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Batman: Arkham Asylum |OT| Steroids 'n Counters
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TheKingOfSheep
Member
Nice OP, kudos. So this is finally gonna be the hit Eidos has been craving for, ever since, what, the first Tomb Raider? They have been publishing utter crap. Or am I wrong?
Squeenix is probably going to be happy about this game to?
I wonder what deal whit WB is? Whether it's only comprised of one game or more? If Eidos is only allowed to do one game, a license for a follow up could be a little more expensive me thinks. Since I am pretty sure this game will end up doing very well, Dark Knight style that is. And it will boast the value of future bats games tremendously.
Now, if only Sega will get Aliens right.
Squeenix is probably going to be happy about this game to?
I wonder what deal whit WB is? Whether it's only comprised of one game or more? If Eidos is only allowed to do one game, a license for a follow up could be a little more expensive me thinks. Since I am pretty sure this game will end up doing very well, Dark Knight style that is. And it will boast the value of future bats games tremendously.
Now, if only Sega will get Aliens right.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Great OP.
*subscribes*
*subscribes*
Fantastic OP!
I've been on media blackout for this game ever since the first developer walkthrough. Haven't touched the demo, so everything will be fresh when I finally play it on the 25th.
I pre-ordered the CE on principle, but I only got around to doing it last week. I'm in Canada, so I hope the potential CE shortage doesn't cause problems on release day. It's not a huge deal if I miss out, but I don't want to get stuck waiting an extra week for a new shipment that may not exist.
I've been on media blackout for this game ever since the first developer walkthrough. Haven't touched the demo, so everything will be fresh when I finally play it on the 25th.
I pre-ordered the CE on principle, but I only got around to doing it last week. I'm in Canada, so I hope the potential CE shortage doesn't cause problems on release day. It's not a huge deal if I miss out, but I don't want to get stuck waiting an extra week for a new shipment that may not exist.
Just played the demo on my pc and I loved the looks and the graphics.Dunno why but the cutscenes really impressed me.Anyway once I got the hang of the controls I really enjoyed the demo .The hand to hand combat felt good and gliding in on an unsuspecting goon feels like its never going to get old.Anyway wish the demo was longer especially considering it clocked in at a hefty 2 GB.Can't wait for the full game.
Hypereides
Gold Member
Here are a few random details I noticed from the demo:
-Batman's costume gets a small rip in it near the right shoulder after the "explosion" you feel while crawling through the first vent
-After doing an inverted take down, the goon will hang there and can still very much thrash about, sometimes with a heart rate that stays all the way up at what seems to be the max (157... I've never seen anyone higher than that), but after several seconds will suddenly drop down to 30-32ish and become unconscious. That' can't be good for you
-The "scripted" dialog isn't always the same. While crawling through the vent to the last room, there are a few different ways the Joker begins his PA announcement about Batman being loose in the asylum
-Some of Batman's dialog is internal. When he talks about Harley thinking he is trapped in the Zasz room and how she never was very bright, and also when you first encounter armed thugs and you hear Batman say "the direct approach is suicide", if you look you can see that his mouth isn't moving. You are just hearing his thoughts
-Batman's costume gets a small rip in it near the right shoulder after the "explosion" you feel while crawling through the first vent
-After doing an inverted take down, the goon will hang there and can still very much thrash about, sometimes with a heart rate that stays all the way up at what seems to be the max (157... I've never seen anyone higher than that), but after several seconds will suddenly drop down to 30-32ish and become unconscious. That' can't be good for you
-The "scripted" dialog isn't always the same. While crawling through the vent to the last room, there are a few different ways the Joker begins his PA announcement about Batman being loose in the asylum
-Some of Batman's dialog is internal. When he talks about Harley thinking he is trapped in the Zasz room and how she never was very bright, and also when you first encounter armed thugs and you hear Batman say "the direct approach is suicide", if you look you can see that his mouth isn't moving. You are just hearing his thoughts
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
EzLink said:Here are a few random details I noticed from the demo:
-Batman's costume gets a small rip in it near the right shoulder after the "explosion" you feel while crawling through the first vent
-After doing an inverted take down, the goon will hang there and can still very much thrash about, sometimes with a heart rate that stays all the way up at what seems to be the max (157... I've never seen anyone higher than that), but after several seconds will suddenly drop down to 30-32ish and become unconscious. That' can't be good for you
-The "scripted" dialog isn't always the same. While crawling through the vent to the last room, there are a few different ways the Joker begins his PA announcement about Batman being loose in the asylum
-Some of Batman's dialog is internal. When he talks about Harley thinking he is trapped in the Zasz room and how she never was very bright, and also when you first encounter armed thugs and you hear Batman say "the direct approach is suicide", if you look you can see that his mouth isn't moving. You are just hearing his thoughts
To add to this, I've noticed:
- When the thugs get 'terrrified' they stop working toogether. Sometimes they'll find downed comrades and start calling for back-up and his cohorts simply refuse to help :lol
- As I mentioned in the previous thread, you can actually see the unconscious foes still breathing (their chests expand and contract) compared to the completely still dead bodies strewn around.
Darkflight
Member
I checked this out the other day and it blew my mind, its so crazy that they added this in.LabouredSubterfuge said:
Shake Appeal
Member
I gather he gets more beat up as the game goes on. In the latest gadgets trailer, you can see him with scratches on his left arm and blood on his chin.EzLink said:
I only spotted this thread while looking for the old one. Glad we Batfans finally have a proper home.
To blow your mind further: if you examine any goons you took out with bone-breaking attacks, you can see the broken bones in Detective Mode.Darkflight said:
DeepFriedMuppet
Neo Member
Finally pre-ordered the PS3 version the other day.
Can't wait to dig into the full game after enjoying the demo so much.
Can't wait to dig into the full game after enjoying the demo so much.
Callibretto
Member
I posted earlier asking if someone had this problem on ps3 Batman demo and since looks like it only happen to me, it means something's wrong with my ps3.
I was wondering if someone can tell me what might be the problem, HDD? graphic card? etc
here's how it looks like, sorry for the small pic. I take it using my old digital camera to record me playing the demo and then use screen capture while the video playing on pc to get these shot.
these red color only show up for 1 frame and appear randomly here and there.
I was wondering if someone can tell me what might be the problem, HDD? graphic card? etc
here's how it looks like, sorry for the small pic. I take it using my old digital camera to record me playing the demo and then use screen capture while the video playing on pc to get these shot.
these red color only show up for 1 frame and appear randomly here and there.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Shake Appeal said:
Holy. Fuck. Mind has been double-blown.
Ephemeris said:
i dont really understand what you mean by takedown move. i thought takedown move is when you press right trigger and the yellow button if the enemy is on the ground. it makes him jump on them and punch them in the face
so you're saying to to do a 5 hit combo then press red/yellow together? i'll try it now
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Sipowicz said:
He means you'll do a move that'll permanently incapacitate the thug during the fight. They look fucking sexy too.
Callibretto said:
Try updating the driver for your video card. If you have an nVidia card, download the most recent driver here. If you have an ATi card, download the latest Catalyst Control from here.
Edit: My mistake, I didn't know you were talking about having issues on the PS3. If that's the case, delete the demo and download it again. If the same issue persists, then the display card is causing the problem.
Okay, dehyped =/ Just realized the PC version comes out weeks after the consoles versions. I'll rent it and maybe buy the PC version down the road for $20 or something.
When will publishers realize holding back the PC release is goddamned stupid? Just cost them a sale. =(
When will publishers realize holding back the PC release is goddamned stupid? Just cost them a sale. =(
EzLink said:
There's a thing called hype. You're hyped to buy something coming soon. The version I was hyped for it was pushed back. So while everyone else gets to play, I don't. Unless I give in and buy it or rent it. When the PC version hits, it'll be inbetween others games I'm interested in. Thus, the hype is lost and it's back to the $20 pile which is impulse buy.
It's really not a hard concept to figure out. I'll be playing it, I'll just be renting instead of buying. =P
Kintaro said:
Games are much more enjoyable when you have a bunch of people you know (or GAF) that's all playing it simultaneously, so being left out of that I understand does dampen the experience.
But they didn't delay it to boost console sales or anything right? I was pretty sure there was an actual reason for the delay
Many publishers believe that if they release the PC version of a game simultaneously with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version, they run the risk of PC piracy cannibalizing the sales for all three platforms. However, they don't recognize that delaying it will ultimately lead to many potential customers losing interest in the game. This in turn leads to considerably lower sales on the PC platform. So, in short, it's a shortsighted method that publishers use to prevent piracy from effecting a game's sales numbers.Kintaro said:
EzLink said:
Not necessarily. For many, this would be a great end-of-summer title to play before the holiday rush comes into full effect. However, because the PC version has been delayed, many might be more inclined to buy a game which is going to be released at the same time, that they are even more hyped for.
azentium said:
Yeah, I know some people are like that. But when I said you couldn't have been too excited, I meant that if there are other games that you are prioritizing above this particular one then it isn't on the top of your hype list. Which is probably a good thing, because delays are sucky enough as is. It's so much worse when it's something you are absolutely dying to play
...aaand it's 100%! Can't remember many games that hooked me so much to platinum them before release (except for the joker dlc). Props to the RS guys.
Since I guess the leaderboards will be deleted, gonna post scores here for reference, should I get back to the game in some months.
FREEFLOW
19120
23010
32690
39630
33475
65480*
30345
50105
*pretty good, me thinks. Others are meh. Last one is a little miracle. Hard as fuck. Can't wait to see what the "simple-combat-system-only-one-button" guys think when they get to play the freeflow challenge.
PREDATOR
2:27.29
2:21.83
4:19.48
3:40.81
2:47.94*
3:58.19
2:53.04
2:45.70*
*all meh, exept maybe those with *. Only cared about the gold, never tried to lower time.
Since I guess the leaderboards will be deleted, gonna post scores here for reference, should I get back to the game in some months.
FREEFLOW
19120
23010
32690
39630
33475
65480*
30345
50105
*pretty good, me thinks. Others are meh. Last one is a little miracle. Hard as fuck. Can't wait to see what the "simple-combat-system-only-one-button" guys think when they get to play the freeflow challenge.
PREDATOR
2:27.29
2:21.83
4:19.48
3:40.81
2:47.94*
3:58.19
2:53.04
2:45.70*
*all meh, exept maybe those with *. Only cared about the gold, never tried to lower time.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
EzLink said:So the stars must have aligned properly just now because I was in the final room of the demo on the last goon, and right as he walks under the gargoyle I'm on top of he shouts "Where are you?!", to which I whisper "Here" before doing an inverted takedown :lol :lol :lol
did you kiss him like tobes did to kirsten dunst in spiderman 1?
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
Okay, after thoroughly playing through the demo 2 dozen times I'm bored with it. I'd wish there had been more. I'll be Gameflying this one. I don't want to end up being excited about a demo only to end up with a game that just isn't for me. Like Overlord II.