Batman: Arkham City

[Shattered Dreamer]

Seriously? No thread here in General Gaming Discussion about Batman Arkham City? What did you all think of the game?

[NeoCracker]

The game Features Ras. Of course it's amazing.

[Shattered Dreamer]

The game Features Ras. Of course it's amazing.

Yeah Ras is my favourite Batman villain, I loved the part were he was revealed as the one pulling the strings behind Hugo Strange's plot.

The ending really caught me by surprise too Clayface pretending to be Joker. Having played through all the side missions except the Riddler hostages (just 2 left) it looks by all accounts that the 3rd game will be set in Gotham itself with Hush as one of the main antagonists!

[Depression Moon]

I'm still mad about their handling of Catwoman. That was some sneaky stuff.

I took my complaints to the company and this is how they replied. I'm not sure if they're going to consider it though.

We apologize for the frustration that we may have caused you with any new title release. We always strive our best to make sure that each release is smooth and successful and there are a limited amount of complaints. We take your comments and opinion on the matter very seriously and have taken note of them. We appreciate your feedback.

Thank You,
-Rikk

[NeoCracker]

Best discussion on Catwoman in Arkham thus far had by me and some dude.

Me: I'm not really looking forward to catwoman.
Dude: Why not? She's suppose to be able to do a lot of things batman can't in the game.
Me: Anything Cat Woman can due I can convievably see batman doing.
Dude: Well if you look at her fighting style she does a lot more styalized moves and flip kicks.
Me: You know who else can do that?
Dude: Who?
Me: Batman. You know why he doesn't? It's fucking stupid.

[Flying Arrow]

Question for those who have played the game:

I picked up a used copy today, which doesn't include the code for the Catwoman bits. Meaning, Catwoman is not playable for me at all. Is it worth it to grab a $10 PSN card to pick it up as DLC?

[Rostum]

I was going to get it for Steam, but they bumped it from $40 to $100 for some reason. :\

[Shattered Dreamer]

Question for those who have played the game:

I picked up a used copy today, which doesn't include the code for the Catwoman bits. Meaning, Catwoman is not playable for me at all. Is it worth it to grab a $10 PSN card to pick it up as DLC?

The dlc is directly tied into the main game & there are Catwoman riddler trophies so of all the DLC I'd get the Catwoman one yeah

[LunarWeaver]

I loved this game. It's one of the few I played again immediately after finishing the first time. They go so far to make you feel like Batman that I would call this a role-playing game more than any other self-defined RPG I've played in recent memory. Or maybe running around in a cape just gives me that special boner nothing else does.

As for Catwoman, I love the character and enjoyed being her, but all 4 of her episodes are fairly short. As was mentioned, her own Riddler trophies do extend her life, you can free roam with her post-game, and you can use her in Challenge Rooms if score chasing is your thing. But really, the basic combat mechanics are the same except she has less life, less moves, less gadgets, less mobility, and a worse version of his detective vision. The only thing she can do that he can't is climb on certain types of ceilings like she's Spider-Pig. It's not much. It makes sense she wouldn't be as good as him, but you'll have to decide if it's worth it from a more practical wallet's point of view. That is, a titty version of a character you already have.

[Depression Moon]

from a wallet standpoint? You can easily get her for free if you want to. None of you should be paying anything to play as her. I don't have the game yet, but I already have her installed on my hard drive.

[Flying Arrow]

Spoiler for the Museum level:

The QTE shark "beat down"? Rocksteady did their homework. Stunning.



The dlc is directly tied into the main game & there are Catwoman riddler trophies so of all the DLC I'd get the Catwoman one yeah

Thanks. I'll probably pick it up before I start New Game+

[Del Murder]

Holy thread bump Batman!

Finally finished Arkham City. I only have 71% but screw New Game+ and Riddler's Revenge Challenges. I got all the main story challenges and that should be good enough!

It was a pretty awesome game. I loved how each villain had their own thing going on, but it all fit together in the context of Arkham City. Batman has such a colorful cast of villains that this would only really work with him. I will say I probably liked Arkham Asylum better in terms of layout since it had a more Metroidvania feel to it, but in terms of game mechanics Arkham City improved in every single way. Gliding around the city is some of the most fun I had. I also liked the Freeze Blast.

I have two gripes. First, Batman looked way to muscled up in this game. I know he's in 'peak phycial condition' but that does not mean you look like a musclehead. Peak condition is a leaner muscle. That's a minor issue though. The main issue is that Batman was way too careless in this game. Why would he just walk right into Penguin's battle arena when the guy has an umbrella gun pointed right at him? I feel like he was tricked by Penguin and Joker way too many times. Batman is smarter than that. He should be the one tricking them.

[Bubba]

Arkham City was an awesome game... but unfortunately this thread is over six months old. Please don't revive old threads.

This thread is now closed.

Oh crap... I just realised I don't work here...

[Del Murder]

Close this.

[Sephex]

Recently played through it for the first time as well. I enjoyed the game very much. If they make another one, I wonder what they will do next? No spoiler tags on what I am about to say, but I won't really reveal anything. What they did at the end story wise was a pretty ballsy move. Doubt it will stick, though.

[Del Murder]

I doubt it will stick as well. On an unrelated note, Mark Hamill said he won't do the Joker voice anymore so if they do have another Batman game, someone else will have to play Joker.

[Bubba]

Close this.

Only joking, Del. six months is hardly old. Plus, this game is freakin' awesome.

[Roto13]

I doubt it will stick as well. On an unrelated note, Mark Hamill said he won't do the Joker voice anymore so if they do have another Batman game, someone else will have to play Joker.

That might not be much of an issue.

[Del Murder]

Joker will never stay dead. Ra's came back, so can he. Anyway, Batman is only half complete without Joker.

[Depression Moon]

I doubt it will stick as well. On an unrelated note, Mark Hamill said he won't do the Joker voice anymore so if they do have another Batman game, someone else will have to play Joker.

Are you sure about that because I recall watching a video after someone said the same thing about Arkham City and he said he never said that.

[Del Murder]

He said it on his own Twitter. Here's an article:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/19/mark-hamill-retires-the-joker-arkham-city/

Though I guess it's never say never.

[TrollHunter]

I love this game like hobos love money.
That is all.

[Depression Moon]

When's the next holiday for Calendar Man?