VANQUISH MAD - What 5 Years of Playing Looks Like [14th Anniversary Tribute]

A big Vanquish tribute MAD to celebrate the 14th anniversary with some of the best soundtracks in the game and lots of epic moments with music sync. This montage reflects on over 1000 hours of playing Vanquish with a variety of some of my favourite clips, showcasing different playstyles and lots of techniques, combos, stylish gameplay and awesome moments.
I played Vanquish for a while back in 2010 and it quickly became one of my favourite games. Replayed a few times throughout the years, but really stuck with it since the 10th anniversary release and I've been playing, experimenting and having fun with it on and off ever since.
Music: VANQUISH OST:
Desperate Situation
Third Spaceport Lobby
Bogey Battle
Battle on the East Deck
VANQUISH is published by SEGA, developed by PlatinumGames and directed by Shinji Mikami.
VANQUISH OST is composed by Erina Niwa, Masafumi Takada and Masakazu Sugimori.
#vanquish #gameplay #combomad

[@ZikosRealm]

Happy 14th anniversary Vanquish fans! Was inspired by the various anniversary celebrations from other action game players and communities and wanted Vanquish and it's fans to get a piece of the pie too, so today I humbly present a big celebratory Vanquish MAD featuring some of the best soundtracks in the game. A lot of moments, transitions and sequences are designed around and dependant on music sync, but viewers on certain devices/apps/connection speeds etc. can experience audio sync issues. Hope some of those affected but interested in experiencing this MAD as intended can try other options available to them. In any case, the editing itself is still basic but was good fun thinking about and refining this project and expect to spend similar attention to details with my future montages going forward. Hope you crank your volume up and have a good one! ✌

[@Harff-_-]

The enemy robot eye lighting up in the cutscene on the beat gave me a dopamine neuro-reaction.

[@ZikosRealm]

@@Harff-_- Haha good stuff man 🙏

[@delancyj67]

Thanks, Ziko.

[@ZikosRealm]

@@delancyj67 My pleasure. Thank you too fam. 🙏

[@greengus9925]

I’m so glad I’ve found your channel. You turned Vanquish from a niche expirement by Platinum to one of my favorites to kick back and play in style. Thanks for all the tech, gameplay, and advice you’ve shared with the community! I look forward to seeing what the future holds for this game

[@ZikosRealm]

Yow thanks man, appreciate that. Happy to be able to give something back to a community and obviously owe my thanks to the players who inspired me and paved the way. I bet there's still some tech left out there to be discovered and hope to see more people play and experiment in the future. ✌

[@aldoeliasvasco]

ABSOLUTE CINEMA BRO

[@ZikosRealm]

Aah thanks fam! ✌

[@RedjaGaming]

That was pure excellence thank you for sharing a display of your skills with this neglected gem

[@ZikosRealm]

Happy to be able to show others how fun and deep Vanquish can be while having a blast with it myself. 🙏Thanks for your message ✌

[@ship05u]

Happy big 14th to this one of a kind gem and you're just Phenomenal in this one Ziko!

[@ZikosRealm]

Yoow thank you Ship!🥳 Still the future of third-person shooters. 😄 Cool to hear you liked it man. 🙏

[@DECosmicRuns]

Always glad to see you post, whether it's here on or in the speedrun discord, dude. Keep doin' ya thing.

[@ZikosRealm]

Yow thanks for your words Cosmic. Appreciate it man. And a lil shoutout to the ever accommodating and helpful people over at the speedrunning community too!✌

[@kip4993]

that moment when you find a video that gives you the urge to buy a game soooooo bad

[@ZikosRealm]

🤩

[@astrea555]

Congrats and amazing tribute!! Still the peak!

[@ZikosRealm]

Still the future of third-person shooters! 😁 Thanks and cool to hear you enjoyed it. 🙏

[@Onininja]

This was a well done combat mad ziko, i thought vanquish was always a underrated game for it's time period and this shows it. Bullying bogey A & B was always fun along with the crystal vipers, i definitely enjoyed 5:34 kicking them out the map is insane work.

[@ZikosRealm]

Good times. Yeah the Viper's and Bogey bro's are def the most interesting and dynamic enemies to repeatedly fight against. Always felt like the Crystal Viper could've been a bit beefier in the campaign but he gets more of a chance to shine when hunting you down in challenge 6. Yeah knocking the Bogey's out of the park is one of my faves as well lol. Thanks man and cool to hear you enjoyed the MAD.

[@Onininja]

@@ZikosRealm Of course, it was a pleasure to watch keep up the vanquish & ninja gaiden gameplay 🦇.

[@ZikosRealm]

@@Onininja 🙏

[@delancyj67]

Ziko, everytime I watch one of you vids, I learn something new that I need to try.

[@ZikosRealm]

That's the spirit man!🥳

[@megamillion5852]

I reinstalled Vanquish about a week ago and finally took the plunge on completing God Hard. I didn't know any advanced tech, and at several points could swear it was truly impossible...but I persevered. All of this to say that I absolutely love this game, and have no idea how you're pulling off any of these feats. Thanks not only for the spectacle, but the additional reminder that others really do care about this game as much as I do! I'm always hoping for a spiritual successor, someday, sometime.

[@ZikosRealm]

Congrats man, that's no easy feat. Some sections can be quite the struggle even when using every trick in the book. If you're ever interested in learning more and getting more mileage out of the game, there's a Vanquish tutorial playlist on my channel that covers all consistently recreatable tricks and techniques. Yeah a spiritual successor from the same development team would be the dream. Guess we'll never know what the future holds. Thanks for sharing your message and have a good one! 🙏✌

[@Bone_Z]

Fantastic video. I really appreciate that you showcased the different styles of play and advanced techniques that are possible.

[@ZikosRealm]

Yoow thanks Bone! 🙏I'm sure you'll find some new piece of tech again the next time you hop on. 😄

[@Bone_Z]

@@ZikosRealm haha maybe. Coming up with ideas for this game can be difficult at times 😅

[@ZikosRealm]

@@Bone_Z Think I stumbled upon another little nugget that I'll share soon. Seems to be a variation of the LFE timestop critical tech. ✌

[@mjghp_artworks1025]

Such a great game. And so underappreciated. I remember the first time I played it on 360 back when it was released. A friend recommended it. I've never seen anything like it. After the first boss which is just in the first level, I got up, turned off the console and went to get some sleep. My action-meter was full. I needed some rest to be able to play again lol Lost count how many times I finished it after that. In fact I finished it again few weeks ago. Bought the steel book edition ( the one bundled with Bayonetta ) for PS5 and said, hey, why the f*ck not? Let's do it. Still holds up. This and Bayonetta are two of my favorite games of all time. You play it beautifully. Makes me appreciate it even more. Thank you. 🔥 Edit: Hey, I remember you. You made that Vanquish - 800 hours. Dude I love that video. Subscribed.

[@ZikosRealm]

Good stuff man thanks for sharing. Yeah it really was something else back then and its safe to say it still holds up till this day. Quickly felt like somewhat of an instant classic to me and expected more games would soon follow in it's footsteps. Any day now lol. Yeah Vanquish can be a major adrenaline rush for beginners in particular. Also remember the MGR Revengeance hype was unreal back when experiencing that for the first time. Went through the roof when that integrated OST started kicking in. Good times man. Also love Bayo and it's particular charm but only played it casually for a bit myself. Thanks and have a good one man. 🙏✌

[@mjghp_artworks1025]

@@ZikosRealm MGR is another one of my favorites ( of course buying that game was a no brainer for me since I love Metal Gear franchise to death, except Survive which we don't talk about ). That first battle with Ray while Rules of Nature plays... my eyes were glued to the screen and my jaw was on the floor. That era of games was so pure. They just wanted to be entertaining. I was waiting for so long for a sequel to Vanquish but that never happened. Same with MGR. Although part of me is kinda happy about that because who knows if they could top what they already did. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for keeping this game alive. Again, you play it so good like something from a cutscene. Wishing you a great time as well. 🙏

[@ZikosRealm]

@@mjghp_artworks1025 Those were the days. Suspected as much regarding MGR and yeah I love MGS as well. For sure that Ray fight was definitely the first major wow moment. Speakers on blast. Moments later its comeback with the epic QTE and zandatsu finish. P* games were on a roll back then releasing all those bangers in a row. Appreciate the convo man, was fun to reminisce a little with fellow fans. My pleasure, and thankful to be able and knowledgeable enough to give something back to a community through my plays and stuff. ✌

[@delancyj67]

10:44 leading the Big Missile back to the robot has got to be one of the sickest moves in gaming!! Is the double fist to the back of Crystal Viper specific to that character, how did you pull it off?

[@ZikosRealm]

Lol. low key one of my fave little recordings. I'm sure there's more fun to be had with that. As for the Viper, do you mean the QTE after he makes a run for Sam? We can intercept that specific attack by pressing square/X when it's prompted on-screen to trigger that scene. He can also do it while chasing you down while invisible but there's an audio cue alerting you. Keep an ear out for his footsteps and preemptively mash square/x when you hear him come running at you to counter it in the same way. That one specific attack can also be countered with shotgun melee parry instead.

[@Harff-_-]

Time well spent ❤

[@MoonstruckGhost1]

This is one game I still have not played because I got a PS3 instead of a Xbox 360. I saw it's on steam... I will play it finally. Because this game looks INSANE. P.S. your gameplay is pretty godlike

[@ZikosRealm]

Go for it! Hope you have fun with the game and thanks for your message. 🙏

[@120Pythons]

Flash Kick into bullet time is the sickest shit in any game.

[@ZikosRealm]

💯

[@HoiKaiSamXin]

nice work.happy 14th

[@ZikosRealm]

Heey thank you! 🥳🎉

[@TAHATPA]

i love your gameplay and i love this game

[@ZikosRealm]

😍Thanks!

[@Wade06MV3]

6:50 nice

[@NutsFromBerk_]

Thats insane skill ngl

[@ZikosRealm]

🙏✌

[@Wade06MV3]

LOL :49 you messed up but recovered to keep the previous combo for the video.

[@ZikosRealm]

Things didn't go according to plan but actually ended up even better than what I had in mind in the moment lol. Wanted to simply self detonate by destroying the frag from close range and follow-up with an overheating state combo. Ended up being a hit-stun for the enemy because it blocked the shot, allowing me to launch it while self detonating through the frag which simultaneously hit the robot, and still follow-up with a lil combo. 😁

[@Wade06MV3]

@@ZikosRealm Yeah it worked out in your favor.

[@ZikosRealm]

@@Wade06MV3 For sure. Def wanna test if that setup is consistently recreatable sometime.

[@Wade06MV3]

1:57 can't wait till you get pc version.

[@ZikosRealm]

I'll probably still just plug in my pad lol. 😁

[@Wade06MV3]

@@ZikosRealm NOOOOOOOOOO lol

[@ZikosRealm]

@@Wade06MV3 😆

[@JorguinTorpedo-ff5vk]

Didn't like this one. Make me wanna Buy Vanquish Again when i am low on money!

[@ZikosRealm]

The digital remastered console version goes on sale for a couple of bucks quite often, if it helps. ✌