said that he wants the game to be a mainstream success, comparing it to his previous game, indicating that Vanquish may use some of its gameplay elements. This could also indicate however a stark shift from the rest of the developers work.Shinji Mikami talked to Edge Magazine a bit about how unique his last game was which ultimately kept it from becoming a commercial hit. Ive released a lot of titles FFXIV Gil before, he said. Perhaps specifically with regard to God Hand, I was given too much freedom to make that game just as I liked. It didnt sell too well, he said. God Hand was a quirky 2006 brawler that critics praised for its visceral combat and bizarre sense of humor. The games decidedly low production values and extreme difficulty however confused critics and gamers. IGN, apparently not getting the joke, gave God Hand a far lower score than most other publications 3 out of 10. God Hands fate could probably be applied on one level or another to everything Platinum Games has made so far, both recently and during their years working under Capcom as Clover. Nearly every original game Clover made was a critical success doomed to poor sales. Games like Viewtiful Joe, Okami, and God Hand proved that creativity alone doesnt sell games.The studio hasnt quite escaped that fate yet as Platinum Games. MadWorld for all its style sold far more poorly on the Wii than its critical reception warranted. The recentlyreleased Infinite Space for the DS is probably bound for the realm of superniche RPGs underneath the weight of all the blockbusters that came out in the same month. Bayonetta, which briefly burned up sales charts in Japan, is the closest thing to a real commercial success PlatinumClover has had.Mikami wants to change that with Vanquish. Were definitely going for something a little more mass market that will appeal to a wide audience, he said. Certainly a bigger one than God Hand did! Vanquish is supposed to be a sort of hybrid between the Gears of War style third person shooting that dominates blockbuster game sales these days
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