AsfaeksBR
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So, what you're saying is that it gets worse as it proceeds?
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Batman: Arkham Knight |OT| Protect Gotham Racing
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So, what you're saying is that it gets worse as it proceeds?
SuperEpicMan
Banned
Recommend you finish the side stuff first
At what percentage is the last story mission at?
Ephemeris
Member
The game takes some turns : D
It handles beautifully for me, not sure what's going on your end.
Every time I lose traction it's because I mistimed an input.
Story progression.
Continue with the main story quest.
Spring-Loaded
Member
No. I found it to be consistently good throughout. I just mean that there are some pretty good surprises, a twist or two, and some genuinely emotional/affecting moments.
Yeah, it does. I wasn't expecting the story to be entertaining and it worked for me.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Yeah, the controls really are fine. There's barely ever a time where the handling is even consequential, and when it is, some finesse is all that's needed to keep things on track. Chasing APCs, dodging rockets, side-swiping other trucks and hitting them with "immobilizers" (i.e. rockets) seems like it shouldn't work, but it all does, and it's fantastic.
I only wish you could rip them out of the APC then apprehend them yourself.
semiconscious
Member
are you certain that these are really errors? because that's how my screens read, as well...
Admiral Woofington
Member
Ok after much debating with myself, and realizing I don't want to devote like an extra 8 fucking hours doing them, I decided I can beat the game doing everything BUT the Riddler trophy. They added way too fucking many trophies/riddles and I'm not about to do them. Fuck that. And from what I hear the extra cutscene content you get isn't that much either.
Seriously who added all of those riddler trophies and decided that the only way to get the best ending was to go and spend hours only doing that?
My biggest complaint, having played the PS4 version, is that the Batman Beyond costume was exclusive to Steam. That's my favorite costume and the rest of them look silly considering only the canon one looks all armored and shit.
I'm probably not too far off from finishing off the main story and I should be getting the third/hopefully final wave of some of the sidequests soon.
Seriously who added all of those riddler trophies and decided that the only way to get the best ending was to go and spend hours only doing that?
My biggest complaint, having played the PS4 version, is that the Batman Beyond costume was exclusive to Steam. That's my favorite costume and the rest of them look silly considering only the canon one looks all armored and shit.
I'm probably not too far off from finishing off the main story and I should be getting the third/hopefully final wave of some of the sidequests soon.
gbpackers25
Member
Finally did the riddles for the three islands! Now I just need to do the remaining three smaller areas and I will finally be done
More of those things are added to the map as the story progresses. There are more than 3 and even 4 bombs of Miagami island.
There are 5.
FranXico
Member
If you really don't have the patience to collect them, you can see how the final confrontation goes down here: The Riddler (spoilers).
Admiral Woofington
Member
it's a combination of not having the patience, intolerance for padding out game time with way too many collectibles, and I have a lot of old school games I want to get to. The game is amazing and all but not enough to sour my opinion looking for way too many riddler stuff.
Killing_Joke
Member
243 sounds like a lot but its really not. You can eaisly unlock half maybe more with decent exploration throughout the main story. I had 139/243 when finished. Took out 6 or 7 riddler men for trophy locations and had the rest done in 2 to 3 hours max. Remote batarang must of had better controlling because i got most of the annoying ones done in one shot.
Those chases are horrible. Not only are those vehicles faster than the Batmobile, they're by far more maneuverable.
Spring-Loaded
Member
They're only as fast as the Batmobile. You can catch up by boosting.
A few things I've seen people mention:
- Check if your controller is working properly. Some have said holding the trigger down doesn't bring the car to max speed on their controller, only to find a different controller worked properly.
- Pay attention to the arrows in front of the APC. They'll indicate where it'll turn next.
- Sideswipe (direction + A/X) and boost into other trucks to take them out quicker.
- Holding B/Circle will disengage the immobilizer lock-on on the smaller trucks so you can try locking onto the APC again.
You're fine, it's not bugged. You haven't cleaned any checkpoints in Bleake Island because none have appeared yet, you're probably remembering wrong. More checkpoints, watchtowers, drones and road bombs appear throughout the story. The YouTube video you watched would have probably been near the end of the game.
I'm glad you liked them.
The Batmobile handles like a brick and, honestly, should be a little faster than the military transports and sedans it chases after.
Spring-Loaded
Member
It handles how it looks like it'd handles, yup.
It really is no slower than the APCs though. If you crash into walls while chasing them, you can still catch up to them, meaning they're not faster though. Have you tried any of the things I mentioned?
That would be fine if it wasn't the Batmobile in a Batman game.
Spring-Loaded
Member
It takes some getting used to, yet it's doesn't handle poorly. "Brick" has a negative connotation, but it really does have a serious sense of weight to it, evident in it being able to smash through anything. It can easily be controlled well, though. Car control isn't quite Sleeping Dogs, but it isn't GTAIV either.
I assumed you wanted to have fun with the game, hence you're playing the game — if that's not the case, let me know and I won't bother you with suggestions on how to accomplish that.
robertlebrone
Member
FranXico
Member
I think that you can only activate Knightfall after reaching 100% completion. The
Most Wanted screen becomes a Knightfall protocol countdown screen
Warablo
Member
Yeah, the first one I came across one was really frustrating. Can't imagine the other ones.
Admiral Woofington
Member
wait till you get to the last one. Fucking A. I had to retry the whole thing like 15 times
robertlebrone
Member
No you can actually activate Knightfall after completing 7/14 most wanted quest lines you just don't get the full ending unless you complete the game 100%.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Was this in the AR challenge version or the actual thing?
Mr. PlayStation
Member
So what were the major plot twists that some here were teasing about? I didn't experience any of it throughout the 37hrs of playtime! Amazing game though, on a gameplay level this is the most ambitious superhero/Batman game, but on a narrative level the game lacks the cohesive compelling aspect of AA and AC.
Regginator
Member
I'm thinking they were blown away by
Jason Todd being the Arkham Knight
Admiral Woofington
Member
oh shit haha, nvm I was talking about the actual thing in-game. I just can't handle the batmobile well enough, and kept trying to be badass and dodge shit at the last minute. I learned my lesson eventually and took it nice and slow as there was plenty of time.
As to my distaste for Riddler stuff, I might change my tune once I'm closer to finishing the game depending on how much Riddler stuff I have.
Delta Assault
Member
I've apparently discovered the Batmobile's hidden invisibility mode...
I played Arkham Knight and beat it. I opted not to collect all the junk. I wouldn't have played it to its conclusion if I wasn't enjoying it. I'm critical of certain parts of the game, yes.
We have differing opinions about what the Batmobile should be. Thank you for offering the tips.
Anyone have a hint how the batmobile scanner riddles work? I activate the scanner, follow the trail of question marks, then it ends (or I think so?) and I have no idea what to do.
The hunt is going smoothly. Only about 100 left
Nearly lost it at 5 perfect tank shots trophy. That was way harder than I thought it would be. 'Oh, you need to use the machine gun. Oh, you can't miss a single bullet. Oh, you can't get hit in the streak.' Took me a lot of retries.
The hunt is going smoothly. Only about 100 left
Nearly lost it at 5 perfect tank shots trophy. That was way harder than I thought it would be. 'Oh, you need to use the machine gun. Oh, you can't miss a single bullet. Oh, you can't get hit in the streak.' Took me a lot of retries.
WordsintheWater
Member
Make sure you move the camera while scanning all around, they sometimes go on ceilings and up buildings also through vents. There's even some where you have to use a ramp to jump from building to building to get the next mark
ok, but do I just follow the trail til I hit the trophy? No other gadgets/actions required?
WordsintheWater
Member
You just follow the trail and once you get to the end of it a new symbol shows up which shows an explosion, shoot it with the Cannon and hop in to get the trophy
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
The batmobile has single handedly made me hold off on getting the season pass.
Mr. PlayStation
Member
I would've been blown away if it was Ra's Al Ghul beneath the mask, but the moment when you hear AK calls Batman as "Old Man", it became unambiguous. With
Jason Todd
Joker
shot
lazarus pit
him back alive
see him giving the character of
Jason Todd
Jason Todd
Troy Baker
Under The Redhood
Jensen Ackles
JasonTodd/Arkham Knight
Mr. PlayStation
Member
It would finally end with a piece of object that's revealed to be destructible! Destroy it with your r2 canon rounds, and explore the inside of the destroyed portion, you'd find Riddler Trophy
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
My god that trophy sucked.
However, I ended up getting it on Untouchable instead of what most guides recommend.
On untouchable you do have to be very quick, but at least the tanks dont move and it ends if you get hit, so you absolutely know you wont fail it due to getting hit.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
In regards to the Lazrus pit
in the Arkham series Jason Todd didn't actually die. Batman just thought he did