Batman: Arkham Series: Same Bat-Gameplay! Different Bat-Developer!

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Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

Gunder posted:

All the fancy PhysX crap they have in the PC version is really awesome looking. Is any of this stuff on the console versions?

Not really, no.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2013 05:10

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:19

Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

Knuc If U Buck posted:

So, I guess that Arkham City got rid of GFWL, and my saves along with it?

You can convert them. I just did it using this tool:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3192933

# ¿ Oct 25, 2013 08:14

Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

How's the difficulty? The first two were a waste of time on anything but Hard. Should I just start on Hard like the others?

# ¿ Oct 25, 2013 18:04

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How many times are these stupid games going to make me traipse through the Sionis steel mill?

# ¿ Oct 27, 2013 06:52

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Deleuzionist posted:

Look closer. With PhysX disabled the snow on the ground is a flat simple texture that has a definite last-gen-console feel to it.

That's not PhysX. That's one of the DX11 tessellation features.

# ¿ Oct 27, 2013 20:42

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dataisplural posted:

I'm interested in Origins (LOVED AA and AC) but statements like this worry me. From what I've heard the game is very solid mechanistically, i.e. combat/movement -- so what's missing, exactly? Is it a design type thing? For example AA had some Metroidvania-esque touches in terms of backtracking and exploration that made its levels click in a satisfying, almost unconscious way.

I guess I'm asking if there's some sort of "special sauce" missing from Origins that WB couldn't quite add? Otherwise I'm a little confused about the complaints that've been leveled at the game so far.

Like you, I adored AA and AC. The level of care and polish from Akham City just isn't here with Origins. Arkham City (and Asylum) had so many subtle references to the massive lore, this one feels very shallow by comparison. The environment and side quests found by exploration just isn't aren't as rich or rewarding. It's also buggy, the upgrade system isn't well thought out, the combat doesn't feel as tight, and the story is just okay. While AC's story had its problems with execution, it never lacked in ambition or scope.

ImpAtom posted:

It 'feels' more like an expansion pack (in terms of design, not game length/content) than a sequel.

Yep, exactly. I'm glad I only paid $25 for it. At that price it's well worth it to me.

Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Oct 27, 2013

# ¿ Oct 27, 2013 20:59

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DrNutt posted:

Nah, I have the season pass on Steam and they're not available in single player. I wanted to dress up my Batmans.

They were available to me without beating the game. You can change your suit in the Batcave.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2013 16:42

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doctor 7 posted:

Holy God what an awful call

Edit: and the makeup

wrong thread, bub

# ¿ Oct 31, 2013 06:08

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ToastyPotato posted:

All of these games do cloud saves right? I might end up with a new PC before the year ends but I kind of really don't want to start a new save. I already lost my Asylum save when they dropped GFWL.

You could convert those saves to the Steamworks version, by the way. I did it for City, and I'm pretty sure the tool I used supports Asylum as well.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2013 18:58

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Kin posted:

loving hell, how broken was this game?

Very broken.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2013 00:21

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Seventh Arrow posted:

So no grappling thugs as you drive by?

Go play Just Cause 2 if you want to be a complete rear end in a top hat with guns and a grappling hook and an open world sandbox to mutilate people in.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2014 19:13

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RatHat posted:

Isn't there a Suicide Squad game happening?

The developer can tease anything that they want. It's up to the publisher to actually greenlight it, fund it, and announce it. As of right now, the answer to your question is officially "no."

# ¿ Mar 9, 2014 00:14

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Seventh Arrow posted:

How did you do this? I tried the same thing a while back and it just seemed to treat it like a corrupt file.

I just used this patcher:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3192933

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 01:28

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Hey I just noticed that WB finally got around to releasing Arkham Asylum's soundtrack a few months ago. That's a nice surprise to find on iTunes.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2014 09:08

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ToastyPotato posted:

I'm excited for the game but considering how quickly the last one went on sale on Steam (literally like 2 - 3 months) I am just going to wait this time. Game was released on October and was on sale for the Winter Sale with a significant discount.

Origins doesn't count.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2014 23:41

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No one wants to talk about the release date?

# ¿ Sep 8, 2014 18:09

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hiddenriverninja posted:

Wasn't it already pushed back to February?

We never had a date; just "2015" which a lot of people (incorrectly) hoped to be early 2015.

# ¿ Sep 8, 2014 18:25

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:19

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txVkG7kOAYw

More gameplay and such. Also it's the first reference I can recall to Rocksteady acknowledging Origins exists from a game world standpoint. You'll find some of the items from the previous 3 games in the GCPD evidence locker.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2015 21:58

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