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Batman: Arkham Asylum |OT| Steroids 'n Counters
- Thread starter DrBo42
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It didn't really hit me how great this game is until I entered a room and just began surgically taking guys out without thinking twice. I hopped on a gargoyle, did an inverted take down, waited for his collar to go off, snuck up behind the one straggler, used a a sonar batarang to draw everyone to my explosive gel which I selectively detonated...I had never felt like that much of a badass ever in a game.Amir0x said:
Screaming Fist
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Going to Toys R Us tomorrow to pick it up and get a $20 giftcard 
After watching the Quick Look on GiantBomb.com, I WANT THIS GAME O_O Now the only decision I have to make is nerd points or Joker content @_@
After watching the Quick Look on GiantBomb.com, I WANT THIS GAME O_O Now the only decision I have to make is nerd points or Joker content @_@Jeff Stephen
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Dude Abides
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xS1TH L0RDx said:
Same problem but she's watching a rerun of fucking Kings. Go to bed bitch!
Hot damn. Finally got past that section. It's the area in the botanical gardens where
Took me forever to do it the way I wanted. I absolutely love all the different ways you can take guys out in this game.
there are six armed guards along with the riddler trophy and alice in wonderland items
brandonh83
Banned
This game. Ho ho, this fucking game is awesome. Exiting
... whoalyshit.
Intensive Care and seeing the huge ass courtyard and Gotham City in the distance
xS1TH L0RDx
Banned
Dude Abides said:
lol. we finished an episode and i was going to play more, but I saw a commercial and tarantino is going to be on conan tonight, and i HAVE to see it, so she's all "oh great, we can watch ANOTHER episode while we wait for conan tonight!"
oh well. at least it's not rent or the oc.
EDIT:
Jeff Stephen said:
...but this *does* mean that there will be another hitman game though, right?
SlasherJPC
Banned
ok guys, so I'm playing this on hard and making good progress, or so I thought. I just saw the cutscene with
and one last question.
Is the percentage complete conting items you have found or is that strictly a storyline percentage level? I ask because I'm only at 13% which is amazing seeing as Ive played for at least 4 hours already.
Killer Croc where he smashes a glass window in a door and now I'm heading up platforms to get above surface. How far am I in the game? And also, tell me Bane isn't dead yet after getting hit by the bat mobile...
Is the percentage complete conting items you have found or is that strictly a storyline percentage level? I ask because I'm only at 13% which is amazing seeing as Ive played for at least 4 hours already.
holy shit this game is way too awesome. heavy fucking awesome spoiler...
the game did another freak out moment, reminiscent of eternal darkness, where the screen started fucking up and all of the sudden, the game restarts with the joker in batman's place. i go through the intro corridor through arkham scene with joker in batman's shoes, but batman is the one being admitted. joker shoots batman in the head and the game asks me to restart... and i rise from bruce wayne's grave. this game is way too good.
lawblob said:
Good thing I followed this advice. :lol
The Best Buy manager wasn't trying to give me the price match, trying to say that they don't match "promotions", so I busted out the store policy on their price matching (where it literally uses the word "promotional") and said "yo".
He then said "I'll allow it", which made me laugh a bit.
They priced matched it by taking $20 off, and to top it off I also got the Best Buy $10 gift card, which I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to. Now it's time to play, finally. Amazing the acclaim this game has gotten, from everybody. A lot of times it's just critics and not so much the hardcore gamers (i.e. GTAIV, though I enjoyed it), or vice versa (God Hand?), but everyone seems to love this game.
I just got a Playstation email and in the bullet points about the Joker stuff, while it does still say that the Joker content is exclusive only to PS3, it also says:
"Exclusive Challenge Maps - available for only 30 days after release!"
I'm not sure exactly what that means. From that it sounds like they might start charging after 30 days (?). So just download the maps now in case you're not getting the game until next month.
EDIT : Either I'm completely crazy or they changed the wording. (The bullet points were in a linked graphic, not actual text) It says "Exclusive Challenge Maps - available within 30 days after launch!"
"Exclusive Challenge Maps - available for only 30 days after release!"
I'm not sure exactly what that means. From that it sounds like they might start charging after 30 days (?). So just download the maps now in case you're not getting the game until next month.
EDIT : Either I'm completely crazy or they changed the wording. (The bullet points were in a linked graphic, not actual text) It says "Exclusive Challenge Maps - available within 30 days after launch!"
Screaming Fist
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Dude Abides said:
TV in the bedroom FTW!
Send that bitch to her room! That's what I do :lolJeff Stephen
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Jugendstil
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Wow, the
is stunning. I was really surprised by that whole section, it was exceptionally well done. The whole game is comic book geek's dream come true.
Scarecrow segment
xS1TH L0RDx
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Jeff Stephen said:
awesome, thank you for the info. the 360 hitman game came out a couple months after i got my xbox, and it was the first one i had ever played. they are pretty fun.
Crunched said:Game keeps freezing on me
Still sort of early on... found the traitor guard dead, Gordon is captured. I'm supposed to leave the asylum now I guess? But every time I try going down the steps where there's a radio playing my game freezes.
Oh fuck this, I'm going to bed.
Are you playing on 360 or PS3? If it's 360 you can try installing it to see if it's having trouble reading the disc. (Or try uninstalling to see if it installed over a bad sector)
BruceLeeRoy
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My good lord you guys weren't kidding. This game is fantastic! I am so happy I never read up on it. Its been forever since a game has surprised me this much.
Phaethon0017
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The boss fight with Bane was amazing. Using the Batarang and fighting the henchmen worked perfectly. The game slowmo's just at the right time so you witness the coolest shit. That ending with
almost got me to jump. Huge Batman fan over here!
On the downside, I don't know how this game saves. I had gotten a Trophy for something and then turned the game off. Afterwords I had to play the part over again. It wasn't much, but it was annoying not knowing where it saved. Am I missing an indicator or something?
Batman running him over with the Batmobile
On the downside, I don't know how this game saves. I had gotten a Trophy for something and then turned the game off. Afterwords I had to play the part over again. It wasn't much, but it was annoying not knowing where it saved. Am I missing an indicator or something?
BigBlackGamer
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small circle on the lower right corner will start to spin when it's saving.
black_vegeta
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Screaming Fist said:TV in the bedroom FTW!
Yeah mang, I felt your pain not too long ago. 2nd LCD in the bedroom FTW!
Phaethon0017
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BigBlackGamer said:
Ah, thanks guys. I must've missed it in all my excitement.
I got this for my brand new PS3 Slim. Looks great, very crisp textures, and it's really fun. I didn't notice screen tearing or much aliasing.
There is some clipping during combat and even the odd in-game cutscene but that's fine. There is no loading after a rather quick mandatory install.
Is it worth it to replay the game on hard? If I missed stuff my first playthrough, will it let me backtrack to find everything I missed?
There is some clipping during combat and even the odd in-game cutscene but that's fine. There is no loading after a rather quick mandatory install.
Is it worth it to replay the game on hard? If I missed stuff my first playthrough, will it let me backtrack to find everything I missed?
The scarecrow challenge map "Dem Bones" is placed in an odd area. I'm surprised they didn't put it in the Challenge Mode with the rest of the maps. You have to select it in the Download Content area every time you want to play it. Pretty fun though, think of it as Horde mode for Batman: Arkham Asylum. Waves of skeletons that get harder (weapons get introduced on further waves). You keep going until you get hit. A survival mode of sorts.
If anyone wants to have some challenge mode leaderboard friends, just add Xploited13 on PSN.
If anyone wants to have some challenge mode leaderboard friends, just add Xploited13 on PSN.
bucknuticus
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Loving this game, quick question though. I just unlocked the riddler questions, can I go back to the 1st section of the game later to complete all of them? Or do i need to do them before i move onto the next section?
SolidEyeSystem
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You'll be able to revisit the areas even after you beat the game.bucknuticus said:
Robobandit
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bucknuticus said:
My understanding is that you can go back through the aslyum after you beat the game to find the rest of the stuff.
This is the first game where I've truly wanted to collect everything..
Yeah the retail version does seem better in a few ways than the demo.
I love the game, but I'm not that good at getting combos and when I do get enough so I can do one of the two button moves I'm never able to execute them. Any tips on this? I assume I'm supposed to be pressing them at the same time.
I love the game, but I'm not that good at getting combos and when I do get enough so I can do one of the two button moves I'm never able to execute them. Any tips on this? I assume I'm supposed to be pressing them at the same time.
Make sure you upgrade for critical strikes if you haven't already, that will help significantly. Some of the other combat upgrades will also make your life easier. As for the gameplay itself, don't button mash. Be prepared to do a counter whenever it pops up nearby you (or if on hard, when you see the animation begin). But make sure you time everything correctly. If you try to attack or counter too early, you'll kill your combo streak. With that in mind, keep moving. Throwing batarangs, cape stuns, and tapping jump twice can help extend them. Use your special attacks every time you're able to (at each x5). Usually an enemy will attack you as your animation is about to end, so be ready to counter that.Jtrizzy said:
So sad about lack of NG+. It will suck having to upgrade everything again, and it will also suck seeing all the trophies and riddles you already collected. If it weren't for lack of NG+ and lack of alternate costumes to replay single player with, this could be a contender for my favorite game of all time. As it is though, looks like Ocarina still reigns as king
Bed time now, will probably beat it tomorrow
Bed time now, will probably beat it tomorrow