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Batman Arkham City |OT| Smashin' Faces, Glidin' Places
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Square Triangle
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LiK said:indeed! 1000 and Platinum
I hope you picked up the GOTY edition, it's listed as a different game so you can collect another set of 1000 cheevos lol.
btw, delete one of your old useless souls on your xbl list. My heart was broken when you didn't have room =(
Proposed Law
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NOS site is up again. Code finally worked! Anyone looking for a Batman Beyond skin? I'm looking for a Dark Knight Returns or Batman: Year one skin. Would also take Gears JitB code. PM me if interested.
The Antitype
Banned
In the museum, I just turned the electrical fence that had originally blocked my progress BACK ON to pilot a remote batarang through the electricity (5-foot hole), UNDER a gate (a foot off the ground), down a hallway, around a corner, through a fence (2 foot hole) and broke a window before flying it into a fuse-box to open a gate for a Riddler trophy.
WHO THINKS THIS SHIT UP?!
The Xtortionist
Member
The Antitype said:
...The Riddler?
Desperate times and all that.
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
There definitely wasn't shit like this in AA. They upped Riddler's game to a whole nother level. Talking like, it feels like it could pass for an entirely separate game-level.The Antitype said:
SixStringPsycho
Member
Did I just really finished this?
Joker just died and no music on credits? Wait... Joker just started singing?
Started playing yesterday, loving it. I'm constantly distracted by all the side missions and riddler trophies. There's so much to do... everywhere.
Question though : is there a trick/upgrade required to do the advanced AR glide stuff? Some of them require you to glide through a narrow alley and I can't see how you can do that without hitting the ground. Gotta say, I did not expect any ring flying challenges in this game
Question though : is there a trick/upgrade required to do the advanced AR glide stuff? Some of them require you to glide through a narrow alley and I can't see how you can do that without hitting the ground. Gotta say, I did not expect any ring flying challenges in this game
Well I beat it earlier today, and have been doing side stuff. My total completion is roughly 50%, though I'm sure the challenge maps way that down a lot.
Awesome game. My GOTY by far. Though it might not even hold that title for long, considering Uncharted 3 and Skyrim are right on it's heels.
And the soundtrack is really good. The main menu theme sometimes stops me from continuing my game just to hear it. Also, there's this one which might be a little bit spoilery:
Awesome game. My GOTY by far. Though it might not even hold that title for long, considering Uncharted 3 and Skyrim are right on it's heels.
And the soundtrack is really good. The main menu theme sometimes stops me from continuing my game just to hear it. Also, there's this one which might be a little bit spoilery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDGImabSq8
matrix-cat
Member
Nope, it's all just gliding and dive bombing. You just have to get a feel for when to pull out of the dive bombs, pull up too hard and you regain your height, but just a little bit and you can fly horizontally for a crazy distance and you need that for flying through tunnels. It helps to practice it outside of the AR missions, like out over the water.Creamium said:Question though : is there a trick/upgrade required to do the advanced AR glide stuff? Some of them require you to glide through a narrow alley and I can't see how you can do that without hitting the ground. Gotta say, I did not expect any ring flying challenges in this game
BeautifulMemory
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Maybe it feels more direct and goal oriented, but I am having way more fun doing the side missions
protonion
Member
I finished the game and now I'm doing side stuff.
The riddler trophies are a bit too much. I finished the game with 100 and now I'm at 160. They are just too many.
Some side mission questions.
How do I reach the place with
and where is the
The riddler trophies are a bit too much. I finished the game with 100 and now I'm at 160. They are just too many.
Some side mission questions.
How do I reach the place with
Freezer's secret technology?
third watchman spot? I've found hin on the wheel and on a building to the north.
BlewHedgehog
Member
6-7 hours in and this game is pretty great, but even better at making me feel stupid sometimes. There are a lot of situations where you will finish a boss encounter and it will dump you back into the bottom of the subway station, for example, and I cannot figure out an easy way to get out. Sometimes there are new bad guys on the way out, which leads me to believe I'm supposed to be backtracking, but others it seems like I just missed the exit and am wasting time taking the long route.
Also, any tips for combat against enemies wielding blades? The input for the blade counter seems so precise when all of the regular counter attacks give you all damn day to respond. It would've been nice if the game had made sure I'd grasped it before moving on from teaching me, but I had enough armor at that point to eat stabs every time and still KO the attacker.
Also, any tips for combat against enemies wielding blades? The input for the blade counter seems so precise when all of the regular counter attacks give you all damn day to respond. It would've been nice if the game had made sure I'd grasped it before moving on from teaching me, but I had enough armor at that point to eat stabs every time and still KO the attacker.
Proposed Law
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I'm in love with this game. AC is one of those games that I lose track of time playing. There is so much to do and so far it's very cohesive. This something I worried coming into it with all the villains announced.
I've put 20 hours into it and I'm at 40% total completion (25% main story). I'm going to enjoy this one for awhile and try to get as many Riddler trophies as possible (139 so far, but I've tagged so many my map is a mess).
I've put 20 hours into it and I'm at 40% total completion (25% main story). I'm going to enjoy this one for awhile and try to get as many Riddler trophies as possible (139 so far, but I've tagged so many my map is a mess).
whalleywhat
Member
Listened to 4 or 5 Zazs calls before I realized you were supposed to be following the tracer. Got to the end of the calls and the game just filled in the rest for me.
matrix-cat
Member
I had some trouble with the way they phrased it. The tutorial says 'Hold the L stick away', but what they mean is hold the L stick back. The Blade Counter animation always moves the camera behind Batman, no matter where the knife attack comes from, so I'd be holding the stick to the right and then the camera would zip around and I'd miss the next attack.BlewHedgehog said:
So, as soon as you see a blade attack coming hold the left stick back and make sure you're holding the counter button and not just tapping it. The timing's a lot less precise than you'd think, you just have to make sure you're holding and letting go and holding again.
I'm progressing so slowly. 15% done after 2 nights of playing. I've been mostly exploring still, finding Riddler trophies (some I still haven't figured out yet) and hostages. I completed all the AR missions as well.
I'm really enjoying the side-quests.
Anybody else just like standing on a rooftop and using the Cryptograhic Sequencer to listen to Gotham FM? The music coupled with the blur effect makes it so atmospheric.
The Deadshot introduction was great. Finding his bullet in the crime scene.
I'm about to head to the museum to rescue Mr. Freeze from Penguin.
Anybody else just like standing on a rooftop and using the Cryptograhic Sequencer to listen to Gotham FM? The music coupled with the blur effect makes it so atmospheric.
Finished it today. Game was brilliant, GOTY easily this far.
Positives:
-Combat/Stealth portions are always fun for me. So extremely satisfying.
-Story was surprisingly good. Dark too,
-So much care put into this game. The attention to detail is astounding.
-Villains were well done, great voice acting.
-Graphics are fantastic. Atmosphere is pitch perfect.
-Boss fights were great! Not too challenging.
-The ending!
-Side Missions are FANTASTIC. Only done a few of them. The one that stands out is
-So much content.
Kind of negatives:
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-Because I don't have live, I didn't play as Catwoman. Still can't..
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Can't wait to get through the side missions and Riddler challenges. Will also beat the new game+ in the coming week. There are also challenge maps! Only 50% done.
Positives:
-Combat/Stealth portions are always fun for me. So extremely satisfying.
-Story was surprisingly good. Dark too,
4 people died!!
-Villains were well done, great voice acting.
-Graphics are fantastic. Atmosphere is pitch perfect.
-Boss fights were great! Not too challenging.
Ra's battle was visual greatness. I was in awe
The way Batman carried Joker out, dead. Was almost poetic.. So good. Joker singing during the credits gave me goosebumps
The Mad Hatter. Scene blew me away, because it was so unexpected. Couldn't believe that was a side quest
Kind of negatives:
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I expected a lot more two face
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I honestly wanted a few more boss battles. I know we had quite a few.
Can't wait to get through the side missions and Riddler challenges. Will also beat the new game+ in the coming week. There are also challenge maps! Only 50% done.
matrix-cat
Member
Those two things are linked,overcast said:
you get a lot more Two Face in the Catwoman missions
matrix-cat
Member
Yep, more villains.overcast said:
matrix-cat
Member
It's a real shame that they decided to split up the content of the game this way. I got the game early because the street date was broken in Australia, and I'd finished the whole game before the servers were up for Catwoman so I didn't get to see any of that stuff my first time through. Now that I've downloaded it those levels really fill some of the major gaps in the story. It's so weird that they'd cut major parts of the story out for their anti-used sales thing instead of just challenges or something.
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Deleted member 30609
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This game isn't really working for me. It's more, sure. More everything. But it doesn't feel, at least initially, better. It just means everything is less distinct. Every riddler item means less because you hit one on every turn. Every extra gadget is less interesting because you already have a bunch. Every new character is less important because there's so many.
I don't know of the writing was this poor in Asylum, but a lot of it is passing over from charming to cheesy for me. Catwoman's voice actress does nothing for me.
The city itself is just so unappealing. The concept of a prison city is just so uninspired. I mean, Arkham City?! I've always hated the concept, now more than ever.
I'm still having fun, but, having just bet the Penguin's section, I'm a whole lot less enthusiastic about this game than I was Asylum. The smaller-scale worked wonders in AA. The large scale here just seems unmanageable to me, mentally. There has been no moment as 'charming' as the first walk into the Asylum. Nothing even comes close. Walking in on the 'end ' of a Batma story only to have it flipped was so much fun.
Oh, man, the story. It just seems so... boring.
I don't know. Bigger, better and more badass syndrome seems to be in full effect. Maybe it's still early days.
I don't know of the writing was this poor in Asylum, but a lot of it is passing over from charming to cheesy for me. Catwoman's voice actress does nothing for me.
The city itself is just so unappealing. The concept of a prison city is just so uninspired. I mean, Arkham City?! I've always hated the concept, now more than ever.
I'm still having fun, but, having just bet the Penguin's section, I'm a whole lot less enthusiastic about this game than I was Asylum. The smaller-scale worked wonders in AA. The large scale here just seems unmanageable to me, mentally. There has been no moment as 'charming' as the first walk into the Asylum. Nothing even comes close. Walking in on the 'end ' of a Batma story only to have it flipped was so much fun.
Oh, man, the story. It just seems so... boring.
I don't know. Bigger, better and more badass syndrome seems to be in full effect. Maybe it's still early days.
whalleywhat
Member
I'm enjoying the game more now that I've finished the story. Unlike a lot of open world games, a lot of the side quest content is really worthwhile, and going back through environments and finding all the secrets in them is just as fun as it was in AA.Rez said:
Melchiah
Member
whalleywhat said:
So you can search the Riddler trophies,
Zsasz
BTW, is there similar riddles like in the first, where you had to scan the environment? I hope so, as I liked those far more than searching the question marks.
When it comes to the mysterious character, that lurks at certain points, can that quest also be done after the story is finished, or do the encounters have to happen at those exact moments, like just after the first encounter with Two-Face?
whalleywhat
Member
The game opens up completely after you finish the story. And, yes, there are scan riddles.Melchiah said:
I haven't seen the lurker again (just twice), but I assume i haven't been to right places. Or maybe his appearances are timed.
Lifejumper
Member
Do bosses gain new moves in new game +?
Btw what a fantastic track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDGImabSq8
Btw what a fantastic track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDGImabSq8
Patrick Bateman
Member
Just completed the Deadshot-cases. So satisfying.
RPGCrazied
Member
Lifejumper said:
I don't know, so far I see tougher enemies at the start, shield users and stun sticks. Also they don't have the counter visual effect anymore, so you have to time those right.
The Xtortionist
Member
Anyone have a link to the song that plays during the final predator section?
Patrick Bateman
Member
Look for a shell at the sniper position. It's there.Clegg said:
Started the game earlier today and managed to get to the Steel Mill. So far so good, but I still feel completely overwhelmed with stuff to explore, or figuring out what to do at all. It doesn't help that the game's so busy; the HUD/detective mode throws stuff at you all the time, and the game world is full of details which makes it hard to fine-comb anything.
The only thing I don't really dig too much at the moment is the movement of Batman. He's still a bit too tankish, which makes the exploration a bit of a hassle. Thank god for the grappling hook though, I love how easy it hooks where you want it.
The only thing I don't really dig too much at the moment is the movement of Batman. He's still a bit too tankish, which makes the exploration a bit of a hassle. Thank god for the grappling hook though, I love how easy it hooks where you want it.