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Batman: Arkham Asylum |OT| Steroids 'n Counters
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Could have been a bit more creative, don't you think? It's basicallyDoctorWho said:
just a repeat of all the other Titan fights you've already been through. It's not terrible, but it's nothing special, which is where the complaints come from; had the rest of the game not been so finely paced and tuned, no one would have cared.
I really really hope that the free DLC coming out is new costumes for the story mode. The
for the challenge mode is fantastic but it would be great to have that in the story and see that costume in the cinematics.
Can't go wrong with more challenge maps as well, especially for the joker. Any word or theories on what it can be or what you guys are wishing for?
armored batsuit
Can't go wrong with more challenge maps as well, especially for the joker. Any word or theories on what it can be or what you guys are wishing for?
Gully State said:
The ending was pretty lame.
You're fighting against a bunch of random thugs which you've been doing all game, nothing special or exciting about it. And then the huge ass Titan Joker monster thing is somehow stunned by getting pulled like five feet off a tiny platform? And you basically beat him by uppercutting him three times.
Gully State
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Sean said:
Well he doesn't really get stunned. His claws get stuck in the floorboard's holes. And the knockout is actually from the exploding knockout blow in the end.
titan, why would he all of a sudden just not use it in the end?
Stuff I'd like to see in a sequel :
Flashbangs - Useful in a quick escape, especially if the guards have you flanked. Would probably have to put it on a cooldown like the sonic batarang and/or have it not work under certain conditions.
Smoke grenades - For sneaking by watch towers, and other uses. Smoke Grenade + detective mode in combat would be awesome.
Destructable lights - Using batarangs to create dark areas in a room. Helpful to sneak by certain areas. Terrified henchmen would react and just sit in the one lit area of the room if they realize they're alone and the rest of the map has gone dark.
Most of these have some fairly obvious counters for Henchmen, though it would involve guards/henchmen that are better geared than the ones in AA.
Flashbangs - Useful in a quick escape, especially if the guards have you flanked. Would probably have to put it on a cooldown like the sonic batarang and/or have it not work under certain conditions.
Smoke grenades - For sneaking by watch towers, and other uses. Smoke Grenade + detective mode in combat would be awesome.
Destructable lights - Using batarangs to create dark areas in a room. Helpful to sneak by certain areas. Terrified henchmen would react and just sit in the one lit area of the room if they realize they're alone and the rest of the map has gone dark.
Most of these have some fairly obvious counters for Henchmen, though it would involve guards/henchmen that are better geared than the ones in AA.
Gully State
Member
Papercuts said:
to toss bombs
JRW
Member
Vilix said:Doing a second playthrough. It's really great now that I have some experience.
What's your favorite take down? Lone goons get a sleeper hold. When it comes to multiple baddies I like to change it up a bit. Armed nogooders either get a baterang in the back of the head and then I'll take the rest out. If they're in a room filled with perches I'll just "hang" out until one walk by and string'm up. Lately, I've been having fun with the explosive gel. Oh, so much fun.
I'm thinking about doing a 2nd playthrough on Hard this time, Originally played Normal and didn't know about some of the possible take downs until very late in the game. (such as ledge take downs & being able to pull enemies off ledges with the batclaw.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
ZOMG.
BATPLANE.
quickwhips
Member
So I played through this awesome game on hard first time and finished. What a great game. I got everything except I missed party pooper achievement. Now I have to go back through whole game for this one. Definately taking easy difficulty this time. Got a little frustrated on the Titans.
legend166 said:
FYI, you can't pick and choose which save slot to overwrite when you're saving in-game. There is only auto-save in this game, triggered everytime you enter a new room, overwriting only the save file you initially chose. So it's not like Bioshock where you can save to multiple files and create backups to early areas in the game.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
Ok. so I've never been a huge Batman fan, but I am a general comic book fan. I've also never really dabbled in reading the mainstream superheroes.
I already own The Dark Knight Returns and Year 100.
If I'm looking to get two more Batman GN's, would Year One and Killing Joke be good ideas? Is Year One the prequel to DKR?
I already own The Dark Knight Returns and Year 100.
If I'm looking to get two more Batman GN's, would Year One and Killing Joke be good ideas? Is Year One the prequel to DKR?
fistfulofmetal said:
As related to this one specifically, you should pick up:
Batman: Mad Love (The complete story of Harley Quinn and why she fell in love with Joker)
Hush Volume 1&2 (It's got some issues but overall it says a lot about Batman as a character)
The Long Halloween and Dark Victory
Arkham Asylum (where many of this game's ideas come from)
And of course, the ones you listed.
nourali said:
The next
Scarecrow segment!
Amir0x said:
I had a feeling it that might have been what you were talking about. And yes, that segment was fucking awesome.
I assume that's the third such encounter (in fact I'm positive it was), and so I have a question:
So the joker in my nightmare shot me, and I got a gamer over screen. The game over screen gives me a tip: "Use the left control stick to avoid Joker's shot." Okay, but when I chose retry it reloaded me past that part of the nightmare, and I ended up platforming through the third scarecrow maze. What happens if I avoid Joker's shot?
Spike Spiegel
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Just finished up Story Mode on normal difficulty and... WOW. I mean, what can I say that hasn't already been said? Top notch production from start to finish, and a serious contender (if not a shoe-in) for Game of the Year. I bought into next-gen gaming in anticipation of Street Fighter IV, but it took Batman Arkham Asylum to make that PS3 purchase feel completely, 100% justified. Completely recaptures that feeling I had as a kid, watching BTAS for the first time or seeing Michael Keaton swoop down from rooftops.
I love this game.
I love this game.
nourali2 said:I had a feeling it that might have been what you were talking about. And yes, that segment was fucking awesome.
I assume that's the third such encounter (in fact I'm positive it was), and so I have a question:
So the joker in my nightmare shot me, and I got a gamer over screen. The game over screen gives me a tip: "Use the left control stick to avoid Joker's shot." Okay, but when I chose retry it reloaded me past that part of the nightmare, and I ended up platforming through the third scarecrow maze. What happens if I avoid Joker's shot?
You'll never avoid it with the left stick, you need to use the middle one!
fuzzyreactor
Banned
Can you grapple people and pull them over/off ledges?
id love to do this
id love to do this
ToyMachine228
Member
haldalish said:
Yes. You can either be hanging below them and pull them off, or use the Batclaw from a distance and pull them over.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
bathala said:
I was fucking terrified another 360 up and died on me...it was horrific.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
Amir0x said:
thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully I will actually follow through this time. I read up on Arkham Asylum and that looks interesting. If I do, I'll probably grab that, Year One, Killing Joke and maybe Long Halloween
fuzzyreactor
Banned
I meant with the batclaw. doesnt seem to work for me, they just fall downToyMachine228 said:
bob_arctor
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bigdaddygamebot said:
This happened to me last night @ 3 in the morning! Had just left Botanical Gardens and the game crashed and tried to reboot only to see RROD. My valiant launch unit had finally died. Like Batman though, I had my backup plan in place long ago: my Jasper Arcade unit was still packed up in my basement and I quickly made the switch and was back in action shortly. Love this goddamn game.