it looks cheap and generic in every sense

I hope those were in-game graphics, bec that CGI looked very dated.

Looks like another epic fail like VANQUISH (story and presentation) in trying to appeal to Western audiences, or mocking the space marine stereotypes. The reason Gears of War works is there is some small depth to the characters and world, even if its campy subject matter.

*hums the terminator theme...*
watches it to the end....
sees X360 at the bottom....
sees fail at the cast, actions of the team, Gears of War similarity and Terminator recent game reincarnation...
if its a free-roam Terminator based game then its a Win ,but if its not then its another failed attempt of making a Westernised Japan Action Game like Quantum Theory

You know what's worse? This is being made by the Yakuza team. I thought they were good games!

And from the press release, look at how pretentious this sounds:
"The core concept of this game from the beginning is life..."
"Aiming to have the world’s best AI was essential to bring a true realisation of the concept of life to the players, through the story and the action within the gameplay."
"Nagoshi emphasized that the game's top priority is to deliver a heated drama that shows rich ties between characters. The various game systems that are being put to use in the game are simply a method for showing that rich drama."

Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41453...

anyone that has played a Yakuza game knows that 99% of trailes of this dudes games are Cutscene Engine just like Resident Evil 5 and doesn't hold a candle to how it is in proper gameplay in-game.

'Global appeal' is a cursed phrase, especially when it comes from an Asian developer. I expect a generic main course with some generic as a side order, sprinkled on with cheese.

I expect Gears of war heavy rain hybrid lol

Pretty much. Also, I cringed pretty badly when the black guy in the trailer said 'fool'.

All that was missing was a line about planes, either with or without the inclusion of snakes.

This looks very bad, like release at $15.00 dlls bad.

Both my eyes and ears are bleeding right now..... I have never seen a game struggle for identity as much as this.... why do all games have to have the "Roger", "Gotcha ... Fool".... crap.... Now if you will excuse me, I am off to scream into a pillow!

... totally disgusted...

I think the fact that they're citing this as a 'human drama' makes it, like, a million times worse. There was no evidence of it in the trailer, that's for sure.

Real cheesy and I have to say I don't see the incredibly high watermark (gameplay) of Vanquish being matched by this title. Vanquish played so well that it's hackneyed (but still amusing in places, IMO) plot became close to irrelevant, I just wanted to get back to blasting robots with an abundance of style as soon as possible.

However I agree with others that this game has zero redeeming qualities at this point, even the art is way below par considering the talent available in Japan, those robot designs..wow, I'm not even joking when I say I could do a better job.

this looks about as good as "mindjack", ie, not very.

the "problem" is that even when the japanese try to westernise their games, they still come across as incrediby japanese. whether its mechanically, visually, thematically or narratively (story, voice work etc)

they make games diffrently, and rightly so, but i've yet to see a game that crosses that devide perfectly. vanquish was the closest, but where it was a passable western shooter mechanically, it was japanese through and through narratively and gameplay wise).

making a game a shooter does not = western. and thats what most japanese developers seem to think. this being no different. they've made what i assume will be a cover based shooter in the hopes of it appealing to western audiences. but at the same time, everything else is incredibly japanese in it's approach. and for that reason alone it will never appeal as much as say, gears of war. and i think the japanese studio's are realising this, hence why we're seeing so many games being outsourced to ACTUAL western developers. but even then it doesnt seem to work that well since they're still japanese IP's at their core.

i say the japanese should do what they do best, and the western devs should do what they do best. i personally dont see why all games must fit within a single mould. but i CAN see why the japanese studio's are attempting to do it (becasue people dont seem to care as much about what they produce anymore other then the japanese themselves) and i'm sure they dont want things to be like that. outsourcing IP's might not be the best way to go about it and trying to do it themselves seems like a road to failure. it takes more then guns to appeal to the western world, even if it may look that way to them.

one thing i have noticed with regards to japanese games is that they have much less focus on animation and physics. they tend to want the player to have complete and utter control, with non of the variables that physics based mechanics bring to the table. i mean, i can honestly count the number of japanese games i've played with something as basic as rag-doll physics on one hand. it's things like that that show the major difference between each market imo. more so then the japanese love of swords and the westerners love of guns.

Vanquish didn't sell well because its short length went viral very fast. No multiplayer, too. Therefore, most people must've rented it, since lack of replayability.

I doubt its style was what turned people off. That's a game you watch, and want to play.

I dunno. When I saw videos of it all I could think of was cheesy Japanese design, and that was enough to put me off.

Is this a joke? Looks like it was directed by a 12 year old. Good luck devs.

Well I hope the worlds best AI wasn't showcased in that video as those robots were an AWFUL shot, they seriously couldn't hit a static target from no more than 4m away?

Hmmm, first impressions aren't great.

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