Yeah I can't imagine it. I feel like with some practice I can bring my score up from 65k to 75-80k but hot damn.
As for
croc's lair. I thought it was nice and tense walking slow with my batarang out and ready but by the 3rd or 4th I had it down that it just felt routine. I think it would have been better if they just varied a bit more what you had to do besides chuck the batarangs and occasionally run.
Yeah I can't imagine it. I feel like with some practice I can bring my score up from 65k to 75-80k but hot damn.
As for
croc's lair. I thought it was nice and tense walking slow with my batarang out and ready but by the 3rd or 4th I had it down that it just felt routine. I think it would have been better if they just varied a bit more what you had to do besides chuck the batarangs and occasionally run.
Well another thing too is you can crouch and move full speed without giving away your location. I think alot of people are just walking slowing, which would make that section take WAYYYY longer.
The thing with Batman and his villians, alot of them are "relatively" normal. They just have guns/knives/umbrellas ( )
Ra's, you could have a sword fighting mini-game (going off their history).
Clayface would be an interesting Boss, as well as a mini game of trying to find him in a crowd.
Mr. Freeze would be an ok boss, with dodging Ice attacks, and changing environments.
Mad Hatter can only be interesting in a Scarecrow-type setting. Without his mind control...he's a 4'11" little pipsqueek.
For most, the chase to capture them is what it's all about. Once you get to them, they don't pose a threat to the Batman. But Batman AA did well with this. The villians who posed a physical threat, were physical fights.
Joker would have been the same if you had gotten to him before he changed himself into SuperJoker
The one's that didn't pose a threat, well, the obvious happens
I finally got around to picking up this game over the weekend and played it almost all day yesterday. I tried to get in on the Best Buy price matching deal, but my local store was sold out of the game (and I was too lazy to drive to the next closest best buy) so I ended up getting it for full price at Gamestop. So far its been well worth the purchase!
Right now I'm at the
botanical gardens
part. So far the game has mostly succeeded in staying fresh. The only thing is
the two scarecrow parts that I've played through so far. I think they could have tried a little harder to make each experience more unique than the same "keep away from the Scarecrow's light" thing. Oh well. I still like the whole hallucination things before hand though.
So I'm not too familiar with all of the Batman comic lore. I was a huge fan of the animated series and have seen all the movies but I have one question:
There's a part in the game when the Joker is talking to Batman over the intercom, and says something to the effect of "You're in need of new sidekick" or something like that. Is this alluding to Robin's death? He died at some point, right?
I guess I'm just not sure where in the Batman story timeline this game takes place.
There's a part in the game when the Joker is talking to Batman over the intercom, and says something to the effect of "You're in need of new sidekick" or something like that. Is this alluding to Robin's death? He died at some point, right?
I guess I'm just not sure where in the Batman story timeline this game takes place.
Depending on what time in the Batman timeline Arkham Asylum takes place, there's a different Robin. The original Robin, Dick Grayson went on to become Nightwing. After a period without a Robin, Batman took in Jason Todd, who was eventually beaten to death by the Joker with a crowbar. And finally, Tim Drake became Robin and was Bruce Wayne's last Robin before the Batman RIP and Final Crisis arc.
I've asked this like 5 times but...Is the Scarecrow Challenge Map code universal? If so, could someone PM it to me please? That'd be great. Thanks!
Depending on what time in the Batman timeline Arkham Asylum takes place, there's a different Robin. The original Robin, Dick Grayson went on to become Nightwing. After a period without a Robin, Batman took in Jason Todd, who was eventually beaten to death by the Joker with a crowbar. And finally, Tim Drake became Robin and was Bruce Wayne's last Robin before the Batman RIP and Final Crisis arc.
I've asked this like 5 times but...Is the Scarecrow Challenge Map code universal? If so, could someone PM it to me please? That'd be great. Thanks!
I can only get around 2200 on Shock and Awe, and on Shock and Awe extreme I got all the way up to 2700 (and was in the midst of a huge combo, so I easily would have broken 3k) but the floor fucking turned on and fried my ass
OMG I am such an idiot, it never occured to me to use the line shot to get across the room quickly. Maybe with something that fast it may work. As for breaking the glass, after you explode the three bombs someone should notice the body in the room with the glass, just do it on him.
Haha, the line shot seems like the key for a lot of these, the guards don't really notice you even if you whizz right by them. The biggest problem I have with that is the guards tend to notice the body in the room with the glass last, which can take awhile. I guess I could try and do the glide kick near the room and try to set it up, but I dunno. Even messing with it I got the 3 walls to hit pretty fast, but the people at the top completed the entire thing in a similar time, so there's still some other way that has to be faster.
Dr. Young in the mansion and can't figure out what to do. I just saved the two guys in the library by dropping the chandelier through the floor, and now I can't find anything but locked doors. :/
Dr. Young in the mansion and can't figure out what to do. I just saved the two guys in the library by dropping the chandelier through the floor, and now I can't find anything but locked doors. :/
I'm trying to get the 40x combo and freeflow perfection (after 40x) and the highest I've gotten is 32-33x before being hit. It's such bullshit. I can't seem to get the timing to have CRITICAL KNEE CRITICAL FIST TO FACE often enough, I've pulled off 3 crits that x2 the combo by tapping square/x... square/x... square/x, but I can't get the timing down and I can't seem to incorporate counters into having x2, if I could the combo mete for 40 would go by SOOO much faster (minus dodging over enemies, being near an enemy and having the stick in that enemies direction only for Batman to wiff air in the area he landed from the dodge in and be hit by that enemy. ).
Well another thing too is you can crouch and move full speed without giving away your location. I think alot of people are just walking slowing, which would make that section take WAYYYY longer.
Yeah, that section went a lot faster when I figured that out.
Loved it though, was one of my favorite parts.
EzLink said:
FUCK FUCK FUCK THE FREEFLOW CHALLENGE ROOMS
Goddam this is bullshit
I can only get around 2200 on Shock and Awe, and on Shock and Awe extreme I got all the way up to 2700 (and was in the midst of a huge combo, so I easily would have broken 3k) but the floor fucking turned on and fried my ass
Spray foam before you attack them. It's a hallway so the camera sort of freaks out, but if you spray foam all the way down the hall you'll have a good chance to take out 2 or 3 before they can even get to you.
Spray foam before you attack them. It's a hallway so the camera sort of freaks out, but if you spray foam all the way down the hall you'll have a good chance to take out 2 or 3 before they can even get to you.
I've also heard of people using the line launcher to take out a whole line. Maybe using spray, then use the launcher, then detonate. That should do some nice work.
I've also heard of people using the line launcher to take out a whole line. Maybe using spray, then use the launcher, then detonate. That should do some nice work.
I've also heard of people using the line launcher to take out a whole line. Maybe using spray, then use the launcher, then detonate. That should do some nice work.
It'll knock them down, but not out. I've done the foam, didn't know about the launcher (but I have kicked people out of my way in the garden with the launcher before).
Spray foam before you attack them. It's a hallway so the camera sort of freaks out, but if you spray foam all the way down the hall you'll have a good chance to take out 2 or 3 before they can even get to you.
But doesnt the foam just temporarily incapacitate them? I dont think i have the time to do more than one gound takedown before being jumped by the rest
I'll try experimenting with all the tools though, don't know why I didn't think of that.
But doesnt the foam just temporarily incapacitate them? I dont think i have the time to do more than one gound takedown before being jumped by the rest
I'll try experimenting with all the tools though, don't know why I didn't think of that.
If you space the foam and stun everyone, you can take 2-3 of them out. Then try using the line launcher to knock them down again, takedown, repeat, ???, profit.
But doesnt the foam just temporarily incapacitate them? I dont think i have the time to do more than one gound takedown before being jumped by the rest
I'll try experimenting with all the tools though, don't know why I didn't think of that.
Alright, you put the foam down the middle of the hallway. Go back to the begin. Detonate while holding RT/R2, BOOM!EVERYONE is knocked down for couple of seconds. Since you have R2/RT held down, Triangle/Y to ground-takedown a dude (you'll magically jump over to the nearest), you can do at least 2-3 before everyone is totally up and you can start a ground-takedown as they're getting up (which knocks them back on their ass and then KOs), it's a hard room since you have 16 enemies to fight but it's doable after you adjust. Just get into the habit of X/A rolling over enemies smacking them and if you have a lone enemy that isn't going to have someone hit you ground-takedown to remove them from the fight.
Started playing through this last night. Made it up to the
Scarecrow intro
before I called it quits. Can't wait to start back up tonight. I love the combat and pretty much everything else so far. Only minor complaint I have is that pulling grates off of air ducts got old pretty quick lol.
I've started my second playthrough, on hard. I've made it up until the
Bane
fight, it's the first part that I've had trouble with. Once the groups of grunts come out I have trouble avoiding them and trying to defeat
Bane
at the same time. Aside from that, it's been great. On my first playthrough I struggled on the first few predator sequences, I died several times. Now I AM the Batman, I haven't alerted a single guard on any of them and feel like a total badass doing it. Instead of trying to avoid death, like before, I try to find the most badass and creative ways to take down thugs. I feared them at first, now they fear me. Bitches.
Just hit 38.49 with you tactics, felt incredible. I'm now 30th in the leaderboards. Could probably shave it down a tad if my execution was a little cleaner.
I'm taking it one by one, so on to Survival Tactics.
I wonder how the hell the top guy got 28 flat on Silent Knight, incredible. A whole 10 seconds faster than me.
So, holy crap, this game came out of nowhere. I had completely written it off as just a crappy licensed game ever since its unveiling, but I saw the praise Friday and did a double take. Borrowed the game from a friend Saturday to try it out and just finished it after two solid days of playing today.
The verdict? Absolutely amazing- and I say this as someone who has only experienced Batman through the movies. (never touched a single comic book or seen the animated series) Rocksteady has taken the perfect parts- in terms of what would contribute best to a "Batman simulator"- of other games and genres to craft a combination that feels fresh despite all the borrowing and plays exactly like what I would want a Batman game to play like. You've got unique boss "experiences" that would make Kojima proud, enough gadgets and well designed enviroments to use them in to make the SC fan in me happy, a melee combat system thats insanely rewarding and flashy to pull off moves with, a perfect execution of the Metroidvania style progression/backtracking system, (complete with a nice spin on MP's visors) and it's all tied up in a package with great production values and excellent pacing.
I borrowed it to try it and ended up finishing, but I'll pick this up as soon as it hits PC anyway. The devs did too great a job for me not to want to support them, especially given how easy it would have been to churn out another mediocre licensed game. This is the best licensed game I've ever played and easily a contender for best game of the year. Just wow.
Yeah, that boss gave me a lot of trouble on Hard mode, too. One fun trick that works against a lot of bosses is to use
the explosive gel. Lay it down in the first phase of the boss, then trigger it when phase three shows up to get some mooks on the floor real quick. Also feels very Batman to calmly spray some stuff on the floor in the middle of a fight, then five minutes later blow it all up.
Just make sure not to get the
Proximity Auto-detonation upgrade. Haven't gotten it myself 'cause it sounds like it'll screw this tactic into the tank (unless it can be disabled, which I doubt)...
Ok guys this one Riddler trophy is driving me insane:
In the very north of the caves is one hidden, but I can't get to it because the is one of those forcefield doors. It also doesn't look like I can deactivate the door, so I have no clue how to get back there. Just to make even more clear what room I am talking about, it's the one where you though all those dudes that came out of the elevators. It started by a titan ripping through a big door.
Ok guys this one Riddler trophy is driving me insane:
In the very north of the caves is one hidden, but I can't get to it because the is one of those forcefield doors. It also doesn't look like I can deactivate the door, so I have no clue how to get back there. Just to make even more clear what room I am talking about, it's the one where you though all those dudes that came out of the elevators. It started by a titan ripping through a big door.
Ok guys this one Riddler trophy is driving me insane:
In the very north of the caves is one hidden, but I can't get to it because the is one of those forcefield doors. It also doesn't look like I can deactivate the door, so I have no clue how to get back there. Just to make even more clear what room I am talking about, it's the one where you though all those dudes that came out of the elevators. It started by a titan ripping through a big door.
Umm... use the decrypter or whatever the weapons is called to open the electrified doors. You can use the decrypter even if the power box in on the other end.
the explosive gel. Lay it down in the first phase of the boss, then trigger it when phase three shows up to get some mooks on the floor real quick. Also feels very Batman to calmly spray some stuff on the floor in the middle of a fight, then five minutes later blow it all up.
I'm looking forward to getting additional content for this game, Snuggler need more. What I would like to see (realistically) is a Joker mini Campaign. He's already playable, so they could make a short campaign were you get to control him during the events of the Arkham takeover. I'd buy that for a dollar. Plus, non-PS3 peeps could get a chance to play as him.
I'm looking forward to getting additional content for this game, Snuggler need more. What I would like to see (realistically) is a Joker mini Campaign. He's already playable, so they could make a short campaign were you get to control him during the events of the Arkham takeover. I'd buy that for a dollar. Plus, non-PS3 peeps could get a chance to play as him.
THIS. I actually have a PS3 but I'm so obsessed with having all my progress consolidated on just my xbl gamertag that I bought the game on 360 instead. Besides, I think exclusive DLC is just stupid. Ditto with the GTA dlc. Pffttt....
I think I ran into the enemies you're talking about before I went into the library. You're talking about the main hall right? The door inside the cage that leads to the east wing is still blocked by two electrical gates and I can't see any others.
I think I ran into the enemies you're talking about before I went into the library. You're talking about the main hall right? The door inside the cage that leads to the east wing is still blocked by two electrical gates and I can't see any others.
Same, my max is about 44 in one of the challenge rooms now - I hate forgetting that a guy is a shock or knife guy and trying to hit him normally so much.
Also, some of these times are crazy for the challenge rooms, I'm spending 6 odd minutes setting things up that people are doing in 30 seconds.
Well that, and being able to shoot people in the face is cool, especially after having to put up with Bat's petty morality for the entire game. In the challenges, I always save my one shot just for Mr. Gordon.
I spent the better part of an hour last night trying to beat just one little section of the game. (And I still couldn't do it. I'm on hard mode btw)
I'm at the part with the lone Titan-mutated Joker goon and three waves of goons try to fight you in that small enclosed room with the dual elevator shafts.
A question about what I assume is the final fight :
I've just beat two venom fueled goons and friends in front of Joker's throne, intercepted the bullet intended for Gordon, and then Joker shoots himself in the throat and dies citing 'nothing to live for' ending the game? Did I miss something or is this like the Scarecrow/Fear effect where it says push the middle stick to avoid Joker's bullet?
I spent the better part of an hour last night trying to beat just one little section of the game. (And I still couldn't do it. I'm on hard mode btw)
I'm at the part with the lone Titan-mutated Joker goon and three waves of goons try to fight you in that small enclosed room with the dual elevator shafts.
I spent the better part of an hour last night trying to beat just one little section of the game. (And I still couldn't do it. I'm on hard mode btw)
I'm at the part with the lone Titan-mutated Joker goon and three waves of goons try to fight you in that small enclosed room with the dual elevator shafts.
Lots of evade, make the titan goon run into the security doors to stun him and use him to knock down the guys coming from the lifts, making him run into goons helps as well, I did this without batarangs as well to get the Mano a Mano achievement, that sure made it difficult :lol - was on Hard as well
Haha, the line shot seems like the key for a lot of these, the guards don't really notice you even if you whizz right by them. The biggest problem I have with that is the guards tend to notice the body in the room with the glass last, which can take awhile. I guess I could try and do the glide kick near the room and try to set it up, but I dunno. Even messing with it I got the 3 walls to hit pretty fast, but the people at the top completed the entire thing in a similar time, so there's still some other way that has to be faster.
I tried a new method and got it down to about a minute, 11th place, and I felt like it all went as good as it could. I still dont know what the first place dude did. I first put the gel on the floor/roof one across the room, then got my zip line ready and waited for the guy across the hall to begin to cross the window and zipped into him to get that out of the way. I hoped out of the broken window, hugged the wall toward the back where I could get a good view of that room that I need a guy to be in and threw a sonic batarang in there. Zip up to the roof and gel that, zip across to the other wall and gel that. I threw a few batarangs in front of the wall to hopefully get some dudes attention, I had to sit there and wait for a guard to get close to that wall, everyone else should be in place. Once I blew them up I had one more guy and all I did was zip up to the top of the wall and glide kick him down. Still took a damn minute.
The other extreme ones are easier, I got 2nd place on Shock and Awe exteme and 6th in the last one. Finished getting 100%. Now all I need is to beat hard mode and I get platinum.
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