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[Durden77]

and his heavy breathing. I half expected it to be the scarecrow lol

Next installment, Batman : Arkham Minigun Thug

The standard riddles, not the trophies, have been kind of a pain for me in this one. I usually know what the riddle is reffering to, but I either can't find it or can't scan it exactly as they want it. For instance, there's one that's obviously referencing Bruce Wayne's house, but in the area that the riddle is supposed to be I have no idea where it is.

The trophies though have all been pretty fantastic so far for the most part. There's some seriously clever puzzles in these, and they really take advantage of all of Batman's tools. Love the ones that you have to work in tandem with your remote Batmobile.

 

[Marvel]

I did that with a thug that said, "Batman broke my arm in three places, but the way I see it lightning won't strike twice." Hit him with the super glide flip thing and it gave me much personal laughs.

Ha!

 

[Papercuts]

Next installment, Batman : Arkham Minigun Thug

The standard riddles, not the trophies, have been kind of a pain for me in this one. I usually know what the riddle is reffering to, but I either can't find it or can't scan it exactly as they want it. For instance, there's one that's obviously referencing Bruce Wayne's house, but in the area that the riddle is supposed to be I have no idea where it is.

The trophies though have all been pretty fantastic so far for the most part. There's some seriously clever puzzles in these, and they really take advantage of all of Batman's tools. Love the ones that you have to work in tandem with your remote Batmobile.

For the one you mention look into the far background, there have been multiple ones using that which I would normally never even think to check.

But yeah, some of the trophies have been really cool. My favorite so far was in the Theater,

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where Charisma was as the Riddler makes you play a game where you hit 4 different colored ?s and you had to remember the color of the words shown, NOT the words themselves. So 'yellow' painted red, stuff like that, really messed with me.

 

[flipswitch]

Are AR challenges only available in the main menu?

 

[Alienous]

Are AR challenges only available in the main menu?

No, you can find them in the open world too.

 

[matrix-cat]

But yeah, some of the trophies have been really cool. My favorite so far was in the Theater,

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where Charisma was as the Riddler makes you play a game where you hit 4 different colored ?s and you had to remember the color of the words shown, NOT the words themselves. So 'yellow' painted red, stuff like that, really messed with me.

Yeah, I found that one today, it was great.

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It's the Stroop Test from Dr Kawashima's Brain Training. I used to do it every day a few months ago, so I nailed the colours, but unfortunately my short term memory didn't hold up for the last one and I had to write down the sequence

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

nah, the Riddler adds comic relief. his insults can be funny.

They're not though, they're consistently irritating. As I've said before, Rocksteady make really hateful villains.

Yes, we get it, you have an inferiority complex about Batman's intelligence.

 

[Dragonborne]

I played the game for 2 hours. Mandatory use of Batmobile is killing me
Everything else is perfectly fine

 

[the_batman]

They're not though, they're consistently irritating. As I've said before, Rocksteady make really hateful villains.

Yes, we get it, you have an inferiority complex about Batman's intelligence.

wow, you're really letting it get to you, which is what the Riddler wants!

 

[El_Cinefilo]

I noticed after finishing the main story there is still the second Batmobile and a Player skin between New 52 Robin and regular Nightwing that are locked in showcase mode

Can I unlock these or are they DLC that I don't have?

 

[Rean]

I noticed after finishing the main story there is still the second Batmobile and a Player skin between New 52 Robin and regular Nightwing that are locked in showcase mode

Can I unlock these or are they DLC that I don't have?

They're free dlc skins

 

[viveks86]

This game is breathtaking!

 

[El_Cinefilo]

They're free dlc skins

I already have the Playstation exclusive skins pack, the new 52 skin pack and the amazon Prototype Batmobile skin pack installed, Or are they skins that haven't been released yet?

 

[Rean]

I already have the Playstation exclusive skins pack, the new 52 skin pack and the amazon Prototype Batmobile skin pack installed, Or are they skins that haven't been released yet?

Oh sorry, I read that wrong. I thought you were referring to the new 52 skins

 

[El_Cinefilo]

Oh sorry, I read that wrong. I thought you were referring to the new 52 skins

It's ok, looks like one of them might be an Anime Batman costume you get for linking with WBplay (Which hasn't worked since I got the game)

 

[the_batman]

It's ok, looks like one of them might be an Anime Batman costume you get for linking with WBplay (Which hasn't worked since I got the game)

hmm, worked for me. too bad the costume is garbage.

 

[viveks86]

The multi fear takedown looks so damn cool. Man I love the camera angles in this game!

 

[Rean]

Can you use Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman in challenge missions?

 

[Alienous]

Can you use Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman in challenge missions?

No, but there is a dual-play freeflow challenge map where you play as Batman and Nightwing.

 

[Durden77]

For the one you mention look into the far background, there have been multiple ones using that which I would normally never even think to check.

But yeah, some of the trophies have been really cool. My favorite so far was in the Theater,

Spoiler

where Charisma was as the Riddler makes you play a game where you hit 4 different colored ?s and you had to remember the color of the words shown, NOT the words themselves. So 'yellow' painted red, stuff like that, really messed with me.

Ah thanks, that actually helped me with another one too.

I think my favorite riddler trophy so far, or at least off the top of my head was where

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you were in a big square room with a laser ceiling. Above the ceiling were 3 ?'s but the ceiling would stop batarangs. You have to pull the Batmobile in, use an EMP, eject out of it and create a wire with the line launcher to land on, wait for the power to come back on, and then hit the ?'s.

Just really really cool stuff. Makes you think with everything you've got.

 

[Kaswa101]

Ah thanks, that actually helped me with another one too.

I think my favorite riddler trophy so far, or at least off the top of my head was where

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you were in a big square room with a laser ceiling. Above the ceiling were 3 ?'s but the ceiling would stop batarangs. You have to pull the Batmobile in, use an EMP, eject out of it and create a wire with the line launcher to land on, wait for the power to come back on, and then hit the ?'s.

Just really really cool stuff. Makes you think with everything you've got.

Did this one yesterday. Was quite tricky but really well done.

 

[Certinty]

Spoilers about Riddler's side quest.

Is it true that to complete the

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Riddler's Revenge

side quest I need to find all his trophies? I can't

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save Catwoman

without doing that?

 

[the_batman]

The multi fear takedown looks so damn cool. Man I love the camera angles in this game!

yeah, there a lot of cool little things in the game. who would've thought traveling through air ducts could look so cool?

 

[MilesTeg]

Rain is gone. Does it come back?

Dunno if spoiler but

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yes it does

 

[Rean]

Spoilers about Riddler's side quest.

Is it true that to complete the

Spoiler

Riddler's Revenge

side quest I need to find all his trophies? I can't

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save Catwoman

without doing that?

Yep. You can save her without getting all the trophies tho.

 

[El_Cinefilo]

hmm, worked for me. too bad the costume is garbage.

Worked now for me when I tried it again. It added the costume as an extra one though, The two I'm missing must be unlockable ones

 

[Prine]

Just started the tutorial, but I can already feel the tank battles grating on me. I turned off the game (mostly becuase I was tired but would have continued if I was playing as Batman) once I beat the first wave during the poison ivy introduction. Orcal announced MORE tanks in a different location I was like "OK time to sleep".

Very very worried about this .

 

[Certinty]

Yep. You can save her without getting all the trophies tho.

That's good enough I guess, thanks.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Is the dude behind the Perfect Crime

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Prof. pyg

? Don't tell me who it is if it's not, but that's the only unused Batman villain I can think of that would do stuff like this. Maybe I'm not thinking hard enough.

 

[Messypandas]

Is the dude behind the Perfect Crime

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Prof. pyg

? Don't tell me who it is if it's not, but that's the only unused Batman villain I can think of that would do stuff like this. Maybe I'm not thinking hard enough.

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....YES.....

I feel weird but reading all the tank hate is disheartening. I LOVE that gameplay, felt as natural as the perfect punch/block combat.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Do we have any more info on the Asylum/City Remaster that was rumoured a while back? I would usually just find it difficult to go back to former games, but I long for a time when the Batmobile was just a plot device.

 

[Neiteio]

FUCKING GIANT DRILL CHASE

Ahem

 

[GravyButt]

Do we have any more info on the Asylum/City Remaster that was rumoured a while back? I would usually just find it difficult to go back to former games, but I long for a time when the Batmobile was just a plot device.

I hope so. Not that I mind the batmobile but simply because i only played a few minutes of each!

 

[Summer Haze]

I decided to watch the Knightfall endings on YouTube as I don't care for grinding in videogames, and I'm a little confused.

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Did Bruce fake his own death only to keep being Batman...but while using some sort of scarecrow fear toxin? Dafuq?

 

[semiconscious]

I feel weird but reading all the tank hate is disheartening. I LOVE that gameplay, felt as natural as the perfect punch/block combat.

nothing weird about it. that inserting a completely new form of gameplay into an established series, & forcing everyone to deal with it repeatedly, doesn't particularly go over very well with a certain portion of the game's fanbase shouldn't surprise anyone...

pick a type of gameplay you're not really crazy about: rhythm, fps, tower defense, card battle, whatever. now imagine a load of that gameplay being included (& made mandatory) in the latest title of an existing series that you enjoy. see?...

 

[Beelzebufo]

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....YES.....

I feel weird but reading all the tank hate is disheartening. I LOVE that gameplay, felt as natural as the perfect punch/block combat.

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Awwww yeah. This is gonna be great.

I'm not sure I'd say i love the tank, but it's fun. I like it better than some of the underground sections in City, those gave me anxiety and headaches after a while.

 

[rrc1594]

Batman movie can't come soon enough. I'm about to go watch year One

 

[pahamrick]

Arkham Knight reveal spoilers

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Big surprise, it was Jason Todd. Just like many people called it as soon as it was revealed that there would be Red Hood exclusive DLC for Gamestop. Once Batman started to hallucinate and see Todd it was pretty much confirmed, but I think Rocksteady did a huge mistake giving Gamestop the Red Hood DLC. It should have been something else, and roll the Red Hood DLC into the season pass / separate purchase and not announced until the game had been out for awhile. Sure, it would have still been obvious once the hallucinations started, but it wouldn't have caused the huge "Red Hood DLC? Arkham Knight is Jason Todd confirmed" shit that started months before the game released.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

You know its the little things in this like throwing a supervillain into a jail cell that makes you feel like you are doing some real Batman shit this time.

Please God let WB Montreal make another Batman game after Suicide Squad, I need more of this but with bits of Origins added in.
Take this map edited and add in Origins section of Gotham.

 

[pahamrick]

You know its the little things in this like throwing a supervillain into a jail cell that makes you feel like you are doing some real Batman shit this time.

Please God let WB Montreal make another Batman game after Suicide Squad.

You know, I'm super disappointed that so far I've yet to see

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The Bat Cave. The end to Rocksteady's Arkham Trilogy and not once do you ever get to go there.

For all the complaining that WB Montreal get for Arkham Origins, at least you

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got to visit the damn Bat Cave! Going there and activing the challenge maps from within the cave was really cool and added nicely to the experience.

 

[mickcenary]

Very early ACE Chemical Plant mission question, y'all:

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I've found two of the 5 hostages so far and they've both been killed

. Is this scripted, or am I just a really shitty Batman? I'm guessing the latter.

Thanks!

 

[Rean]

You know, I'm super disappointed that so far I've yet to see

Spoiler

The Bat Cave. The end to Rocksteady's Arkham Trilogy and not once do you ever get to go there.

For all the complaining that WB Montreal get for Arkham Origins, at least you

Spoiler

got to visit the damn Bat Cave! Going there and activing the challenge maps from within the cave was really cool and added nicely to the experience.

To be fair the Bat Cave was a challenge map in Arkham City. Even if it wasn't there in the story mode.

Very early ACE Chemical Plant mission question, y'all:

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I've found two of the 5 hostages so far and they've both been killed

. Is this scripted, or am I just a really shitty Batman? I'm guessing the latter.

Thanks!

Its scripted.

 

[pahamrick]

Very early ACE Chemical Plant mission question, y'all:

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I've found two of the 5 hostages so far and they've both been killed

. Is this scripted, or am I just a really shitty Batman? I'm guessing the latter.

Thanks!

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3 of the 5 are dead no matter what you do.

To be fair the Bat Cave was a challenge map in Arkham City. Even if it wasn't there in the story mode.

Still sucks you never get to see it proper in story mode.

 

[Luigi87]

I have some issues with the game, but overall I'm loving it. I love the extra details and Easter eggs such as:

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The billboards turning into Jokerized versions when you look at them, but turning back to normal when you look away then look back.

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The Batwing flying around the city once you have it looking for the Cloudburst

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Bruce getting answering machine messages from Lex Luthor, as well as Kate Kane/Batwoman

Also the sequence at the movie studio

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Starting with the Arkham Asylum PA jingle, you turn around to see Joker on the stretcher and an Arkham monitor, then the whole area within the studios is reminscent of Arkham Asylum in that you are technically backtracking through an area, but every time you do Harley has added her personal flare to it more and more each time, similar to what Joker did in the Asylum. This includes her heart paintings in place of Joker's smiles in AA, and her jack-in-the-boxes in place of Joker's chattering teeth.

 

[Gold_Loot]

Very early ACE Chemical Plant mission question, y'all:

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I've found two of the 5 hostages so far and they've both been killed

. Is this scripted, or am I just a really shitty Batman? I'm guessing the latter.

Thanks!

That's normal. No worries.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

"Cobra tanks detected"

Is there a more distasteful combination of words in the English language

 

[VE3TRO]

Question regarding the mission wheel.

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I have all but one unlocked. Does anyone know what the one between the main mission and Firefly is?

 

[Haines]

Very early ACE Chemical Plant mission question, y'all:

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I've found two of the 5 hostages so far and they've both been killed

. Is this scripted, or am I just a really shitty Batman? I'm guessing the latter.

Thanks!

Considering the bat mobile only has 2 spots to put people in.....lol.

 

[Gonzalez]

Batman movie can't come soon enough. I'm about to go watch year One

Yeah, like Asylum, and City did before this shit has me in a Batman fix. Reading Year Zero, watching the Nolan trilogy, BtAS, etc....

I wanna watch Batman 89 again, but it ages horribly every time I watch it. It's not because of the FX, or the Prince soundtrack. No it's the horrible way the non-existent story is structured. Extremely quotable, but damn is it mess when it comes to character development.

 

[stephen08]

Question regarding the mission wheel.

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I have all but one unlocked. Does anyone know what the one between the main mission and Firefly is?

You'll be notified when it becomes available.

Some vague spoilers:

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Jack Ryder is involved so it is available once he leaves GCPD.

"Cobra tanks detected"

Is there a more distasteful combination of words in the English language

The distracting shot for them is a must have upgrade.