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Batman: Arkham Knight |OT| Protect Gotham Racing
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Dave1988
Member
Wow, what an ending. Rocksteady really delivered with Arkham Knight and I'm a little sad that this is their last take on Arkhamverse Batman.
I was dreading the tanks sections from reading all of the negative impressions on GAF, but it turned out they're weren't even that bad. However, the Batmobile itself is an absolute blast to drive around Gotham and I'm glad Rocksteady decided to incorporate it.
The combat and stealth is the best it has ever been in the series. I always loved those elements in Rocksteady's Batman game, so them being nigh perfect in this is just icing on this delicious cake.
Now, onto NG+.
I was dreading the tanks sections from reading all of the negative impressions on GAF, but it turned out they're weren't even that bad. However, the Batmobile itself is an absolute blast to drive around Gotham and I'm glad Rocksteady decided to incorporate it.
The combat and stealth is the best it has ever been in the series. I always loved those elements in Rocksteady's Batman game, so them being nigh perfect in this is just icing on this delicious cake.
Now, onto NG+.
Circle Jerk
Member
This might be the most disappointed I've ever been in a game. I just am not having any fun with it. I really wish I had gone physical over digital so I could trade it in. Just... not what I wanted or expected at all.
Batmobile really that bad?
If not, I don't know what you expected... they were never going to reinvent the mechanics, so it was always going to be a refinement of what's come before.
Interview Tapes you collect by finding Riddler trophies, it's still contrived but it is explained.
Seven Force
Banned
Some things they just flat out dropped instead of refining, though. (Boss Battles come to mind)
Pretty sure they're working under Arkham Knight, who in turn, got the financing for said militia from Scarecrow.
And I'm at 100%. Next up: New Game+
Jump over them. Whenever you see Red attacks, you have to dodge or jump over them.
Someone please tell me how you stop those enemies that rugby tackle you
Jump over them. Whenever you see Red attacks, you have to dodge or jump over them.
Oh, nice. I don't mind if it's a silly explanation, I'm just glad there is one. More incentive to find all the stuff in this game!
Tap L2Someone please tell me how you stop those enemies that rugby tackle you
Primethius
Banned
Someone please tell me how you stop those enemies that rugby tackle you
Double tap LT or L2 for quick batarangs and it takes them out.
It barely counts as an explanation, in all honesty.
Destroying a tank via its weak spot (glowing light on turret) awards double the amount of secondary weapon charge.
Did not know.
Nope, you can also tap R2 to take them out/stun them with a quick throw baterang.
All other projectiles work, too.
Did not know.
Nope, you can also tap R2 to take them out/stun them with a quick throw baterang.
All other projectiles work, too.
Beelzebufo
Banned
I wouldn't recommend trying out the other Arkham games either then. I'm sorry you can't get into it
SkylineRKR
Member
Batmobile is bad ass but the Tank sections are overdone. I didn't dislike them at first but there is too much of it. 2 of those shootouts and the rest relegated to side stuff would've been for the better.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Learning those things at the end of the game. lol
At least they are gonna help me with NG+. Haha
Eh, feel free to tell me in spoiler tags, if you want. I'm still going for 100%, but I'd like to know the "explanation" now.
GodParticle
Member
I damn near had a heart attack. I may have even shrieked like a little girl >_<
Beelzebufo
Banned
Now that I have the afternoon off, I'm really loving this game. I was worried I was losing my taste for big games after not liking Witcher 3 at all, but this is the most I've enjoyed a game since Bloodborne.
Eh, feel free to tell me in spoiler tags, if you want. I'm still going for 100%, but I'd like to know the "explanation" now.
The Arkham Knight approaches Scarecrow about building an army to kill Batman, and asks for $3 billion dollars. At first Scarecrow isn't on-board, but the Arkham Knight tell Scarecrow that he knows what Batman fears. As such, Scarecrow gets the combined wealth of Two-Face, The Penguin, The Riddler and Harley Quinn (whicj, apparently, amounts to $3 billion) and gives it to the Arkham Knight to build his army of soldiers and drones.
STILLethal
Member
Didnt know you can acquire electrical grenades at Pasadena movie studio until reading a wiki today, and already beat the game
Hmm, that makes sense, I suppose (I didn't consider all the factions involved), but how did
Scarecrow convince Penguin, Two-Face, etc., to get onboard? In Asylum, he seemed like a one-note psycho everyone just kind of tolerated if they even knew he existed in the first place, but now he commands so much authority...
You won't get the true ending unless you do everything. You can focus on the main story and then clean up everything afterward.
John Noble started voicing him.
Ah ok, so if I just rush the story then do all the other missions, the true ending will play? I'd rather not watch it on youtube or something, haha.
RPGCrazied
Member
90% done with the story, and yeah I now see the batmobile complaints. I actually liked it, but the forced segments are bad. Specially
, ugh.
the drill chase part
For me, Arkham Knight is the most I've enjoyed a game since Splatoon, which in turn was the most I had enjoyed a game since Bloodborne.
Picking a GOTY this year won't be easy. It was hard enough last year with all of the great Nintendo games, but this year you now have current-gen titles coming into their own.
The basic idea to that is
the only reason they didn't get together before-hand was because the Joker was a chaotic force between them. So, he'd instigate trouble with the Penguin, and Two-Face, and as such all of the villains sort of worked indepedently.
But with the Joker dead Scarecrow gathers the major super-villains of Gotham and tells them he has a plan to take Batman down with their help, with them deciding to set aside their differences just for one night to kill Batman. When you listen to the tapes he doesn't really lead any of them, he just asks them to do whatever they are doing on Halloween so that they can further wear down the Batman for Scarecrow and The Arkham Knight to take down.
But with the Joker dead Scarecrow gathers the major super-villains of Gotham and tells them he has a plan to take Batman down with their help, with them deciding to set aside their differences just for one night to kill Batman. When you listen to the tapes he doesn't really lead any of them, he just asks them to do whatever they are doing on Halloween so that they can further wear down the Batman for Scarecrow and The Arkham Knight to take down.
And that. He sounded like an elderly female librarian in Asylum.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Man, this game, I've never laughed so hard at
In tears.
the Joker serenading Batman in the movie studio as you via Robin are trying to disarm the bombs
In tears.
He means the
freeze grenades
You'll see the 'true ending' by completing the game, even if you just rush the story. Getting 100% just lets you see an epilogue scene.
OK, I'm satisfied with this explanation. It's comic book-y, but it works.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Which is sad because I actually liked
Clayface, Freeze, Ra's and Grundy fights in City.
Shiva, Bane, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Firefly fights in Origins.
Circle Jerk
Member
I wouldn't recommend trying out the other Arkham games either then. I'm sorry you can't get into it
I played AA and AC to 100% each. I just don't like the combat additions, story, or batmobile in this game. It's about on par with Origins for me.
Seven Force
Banned
olimpia84
Member
So I rescued one of those firefighters early in the game. I'm at 25% completion now and decided to rescue another one to step away from the main missions for a bit so I chose its mission but when I go to the marker where the firefighter is (top of a building) no one is there. Is this a glitch or do I need to progress more in the story first?
neogaffer1
Banned
It's on a table next to the cell that you put Robin in.
Look around that area. Turn on detective mode, listen for conversation about a firefighter and go to where that conversation is. They don't give you a marker to exactly where the firefighter is, you have to go look for them.
hammertomb
Banned
Go to gcpd evidence room, and then go to batmans display and break the glass.
It comes before a power station in the station dictionary. Your discovery there might prove quite ... prove quite ...
Fuck, riddles are hard.
olimpia84
Member
Will try that, thanks.
Literally just finished that part. Loved it. This game is simply amazing and you can tell Rocksteady put a lot of love in it.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Guess you didn't do the buried mine missions? Because they are rampant during those.
The Riddler stuff is utterly fantastic. Best in the series by a mile.
The reward are the encounters themselves. Side missions have some of the best and more inventive combat and predator scenarios in the game.
Boss battles are literally the only thing that I think are worse in this game than the previous games. In my opinion of course.
Beelzebufo
Banned
I think the difference is that AK's side missions aren't insufferably boring and actually control well.
