XANDER CAGE
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That sounds good. I was just worried all of a sudden that this off-season game was just set in a reskinned snowy Arkham City, thanks to that review.
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Batman: Arkham Origins |OT| Justice from the head of Prototype And Hulk: UD
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That sounds good. I was just worried all of a sudden that this off-season game was just set in a reskinned snowy Arkham City, thanks to that review.
doniewhalberg
Member
Stupid thing was
the freeze gun deactivator thing was the one that I couldn't think of and figure out at the end haha, took me awhile to click.
Well, I've zipped around a bit and I've had a good look at the overall map but I will straight up admit that I haven't fully explored yet though. The new map seems like a big mass, but less dense, so I need to have a look and see if the extra verticality makes up for that, if the *old* map feels different enough to be satisfying etc., I don't want to give you the wrong impression.
Deputy Dangle
Member
Well, there goes my hopes of the game unlocking at 7pm. 
roflwaffles
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WordsintheWater
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After seeing those pictures a few pages back, I wish I had a gaming PC. My brother has one, but I wouldn't be able to play all that much, it's in his room and he uses it for the most part of the day.
Pops Maellard
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Agreed with everything else though.
Hah, what? I don't think so.
Shake Appeal
Member
The Mr Freeze boss fight was one of the highlights of AC for me.
Phew, thanks for the head's up.
And Ezio Auditore.I cant believe that is Chris Redfield
Played that so damn much.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Ah, so, I have a legitimate question to those who purchased the game from a CDKeysDiscount, Nvidia, or another retailer that had the Deathstroke DLC advertised: is that a separate key or do you have the DLC listed under your game when you put in the Steam key?
Well shit my unlock time just jumped to 10 hours in Central time in the USA. I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....
I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....I will not use my VPN I already pay for to unlock this....Omega_Tom_Hanks
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Hey buddy, thanks! I was alternating quite regularly between being the ass kicker and the ass kickee though. The combat in this has definitely changed up a bit. Enemies in general seem quicker to attack you at a much faster rate.
Well shit my unlock time just jumped to 10 hours in Central time in the USA.
5 hours for me
in 10 hours you can do a speedrun for AA and AC
chickdigger802
Banned
Are gadgets needed for combat in this? Beside grappling away guns I never really bothered using them in free flow combat.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Well shit my unlock time just jumped to 10 hours in Central time in the USA.
Hehehe, I haven't checked the unlock time since I didn't have time, but I'm also CST; if it's not unlocked by the time it finishes download, VPN here I come!
Whaaaa? How do you go through the game without using gadgets in freeflow? That doesn't sound very fun.
They said on twitter, that they never received an copy from Warner Bros or signed an embargo agreement. Just that their pre-order copy came early.
5 hours for me
in 10 hours you can do a speedrun for AA and AC
I would prepare for it to be pushed back. In caes I decide to go the VPN route is there step by step instructions on how to do so?
5 hours for me
in 10 hours you can do a speedrun for AA and AC
Yeah also 5 hours here. And tonight here in the netherlands The Dark Knight on Veronica, if dutch people are reading this. Last week also 2 Batman movies was in the week that GFWL where removed with AA and AC.
doniewhalberg
Member
Well, I doubt you'll need to, they aren't necessary to takedown any specific enemies down for example. They are fun though. I usually leave off them in the combat challenges since it's kind of easier to fuck up with them than not, but they are good fun in campaign. Grapple hook is good to disarm guards, REC gun will fizzle out a radio guard's pack etc.
Jack Random
Member
Agreed with everything else though.
damn right
GMG already sent out plenty of keys today, not sure if supply lasted for everyone
doniewhalberg
Member
I'm playing it right now.. too much clipping
Combat is indeed better than Arkham City though.
What version is that? I can't relate at all man, I thought the opening was really cool. and having play a decent bit, I think the combat is effectively the exact same haha!
Combat must be so boring for you...
Nope, it's a all-in-one key. From what I've seen so far, is that the Deathstroke DLC is a pre-order bonus for every retailer/website. My key is from CDKeysdiscount, and I didn't have any problems activating it on steam, or unlocking it early using the TunnelBear Japan VPN.
From what I have played so far, the game looks good graphically, but it definitely lacks a bit of optimization for AMD GPU's.. Running the game with i5 4670k and HD7950 3 GB, I should get a steady 60 fps without PhysX and MSAA, but I don't unfortunately. With Vsync the framerate is good enough most of the time (even when travelling in the open world) but I experience some slight stutter at times when you progress into the game (new stuff/sequences loading, animations), and during in-game cinematics.
Also, the CG movies look like crap. Really bad. There is even aliasing, lol. Why they didn't at least render that shit in 1080p is beyond me. A shame. All of it doesn't bother me that much, but it is definitely something they could and should have fixed in the PC port. But I think Nvidia-gamers will have a better experience at this moment. AMD will probably release new drivers for this game anyway.
360! In the rocksteady game I never saw batman's cape clipping. Also, you can walk through Alfred. lol
But in a pure gameplay perspective is great. A better opening than Arkham City.
Seems like issues that can be solved with a patch. Hopefully they do!
How do you. Wha?
You do know you can just double tap the number keys to use the gadgets right?
How do you play and not use gadgets
illmatic22
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I'm gonna give this a rent, might be the last current gen game I play in awhile.
Played it. Don't agree.
Agreed with everything else though.
Loved the AC opening; Bruce getting incarcerated, fighting his way out, scaling a building and calling in the Batwing to drop his equipment in. First time I played it, I immediately wanted to replay it.
Hoping my Steam copy is unlocked when I get home!
PoweredBySoy
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Nice. Done and done.
Your opinion is wrong
The Smoking Bun
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[READ IN RIDDLER VOICE]
Tick Tock Tick Tock. What's wrong with the clock Dark Knight?!
Can you figure it out?
????????????
illmatic22
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Cool. Lets just agree to disagree.
#1 defender
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Thanks for the impressions so far. Since you're far into the game now, could you give us an update on the technical hiccups, i.e. tearing, framerate drops and the like? Tearing is a pet peeve of mine and hearing that it's worse than in B:AC diminished my excitement for Origins significantly. In B:AC it was tolerable since it didn't occur that often and only at the top of the screen during gliding, making it hard to notice unless you were explicitly looking for it. Can you tell me how you feel about these things at this point of the game? Btw, it would help to know how sensible you are to them in general.
Could you also give some impressions about the side content without spoiling anything storywise? For example, i know there's an equivalent to riddler trophies, but do you obtain them the same way as in AC, by having to think about how to use your skills and gadgets to get them, or is it more like in AA, where it was mostly just a question of having the right gadget for the job? Also, i think it was you who mentioned that it seems like there are no scanning riddles anymore. Did that turn out to be true, or did you just not come across any of them early on?
SJRB
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1.5 hours into the game. The intro is awesome, it got me HYPED. The city itself is pretty massive. The Arkham City segment is barely recognizable, they really didn't just copy-paste the entire segment. It's not really as "christmassy" as I was expecting, it's a very colorless place. And it's kind of empty. A city as big as this without pedestrians and traffic just feels wrong. I know the narrative reason why there isn't any and I know the devs were dealing with current gen hardware restrictions, but still.
I also love how brutal Batman is, and how everyone is freaking scared of him. It feels really cool.
I'm kind of struggling with the audio, there seems something wrong with the stereo effect [or better - lack thereof]. Graphic performance is.. well okay I guess. Sometimes some agressive texture load-in [Unreal engine trademark I guess] and some severe stuttering during certain gameplay - cutscene - gameplay segments where my PS3 was clearly struggling to keep up. Overall gliding through the city is okay, but let's be honest here - the only reason the interconnecting bridge is this insanely long is to hide load times.
I also love how brutal Batman is, and how everyone is freaking scared of him. It feels really cool.
I'm kind of struggling with the audio, there seems something wrong with the stereo effect [or better - lack thereof]. Graphic performance is.. well okay I guess. Sometimes some agressive texture load-in [Unreal engine trademark I guess] and some severe stuttering during certain gameplay - cutscene - gameplay segments where my PS3 was clearly struggling to keep up. Overall gliding through the city is okay, but let's be honest here - the only reason the interconnecting bridge is this insanely long is to hide load times.
The perfect Dark
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I'm right before the end and yes, this is the best game in the arkham-series (imo). great bossfights and many highlights in the second part (>50 %). And it's a longer game than Arkham City.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Someone with the game, how many challenge maps are there total?