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Batman: Arkham Asylum |OT| Steroids 'n Counters
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SlasherJPC
Banned
Darkflight said:
This is exactly the part I was at last night on hard mode for a good hour and while I didn't quite complete it, I did in fact get two acheivements. Mano a mano and the 40 combo one! Thanks goodness I at least got something out of it. :lol
mjc said:
Hit the Titan with batarang allways when he charges. Don't bother hitting the Titan when he is stunned though. (well in the start you can when there's no other henchmen) He will hit the normal goons and you have some time not to worry about the Titan and beat the goons.
mjc said:
Fight the goons until you hear the Titan scream. This means he's gonna charge, so focus on him (goons wont attack so don't be afraid to totally ignore them) quick-throw a batrang and double jump (evade) away. Now get back to fighting the goons while keeping a safe distance from the Titan until he charges again.
Repeat until the Titan goes down on his knees then jump on him (ground takedown) and steamroll the goons until the Titan drops you off.
Repeat until win.
Repeat until the Titan goes down on his knees then jump on him (ground takedown) and steamroll the goons until the Titan drops you off.
Repeat until win.
MiamiWesker said:
That will help me a ton on this, didn't think of that. I'm not really good at speedrunning any of these but for whatever reason I got interested in trying some stuff with this, I'm curious to find out how the top people still managed a faster way. At the very least it seems like those are the correct walls to gel.
Darkflight
Member
Woo, Predator Gold, not great times, but meh for now on that, now to master the combat challenges and get that freeflow perfection achievment, which will be tough.
Hello everyone, I am working on my last Achievement "Freeflow Perfection" and I was wondering if anyone has any fine tips on how to get this? Such as what level in the challenge maps do you prefer or if you like to do it in the main story line? The biggest trouble I have for this personally is the regular takedown; Which is the one where Bats walks to the guy already down on the ground and punches their little heads away. I have gotten a Variation bonus of 7 but I can't seem to get more then that. Any help would be great!
MiamiWesker
Member
Sheppard said:
There are nine moves you need to do during one combo. Punch, counter, flip over a guy, cape stun, quick batarang, quick grapple gun, the two standing takedowns and the ground takedown. You can get the grapple gun, cape, flip, batarang to ground takedown with one guy left if you don't want to be mixing in stuff in a giant crowd.
TacticalFox88
Banned
Anyone got any sequel wishlists?
Sheppard said:
Challenge Maps, absolutely. You'll have to face them so many times to get the 3 stars that you'll get to know some of them inside out.
Incorporate this stuff:
Grapple
Batarang
T+O Takedown
S+X Takedown
Cape Stun
jump over
ground stomp
[forgetting something, for sure]
and keep the combo going. You'll need a pretty long combo to get to the trophy.
EDIT: beaten, of course -_-
MiamiWesker
Member
TacticalFox88 said:
I want to be able to plan missions, something like in TDK where he planed the mission to Hong Kong.
Sheppard said:
Wait, you got all the challenge medals without getting a 9-move Versatility bonus of 5k? Impressive.
I'd say do it on the first combat challenge room, although once I got a good grasp of the various moves I'd often a do it in the later challenge rooms for the aforementioned bonus.
For the ground takedown, usually you don't want to do it until the end of the combo where most of the enemies are on the ground (and you've built up a big multiplier - 30 multiplier * 100 points for ground takedown =
). If there are guys still standing, you can use the quick batarang to drop three instantly (very nice if you need guys on the ground to use the move on), and the quick BatClaw will put three into a stun, followed by falling to the ground.In the ideal scenario, you've got six guys left, you tap L1 to drop three, double-tap R2 to stun the rest, then hold R2 and mash Triangle (Batman will jump to where he needs to be automatically, so don't worry about getting over there). You could theoretically get six ground takedowns in a row, but I doubt the timing will work out so well; mostly you've just managed to incapacitate them all so you won't be disturbed.
And yeah, mostly it's a matter of remembering which moves to do. I often forget to cape guys, personally.
Gully State
Member
I want an open world Gotham to be able to drive a tumbler/batmobile/batwing around in. Build Gotham from the ground up and then support it with DLC episodic content like GTAIV.
As for more tangible and realistic stuff..I'd like to see the next iteration up the AI a little bit more for predator sequences.
As for more tangible and realistic stuff..I'd like to see the next iteration up the AI a little bit more for predator sequences.
TacticalFox88 said:
Bigger, more open world, more stealth sequences, more gadgets (particularly ones that can be used during stealth) and more awesome voice casting.
Oh, and new game +. The gadgets and upgrades you unlock as you progress improve the game, and especially the stealth, immeasurably.
I think something also needs to be done to deepen the brawling sections a bit, but that'll be difficult, since their simplicity and emphasis on flow is part of their beauty.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Definitely Gotham environment but not open world at all. That would piss me off. Just a bigger area, more interactivity and somewhere to drive the Batmobile definitely. And Catwoman.
A more open world, not an actual open-world.
I agree that this sort of game needs to be scripted and lead the player through to some extent, which means some form of linearity. But a few sections of the game are fairly open and offer you a small amount of player choice in terms of which objective to tackle next, and I'd like to see more of those in the sequel, and made more significant (like maybe you can only complete one objective and you have to choose).
I agree that this sort of game needs to be scripted and lead the player through to some extent, which means some form of linearity. But a few sections of the game are fairly open and offer you a small amount of player choice in terms of which objective to tackle next, and I'd like to see more of those in the sequel, and made more significant (like maybe you can only complete one objective and you have to choose).
the best time to do a ground takedown is right after you use batman's toss move. Toss a guy away from the crowd and immediately use the ground takedown to pounce on him. You can wait til the very last guy you have to knock out to use this too since in my experience the toss alone will rarely knock them out.Sheppard said:
Also a great way to add points in the freeflow challenge maps, especially if you can get 2 or 3 guys near the end of a long combo with it.
So are the challenge map leaderboards behind?
I had a time of 2:59 on one of the Predator challenge maps previously and completed it in 1:23 about 20 minutes ago, yet it's not updating the leaderboards at all. It shows the correct time locally on the map preview icon thing but doesn't ever seem to be refreshing on the leaderboards.
(this is the 360 version btw)
edit: nevermind, i guess that score didn't update for whatever reason replayed it and got 1:12 and that counted.
I had a time of 2:59 on one of the Predator challenge maps previously and completed it in 1:23 about 20 minutes ago, yet it's not updating the leaderboards at all. It shows the correct time locally on the map preview icon thing but doesn't ever seem to be refreshing on the leaderboards.
(this is the 360 version btw)
edit: nevermind, i guess that score didn't update for whatever reason replayed it and got 1:12 and that counted.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Varth said:
Bolded the attack I don't know. What's a "grapple"?
bigdaddygamebot
Member
bob_arctor said:
definitely NOT open world. Agreed. I thought Arkham was big enough and I'm really not into the whole vehicles thing. Yes, Batman uses vehicles but the gameplay is so varied to begin with, I'd hate to have them dilute the experience by putting in some weak vehicle instances.
Catwoman, Yes.
Killer Croc, Yes.
A little more fluidity regarding how Batman moves. Having him climb a little more like Altair would be nice although I'm worried it would spoil the whole gadget-angle Batman has.
A little more functionality regarding detective mode and letting you find and manipulate evidence to solve puzzles and less information regarding the location of enemies in detective mode unless you have line of sight.
New Game+
Most importantly, I'd hate for Rocksteady to rush out another iteration of the game in a year or in eighteen months.
This game was definitely worth the wait and if the next iteration takes two to three years, I am 100% comfortable with that.
Zeliard said:
Ah...thanks. I was wondering what I had missed. And does anyone else find it tough to pull off the two different take downs? I'm getting too old for this "press two buttons at the same time" stuff... :*(
Bah, I'm done with the challenge rooms for a while. Until I work on my combat (especially ground moves) a bit the extreme rooms are more annoying than fun.
And the predator rooms drive me nuts, the vague-ass shit it asks for that I forget 2 minutes in every time. Aerial what? Does that mean glide kick? Dropping on him? Takedown through the glass? Dumb fucking setup for those rooms. :|
And the predator rooms drive me nuts, the vague-ass shit it asks for that I forget 2 minutes in every time. Aerial what? Does that mean glide kick? Dropping on him? Takedown through the glass? Dumb fucking setup for those rooms. :|
TacticalFox88 said:
I know we have seen enough of Arkham, but I really would like more. I would think Arkham Asylum would need to be reconstructed after the night's events. We could return to a new and improved Arkham. Maybe it could be called Batman: Return to Arkham?
I just think going into Gotham would set the game up for failure. The Bat Mansion, sure, the Batcave, great, but not Gotham. Again, no vehicles. I don't want to fly the Batwing or anything else.
I was thinking it would be cool to actually play as Joker in the game. Play as him robbing a bank or something. Maybe in the beginning of the next game you start as Two Face and then you switch to Batman when he arrives in the Batwing.
I'm sure whatever they do will be great. Can't wait 3 yrs....
ConsumerSquare
Member
Okay, just wrapped it up. The ending was lame.
Come on.
For the sequel, I want a 3D version of the Catwoman level from The Adventures of Batman and Robin (SNES). Chasing her across rooftops with spotlights and police helicopters all around would be a great opportunity to show off some of the gadgets and mechanics already used in this game (auto-jumping, climbing, gliding).
Also, I want unlockables. Mostly just tons of costumes (Batman Year 100 suit please) and New Game +.
Oh, and more varied environments and much more detective work. Let the story cover all of Gotham, and let me take dirty snapshots of crooked judges and cops and such.
OH oh... and a Wayne Manor training course like in Tomb Raider.
Titan Joker?
For the sequel, I want a 3D version of the Catwoman level from The Adventures of Batman and Robin (SNES). Chasing her across rooftops with spotlights and police helicopters all around would be a great opportunity to show off some of the gadgets and mechanics already used in this game (auto-jumping, climbing, gliding).
Also, I want unlockables. Mostly just tons of costumes (Batman Year 100 suit please) and New Game +.
Oh, and more varied environments and much more detective work. Let the story cover all of Gotham, and let me take dirty snapshots of crooked judges and cops and such.
OH oh... and a Wayne Manor training course like in Tomb Raider.
autobzooty
Member
Wow, I've had the worst luck with shipping on this game.
It took forever for Amazon to ship it out after the game was released, and if they had done it just ONE day earlier, I wouldn't have been caught on the cusp of Sunday with no mail. But alas, the game was set to arrive on Monday, so I waited patiently.
But disaster soon struck. The truck containing my game was attacked by street pirates and the driver was barely able to get away with his life, being forced to stop off at a different carrier facility to treat his wounds and repair his truck. That is the only reason I can think of for seeing this message from my package tracker:
The date on the ETA didn't change at all, which I guess is understandable given the severity of the situation -- honestly I'm just glad the driver is okay -- so I was still expecting to receive my package today. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I looked in my mailbox and didn't find a package of a hot new Batman game waiting for me, but two crappy little catalogs for furniture or something equally less interesting than Batman. I can only hope that it'll arrive tomorrow, but who knows how long it'll take for the driver's wounds to heal, not to mention the damages to his truck.
Oh well. I guess I'll just go play Metroid Prime some more.
It took forever for Amazon to ship it out after the game was released, and if they had done it just ONE day earlier, I wouldn't have been caught on the cusp of Sunday with no mail. But alas, the game was set to arrive on Monday, so I waited patiently.
But disaster soon struck. The truck containing my game was attacked by street pirates and the driver was barely able to get away with his life, being forced to stop off at a different carrier facility to treat his wounds and repair his truck. That is the only reason I can think of for seeing this message from my package tracker:
USPS said:
The date on the ETA didn't change at all, which I guess is understandable given the severity of the situation -- honestly I'm just glad the driver is okay -- so I was still expecting to receive my package today. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I looked in my mailbox and didn't find a package of a hot new Batman game waiting for me, but two crappy little catalogs for furniture or something equally less interesting than Batman. I can only hope that it'll arrive tomorrow, but who knows how long it'll take for the driver's wounds to heal, not to mention the damages to his truck.
Oh well. I guess I'll just go play Metroid Prime some more.
Ri'Orius said:
Yea I did. I mostly just did a lot of freeflow combos to take down the extreme rooms then throw in a ground take down for good measure at the end. It would net me a 7 or 8 vari bonus on most. On Rumble in the Jungle Extreme, I can get 20000 on the first round most times.
And thank you everyone for your info!
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Yes, definitely more detective work and more involved and grand scale puzzles. The best part of the game for me has been the Riddler stuff. As a huge Metroid fan it's been awesome staring hard and long at unattainable spots and immediately remembering them when you get access to a new gadget.
Oh, I'd think that Alfred has to make an appearance in the sequel. Has to.
Oh, I'd think that Alfred has to make an appearance in the sequel. Has to.
ToyMachine228
Member
Playing through my second time, and enjoying it even more than the first. Trying to solve all the Riddler Challenges and find all the Riddler Trophies this play through. Then I'm going to play through on Hard. Loving it.
OokieSpookie
Banned
bob_arctor said:
In the sequel I want to definitely see more of Gotham, not open world style but mission based zone style but with alot of room to explore and take in sites.
For the opposition:
Ras
Two Face... especially playing up the dynamic between Gordon/Bruce and Harvey
Penguin... being an arms dealer can lead to many good scenarios not even going into his quirks...
Mad Hatter- ah poor Bats having to fight off swarms of controlled innocent people without harming them...could make some great challenges.
Black Mask ... good old mob ties with a grudge against Wayne
Deadshot..kind of straight forward I would think...
Solomon Grundy ... would give a great excuse for some swamp areas and a change of pace.
Add in a healthy dose of more Riddler interactions and a few surprises and I think win win all around.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
OokieSpookie said:
Penguin and Two face would be a lock for a sequel. Also,
Bane/Scarecrow/Killer Croc
I think Catwoman will be in the sequel as well.
Deadshot and Solomon Grundy would be cherries ontop of the creepy sundae.
Keir was right, this game was very story driven. It's actually one of the rare games where the story complements the gameplay and level design very well.
If (or when) they do the inevitable sequel, I hope it's done because they have a good story to tell that's would make a worthwhile sequel. Hopefully Eidos won't UBIclancy it up and rush out an annual sequel just for the sake of a quick cash-in.
They've already established a very good groundwork with Batman:AA, all they should do is just build upon what they have already without forcing anything awkward like a driving segment just for the sake of another sequel bulletpoint.
The one thing I absolutely do NOT want to see is an open world with GTA like random missions. The formula they have now is a winner - hopefully they'll just expand upon what they've done already and not make any drastic changes.
If (or when) they do the inevitable sequel, I hope it's done because they have a good story to tell that's would make a worthwhile sequel. Hopefully Eidos won't UBIclancy it up and rush out an annual sequel just for the sake of a quick cash-in.
They've already established a very good groundwork with Batman:AA, all they should do is just build upon what they have already without forcing anything awkward like a driving segment just for the sake of another sequel bulletpoint.
The one thing I absolutely do NOT want to see is an open world with GTA like random missions. The formula they have now is a winner - hopefully they'll just expand upon what they've done already and not make any drastic changes.
MisterAnderson
Member
Just came back from Fry's with the Collector's Edition PS3 version. It's the only version they had, I convinced myself to get it because I thought the Batarang would be a cool addition to my random cool shit collection, and I only ever buy Special Editions when there's the original DVD/Blu-Ray case so I can stack it up against my other games without it looking out of place.
I open it up and what do I find? A SHITTY fucking batarang that looks like wood, and a fucking CARDBOARD blu ray case. Fuck this shit. I am going to try to return this tomorrow claiming I never opened it. 40 extra dollars for a blu ray case that is cheaper than the less expensive version's case? I don't fucking think so.
I know I should have done more research if I'm that anal about the case, but I thought I wouldn't have to worry about getting the Collector's Edition since I figured it would be rare and pre-order only. Of course I get in this situation where the only way I can go home and play it today is to buy the CE though, and of course I'm an impatient bastard. Anyway, the back of the box made it seem to me like it was the same case as the regular edition which is what sold me on it.
I rate this collector's edition 4/10
I open it up and what do I find? A SHITTY fucking batarang that looks like wood, and a fucking CARDBOARD blu ray case. Fuck this shit. I am going to try to return this tomorrow claiming I never opened it. 40 extra dollars for a blu ray case that is cheaper than the less expensive version's case? I don't fucking think so.
I know I should have done more research if I'm that anal about the case, but I thought I wouldn't have to worry about getting the Collector's Edition since I figured it would be rare and pre-order only. Of course I get in this situation where the only way I can go home and play it today is to buy the CE though, and of course I'm an impatient bastard. Anyway, the back of the box made it seem to me like it was the same case as the regular edition which is what sold me on it.
I rate this collector's edition 4/10
OokieSpookie
Banned
So where is my Batman , Joker, and Scarecrow Little Big Planet sackboy add ons complete with Gotham City stickers?
Gully State
Member
Where's the batman home costume for that matter?
I've got 3* on all Predator challenges except Silent Knight extreme. There's one medal where you have to plant 3 explosives on 3 walls AND hit 3 guys at the same time. I haven't figured out how to do that. Especially since you can't really control your explosives once you have the proximity upgrade.
Wow, the predator challenges are fucking brilliant. It's like you get 8 new difficult, intriguing, and satisfying puzzles to solve on top of the brilliant single player campaign. I said wow. I'm loving how I can just take my sweet ass time to get gold medals too, no pressure at all.
Combat challenges are a bit harder, but I've been making some progress. I think I've gold-starred three of them so far - it'll be awhile before I gold-star everything but I plan on getting there. I really, really want 1000/1000 on this game.
I was so happy when I got the Freeflow Combo (use every move in one combo) and Challenge No-Hit (complete a combat challenge without getting hit) achievements an hour ago. <3 <3
Love this game so much. I 100%'d everything in the storyline yesterday and yet I still foresee playing this for another couple of days, possibly weeks depending on my progress in the challenges.
An important question I have: Do you only have to beat the challenges (aka either with zero, 1, 2, or 3 batarangs / medals) to get the 100% achievement?
If so, awesome.
Combat challenges are a bit harder, but I've been making some progress. I think I've gold-starred three of them so far - it'll be awhile before I gold-star everything but I plan on getting there. I really, really want 1000/1000 on this game.
I was so happy when I got the Freeflow Combo (use every move in one combo) and Challenge No-Hit (complete a combat challenge without getting hit) achievements an hour ago. <3 <3
Love this game so much. I 100%'d everything in the storyline yesterday and yet I still foresee playing this for another couple of days, possibly weeks depending on my progress in the challenges.
An important question I have: Do you only have to beat the challenges (aka either with zero, 1, 2, or 3 batarangs / medals) to get the 100% achievement?
If so, awesome.