Batman: Arkham City has restored my faith in the video game medium

Yeah, I've been putting it off ever since I learned that GFWL was going to be once again apart of it but after playing around in the steam demo I think I'll snag it maybe in July or so.

Just hope GFWL isn't a very big detractor from the expierence like Asylum was.

Well Derek Baker, it does look like a great game. Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

Slashless

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

[QUOTE="Slashless"]

Well Derek Baker, it does look like a great game. Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

WTA2k5

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

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[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

What about dat Mr. Freeze!?

arkephonic

Yeah, those were pretty cool. Sorta similar to the Scarecrow segments from Arkham Asylum which were some of my favorite parts of AA.

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Well Derek Baker, it does look like a great game. Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

WTA2k5

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

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[QUOTE="Slashless"]

Well Derek Baker, it does look like a great game. Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

Blabadon

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

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[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

I always hype great games

Master_ShakeXXX

lol

There are plenty of people in SW who agree with me that Vanquish and Nier are top tier games. It aint just me.

You mean your alt accounts? ;) :P

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="WTA2k5"]

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

Androvinus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjTG5LpaG3o

It's funny, I actually found the game pretty boring.goblaa

Are you allergic to fun? :|

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[QUOTE="Slashless"]

Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

OneSanitarium

The whole, having terrible combat, thing might be a good reason.

Both Arkham games are two of the best games I've played this gen. I still remember first playing Arkham Asylum, and didn't stop until I beat the game. I think I beat that about four times in one week because it was so excellent. The only problem I have with Arkham City is that there is so much to do in the game that it becomes a little annoying to constantly comeplete all 440 of Ridler's Challenges. In the third game, I hope the make it where we can just keep playing New Game+. I loved New Game+, but you can only complete once, so that was very slightly disappointing.

I forsee myself replaying both games again and watching all the Batman movies before TDKR.

Does GOTY edition have all the content on the disc or do I need to use codes?

MasterShake actually hyping a genuinely great game? Did pigs evolve wings? Did W Bush learn proper english? Did hell become the premiere spot for hockey?

What has happened here????? :o :shock:

AdobeArtist

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="WTA2k5"]

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

Androvinus

Arkham City is the best game of 2011, no doubt. Sh*ts all over that crap game Battlefield 3.

Does GOTY edition have all the content on the disc or do I need to use codes?

jdc6305

[QUOTE="jdc6305"]

Does GOTY edition have all the content on the disc or do I need to use codes?

jdc6305

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]

lol

AdobeArtist

There are plenty of people in SW who agree with me that Vanquish and Nier are top tier games. It aint just me.

You mean your alt accounts? ;) :P

Restored your faith in the video game medium?

It did the exact opposite for me. :/

I don't need shiny graphics to have a good time playing a game.

The combat system also feels clunky and unsatisfying.

[QUOTE="OneSanitarium"]

[QUOTE="El_Zo1212o"] How could you not be?

El_Zo1212o

The whole, having terrible combat, thing might be a good reason.

I like the part where it does everything for you and gives you way too much time to react to EVERYTHING.

Warriors style games are deeper AND have more variety. That's pretty much a HUGE insult.

To say it's the best in gaming must mean you don't like to actually play things.

It's time for me to be vocal about this. I loved Batman AA, I saw the great reviews and had to try it out, I was not dissapointed. The scarecrow parts, the combat, the level design, the pacing it was great! I was excited about Batman: AC, but when I got it, I actually found it hard to get into. I really wanted to like it, but it took me weeks to finish. The pacing and level design were off, it was forgettable in a lot of areas, and some of the boss fights simply annoyed me, it didn't have the awesome crocodile ( I forgot his name :lol:) or scarecrow parts it was just A to B. I did enjoy it and loved the ending though, new game plus had me hooked from beginning to end, and it's weird Dead Space 2 was like this as well, it took me weeks to finish but after I do beat it I love it, just not as much as the predecessors before them. But yeah AA>>>AC. I can't believe I'm in the minority on that.

It's time for me to be vocal about this. I loved Batman AA, I saw the great reviews and had to try it out, I was not dissapointed. The scarecrow parts, the combat, the level design, the pacing it was great! I was excited about Batman: AC, but when I got it, I actually found it hard to get into. I really wanted to like it, but it took me weeks to finish. The pacing and level design were off, it was forgettable in a lot of areas, and some of the boss fights simply annoyed me, it didn't have the awesome crocodile ( I forgot his name :lol:) or scarecrow parts it was just A to B. I did enjoy it and loved the ending though, new game plus had me hooked from beginning to end, and it's weird Dead Space 2 was like this as well, it took me weeks to finish but after I do beat it I love it, just not as much as the predecessors before them. But yeah AA>>>AC. I can't believe I'm in the minority on that.

randomguy15

I agree with you. I don't know why, but I prefered AA. I couldn't get inot AC, I never even finished. It's not a bad game, maybe it was just fresher in AA. A few other share our opinion.

[QUOTE="randomguy15"]

It's time for me to be vocal about this. I loved Batman AA, I saw the great reviews and had to try it out, I was not dissapointed. The scarecrow parts, the combat, the level design, the pacing it was great! I was excited about Batman: AC, but when I got it, I actually found it hard to get into. I really wanted to like it, but it took me weeks to finish. The pacing and level design were off, it was forgettable in a lot of areas, and some of the boss fights simply annoyed me, it didn't have the awesome crocodile ( I forgot his name :lol:) or scarecrow parts it was just A to B. I did enjoy it and loved the ending though, new game plus had me hooked from beginning to end, and it's weird Dead Space 2 was like this as well, it took me weeks to finish but after I do beat it I love it, just not as much as the predecessors before them. But yeah AA>>>AC. I can't believe I'm in the minority on that.

15strong

I agree with you. I don't know why, but I prefered AA. I couldn't get inot AC, I never even finished. It's not a bad game, maybe it was just fresher in AA. A few other share our opinion.

I haven't played it, but I played Arkham Asylum and that game was fun. I'd say SpaceChem or New Vegas are the best games of the gen though.

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MasterShake actually hyping a genuinely great game? Did pigs evolve wings? Did W Bush learn proper english? Did hell become the premiere spot for hockey?

What has happened here????? :o :shock:

DarkLink77

And now to add to the list of impossible paradoxes.... the two of us agreeing... this... this is horrifying :?

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

MasterShake actually hyping a genuinely great game? Did pigs evolve wings? Did W Bush learn proper english? Did hell become the premiere spot for hockey?

What has happened here????? :o :shock:

AdobeArtist

And now to add to the list of impossible paradoxes.... the two of us agreeing... this... this is horrifying :?

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] I don't know, but this was my reaction, too.DarkLink77

And now to add to the list of impossible paradoxes.... the two of us agreeing... this... this is horrifying :?

Nah.

The world still is, the walls of the continuum not broken, because I will it so.

I like the part where it does everything for you and gives you way too much time to react to EVERYTHING.

Warriors style games are deeper AND have more variety. That's pretty much a HUGE insult.

To say it's the best in gaming must mean you don't like to actually play things.

OneSanitarium

awesome game but not the best from last year imo. mems_1224

"praising games like Crysis 2"

...:|

[QUOTE="Slashless"]

Well Derek Baker, it does look like a great game. Shame I'm not too huge on the combat.

WTA2k5

What game has better combat than Arkham City?

Alot of games. Demons's Souls, Dark Souls, DMC3, GoW, Ninja Gaiden, etc. The combat in Batman AC is pretty good, but it's not really one of the things that makes it incredible. There's so many other great elements that shape this beastly mofo into a god tier video game.

[QUOTE="El_Zo1212o"][QUOTE="OneSanitarium"]

The whole, having terrible combat, thing might be a good reason.

OneSanitarium

I like the part where it does everything for you and gives you way too much time to react to EVERYTHING.

Warriors style games are deeper AND have more variety. That's pretty much a HUGE insult.

To say it's the best in gaming must mean you don't like to actually play things.

Smoke another bowl. Batman is one of the few big console games left that can actually be considered a GAME. Open world, character progression, cutscenes placed where they belong (ie, NOT during gameplay), minimal scripted events and QTEs, challenging puzzles, and the list goes on. Batman AC is a game you play, not watch. The combat is fairly simplistic, but not to the point where you can close your eyes and win every time. Besides, there's a lot more to it's gameplay than the melee fights. The stealth aspects are amazing, some of the best out there.

Great, but not best.

Actually, I hated it. I couldn't stand the story and environment. And this is coming from someone who loved the first one.

Inotian

Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are one of the best games this gen, Im also thinking of getting the GOTTY edition just cause its complete

Batman AC was worst game i played last year

Can't believe it got that high scores

Batman AC was worst game i played last year

Can't believe it got that high scores

Zurrur

lol

I wouldn't say it was the best of 2011 but maybe the second best.

Batman AC is a brilliant game but there were equaly good games last year, like Skyrim, Gears 3 or The Witcher 2.

best game this gen , I'm sure that even if I wasn't a batman fan I would still think it's the best game this gen

As much as I love the franchise the PC version is kind of a mess.

MasterShake, you can't like this game, it was actually good.

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I'm buying that along with Asylum soon.

Maybe tomorrow..No.Monday.

Yes. Monday.

Master_ShakeXXX

I never played Asylum either. I will probably check it out sometime, though I fear it wont be as great after having already played the masterpiece AC.