I've played for about 4 hours now. I only just got to the
, but I did a decent amount of exploring. I am in fucking love with this game. It is exactly what I wanted from an Arkham Asylum sequel.
I jumped straight into Hard, though switching from PC to PS3 controls proved to be more difficult than planned. I've got it mostly under control now, so now I'm experimenting with the new mechanics. Arkham City definitely starts off harder. I can regularly get into fights with 10+ enemies. It feels like common baddies have more health than they did in Arkham Asylum. But with all the new techniques, it's rarely an issue. Battles just take longer. There are a ton of new animations to behold, so it doesn't quite feel like you are pressing the same buttons over and over.
The world does feel much larger than the map size would indicate. It's very dense with buildings having multiple levels. This of course leads to numerous Riddler challenges. And holy shit did they ramp up the difficulty of them. Most of them actually require both thinking and skill on your part. I still haven't found any informants to give me locations, but it could be possible that they aren't available yet.
The Catwoman segments are more fleshed out than I originally thought. You can traverse the whole city in the second segment. I definitely recommend everyone downloading her DLC before starting the game. As for other side missions, I've only got a taste of them, but I hunger for all of them. Just the mission involving
is more involving than almost anything in AA. And I've only done the first bits of that mission. I can already tell they will be one of the best parts of AC. I'll probably be trying to complete them while avoiding the campaign.
I wish I could play more right now, but I'm too tired to properly focus. I have a strong feeling this game will last me a while. Since I already purchased an Nvidia code for PC, I doubt I'll end up tackling most of the extra content on the PS3. I only got the PS3 version because I couldn't wait. I'll gladly replay the game on PC, and then a third time on New Game+.
EDIT: The TAS Batman suit is so amazing. I gave it a run on the first combat map, and I couldn't get a proper score due to laughing the whole time. I really hope all the DLC comes to PC, because I might actually buy the skins. And Robin and Nightwing of course.
