Robot Hobo posted:

(crossposted from teh other bat-thread)

Is it just me, or is TwoFace being played by John McCain?



Coincidence, or biting (though belated) political commentary? You decide.

ReV VAdAUL posted:

I'm only familiar with the Dark Knight version of Two Face but (all politics aside) doesn't Obama fit the bill of Harvey dent much more closely than McCain?

Eggs posted:

The only reason Batman doesn't kill people is to get the younger demographic in the comics / movies / videogames.

Eggs posted:

The only reason Batman doesn't kill people is to get the younger demographic in the comics / movies / videogames.

Eggs posted:

The only reason Batman doesn't kill people is to get the younger demographic in the comics / movies / videogames.

Yodzilla posted:

They need to make a Shadowhawk game where all you do is run around breaking people's backs.

Basebf555 posted:

That may have been true when the idea was originally developed back in the 50's or whenever, but by now Batmans psyche and inner logic for everything he does has been disected ad nauseum.

Mercury Crusader posted:

If they wanted to do that, they should have just kept using the Adam West version of Batman (superior live action version) or the Super Friends version which also appeared on Scooby Doo cartoons (superior animated version).

Eggs posted:

Batman's psyche and inner logic was written in that way to justify why Batman does not kill people. That doesn't change the fact that it was still developed to reach a younger audience.

TJO posted:

Lobok posted:

The gadgets given to you at the beginning of the game is what makes me happiest about the game so far. Makes the developer stand out from the pack because usually some excuse (if any) is given as to why your character in a sequel has to re-arm himself or re-learn all the weapons and attacks you had in previous games. People have been calling AA "BatMetroid" and in Metroid games that's exactly what happened. But here, you get the stuff you had before, and will be given more stuff! What a crazy concept!

Mercury Crusader posted:

She didn't explode, I don't trust a Bat X Repellant if X doesn't explode after application.

LashLightning posted:

Isn't this going to be Mark Hamell's last outing as the Joker? I read somewhere that he was retiring as the Joker soon. A shame.

Phenotype posted:

The way they did it was pretty natural in AA: it wasn't like Batman had to discover the secret of the grapple gun from the Chozo, but it made sense that he wouldn't have all his gadgets on him while escorting the Joker to Arkham. I wonder how they're going to avoid feature bloat in the sequel--the utility belt (and D-pad) was already pretty choked with stuff by the end of the first game. I'd imagine they'll take the four or five coolest (Batarangs, explosive gel, line gun, and claw?) to keep for the sequel, and introduce a few new ones to round it out and keep some areas from being accessible right away. I don't think I'd mind not having to match radio frequencies to detonate bombs this time around.

Saint Freak posted:

If Batman is willingly going into Arkham City you'd think he would be prepared with no less than:

batarangs
bathook
batclaw
batlauncher
batgel
batcode device thingy
batsmoke
batjetpack
bat-shaped kryptonite ring
batvoice changer
batNth metal knuckles
batextinguisher
batknockout gas
battaser
3 spare outfits
150 pounds of meat
4 oxen

Sentinel Red posted:

I believe in Harvey Dent...



..in his ability to make me lose my lunch, that is.

Irish Taxi Driver posted:

He did, but he lost all of it trying to ford the Gotham river.

AngryBooch posted:

Robin also died of dyssentery because Batman forgot the batpepto.

Irish Taxi Driver posted:

He did, but he lost all of it trying to ford the Gotham river.

Wampus42 posted:

He should have hired Apache Chief to guide him across.

Mercury Crusader posted:

Wasn't he busy dealing with a lawsuit against a coffee shop because he accidentally spilled hot coffee on his lap, which basically made him unable to...uh..."grow"?

EDIT: "What kind of stinking superhero loses his powers to a cup of coffee in the crotch?"

Saint Freak posted:

batarangs
...
3 spare outfits
150 pounds of meat
4 oxen

ImpAtom posted:

I suspect the multiplayer will be something like Co-Op Predator rooms. That could bed one pretty easily and would be pretty appropriate. It could just be slightly modified versions of the (likely inevitable) Challenge Rooms they put into the game already.

Grey Fox V2 posted:

Something like one player is Catwoman and the other is Bats? I could really jump into something like that but if they start talking about anything beyond co-op I'm going to tune it out.