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Batman: Arkham Origins |OT| Justice from the head of Prototype And Hulk: UD
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The perfect Dark
Banned
The game starts slow. When you reach 50 % completion it becomes amazing
How are the cutscenes? Are there like matrix slowmotion stuff going on?
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I'm central time, been playing all day. Join us. It's easy.
Valve is absolutely not going to ban accounts for this. I've done it on games before, including on Origin. No problems.
I knew we shouldn't have been talking about it!
Well, they may've caught it anyway, but still. At least it's set for Eastern midnight rather than Pacific.
I am not willing to take the chance of being banned considering how many games I have tied to my Steam account.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I've either found a glitch, or I'm missing something super obvious. After completing a side mission, I get locked in a room. The only thing in the small room I can do is pull a vent cover near the ceiling, when I do, I still can't get into the vent. He just hangs there, refusing to climb in. Tried to throw a remote batarang in, nothing there for it. Done it twice now.
Not really spoilers, but I'll mark it anyway.
Not really spoilers, but I'll mark it anyway.
It's the comms tower in Burnley. Can't get out of it.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I like that some of the sidemissions let you revist old locations from Arkham City. It's only one room for the most time but it's a cool idea.
Cutscenes are great, better than the previous games. No slowmotion stuff except for....nope...I won't say that ^^
Cutscenes are great, better than the previous games. No slowmotion stuff except for....nope...I won't say that ^^
Palette Swap
Member
I hear you.
Received my copy of AO today, played it for an hour, downloaded AA5 and I still need to finish 4. Total overload.
Is there a guide on how to do this? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff
The perfect Dark
Banned
hmm I just checked it and yeah, it's the only way out. You have to pull the vent cover and press "R1"/"RB" to climb.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Which doesn't make any sense because
Calender Man is alive and well in Arkham City...
roflwaffles
Member
My god, Talia's voice actress is so fine.
I want to know more about this as well.
Played for about 4 hours tonight. It's pretty great! I get a mix of City and Asylum which means I think I like it more than City so far! :O It's really grabbing me in ways I didn't expect it too and I can't wait to play more later.
Game runs fine on 360, No where near as bad as pre-release footage looked.
Man, super surprised that WBM reach the mark of Rocksteady. Huge pat on the back for them.
Game runs fine on 360, No where near as bad as pre-release footage looked.
Man, super surprised that WBM reach the mark of Rocksteady. Huge pat on the back for them.
SJRB
Gold Member
Sheesh the new Gotham area is pretty amazing. The verticality of it all blows my mind, so many layers.
Are the crime events that randomly pop up now and then endless or are they limited like the political prisoner stuff in Arkham City? I love observing two groups of thugs doing an arms deal and just as they're about to close the deal swoop down and beat the shit out of everyone.
There's so much rage going on with Batman, it's awesome.
Are the crime events that randomly pop up now and then endless or are they limited like the political prisoner stuff in Arkham City? I love observing two groups of thugs doing an arms deal and just as they're about to close the deal swoop down and beat the shit out of everyone.
There's so much rage going on with Batman, it's awesome.
Next gen Arkham game needs all of Gotham, and be able to just turn off the story ala GTA4 did and you can just go patrol on thugs in alleys or maybe the occasional bigger crime. Also different weather. Or if you want to play Wayne during the day in free roam goddamn it.
Mango Positive
Member
A VPN will allow you to route your internet through another country's hub, thus fooling programs like Steam. You sign up for a VPN (I use Private Internet Access, but there are many cheap 1 or 2 day services that will cost you around $3), then you close Steam and start the VPN client. Once it's started, restart Steam and activate the game. Start it once, the put steam in offline mode. Then close Steam. Quit the VPN client, then restart Steam. It will try to make you get out of Offline mode, but do not fall for it... it's a trick. Play the game to your heart's desire, then reset Steam in the morning when it's legal.
I doubt Steam has any interest in punishing the computer literate for gaming the timing system. It's the people who take advantage of regional pricing they're going after.
Oh, it has to be offline mode? I won't bother. I hate how in offline mode, my hours don't get tracked and achievements often don't register properly.
krameriffic
Member
Just use TunnelBear. It's super simple, free, and takes about 2 minutes to set up. Route yourself through Japan.
The risk is so not worth it.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Is there a button to quickfire the remote multiclaw thing? It looks super cool but every time my friend goes to fire it it takes forever.
Schweinehund
Member
Played a few hours today, don't want to beat it all in one sitting.
Ok, I'm a fan of AC/AA, liked AA, liked AC more than AA.
-> The music is fantastic
-> The graphic/art assets are fantastic. Even AC looks fresh with the new assets they put in it. The dx11 features are great, I usually sit at 50-60 fps with everything on except physx. Core i5 and HD 7950. Honestly surprised this game isn't being put out on PS4...
->The animations are fresh, they aren't copy pasted from aa/ac. There are ones that look similar like pulling grates off the wall (he has a scowl on his face when he does it) or when you right trigger + y finish someone (he does two fists instead of one).
->The intro is fantastic. I haven't made it to the second boss fight yet, but I enjoy doing Crimes in Progress and I really want to knock out the collectibles.
->Deathstroke is pretty awesome, I hope they work him into a dlc. I didn't beat the 100 man challenge (no upgrades yet), got to 60/100. He has regenerating health and it seems he can take more hits than batman. He also pulls grates off the wall. I didn't play red robin in AC, so I don't know how similar the animations are to him. His animations and moveset does feel like it fits him well. My only disappointment is that he doesn't use his sword (instead uses his staff).
Please understand, this game isn't a cash in. Its a sincere effort from WB Montreal and its pretty awesome. If this came out before AC did it would have recieved the same reception. However I haven't played more than 2-3 hours so far, these are my initial impressions. Maybe the game falls apart and is unfinished toward the end, but I'm doubting it.
No multiplayer impressions yet, saving that for when I beat the game.
Ok, I'm a fan of AC/AA, liked AA, liked AC more than AA.
-> The music is fantastic
-> The graphic/art assets are fantastic. Even AC looks fresh with the new assets they put in it. The dx11 features are great, I usually sit at 50-60 fps with everything on except physx. Core i5 and HD 7950. Honestly surprised this game isn't being put out on PS4...
->The animations are fresh, they aren't copy pasted from aa/ac. There are ones that look similar like pulling grates off the wall (he has a scowl on his face when he does it) or when you right trigger + y finish someone (he does two fists instead of one).
->The intro is fantastic. I haven't made it to the second boss fight yet, but I enjoy doing Crimes in Progress and I really want to knock out the collectibles.
->Deathstroke is pretty awesome, I hope they work him into a dlc. I didn't beat the 100 man challenge (no upgrades yet), got to 60/100. He has regenerating health and it seems he can take more hits than batman. He also pulls grates off the wall. I didn't play red robin in AC, so I don't know how similar the animations are to him. His animations and moveset does feel like it fits him well. My only disappointment is that he doesn't use his sword (instead uses his staff).
Please understand, this game isn't a cash in. Its a sincere effort from WB Montreal and its pretty awesome. If this came out before AC did it would have recieved the same reception. However I haven't played more than 2-3 hours so far, these are my initial impressions. Maybe the game falls apart and is unfinished toward the end, but I'm doubting it.
No multiplayer impressions yet, saving that for when I beat the game.
The perfect Dark
Banned
No, it get's better. A LOT.
edit: Patch 1.01 available for Ps3 version now. Just noticed it.
Joei
Member
You're killing me man. I'm playing through 2 other games already. I was going to hold of for a few weeks, but now, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Schweinehund
Member
Shittt, I want to keep playing but I find if I play a game TOO much it hampers my enjoyment of it.
I hope the game sells well, they did a fine job. I think I'll pad my play time with dota 2
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Ephemeris
Member
No way. No Way.
I like the Origins intro as well. It's straight BUSINESS TIME.
But that AC intro? God tier.
Kidnapped.
Escape + Capture.
Seeing deadshot, ryder, azreal.
trolling penguin as Bruce.
Suit up.
City in front of you.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Wow, didn't expect this at all. Guess the new writing team gave the storytelling the shot in the arm it needed.
Can you go into detail about what makes this the best story of the three without too many spoilers?
roflwaffles
Member
I liked AC's opening alot more.
AO's ending is far superior though.
AO's ending is far superior though.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Thanks for checking it. I wonder if it's a PC glitch or just my random bad luck. Maybe shutting it completely down and restarting will get it to work instead of simply reloading.
greatnorthern
Member
Sigh. I know. Just had our washing machine and heat pump require repairs on the same day, and yet I'm trying to talk myself into picking this up!
The perfect Dark
Banned
Well, it's not a mess
It's more straightforward than AC and after the slow start (< 40%) it's hard to stop playing because you really want to know what happens next. It's hard to describe without spoilers but after the "twist" the game turns into an awesome experience.
Suddenly there are more (long) indoor levels and it feels more like the first game (AA).
To put it simply: The first 50 % of the game is typical AC gameplay, the second half is more like AA (imo).
indigo-cyclops
Member
Yea there's a lot to love here. Shame that some people will never play it thinking it's a cash grab. It's a fantastic entry in the series. I'm loving my time with it right now.