Buckethead
Banned
These campaign challenges are grinding my gears.
Gotta add tedium in there somehow, right game devs?
Gotta add tedium in there somehow, right game devs?
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Batman Arkham City |OT| Smashin' Faces, Glidin' Places
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I nearly had rage moment last night when I fought Joker and his goons. FFS, I know Joker is not the one known for fairness but the gangbang was a bit too much. Especially when a Titan joined in on the fun. Also, the part where you have to use remote batarang to get electricity then throw it back to open a panel was ridiculous.
BruiserBear
Banned
There is no doubt they pad where they can to make this game longer. It's rather irritating for someone who doesn't enjoy such things. I feel like I'm revisiting locations on a regular basis.Buckethead said:
Buckethead
Banned
It'd be fine if it wasn't a part of the 100%.
Makes no sense really.
Ah well.
Makes no sense really.
Ah well.
BruiserBear
Banned
What exactly did you mean by "campaign challenges"? Do you mean side quest stuff?Buckethead said:
Buckethead
Banned
The riddler challenges that has you do 3-maps back to back to back.BruiserBear said:
They're called campaign challenges, no?
Square Triangle said:
Well ok TKJ is decent but I think its a really weak Alan Moore story. He does far better with his Superman stuff (also people who have read his Batman Annual were probably pretty delighted with the Clayface reference in AA)
I stand by my other comments lol
SkyMasterson
Member
I'm not sure how I passed a few of those Advanced AR missions. I seriously got lucky on that first advanced mission...holy hell.
Feels good.
My only complaint is at first when you complete some of the missions, the % complete from the main story line is a very small percentage. Then all of the sudden, doing one story mission jumps you up 15%, which kinda sucks
I want more Batman!
Feels good.
My only complaint is at first when you complete some of the missions, the % complete from the main story line is a very small percentage. Then all of the sudden, doing one story mission jumps you up 15%, which kinda sucks
I want more Batman!RyanardoDaVinci
Member
Buckethead said:
What moves do you need to do?
Batclaw clothesline
Explosive gel
REC
Freeze
Batarang
Takedown
Cape stun
Vault over
Is that it? I hope you don't have to do all those and the bat-swarm and the weapon break and the multi-batarang knockout.
Finished the story with about 50% side missions done. Its went for trade in to get bf3 now though, loved every minute of it and plan to rebuy when its cheap so i can finish off the side stuff. GOTY for me at the moment, if you like batman even just a bit then this game is for you.
No it's his combat moves only, you don't need any of the 5 quick-gadgets. I did it and I think it wasRyanardoDaVinci said:
Strike
Counter
Cape Stun
Vault over enemy
Aerial Strike ( O X X as PS3)
Ultra Cape stun
Batclaw takedown
Ground takedown (jump and punch dude on ground)
And then all 4 combo moves that require the multi-button press
I beat all of the combat challenge rooms very quickly. Had a great time with them too. Haven't done the predator challenge rooms yet.
I tried a campaign challenge. I didn't turn on any of the negative additions, because I figured there was no point. Beat the first 2 parts pretty easy. On the 3rd part all 3 negative attributes went on. Took one bullet to kill me.
I tried a campaign challenge. I didn't turn on any of the negative additions, because I figured there was no point. Beat the first 2 parts pretty easy. On the 3rd part all 3 negative attributes went on. Took one bullet to kill me.
I think I did mine in Survival of the Fittest. And it's Round 3 or 4, as they have the most enemies. That one was a really good map, because I don't think it had any advanced stuff like armor, stun rods, etc. I think the most it had was a sledgehammer weapon and dudes that pick up boxes.overcast said:
Also, starting up New Game +, and I didn't realize all the riddles and stuff stay solved. I knew you started with all your gadgets and upgrades, but I thought you had to redo all the Riddler stuff. It'll be nice to have a harder yet more focused playthrough.
Got stuck on the first
fight on New Game+ last night. Guys throwing boxes are seriously infuriating with an unforgiving camera and no counter prompt. Also, when you're surrounded by a sea of dudes, it's hard to pick out the one that's going to throw a short jab at the back of your head.
Got past it eventually, though it was touch and go for a while.
titan
Got past it eventually, though it was touch and go for a while.
Lifejumper
Member
Man the soundtrack is the most epic shit I heard this year. Like a mix between Zimmer and Elfman, soooo goooddd.
RoninChaos
Member
The killing joke is not overrated.HK-47 said:
RoninChaos
Member
wat?An-Det said:
badcrumble
Member
Eh, Alan Moore himself has said that there's a lot he doesn't like about it.RoninChaos said:
The very end of it with Joker and Batman chatting before the cops show up is brilliant, of course, as is the origination of the idea that the Joker doesn't necessarily even know who he used to be, but the "one bad day" stuff is kinda weak and the over-the-top nastiness and sexual molestation stuff seems like puerile shock value for its own sake.
There are wonderful things about The Killing Joke, but it's more like wonderful pages and panels instead of the whole thing being great.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Overstock.com has the PS3 version up for 42 bucks plus shipping.
JORMBO
Darkness no more
Finished it last night. Story was kind of meh. I liked the ending though. It didn't really feel like the story really went anywhere until the end.
I don't like the open world. I liked the slightly open linear feel of the first game. There weren't really any areas in AC that stood out. The city just didn't feel all that exciting. Cool idea, just a bit bland. It was fun listening in on conversations from the thugs on the street.
Boss fights were ok, but nothing special. Combat is still fun. Gadgets are cool. There are lots of ways to tackle a room full of bad guys. Voice acting and graphics are top notch. Cat Woman segments were lame. I would have rather just played as Batman more.
I don't like the open world. I liked the slightly open linear feel of the first game. There weren't really any areas in AC that stood out. The city just didn't feel all that exciting. Cool idea, just a bit bland. It was fun listening in on conversations from the thugs on the street.
Boss fights were ok, but nothing special. Combat is still fun. Gadgets are cool. There are lots of ways to tackle a room full of bad guys. Voice acting and graphics are top notch. Cat Woman segments were lame. I would have rather just played as Batman more.
RoninChaos
Member
I still think it's a great story. And Alan Moore doesn't seem to like any of his work that he didn't create. And he's fucking crazy. And he seems to have rape in every one of his stories. I have no idea why.badcrumble said:
I find that to be the worst part of it, by far. I appreciate the sentiment that was trying to be conveyed there, but Batman sharing a merry laugh with Joker following the heinous shit he did in that story was artificial and ridiculous.badcrumble said:
Maybe it could have worked if the joke was actually funny.
badcrumble
Member
The whole point is that it's not very funny at all and that they're both pretty much miserable and doomed people and they both know it. The meta-joke is that Joker's alluding to the fact that he and Batman are both different kinds of crazy people, and it's his way of helplessly telling Batman that he will never, ever get better (after Batman tries to persuade him to actually seek help and fix himself).Shig said:
I'm cleaning up the remaining Riddler stuff now and using the batclaw to pull guys into objects hasn't gotten old yet. It's one of the little things the game allows you to do without ever telling you it's possible.
There's a lot of hand holding for the majority of the game (do I really need to be told every time I land on something that holding X allows me to glide?), but they throw just enough in there that advanced players can feel like they're pulling shit off that the average person might miss.
There's a lot of hand holding for the majority of the game (do I really need to be told every time I land on something that holding X allows me to glide?), but they throw just enough in there that advanced players can feel like they're pulling shit off that the average person might miss.
Infamous Chris
Banned
Riddler trophy near Amusement Mile is killing me.
6 question marks, 3 on top of 3, all covered off from eachother. How do you get all 6 in time?
6 question marks, 3 on top of 3, all covered off from eachother. How do you get all 6 in time?
I see many people complaining about Bat-Swarm. At first it seems like a useless move, maybe it is, but since I use it I can do a lot of points in challenge rooms. I really don't know what is the advantage on using this move, and I would like that it would create a fear mode in enemies, but the fact is, I do more points when I use it, hehehe.
My complaint is with the goround takedown. I wish it has an option to cancel it into a counter. The grounded enemy doesn "die" but I don't get a free punch. I know risk is part of the excitment... but come on.. is Batman!!!
My complaint is with the goround takedown. I wish it has an option to cancel it into a counter. The grounded enemy doesn "die" but I don't get a free punch. I know risk is part of the excitment... but come on.. is Batman!!!
Darkflight
Member
Agreed, picked this one up when I was there recently - http://cl.ly/1F2j1a0V353I0l342013MG310 said:
Infamous Chris said:
Put explosive gel on the bottom three, but don't trigger it yet. Grapnel up to the roof of the building across the alley so that you have a clear shot at all three targets on top. Hit them all with your Batarang quickfire, then trigger the explosive gel.
Infamous Chris
Banned
impirius said:
Thanks!