I wish it would see a renaissance like Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance did recently. Thanks for putting the spotlight on it, Kev!

[@yagamijubei28]

Of course Vanquish is an underrated game. Such a shame it didn't have a second game. It needed one so bad.

[@HL3AlcAida]

When i needed money (lost my job) i sold it in the days back with my xbox 360 but 2019 i rebuyed the og physical version i only played it 7 hours but it was so fun that i decided it has to return to my game collection.

[@roughgalaxy7990]

This game is a serious sleeper hit. It was such a blast. Also the cigarette toss from cover is baller.

[@drogenfeld]

ever since I randomly discovered your channel I've watched many of your past videos and every of your new ones. Always a good time.

[@Hatori64]

This game is on my top 10 of all time, super underrated, try playing on a harder difficulty than kevduit lmao

[@kyaradragonhunter2268]

I completely forgot about this game, and i had a blast playing it, Thank you Kevduit for bringing back my childhood lol

[@gargantuansuffering5132]

man i used to love this game.

[@GonzalezJio]

why dont you love it anymore?

[@ampzzr6618]

underrated gem

[@DishonoredSkull]

Loved having the LMG and Saw when I could. The melee from the lmg flips you in the air and when aiming can shoot above cover to the do manual slow-mo. Hated the Saw but when I found out that it uses no energy to melee its insanely useful.

[@ArtoMcBaddass]

10:00 you can slo-mo by aiming right after the boost kick... also after any dodge, and during any slide.

[@thegrouchization]

And while vaulting over cover, and in the middle of the HMG's flip kick. Basically, whenever you're doing something cool, you can slo-mo.

[@star_stalion4262]

You're a great youtuber that deserves more attention. I always love watching your vids

[@Kevduit]

Hey thanks!

[@ZeromuS_]

Your channel always helps me find older games i missed from an era i enjoyed that coincided with early adulthood and losing gaming time

[@akeelf.1817]

3:06 bro did all that just to say no smoking on the ship 😭

[@huntertomblin1946]

Hell yeah this game was a really good surprise to play through. I want more We Happy Few videos!!!!!!!!

[@weldsmen3085]

I'm prity sure he beat it

[@benyourfriend3428]

@@weldsmen3085 he beat playthrough 1 of 3. He did Arthur's story, but there's Sally and Ollie left

[@1Synner]

How much do I love this game? Bought it day 1 on the PS3, and played it over and over. Then, when the Bayonetta/Vanquish 10th Anniversary Collection released for the PS4, I picked that up as well. Best OTS 3rd person shooter ever.

[@SolidMetal8718]

That moment you beat hard mode and see "GOD HARD MODE" getting unlocked after the credits... Yup.. it was brutal

[@kemolucha7050]

You don't understand how happy I am to see somone playing Vanquish. I just watched your Metal Gear video, and bro- easily my favorite youtuber rn. I love your energy, and idk if you've played it yet, but do please play the Nier series of games, they might be depressing in some stances, but it's honestly the best couple games I've ever played. It might not have quick time events but the game play is great and I think watching you play would bring a new light to it

[@illuminose6494]

This game was honestly my type of game I never knew existed. A good game that was under the radar somehow

[@ff-pj3de]

yeah. It ain't the longest, but the gameplay loop is so tight, you have no problem replaying it. Fucking slaps, that game. The utter camp-fest that is the dialoge and characters just makes it even better. I wished they made more of it.

[@DWN-rk8tr]

This game was a huge thing for me, I loved it at first sight and even used it as a reference for body armors i drew in comics when I was younger, been prayin for a sequel for many yeas just for the backwards compatible version to come out and still got excited lol

[@rakedetheron2353]

7:10 That was the exact same reaction my friend had to the pistol years ago when I showed him the game

[@gamechannel1271]

When you realize the villain in this game is a modern hero, trying to destroy the two worst cities in USA.

[@tbxvividos]

definitely among the most under appreciated games of all time it's a shame you played it like a standard cover shooter instead of using all the cool tricks at sams disposal tho

[@yuriyutani7907]

I LOVED this game. Boost kicking off walls didn't cause you to overheat and you could abuse this to get crazy angles on enemies. The trick to vanquish was to abuse the gauge till it's almost overheated then start rolling like a madman. Rolling with meter is significantly faster than rolling overheated. With some practice you'll never use cover again 😂

[@alexblazzer4516]

Jus when I need something to watch.. Kev drops a videos, beautiful

[@Gat720Dua]

Easily one of the best shooters I ever played.

[@icarusgaming6269]

Try zooming into ADS while vaulting cover

[@MajorBallsteins77]

“It’s got a weak spot, my body!” 😂😂😂

[@kormoxkall6687]

Kevduit goes to France and visits The Normandy Beach "Wow they named this beach after mass effect"

[@Kevduit]

seriously? ugh, mass effect is just everywhere these days

[@letendreelliott8778]

Normandy’s the region, not the beach. That’s like calling the Golden Gate "The California bridge".

[@COUNTVLAIDMIR]

The only problem with this game is its too damn short. Also you really need to try Binary Domain.

[@garibaldibritann1240]

Ah Vanquish and Binary Domain, a perfect couple

[@evancavalier647]

a game that was designed to be a subversion of cover shooters and you spend the entire time behind cover

[@BlitzAttacker]

Funny to see this, just started getting into that new Justin Roiland game, "High on Life" and the power slide dash you get from the shop immediately reminded me of the vanquish slide, but of course in first person.

[@LordBBetelgeuse]

I can't believe he played the game wrong the whole time.

[@evancavalier647]

I know right I commented the same thing.

[@countphil1]

The major game play issue I have with vanquish is that you are heavily punished for using melee moves with it costing the full boost meter.

[@justdracir8197]

I liked to combine the boosting kick because than you can freeze time in the air and finish off your target. But yeah that it´s something you need to get used to.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

I have my issues as well, but it could all be repaired in a sequel, if only platinum made those...

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@dantetouchdown9030 Uh... Bayonetta??

[@dantetouchdown9030]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 except for Bayonetta, who is even getting a storybook game, platinum makes like no sequels

[@averageterrariaenjoyer2081]

They even got the voice actor of Sundowner for the old man This is truly Metal Gear Rising

[@somethingclever4563]

The sliding mechanic reminds me of the commercial where the soccer player scores and proceeds to slide on his knees around the entire field lol

[@AyBee9725]

This game looks like it could be Jetstream Sam’s origin story

[@Taygon45]

Yeah. I played this game a while back on the recommendation of a friend and loved it. It's so good. So underrated.

[@zrl1017]

Been waiting for someone to do a video on this game. I still haven’t played the full game but played the demo more times than I can count. I’m definitely gonna need to pick this up and try it out again.

[@vodkareality2796]

If you loved this I would really recommend Binary Domain. That amazing dumpster fire of a game is something You'd Love Kevo!

[@ShadeMeister93]

Some games aren't meant to be played at 60fps or higher.... this is one of them

[@Respeckmyshizz]

I have been in tears watching this!😂 you earned this sub lmao.

[@ybysa3830]

YEEESSSSS YES, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE DAY YOU PLAY THIS. IM SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS GAME GETTING SOME PUBLICITY

[@jadenlawrence1934]

Spent years trying to remember this game, Kevin doing me a solid with this

[@dahsar4198]

Played this game when it came out and enjoyed it so much. Glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves

[@jailcatjones3250]

This game is the love child of an orgy of games and references, it's so damn good and it still makes me sad that they never made a sequel

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Me too. :(

[@KVROACEGG]

My favorite Third Person Shooter ever, so fast and satisfying combat, might Replay it soon, I just replayed MGR

[@ghostlyswat12]

This game was one of my childhood favs

[@UltimateCrystal]

OMG 😱 this game was my childhood the first game I played on the 360 when my dad got it for the the family.

[@lafuerzademiraza1778]

vanquish was pure gem

[@OppressionGaming]

I loved it. I wish there was more games like this.

[@hellodarkness2458]

I played this game as a kid and it was 10/10 the most badass game ever

[@dariusgordon2266]

I remember getting this for Christmas when I was a kid. I seen it in a gaming magazine and played it nonstop.

[@dariusgordon2266]

@text me on telegram@Kevduit you can just donate it I’m not interested

[@g_y.rtz420]

ILL GET YOU, VANQUISH!

[@averagesteel9666]

Dude I played the shit out of the demo for this game, and I ever got the full one, but I still remember how fun it was.

[@delvint9966]

..This brings back memories of watching my brother play it then him going here try it, and...finding it way more fun than it first looked

[@adaauvel1389]

I remember playing a demo for this game, always wanted to play the full version.

[@yagamijubei28]

The helmet peeling back is the smoke break anim. There's a useless button press that makes Sam light a cig and takes a drag. He can only light three before he cant anymore.

[@dare2333]

I love this game!!! I picked it at random on the shelf of Walmart when I was a kid and it was amazing

[@boredchopstick7770]

I remember playing this. Had a blast playing it.

[@derekdrake8706]

_"San Francisco is gone now!"_ *"That was for the good of all Americans!"* I mean.. he's not wrong.

[@doomslayer6526]

I remember my dad making me play this as a kid even though I didn’t want to (because I didn’t know anything about it) I am so glad he did though I really enjoyed it

[@zesork5627]

Cool dad

[@aspectofdecay007]

btw u can slow mo time by aiming while u r in the air after slide kicking them... that way u can aim and shoot them....looks really cool

[@Westile]

I blew through this without using cover and still I'm surprised seeing how different the game is for you playing it as a typical 3rd person shooter, you're doing stuff I haven't seen before lmao

[@Jetalockhart]

Hey Kev. If you interested in over the top old time games, try "Godhand" or "Zone of Ender 1&2."

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Godhand kicked my arse after I got a bit ways into it, and had to drop it in frustration. That game ain’t easy!

[@Jetalockhart]

Well, I also got mine whooped over and over. It's kinda Soulslike game, it's punishing, but equally rewarding when you got hang of it...

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@Jetalockhart I think i’d hurt my hands/knuckles if I were to try to go back to that game now at 47 lol. Button mashers are rough as you age. I felt like that game hit a huge difficulty spike out of nowhere.

[@Jetalockhart]

Yeah, that's why we have fresh young KZbinrs doing it for us now. We can have all short of laugh and giggles while cracking a cold one.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

They sent in the cannon fodder first, those that did nothing lulled tyou into a false sense of security, then caught you off guard

[@sneakyskunk1]

I wish I had as much fun playing games as Kev does. I like games, but he loves them.

[@jaegerquinn]

Having played the game, I laughed super effing hard when you said, "How much you want to bet that bridge explodes?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@JoJoBeast]

You should try Quantum Theory. Gears of war style shooting with an interesting story with badass protagonist

[@2ndsnake899]

I actually forced myself to play this game with the Xbox headset volume at maximum volumes at all time to "simulate the loudness of war". Needless to say, when the howling enemies were welcomed in, my hearing was shown out.

[@chez_fries1015]

Honestly the boss fights in that game were pretty epic, especially the Argus mech fight.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

I didn't even mind the bosses being reused, it followes the themes and they always had a new quirk to go with it

[@gizmo709]

HOLY SHIT SOMEONE’S TALKING ABOUT VANQUISH YES FINALLY

[@Kevduit]

it needs to see the LIGHT

[@turtl3playz303]

This was my fave game growing up