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Wired: Hands On: Quantum Theory Doesn't Demo Well

Daniel Feit Writes:

Indeed, at first glance it's an extremely similar take on Gears of War: The title character Syd is a burly man wearing heavy armor and carrying a gun larger than the average Rottweiler. What makes things different and oh-so-Japanese is the presence of his partner, a lithe female named Filena who carries a petite handgun but makes up for it by being magical. She also sports a sword for powerful close-quarters combat. Although capable of independent action, she can be summoned at will and thrown across the room like a javelin. The two characters also have a "combination attack" that is potentially quite devastating.
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Published: 63 days 14 hours ago | Preview | TGS 2009 | PlayStation 3
 
 

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ghost-mutation - 63 days 14 hours ago
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Wired is obviously a bunch of 360 fanboys. Quantum Theory will be one of the greatest games of all time. Anybody who says differently is delusional 360 fanboy.

Tr3y 4 Life.

The PS3 has been sent down from heaven to free us from the torturous existence the Xbox 360 has created. Lord PS3 is the last hope for humanity.
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MGOelite - 63 days 14 hours ago
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you looks like a stupid idiot.
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Fishy Fingers - 63 days 14 hours ago
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Guess that would make me a delusional 360 fanboy. But then I'm renowned for it.

Look's fun, but "greatest games of all time", doubt that.
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XxSolid SnakexX - 63 days 13 hours ago
1.3 - @ ghost mutation
dude seriously are you crazy because how can it be the greatest game of all time if you probably haven't played it and i think the guy at wired isn't lying i think he was giving his honest opinion i prefer my ps3 but have you been brainwashed or something because human beings don't act like this so cut it out i'd be surprised if you were a grown ass man than i would really feel bad for you.
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ghost-mutation - 63 days 13 hours ago
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The PS3 is the greatest thing ever! Every game on the PS3 deserves a 21 out of 20 just for being on a blu-ray disc.
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WMW - 63 days 13 hours ago
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*shakes head*
360 fanboys are unbelievably sad people ghost-mutation i bet your parents regret having you more then anything else.
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ghost-mutation - 63 days 13 hours ago
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Yeah, my parents are deeply disturbed by my opinions regarding video games. My crack addiction was okay but as soon as I came out and said I was a PS3 fan I was kicked out of the house.
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WMW - 63 days 13 hours ago
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no they regret having you because of how serious you take gaming come on kid look how stupid your post are why don't you go outside for awhile and see the real world loser.
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thePatriot - 63 days 13 hours ago
1.8 - you guys do realize
ghost is being funny?
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ghost-mutation - 63 days 13 hours ago
1.9 - WMW-
Lol take it easy. Check out my comment history and see how seriously I take video games.

Its kind of fun getting under peoples skin with stupid jokes.
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deadreckoning666 - 63 days 12 hours ago
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Honestly, this game isn't even on my radar. After playing the Lost Planet 2 demo on PSN, its lookin to be the best co-op shooter ever, next to Left 4 Dead of course.

But really, coming from a PS3 owner, it doesn't look good.
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Filet of Children - 63 days 11 hours ago
1.11 - @ghost
Best troll I've seen today.

I'll be honest, I doubted your potential when I first read it... but then you got bites, so you showed me ;)
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Marceles - 63 days 11 hours ago
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A little bit too much analysis over this early demo.

"Why is the AI stupid??", it's something that can always be worked on. Some games like to still ship with dumb AI, but hey..that gets ignored depending on how fun the game is.

"Why is the turret still shooting me when I'm behind cover?? Why am I shooting back at them??? What's going on??? Why is there random violence???"

Dude, since there was a staff guy standing right there telling you what to do in the demo, why didn't you ask him this stuff? Oh..because he would've said "it's a demo, it's not the full game yet so be patient and wait for the full game". But that would've been too easy.
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HolyOrangeCows - 63 days 11 hours ago
1.13 - GTFO Ghost.
This game looks like a ripoff.
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lordgodalming - 63 days 11 hours ago
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I get what you're trying to do, Ghostie, but to be honest it comes off a little strange. Anyway, Quantum Theory will most likely not be part of my growing PS3 library. The art design and what little gameplay they've shown are simply too generic to be interesting.
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shadow2797 - 63 days 11 hours ago
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"1.8 - you guys do realize
ghost is being funny? "

That's debatable.
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Thoreau - 63 days 10 hours ago
1.16 - ghost-m.
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"Wired is obviously a bunch of 360 fanboys. Quantum Theory will be one of the greatest games of all time. Anybody who says differently is delusional 360 fanboy.
Tr3y 4 Life.
The PS3 has been sent down from heaven to free us from the torturous existence the Xbox 360 has created. Lord PS3 is the last hope for humanity ghost-m".

I don't believe you.....either you are a 360 fan in disguise, or you are a fool. maybe you are trying to give the true ps3 fans a bad name. either way something is up with you.
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cgoodno - 63 days 10 hours ago
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A poor quality Tecmo game? Who'd-a-thunkit?
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prabx - 63 days 10 hours ago
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So Gears Of War (which isnt really unique) can be really good, and Quantum Theory (according to Wired, a ripoff) cant be a good game because its "copying" Gears Of War? WOW. Just WOW.
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thorstein - 63 days 10 hours ago
1.19 - Wired has lost their significance years ago
They are out of touch with the current household and the ability to understand that many, many gamers own both an Xbox 360 AND a PS3. Or a variation of the older and newer consoles.

Wired = irrelevant so they make up some BS about something in order to spark controversy and free exposure of their crap mag.
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bjornbear - 63 days 10 hours ago
1.20 - sorry but you guys are being fools...
He's obv a 360 fanboy acting like a Sony fanboy...seriously, he's making a satire out of PS3 fanboys...use your brains people
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MNicholas - 63 days 10 hours ago
1.21 - Graphics look much better
but still rather like a UE3 game. Then again, that's probably what it's supposed to look like.

The scale of the environments and, more importantly, the possibility of a co-op campaign, looks promising. Looking forward to more information.
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ThanatosDMC - 63 days 10 hours ago
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I really want this game to fail because it's such an obvious ripoff of Gears.
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ReservoirDog316 - 63 days 9 hours ago
1.23 - @ 1
Stand up, go outside, take a deep breathe and please calm down.

And people say drugs aren't bad for you...
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Silly gameAr - 63 days 9 hours ago
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I got my eye on this game.
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likedamaster - 63 days 8 hours ago
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Good stuff Ghost, hopefully they'll get it the next time they're blatantly mocked.

On topic/
They should name this Gears of War: Alternative Edition. Rofl
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Bodyboarder_VGamer - 63 days 8 hours ago
1.26 - "sorry but you guys are being fools... He's obv a 360 fanboy acting like a Sony fanboy...seriously, he's making a satire out of PS3 fanboys..."
A satire? I think you meant trolling...
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MasterBlaster - 63 days 6 hours ago
1.27 - lmao Ghost...
Are you trying to get banned again? Didn't you say your life was over last time it happened?
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Odin777 - 63 days 5 hours ago
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I know ghost personally...And I have to break it to you, he's actually playing all of you like fools. Dance puppets!
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Sangria - 63 days 13 hours ago
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Damn, i wish my wife could be summoned at will :(
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devilhunterx - 63 days 11 hours ago
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I also wish your wife could be summoned at will :)
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kaveti6616 - 63 days 6 hours ago
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Wait your turn, devilhunter. :P
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George Sears - 63 days 13 hours ago
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I can't stand the horrible art style from this game. Not to mention that the characters look like freaking walking corpses.
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happyface - 63 days 11 hours ago
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stop being bias like wired is

this ps triple exclusive will be amazing and far better than gears
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lordgodalming - 63 days 10 hours ago
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@happy

It's okay that the PS3 doesn't have Gears. Do like me and buy Uncharted 2 in two weeks. Just don't bank on Quantum being awesome. Maybe Tecmo will prove me wrong, but from the footage so far, they've got a lot of work ahead of them if this game is to be anything but average.
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Rumor - 63 days 8 hours ago
3.3 - yea
i kinda agree, and the voice acting is soo overdone. i played gears for the first time yesterday, and i had a fukn blast!!! expectations are set high on this game tecmo....
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Double Toasted - 63 days 13 hours ago
4 - Ghost mutation...
you funny f*^k, you made milk come out of my nose....

Anyway, I haven't heard or read about anyone bringing this game to Cliff B's attention. I wonder what Cliff thinks. I have a feeling my question will go "viral" here on the webs...
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dreamcast - 63 days 10 hours ago
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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
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Towers76 - 63 days 12 hours ago
5 - Frankly...
...it looks like rental material to me.
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play2man - 63 days 12 hours ago
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wow the game really looks like anotheR ps3 FLOP ..
i hope the game improve but until then i wont buy it ..
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suunyd - 63 days 12 hours ago
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Please name the last PS3 flop that we have recieved?
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Sarcasm - 63 days 8 hours ago
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The last 360 flop

Halo 3 ODST

(According to 360 fanboys, anything below a 90 on meta is a flop)

but but but teH SaLeZ!!!

MP is fun though. But that's Halo 3, not ODST.
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Fatal Blow - 63 days 12 hours ago
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I think this game will be great but nothing amazing tho i could be wrong
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Veneno - 63 days 12 hours ago
8 - I really really think that sometime Quantum Theory will come to the Xbox 360
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kissmeimgreek - 63 days 11 hours ago
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i doubt it considering we have gears of war. everyone would just think of it as a GeOW knockoff (at least more than if it was just on the ps3)
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_vx - 63 days 11 hours ago
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this game will fail sadly Sony should not have taken this crap, keep these sh!tty games to the Xbox
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Veneno - 63 days 11 hours ago
8.3 - I say this based on the videos I have seen of this game...
Tecmo is certainly not taking advantage of PS3 hardware from what I've seen. True PS3 exclusives always have that "touch" to them that tell you "yeah, this can't be done on 360", and I don't get that instinct from this game at all.I agree that this is certainly "inspired" by Gears, so yeah it would get noticed more as a PS3 exclusive, but it would also port easily to 360 and still sell well since it is a shooter and we all know that's all the 360 fanbase ever plays.

So 1) Tecmo has a very low budget and won't be able to do anything technically fancy or 2) They plan on doing a quick and dirty port to 360.

Maybe there will be some videos later in the future that change my mind, but for now that is how I stand.
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Sarcasm - 63 days 8 hours ago
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Veneno.

My sentiments exactly. This game went from "meh" to "OOhh pretty cool" to "meh" again after the recent videos.

I don't know... for some reason it's just lacking a sense of polish that's in other real PS3 exclusives. It doesn't look complete.

I also don't like how the enemy characters explode into bits and disappear into thin air. I prefer Gears where you shoot down a guy and there's a big heavy bulk of meat lying dead.

Oh well, I'm going to guess this game will receive a 6/10, 7/10 and maybe the highest an 8/10 once the reviews roll in.
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Arkham - 63 days 11 hours ago
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I'm more keen on the architecture and Escher-like feel to what I saw in earlier demos. If I can shoot and kill things with big guns in a neat-looking environment, then I'll give the game a shot. (And apart from the environment, the same criteria also apply to Gears. "Pretty" and "obnoxious" and fun as hell, I'm told.)

I don't have to marry a game to get what I want out of it. I certainly don't think people enjoyed Gears on the basis of it's conversational abilities.
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Eiffel - 63 days 11 hours ago
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Haze is going to have a buddy!

Lol.

Sorry I couldn't resist.
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