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[Always-honest]

Oh great. Finally a big anticipated game out soon!
Great scores

 

[jacobeid]

Any word on how long the main story is? I usually plow through the story and then do the side stuff so I have all the gadgets.

IGN review said ~12 hours.

 

[JustenP88]

Fucking GameStop cancelled my batmobile preorder. They didn't have enough. Wtf does that even mean. Pissed. Going to have to grumble and get a regular version.
Reviews are solid which is good to see.

They did the same thing to me with the Wii U GameCube controller adapter "don't bother buying somewhere else, just pre-order here". Release date comes and "whoops, we only got two! We're probably not getting anymore!" Assholes screwed me out of being able to shop around. Haven't bought from them since.

 

[Screaming Meat]

You know, semi off topic but I got curious from Gamespot's review being so low relatively.

http://www.metacritic.com/publication/gamespot?filter=games

How on God's earth is MGS2 higher rated than MGS3

MGS2 is great art. MGS3 is a great game.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Why is it troubling that some puzzles require the Batmobile? There were puzzles in Arkham City that required pretty much every single one of Batman's gadgets and methods of traversal so adding the Batmobile to that list is perfectly natural.

I am dumbfounded that so many people feel that the Batmobile should have been totally and completely optional when the series has never operated that way. The Arkham games have ALWAYS mandated use of Batman's entire arsenal.

Yeah, I see it the same way. I can't imagine any Arkham game "puzzle" to be so demanding or challenging to even bat an eye at regardless of whether the Batmobile is needed.

Jeff from Giant Bomb mentioned he found it tedious to use it remotely to take out some automated turrets at one point when he said it felt like there should've been a way to do it on foot. In the recent game demos, that moment lasts less than 10 seconds. If that's a deal-breaker for someone, then all the past games were full of that stuff, even the relatively simple first game.

If moments like that help justify being able to use the Batmobile at all, then fine by me as it generally looks and sounds fun to use based on other impressions I've heard.

 

[Voidance]

IGN review said ~12 hours.

Sweet! Thank you.

 

[BotoxAgent]

The batmobiles were defective. Check out the thread on it.

foreshadowing that the batmobile sections are going to be underwhelming

 

[Voror]

I'm still so on the fence on this. I'm no where close to being done with Witcher so I probably wouldn't be getting to it for some time.

I suppose if I wait there might be a sale or something. Maybe around the holidays.

Gah,not sure.

 

[FunnyBunny]

The worst reviews say it's good and the best say it's a classic.

YES.

 

[Daria]

it seems the batmobile is the weakest link in this game which I was expecting. I hope it's a solid 85/15 split for out of vehicle vs in vehicle combat

 

[jacobeid]

Sweet! Thank you.

They also mentioned that the side quests would lend to around a dozen more hours. Seems to be in line with previous games of the series.

 

[PeskyToaster]

Batmobile combat wasn't exactly a super high point, it's the driving that did it.

I find most "tank" sections in games to be quite tedious. I just want to drive the thing.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

hearing from my german connections you cannot share pics via PS4 Share function- disabled until game release proper?-kind of awesome news-as my twitter feed was filled with TW3 screens 4 days before the game released

 

[Red Hood]

IGN review said ~12 hours.

Great news. That's considerably longer than Arkham City, which I consider one of its very few flaws.

 

[Nugg]

Considering reviewers give out 9's and 10's like they're candies these days, I'll give it a rent and see if I like it. I could never get into previous Batman games.

I'm pretty sure you won't like this one either, then

 

[shinobi602]

I've always thought the batmobile stuff looked fantastic so it's all good with me.

 

[delSai]

hearing from my german connections you cannot share pics via PS4 Share function- disabled until game release proper?-kind of awesome news-as my twitter feed was filled with TW3 screens 4 days before the game released

Speaking of Screenshots - i hope this game has a Photomode or gets one later with a patch.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

NVM Life found a way

edit:thanks to Dennisu

 

[G-Fex]

I find most "tank" sections in games to be quite tedious. I just want to drive the thing.

I do too.

I'm going to be pretty let down if we have to stop every 5-10 minutes or so to shoot at tanks.

Sort of like FarCry 2 checkpoints

 

[wachie]

I'm glad I included this game in my ~$1500 E3 pre-order deal.

Good stuff.

 

[DooMAGE]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

 

[SargerusBR]

MGS2 is great art. MGS3 is a great game.

You got those mixed up

 

[ProvenDeadly]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

Did you even read past that statement or.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

I don't enjoy the super hero genre at all. I curse good game devs / filmmakers for using their talents to make super hero schlock. I sincerely hope Rocksteady never makes another super hero game.

All that being said, I will buy this game day 1.

But why don't you look past the super hero part for rock solid gameplay, steady framerate, great visuals, voice acting, etc etc? The games are not perfect, but they're some of the best games out there, super hero themed or not.

That gamespot review seems to be more inline with my expectations than the others. I suppose I'll hold off till there are more impressions and reviews before I pay less than $10 for it on steam.

EDIT: tried to do an avatar quote of GAFer Freedom here but failed epically.

 

[etrain911]

Did anyone talk about the quality of the Scarecrow missions on PS4? That determines whether I get this for PC or PS4..

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

has there been any sort of benchmarks released for the PC version?

 

[JobenNC]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

I feel like this is right around the mean for a single-player campaign if you avoid side-quests & extras. Games like the Witcher are outliers.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Did you even read past that statement or.

of course he didnt

 

[SomTervo]

foreshadowing that the batmobile sections are going to be underwhelming

wow... poignant

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

A damn shame about the batmobile. I guess y'all were right and I shouldn't have been optimistic.

 

[shinobi602]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

Length determines how great a game is now? News to me.

 

[bombshell]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

Main story. There's lots of other content in the game.

 

[JobenNC]

MGS2 is great art. MGS3 is a great game.

I'm about to play these games for the first time after I finish MGS1. I love hearing the impressions they've made on people. :-D

 

[hemo memo]

Dat Gamespot, what happened.?

The batmobile mostly.

 

[The Cretan]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

For me, it's not about how many time I spent on a game, but if I enjoyed it.

PS: I'm not not talking about very little gameplay, which I can also forgive if the other parts of the game are good enough.

 

[G-Fex]

I'm about to play these games for the first time after I finish MGS1. I love hearing the impressions they've made on people. :-D

You're in for a treat.


I'll have to replay them again to see I prefer more, but it looks like MGS2 will win it for me.

 

[Dawg]

Noice.

https://twitter.com/ItsameDennis/status/611918822954696704

 

[neogaffer1]

Fuck yes, I had slight doubts the game would end up being a hot mess...

Also don't even think about the XB1 version until GAF impressions.

WELP.

 

[RoboPlato]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

That's only for the main quest. There's a lot of side stuff as well.

 

[jacobeid]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

I'll take a tightly scripted 12-hour game over a 20-hour game with bloat.

 

[ironcreed]

WELP.

LOL, I have a feeling you will be good to go.

 

[DrBo42]

NVM Life found a way

edit:thanks to Dennisu

Grant me your blessings! I wish to learn the ways of this magic.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

12 hours is perfectly fine so long as it's a well crafted 12 hours.

 

[Dawg]

People praising a game with only ~12 hours? Is this the new standard?

12 hours + sidecontent is enough for me.

It sounds short after The Witcher 3, but if every game was like TW3, I'd be burned out on gaming.

 

[Red Hood]

Noice.

https://twitter.com/ItsameDennis/status/611918822954696704

My 280X is gonna sweat like crazy.

 

[delSai]

12 hours is perfectly fine so long as it's a well crafted 12 hours.

And that's just for the main story. There should be much more to do.

 

[BY2K]

Noice.

https://twitter.com/ItsameDennis/status/611918822954696704

My 7970 is sweating right now.

 

[DeaviL]

Wait, 12 hours is short now?
What universe is this? Who are you people?

 

[OSHAN]

12 hours is fine. The lawn needs to be mowed this summer at some point.

 

[Putosaure]

Noice.

https://twitter.com/ItsameDennis/status/611918822954696704

°L°

dat PS4 screen